Rockdelux - The 150 Best Albums from the 1990s (2000)

Info: Rockdelux is a Spanish monthly magazine founded in 1984. In 2000 it published a special issue with the 200 best albums of the 1990s, divided into two charts: 150 international albums, 50 Spanish albums. This playlist is based on the international list: «From trip-hop to post-rock, from techno-dub to folk-rock, from hip hop to drum'n'bass, from electronica to dance-rock: the archive of an era» (Shopdelux). Apparently Rockdelux editors decided to pick only one album per artist. Likely this is the only chart about best 1990s alternative music you'll ever see without Radiohead's Ok Computer, U2's Achtung Baby, Oasis' (What's the Story?) Morning Glory and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Blood Sugar Sex Magik.

Source: Rockdelux 
Date of publication: December 2000
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Full list

Strikethrough albums (24/150) are not available on Spotify. Some albums may be not available in all countries. 

1. Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
2. Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
3. Tricky - Maxinquaye (1995)
4. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
5. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994)
6. Björk - Debut (1993)
7. R.E.M. - Automatic for the People (1992)
8. Portishead - Dummy (1994)
9. PJ Harvey - Rid of Me (1993)
10. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
11. Tindersticks - Tindersticks (1993)
12. Orbital - Orbital (1993)
13. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
14. Goldie - Timeless (1995)
15. Slint - Spiderland (1991)
16. Happy Mondays - Pills'n'Thrills and Bellyaches (1990)
17. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet (1990)
18. Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour (1990)
19. The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps (1993)
20. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (1991)
21. Fugazi - Repeater (1990)
22. Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
23. The John Spencer Blues Explosion - Orange (1994)
24. Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996)
25. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
26. Manu Chao - Clandestino (1998)
27. Roni Size/Reprazent - New Forms (1997) (only disc 1 available)
28. Mercury Rev - Yerself is Steam (1991)
29. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... (1996)
30. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen (1993)
31. Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1996)
32. Sugar - Copper Blue (1992)
33. Yo La Tengo - Electr-O-Pura (1995)
34. Sepultura - Roots (1996)
35. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Let Love In (1994)
36. Beck - Odelay (1996)
37. Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space (1997)
38. The KLF - Chill Out (1990) 39. Jungle Brothers - Done By The Forces of Nature (1989) (1990 in Spain)
40. The Sabres of Paradise - Haunted Dancehall (1994)
41. Daft Punk - Homework (1997)
42. Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
43. Codeine - The White Birch (1994)
44. The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust (1995) 45. Blaze - 25 Years Later (1990) 46. The Wedding Present - Seamonsters (1991)
47. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides (1999)
48. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - El león (1992)
49. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin (1999)
50. D'Angelo - Brown Sugar (1995)
51. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
52. The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury (1992)
53. Red House Painters - Red House Painters (1993)
54. Bruce Springsteen - The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995)
55. A Guy Called Gerald - Black Secret Technology (1995)
56. Inner City - Praise (1992)
57. Various Artists - Platinum Breakz (1996)
58. Cypress Hill - Black Sunday (1993)
59. Tom Waits - Bone Machine (1992)
60. The Palace Brothers - There Is No-One That Will Take Care of You (1993)
61. Photek - Modus Operandi (1998)
62. Leonard Cohen - The Future (1992)
63. Belle and Sebastian - If You’re Feeling Sinister (1996)
64. Various Artists - Headz (1994)
65. Mr. Fingers - Introduction (1992)
66. Lambchop - How I Quit Smoking (1995)
67. Suede - Dog Man Star (1994)
68. Patti Smith - Gone Again (1996)
69. Neil Young + Crazy Horses - Ragged Glory (1990)
70. Pixies - Bossanova (1990)
71. Beat Happening - You Turn Me On (1992)
72. Diabologum - #3 (1996)
73. Mogwai - Young Team (1997)
74. Shellac - At Action Park (1994)
75. Dave Clarke - Archive One (1996)
76. Blur - Parklife (1994)
77. Sonic Youth - Dirty (1992)
78. Black Grape - It’s Great When You’re Straight… Yeah (1995)
79. 4 Hero - Parallel Universe (1994)
80. Hole - Life Through This (1994)
81. Maurizio - M (1997)
82. De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
83. David Holmes - Let’s Get Killed (1997)
84. The Magnetic Fields - Get Lost (1995)
85. Morrissey - Vauxhall and I (1994)
86. The Divine Comedy - Casanova (1996)
87. Leftfield - Leftism (1995)
88. Gang Starr - Step in the Arena (1991)
89. Lou Reed - Magic and Loss (1992)
90. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (1992)
91. The Auteurs - New Wave (1993)
92. Saint Etienne - So Tough (1993)
93. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
94. Leila - Like Weather (1998)
95. Galliano - In Pursuit of the 13th Note (1991)
96. Lou Reed / John Cale - Songs for Drella (1990)
97. Mano Negra - Casa Babylon (1994)
98. Erykah Badu - Baduizm (1997)
99. Arab Strap - Philophobia (1998)
100. Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind (1997)
101. Disco Inferno - D. I. Go Pop (1994)
102. Girls Against Boys - Cruise Yourself (1994)
103. Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus (1997)
104. Barry Adamson - Soul Murder (1992)
105. Underworld - Dubnobasswithmyheadman (1993)
106. Van Morrison - Hymns to the Silence (1991)
107. Mouse on Mars - Autoditacker (1997)
108. Galaxie 500 - This Is Our Music (1990)
109. Dominique A - La mémoire neuve (1995)
110. Guru - Jazzmatazz Volume 1 (1993)
111. Kenny Larkin - Azimuth (1994)
112. Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months, and 2 Days in the Life of… (1992)
113. Khaled - Khaled (1992)
114. Charlie Haden Quartet West - Always Say Goodbye (1994)
115. American Music Club - San Francisco (1994)
116. Baaba Maal - Firin’ in Fouta (1994)
117. Superchunk - On the Mouth (1993)
118. Sizzla - Black Woman & Child (1997)
119. Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
120. Tom Verlaine - The Wonder (1990)
121. Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club (1997)
122. Basement Jaxx - Remedy (1999)
123. Jeff Mills - Purposemaker Compilation (1998)
124. Smog - Knock Knock (1999)
125. Scott Walker - Tilt (1995)
126. Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go (1996)
127. Royal Trux - Accelerator (1998)
128. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
129. Sebadoh - Bakesale (1994)
130. Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville (1993)
131. Pascal Comelade - L’argot du bruit (1998)
132. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
133. Flying Saucer Attack - Further (1995)
134. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
135. Porter Ricks - Biokinetics (1996)
136. The Third Eye Foundation - You Guys Kill Me (1998)
137. Come - Near Life Experience (1996)
138. Seefeel - Succour (1995)
139. Hefner - The Fidelity Wars (1999)
140. DJ Spooky - Riddim Warfare (1998)
141. Various Artists - True People: The Detroit Techno Album (1996)
142. Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly (1990)
143. Pearl Jam - No Code (1996)
144. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mustt Mustt (1990)
145. Autechre - Tri Repetae (1995)
146. Built To Spill - Perfect From Now On (1997)
147. Bikini Kill - The CD Version of the First Two Records (1994)
148. Various Artists - Macro Dub Infection Volume One (1995)
149. The Orb - The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld (1991)
150. Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu (1994)