Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe 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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1994
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218
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1990
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218
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1997
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218
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1995
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217
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1993
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1992
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216
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Year of Release:
1992
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216
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1990
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216
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
216
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Year of Release:
1997
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215
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 86 9%
1991 82 8%
1992 101 10%
1993 109 11%
1994 127 13%
1995 107 11%
1996 110 11%
1997 98 10%
1998 95 10%
1999 85 9%
Country Albums %


United States 537 54%
United Kingdom 263 26%
Canada 44 4%
Mixed Nationality 27 3%
Australia 22 2%
Sweden 16 2%
Japan 15 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 985 99%
Yes 15 2%
Live? Albums %
No 980 98%
Yes 20 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
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