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	2,786	133,537	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,841	256,105	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,004	168,459	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,221	189,839	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,476	283,834	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,676	216,454	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,869	184,939	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,042	259,130	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,095	193,237	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,215	181,425	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,225	2,066,958

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 Richard David James.

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981.

Palomine

Bettie Serveert

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

225

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982.

Relish

Joan Osborne

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

225

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983.

Presents Author Unknown

Jason Falkner

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

224

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984.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

224

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984

Overall Rank:

5,843

Average Rating:

75 (73 votes)

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985.

Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles
Compilation

Mudhoney

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

223

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985

Overall Rank:

5,866

Average Rating:

76 (63 votes)

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986.

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

DMX

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

223

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986

Overall Rank:

5,869

Average Rating:

74 (66 votes)

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987.

Operation Ivy
Compilation

Operation Ivy

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

223

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987

Overall Rank:

5,871

Average Rating:

78 (25 votes)

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988.

Kingston Wall

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

222

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989.

Falling Into Infinity

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

222

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989

Overall Rank:

5,883

Average Rating:

68 (93 votes)

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990.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

222

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	96	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	544	54%
	258	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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