The nineties were really the "best albums of all time" decade in French rock press
this is another list from Telerama that I found
pretty much the same stuff as usual
there are a few compilations by pre-albums era artists
and a few French acts (the excellent Alain Bashung, johnny Hallyday, Telephone, the french Rolling Stones,Rita Mitsouko, and Noir Désir, the most popular rock band of the 90's that split because the singer's in jail for the (accidental) murder of his girlfriend)



AC DC Highway to hell
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 3 years, 5 months & 2 days in the life of
BASHUNG Alain Play blessures
BEACH BOYS Pet sounds
BEATLES The white album
BERRY Chuck Golden decades
BLACK Franck Franck Black
BOWIE David The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust
BROWN James Live at the Apollo
BUSH Kate Hounds of love
BYRDS The Mr tambourine man
CASH Johnny The greatest years 1958-1986
CHIC Risqué
CLASH The London calling
COHEN Léonard Songs of..
COOPER Alice Killer
COSTELLO Elvis This year's model
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Chronicles
CROSBY STILL NASH & YOUNG 4 way street
CURE Seventeen seconds
DEEP PURPLE Machine head
DIRE STRAITS Dire Straits
DIVISION Joy Closer
DOORS The Doors
DR FEELGOOD Down by the jetty
DRAKE Nck Pink moon
DYLAN Bob Blonde on blonde
GABRIEL Peter So
GAYE Marvin What's going on
HALLYDAY Johnny Flagrant délit
HOLLY Buddy From the original master tapes
HUMAN LEAGUE The Dare
JACKSON Mickael Thriller
JJ CALE Naturally
JOHN Elton Elton Joh,
JOHNSON Robert The complete recordings
JOPLIN Janis Pearl
KING CRIMSON In the court of the crimson king
KINKS The Hit singles
KRAFTWERK Trans Europe Express
LED ZEPPELIN II
LEE HOOKER John The very best of
LENNON John Plastic Ono Band
LITTLE RICHARD 18 Greatest hits
MADONNA Like a virgin
MANO NEGRA Patchanka
MASSIVE ATTACK Blue lines
METALLICA Black album
MITCHELL Joni Ladies of the canyon
NEWMAN Randy Sail away
NIRVANA Nevermind
NOIR DESIR Tostaky
ORBISON Roy Goden decades
PET SHOP BOYS Actually
PINK FLOYD The piper at the gates of dawn
PJ HARVEY Dry
POGUES The Rum, sodomy & the lash
POLICE The Reggatta de blanc
PRESLEY Elvis The sun sessions
PRINCE Sign O the time
PUBLIC ENEMY Yo ! Bum rush the show
QUEEN A night at the opera
RAMONES Ramones
REDDING Otis The dock of the bay
REED Lou Berlin
REM Automatic for the people
RITA MITSOUKO The no comprendo
ROLLING STONES Beggar's banquet
ROXY MUSIC For your pleasure
SEX PISTOLS The Never mind the bollock here's the Sex Pistols
SIMON Paul Graceland
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE There"s a riot goin'on
SMITH Patty Horses
SMITHS The The queen is dead
SPECIALS The The Specials
SPECTOR Phil Back to mono (1958-1969)
SPRINGSTEEN Bruce Born to run
STEELY DAN Pretzel logic
STEWART Rod Every picture tells a story
STOOGES The Fun house
SUEDE Suede
SUICIDE Suicide
T REX Electric warrior
TALKING HEADS Remain in light
TAMLA MOTOWN Hitsville USA
TELEPHONE Crache ton venin
TELEVISION Marqee moon
U2 War
VAN MORRISON Moondance
VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO Velvet underground & Nico
WAITS Tom Blue valentine
WHO The Who's next
WILLIAMS Hank 40 Greatest hits
WONDER Stevie Talking book
WYATT Robert Rock bottom
YOUNG Neil Tonight's the night
ZAPPA Frank Hot rats

I own this special edition of Telemera ! I was only 16 and it was my first introduction on rock lists.
After having it read this, I immediately bought my first copy of "Pet sounds"
Nicolas, I think you forget to mention the first Frank Black solo album in the list. It was filed under "new artists of the early 90's" with Suede, Arrested Development, PJ Harvey.

Sorry Nicolas, Frank Black is in your list.
It seems my eyes are tired...

Thanks anyway dumbangel
It's good that you own this issue, because I don't.
I got this file from a guy who runs a site and is a collector of French rock magazines.
He gave me an Excel file with a lot of lists
So if I forgot one artist don't hesitate to mention it because I can't check on the magazine.

the first time around. Another Like a Virgin citation? Not sure how anyone can pick this over Like a Prayer, but OK...