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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931.

The Black Light

Calexico

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

240

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

931

Overall Rank:

5,534

Average Rating:

75 (99 votes)

Comments:

932.

Painted From Memory

Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

240

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Rank in 1990s:

932

Overall Rank:

5,540

Average Rating:

73 (62 votes)

Comments:

933.

P.H.U.Q.

The Wildhearts

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

240

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934.

Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

239

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

934

Overall Rank:

5,552

Average Rating:

77 (91 votes)

Comments:

935.

Hours...

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

239

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935

Overall Rank:

5,560

Average Rating:

69 (234 votes)

Comments:

936.

Sobrevivendo No Inferno

Racionais MC’s

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

238

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Rank in 1990s:

936

Overall Rank:

5,565

Average Rating:

74 (39 votes)

Comments:

937.

Beethoven: The Late String Quartets Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133 & 135
Live compilation

Alban Berg Quartett

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

237

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938.

Demanufacture

Fear Factory

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

237

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939.

Carboot Soul

Nightmares On Wax

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

237

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939

Overall Rank:

5,588

Average Rating:

74 (24 votes)

Comments:

940.

Greatest Hits
Compilation

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

237

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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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