Leon Pun's Top 10

Ten essential albums ranked from one to ten, shared about 2 months ago.

Ranked 1–10

Inside the selection

The shape of this Top 10.

This ten travels from 1988 to 2001, with choices from 3 decades. 7 of the ten land in the 1990s, making that era its centre of gravity. It brings together 9 distinct artists. Rock is the strongest MusicBrainz genre thread, shared by 7 of the ten. Its album-type mix is led by studio albums (9 of 10).

Years: 1988–2001
Era focus: 1990s
Artists: 9/10
Genre data: 10/10

Chronology

Release timeline

Span · 13 years Median year · 1994.5

1988 Operation: Mindcrime Queensrÿche
1988 …And Justice for All Metallica
1992 III Sides to Every Story Extreme
1992 The Extremist Joe Satriani
1993 Live in L.A. Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman
1996 Fire Garden Steve Vai
1998 Liquid Tension Experiment Liquid Tension Experiment
1999 Liquid Tension Experiment 2 Liquid Tension Experiment
1999 Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory Dream Theater
2001 Lateralus Tool

Distribution

Era mix

1990s · 7/10

1980s · 2 1990s · 7 2000s · 1

Album types

2 types

Studio · 9 Live · 1

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Genre signals

25 distinct

Rock 7/10

7 of 10

Progressive Metal 6/10

6 of 10

Progressive Rock 6/10

6 of 10

Hard Rock 5/10

5 of 10

Heavy Metal 5/10

5 of 10

Each bar shows how many choices share that MusicBrainz genre signal. One album can contribute to more than one genre.

The final ten

The ranking

Number one is the first choice.

1

Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory

Dream Theater · 1999

1990s Studio Progressive Metal Heavy Metal
2

Operation: Mindcrime

Queensrÿche · 1988

1980s Studio Progressive Metal Heavy Metal
3

…And Justice for All

Metallica · 1988

1980s Studio Thrash Metal Heavy Metal
4

Lateralus

Tool · 2001

2000s Studio Alternative Metal Progressive Metal
5

Fire Garden

Steve Vai · 1996

1990s Studio Hard Rock Progressive Rock
6

III Sides to Every Story

Extreme · 1992

1990s Studio Rock Hard Rock
7

Live in L.A.

Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman · 1993

1990s Live Jazz Smooth Jazz
8

Liquid Tension Experiment

Liquid Tension Experiment · 1998

1990s Studio Progressive Metal Rock
9

The Extremist

Joe Satriani · 1992

1990s Studio Instrumental Rock Hard Rock
10

Liquid Tension Experiment 2

Liquid Tension Experiment · 1999

1990s Studio Progressive Metal Progressive Rock