Best Albums of the 1990s

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
YearAlbums 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.
19902,938133,074
19912,989252,127
19923,137167,017
19933,337188,095
19943,583280,007
19953,849213,101
19964,012182,504
19974,185252,762
19984,233191,179
19994,407179,406
Total36,6702,039,272

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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1996
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399
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1996
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398
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1998
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398
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1995
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396
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1998
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395
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1993
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395
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1993
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394
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1996
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393
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1993
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393
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1994
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392
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 63 of 100

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 87 9%
1991 80 8%
1992 102 10%
1993 109 11%
1994 125 13%
1995 112 11%
1996 110 11%
1997 98 10%
1998 94 9%
1999 85 9%
Artist Albums %


Blur 6 1%
The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Tori Amos 5 0%
Pavement 5 0%
Radiohead 5 0%
Alice In Chains 5 0%
Sonic Youth 5 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 548 55%
United Kingdom 261 26%
Canada 40 4%
Mixed Nationality 25 2%
Australia 22 2%
Sweden 16 2%
Japan 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 986 98%
Yes 16 2%
Live? Albums %
No 982 98%
Yes 20 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 11 1%
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