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	133,661	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,845	257,623	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,005	168,860	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,225	190,732	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,478	284,775	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,678	216,920	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,872	185,345	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,044	259,280	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,100	193,539	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,221	181,778	Ágætis Byrjun (74th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,256	2,072,512

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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281.

Grand Prix

Teenage Fanclub

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

201 charts

Rank Score:

1,143

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

281

Overall Rank:

1,519

Average Rating:

78 (192 votes)

Comments:

282.

People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

269 charts

Rank Score:

1,141

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

282

Overall Rank:

1,523

Average Rating:

79 (302 votes)

Comments:

283.

Seasons In The Abyss

Slayer

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

196 charts

Rank Score:

1,138

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

283

Overall Rank:

1,527

Average Rating:

80 (277 votes)

Comments:

284.

Music From The Unrealized Film Script: Dusk At Cubist Castle

The Olivia Tremor Control

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

1,136

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

284

Overall Rank:

1,531

Average Rating:

77 (196 votes)

Comments:

285.

Washing Machine

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

200 charts

Rank Score:

1,130

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

285

Overall Rank:

1,539

Average Rating:

77 (279 votes)

Comments:

286.

No Code

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

243 charts

Rank Score:

1,125

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

286

Overall Rank:

1,544

Average Rating:

75 (452 votes)

Comments:

287.

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

1,123

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

287

Overall Rank:

1,545

Average Rating:

78 (146 votes)

Comments:

288.

Eureka

Jim O'Rourke

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

1,122

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

288

Overall Rank:

1,549

Average Rating:

79 (132 votes)

Comments:

289.

Stratosphere

Duster

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

1,119

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

289

Overall Rank:

1,551

Average Rating:

78 (164 votes)

Comments:

290.

The Velvet Rope

Janet Jackson

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

1,110

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

290

Overall Rank:

1,557

Average Rating:

75 (169 votes)

Comments:

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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%
Radiohead	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Suede	5	1%
R.E.M.	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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