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	2,801	133,514	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,849	257,340	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,021	168,791	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,251	190,318	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,483	284,024	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,694	216,157	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,883	184,807	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,048	258,291	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,107	192,984	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,224	181,218	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,361	2,067,443

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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131.

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

368 charts

Rank Score:

2,393

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

131

Overall Rank:

748

Average Rating:

76 (436 votes)

Comments:

132.

Wish

The Cure

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

367 charts

Rank Score:

2,391

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

132

Overall Rank:

749

Average Rating:

78 (503 votes)

Comments:

133.

The Score

Fugees

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

405 charts

Rank Score:

2,383

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

133

Overall Rank:

751

Average Rating:

77 (465 votes)

Comments:

134.

So Tonight That I Might See

Mazzy Star

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

349 charts

Rank Score:

2,363

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

134

Overall Rank:

757

Average Rating:

79 (400 votes)

Comments:

135.

Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

279 charts

Rank Score:

2,348

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

135

Overall Rank:

761

Average Rating:

78 (438 votes)

Comments:

136.

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

361 charts

Rank Score:

2,339

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

136

Overall Rank:

763

Average Rating:

79 (344 votes)

Comments:

137.

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

416 charts

Rank Score:

2,336

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

137

Overall Rank:

764

Average Rating:

79 (601 votes)

Comments:

138.

Slow Riot For New Zerø Kanada

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

263 charts

Rank Score:

2,330

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

138

Overall Rank:

769

Average Rating:

84 (416 votes)

Comments:

139.

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

369 charts

Rank Score:

2,321

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

139

Overall Rank:

771

Average Rating:

76 (595 votes)

Comments:

140.

Without You I'm Nothing

Placebo

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

288 charts

Rank Score:

2,303

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

140

Overall Rank:

779

Average Rating:

77 (381 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
Suede	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	543	54%
	258	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	22	2%
	15	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

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

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