The 90s were a great time for music, with all sorts of new types of music either being developed or finding a mainstream audience. While there was also some not-so-good music coming out (looking at you, Eifel 65), there was amazing music coming out of the 90s. Here are what are, in my opinion, the top albums of the 90s.

1. Top Albums of the 90s
By Richard Aquilone

2. • Produced by
minimalist and
abrasive music
industry man
Steve Albini
• The band’s
loudest, angriest
and most
aggressive album
• Last album made
before Cobain’s
death

3. • Debut album of
Notorious B.I.G., and
the only one
released during his
lifetime
• Impeccable lyrical
flow/content and
excellent production
• Broke the west
coast’s dominance of
the rap scene

4. • Third and final album of the
band before frontman Bradley
Nowell’s death
• Has a friendly, laid-back vibe
mixing punk and reggae

5. • First Green Day album to achieve mainstream success
• Skyrocketed the pop punk genre to mainstream popularity
• Has a like-it-or-go-to-hell attitude

6. • After gaining popularity with
“Siamese Dream”, this double
album propelled them to
permanent alternative
superstardom
• Four of the album’s 28 tracks
became hits
• Features the band’s first Top
40 hits to cross over to pop
radio

7. • Incorporated pop and rock sounds
that earned the fondness of both
pop and rock radio
• Sound and tone of songs runs the
gamut from happy-go-lucky (Hand
in My Pocket) to straight-up angry
(You Oughta Know)

8. • A band with a loyal cult following that never
achieved mainstream recognition
• This album is a fan and critic favorite
• Packed with energy and great songwriting

9. • Debut solo
album of Dr.
Dre
• Dre is an
excellent
producer
who can play
to his
strengths and
find great
rappers to
cover up his
weaknesses
• Features a
young Snoop
Dogg

10. • Second album for
the band, which
made them an
international
phenomenon
• A classic of both
indie and Britpop
• Feuding between
members meant
that Oasis were
never able to
follow up with a
better album after
this

11. • Helped propel Phish from a
Vermont jam band to one of
the biggest jam bands out
there
• Made the loyal cult
following of Phish a
nationwide phenomenon to
rival the Deadhead culture