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Best albums of 1993

Nine men from Staten Island rewrote how a rap group could be organized, contracts included. Alternative rock was audibly uncomfortable with its own success by now and made two or three deliberately difficult records about being uncomfortable. Björk went solo the same year and sounded like nobody at all.

According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 1993 is Zooropa by U2, rated 4.6/5 by 10 listeners.

  1. Zooropa cover№ 1ZooropaU2 · 19934.4Weighted score4.6 avg · 10 ratings
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  1. 2Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers coverEnter the Wu-Tang: 36 ChambersWu-Tang Clan · 19934.4 score · 4.4 avg · 37 ratings
  2. 3Everybody Else Is Doing It, so Why Can't We? coverEverybody Else Is Doing It, so Why Can't We?The Cranberries · 19934.3 score · 4.6 avg · 7 ratings
  3. 4Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements coverTransient Random-Noise Bursts With AnnouncementsStereolab · 19934.2 score · 4.7 avg · 3 ratings
  4. 5In Utero coverIn UteroNirvana · 19934.2 score · 4.2 avg · 246 ratings
  5. 6Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... coverStrictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...2Pac · 19934.2 score · 4.3 avg · 15 ratings
  6. 7Vs. coverVs.Pearl Jam · 19934.2 score · 4.3 avg · 14 ratings
  7. 8Sugarfix coverSugarfixDwarves · 19934.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  8. 9Angels Never Die coverAngels Never DieDoro · 19934.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings
  9. 10Songs of Faith and Devotion coverSongs of Faith and DevotionDepeche Mode · 19934.1 score · 4.3 avg · 8 ratings
  10. 11Add It Up: 1981–1993 coverAdd It Up: 1981–1993Violent Femmes · 19934.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings
  11. 12Metal Works '73-'93 coverMetal Works '73-'93Judas Priest · 19934.1 score · 4.1 avg · 36 ratings
  12. 13Midnight Marauders coverMidnight MaraudersA Tribe Called Quest · 19934.1 score · 4.2 avg · 7 ratings
  13. 14Code Red coverCode RedDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince · 19934.1 score · 4.2 avg · 8 ratings
  14. 151982 - 1992 cover1982 - 1992Europe · 19934.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  15. 16Live Shit: Binge & Purge coverLive Shit: Binge & PurgeMetallica · 19934.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  16. 17Doggystyle coverDoggystyleSnoop Dogg · 19934.1 score · 4.2 avg · 9 ratings
  17. 18Souvlaki coverSouvlakiSlowdive · 19934.1 score · 4.3 avg · 4 ratings
  18. 19Live & Loud coverLive & LoudOzzy Osbourne · 19934.1 score · 4.2 avg · 5 ratings
  19. 20Blink of an Eye coverBlink of an EyeMichael McDonald · 19934.1 score · 4.2 avg · 5 ratings
  20. 21On the Night coverOn the NightDire Straits · 19934.1 score · 4.1 avg · 12 ratings
  21. 22Bloody Kisses coverBloody KissesType O Negative · 19934.1 score · 4.1 avg · 17 ratings
  22. 23Siamese Dream coverSiamese DreamThe Smashing Pumpkins · 19934.0 score · 4.1 avg · 14 ratings
  23. 24The Somberlain coverThe SomberlainDissection · 19934.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings
  24. 25Ricks Road coverRicks RoadTexas · 19934.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings
  25. 26Dubnobasswithmyheadman coverDubnobasswithmyheadmanUnderworld · 19934.0 score · 4.1 avg · 5 ratings
  26. 27Black Sunday coverBlack SundayCypress Hill · 19934.0 score · 4.1 avg · 8 ratings
  27. 28Live Undead / Haunting the Chapel coverLive Undead / Haunting the ChapelSlayer · 19934.0 score · 4.0 avg · 4 ratings
  28. 29Pure Holocaust coverPure HolocaustImmortal · 19934.0 score · 4.0 avg · 3 ratings
  29. 30Det som engang var coverDet som engang varBurzum · 19934.0 score · 4.0 avg · 3 ratings
  30. 31Ambient coverAmbientMoby · 19934.0 score · 4.0 avg · 3 ratings
  31. 32Undertow coverUndertowTool · 19934.0 score · 4.0 avg · 37 ratings
  32. 3312 Play cover12 PlayR. Kelly · 19933.9 score · 3.8 avg · 3 ratings
  33. 34Debut coverDebutBjörk · 19933.9 score · 3.8 avg · 3 ratings
  34. 35The Crossing coverThe CrossingPaul Young · 19933.9 score · 3.8 avg · 3 ratings
  35. 36janet. coverjanet.Janet Jackson · 19933.9 score · 3.9 avg · 8 ratings
  36. 37C. O. D. coverC. O. D.Saint Vitus · 19933.9 score · 3.8 avg · 5 ratings
  37. 38Sound of White Noise coverSound of White NoiseAnthrax · 19933.8 score · 3.7 avg · 3 ratings
  38. 39Emergency on Planet Earth coverEmergency on Planet EarthJamiroquai · 19933.8 score · 3.8 avg · 9 ratings
  39. 40Christmas Interpretations coverChristmas InterpretationsBoyz II Men · 19933.8 score · 3.7 avg · 5 ratings
  40. 41Pablo Honey coverPablo HoneyRadiohead · 19933.8 score · 3.8 avg · 265 ratings
  41. 42Rid of Me coverRid of MePJ Harvey · 19933.8 score · 3.7 avg · 7 ratings
  42. 43No Pressure coverNo PressureErick Sermon · 19933.8 score · 3.6 avg · 4 ratings
  43. 44The Hits/The B-Sides coverThe Hits/The B-SidesPrince · 19933.8 score · 3.7 avg · 9 ratings
  44. 45Individual Thought Patterns coverIndividual Thought PatternsDeath · 19933.8 score · 3.5 avg · 3 ratings
  45. 46So Tonight That I Might See coverSo Tonight That I Might SeeMazzy Star · 19933.8 score · 3.6 avg · 5 ratings
  46. 47Juvenile Hell coverJuvenile HellMobb Deep · 19933.7 score · 3.5 avg · 4 ratings
  47. 48"The Spaghetti Incident?" cover"The Spaghetti Incident?"Guns N' Roses · 19933.7 score · 3.7 avg · 19 ratings
  48. 49The Muffs coverThe MuffsThe Muffs · 19933.7 score · 3.3 avg · 3 ratings
  49. 50Mezcal Head coverMezcal HeadSwervedriver · 19933.6 score · 3.3 avg · 5 ratings

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Best albums of 1993 by genre

The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.

The artists of 1993

Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.

Every artist of 1993, ranked →

1993, month by month

Not everything that came out, just where the weight fell. Some months carried a year; some were quiet and worth knowing about.

FAQ

What are the best albums of 1993?
On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 1993 is Zooropa by U2 (4.6/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
How is the 1993 ranking decided?
By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
Does the best-of-1993 list change?
Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 1993 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.