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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81.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

545 charts

Rank Score:

4,006

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

449

Average Rating:

79 (714 votes)

Comments:

82.

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

440 charts

Rank Score:

3,912

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

455

Average Rating:

78 (605 votes)

Comments:

83.

Goo

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

575 charts

Rank Score:

3,912

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

456

Average Rating:

80 (760 votes)

Comments:

84.

I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One

Yo La Tengo

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

494 charts

Rank Score:

3,909

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

457

Average Rating:

82 (585 votes)

Comments:

85.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

495 charts

Rank Score:

3,889

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

462

Average Rating:

80 (599 votes)

Comments:

86.

American Football

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

366 charts

Rank Score:

3,869

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

463

Average Rating:

80 (473 votes)

Comments:

87.

When The Pawn...

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

3,798

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

476

Average Rating:

82 (494 votes)

Comments:

88.

To Bring You My Love

PJ Harvey

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

486 charts

Rank Score:

3,789

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

478

Average Rating:

81 (582 votes)

Comments:

89.

Dog Man Star

Suede

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

431 charts

Rank Score:

3,696

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

488

Average Rating:

79 (524 votes)

Comments:

90.

Let Love In

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

472 charts

Rank Score:

3,618

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

497

Average Rating:

82 (517 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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