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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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,340 charts

Rank Score:

76,054

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Average Rating:

92 (5,515 votes)

Comments:

844

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,120 charts

Rank Score:

42,235

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Average Rating:

87 (4,249 votes)

Comments:

407

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,384 charts

Rank Score:

39,105

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,115 charts

Rank Score:

33,652

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1995

Appears in:

2,626 charts

Rank Score:

32,925

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Average Rating:

87 (3,836 votes)

Comments:

312

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,774 charts

Rank Score:

20,358

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Average Rating:

84 (2,164 votes)

Comments:

174

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,798 charts

Rank Score:

20,257

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Average Rating:

83 (2,288 votes)

Comments:

178

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,563 charts

Rank Score:

19,486

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Average Rating:

85 (1,895 votes)

Comments:

149

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,716 charts

Rank Score:

19,333

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Average Rating:

84 (2,617 votes)

Comments:

176

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Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,675 charts

Rank Score:

19,235

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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	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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