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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Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

220

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

991

Overall Rank:

5,949

Average Rating:

70 (39 votes)

Comments:

992.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

220

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Rank in 1990s:

992

Overall Rank:

5,952

Average Rating:

75 (76 votes)

Comments:

993.

Twice Removed

Sloan

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

220

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994.

Safe Mode: On

Hooray For Boobies

Bloodhound Gang

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

219

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

994

Overall Rank:

5,971

Average Rating:

73 (72 votes)

Comments:

995.

2: La Légende D'Eer

Iannis Xenakis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

218

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996.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

218

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997.

Remnants Of A Deeper Purity

Black Tape For A Blue Girl

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

218

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998.

Andromeda Heights

Prefab Sprout

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

218

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Rank in 1990s:

998

Overall Rank:

6,007

Average Rating:

70 (43 votes)

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999.

Lysol

Melvins

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

217

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1000.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

217

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Rank in 1990s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

6,033

Average Rating:

74 (36 votes)

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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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