Album of the Year 1990 | Results
Depeche Mode - Violator has been silenced.
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas is your Album of the Year for 1990!
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| Rank | Album | Votes Against | Percentage | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th | They Might Be Giants - Flood | 16/55 | 29.1% | 14/55 (25.5%) |
| 11th | Pixies - Bossanova | 20/56 | 35.7% | 12/56 (21.4%) |
| 10th | Megadeth - Rust of Peace | 15/52 | 28.8% | 10/52 (19.2%) |
| 9th | A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm | 16/56 | 28.6% | 11/56 (19.6%) |
| 8th | The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic | 18/62 | 29% | 15/62 (24.2%) |
| 7th | Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet | 17/67 | 25.4% | 13/67 (19.4%) |
| 6th | Sonic Youth - Goo | 22/67 | 32.8% | 14/67 (20.9%) |
| 5th | Ride - Nowhere | 27/79 | 34.2% | 22/79 (27.8%) |
| 4th | Fugazi - Repeater | 35/80 | 43.8% | 26/80 (32.5%) |
| 3rd | Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks | 46/90 | 51.1% | 31/90 (34.4%) |
| Runner-Up | Depeche Mode - Violator | 72/112 | 64.3% | 40/112 (35.7%) |
| Winner | Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas | 40/112 | 35.7% | Winner |
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PREVIOUS AOTY WINNERS (Click to view full event)
- Pre-1965: Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
- 1965: John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
- 1966: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
- 1967: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- 1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
- 1969: The Beatles - Abbey Road
- 1970: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
- 1971: Joni Mitchell - Blue
- 1972: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
- 1973: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
- 1974: King Crimson - Red
- 1975: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
- 1976: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
- 1977: Television - Marquee Moon
- 1978: Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
- 1979: The Clash - London Calling
- 1980: Talking Heads - Remain in Light
- 1981: Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju
- 1982: The Cure - Pornography
- 1983: New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
- 1984: Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain
- 1985: Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
- 1986: Metallica - Master of Puppets
- 1987: Dinosaur - You're Living All Over Me
- 1988: Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
- 1989: The Cure - Disintegration
- 2020: Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
- 2021: Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
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