Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1990s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
19902,928133,255
19912,978253,246
19923,132167,317
19933,329188,701
19943,575281,087
19953,839213,746
19964,005183,294
19974,176254,093
19984,224191,656
19994,398180,037
Total36,5842,046,432

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neutral Milk Hotel, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Weezer and Nick Cave.
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Year of Release:
1994
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222
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1994
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221
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1990
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221
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1994
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221
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1999
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221
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1999
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221
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1995
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219
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1996
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219
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1992
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219
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1997
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219
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 86 9%
1991 80 8%
1992 101 10%
1993 108 11%
1994 125 13%
1995 113 11%
1996 110 11%
1997 98 10%
1998 94 9%
1999 85 9%
Country Albums %


United States 548 55%
United Kingdom 259 26%
Canada 40 4%
Mixed Nationality 24 2%
Australia 22 2%
Sweden 16 2%
Japan 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 985 99%
Yes 15 2%
Live? Albums %
No 981 98%
Yes 19 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
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