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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Soundtracks For The Blind

Swans

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

378 charts

Rank Score:

4,586

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

387

Average Rating:

83 (489 votes)

Comments:

72.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

558 charts

Rank Score:

4,573

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

389

Average Rating:

81 (684 votes)

Comments:

73.

Blur

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

580 charts

Rank Score:

4,474

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

400

Average Rating:

79 (819 votes)

Comments:

74.

Midnight Marauders

A Tribe Called Quest

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

528 charts

Rank Score:

4,441

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

402

Average Rating:

83 (617 votes)

Comments:

75.

Emergency & I

The Dismemberment Plan

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

451 charts

Rank Score:

4,311

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

415

Average Rating:

81 (510 votes)

Comments:

76.

Out Of Time

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

650 charts

Rank Score:

4,217

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

426

Average Rating:

78 (1,040 votes)

Comments:

77.

Summerteeth

Wilco

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

530 charts

Rank Score:

4,143

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

435

Average Rating:

82 (665 votes)

Comments:

78.

Keep It Like A Secret

Built To Spill

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

442 charts

Rank Score:

4,137

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

436

Average Rating:

82 (500 votes)

Comments:

79.

Bossanova

Pixies

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

585 charts

Rank Score:

4,079

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

441

Average Rating:

79 (909 votes)

Comments:

80.

Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

492 charts

Rank Score:

4,061

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

443

Average Rating:

82 (644 votes)

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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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Best Albums of 1994
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2. Illmatic by Nas
3. Dummy by Portishead
4. Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer
5. Definitely Maybe by Oasis
6. The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
7. MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana
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9. Superunknown by Soundgarden
10. Parklife by Blur
11. Dookie by Green Day
12. Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G.
13. The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers
14. Dog Man Star by Suede
15. Let Love In by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
16. Bee Thousand by Guided By Voices
17. The Division Bell by Pink Floyd
18. Jar Of Flies by Alice In Chains
19. Vitalogy by Pearl Jam
20. Purple by Stone Temple Pilots