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	2,805	133,394	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,853	256,718	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,025	168,530	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,257	190,198	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,492	283,855	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,700	215,840	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,883	184,644	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,057	257,799	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,114	192,869	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,228	181,134	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,414	2,064,981

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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851.

El Espiritu Del Vino

Héroes Del Silencio

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

274

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

851

Overall Rank:

4,963

Average Rating:

75 (26 votes)

Comments:

852.

Black Secret Technology

A Guy Called Gerald

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

273

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

852

Overall Rank:

4,965

Average Rating:

75 (23 votes)

Comments:

853.

From The Cradle

Eric Clapton

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

273

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Average Rating:

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854.

Doppelgänger

Curve

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

273

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

854

Overall Rank:

4,968

Average Rating:

74 (76 votes)

Comments:

855.

Up The Downstair

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

272

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

855

Overall Rank:

4,972

Average Rating:

75 (88 votes)

Comments:

856.

The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings
Live compilation

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

272

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

856

Overall Rank:

4,980

Average Rating:

82 (23 votes)

Comments:

857.

Chaos Is Me

Orchid (Screamo)

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

271

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

857

Overall Rank:

4,986

Average Rating:

75 (37 votes)

Comments:

858.

Bufo Alvarius, Amen 29:15

Bardo Pond

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

270

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

858

Overall Rank:

5,002

Average Rating:

75 (33 votes)

Comments:

859.

The Charlatans

The Charlatans (UK)

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

269

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

859

Overall Rank:

5,022

Average Rating:

74 (80 votes)

Comments:

860.

Fragments Of A Rainy Season
Live

John Cale

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

268

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

860

Overall Rank:

5,026

Average Rating:

80 (48 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	114	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	88	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Radiohead	5	0%
Stereolab	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	545	54%
	260	26%
	41	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	995	99%
Yes	10	1%

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