An ongoing ranking and rating of my favorite albums of 1990. Items in bold are part of my personal CD collection.
THE TOP TEN
1. George Michael ~ Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (10.6)
2. The Jeff Healey Band ~ Hell To Pay (10.5)
3. Queensrÿche ~ Empire (10.4)
4. Jude Cole ~ A View From 3rd Street (10.1)
5. Little Caesar ~ Little Caesar (9.8)
6. Beggars & Thieves ~ Beggars & Thieves (9.6)
7. Damn Yankees ~ Damn Yankees (9.5)
8. The Black Crowes ~ Shake Your Money Maker (9.4)
9. Scorpions ~ Crazy World (9.1)
10. Fleetwood Mac ~ Behind The Mask (9.0)
THE REST: ALPHABETICAL BY RATING
Warrant ~ Cherry Pie (9)
Bad Company ~ Holy Water (9.0)
Alias ~ Alias (8.9)
Extreme ~ II: Pornograffitti (8.9)
Eric Johnson ~ Ah Via Musicom (8.9)
Nelson ~ After The Rain (8.7)
Steelheart ~ Steelheart (8.7)
Megadeth ~ Rust In Peace (8.7)
FireHouse ~ FireHouse (8.6)
Alice In Chains ~ Facelift (8.6)
House Of Lords ~ Sahara (8.4)
Sinead O’Connor ~ I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got (8.4)
Slaughter ~ Stick It To Ya (8.3)
Bruce Hornsby And The Range ~ A Night On The Town (8)
Child’s Play ~ Rat Race (8)
Maggie’s Dream ~ Maggie’s Dream (8)
Pantera ~ Cowboys From Hell (8)
Wilson Phillips ~ Wilson Phillips (8)
Riverdogs ~ Riverdogs (7.9)
Poison ~ Flesh & Blood (7.8)
Thunder ~ Backstreet Symphony (7.7)
Lynch Mob ~ Wicked Sensation (7.6)
Lita Ford ~ Stiletto (7.5)
Y&T ~ Ten (7.4)
Hall & Oates ~ Change Of Season (7.4)
The Sundays ~ Reading, Writing And Arithmetic (7.4)
Jon Bon Jovi ~ Young Guns II: Blaze Of Glory (7.0)
Company Of Wolves ~ Company Of Wolves (7)
Doro ~ Doro (7)
Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ ~ Fly Me Courageous (7)
Judas Priest ~ Painkiller (7)
Spread Eagle ~ Spread Eagle (7)
Tesla ~ Five Man Acoustical Jam (7)
Trixter ~ Trixter (7)
Valentine ~ Valentine (6.9)
Living Colour ~ Time’s Up (6.9)
AC/DC ~ The Razors Edge (6)
Bruce Dickinson ~ Tattooed Millionaire (6)
Don Dokken ~ Up From The Ashes (6)
Hurricane ~ Slave To The Thrill (6)
Killer Dwarfs ~ Dirty Weapons (6)
King’s X ~ Faith Hope Love (6)
Ratt ~ Detonator (6)
Social Distortion ~ Social Distortion (6)
Styx ~ Edge Of The Century (6)
Cinderella ~ Heartbreak Station (5)
Circus Of Power ~ Vices (5)
Concrete Blonde ~ Bloodletting (5)
Dio ~ Lock Up The Wolves (5)
Heart ~ Brigade (5)
Mariah Carey ~ Mariah Carey (5)
Nevada Beach ~ Zero Day (5)
Riot ~ The Privilege Of Power (5)
Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers ~ Guitar Trouble (5)
Baton Rouge ~ Shake Your Soul (4)
Cathy Dennis ~ Move To This (4)
Every Mother’s Nightmare ~ Every Mother’s Nightmare (4)
Gamma Ray ~ Heading For Tomorrow (4)
Indigo Girls ~ Nomads Indians Saints (4)
Iron Maiden ~ No Prayer For The Dying (4)
Phil Collins ~ Serious Hits… Live! [Live] (4)
Slayer ~ Seasons In The Abyss (4)
Sleeze Beez ~ Screwed Blued & Tattooed (4)
Stryper ~ Against The Law (4)
Sweet F.A. ~ Stick To Your Guns (4)
Whitney Houston ~ I’m Your Baby Tonight (4)
Gypsy Rose ~ Prey (3)
Hericane Alice ~ Tear The House Down (3)
Joan Jett ~ The Hit List (3)
Johnny Van Zant ~ Brickyard Road (3)
Mazzy Star ~ She Hangs Brightly (3)
Saxon ~ Solid Ball Of Rock (3)
Steve Vai ~ Passion & Warfare (3)
Winger ~ In The Heart Of The Young (3)
Yngwie Malmsteen ~ Eclipse (3)
Zebra ~ Live [Live] (3)
Celtic Frost ~ Vanity/Nemesis (2)
Helmet ~ Strap It On (2)
Kill For Thrills ~ Dynamite From Nightmareland (2)
Phish ~ Lawn Boy (2)
Toad The Wet Sprocket ~ Pale (2)
Vixen ~ Rev It Up (2)
Big Head Todd And The Monsters ~ Midnight Radio (1)
Dark Angel ~ Live Scars [Live] (1)
D’Molls ~ Warped (1)
Great White ~ Live In London [Live] (1)
CURRENTLY UNRATED
The Allman Brothers Band ~ Seven Turns
Annihilator ~ Never, Neverland
Anthrax ~ Persistence Of Time
The Awful Truth ~ The Awful Truth
Bell Biv DeVoe ~ Poison
Billy Idol ~ Charmed Life
Black Sabbath ~ Tyr
Blackfoot ~ Medicine Man
Blue Cheer ~ Highlights And Lowlives
Blues Traveler ~ Blues Traveler
Cheap Trick ~ Busted
Debbie Gibson ~ Anything Is Possible
Deep Purple ~ Slaves And Masters
Duran Duran ~ Liberty
Electric Angels ~ Electric Angels
Exodus ~ Impact Is Imminent
Flotsam And Jetsam ~ When The Storm Comes Down
The Fools ~ Rated XXX
Frank Marino ~ From The Hip
Green Day ~ 39/Smooth
Helix ~ Back For Another Taste
Iced Earth ~ Iced Earth
King Diamond ~ The Eye
Krokus ~ Stampede
Magnum ~ Goodnight L.A.
Mat Sinner ~ Back To The Bullet
Neil Young & Crazy Horse ~ Ragged Glory
The Outfield ~ Diamond Days
Pretty Maids ~ Jump The Gun
Rage ~ Reflections Of A Shadow
REO Speedwagon ~ The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken
Ride ~ Nowhere
Robert Plant ~ Manic Nirvana
Sacred Reich ~ The American Way
Steve Winwood ~ Refugees Of The Heart
Testament ~ Souls Of Black
Tiffany ~ New Inside
The Traveling Wilburys ~ The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3
Vaughan Brothers ~ Family Style
Vicious Rumors ~ Vicious Rumors
Warrior Soul~ Last Decade Dead Century
ZZ Top ~ Recycler
[Last updated: 2020.05.23]
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