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.
19902,941132,917
19912,993252,183
19923,137166,938
19933,338187,975
19943,583279,804
19953,855213,029
19964,015182,388
19974,187252,627
19984,235190,902
19994,410179,316
Total36,6942,038,077

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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384
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1995
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383
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1992
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382
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1990
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380
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1999
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380
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1990
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379
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1994
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378
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1999
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378
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1995
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378
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1993
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 85 9%
1991 81 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%
Suede 5 0%
Alice In Chains 5 0%
Autechre 5 0%
R.E.M. 5 0%
Pearl Jam 5 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 546 55%
United Kingdom 261 26%
Canada 41 4%
Mixed Nationality 24 2%
Australia 22 2%
Sweden 16 2%
Japan 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 15 1%
Live? Albums %
No 982 98%
Yes 19 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 10 1%
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