⇦ 1989

1991 ⇨

The Best Music of 1990

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1990. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1990, check out this list.

Albums (?)		Wikipedia
A Tribe Called Quest	People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm	☆
AC/DC	The Razors Edge	☆
Alice In Chains	Facelift	☆
Anita Baker	Compositions	☆
Anthrax	Persistence of Time	☆
Bad Religion	Against the Grain	☆
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones	Bela Fleck and the Flecktones	☆
Billy Idol	Charmed Life	☆
Blue Rodeo	Casino	☆
Cinderella	Heartbreak Station	☆
Cocteau Twins	Heaven or Las Vegas	☆
Daniel Johnston	1990	☆
Death	Spiritual Healing	☆
Depeche Mode	Violator	☆
Enigma	MCMX a.D.	☆
Eric B. & Rakim	Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em	☆
Eric Johnson	Ah Via Musicom	☆
Extreme	Extreme II: Pornograffiti	☆
Fugazi	Repeater	☆
Garth Brooks	No Fences	☆
Gary Moore	Still Got the Blues	☆
George Michael	Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1	☆
Happy Mondays	Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches	☆
Ice Cube	Amerikkka's Most Wanted	☆
Indigo Girls	Nomads Indians Saints	☆
INXS	X	☆
Jane's Addiction	Ritual De Lo Habitual	☆
Jellyfish	Bellybutton	☆
Johnny Gill	Johnny Gill	☆
Judas Priest	Painkiller	☆
King's X	Faith Hope Love	☆
Living Colour	Time's Up	☆
LL Cool J	Mama Said Knock You Out	☆
Lush	Gala	☆
M.C. Hammer	Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em	☆
Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	☆
Megadeth	Rust In Peace	☆
Midnight Oil	Blue Sky Mining	☆
Mother Love Bone	Apple	☆
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	Ragged Glory	☆
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds	The Good Son	☆
Pantera	Cowboys From Hell	☆
Pet Shop Boys	Behaviour	☆
Pixies	Bossanova	☆
Primus	Frizzle Fry	☆
Public Enemy	Fear Of A Black Planet	☆
Queensryche	Empire	☆
Reba McEntire	Rumor Has It	☆
Ride	Nowhere	☆
Scorpions	Crazy World	☆
Sinead O'Connor	I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got	☆
Slayer	Seasons in the Abyss	☆
Snap!	World Power	☆
Social Distortion	Social Distortion	☆
Sonic Youth	Goo	☆
Steve Vai	Passion and Warfare	☆
The Black Crowes	Shake Your Money Maker	☆
The Flatlanders	More A Legend Than A Band	☆
The KLF	Chill Out	☆
The La's	The La's	☆
The Replacements	All Shook Down	☆
The Sundays	Reading, Writing and Arithmetic	☆
They Might Be Giants	Flood	☆
Traveling Wilburys	Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3	☆
Uncle Tupelo	No Depression	☆
Whitney Houston	I'm Your Baby Tonight	☆

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Songs (?)		Wikipedia
808 State	Cubik	☆
A Tribe Called Quest	Can I Kick It?	☆
A Tribe Called Quest	I Left My Wallet in El Segundo	☆
A Tribe Called Quest	Bonita Applebum	☆
AC/DC	Thunderstruck	☆
AC/DC	Moneytalks	☆
Alan Jackson	Don't Rock the Jukebox	☆
Alice In Chains	Man In The Box	☆
Ani DiFranco	Both Hands	☆
Bad Religion	21st Century (Digital Boy)	☆
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones	The Sinister Minister	☆
Bell Biv DeVoe	Poison	☆
Bette Midler	From a Distance	☆
Billy Idol	Cradle of Love	☆
Blues Traveler	But Anyway	☆
C+C Music Factory	Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)	☆
Celine Dion	Where Does My Heart Beat Now	☆
Cher	The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)	☆
Cocteau Twins	Heaven or Las Vegas	☆
Cocteau Twins	Cherry-Coloured Funk	☆
Concrete Blonde	Joey	☆
Dance Hall Crashers	My Problem	☆
Deee-Lite	Groove is in the Heart	☆
Deee-Lite	Power Of Love	☆
Depeche Mode	Enjoy The Silence	☆
Depeche Mode	Policy of Truth	☆
Depeche Mode	World In My Eyes	☆
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince	Yo Home to Bel-Air (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme)	☆
Electric Light Orchestra Part Two	Honest Men	☆
EMF	Unbelievable	☆
En Vogue	Hold On	☆
Eric Johnson	Cliffs of Dover	☆
Extreme	More Than Words	☆
Garth Brooks	The Thunder Rolls	☆
Garth Brooks	Friends In Low Places	☆
Garth Brooks	The Dance	☆
George Michael	Freedom! 90	☆
Go West	King of Wishful Thinking	☆
Heart	All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You	☆
Iggy Pop With Kate Pierson	Candy	☆
INXS	Suicide Blonde	☆
INXS	Disappear	☆
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole	Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World	☆
Jane's Addiction	Been Caught Stealin'	☆
Jane's Addiction	Stop!	☆
Jeff Lynne	Every Little Thing	☆
Jellyfish	Baby's Coming Back	☆
John Tesh	Roundball Rock	☆
Jon Bon Jovi	Blaze of Glory	☆
Judas Priest	Painkiller	☆
Kylie Minogue	Better the Devil You Know	☆
Living Colour	Type	☆
LL Cool J	Mama Said Knock You Out	☆
LL Cool J	Around the Way Girl	☆
Londonbeat	I've Been Thinking About You	☆
Madonna	Vogue	☆
Madonna	Justify My Love	☆
Mariah Carey	Vision of Love	☆
Mariah Carey	Love Takes Time	☆
Maxi Priest	Close to You	☆
MC Hammer	U Can't Touch This	☆
Megadeth	Holy Wars... The Punishment Due	☆
Megadeth	Hangar 18	☆
Midnight Oil	Blue Sky Mine	☆
Midnight Oil	Forgotten Years	☆
Nelson	(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection	☆
New Kids on the Block	Step by Step	☆
Pantera	Cemetery Gates	☆
Pantera	Cowboys from Hell	☆
Phish	Bouncing Around the Room	☆
Pixies	Allison	☆
Poison	Unskinny Bop	☆
Poison	Something To Believe In	☆
Primal Scream	Loaded	☆
Public Enemy	Brothers Gonna Work It Out	☆
Public Enemy	911 Is A Joke	☆
Queensrÿche	Silent Lucidity	☆
Queensrÿche	Jet City Woman	☆
Roxette	It Must Have Been Love	☆
Salt N Pepa	Let's Talk About Sex	☆
Scorpions	Wind of Change	☆
Scorpions	Send Me An Angel	☆
Sinead O'Connor	Nothing Compares 2 U	☆
Sinead O'Connor	The Emperor's New Clothes	☆
Slayer	Seasons in the Abyss	☆
Snap!	The Power	☆
Social Distortion	Story of My Life	☆
Social Distortion	Ring of Fire	☆
Sonic Youth	Kool Thing	☆
Sonic Youth	Dirty Boots	☆
Suzanne Vega	Tom's Diner (DNA Mix)	☆
Tesla	Signs	☆
Texas Tornados	(Hey Baby) Que Paso	☆
The Black Crowes	Hard To Handle	☆
The Black Crowes	Jealous Again	☆
The Black Crowes	She Talks to Angels	☆
The Black Crowes	Twice As Hard	☆
The Digital Underground	The Humpty Dance	☆
The Soup Dragons featuring Junior Reid	I'm Free	☆
The Sundays	Here's Where the Story Ends	☆
They Might Be Giants	Istanbul (Not Constantinople)	☆
They Might Be Giants	Particle Man	☆
Tony! Toni! Toné!	Feels Good	☆
Warrant	Cherry Pie	☆
Whitney Houston	I'm Your Baby Tonight	☆
Wilson Phillips	Hold On	☆

⇦ 1989

1991 ⇨