Maybe I missed it but no one seems to have mentioned the band that first leapt to mind for me. Fugazi had a run of great albums in the 1990s that pretty much spanned the decade. They would likely top my list as best band of the 1990s. Nirvana may have been a more transformative band due to their huge popularity but their career was cut short only partway through the decade. 13 Songs (1990) Repeater (1990) Steady Diet of Nothing (1991) In on the Kill Taker (1993) Red Medicine (1995) End Hits (1998) The Argument (2001)
