This isn't a definitive list, but it's as close as I can get right now. It won't be much use to you if you don't agree with me, but if you do it could help in a "like this, try these" way. And if you happen to know what was worth listening to in 1990 and 1991, let me know, because I sure don't.

1990

1 ALL SHOOK DOWN - The Replacements
2 BELLYBUTTON - Jellyfish
3 DEAR 23 - The Posies
4 JORDAN: THE COMEBACK - Prefab Sprout
5 VIOLATOR - Depeche Mode
6 A CATHOLIC EDUCATION - Teenage Fanclub
7 GLIDER EP - My Bloody Valentine

1991

1 LOVELESS - My Bloody Valentine
2 OUT OF TIME - R.E.M
3 BANDWAGONESQUE - Teenage Fanclub
4 WOODFACE - Crowded House
5 14 SONGS - Paul Westerberg
6 NEVERMIND - Nirvana
7 OF THE HEART OF THE SOUL AND OF THE CROSS - PM Dawn
8 ACHTUNG BABY - U2

1992

1 AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE - R.E.M
2 COPPER BLUE - Sugar
3 IT'S A SHAME ABOUT RAY - Lemonheads
4 LITTLE EARTHQUAKES - Tori Amos
5 THE GREAT PUZZLE - Jules Shear
6 SOFT BOMB - The Chills
7 SYMBOL - Prince
8 A MAN CALLED 'E' - E
9 US - Peter Gabriel
10 HIT TO DEATH IN THE FUTURE HEAD - Flaming Lips

1993

1 SPILT MILK - Jellyfish
2 WHATEVER - Aimee Mann
3 FROSTING ON THE BEATER - The Posies
4 KAMAKIRIAD - Donald Fagen
5 THIRTEEN - Teenage Fanclub
6 COME ON FEEL THE LEMONHEADS - The Lemonheads
7 BEFORE AND AFTER - Tim Finn
8 THE DOWNWARD ROAD - The Pursuit of Happiness
9 YOU GOTTA SIN TO GET SAVED - Maria McKee
10 DEBUT - Bjork

1994

1 GRACE - Jeff Buckley
2 TEENAGE SYMPHONIES TO GOD - Velvet Crush
3 CARDINAL - Cardinal
4 ARRIVE ALL OVER YOU - Danielle Brisebois
5 BRUTAL YOUTH - Elvis Costello
6 TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE SATELLITE HEART - Flaming Lips
7 MELLOW GOLD - Beck
8 GOD SHUFFLED HIS FEET - Crash Test Dummies
9 DEFINITELY MAYBE - Oasis
10 MONSTER - R.E.M

1995

1 FINN - Finn
2 TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS - The Jayhawks
3 DEMOLOTION - Umajets
4 (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY - Oasis
5 A NORTHERN SOUL - The Verve
6 I'M WITH STUPID - Aimee Mann
7 CRACKED REAR VIEW - Hootie and the Blowfish
8 MADE IN USA - Pizzicato 5
9 CLOUDS TASTE METALLIC - the Flaming Lips
10 100% FUN - Matthew Sweet
11 GRAND PRIX - Teenage Fanclub
12 IT'S HEAVY IN HERE - Eric Matthews
13 JILL SOBULE - Jill Sobule
14 SUDDENLY I COME TO MY SENSES - Ginger
15 DISGRACEFUL - Dubstar
16 BE A GIRL - The Wannadies
17 JAGGED LITTLE PILL - Alanis Morrissette
18 I SHOULD COCO - Supergrass
19 PRIZE - Wanderlust
20 ORANGE CRATE ART - Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks

1996

1 BEN FOLDS FIVE - Ben Folds Five
2 TIGERMILK - Belle & Sebastian
3 NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI - R.E.M
4 LIFE IS SWEET - Maria McKee
5 TRAGIC KINGDOM - No Doubt
6 GREAT DIVIDE - Semisonic
7 AMAZING DISGRACE - the Posies
8 HAWAII - the High Llamas
9 CAR BUTTON CLOTH - Lemonheads
10 IMPERIAL DRAG - Imperial Drag
11 A FEW SMALL REPAIRS - Shawn Colvin
12 ELECTRIC JUICES - Fuzzy
13 COME FIND YOURSELF - Fun Lovin' Criminals
14 CRASH - Dave Matthews Band
15 TIDAL - Fiona Apple
16 ODELAY - Beck
17 ENDTRODUCING - DJ Shadow
18 FUZZY LOGIC - Super Furry Animals
19 FAIRWEATHER JOHNSON - Hootie and the Blowfish
20= INTERBABE CONCERN - Loud Family
20= EMPEROR TOMATO KETCHUP - Stereolab

1997

1 IN IT FOR THE MONEY - Supergrass
2 LATENESS OF THE HOUR - Eric Matthews
3 OK COMPUTER - Radiohead
4 (MUSIC FOR THE UNREALISED FILM SCRIPT) DUSK AT CUBIST CASTLE - The Olivia Tremor Control
5 SOUND OF LIES - The Jayhawks
6 ONE MISSISSIPPI - Brendan Benson
7 FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE - Fountains Of Wayne
8 ASSORTED CREAMS - Orange Humble band
9 SONGS FROM NORTHERN BRITAIN - Teenage Fanclub
10 68% PURE IMAGINATION - Baby Lemonade
11 BEAUTIFUL FREAK - Eels
12 EITHER/OR - Elliot Smith
13 VIRGIN WHITE LIES - Amateur Lovers
14 BEING THERE - Wilco
15 WHATEVER AND EVER, AMEN - Ben Folds Five
16 HAND IT OVER - Dinosaur Jr
17 PRESENTS AUTHOR UNKNOWN - Jason Falkner
18 BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS - Pavement
19 IF YOU'RE FEELING SINISTER - Belle and Sebastian
20 BLUE SKY ON MARS - Matthew Sweet

1998

1 STRANGER's ALMANAC - Whiskeytown
2 TRY WHISTLING THIS - Neil Finn
3 XO - Elliot Smith
4 OVERCOME BY HAPPINESS - Pernice Brothers
5 THE BOY WITH THE ARAB STRAP - Belle & Sebastian
6 DESERTER'S SONGS - Mercury Rev
7 ELECTRO-SHOCK BLUES - Eels
8 THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL - Lauryn Hill
9 LIFE ON PLANET EARTSNOP - Myracle Brah
10 1965 - Afghan Whigs
11 MOON SAFARI - Air
12 DAYS FOR DAYS - The Loud Family
13 HEAVY CHANGES - The Velvet Crush
14 THIRTY DAYS OUT - Montrose Avenue
15 MUTATIONS - Beck
16 (SKETCHES FOR) MY SWEETHEART THE DRUNK - Jeff Buckley
17 I AM BEN HUR - Chariot
18 UP - R.E.M
19 HILLSIDE - Arnold
20 LOLIPOP EP - Cartoon

1999

1 THE SOFT BULLETIN - Flaming Lips
2 NEW RADICALS - Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
3 SUPERGRASS - Supergrass
4 PORTABLE LIFE - Danielle Brisebois (unreleased)
5 EMOTICONS - Ben and Jason
6 RETURN OF SATURN - No Doubt
7 BUBBLEGUN - Merrymakers
8 WHITECHOCOLATESPACEEGG - Liz Phair
9 I AM SHELBY LYNNE - Shelby Lynne
10 SUMMERTEETH - Wilco
11 UTOPIA PARKWAY - Fountains of Wayne
12 IN REVERSE - Matthew Sweet
13 FANMAIL - TLC
14 MINOR CHORDS AND MAJOR THEMES - Gigolo Aunts
15 THE UNAUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY OF REINHOLD MESSNER - Ben Folds Five
16 SUICAINE GRATIFICATION - Paul Westerberg
17 HOPE AND ADAMS - Wheat
18 SWOLLEN AND TENDER - Umajets
19 TERROR TWILIGHT - Pavement
20= KON TIKI - Cotton Mather
20= HELLO EP - Ben and Jason

2000

1 KID A - Radiohead
2 BACHELOR #2 - Aimee Mann
3 THE HOUR OF BEWILDERBEAST - Badly Drawn Boy
4 NIXON - Lambchop
5 HEARTBREAKER - Ryan Adams
6 THE GREAT EASTERN - Delgados
7 FIGURE 8 - Elliot Smith
8 KISS IT GOODBYE - Chris Mills
9 DAISIES OF THE GALAXY - Eels
10 MORE LIGHT - J Mascis + The Fog
11 THE SOPHTWARE SLUMP - Grandaddy
12 THE DISCOVERY OF A WORLD INSIDE... - Apples In Stereo
13 SELMASONGS - Bjork
14 LEVEZ VOS SKINNY FISTS... - Godspeed You Black Emperor!
15 MAGNOLIA OST - Aimee Mann/Various
16 WHITE PEPPER - Ween
17 THIRTEEN TALES FROM URBAN BOHEMIA - Dandy Warhols
18 TWO AGAINST NATURE - Steely Dan
19 BETWEEN THE BRIDGES - Sloan
20 AMERIPOP EP - The Rosenbergs

2001

1 IS THIS IT? - The Strokes
2 ROCK ACTION - Mogwai
3 WORK TO A CALM EP / 4.35AM EP - Gemma Hayes
4 PNEUMONIA - Whiskeytown
5 RINGS AROUND THE WORLD - Super Furry Animals
6 STEPHEN MALKMUS - Stephen Malkmus
7 WE LOVE LIFE - Pulp
8 GREEN ALBUM - Weezer
9 SINCE I LEFT YOU - Avalanches
10 TEN SONGS ABOUT YOU - Ben and Jason
11 SOULJACKER - Eels
12 THE WORLD WON'T END - Pernice Brothers
13 GOLD - Ryan Adams
14 WHITE BLOOD CELLS - White Stripes
15 DISCOVERY - Daft Punk
16 HOT SHOTS 2 - Beta Band
17 ONE NIL - Neil Finn
18 VESPERTINE - Bjork
19 LIVING IN A MAGAZINE - Zoot Woman
20 NICE CHEEKBONES AND A PhD EP - The Posies

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