Tom's Top 100 Albums of 1990

The year that changed music forever - Tom's perspective

1990 through Tom's lens - focusing on the underground and alternative movements that would define the decade ahead.

Top 20 Albums

1
Goo
Sonic Youth
2
Bossanova
Pixies
3
Heaven or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
4
Facelift
Alice in Chains
5
Ritual de lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
6
Pretty Hate Machine
Nine Inch Nails
7
Fear of a Black Planet
Public Enemy
8
Violator
Depeche Mode
9
Temple of the Dog
Temple of the Dog
10
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
11
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
12
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinéad O'Connor
13
Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
14
Step in the Arena
Gang Starr
15
Smooth Noodle Maps
Devo
16
Louder Than Bombs
The Smiths
17
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
18
Doolittle
Pixies
19
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
20
Mother's Milk
Red Hot Chili Peppers