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 Richard David James.

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61.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

712 charts

Rank Score:

5,564

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:

5,556

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:

5,550

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

325

Average Rating:

80 (987 votes)

Comments:

64.

Long Season

フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

392 charts

Rank Score:

5,439

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

333

Average Rating:

86 (473 votes)

Comments:

65.

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

732 charts

Rank Score:

5,435

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

334

Average Rating:

79 (901 votes)

Comments:

66.

Debut

Björk

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

744 charts

Rank Score:

5,426

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

336

Average Rating:

80 (1,020 votes)

Comments:

67.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

703 charts

Rank Score:

5,165

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:

672 charts

Rank Score:

5,053

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

357

Average Rating:

78 (969 votes)

Comments:

69.

Nowhere

Ride

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

544 charts

Rank Score:

4,876

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

369

Average Rating:

81 (674 votes)

Comments:

70.

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

473 charts

Rank Score:

4,588

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	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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Best Artists of 1998
1. Neutral Milk Hotel
2. Massive Attack
3. Air
4. OutKast
5. Lauryn Hill
6. Boards Of Canada
7. Elliott Smith
8. Mercury Rev
9. Eels
10. Madonna
11. Placebo
12. Lucinda Williams
13. The Smashing Pumpkins
14. Refused
15. Belle And Sebastian
16. Pulp
17. Tortoise
18. Black Star
19. Pearl Jam
20. Queens Of The Stone Age