Best Albums of the 90s
A decade of reinvention — grunge, britpop, alternative, and R&B collided to produce some of the best records ever made.
Paranoid, beautiful, and prophetic — rock music's anxious masterpiece.
The album that dragged punk into the mainstream and changed rock forever.
A wall of shimmering guitar noise that practically invented shoegaze.
Volcanic beats and sweeping strings — Björk's most focused and powerful record.
Smoky, cinematic trip-hop that defined the sound of mid-90s Bristol.
A singular voice and devastating emotional range in one unforgettable debut.
Neo-soul at its deepest — groove, texture, and feel over everything.
Lo-fi folk-rock fever dream that became one of indie's sacred texts.
Layered guitars and raw emotion — alt-rock's most ambitious production.
Fierce, jazz-inflected songwriting that was years ahead of its time.