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 54,000 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	2,941	133,346	Violator (109th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,997	251,819	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,144	166,563	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,339	187,802	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,591	279,245	Grace (60th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,858	212,811	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,022	181,949	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,201	252,160	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,243	190,577	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,420	178,700	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,756	2,034,971

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

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991.

Life In General

MxPx

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

220

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992.

Symbols

KMFDM

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

220

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992

Overall Rank:

5,975

Average Rating:

70 (16 votes)

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993.

Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

220

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993

Overall Rank:

5,980

Average Rating:

70 (39 votes)

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994.

Exploded Drawing

Polvo

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

219

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995.

Twice Removed

Sloan

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

219

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996.

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Hooray For Boobies

Bloodhound Gang

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

218

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Rank in 1990s:

996

Overall Rank:

6,007

Average Rating:

73 (72 votes)

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997.

Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack

植松伸夫 [Nobuo Uematsu]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

218

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997

Overall Rank:

6,021

Average Rating:

73 (26 votes)

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998.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

217

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999.

2: La Légende D'Eer

Iannis Xenakis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

217

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1000.

Andromeda Heights

Prefab Sprout

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

217

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1,000

Overall Rank:

6,044

Average Rating:

70 (43 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	98	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Suede	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	545	55%
	261	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	15	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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