Best Albums of the 1990s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1990s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1990	2,797	133,517	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,847	257,650	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,013	168,712	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,249	190,463	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,483	284,213	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,689	216,340	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,883	185,093	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,046	258,570	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,102	192,951	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,226	181,355	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,335	2,068,864

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Weezer and Nick Cave.

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11.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,712 charts

Rank Score:

18,822

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

81 (2,419 votes)

Comments:

232

12.

Illmatic

Nas

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,314 charts

Rank Score:

18,509

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Average Rating:

86 (1,540 votes)

Comments:

110

13.

Dummy

Portishead

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,501 charts

Rank Score:

17,291

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14.

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,368 charts

Rank Score:

17,025

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Average Rating:

86 (1,677 votes)

Comments:

138

15.

Weezer (Blue Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,435 charts

Rank Score:

16,764

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Average Rating:

84 (1,903 votes)

Comments:

138

16.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,452 charts

Rank Score:

16,018

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Average Rating:

83 (1,815 votes)

Comments:

162

17.

Spiderland

Slint

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,024 charts

Rank Score:

13,880

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Average Rating:

84 (1,242 votes)

Comments:

120

18.

Homogenic

Björk

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1,085 charts

Rank Score:

13,754

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Average Rating:

84 (1,357 votes)

Comments:

101

19.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,076 charts

Rank Score:

13,572

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Average Rating:

84 (1,235 votes)

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20.

Achtung Baby

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,287 charts

Rank Score:

12,827

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Overall Rank:

111

Average Rating:

80 (1,793 votes)

Comments:

142

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	88	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Radiohead	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	544	54%
	258	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	22	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

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