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	2,791	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.

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301.

Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,078

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

301

Overall Rank:

1,599

Average Rating:

75 (284 votes)

Comments:

302.

Incesticide
Compilation

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

191 charts

Rank Score:

1,078

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

302

Overall Rank:

1,600

Average Rating:

76 (604 votes)

Comments:

303.

This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,075

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

303

Overall Rank:

1,606

Average Rating:

73 (283 votes)

Comments:

304.

Fashion Nugget

Cake

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

1,073

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

304

Overall Rank:

1,611

Average Rating:

74 (299 votes)

Comments:

305.

Tomorrow The Green Grass

The Jayhawks

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

1,069

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

305

Overall Rank:

1,615

Average Rating:

76 (141 votes)

Comments:

306.

Sixteen Stone

Bush

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

1,057

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

306

Overall Rank:

1,621

Average Rating:

72 (247 votes)

Comments:

307.

Where You Been

Dinosaur Jr.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

1,055

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

307

Overall Rank:

1,626

Average Rating:

78 (213 votes)

Comments:

308.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

1,052

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

308

Overall Rank:

1,630

Average Rating:

76 (190 votes)

Comments:

309.

Clandestino

Manu Chao

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

1,050

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

309

Overall Rank:

1,633

Average Rating:

77 (186 votes)

Comments:

310.

There Is Nothing Left To Lose

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

1,048

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

310

Overall Rank:

1,635

Average Rating:

75 (435 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%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	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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