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	133,470	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,853	257,071	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,023	168,736	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,256	190,290	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,490	283,897	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,699	215,989	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,883	184,679	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,056	258,108	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,110	192,902	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,227	181,115	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,402	2,066,256

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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951.

Arvo Pärt: Alina

Vladimir Spivakov / Sergei Berzodny / Alexander Malter / Dietmar Schwalke

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

234

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951

Overall Rank:

5,654

Average Rating:

78 (37 votes)

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952.

Personal Best

Team Dresch

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

234

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953.

Life In General

MxPx

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

234

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954.

Republic

New Order

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

233

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955.

Pies Descalzos

Shakira

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

233

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956.

Exploded Drawing

Polvo

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

233

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957.

Snivilisation

Orbital

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

233

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958.

Good Stuff

The B-52's

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

233

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958

Overall Rank:

5,689

Average Rating:

64 (47 votes)

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959.

White On Blonde

Texas

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

232

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959

Overall Rank:

5,705

Average Rating:

72 (55 votes)

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960.

Mariah Carey

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

232

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960

Overall Rank:

5,709

Average Rating:

66 (90 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	104	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	128	13%
1995	114	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Various Artists	6	1%
Pavement	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
Stereolab	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	54%
	259	26%
	40	4%
	32	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	23	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	990	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	998	99%
Yes	11	1%

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