By Era Β· 1990–1999

1990s Vinyl

Grunge, Britpop, R&B, hip-hop's golden age, and the last decade before the internet rewired music.

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Defining Voices

Artists of the 1990s

Global Music Scene

The World in the 1990s

1991

Nirvana's Nevermind and Metallica's Black Album drop the same month

1993

Wu-Tang Clan and Snoop Dogg's debut β€” hip-hop's golden era peaks

1994

Kurt Cobain dies; Oasis releases Definitely Maybe β€” Britpop takes over

1995

Radiohead's The Bends, PJ Harvey, TLC β€” a year of landmark albums

1997

OK Computer by Radiohead β€” the defining album of millennial anxiety

1999

Napster launches; vinyl sales collapse β€” the format enters its wilderness years

India Β· Subcontinent

India in the 1990s

1991

DDLJ era approaches β€” Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge redefines romance

1993

A.R. Rahman's Roja β€” a revolution in Indian film music

1995

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge β€” Jatin-Lalit's soundtrack becomes iconic

1997

Dil To Pagal Hai β€” Shiv-Hari's last great Bollywood score

1999

Taal β€” A.R. Rahman blends global sounds with Indian roots

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1990s Music In Stock

Calcutta Records holds one of India’s largest collections of 1990s original pressings β€” vinyl, CDs and cassettes from that defining decade.

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