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 55,000 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.
Year 1990	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 2,948	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 132,468	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart. Violator (106th)by Depeche Mode
Year 1991	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,037	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 249,688	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart. Nevermind (13th)by Nirvana
Year 1992	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,172	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 166,216	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart. Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
Year 1993	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,371	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 186,739	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart. Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
Year 1994	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,628	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 277,065	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart. Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
Year 1995	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,900	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 210,646	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart. The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
Year 1996	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,050	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 180,586	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart. If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
Year 1997	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,246	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 248,307	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart. OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
Year 1998	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,277	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 189,515	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
Year 1999	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,469	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 177,613	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart. Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Year Total	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 37,098	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 2,018,843	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neutral Milk Hotel, Oasis, My Bloody Valentine, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Nick Cave and Weezer.

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991.

Remnants Of A Deeper Purity

Black Tape For A Blue Girl

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

220

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992.

Quique

Seefeel

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

219

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993.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

219

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993

Overall Rank:

6,025

Average Rating:

75 (76 votes)

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994.

Don Caballero 2

Don Caballero

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

219

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995.

Beethoven: The Late String Quartets Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133 & 135
Live compilation

Alban Berg Quartett

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

218

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996.

The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Elton John / Tim Rice / Hans Zimmer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

218

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997.

Hell's Ditch

The Pogues

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

218

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997

Overall Rank:

6,038

Average Rating:

73 (57 votes)

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998.

Palomine

Bettie Serveert

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

218

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999.

America's Least Wanted

Ugly Kid Joe

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

217

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1000.

The Caution Horses

Cowboy Junkies

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

217

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1,000

Overall Rank:

6,066

Average Rating:

71 (66 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	109	11%
1994	127	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	94	9%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Suede	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	540	54%
	262	26%
	44	4%
	26	3%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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