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Sorted! The 30 Greatest Albums in the History of 1990-1999.

Duty calls for another online poll. This time the challenge is to name the best albums of the 1990s and order them by their relative quality.

The polling is weighted. One hundred points can be distributed among your top 10, with a maximum of 30 points for any one entry. A more savvy voter might have made his weighting decisions based upon political intent, perhaps by throwing more points behind an album judged to have a better shot of finding a consensus and topping the ultimate listing. But, playing this one by the book, I just tried to quantify my opinion in an orderly fashion.

So, yes, I guess that means I think Different Class is seven times better than Elastica. Which, now that i think about it, is pretty crazy. That album’s awesome.

Anyway, as usual, let me know what I’m an idiot for forgetting. And feel free to post your list in the comments. That would be cool.

30. Super Furry Animals - Guerrilla (2)
29. Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk (2)
28. Massive Attack - Blue Lines (2)
27. Paul Westerberg - 14 Songs (2)
26. The KLF - White Room (2)
25. Pete Rock and CL Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother (2)
24. Fugazi - In on the Kill Taker (2)
23. The Coup - Steal This Album (2)
22. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (2)
21. Pet Shop Boys - Very (2)
20. Rawkus Presents - Soundbombing, Vol. II (3)
19. Boards of Canada - Music has the Right to Children (3)
18. Yo La Tengo - Electr-O-Pura (3)
17. Oasis - Definetely Maybe (3)
16. Outkast - Aquemini (3)
15. Daft Punk - Homework (3)
14. Pulp - This is Hardcore (3)
13. Blur - Parklife (3)
12. Flaming Lips - Transmissions from the Satellite Heart (3)
11. Depeche Mode - Violater (3)
10. Elastica - Elastica (3)
9. Primal Scream - Screamadelica (3)
8. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers (3)
7. Pet Shop Boys - Behavior (4)
6. Saint Etienne - Tiger Bay (8)
5. Fugazi - Repeater (9)
4. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (10)
3. Belle and Sebastian - If You’re Feeling Sinister (19)
2. Nas - Illmatic (20)
1. Pulp - Different Class (21)