100 Greatest Albums of 1993
Criteria: These music albums from the year 1993 were chosen for their immediate and lasting popularity, impact, influence, and acclaim from critics and musicians. This list does not include 'Greatest Hits' albums.
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. In Utero
Nirvana
2. Enter the Wu-tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
3. Siamese Dream
Smashing Pumpkins
4. Doggystyle
Snoop Doggy Dogg
5. Vs.
Pearl Jam
6. August and Everything After
Counting Crows
7. Debut
Björk
8. Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
9. Midnight Marauders
A Tribe Called Quest
10. Exile in Guyville
Liz Phair
11. Suede
Suede
12. Black Sunday
Cypress Hill
13. Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We
Cranberries
14. Last Splash
Breeders
15. Janet
Janet Jackson
16. Music Box
Mariah Carey
17. 12 Play
R. Kelly
18. Rid of Me
PJ Harvey
19. Get a Grip
Aerosmith
20. Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
21. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Sarah McLachlan
22. Very
Pet Shop Boys
23. Ten Summoner's Tales
Sting
24. So Tonight That I Might See
Mazzy Star
25. Zooropa
U2
26. Undertow
Tool
27. Songs of Faith and Devotion
Depeche Mode
28. Chaos A.D.
Sepultura
29. Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
30. Dubnobasswithmyheadman
Underworld
31. Bat Out of Hell 2: Back Into Hell
Meat Loaf
32. Souvlaki
Slowdive
33. Yes I Am
Melissa Etheridge
34. Very Necessary
Salt 'n' Pepa
35. God Shuffled His Feet
Crash Test Dummies
36. Are You Gonna Go My Way
Lenny Kravitz
37. Bloody Kisses
Type O Negative
38. Enta da Stage
Black Moon
39. Orbital [Brown Album]
Orbital
40. Candlebox
Candlebox
41. Diary of a Mad Band
Jodeci
42. Cure for Pain
Morphine
43. Pork Soda
Primus
44. 93 Til Infinity
Souls of Mischief
45. River of Dreams
Billy Joel
46. Emergency on Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
47. Laid
James
48. Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
Digable Planets
49. A Storm in Heaven
The Verve
50. Gentlemen
Afghan Whigs
51. Sons of Soul
Tony! Toni! Tone!
52. Wild Wood
Paul Weller
53. Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid
Collective Soul
54. Houdini
Melvins
55. For the Cool in You
Babyface
56. Star
Belly
57. Painful
Yo La Tengo
58. Return of the Boom Bap
KRS-One
59. Jazzmatazz Volume 1
Guru
60. Tindersticks
Tindersticks
61. Anodyne
Uncle Tupelo
62. I'm Ready
Tevin Campbell
63. Transmissions From the Satellite Heart
Flaming Lips
64. It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
Eazy-E
65. Buhloone Mind State
De La Soul
66. Pablo Honey
Radiohead
67. Unplugged...and Seated
Rod Stewart
68. Duran Duran [The Wedding Album]
Duran Duran
69. Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
2pac
70. Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements
Stereolab
71. Where You Been
Dinosaur Jr.
72. Heartwork
Carcass
73. Deluxe
Better Than Ezra
74. Spilt Milk
Jellyfish
75. In on the Kill Taker
Fugazi
76. Come on Feel the Lemonheads
Lemonheads
77. Together Alone
Crowded House
78. Kerosene Hat
Cracker
79. Bacdafucup
Onyx
80. Red House Painters [Rollercoaster]
Red House Painters
81. Unplugged
Neil Young
82. Whatever
Aimee Mann
83. Lethal Injection
Ice Cube
84. Giant Steps
Boo Radleys
85. Sister Sweetly
Big Head Todd & The Monsters
86. Here Come the Lords
Lords of the Underground
87. Five Days in July
Blue Rodeo
88. Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
89. Frosting on the Beater
Posies
90. Hand on the Torch
Us3
91. Black Reign
Queen Latifah
92. Frank Black
Frank Black
93. Republic
New Order
94. Counterparts
Rush
95. Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha
Xscape
96. New Wave
Auteurs
97. The Bliss Album...?
P.M. Dawn
98. Saturation
Urge Overkill
99. Icky Mettle
Archers of Loaf
100. No Need for Alarm
Del the Funkyhomosapien
Nirvana
2. Enter the Wu-tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
3. Siamese Dream
Smashing Pumpkins
4. Doggystyle
Snoop Doggy Dogg
5. Vs.
Pearl Jam
6. August and Everything After
Counting Crows
7. Debut
Björk
8. Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
9. Midnight Marauders
A Tribe Called Quest
10. Exile in Guyville
Liz Phair
11. Suede
Suede
12. Black Sunday
Cypress Hill
13. Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We
Cranberries
14. Last Splash
Breeders
15. Janet
Janet Jackson
16. Music Box
Mariah Carey
17. 12 Play
R. Kelly
18. Rid of Me
PJ Harvey
19. Get a Grip
Aerosmith
20. Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
21. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Sarah McLachlan
22. Very
Pet Shop Boys
23. Ten Summoner's Tales
Sting
24. So Tonight That I Might See
Mazzy Star
25. Zooropa
U2
26. Undertow
Tool
27. Songs of Faith and Devotion
Depeche Mode
28. Chaos A.D.
Sepultura
29. Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
30. Dubnobasswithmyheadman
Underworld
31. Bat Out of Hell 2: Back Into Hell
Meat Loaf
32. Souvlaki
Slowdive
33. Yes I Am
Melissa Etheridge
34. Very Necessary
Salt 'n' Pepa
35. God Shuffled His Feet
Crash Test Dummies
36. Are You Gonna Go My Way
Lenny Kravitz
37. Bloody Kisses
Type O Negative
38. Enta da Stage
Black Moon
39. Orbital [Brown Album]
Orbital
40. Candlebox
Candlebox
41. Diary of a Mad Band
Jodeci
42. Cure for Pain
Morphine
43. Pork Soda
Primus
44. 93 Til Infinity
Souls of Mischief
45. River of Dreams
Billy Joel
46. Emergency on Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
47. Laid
James
48. Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
Digable Planets
49. A Storm in Heaven
The Verve
50. Gentlemen
Afghan Whigs
51. Sons of Soul
Tony! Toni! Tone!
52. Wild Wood
Paul Weller
53. Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid
Collective Soul
54. Houdini
Melvins
55. For the Cool in You
Babyface
56. Star
Belly
57. Painful
Yo La Tengo
58. Return of the Boom Bap
KRS-One
59. Jazzmatazz Volume 1
Guru
60. Tindersticks
Tindersticks
61. Anodyne
Uncle Tupelo
62. I'm Ready
Tevin Campbell
63. Transmissions From the Satellite Heart
Flaming Lips
64. It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
Eazy-E
65. Buhloone Mind State
De La Soul
66. Pablo Honey
Radiohead
67. Unplugged...and Seated
Rod Stewart
68. Duran Duran [The Wedding Album]
Duran Duran
69. Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
2pac
70. Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements
Stereolab
71. Where You Been
Dinosaur Jr.
72. Heartwork
Carcass
73. Deluxe
Better Than Ezra
74. Spilt Milk
Jellyfish
75. In on the Kill Taker
Fugazi
76. Come on Feel the Lemonheads
Lemonheads
77. Together Alone
Crowded House
78. Kerosene Hat
Cracker
79. Bacdafucup
Onyx
80. Red House Painters [Rollercoaster]
Red House Painters
81. Unplugged
Neil Young
82. Whatever
Aimee Mann
83. Lethal Injection
Ice Cube
84. Giant Steps
Boo Radleys
85. Sister Sweetly
Big Head Todd & The Monsters
86. Here Come the Lords
Lords of the Underground
87. Five Days in July
Blue Rodeo
88. Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
89. Frosting on the Beater
Posies
90. Hand on the Torch
Us3
91. Black Reign
Queen Latifah
92. Frank Black
Frank Black
93. Republic
New Order
94. Counterparts
Rush
95. Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha
Xscape
96. New Wave
Auteurs
97. The Bliss Album...?
P.M. Dawn
98. Saturation
Urge Overkill
99. Icky Mettle
Archers of Loaf
100. No Need for Alarm
Del the Funkyhomosapien
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1993
Brian's choice - An unheralded great album from 1993
* The Wheel
Rosanne Cash
Brett's choice:
* Broken Toy Shop
E
Ryan's choice:
* Blonder Tongue Audio Baton
Swirlies
Bruce's choice:
* Chicago Street Corner Blues And Rhythm
The El Dorados
* The Wheel
Rosanne Cash
Brett's choice:
* Broken Toy Shop
E
Ryan's choice:
* Blonder Tongue Audio Baton
Swirlies
Bruce's choice:
* Chicago Street Corner Blues And Rhythm
The El Dorados
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Edited By: Brian