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	2,796	133,575	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,846	257,625	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,012	168,759	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,228	190,593	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,480	284,469	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,686	216,462	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,880	185,138	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,045	258,762	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,101	193,095	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,225	181,466	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,299	2,069,944

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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431.

Terror Twilight

Pavement

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

658

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

431

Overall Rank:

2,421

Average Rating:

76 (236 votes)

Comments:

432.

The Presidents Of The United States Of America

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

658

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

432

Overall Rank:

2,423

Average Rating:

73 (198 votes)

Comments:

433.

Bring It On

Gomez

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

656

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

433

Overall Rank:

2,427

Average Rating:

76 (119 votes)

Comments:

434.

Bona Drag
Compilation

Morrissey

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

117 charts

Rank Score:

656

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

434

Overall Rank:

2,428

Average Rating:

79 (195 votes)

Comments:

435.

Songs For A Blue Guitar

Red House Painters

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

655

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

435

Overall Rank:

2,431

Average Rating:

79 (134 votes)

Comments:

436.

Celebrity Skin

Hole

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

152 charts

Rank Score:

654

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

436

Overall Rank:

2,433

Average Rating:

72 (223 votes)

Comments:

437.

Slipknot

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

654

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

437

Overall Rank:

2,434

Average Rating:

72 (212 votes)

Comments:

438.

The Ideal Crash

dEUS

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

654

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

438

Overall Rank:

2,435

Average Rating:

78 (120 votes)

Comments:

439.

Kerplunk!

Green Day

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

653

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

439

Overall Rank:

2,436

Average Rating:

69 (264 votes)

Comments:

440.

Good Morning Spider

Sparklehorse

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

652

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

440

Overall Rank:

2,438

Average Rating:

77 (143 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	544	54%
	258	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	22	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

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

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