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	2,788	133,632	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,844	257,195	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,005	168,791	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,225	190,550	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,478	284,530	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,677	216,923	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,872	185,143	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,044	259,355	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,098	193,338	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,220	181,671	Ágætis Byrjun (72nd)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,251	2,071,127

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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11.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,710 charts

Rank Score:

18,881

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

81 (2,415 votes)

Comments:

232

12.

Illmatic

Nas

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,313 charts

Rank Score:

18,511

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Average Rating:

86 (1,536 votes)

Comments:

109

13.

Dummy

Portishead

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,497 charts

Rank Score:

17,179

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14.

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,368 charts

Rank Score:

17,149

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (1,673 votes)

Comments:

138

15.

Weezer (Blue Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,433 charts

Rank Score:

16,808

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,897 votes)

Comments:

138

16.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,450 charts

Rank Score:

16,013

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

83 (1,810 votes)

Comments:

161

17.

Spiderland

Slint

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,023 charts

Rank Score:

13,895

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,239 votes)

Comments:

120

18.

Homogenic

Björk

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1,083 charts

Rank Score:

13,731

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,353 votes)

Comments:

101

19.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,074 charts

Rank Score:

13,480

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,233 votes)

Comments:

20.

Achtung Baby

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,286 charts

Rank Score:

12,886

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Overall Rank:

113

Average Rating:

80 (1,789 votes)

Comments:

142

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	542	54%
	258	26%
	41	4%
	28	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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