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	2,945	132,935	Violator (107th)by Depeche Mode
1991	3,021	250,333	Nevermind (13th)by Nirvana
1992	3,158	165,876	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,357	187,268	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,619	277,671	Grace (61st)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,877	211,274	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,040	181,110	If You're Feeling Sinister (127th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,229	250,056	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,258	190,326	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,445	178,106	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,949	2,024,957

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:

49 charts

Rank Score:

219

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992.

Cherry Peel

of Montreal

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

219

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992

Overall Rank:

6,009

Average Rating:

74 (64 votes)

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993.

America's Least Wanted

Ugly Kid Joe

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

219

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994.

Nigga Please

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

219

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994

Overall Rank:

6,013

Average Rating:

75 (43 votes)

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995.

Room To Roam

The Waterboys

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

219

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995

Overall Rank:

6,014

Average Rating:

71 (54 votes)

Comments:

996.

The Caution Horses

Cowboy Junkies

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

218

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996

Overall Rank:

6,037

Average Rating:

71 (66 votes)

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997.

Garage Inc.

Metallica

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

218

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Rank in 1990s:

997

Overall Rank:

6,043

Average Rating:

68 (218 votes)

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998.

Consume Red

Ground Zero

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

218

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998

Overall Rank:

6,044

Average Rating:

72 (25 votes)

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999.

Dulcinea

Toad The Wet Sprocket (US)

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

217

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1000.

Symbols

KMFDM

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

217

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1,000

Overall Rank:

6,064

Average Rating:

70 (16 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	127	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	96	10%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Autechre	5	0%
Pavement	5	0%
Sonic Youth	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	545	54%
	261	26%
	42	4%
	26	3%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	15	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	15	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	20	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	11	1%

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