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	2,805	133,470	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,853	257,071	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,023	168,736	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,256	190,290	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,490	283,897	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,699	215,989	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,883	184,679	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,056	258,108	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,110	192,902	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,227	181,115	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,402	2,066,256

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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991.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

225

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991

Overall Rank:

5,859

Average Rating:

75 (34 votes)

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992.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

225

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993.

Londinium

Archive

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

224

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994.

Lysol

Melvins

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

224

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995.

Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

224

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995

Overall Rank:

5,877

Average Rating:

69 (37 votes)

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996.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

223

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996

Overall Rank:

5,894

Average Rating:

75 (73 votes)

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997.

The Curtain Hits The Cast

Low

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

223

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998.

Palomine

Bettie Serveert

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

223

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999.

Relish

Joan Osborne

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

223

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1000.

Presents Author Unknown

Jason Falkner

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

222

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	104	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	128	13%
1995	114	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Various Artists	6	1%
Pavement	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
Stereolab	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	54%
	259	26%
	40	4%
	32	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	23	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	990	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	998	99%
Yes	11	1%

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