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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471.

Roseland NYC Live
Live

Portishead

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

581

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

471

Overall Rank:

2,654

Average Rating:

80 (158 votes)

Comments:

472.

Flaming Pie

Paul McCartney

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

576

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

472

Overall Rank:

2,672

Average Rating:

78 (237 votes)

Comments:

473.

Make Yourself

Incubus

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

575

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

473

Overall Rank:

2,679

Average Rating:

74 (255 votes)

Comments:

474.

Psyence Fiction

Unkle

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

567

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

474

Overall Rank:

2,704

Average Rating:

76 (148 votes)

Comments:

475.

Diamonds And Pearls

Prince & The New Power Generation

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

567

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

475

Overall Rank:

2,707

Average Rating:

74 (200 votes)

Comments:

476.

The Real Ramona

Throwing Muses

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

110 charts

Rank Score:

565

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

476

Overall Rank:

2,715

Average Rating:

78 (117 votes)

Comments:

477.

MCMXC a.D.

Enigma (DE)

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

564

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

477

Overall Rank:

2,718

Average Rating:

74 (117 votes)

Comments:

478.

Day For Night

The Tragically Hip

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

560

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

478

Overall Rank:

2,742

Average Rating:

78 (70 votes)

Comments:

479.

Teenage Snuff Film

Rowland S. Howard

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

559

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

479

Overall Rank:

2,747

Average Rating:

78 (75 votes)

Comments:

480.

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

558

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

480

Overall Rank:

2,748

Average Rating:

76 (178 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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Best Albums of 1991
1. Nevermind by Nirvana
2. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
3. Ten by Pearl Jam
4. Spiderland by Slint
5. Achtung Baby by U2
6. The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
7. Laughing Stock by Talk Talk
8. Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. Metallica by Metallica
10. Blue Lines by Massive Attack
11. Screamadelica by Primal Scream
12. Out Of Time by R.E.M.
13. Badmotorfinger by Soundgarden
14. Trompe Le Monde by Pixies
15. Use Your Illusion II by Guns N' Roses
16. Dangerous by Michael Jackson
17. Temple Of The Dog by Temple Of The Dog
18. Yerself Is Steam by Mercury Rev
19. Gish by The Smashing Pumpkins
20. Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub