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.
19902,941133,346
19912,997251,819
19923,144166,563
19933,339187,802
19943,591279,245
19953,858212,811
19964,022181,949
19974,201252,160
19984,243190,577
19994,420178,700
Total36,7562,034,971

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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220
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1997
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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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1999
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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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1995
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217
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1997
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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 112 11%
1996 109 11%
1997 98 10%
1998 94 9%
1999 86 9%
Artist Albums %


Blur 6 1%
The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Pavement 5 1%
Sonic Youth 5 1%
Radiohead 5 1%
Manic Street Preachers 5 1%
Suede 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 545 55%
United Kingdom 261 26%
Canada 40 4%
Mixed Nationality 24 2%
Australia 22 2%
Sweden 16 2%
Japan 15 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 985 99%
Yes 15 2%
Live? Albums %
No 981 98%
Yes 19 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Best Albums of 1952
1. Bird & Diz by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
2. Moanin' The Blues by Hank Williams
3. Billie Holiday Sings by Billie Holiday
4. The Amazing Bud Powell by Bud Powell
5. Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 by Thelonious Monk
6. La Vie En Rose by Édith Piaf
7. Unforgettable by Nat King Cole
8. Satchmo Serenades by Louis Armstrong
9. Singin' In The Rain (Recorded Directly From The Sound Track Of The M-G-M Technicolor Musical) by Various Artists
10. A Second Album Of Bahamian Songs by Blind Blake And His Royal Victoria Calypsos
11. Dancers Of Bali by Anak Agung Gde Mandera / Gamelan Orchestra From The Village Of Pliatan, Bali, Indonesia
12. Penthouse Serenade by Nat King Cole
13. Legend Of The Sun Virgin by Yma Sumac
14. La Mauvaise Réputation by Georges Brassens
15. Blazing Ballads by Dinah Washington
16. Harmony Encores by The Chordettes
17. Vol. 1 by Charlie Parker
18. Listen To Lefty by Lefty Frizzell
19. Country Classics by Hank Snow The Singing Ranger & The Rainbow Ranch Boys
20. Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring by Igor Markevitch / Vienna Philharmonic
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