Best Albums of 1999

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Listed below are the best albums of 1999 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1999 year summaryThe best artists of 1999 were Sigur Rós, The Flaming Lips, Red Hot Chili Peppers, フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans], Blur, The Dismemberment Plan, Built To Spill, Wilco, The Magnetic Fields and American Football.

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61.

The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner

Ben Folds Five

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

329

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

740

Overall Rank:

4,295

Average Rating:

73 (104 votes)

Comments:

62.

Liquid Skin

Gomez

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

327

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

744

Overall Rank:

4,308

Average Rating:

73 (75 votes)

Comments:

63.

The Hot Rock

Sleater-Kinney

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

310

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

780

Overall Rank:

4,504

Average Rating:

78 (102 votes)

Comments:

64.

Pinback

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

305

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

792

Overall Rank:

4,564

Average Rating:

74 (31 votes)

Comments:

65.

The Good Life

Kashmir

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

305

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

794

Overall Rank:

4,570

Average Rating:

73 (42 votes)

Comments:

66.

The Gay Parade

of Montreal

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

299

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

807

Overall Rank:

4,640

Average Rating:

75 (73 votes)

Comments:

67.

Revés/Yo Soy

Café Tacuba

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

296

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

814

Overall Rank:

4,682

Average Rating:

75 (48 votes)

Comments:

68.

Hagnesta Hill

Kent (SE)

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

293

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

820

Overall Rank:

4,722

Average Rating:

74 (55 votes)

Comments:

69.

S&M
Live

Metallica & San Francisco Symphony

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

283

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

830

Overall Rank:

4,845

Average Rating:

65 (244 votes)

Comments:

70.

Chaos Is Me

Orchid (Screamo)

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

272

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

852

Overall Rank:

4,968

Average Rating:

75 (37 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1999 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
Eric Clapton	2	0%
Richard Müller	2	0%
Mike Oldfield	2	0%
Sloan	2	0%
Nas	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	450	45%
	204	20%
	38	4%
	35	4%
	31	3%
	30	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	920	92%
Yes	80	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	962	96%
Yes	38	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

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