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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981.

Twice Removed

Sloan

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

227

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982.

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

227

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982

Overall Rank:

5,825

Average Rating:

77 (96 votes)

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983.

The Way Of The Vaselines
Compilation

The Vaselines

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

226

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983

Overall Rank:

5,830

Average Rating:

77 (61 votes)

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984.

Remnants Of A Deeper Purity

Black Tape For A Blue Girl

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

226

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985.

The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Elton John / Tim Rice / Hans Zimmer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

226

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986.

Blind

The Sundays

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

226

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987.

Safe Mode: On

Hooray For Boobies

Bloodhound Gang

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

225

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

987

Overall Rank:

5,848

Average Rating:

73 (70 votes)

Comments:

988.

Operation Ivy
Compilation

Operation Ivy

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

225

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988

Overall Rank:

5,852

Average Rating:

78 (25 votes)

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989.

Andromeda Heights

Prefab Sprout

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

225

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989

Overall Rank:

5,853

Average Rating:

70 (45 votes)

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990.

Falling Into Infinity

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

225

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990

Overall Rank:

5,854

Average Rating:

68 (94 votes)

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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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