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	2,797	133,517	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,847	257,650	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,013	168,712	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,249	190,463	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,483	284,213	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,689	216,340	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,883	185,093	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,046	258,570	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,102	192,951	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,226	181,355	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,335	2,068,864

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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Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

224

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

991

Overall Rank:

5,862

Average Rating:

69 (37 votes)

Comments:

992.

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Hooray For Boobies

Bloodhound Gang

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

224

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Rank in 1990s:

992

Overall Rank:

5,875

Average Rating:

73 (70 votes)

Comments:

993.

Palomine

Bettie Serveert

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

224

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994.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

224

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Rank in 1990s:

994

Overall Rank:

5,882

Average Rating:

75 (73 votes)

Comments:

995.

Relish

Joan Osborne

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

223

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996.

Presents Author Unknown

Jason Falkner

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

223

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997.

Karma

Delerium

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

223

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

997

Overall Rank:

5,906

Average Rating:

73 (47 votes)

Comments:

998.

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

DMX

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

222

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

998

Overall Rank:

5,917

Average Rating:

74 (66 votes)

Comments:

999.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

222

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1000.

Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles
Compilation

Mudhoney

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

222

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

5,922

Average Rating:

76 (63 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	88	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Radiohead	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
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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	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

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