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.
19902,938132,858
19912,990252,000
19923,138166,795
19933,337187,896
19943,584279,815
19953,851213,019
19964,012182,415
19974,185252,426
19984,233190,862
19994,408179,258
Total36,6762,037,343

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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1990
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220
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1999
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1994
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220
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1999
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219
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1995
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218
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1992
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218
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1996
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218
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1997
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218
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1992
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217
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1998
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217
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

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 %


United States 548 55%
United Kingdom 260 26%
Canada 40 4%
Mixed Nationality 24 2%
Australia 22 2%
Sweden 16 2%
Japan 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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