The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s by Paste (2012)

Paste is a monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. These are their best albums of 1990s.
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1.

OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,339 charts

Rank Score:

76,411

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,506 votes)

Comments:

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2.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,381 charts

Rank Score:

39,299

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 87 (2,872 votes)

Comments:

425

3.

Nevermind 

 Nirvana

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,116 charts

Rank Score:

42,278

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 87 (4,241 votes)

Comments:

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4.

Grace 

 Jeff Buckley

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,673 charts

Rank Score:

19,309

Rank in 1994:

1

Rank in 1990s:

10

Overall Rank:

57

Average Rating:

 84 (1,907 votes)

Comments:

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5.

Achtung Baby 

 U2

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,286 charts

Rank Score:

12,868

Rank in 1991:

5

Rank in 1990s:

20

Overall Rank:

112

Average Rating:

 80 (1,791 votes)

Comments:

142

6.

Odelay 

 Beck

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Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

927 charts

Rank Score:

6,850

Rank in 1996:

5

Rank in 1990s:

51

Overall Rank:

254

Average Rating:

 81 (1,284 votes)

Comments:

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7.

Automatic For The People 

 R.E.M.

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Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,771 charts

Rank Score:

20,388

Rank in 1992:

1

Rank in 1990s:

6

Overall Rank:

49

Average Rating:

 84 (2,162 votes)

Comments:

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8.

Loveless 

 My Bloody Valentine

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,114 charts

Rank Score:

33,895

Rank in 1991:

2

Rank in 1990s:

4

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 86 (2,409 votes)

Comments:

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9.

Weezer (Blue Album) 

 Weezer

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,434 charts

Rank Score:

16,822

Rank in 1994:

4

Rank in 1990s:

15

Overall Rank:

79

Average Rating:

 84 (1,897 votes)

Comments:

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10.

The Soft Bulletin 

 The Flaming Lips

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Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,230 charts

Rank Score:

12,059

Rank in 1999:

2

Rank in 1990s:

23

Overall Rank:

118

Average Rating:

 83 (1,485 votes)

Comments:

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The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%
1990	5	6%
1991	6	7%
1992	10	11%
1993	6	7%
1994	15	17%
1995	9	10%
1996	9	10%
1997	10	11%
1998	11	12%
1999	9	10%

Artist	Albums	%
Weezer	2	2%
Pavement	2	2%
Radiohead	2	2%
Uncle Tupelo	2	2%
Elliott Smith	2	2%
Wilco	2	2%
Built To Spill	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	71	79%
	14	16%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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Other 1990s decade charts

Listed below are 21 charts from recognised sources for 1990s. There are also 827 user submitted charts covering this period.

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The REAL Greatest Albums of the '90s by Classic Rock	Classic Rock	1990s decade chart	2018
Die besten Alben der 90er	Classic Rock Deutschland	1990s decade chart	2018
The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s	FACT	1990s decade chart	2012
Die besten Alben der 90er	laut	1990s decade chart	2016
Die 90er	Musikexpress.de	1990s decade chart	2010
Die besten Alben der 90er	Musikexpress.de	1990s decade chart	2005
The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s	Paste	1990s decade chart	2012
Top 100 Albums of the 1990s	Pitchfork	1990s decade chart	2003
The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s	Pitchfork	1990s decade chart	2022
Die 100 besten Alben der 1990er Jahre	Popkultur.de	1990s decade chart	2021
The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '90s	Q	1990s decade chart	2015
100 Best Albums of the Nineties	Rolling Stone	1990s decade chart	2010
Die besten Alben der 90er	Rolling Stone Deutschland	1990s decade chart	2016
Die besten Platten: die 90er	Rolling Stone Deutschland	1990s decade chart	1997
Best Albums Of The 90s	Select	1990s decade chart	1999
Best Albums of the 1990s	Slant Magazine	1990s decade chart	2011
250 Meisterwerke aus 5 Jahrzehnten - 90er	Sounds (DE)	1990s decade chart	2009
The 90 Greatest Albums Of The '90s	Spin	1990s decade chart	1999
StuBru albums of 1990s	StuBru	1990s decade chart	2017
The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1990s (1-100)	Uncut	1990s decade chart	2024
Die 100 wichtigsten Alben der 90er	VISIONS	1990s decade chart	2005

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The 50 Best Albums of 2014	Paste	2014 year chart	2014
The Best Albums of 2001	Paste	2001 year chart	2001
The 30 Greatest Albums of 1974	Paste	1974 year chart	2024
The 25 Best Albums of 1973	Paste	1973 year chart	2023
The 20 Best Albums of 1972	Paste	1972 year chart	2022
The 30 Best Albums of 1971	Paste	1971 year chart	2021

Decade charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s	Paste	2010s decade chart	2019
The 50 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)	Paste	2000s decade chart	2009
The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s	Paste	1990s decade chart	2012
The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s	Paste	1980s decade chart	2012
The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s	Paste	1970s decade chart	2012
The 60 Best Albums of the 1960s	Paste	1960s decade chart	2012

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75/100	12/11/2020 08:01	pjohnsongolf	273	89/100
65/100	11/11/2020 13:07	Larcx13	1,092	86/100
95/100	08/17/2020 12:20	Chrispeater	138	82/100
100/100	07/27/2020 14:39	Timestarter	114	90/100
80/100	01/18/2020 03:33	Timbo1564	36	73/100

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From gon2bed 02/07/2015 15:09

Great!

15 albums in common:
OK Computer by Radiohead (40 points)
Grace by Jeff Buckley (38 points)
The Bends by Radiohead (37 points)
Ten by Pearl Jam (34 points)
Nevermind by Nirvana (33 points)
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (33 points)
Automatic For The People by R.E.M. (25 points)
Mezzanine by Massive Attack (25 points)
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis (25 points)
Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins (24 points)
Post by Björk (22 points)
You've Come A Long Way, Baby by Fatboy Slim (18 points)
Dummy by Portishead (16 points)
The Colour And The Shape by Foo Fighters (13 points)
Different Class by Pulp (12 points)
15 artists in common:
Nirvana
Radiohead
Oasis
U2
Björk
R.E.M.
Massive Attack
Pulp
Jeff Buckley
The Smashing Pumpkins
Portishead
Pearl Jam
Neutral Milk Hotel
Foo Fighters
Fatboy Slim

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From Antonio-Pedro 10/27/2013 00:13

Good to see crooked rain in the top20

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From Antonio-Pedro 10/27/2013 00:12

Ok for you computer for all

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From nutso42 09/10/2013 14:51

Flaming Lips in the top 10. That's an automatic good score.

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