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	132,917	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,993	252,183	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,137	166,938	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,338	187,975	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,583	279,804	Grace (60th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,855	213,029	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,015	182,388	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,187	252,627	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,235	190,902	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,410	179,316	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,694	2,038,077

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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The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Elton John / Tim Rice / Hans Zimmer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

221

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992.

Exploded Drawing

Polvo

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

220

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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:

5,961

Average Rating:

70 (39 votes)

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994.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

220

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994

Overall Rank:

5,965

Average Rating:

75 (76 votes)

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995.

Twice Removed

Sloan

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

220

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996.

Safe Mode: On

Hooray For Boobies

Bloodhound Gang

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

219

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996

Overall Rank:

5,983

Average Rating:

73 (72 votes)

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997.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

218

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998.

2: La Légende D'Eer

Iannis Xenakis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

218

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999.

Remnants Of A Deeper Purity

Black Tape For A Blue Girl

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

218

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1000.

Andromeda Heights

Prefab Sprout

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

218

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1,000

Overall Rank:

6,020

Average Rating:

70 (43 votes)

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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	125	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	98	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Suede	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Autechre	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
Pearl Jam	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	55%
	261	26%
	41	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

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