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	2,898	133,286	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,957	254,499	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,113	168,130	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,319	189,432	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,561	282,447	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,795	214,875	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,982	183,633	If You're Feeling Sinister (125th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,157	254,887	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,203	192,112	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,366	180,541	Ágætis Byrjun (74th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,351	2,053,841

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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681.

Tellin' Stories

The Charlatans (UK)

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

360

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

681

Overall Rank:

3,992

Average Rating:

75 (111 votes)

Comments:

682.

Dear You

Jawbreaker

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

360

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

682

Overall Rank:

3,994

Average Rating:

74 (64 votes)

Comments:

683.

The Charm Of The Highway Strip

The Magnetic Fields

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

360

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

683

Overall Rank:

3,997

Average Rating:

76 (97 votes)

Comments:

684.

Death Certificate

Ice Cube

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

359

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

684

Overall Rank:

4,005

Average Rating:

76 (135 votes)

Comments:

685.

Danzig II: Lucifuge

Danzig

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

359

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

685

Overall Rank:

4,007

Average Rating:

77 (92 votes)

Comments:

686.

Whirlpool

Chapterhouse

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

358

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

686

Overall Rank:

4,020

Average Rating:

77 (91 votes)

Comments:

687.

A.M.

Wilco

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

358

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

687

Overall Rank:

4,022

Average Rating:

74 (213 votes)

Comments:

688.

Magic And Loss

Lou Reed

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

357

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

688

Overall Rank:

4,028

Average Rating:

74 (109 votes)

Comments:

689.

Saturation

Urge Overkill

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

357

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

689

Overall Rank:

4,030

Average Rating:

73 (78 votes)

Comments:

690.

Wrong Way Up

Brian Eno & John Cale

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

355

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

690

Overall Rank:

4,038

Average Rating:

79 (67 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	100	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	547	55%
	260	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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

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

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