Best Albums of the 1990s

« View best albums of the 1980sView best albums of the 2000s »

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

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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	2,790	133,741	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,844	257,654	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,006	168,837	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,226	190,884	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,479	284,770	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,680	216,940	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,879	185,266	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,044	259,142	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,100	193,435	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,223	181,720	Ágætis Byrjun (75th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,271	2,072,390

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.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,339 charts

Rank Score:

76,412

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

92 (5,506 votes)

Comments:

843

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,116 charts

Rank Score:

42,256

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (4,240 votes)

Comments:

407

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,381 charts

Rank Score:

39,301

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,114 charts

Rank Score:

33,895

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,626 charts

Rank Score:

33,089

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (3,832 votes)

Comments:

312

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,771 charts

Rank Score:

20,391

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (2,162 votes)

Comments:

174

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,796 charts

Rank Score:

20,237

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

83 (2,283 votes)

Comments:

178

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,563 charts

Rank Score:

19,574

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (1,890 votes)

Comments:

149

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,712 charts

Rank Score:

19,339

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (2,612 votes)

Comments:

176

10.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,673 charts

Rank Score:

19,309

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,907 votes)

Comments:

169

« prev
1
2
3
4
...
99
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

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%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	541	54%
	259	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
Show all

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

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

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

« View best albums of the 1980sView best albums of the 2000s »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Recent Member Charts
1. Top 18 Music Albums of 2004 by AAL2014 (2024)
2. Top 20 Music Albums of 2003 by Untitled (2024)
3. Top 22 Music Albums of 2001 by AAL2014 (2024)
4. Top 50 Music Albums of 1990 by saltysurprise (2024)
5. Paal Nilssen-Love 🥁: So Far.. by AAL2014 (2024)
6. Top 45 Music Albums of 1995 by saltysurprise (2024)
7. Top 47 Music Albums of 1983 by cicadelic (2024)
8. Top 34 Music Albums of 1983 by Purplepash (2024)
9. Dylan Covers 4:Every Song 1973-78 by US artists by Moondance (2024)
10. Top 91 Music Albums of 2024 by AranD (2024)
11. Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s by LedZep (2024)
12. Top 72 Music Albums of 2024 by LedZep (2024)
13. Top 100 Music Albums of 2024 by JamesMowbray (2024)
14. Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 by cicadelic (2024)
15. Top 15 Music Albums of 2024 by ssteve (2024)
16. Samplers by Liedzeit (2024)
17. Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by SUPERJEFF6 (2024)
18. Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s by SUPERJEFF6 (2024)
19. Top 32 Music Albums of 1988 by jonny5244 (2024)
20. Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s by jonny5244 (2024)