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	133,677	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,844	257,610	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,005	168,812	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,225	190,702	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,478	284,726	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,678	216,848	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,872	185,331	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,044	259,227	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,098	193,572	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,221	181,768	Ágætis Byrjun (74th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,253	2,072,272

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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61.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

712 charts

Rank Score:

5,565

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

323

Average Rating:

80 (881 votes)

Comments:

62.

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards Of Canada

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

614 charts

Rank Score:

5,563

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

324

Average Rating:

82 (728 votes)

Comments:

63.

Vs.

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

660 charts

Rank Score:

5,517

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

329

Average Rating:

80 (987 votes)

Comments:

64.

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

732 charts

Rank Score:

5,442

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

333

Average Rating:

79 (901 votes)

Comments:

65.

Debut

Björk

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

744 charts

Rank Score:

5,428

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

335

Average Rating:

80 (1,019 votes)

Comments:

66.

Long Season

フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

391 charts

Rank Score:

5,390

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

337

Average Rating:

86 (473 votes)

Comments:

67.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

703 charts

Rank Score:

5,163

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

349

Average Rating:

77 (989 votes)

Comments:

68.

The Colour And The Shape

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

670 charts

Rank Score:

5,051

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

358

Average Rating:

78 (968 votes)

Comments:

69.

Nowhere

Ride

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

543 charts

Rank Score:

4,844

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

371

Average Rating:

81 (674 votes)

Comments:

70.

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

473 charts

Rank Score:

4,596

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

386

Average Rating:

81 (737 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	113	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pavement	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Sonic Youth	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	542	54%
	259	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

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