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	2,949	132,766	Violator (106th)by Depeche Mode
1991	3,028	250,141	Nevermind (13th)by Nirvana
1992	3,167	166,174	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,364	187,125	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,626	277,599	Grace (60th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,888	210,992	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,043	180,907	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,242	248,990	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,266	189,866	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,459	177,956	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	37,032	2,022,517

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.

Remnants Of A Deeper Purity

Black Tape For A Blue Girl

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

220

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992.

Quique

Seefeel

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

220

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993.

Beethoven: The Late String Quartets Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133 & 135
Live compilation

Alban Berg Quartett

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

219

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994.

Don Caballero 2

Don Caballero

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

219

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995.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

219

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995

Overall Rank:

6,019

Average Rating:

75 (76 votes)

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996.

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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997.

Palomine

Bettie Serveert

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

219

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998.

Hell's Ditch

The Pogues

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

218

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998

Overall Rank:

6,039

Average Rating:

73 (57 votes)

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999.

America's Least Wanted

Ugly Kid Joe

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

218

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1000.

The Caution Horses

Cowboy Junkies

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

217

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1,000

Overall Rank:

6,057

Average Rating:

71 (66 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	109	11%
1994	127	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	94	9%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	540	54%
	262	26%
	44	4%
	26	3%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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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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