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	133,394	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,853	256,718	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,025	168,530	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,257	190,198	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,492	283,855	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,700	215,840	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,883	184,644	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,057	257,799	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,114	192,869	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,228	181,134	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,414	2,064,981

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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Falling Into Infinity

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

225

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991

Overall Rank:

5,857

Average Rating:

68 (94 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:

5,875

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:

5,889

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	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	114	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	88	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Radiohead	5	0%
Stereolab	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	545	54%
	260	26%
	41	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	995	99%
Yes	10	1%

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