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	2,941	133,092	Violator (107th)by Depeche Mode
1991	3,004	251,433	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,150	166,438	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,342	187,554	Siamese Dream (56th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,602	278,442	Grace (61st)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,861	211,780	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,034	181,335	If You're Feeling Sinister (127th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,208	251,313	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,248	190,501	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,428	178,264	Ágætis Byrjun (78th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,818	2,030,153

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.

Garage Inc.

Metallica

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

220

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

991

Overall Rank:

5,993

Average Rating:

68 (218 votes)

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992.

Nigga Please

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

220

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992

Overall Rank:

5,994

Average Rating:

75 (43 votes)

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993.

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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994.

El Circo

Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del Quinto Patio

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

220

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Rank in 1990s:

994

Overall Rank:

6,003

Average Rating:

77 (26 votes)

Comments:

995.

Dulcinea

Toad The Wet Sprocket (US)

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

220

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996.

Consume Red

Ground Zero

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

219

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996

Overall Rank:

6,014

Average Rating:

73 (24 votes)

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997.

The Caution Horses

Cowboy Junkies

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

219

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997

Overall Rank:

6,016

Average Rating:

71 (66 votes)

Comments:

998.

Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

219

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998

Overall Rank:

6,027

Average Rating:

70 (39 votes)

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999.

Symbols

KMFDM

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

219

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999

Overall Rank:

6,033

Average Rating:

70 (16 votes)

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1000.

Life In General

MxPx

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

219

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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	124	12%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pearl Jam	5	0%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	0%
Aphex Twin	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	543	54%
	260	26%
	41	4%
	26	3%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	15	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

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Best Albums of the 1980s
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. The Joshua Tree by U2
7. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
8. Thriller by Michael Jackson
9. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
10. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
11. Closer by Joy Division
12. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
13. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
14. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
15. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
16. Graceland by Paul Simon
17. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
18. Back In Black by AC/DC
19. Murmur by R.E.M.
20. Moving Pictures by Rush