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	2,790	133,640	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,844	257,549	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,006	168,821	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,226	190,716	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,478	284,700	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,680	216,854	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,879	185,306	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,044	259,218	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,100	193,490	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,223	181,735	Ágætis Byrjun (74th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,270	2,072,028

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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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,339 charts

Rank Score:

76,447

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Average Rating:

92 (5,506 votes)

Comments:

843

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,115 charts

Rank Score:

42,231

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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:

39,319

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,114 charts

Rank Score:

33,854

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,626 charts

Rank Score:

33,089

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Average Rating:

87 (3,832 votes)

Comments:

312

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,772 charts

Rank Score:

20,418

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Average Rating:

84 (2,162 votes)

Comments:

174

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,796 charts

Rank Score:

20,244

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Average Rating:

83 (2,283 votes)

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178

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,562 charts

Rank Score:

19,518

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Average Rating:

85 (1,890 votes)

Comments:

149

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,712 charts

Rank Score:

19,344

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Average Rating:

84 (2,612 votes)

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176

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Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,672 charts

Rank Score:

19,298

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Average Rating:

84 (1,907 votes)

Comments:

169

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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%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Pearl Jam	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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