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	133,572	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,845	257,678	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,010	168,781	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,226	190,641	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,481	284,641	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,685	216,514	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,880	185,163	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,044	258,706	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,101	193,012	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,225	181,625	Ágætis Byrjun (75th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,288	2,070,333

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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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,339 charts

Rank Score:

76,227

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Average Rating:

92 (5,510 votes)

Comments:

844

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,118 charts

Rank Score:

42,240

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Average Rating:

87 (4,243 votes)

Comments:

407

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,380 charts

Rank Score:

39,105

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,113 charts

Rank Score:

33,739

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,626 charts

Rank Score:

33,030

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Average Rating:

87 (3,833 votes)

Comments:

312

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,772 charts

Rank Score:

20,407

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Average Rating:

84 (2,163 votes)

Comments:

174

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,797 charts

Rank Score:

20,305

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Average Rating:

83 (2,286 votes)

Comments:

178

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,563 charts

Rank Score:

19,530

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Average Rating:

85 (1,895 votes)

Comments:

149

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,714 charts

Rank Score:

19,343

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Average Rating:

84 (2,615 votes)

Comments:

176

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Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,674 charts

Rank Score:

19,284

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Average Rating:

84 (1,910 votes)

Comments:

169

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	541	54%
	259	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	22	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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