Album of The Year - Endgame

1. Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Kylie Minogue - Rhythm Of Love
Björk - Gling Glo
Depeche Mode - Violator
George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice
INXS - X
Cowboy Junkies - The Caution Horses
Luis Miguel - 20 Años (not because I like it but every latin man or woman on their 30s grew up with these songs)
Madonna - I'm Breathless (it actually sucks but it has "Vogue", so it MUST be on this list)
10. Everything But The Girl - The Language Of Life
 
1990

  1. Ride - Nowhere
  2. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
  3. Angelo Badalamenti - Soundtrack From Twin Peaks
  4. Yo La Tengo - Fakebook
  5. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - The Good Son
  6. Pale Saints - The Comforts of Madness
  7. Galaxie 500 - This is Our Music
  8. The Replacements - All Shook Down
  9. Fugazi - Repeater
  10. Teenage Fanclub - A Catholic Education
 
dhodo said:
Surprised at how many lists don't include Ride, I figured that would be a given. Not for everyone I guess. Love that album.

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I personally think it’s the pinnacle of the Shoegaze genre. It’s a flawless album front to back.

Whenever, I’m listening to it in my car, I always crank the volume unbearably loud when “Dreams Burn Down” comes on. Those fucking drums.

And let’s not forget “Vapour Trail”. Low-key one of the greatest songs of all time.
 
weird year...maybe save for shoegaze it seems like every fad of genre was either just ending or just finding it's feet.

1. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
2. Ride - Nowhere
3. The Field Mice - Skywriting
4. A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive...
5. Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
6. Bob Mould - Black Sheets of Rain
7. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Good Son
8. Pixies - Bosanova
9. Sonic Youth - Goo
10. Angelo Badalementi - Twin Peaks

HM
Bell Biv Devoe - Poison - lets be honest, we all know one song and one song only from this album. its a GD banger, but still...one song
Roger Waters - The Wall: Live in Berlin - I wore this album out as a kid. the whole concept and performance set against such a back-drop was mesmerizing. I could probably add up all listens from the 10 albums above and it wouldn't tally how many times I listened to this.
 
Went back and forth with a lot of these, but I've settled. Some dreamy music and hip-hop classics, for sure.

Top 10 Albums of 1990:
  1. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
  2. Depeche Mode - Violator
  3. The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
  4. The KLF - Chill Out
  5. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
  6. Ride - Nowhere
  7. The La's - The La's
  8. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
  9. Alice in Chains - Facelift
  10. Codeine - Frigid Stars LP
 
1990


  1. Angelo Badalamenti ‎– Music From Twin Peaks
  2. Fugazi ‎– Repeater
  3. Pixies ‎– Bossanova
  4. Public Enemy ‎– Fear Of A Black Planet
  5. Ride ‎– Nowhere
  6. Pantera ‎– Cowboys From Hell
  7. Jane's Addiction ‎– Ritual De Lo Habitual
  8. Primus ‎– Frizzle Fry
  9. The Sisters Of Mercy ‎– Vision Thing
  10. Social Distortion ‎– Social Distortion
 
Jan said:
It´s always interesting that the lists get the more diverse if the year Comes Closer to the years many of us were active Music listeners. The further back in time we go the more we are obviously listen to a common Canon delivered by best of lists and publications
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Yea calculating up the years in the 60/70s is sooo much easier than the 90s/00s/10s because of this.
 
teefer said:
Top 10 - 1990:
  1. Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas
  2. Depeche Mode - Violator
  3. George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
  4. Pixies - Bossanova
  5. A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm
  6. Jane’s Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual
  7. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet
  8. Ride - Nowhere
  9. Sonic Youth - Goo
  10. The Sundays - Reading, Writing And Arithmetic
HMs:
John Zorn - Naked City
The KLF - Chill Out
Jean Leloup - L’Amour Est Sans Pitié
Dusty Springfield - Reputation
Sinead O’Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got
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Sprague Dawley said:
1 Primus - Frizzle Fry
2 Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
3 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Good Son
4 Jesus Lizard - Head
5 Pixies - Bossanova
6 Breeders - Pod
7 Fugazi - Repeater
8 The Fall - Extricate
9 Verlaines - Some Disenchanted Evening
10 Chills - Submarine Bells
11 Cows - Effete And Impudent Snobs
12 Tar - Roundhouse
13 Of Cabbages And Kings - Basic Pain Basic Pleasure
14 Suicidal Tendencies - Lights...Camera...Revolution
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TCell said:
My Favourite Albums from 1990:

1. Spirit of the West – Save this House
(Any Canadians who went to University in the 90s and don't have this album on their list are soul-less, Doug Ford supporting, Bay Street hosers.)



2. The Black Crowes – Shake Your Money Maker
3. John Zorn – Naked City (Arguably the best jazz album of the 90s)
4. Depeche Mode – Violator
5. Paul Simon – Rhythm of the Saints
6. A Tribe Called Quest – People’s Instinctive Travels…
7. Ride – Nowhere
8. Alice in Chains – Facelift
9. Fugazi – Repeater
10. Sonic Youth – Goo
11. Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet
12. Pantera – Cowboys From Hell
13. Cocteau Twins – Heaven or Las Vegas
14. The La’s – The La’s
15. AC/DC – The Razor’s Edge (This was #1 for me in 1990 when I was 12.)
16. Skinny Puppy – Too Dark Park
17. Uncle Tupelo – No Depression
18. John Scofield – Time on My Hands
19. The Pixies – Bossa Nova
20. Sinead O’Connor – I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got
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chrb98 said:
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Fugazi - Repeater
John Zorn - Naked City
Depeche Mode - Violator
Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs For Drella
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
Royal Trux - Twin Infinitives
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas

1990 is never a year I think of whenever I think of all-time greats, but oh man it's rife with dark, heavy, experimental rock music & political hip-hop, so in theory it's the perfect year for me ;)
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wokeupnew said:
1990

  1. Ride - Nowhere
  2. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
  3. Angelo Badalamenti - Soundtrack From Twin Peaks
  4. Yo La Tengo - Fakebook
  5. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - The Good Son
  6. Pale Saints - The Comforts of Madness
  7. Galaxie 500 - This is Our Music
  8. The Replacements - All Shook Down
  9. Fugazi - Repeater
  10. Teenage Fanclub - A Catholic Education
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cbl said:
weird year...maybe save for shoegaze it seems like every fad of genre was either just ending or just finding it's feet.

1. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
2. Ride - Nowhere
3. The Field Mice - Skywriting
4. A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive...
5. Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
6. Bob Mould - Black Sheets of Rain
7. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Good Son
8. Pixies - Bosanova
9. Sonic Youth - Goo
10. Angelo Badalementi - Twin Peaks

HM
Bell Biv Devoe - Poison - lets be honest, we all know one song and one song only from this album. its a GD banger, but still...one song
Roger Waters - The Wall: Live in Berlin - I wore this album out as a kid. the whole concept and performance set against such a back-drop was mesmerizing. I could probably add up all listens from the 10 albums above and it wouldn't tally how many times I listened to this.
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Rip_City said:
Went back and forth with a lot of these, but I've settled. Some dreamy music and hip-hop classics, for sure.

Top 10 Albums of 1990:
  1. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
  2. Depeche Mode - Violator
  3. The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
  4. The KLF - Chill Out
  5. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
  6. Ride - Nowhere
  7. The La's - The La's
  8. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
  9. Alice in Chains - Facelift
  10. Codeine - Frigid Stars LP
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Here's what I like about this thread. There is always 1 or 2 albums that I'm like: ".....Wait, What??, Really?" Either, its an act or release I was totally unaware of or something that I never even tried to hear.

The 1990 version of that: Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas.

I'm going to Audit the Heaven or Las Vegas Class over the weekend.
 
The Commish said:
Here's what I like about this thread. There is always 1 or 2 albums that I'm like: ".....Wait, What??, Really?" Either, its an act or release I was totally unaware of or something that I never even tried to hear.

The 1990 version of that: Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas.

I'm going to Audit the Heaven or Las Vegas Class over the weekend.
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Amazing album. you’re in for a treat.
 
tough year to judge other than a clear #1 i reckon

OrderArtistAlbumNationality
1​
Public EnemyFear of a Black PlanetAmerican
2​
Neil Young and Crazy HorseRagged GloryCanadian
3​
Sonic YouthGooAmerican
4​
Uncle TupeloNo DepressionAmerican
5​
The La'sThe La'sEnglish
6​
Mazzy StarShe Hangs BrightlyAmerican
7​
Jane's AddictionRitual de la HabitualAmerican
8​
The BreedersPodAmerican
9​
Midnight OilBlue Sky MiningOztrayan
10​
Nick Cave & The Bad SeedsThe Good SonOztrayan
11​
A Tribe Called QuestPeople's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of RhythmAmerican
12​
Angelo BadalamentiMusic From Twin PeaksAmerican
13​
Happy MondaysPills 'n' Thrills and BellyachesEnglish
14​
DivinylsDivinylsOztrayan
15​
Sinéad O'ConnorI Do Not Want What I Haven't GotIrish
16​
FugaziRepeaterAmerican
17​
Underground LoversGet to NoticeOztrayan
18​
The ChurchGold Afternoon FixOztrayan
19​
RatcatTingles (EP)Oztrayan
20​
RideNowhereEnglish

i really wanted to include ice cube, cocteau twins, depeche mode, madonna, flips, alice in chains too...
 
Yikes. This just seems like a crazy year to try to do this. I was a junior in high school, I had just discovered indie music, and all this amazing shit was hitting at once. My attempt at a Top 25 (and ranking these was a fool's errand):

1. Ride – Nowhere
2. The Sundays – Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic
3. Fugazi – Repeater
4. Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mining
5. The Blue Aeroplanes – Swagger
6. The Lightning Seeds – Cloudcuckooland
7. The Fall – Extricate
8. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – The Good Son
9. The Trash Can Sinatras – Cake
10. The Chills – Submarine Bells
11. Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet
12. The Charlatans – Some Friendly
13. Sonic Youth – Goo
14. The Waterboys – Room to Roam
15. They Might Be Giants – Flood
16. Happy Mondays – Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
17. The La's – Self-titled
18. Sinead O'Connor – I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
19. Jane's Addiction – Ritual de lo Habitual
20. Pixies – Bossanova
21. The Church – Gold Afternoon Fix
22. Pop Will Eat Itself – Cure for Sanity
23. Carter USM – 101 Damnations
24. Bob Mould – Black Sheets of Rain
25. Cocteau Twins – Heaven or Las Vegas

I really wanted to make room for Depeche Mode's Violator and Living Colour's Time's Up, but I just couldn't make it work.
 
Woob_woob said:
  1. Public Enemy- Fear of a Black Planet
  2. Sonic Youth- Goo
  3. A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
  4. Fugazi- Repeater
  5. Daniel Johnston - 1990
  6. Ice Cube - Amerikkkas Most Wanted
  7. The KLF - Chill Out
  8. Yo La Tengo- Fakebook
  9. Uncle Tupelo - No Depression
  10. Brand Nubian - One For All
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No Deee-Lite’s “World Clique” on your list?.....😟
 
Maybe my least favourite year from the 90’s! But I love how just old-school in a timeless way so many of these albums are! Especially Mariah Carey, Public Enemy, Deee-Lite, Depeche Mode, Sinéad O’Connor & Ice Cube!

1. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet
2. Deee-Lite - World Clique
3. A Tribe Called Quest - People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
4. Depeche Mode - Violator
5. Sinéad O’Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got
6. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted
7. Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey
8. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
9. Gang Starr - Step Into the Arena
10. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
 
Here goes:

1. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
2. Ride - Nowhere
3. Uncle Tupelo - No Depression
4. Happy Mondays - Pills, Thrills & Bellyaches
5. The La's - S/T
6. Neil Young - Ragged Glory
7. Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mining
8. Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker
9. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual
10. Sonic Youth - Goo

Definitely a transitional year and a bit of a valley between the two excellent years of 1989 and 1991. Some strong albums, but pales to its neighbors.
 
My top 10 of 1990:
  1. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
  2. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
  3. Madonna - The Immaculate Collection (probably doesn't count, but it's just too immaculate)
  4. Mariah Carey - S/T
  5. Angelo Badalamenti - Soundtrack from Twin Peaks
  6. Depeche Mode - Violator
  7. A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
  8. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
  9. Alice in Chains - Facelift
  10. George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1
 
1990:

1. Public Enemy: Fear of a Black Planet
2. Depeche Mode: Violator
3. Cocteau Twins: Heaven or Las Vegas
4. Boogie Down Productions: Edutainment
5. Fugazi: Repeater
6. A Tribe Called Quest: People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
7. Pet Shop Boys: Behavior
8: Pixies: Bossanova
9. Sonic Youth: Goo
10: Ice Cube: Amerikkkas Most Wanted

Some of the most important albums in my life are on this list.
 
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