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	2,791	133,739	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,844	257,715	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,006	168,790	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,226	190,839	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,480	284,716	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,680	216,867	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,880	185,215	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,043	259,057	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,100	193,377	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,223	181,723	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,273	2,072,037

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 Richard David James.

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401.

Songs For Drella

Lou Reed & John Cale

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

134 charts

Rank Score:

720

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

401

Overall Rank:

2,258

Average Rating:

76 (131 votes)

Comments:

402.

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

719

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

402

Overall Rank:

2,264

Average Rating:

77 (177 votes)

Comments:

403.

Psalm 69: The Way To Succeed And The Way To Suck Eggs (ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ)

Ministry

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

715

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

403

Overall Rank:

2,269

Average Rating:

77 (149 votes)

Comments:

404.

Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

OutKast

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

148 charts

Rank Score:

713

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

404

Overall Rank:

2,273

Average Rating:

78 (220 votes)

Comments:

405.

Stranger Than Fiction

Bad Religion

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

711

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

405

Overall Rank:

2,278

Average Rating:

74 (139 votes)

Comments:

406.

Cowboys From Hell

Pantera

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

709

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

406

Overall Rank:

2,281

Average Rating:

77 (273 votes)

Comments:

407.

Into The Great Wide Open

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

179 charts

Rank Score:

706

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

407

Overall Rank:

2,291

Average Rating:

77 (219 votes)

Comments:

408.

Mama Said

Lenny Kravitz

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

703

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

408

Overall Rank:

2,299

Average Rating:

73 (191 votes)

Comments:

409.

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

699

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

409

Overall Rank:

2,307

Average Rating:

66 (161 votes)

Comments:

410.

Worst Case Scenario

dEUS

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

699

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

410

Overall Rank:

2,309

Average Rating:

77 (119 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	124	12%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	541	54%
	259	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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