Best Albums of the 1990s

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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

Year	Albums 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.
1990	2,941	133,194	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,994	251,946	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,139	166,971	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,339	188,054	Siamese Dream (56th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,588	279,704	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,856	212,971	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,018	182,318	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,191	252,422	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,238	190,899	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,415	179,180	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,719	2,037,659

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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KMFDM

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

221

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

991

Overall Rank:

5,960

Average Rating:

70 (16 votes)

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992.

Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

220

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992

Overall Rank:

5,970

Average Rating:

70 (39 votes)

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993.

Exploded Drawing

Polvo

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

220

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994.

Twice Removed

Sloan

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

219

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995.

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Hooray For Boobies

Bloodhound Gang

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

219

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Rank in 1990s:

995

Overall Rank:

5,995

Average Rating:

73 (72 votes)

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996.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

218

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997.

2: La Légende D'Eer

Iannis Xenakis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

217

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998.

Andromeda Heights

Prefab Sprout

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

217

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998

Overall Rank:

6,026

Average Rating:

70 (43 votes)

Comments:

999.

Remnants Of A Deeper Purity

Black Tape For A Blue Girl

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

217

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1000.

Falling Into Infinity

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

217

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1,000

Overall Rank:

6,034

Average Rating:

68 (96 votes)

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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	125	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	99	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Dream Theater	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
Pearl Jam	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	547	55%
	262	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	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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