This is a list of 1990s music albums that multiple music journalists, magazines, and professional music review websites have considered to be among the best of the 1990s and of all time, separated into the years of each album's release.
The albums listed here are included on at least four separate "best/greatest of the 1990s/all time" lists from different professional publications (inclusive of all genres and nationalities) as chosen by their editorial staffs or by a sample size of an entire publication's audience, and/or hall of fame awards and historical preservation measures.
NME's "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time": #234[2] Uncut's "The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s": #254[3] Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album[147] Praised for the lyrical "realism" that Snoop Dogg delivers on the album and for his distinctive vocal flow.
[233][235] Uncut's "The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s": #122[3] Uncut's "The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s": #27[3] Uncut's "The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s": #141[3] Uncut's "The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s": #330[3] Paste's "The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time": #175[14] Uncut's "The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s": #246[3] (CD Version: June 8, 1998) Paste's "The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time": #300[14] Uncut's "The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s": #139[3] Diariocrítico's The 100 Best Albums of the 90s: #69[456] NME's "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time": #181[49] Uncut's "The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s": #224[3]