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 54,000 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	2,928	133,255	Violator (110th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,978	253,246	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,132	167,317	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,329	188,701	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,575	281,087	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,839	213,746	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,005	183,294	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,176	254,093	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,224	191,656	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,398	180,037	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,584	2,046,432

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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991.

The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Elton John / Tim Rice / Hans Zimmer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

222

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992.

Twice Removed

Sloan

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

221

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993.

Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

221

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993

Overall Rank:

5,952

Average Rating:

70 (39 votes)

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994.

My Life

Mary J. Blige

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

221

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995.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

221

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995

Overall Rank:

5,955

Average Rating:

75 (76 votes)

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996.

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Hooray For Boobies

Bloodhound Gang

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

221

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996

Overall Rank:

5,958

Average Rating:

73 (72 votes)

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997.

2: La Légende D'Eer

Iannis Xenakis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

219

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998.

Remnants Of A Deeper Purity

Black Tape For A Blue Girl

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

219

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999.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

219

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1000.

Andromeda Heights

Prefab Sprout

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

219

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1,000

Overall Rank:

6,000

Average Rating:

70 (43 votes)

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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%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	548	55%
	259	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	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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