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.
19902,941133,376
19912,997251,863
19923,144166,782
19933,339187,770
19943,591279,303
19953,858212,737
19964,022181,946
19974,204252,248
19984,243190,877
19994,420178,624
Total36,7592,035,527

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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1997
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220
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1999
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1997
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1996
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1990
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220
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1996
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219
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1994
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219
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1997
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218
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1999
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218
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1992
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217
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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 126 13%
1995 111 11%
1996 109 11%
1997 101 10%
1998 95 10%
1999 86 9%
Artist Albums %


The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Blur 6 1%
Alice In Chains 5 0%
R.E.M. 5 0%
Pearl Jam 5 0%
The Smashing Pumpkins 5 0%
Aphex Twin 5 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 547 55%
United Kingdom 260 26%
Canada 40 4%
Mixed Nationality 24 2%
Australia 22 2%
Sweden 16 2%
Japan 15 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 15 1%
Live? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 19 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 992 99%
Yes 11 1%
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