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 		THE TOP 200 ALBUMS OF THE 1990s	

1.   PAVEMENT - Slanted And Enchanted (Matador 1992)
2.   EDWYN COLLINS - Gorgeous George (Setanta UK 1994-Bar/None 1995)
3.   AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB - Mercury (Reprise 1993)
4.   THE AUTEURS - New Wave (Hut UK/Caroline 1993)
5.   THE CHILLS - Submarine Bells (Slash/Warner Bros. 1990)
6.   BELLE AND SEBASTIAN - If You're Feeling Sinister (Jeepster UK/The
Enclave 1997)
7.   PULP - Different Class (Island UK 1995-Island 1996)
8.   GENE - To See The Lights (Costermonger UK 1996)
9.   THE BEVIS FROND - Any Gas Faster (Reckless 1990)
10. GUIDED BY VOICES - Vampire On Titus (1993)/Propeller (1992) (Scat CD
1993)
11. AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB - Everclear (Alias 1991)
12. ELLIOTT SMITH - Either/Or (Kill Rock Stars 1997)
13. THE MAGNETIC FIELDS - The Wayward Bus (PoPuP 1992)
14. BETH ORTON - Trailer Park (Heavenly/Deconstruction UK 1996-Heavenly
1997)
15. SMOG - Knock Knock (Drag City 1999)
16. THE BEVIS FROND - New River Head (Reckless 1991)
17. EAST RIVER PIPE - Shining Hours In A Can (Ajax 1994)
18. ARAB STRAP - Philophobia (Chemikal Underground UK/Matador 1998)
19. SUEDE - Suede (Nude UK/Columbia 1993)
20. WILCO - A.M. (Sire/Reprise 1995)
21. MODEST MOUSE - The Lonesome Crowded West (Up 1997)
22. ROBERT FORSTER - Danger In The Past (Beggars Banquet 1991)
23. WHIPPING BOY - Heartworm (Columbia 1995)
24. OLD 97'S - Fight Songs (Elektra 1999)
25. VIC CHESNUTT - Is The Actor Happy? (Texas Hotel 1995)
26. AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB - San Francisco (Reprise 1994)
27. GENE - Olympian (Costermonger UK/Polydor 1995)
28. THE WEDDING PRESENT - Seamonsters (RCA UK 1991-First Warning 1992)
29. PULP - His 'N' Hers (Island 1994)
30. NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - The Good Son (Mute UK/Elektra 1990)
31. SLEATER-KINNEY - Call The Doctor (Chainsaw 1996)
32. NIRVANA - In Utero (DGC 1993)
33. NEW FAST AUTOMATIC DAFFODILS - Body Exit Mind (Mute UK/Elektra 1993)
34. UNCLE TUPELO - Anodyne (Sire/Reprise 1993)
35. IDAHO - Three Sheets To The Wind (Caroline 1996)
36. PJ HARVEY - Dry (Too Pure UK/Indigo 1992)
37. CAT POWER - Moon Pix (Matador 1998)
38. NAS - Illmatic (Columbia 1994)
39. CATHERINE WHEEL - Adam & Eve (Mercury 1997)
40. NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE - Ragged Glory (Reprise 1990)
41. MEKONS - The Curse Of The Mekons (Blast First UK 1991)
42. LEONARD COHEN - The Future (Columbia 1992)
43. BABYBIRD - Ugly Beautiful (Echo UK 1996)
44. RUFUS WAINWRIGHT - Rufus Wainwright (DreamWorks 1998)
45. PRINCE PAUL - Prince Paul Presents A Prince Among Thieves (Tommy Boy
1999)
46. PAVEMENT - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (Matador 1994)
47. PRINCE - The Gold Experience (Warner Bros./NPG 1995)
48. BELLE AND SEBASTIAN - Dog On Wheels/Lazy Line Painter Jane/3..6..9
Seconds Of 	Light 
	(Jeepster UK 1997-Matador 2000)
49. VIC CHESNUTT - West Of Rome (Texas Hotel 1992)
50. SUGAR - Copper Blue (Rykodisc 1992)
51. THE FATIMA MANSIONS - Viva Dead Ponies (Kitchenware UK 1990-Radioactive
1991)
52. FREEDY JOHNSTON - Can You Fly (Bar/None 1992)
53. THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. - Ready To Die (Bad Boy 1994)
54. THE WEDDING PRESENT - Bizarro (RCA UK 1989-RCA 1990)
55. JIMMIE DALE GILMORE - After Awhile (Elektra Nonesuch 1991)
56. NIRVANA - MTV Unplugged In New York (DGC 1994)
57. LIZ PHAIR - Exile In Guyville (Matador 1993)
58. SLAPP HAPPY - Ca Va (V2 1998)
59. BLUR - Parklife (Food UK/SBK 1994)
60. THE CHILLS - Soft Bomb (Slash/Reprise 1992)
61. MARK EITZEL - 60 Watt Silver Lining (Warner Bros. 1996)
62. MOBY - Play (V2 1999)
63. LUNA2 - Lunapark (Elektra 1992)
64. STEREOLAB - Peng! (Too Pure UK 1992-Too Pure/American 1995)
65. ERIC B. & RAKIM - Don't Sweat The Technique (MCA 1992)
66. MY BLOODY VALENTINE - Loveless (Creation UK/Sire/Warner Bros. 1991)
67. P.M. DAWN - Of The Heart, Of The Soul And Of The Cross: The Utopian
Experience 
	(Gee Street 1991)
68. LUCINDA WILLIAMS - Sweet Old World (Chameleon 1992)
69. THE DIVINE COMEDY - Casanova (Setanta 1996)
70. THE FLAMING LIPS - The Soft Bulletin (Warner Bros. 1999)
71. L.L. COOL J - Mama Said Knock You Out (Def Jam/Columbia 1990)
72. MERCURY REV - Yerself Is Steam (Mint Film UK 1991-Columbia 1992)
73. TRICKY - Maxinquaye (Island 1995)
74. ROBYN HITCHCOCK - Eye (Twin/Tone 1990)
75. MATTHEW SWEET - Girlfriend (Zoo 1991)
76. THE MOLES - Untune The Sky (Seaside Australia 1992)
77. NICK LOWE - Party Of One (Reprise 1990)
78. LAURYN HILL - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse 1998)
79. MOOSE - Live A Little Love A Lot (Play It Again Sam UK 1996)
80. THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH - Welcome To The Beautiful South 
	(Go! Discs UK 1989-Elektra 1990)
81. TOBIN SPROUT - Moonflower Plastic (Matador 1997)
82. NAS - It Was Written (Columbia 1996)
83. THE AUTEURS - Now I'm A Cowboy (Hut USA/Vernon Yard 1994)
84.  ELLIOTT SMITH - XO (DreamWorks 1998)
85.  YO LA TENGO - Fakebook (Restless/Bar/None 1990)
86.  TINDERSTICKS - Tindersticks (This Way Up UK/London 1995)
87.  CHUMBAWAMBA - Tubthumper (Republic/Universal 1997)
88.  TONY TONI TONE - House Of Music (Mercury 1996)
89.  MARK EITZEL - West (Warner Bros. 1997)
90.  RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - Evil Empire (Epic 1996)
91.  STEREOLAB - Switched On (Too Pure UK/Slumberland 1992)
92.  THE MAGNETIC FIELDS - 69 Love Songs (Merge 1999)
93.  GUIDED BY VOICES - Bee Thousand (Scat/Matador 1994)
94.  SARGE - The Glass Intact (Mud 1998)
95.  DINOSAUR JR - Green Mind (Sire/Warner Bros. 1991)
96.  PJ HARVEY - To Bring You My Love (Island 1995)
97.  IRIS DEMENT - My Life (Warner Bros. 1994)
98.  TEENAGE FANCLUB - A Catholic Education (Paperhouse UK/Matador 1990)
99.  THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. - Life After Death (Bad Boy 1997)
100. NIRVANA - Nevermind (DGC 1991)
101. CARDINAL - Cardinal (Flydaddy 1994)
102. PAVEMENT - Westing (By Musket And Sextant (Drag City 1993)
103. P.M. DAWN - The Bliss Album...? (Gee Street 1993)
104. CHRIS BELL - I Am The Cosmos (Rykodisc 1992)
105. THE FALL - The Infotainment Scan (Matador 1993)
106. PAVEMENT - Wowee Zowee (Matador 1995)
107. SUGAR - Besides (Rykodisc 1995)
108. SEBADOH - Harmacy (Sub Pop 1996)
109. GRANDADDY - Under The Western Freeway (Will/V2 1998)
110. WILCO - Being There (Reprise 1996)
111. BETTIE SERVEERT - Palomine (Matador 1992)
112. A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - Midnight Marauders (Jive 1993)
113. SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Fuzzy Logic (Creation UK/Epic 1996)
114. LUNA - Penthouse (Elektra 1995)
115. JOHN PRINE - Lost Dogs And Mixed Blessings (Oh Boy 1995)
116. PULP - This Is Hardcore (Island 1998)
117. FASTBACKS - The Question Is No (Sub Pop 1992)
118. PAVEMENT - Brighten The Corners (Matador 1997)
119. JIMMIE DALE GILMORE - Spinning Around The Sun (Elektra 1993)
120. ECHOBELLY - Everyone's Got One (Fauve/Rhythm King UK/Epic 1994)
121. THE MAGNETIC FIELDS - The Charm Of The Highway Strip (Merge 1994)
122. DIGABLE PLANETS - Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) 
	(Pendulum 1993)
123. HOLE - Live Through This (DGC 1994)
124. PRINCE - Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (NPG/Arista 1999)
125. THE WEDDING PRESENT - Hit Parade (RCA UK/First Warning 1992)
126. SEBADOH - Bakesale (Sub Pop 1994)
127. GHOSTFACE KILLAH - Ironman (Razor Sharp/Epic 1996)
128. ELVIS COSTELLO - Brutal Youth (Warner Bros. 1994)
129. MARTIN PHILLIPPS & THE CHILLS - Sunburnt (Flying Nun NZ 1996)
130. YO LA TENGO - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One (Matador 1997)
131. RADIOHEAD - OK Computer (Capitol 1997)
132. TINDERSTICKS - Tindersticks (This Way Up UK 1993-Bar/None 1994)
133. BECK - Odelay (DGC 1996)
134. A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of
Rhythm (Jive 1990)
135. BUTTERGLORY - Crumble (Merge 1994)
136. CATATONIA - International Velvet (Blanco Y Negro UK/Vapor 1998)
137. ROBERT EARL KEEN - Gringo Honeymoon (Sugar Hill 1994)
138. SUPERCHUNK - Superchunk (Matador 1990)
139. PET SHOP BOYS - Very (EMI 1993)
140. BIKINI KILL - Reject All American (Kill Rock Stars 1996)
141. THOMAS JEFFERSON SLAVE APARTMENTS - Bait And Switch 
	(Onion/American 1995)
142. PREFAB SPROUT - Andromeda Heights (Kitchenware/Columbia UK 1997)
143. THE BATS - The Law Of Things (Flying Nun NZ/Communion 1990)
144. SLEATER-KINNEY - Dig Me Out (Kill Rock Stars 1997)
145. BILLY BRAGG & WILCO - Mermaid Avenue (Elektra 1998)
146. KITCHENS OF DISTINCTION - Love Is Hell 
	(One Little Indian UK 1989-Rough Trade 1990)
147. THE CARDIGANS - First Band On The Moon 
	(Trampolene Sweden/Stockholm UK/Mercury 1996)
148. BEASTIE BOYS - Hello Nasty (Grand Royal/Capitol 1998)
149. COMET GAIN - Casino Classics (Wiiija UK/Xmas 1995)
150. ARCHERS OF LOAF - White Trash Heroes (Alias 1998)
151. CINERAMA - Va Va Voom (Cooking Vinyl UK/spinART 1998)
152. DIGITAL UNDERGROUND - Sex Packets (Tommy Boy 1990)
153. ARAB STRAP - Elephant Shoe (Go Beat UK 1999-Jetset 2000)
154. STEREOLAB - Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Elektra 1996)
155. MORRISSEY - Your Arsenal (Sire/Reprise 1992)
156. NEIL YOUNG - Mirror Ball (Reprise 1995)
157. BJORK - Homogenic (One Little Indian UK/Elektra 1997)
158. ELASTICA - Elastica (Deceptive UK/DGC 1995)
159. TRICKY - Pre-Millennium Tension (Island 1996)
160. SUGAR - File Under: Easy Listening (Rykodisc 1994)
161. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - Zopilote Machine (Ajax 1994)
162. THE CANNANES - Arty Barbecue (Ajax 1998)
163. GUIDED BY VOICES - Alien Lanes (Matador 1995)
164. THE FATIMA MANSIONS - Lost In The Former West (Radioactive 1994)
165. GENE - Drawn To The Deep End (Polydor 1997)
166. TOM WAITS - Mule Variations (Anti/Epitaph 1999)
167. FUGEES - The Score (Ruffhouse/Columbia 1996)
168. YO LA TENGO - Electr-O-Pura (Matador 1995)
169. THE DELGADOS - Peloton 
	(Chemikal Underground/Mantra UK 1998-Beggars Banquet 1999)
170. SONIC YOUTH - Goo (DGC 1990)
171. SONGS: OHIA - Axxess & Ace (Secretly Canadian 1999)
172. THE BEVIS FROND - London Stone (Woronzow UK 1992)
173. VELVET CRUSH - In The Presence Of Greatness (Ringers Lactate 1991)
174. KRISTIN HERSH - Sky Motel (4AD 1999)
175. BLACK BOX RECORDER - England Made Me (Chrysalis UK 1998-Jetset 1999)
176. MOMUS - 20 Vodka Jellies (Le Grand Magistery 1995)
177. RANDY NEWMAN - Bad Love (DreamWorks 1999)
178. GALAXIE 500 - This Is Our Music (Rough Trade 1990)
179. FIONA APPLE - When The Pawn... (Clean Slate/Epic 1999)
180. RANCID - Let's Go (Epitaph 1994)
181. NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY HORSE - Sleeps With Angels (Reprise 1994)
182. LE TIGRE - Le Tigre (Mr. Lady 1999)
183. PAUL WESTERBERG - 14 Songs (Sire/Reprise 1993)
184. BLACK STAR - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (Rawkus 1998)
185. TORI AMOS - Under The Pink (Atlantic 1994)
186. SMOG - Red Apple Falls (Drag City 1997)
187. CYPRESS HILL - Cypress Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia 1991)
188. THE THE - Dusk (Epic 1993)
189. WILCO - Summerteeth (Reprise 1999)
190. THE FLAMING LIPS - Transmissions From The Satellite Heart (Warner Bros.
1993)
191. SHANE MACGOWAN AND THE POPES - The Snake (ZTT/Warner Bros. 1995)
192. THE CLEAN - Vehicle (Rough Trade 1990)
193. THE 6THS - Wasps' Nests (London 1995)
194. SIMON JOYNER - Songs For The New Year (Sing, Eunuchs!/Shrimper 1996)
195. BUILT TO SPILL - Perfect From Now On (Warner Bros. 1997)
196. XTC - Nonsuch (Geffen 1992)
197. WU-TANG CLAN - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Loud/RCA 1993)
198. THE FRANK & WALTERS - Grand Parade (Go! Discs UK 1996-Setanta 1998)
199. HELIUM - The Magic City (Matador 1997)
200. R.E.M. - Out Of Time (Warner Bros. 1991)

David Rawson
December 8, 2004