Top Albums of the 1990s (Pt. 1)

I've mostly exhausted the 2000s album-wise, which means I have to find another decade. So, I'll start with my first decade: the '90s. Granted, my memories of the time period concern mainly Power Rangers, Furbies, Pokemon, Legos, and the Chicago Bulls. In terms of music, I was mainly into the Pokemon theme song and "Mmmbop." However, as time has progressed and I've hit puberty, I've found that a lot of truly amazing music was produced in the '90s ("Mmmbop" being only one example.)

The main genre (at least for me) that pervaded the '90s was "indie rock," and its many subgenres--lo-fi, post-rock, etc. So that's what will be the dominant genre on this list. But don't worry trip-hop, hip-hop, electronic, and other fans, they'll be some stuff for you, too. And, like with all these lists, there's stuff I don't have and stuff I haven't heard, so I might not dislike your favorite album. I just might have never heard it. So send it to me!

This list will be given in three parts because these posts take me a long time to write. The first part (this one) will have #120 through #31. Part 2 will include #30-#16 with write-ups, and Part 3 will have #15-#1 with slightly longer write-ups.

Without further ado, here's #120-#31:

120. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien--I Wish My Brother George Was Here

119. Mouse on Mars--Audiotacker

118. Rancid--Let's Go!

117. Wesley Willis--Rush Hour

116. The Roots--Things Fall Apart

115. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds--The Boatman's Call

114. Sleater-Kinney--The Hot Rock

113. Cibo Matto--Viva! La Woman

112. Dr. Dre--The Chronic

111. Mercury Rev--Deserter's Songs

110. Mouse on Mars--Glam

109. Peter Brotzmann--Nothing To Say: Dedicated to Oscar Wilde

108. Sonic Youth--Dirty

107. Beck--Mutations

106. Roots Manuva--Brand New Second Hand

105. Boris--Absolutego

104. Gas--Gas

103. Outkast--ATLiens

102. Sonic Youth--Experimental Jet Set, Trash & No Star

101. Red Red Meat--Bunny Gets Paid

100. Ustad Ali Akhbar Khan--Traditional Music of India

99. Anthony Braxton--Composition #165 (For 18 Intruments)

98. PJ Harvey--Rid Of Me

97. Ultra Vivid Scene--Joy: 1967-1990

96. Stereolab--Emperor Tomato Ketchup

95. Saint Etienne--Foxbase Alpha

94. Green Day--Dookie

93. Deee-lite--World Clique

92. Earth--Earth 2

91. Fenn O'Berg--The Magic Sound of Fenn O'Berg

90. GZA--Liquid Swords

89. R.E.M.--Automatic For The People

88. Belle & Sebastian--If You're Feeling Sinister

87. Harvey Milk--Courtesy and Good Will Toward Men

86. Air--Moon Safari

85. Gas--Zauberberg

84. Yo La Tengo--Fakebook

83. Fennesz--Hotel Paral.lel

82. Smog--Knock Knock

81. Liz Phair--Exile In Guyville

80. Jeff Buckley--Grace

79. Shellac--At Action Park

78. Arthur Russell--Another Thought

77. Nirvana--MTV Unplugged In New York

76. A Tribe Called Quest--Midnight Marauders

75. Bardo Pond--Amanita

74. Massive Attack--Mezzanine

73. De La Soul--De La Soul is Dead

72. The Olivia Tremor Control--Dusk At Cubist Castle

71. Tortoise--TNT

70. John Zorn--Grand Guignol

69. Beck--Midnite Vultures

68. K.M.D.--Mr. Hood

67. The Melvins--Houdini

66. Pixies--Trompe Le Monde

65. Bjork--Debut

64. Massive Attack--Blue Lines

63. Gas--Konigsforst

62. Primal Scream--Screamadelica

61. Smashing Pumpkins--Siamese Dream

60. Mouse on Mars--Iaora Tahiti

59. Slowdive--Souvlaki

58. The Breeders--Last Splash

57. Unwound--Repetition

56. Tom Waits--Mule Variations

55. Mogwai--Young Team

54. Built To Spill--There's Nothing Wrong With Love

53. The Notorious B.I.G.--Ready To Die

52. The Beta Band--The Three EP's

51. Jawbox--For Your Own Special Sweetheart

50. Weezer--Pinkerton

49. A Tribe Called Quest--The Low End Theory

48. Aphex Twin--Selected Ambient Works, Vol. II

47. Tortoise--Millions Now Living Will Never Die

46. Sonic Youth--Goo

45. Tricky--Maxinquaye

44. Nirvana--In Utero

43. Nas--Illmatic

42. Scott Walker--Tilt

41. Pavement--Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

40. Palace Music--Viva Last Blues

39. The Orb--The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld

38. Oval--94 Diskont

37. The Jesus Lizard--Liar

36. Radiohead--The Bends

35. Beastie Boys--Check Your Head

34. Boredoms--Super Ae

33. Dr. Octagon--Dr. Octagonecologyst

32. Brainiac--Hissing Prigs In Static Couture

31. Radiohead--OK Computer

Hopefully that's satisfying for now. Look for 30-16 tomorrow.

That's what I think. Feel free to tell me off and/or speculate about the top 30.