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	2,792	133,655	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,844	257,957	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,007	168,827	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,226	190,768	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,480	284,784	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,681	216,756	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,880	185,222	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,044	258,950	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,101	193,248	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,224	181,999	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,279	2,072,166

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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991.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

224

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Rank in 1990s:

991

Overall Rank:

5,879

Average Rating:

75 (73 votes)

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992.

Presents Author Unknown

Jason Falkner

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

223

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993.

Karma

Delerium

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

223

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993

Overall Rank:

5,894

Average Rating:

73 (47 votes)

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994.

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

DMX

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

222

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Rank in 1990s:

994

Overall Rank:

5,910

Average Rating:

74 (66 votes)

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995.

Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles
Compilation

Mudhoney

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

222

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Rank in 1990s:

995

Overall Rank:

5,911

Average Rating:

76 (63 votes)

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996.

Savage Garden

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

222

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996

Overall Rank:

5,915

Average Rating:

66 (99 votes)

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997.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

222

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998.

Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

221

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998

Overall Rank:

5,926

Average Rating:

69 (37 votes)

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999.

Thirteen

Teenage Fanclub

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

221

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1000.

Kingston Wall

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

221

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	124	12%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	541	54%
	259	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	23	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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