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.

Best albums by year or decade

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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	133,632	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,844	257,195	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,005	168,791	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,225	190,550	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,478	284,530	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,677	216,923	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,872	185,143	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,044	259,355	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,098	193,338	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,220	181,671	Ágætis Byrjun (72nd)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,251	2,071,127

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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91.

The Mollusk

Ween

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

357 charts

Rank Score:

3,536

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

510

Average Rating:

82 (487 votes)

Comments:

92.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

503 charts

Rank Score:

3,501

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

515

Average Rating:

77 (694 votes)

Comments:

93.

Play

Moby

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

557 charts

Rank Score:

3,488

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

522

Average Rating:

77 (801 votes)

Comments:

94.

Bee Thousand

Guided By Voices

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

372 charts

Rank Score:

3,409

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

535

Average Rating:

79 (483 votes)

Comments:

95.

Angel Dust

Faith No More

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

431 charts

Rank Score:

3,371

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

538

Average Rating:

78 (610 votes)

Comments:

96.

The Division Bell

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

475 charts

Rank Score:

3,315

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

545

Average Rating:

74 (1,144 votes)

Comments:

97.

Jar Of Flies

Alice In Chains

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

367 charts

Rank Score:

3,244

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

555

Average Rating:

82 (602 votes)

Comments:

98.

Safe Mode: On

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

408 charts

Rank Score:

3,083

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

575

Average Rating:

77 (518 votes)

Comments:

99.

Vitalogy

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

460 charts

Rank Score:

3,022

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

583

Average Rating:

78 (805 votes)

Comments:

100.

Blur

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

469 charts

Rank Score:

3,009

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

100

Overall Rank:

585

Average Rating:

78 (790 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	542	54%
	258	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	22	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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