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	2,938	132,858	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,990	252,000	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,138	166,795	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,337	187,896	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,584	279,815	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,851	213,019	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,012	182,415	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,185	252,426	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,233	190,862	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,408	179,258	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,676	2,037,343

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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271.

Under The Pink

Tori Amos

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

190 charts

Rank Score:

1,168

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

271

Overall Rank:

1,477

Average Rating:

77 (245 votes)

Comments:

272.

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Ocean Songs

Dirty Three

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

1,158

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

272

Overall Rank:

1,491

Average Rating:

75 (190 votes)

Comments:

273.

Just For A Day

Slowdive

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

206 charts

Rank Score:

1,154

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

273

Overall Rank:

1,496

Average Rating:

78 (280 votes)

Comments:

274.

Grand Prix

Teenage Fanclub

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

207 charts

Rank Score:

1,152

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

274

Overall Rank:

1,501

Average Rating:

78 (194 votes)

Comments:

275.

Unplugged
Live

Eric Clapton

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

253 charts

Rank Score:

1,150

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

275

Overall Rank:

1,505

Average Rating:

77 (395 votes)

Comments:

276.

Me Against The World

2Pac

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

239 charts

Rank Score:

1,149

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

276

Overall Rank:

1,508

Average Rating:

79 (302 votes)

Comments:

277.

宇宙日本世田谷 [Uchū Nippon Setagaya]

フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

1,148

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

277

Overall Rank:

1,509

Average Rating:

82 (133 votes)

Comments:

278.

Evil Empire

Rage Against The Machine

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

256 charts

Rank Score:

1,146

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

278

Overall Rank:

1,515

Average Rating:

77 (495 votes)

Comments:

279.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

243 charts

Rank Score:

1,143

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

279

Overall Rank:

1,516

Average Rating:

77 (301 votes)

Comments:

280.

Surrender

The Chemical Brothers

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

1,138

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

280

Overall Rank:

1,521

Average Rating:

76 (255 votes)

Comments:

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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	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%
Pavement	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	548	55%
	260	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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