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1990

 XTC - Rag And Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts And Leftovers (English new wave, b-side and rarity compilation)

Angelo Badalamenti - Soundtrack from Twin Peaks (American ambient/jazz/dream pop, score to the first season of the television show) 

They Might Be Giants - Flood (American new wave, major label debut)

They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (American new wave, EP/extended single featuring three b-sides and a remix)

The Roches - We Three Kings (American folk, Christmas music)

A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm (American hip-hop, debut album)

Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills 'n' Bellyaches (English alternative dance)

Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas (Scottish dream pop)

Prince - Music From Graffiti Bridge (American funk/r and b, soundtrack to the movie musical and Purple Rain sequel, also featuring George Clinton, Mavis Staples, Tevin Campbell, and The Time) 

The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker (American southern rock/roots rock, debut)

 Urge Overkill - Americruiser (American alternative rock)

 Primus - Frizzle Fry (American alternative rock/funk metal, studio debut)

 Texas Tornados - Texas Tornados (American Tejano/country rock. English language version of their debut album)

 Social Distortion - Social Distortion (American punk rock)

 Sonic Youth - Goo (American alternative rock)

 Blake Babies - Sunburn (American alternative rock, band fronted by Juliana Hatfield)

 Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet (American hip hop)

 Jellyfish - Bellybutton (American power pop, debut album)

 Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (American alternative rock/gothic rock)

Jellyfish Kiss - Animal Rites (English alternative rock/noise rock)

 Ween - Godweensatan: The Oneness (American alternative rock/punk rock, debut album)

Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (American alternative rock/funk rock)

 Megadeth - Rust In Peace (American heavy metal)

 Depeche Mode- Violator (English Synth Pop)

 The Fall- Extricate (English post punk)

 Alice In Chains - Facelift (American alternative metal/grunge, debut album)

 Pixies - Bossanova (American alternative rock)

 Breeders - Pod (American alternative rock, debut album)

 Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (American hip hop, debut solo album by NWA rapper)

 Fugazi- Repeater (American post-hardcore, debut full length album)

 The KLF - Chill Out (English Ambient House)

 Soundgarden- Screaming Life/Fopp (American alternative metal/grunge, compilation of two previously released EPs)

 Ride - Nowhere (English shoegaze/neo-psychedelia)

Green Day - 39/Smooth (American punk rock, debut album)

 Judas Priest - Painkiller (English heavy metal, their last album with vocalist Rob Halford until 2005)

 Gwar- Scumdogs of the Universe (American heavy metal/shock rock)

 Pantera - Cowboys from Hell (American thrash metal/groove metal)

 Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss (American thrash metal)

 Neil Young - Ragged Glory (Canadian garage rock/grunge)

 Bad Religion - No Control (American punk rock) 

Daniel Johnston - 1990 (American lo-fi/outsider music)

Cheap Trick - Busted (American power pop/hard rock)

Notes: 
As I've been backing up my physical media collection, I spent most of the first couple weeks on albums from 1990 I happened to own on CD. 

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