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Radiohead’s OK Computer has been voted the best album of the ’90s.

The 1997 album topped a new poll of the 100 greatest albums of the ’90s by Q magazine beating Tricky’s Maxinquaye in second place and Nirvana’s In Utero in third.

Further down the list, Primal Scream’s Screamadelica is at number 25, Suede’s Dog Man Star is at 39, The Prodigy’s Music for the Jilted Generation is at 40, Blur’s Parklife is at 48 and U2’s Actung Baby is at 57.

Nirvana appear for a second time at number 29 with Nevermind while Radiohead feature again for The Bends at 55.


Q’s Senior Editor Matt Mason said: ‘The ’90s was such an inventive time for music and it’s only now with a decade-and-a-half’s distance than we can really appreciate how some of the bands and records of the decade shaped – and continue to shape – the musical and cultural landscape of today.’

The Top Ten ‘90s Albums 1. Radiohead – OK Computer

2. Tricky – Maxinquaye

3. Nirvana – In Utero

4. Jeff Buckley – Grace

5. Beastie Boys – Ill Communication

6. Björk – Debut

7. DJ Shadow – Endtroducing

8. Oasis – Definitely Maybe

9. Pulp – Different Class

10. The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole

The full list will appear in this month’s Q Magazine, which goes on sale tomorrow.



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