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	2,938	133,074	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,989	252,127	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,137	167,017	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,337	188,095	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,583	280,007	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,849	213,101	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,012	182,504	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,185	252,762	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,233	191,179	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,407	179,406	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,670	2,039,272

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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791.

Dehors Novembre

Les Colocs

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

302

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

791

Overall Rank:

4,603

Average Rating:

77 (23 votes)

Comments:

792.

The Hot Rock

Sleater-Kinney

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

302

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

792

Overall Rank:

4,604

Average Rating:

78 (104 votes)

Comments:

793.

Oceanborn

Nightwish

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

302

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

793

Overall Rank:

4,606

Average Rating:

75 (57 votes)

Comments:

794.

Earth And Sun And Moon

Midnight Oil

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

301

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

794

Overall Rank:

4,610

Average Rating:

73 (74 votes)

Comments:

795.

Orange

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

301

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

795

Overall Rank:

4,613

Average Rating:

75 (68 votes)

Comments:

796.

Album Of The Year

Faith No More

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

301

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

796

Overall Rank:

4,622

Average Rating:

73 (155 votes)

Comments:

797.

Stoosh

Skunk Anansie

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

300

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

797

Overall Rank:

4,637

Average Rating:

73 (81 votes)

Comments:

798.

Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards In The Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped On And Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over

Cap'n Jazz

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

299

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

798

Overall Rank:

4,643

Average Rating:

76 (71 votes)

Comments:

799.

Permutation

Amon Tobin

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

299

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

799

Overall Rank:

4,647

Average Rating:

78 (84 votes)

Comments:

800.

The Mask And Mirror

Loreena McKennitt

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

299

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

800

Overall Rank:

4,649

Average Rating:

76 (40 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	109	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	98	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Tori Amos	5	0%
Pavement	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Sonic Youth	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	548	55%
	261	26%
	40	4%
	25	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	16	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	20	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	11	1%

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