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	2,803	133,484	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,851	257,097	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,022	168,730	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,252	190,283	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,486	283,959	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,694	216,083	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,883	184,715	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,052	258,171	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,108	192,924	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,225	181,146	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,376	2,066,592

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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831.

When The Kite String Pops

Acid Bath

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

283

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832.

Frosting On The Beater

The Posies

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

283

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Rank in 1990s:

832

Overall Rank:

4,856

Average Rating:

76 (62 votes)

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833.

La Marmaille Nue

Mano Solo

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

283

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833

Overall Rank:

4,859

Average Rating:

74 (11 votes)

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834.

The Gold Experience

Prince

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

282

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Rank in 1990s:

834

Overall Rank:

4,866

Average Rating:

74 (109 votes)

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835.

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

281

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835

Overall Rank:

4,884

Average Rating:

75 (88 votes)

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836.

Burn My Eyes

Machine Head

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

280

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837.

Slip

Quicksand (US)

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

279

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837

Overall Rank:

4,905

Average Rating:

78 (32 votes)

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838.

Acme

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

278

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838

Overall Rank:

4,909

Average Rating:

73 (65 votes)

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839.

Parallels

Fates Warning

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

278

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839

Overall Rank:

4,910

Average Rating:

76 (31 votes)

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840.

Amor Prohibido

Selena

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

277

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	88	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Radiohead	5	0%
Sonic Youth	5	0%
Dream Theater	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Suede	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	544	54%
	259	26%
	40	4%
	29	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	19	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	11	1%

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Best Artists of the 1980s
1. The Smiths
2. Prince
3. Pixies
4. The Cure
5. Talking Heads
6. U2
7. Metallica
8. Kate Bush
9. R.E.M.
10. The Stone Roses
11. Sonic Youth
12. Michael Jackson
13. Bruce Springsteen
14. Tom Waits
15. Iron Maiden
16. Prince And The Revolution
17. Joy Division
18. New Order
19. Talk Talk
20. Rush