Best Albums of the 1990s

« View best albums of the 1980sView best albums of the 2000s »

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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	2,791	133,739	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,844	257,715	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,006	168,790	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,226	190,839	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,480	284,716	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,680	216,867	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,880	185,215	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,043	259,057	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,100	193,377	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,223	181,723	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,273	2,072,037

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.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

251.

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

1,271

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

251

Overall Rank:

1,372

Average Rating:

77 (309 votes)

Comments:

252.

Under The Pink

Tori Amos

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

189 charts

Rank Score:

1,270

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

252

Overall Rank:

1,373

Average Rating:

77 (243 votes)

Comments:

253.

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

258 charts

Rank Score:

1,247

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

253

Overall Rank:

1,399

Average Rating:

78 (339 votes)

Comments:

254.

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,246

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

254

Overall Rank:

1,401

Average Rating:

77 (255 votes)

Comments:

255.

Be Here Now

Oasis

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

256 charts

Rank Score:

1,244

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

255

Overall Rank:

1,402

Average Rating:

69 (639 votes)

Comments:

256.

Operation: Doomsday

MF DOOM

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

1,225

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

256

Overall Rank:

1,415

Average Rating:

79 (250 votes)

Comments:

257.

Wrecking Ball

Emmylou Harris

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

1,221

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

257

Overall Rank:

1,421

Average Rating:

78 (163 votes)

Comments:

258.

Safe Mode: On

Ocean Songs

Dirty Three

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

1,209

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

258

Overall Rank:

1,430

Average Rating:

75 (189 votes)

Comments:

259.

His 'N' Hers

Pulp

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

235 charts

Rank Score:

1,207

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

259

Overall Rank:

1,432

Average Rating:

78 (284 votes)

Comments:

260.

Just For A Day

Slowdive

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

201 charts

Rank Score:

1,204

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

260

Overall Rank:

1,436

Average Rating:

78 (275 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
...
25
26
27
...
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 26 of 100

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%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	541	54%
	259	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
Show all

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

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

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

« View best albums of the 1980sView best albums of the 2000s »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Best Albums of 1997
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. Homogenic by Björk
3. Either/Or by Elliott Smith
4. The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse
5. Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized
6. Perfect From Now On by Built To Spill
7. F♯ A♯ ∞ (LP Version) by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
8. Urban Hymns by The Verve
9. The Colour And The Shape by Foo Fighters
10. The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
11. I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One by Yo La Tengo
12. The Mollusk by Ween
13. The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy
14. Blur by Blur
15. Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club
16. Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan
17. Homework by Daft Punk
18. Dots And Loops by Stereolab
19. Mogwai Young Team by Mogwai
20. Portishead by Portishead