top 40 '90s albums

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Top 40 '90s albums, #27: Of Montreal — The Gay Parade

Top 40 '90s albums, #27: Of Montreal — The Gay Parade

A triumph of Of Montreal's sparse indie pop sound

Apr 3, 2026
Top 40 '90s albums, #28: Slint — Spiderland

Top 40 '90s albums, #28: Slint — Spiderland

A foundational album in the post-rock and math-rock spheres

Apr 2, 2026
Top 40 '90s albums, #29: The Dismemberment Plan — Emergency & I

Top 40 '90s albums, #29: The Dismemberment Plan — Emergency & I

Anxiety-ridden indie rock that speaks to universal experiences

Apr 1, 2026
Top 40 '90s albums, #30: American Football — American Football

Top 40 '90s albums, #30: American Football — American Football

Heralds of midwest emo

Mar 27, 2026
Top 40 '90s albums, #31: Belle and Sebastian — The Boy With The Arab Strap

Top 40 '90s albums, #31: Belle and Sebastian — The Boy With The Arab Strap

Belle and Sebastian at the peak of their early-career songwriting

Mar 25, 2026
Top 40 '90s albums, #32: The High Llamas — Gideon Gaye

Top 40 '90s albums, #32: The High Llamas — Gideon Gaye

'90s chamber pop at its finest

Mar 24, 2026
Top 40 '90s albums, #33: Low — Secret Name

Top 40 '90s albums, #33: Low — Secret Name

A triumphant, contemplative masterpiece

Mar 20, 2026
Top 40 '90s albums, #34: Cornelius — Fantasma

Top 40 '90s albums, #34: Cornelius — Fantasma

A landmark Shibuya-kei album

Mar 19, 2026
Top 40 '90s albums, #35: Ben Folds Five — Ben Folds Five

Top 40 '90s albums, #35: Ben Folds Five — Ben Folds Five

It's a great debut album with truly infectious energy

Mar 18, 2026
Top 40 '90s albums, #36: Bright Eyes — Letting off the Happiness (1998)

Top 40 '90s albums, #36: Bright Eyes — Letting off the Happiness (1998)

Dreary or not, this spoke to teenage me

Mar 17, 2026
Top 40 '90s albums, #37: Karate — The Bed is in the Ocean (1998)

Top 40 '90s albums, #37: Karate — The Bed is in the Ocean (1998)

Jazz chords, slowcore, post-rock — whatever it is, I love it

Mar 16, 2026
Top 40 '90s albums, #38: Heavenly — Le Jardin de Heavenly (1992)

Top 40 '90s albums, #38: Heavenly — Le Jardin de Heavenly (1992)

A foundational twee album

Mar 13, 2026
Top 40 '90s albums, #39: Mogwai — Come On Die Young (1999)

Top 40 '90s albums, #39: Mogwai — Come On Die Young (1999)

An excellent post-rock album

Mar 12, 2026
Top 40 '90s albums, #40: Silver Jews — American Water (1998)

Top 40 '90s albums, #40: Silver Jews — American Water (1998)

A classic from one of his generation's greatest lyricist

Mar 12, 2026