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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621.

Hybris

Änglagård

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

398

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

621

Overall Rank:

3,669

Average Rating:

78 (78 votes)

Comments:

622.

Adrenaline

Deftones

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

396

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

622

Overall Rank:

3,678

Average Rating:

74 (164 votes)

Comments:

623.

Chaos A.D.

Sepultura

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

396

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

623

Overall Rank:

3,682

Average Rating:

78 (151 votes)

Comments:

624.

666.667 Club

Noir Désir

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

396

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

624

Overall Rank:

3,687

Average Rating:

77 (55 votes)

Comments:

625.

Niandra LaDes And Usually Just A T-Shirt

John Frusciante

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

396

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

625

Overall Rank:

3,688

Average Rating:

78 (84 votes)

Comments:

626.

Lullaby Land

Vampire Rodents

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

396

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

626

Overall Rank:

3,689

Average Rating:

77 (57 votes)

Comments:

627.

Jesus Freak

dc Talk

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

393

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

627

Overall Rank:

3,704

Average Rating:

72 (54 votes)

Comments:

628.

Follow The Leader

Korn

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

392

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

628

Overall Rank:

3,716

Average Rating:

69 (230 votes)

Comments:

629.

Heartwork

Carcass

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

391

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

629

Overall Rank:

3,721

Average Rating:

79 (78 votes)

Comments:

630.

Houdini

Long Fin Killie

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

390

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

630

Overall Rank:

3,729

Average Rating:

79 (35 votes)

Comments:

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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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