Pitchfork's revised 100 Best Albums of the 90's.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

They published the writers' individual lists today. I have no idea how they found Mullah Omar:

 

1 Various Artists - Bad Boy's Greatest Hits Volume 1

2 Dr. Dre - 2001

3 Various Artists - MTV Party To Go '98

4 Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die

5 DJ Rectangle - Ill Rated

6 The Beatnuts - Stone Crazy

7 Puff Daddy and the Family - No Way Out

8 Jay-Z - Vol 3 . . . Life and Times of S. Carter

9 Various Artists - Now Thats What I Call Music! Vol. 2

10 Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott - Da Real World

11 Pet Shop Boys - Discography

12 Various Artists - Jock Jams Volume 4

13 2Pac - 2pacalypse Now

14 Big Pun - Capital Punishment

15 Eminem - The Slim Shady LP

16 Wu-Tang Clan - Forever

17 Basement Jaxx - Remedy

18 The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death

19 Prince - The Hits 2

20 Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep

21 Various Artists - Astralwerks 1999 V.2

22 Notorious B.I.G. - Born Again

23 Fatboy Slim - Better Living Through Chemistry

24 2Pac - All Eyez On Me

25 Various Artists - The N.W.A. Legacy Volume 1 1988-1998

26 Tear Da Club Up Thugs - Crazyndalazdayz

27 Ma$e - Harlem World

28 Daft Punk - Homework

29 Nice & Smooth - Ain't A Damn Thing Changed

30 Master P - Ghetto D

31 Nas - Illmatic

32 Various Artists - MTV's Amp 2

33 De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead

34 Soul II Soul - Vol II: 1990-A New Decade

35 Method Man/Redman - Blackout!

36 So So Def Bass All-Stars - Vol. III

37 The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole

38 Jay-Z - Vol. 2 ... Hard Knock Life

39 Hot Boy$ - Guerrilla Warfare

40 Destiny's Child - The Writings On The Wall

41 Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle

42 Orbital - In Sides

43 The Beatnuts - s/t

44 Mobb Deep - Infamous

45 TLC - Crazy Sexy Cool

46 2 Unlimited - Hits Unlimited

47 Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

48 Various Artists - ...And Then There Was Bass

49 Prince Paul - A Prince Among Thieves

50 MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em

51 The KLF - Chillout

52 Jeru The Damaja - Wrath of the Math

53 Various Artists - Belly OST

55 Crystal Method - Vegas

56 Muggs Presents ... The Soul Assassins Chapter 1

57 Bjork - Post

58 N.W.A. - Efil4zaggin

59 Monica - The Boy is Mine

60 Britney Spears- ...Baby One More Time

61 The Beatnuts - A Musical Massacre

62 Kelis Kaleidoscope

63 Beck - Odelay

64 Three 6 Mafia - Chapter 2: World Domination

65 The Beatnuts - Intoxicated Demons EP

66 Lo Fidelity Allstars - On the Floor at the Boutique

67 Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...

68 Funk Master Flex - 60 Minutes of Funk Vol. III

69 Juvenile - 400 Degreez

70 Smif-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin'

71 Canibus Can-I-Bus

72 The Beatnuts - A Musical Massacre

73 Capone-N-Noreaga - The War Report

74 The Orb - Orblivion

75 Various Artists - Booty Bass Party Vol. 1

76 Gangstarr - Hard to Earn

77 The KLF - The White Room

78 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - The Art Of War

79 Various Artists - Totally Hits

80 Redman Doc's Da Name 2000

81 Pastor Troy - We Ready : I Declare War

82 Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope

83 RZA - Bobby Digital in Stereo

84 Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire

85 M.O.P. - Firing Squad

86 Naughty By Nature - s/t

87 DMX - It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

90 Spice Girls - Spice

91 Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes...

92 Various Artists - American Pie OST

93 EPMD - Back In Business

94 The Orb - Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld

95 Korn - Follow The Leader

96 A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes & Life

97 En Vogue - Funky Divas

98 Various Artists - Space Jam OST

99 Tag Team - Whoomp (There It Is!)

100 Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

I'm just happy to see that FINALLY somebody didn't make Nevermind their #1 album. Good job, Pitchfork.

[Anorak 0]

There's some incredibly overrated albums in that list for me but I guess we would all hold that opinion for a selection of choices. Belle And Sebastian at number 14 especially baffles me, is Pitchfork an American website? I would have picked a Super Furry Animals or Gorky's album above them for the sake of a British indie vote and still placed either of them a decent bit lower for decade best list. I like Pavement and Weezer but having 2 albums each on the list seems rather generous. We could all be here for days debating omissions etc but I was a little surprised not to see names like Red House Painters, Uncle Tupelo (Wilco got their vote I assume) & Afghan Whigs. Some albums I love from recent years ('I See A Darkness') are very high while others (Eels: 'Electro-Shock Blues) are nowhere but its got a nice bit of diversity to it as it wisely covers the more influential albums in hip-hop/Electronica etc. There's definately a few bands on there who only a boorish indie stereotype would love but it is Pitchfork I suppose.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

The best part about Mullah Omar's list is that it's rap, rap, DJ mixtape, rap, rap...and the Pet Shop Boys. I'm so pleased.