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 55,000 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	2,940	133,162	Violator (107th)by Depeche Mode
1991	3,000	251,304	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,145	166,576	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,341	187,416	Siamese Dream (56th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,597	278,758	Grace (60th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,859	212,056	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,031	181,320	If You're Feeling Sinister (127th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,206	251,480	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,244	190,378	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,425	178,132	Ágætis Byrjun (78th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,788	2,030,580

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neutral Milk Hotel, Oasis, My Bloody Valentine, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Nick Cave and Weezer.

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991.

The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Elton John / Tim Rice / Hans Zimmer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

220

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992.

Dulcinea

Toad The Wet Sprocket (US)

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

220

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993.

Consume Red

Ground Zero

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

220

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993

Overall Rank:

5,983

Average Rating:

73 (24 votes)

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994.

The Caution Horses

Cowboy Junkies

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

220

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994

Overall Rank:

5,985

Average Rating:

71 (66 votes)

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995.

Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

219

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995

Overall Rank:

5,997

Average Rating:

70 (39 votes)

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996.

Symbols

KMFDM

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

219

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996

Overall Rank:

6,004

Average Rating:

70 (16 votes)

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997.

Life In General

MxPx

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

219

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998.

Twice Removed

Sloan

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

218

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999.

Exploded Drawing

Polvo

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

218

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1000.

Safe Mode: On

Hooray For Boobies

Bloodhound Gang

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

218

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Rank in 1990s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

6,033

Average Rating:

73 (72 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	111	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Stereolab	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	542	54%
	260	26%
	42	4%
	26	3%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	15	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	15	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	11	1%

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