Best Albums of the 1990s

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
YearAlbums 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.
Year 1990Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 2,948Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 132,422Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1991Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,038Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 249,564Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1992Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,173Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 166,146Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1993Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,371Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 186,650Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1994Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,628Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 276,918Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1995Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,900Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 210,609Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1996Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,050Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 180,515Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1997Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,248Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 248,214Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1998Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,277Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 189,520Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1999Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,469Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 177,461Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year TotalAlbums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 37,102Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 2,018,018Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.

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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Year of Release:
1994
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221
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1996
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219
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1993
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219
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1999
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219
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1995
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218
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1993
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218
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1994
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218
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Year of Release:
1990
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218
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1992
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218
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 85 9%
1991 82 8%
1992 101 10%
1993 109 11%
1994 127 13%
1995 111 11%
1996 110 11%
1997 96 10%
1998 95 10%
1999 85 9%
Artist Albums %


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


United States 541 54%
United Kingdom 263 26%
Canada 43 4%
Mixed Nationality 26 3%
Australia 22 2%
Sweden 16 2%
Japan 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 15 1%
Live? Albums %
No 981 98%
Yes 20 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 12 1%
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