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100 Favorite Albums of the 1990s: 40-21

Previous: 60-41

See first post for explanation of list comparisons.

40. Guided by Voices- Bee Thousand

Paste: +13

Slant: excluded

39. Neil Young- Ragged Glory

Paste and Slant: excluded

38. Tom Waits- Mule Variations

Paste and Slant: excluded

37. Massive Attack- Mezzanine

Paste: -14

Slant: -3

36. Black Star- Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

Paste and Slant: excluded

35. Jay-Z- Reasonable Doubt

Paste and Slant: excluded

34. Primus- Sailing the Seas of Cheese

Paste and Slant: excluded

33. Bjork- Post

Paste: -17

Slant: +31

32. AIR- Moon Safari

Paste: excluded

Slant: -12

31. Eminem- The Slim Shady LP

Paste: excluded

Slant: -28

30. Public Enemy- Fear of a Black Planet

Paste: -22

Slant: +21

29. Ice Cube- AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted

Paste and Slant: excluded

28. PJ Harvey- Rid of Me

Paste: excluded

Slant: +3

27. A Tribe Called Quest- Midnight Marauders

Paste: excluded

Slant: -11

26. Spiritualized- Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space

Paste and Slant: excluded

25. DJ Shadow- Endtroducing…

Paste: +6

Slant: +15

24. Fugees- The Score

Paste: -34

Slant: +6

23. Depeche Mode- Violator

Paste: excluded

Slant: -12

22. A Tribe Called Quest- The Low End Theory

Paste: -11

Slant: +7

21. Bjork- Homogenic

Paste: excluded

Slant: +20

Next: The Top 20

See Also: Favorite Movies of the 1990s (Out of Date), Top 10 Albums of 1999, Top 10 Albums of 1998, Top 10 Albums of 1997, Top 10 Albums of 1996, Top 10 Albums of 1995, Top 10 Albums of 1994, Top 10 Albums of 1993, Top 10 Albums of 1992, Top 10 Albums of 1991, Top 10 Albums of 1990

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100 Favorite Albums of the 1990s: 100-81

I’ve done this for the ’70s and ’80s. How about a decade I was alive for in its entirety? Though to be fair, I wasn’t banging my head to “Smells Like Teen Spirit” when I was 2 years old.

I will compare my list with those of Paste and Slant because their ’80s lists started this madness in the first place.

As I did last time, I quantified the differences between my list and those of the two online magazines. I controlled for albums I have not heard, resulting in 58 albums I had heard on Paste’s list and 63 on Slant’s. A “+” indicates the album was higher on their list, and a “-“ indicates the album was higher on mine. I only used my top 58 and my top 63 to compare with the respective lists, but I posted all of my picks anyway.

100. Bruce Springsteen- The Ghost of Tom Joad

99. Leonard Cohen- The Future

98. Tom Waits- Bone Machine

Paste: #25 on adjusted list

Slant: #50 on adjusted list

97. Wilco- A.M.

96. Moby- Play

Paste: #32 on adjusted list

Slant: #29 on adjusted list

95. Lauryn Hill- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Paste: #15 on adjusted list

Slant: #24 on adjusted list

94. Aimee Mann- Magnolia

93. Missy Elliott- Supa Dupa Fly

Slant: #19 on adjusted list

92. Daft Punk- Homework

Paste: #55 on adjusted list

Slant: #16 on adjusted list

91. Green Day- Dookie

Paste: #45 on adjusted list

90. Wilco- Being There

Paste: #24 on adjusted list

89. Bob Dylan- Time Out of Mind

Paste: #43 on adjusted list

Slant: #63 on adjusted list

88. Jane’s Addiction- Ritual de lo Habitual

87. Cypress Hill- Cypress Hill

86. Basement Jaxx- Remedy

Slant: #37 on adjusted list

85. Stereolab- Emperor Tomato Ketchup

84. Nas- It Was Written

83. Mercury Rev- Deserter’s Songs

82. Johnny Cash- American Recordings

Paste: #36 on adjusted list

81. Elliott Smith- Elliott Smith

Next: 80-61

See Also: Favorite Movies of the 1990s (Out of Date), Top 10 Albums of 1999, Top 10 Albums of 1998, Top 10 Albums of 1997, Top 10 Albums of 1996, Top 10 Albums of 1995, Top 10 Albums of 1994, Top 10 Albums of 1993, Top 10 Albums of 1992, Top 10 Albums of 1991, Top 10 Albums of 1990

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Tagged: albums, music, paste, slant, top 100, Bruce Springsteen, the ghost of tom joad, leonard cohen, the future, tom waits, bone machine, wilco, a.m., moby, play, lauryn hill, aimee mann, magnolia, Missy Elliott, supa dupa fly, daft punk, homework, green day, dookie, being there, bob dylan, time out of mind, jane's addiction, ritual de lo habitual, Cypress Hill, .
Top 10 Tracks of 1974

Previous: 1973

Despite a handful of highlights, 1974 was not a particularly strong year for music. I don’t particularly like Queen, so their presence alone is a sign, though “Killer Queen” is admittedly one of their great recordings. “Late for the Sky” used to be my all-time favorite song, but I think I’ve listened to it far too many times during break-ups and other emo moments. (Either that, or I’ve seen Taxi Driver too many times, which has coincidentally dropped off my all-time 10 favorite movies list.) And yes, I adore Abba.

10. Gram Parsons- Return of the Grievous Angel (Listen)

9. David Bowie- Rebel Rebel (Listen)

8. Queen- Killer Queen (Listen)

7. Tom Waits- The Heart of Saturday Night (Listen)

6. Brian Eno- Needles in the Camel’s Eye (Listen)

5. Leonard Cohen- Who By Fire (Listen)

4. Richard and Linda Thompson- When I Get to the Border (Listen)

3. Abba- Waterloo (Listen)

2. Jackson Browne- Late for the Sky (Listen)

1. Neil Young- Walk On

Next: 1975

See Also: Top 10 Albums of 1974

Posted 1 year ago
Tagged: 1974, Top 10s, music, songs, tracks, gram parsons, queen, killer queen, taxi driver, Late For The Sky, Jackson Browne, ABBA, David Bowie, tom waits, brian eno, leonard cohen, Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, neil young, .
100 Favorite Songs: 80-71

See 100-91

See 90-81

80. Marvin Gaye- Let’s Get It On

79. The Flaming Lips- Do You Realize??

78. Tom Waits- 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six

76. The New Pornographers- The Laws Have Changed

75. The Zombies- Care of Cell 44

74. ABBA- Waterloo

73. Talking Heads- Once in a Lifetime

72. The Fugees- Ready Or Not

71. Animal Collective- Fireworks

See 70-61

See 60-51

See 50-41

See 40-31

See 30-21

See 20-11

See Also: My 100 Favorite Songs of All Time (2 years ago), My 100 Favorite Songs of the Decade (2 years ago), Top 10 Songs Of Each Hall of Fame Inductee Class: 1986-Present (2 years ago)

Posted 1 year ago
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Top 10 Albums of 2002

1. Wilco- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Listen: “Jesus, Etc.”

2. The Streets- Original Pirate Material

Listen: “Stay Positive”

3. Eminem- The Eminem Show

Listen: “White America”

4. The Flaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

Listen: “Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell”

5. Clipse- Lord Willin’

Listen: “Grindin’”

6. Paul Westerberg- Stereo

Listen: “Got You Down”

7. Beck- Sea Change

Listen: “Lost Cause”

8. Broken Social Scene- You Forgot It In People

Listen: “KC Accidental”

9. Interpol- Turn on the Bright Lights

Listen: “Obstacle 1”

10. Pedro the Lion- Control

Listen: “Penetration”

Archival Highlight: Bob Dylan- The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Live 1975 - The Rolling Thunder Revue

Listen: “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You”

Honorable Mention: Sonic Youth’s Murray Street, Bruce Springsteen’s The Rising, Tom Waits’ Blood Money

Updated: July 8, 2012

See Also: Top 10 Movies of 2002, Top 10 Albums of 2007, Top 10 Albums of 2006, Top 10 Albums of 2005, Top 10 Albums of 2004, Top 10 Albums of 2003, Top 10 Albums of 2001, Top 10 Albums of 2000, Top 10 Albums of 1999, Top 10 Albums of 1998, Top 10 Albums of 1997, Top 10 Albums of 1996, Top 10 Albums of 1995, Top 10 Albums of 1994, Top 10 Albums of 1993, Top 10 Albums of 1992, Top 10 Albums of 1991, Top 10 Albums of 1990, Top 10 Albums of 1989, Top 10 Albums of 1988, Top 10 Albums of 1987, Top 10 Albums of 1986, Top 10 Albums of 1985, Top 10 Albums of 1984, Top 10 Albums of 1983, Top 10 Albums of 1982, Top 10 Albums of 1981, Top 10 Albums of 1980, Top 10 Albums of 1979, Top 10 Albums of 1978, Top 10 Albums of 1977, Top 10 Albums of 1976, Top 10 Albums of 1975, Top 10 Albums of 1974, Top 10 Albums of 1973, Top 10 Albums of 1972, Top 10 Albums of 1971, Top 10 Albums of 1970, Top 10 Albums of 1969, Top 10 Albums of 1968, Top 10 Albums of 1967, Top 10 Albums of 1966, Top 10 Albums of 1965

Posted 1 year ago
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