Best Albums of the 1990s

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
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.
Year 1990Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 2,946Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 132,876Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1991Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,014Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 250,597Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1992Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,158Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 165,968Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1993Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,356Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 187,390Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1994Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,612Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 277,489Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1995Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 3,870Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 211,164Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1996Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,037Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 180,669Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1997Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,225Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 249,976Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1998Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,257Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 190,105Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year 1999Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,435Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 177,724Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Year TotalAlbums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 36,910Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 2,023,959Top 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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1992
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220
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1990
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220
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1994
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220
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1999
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219
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Year of Release:
1998
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219
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1990
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219
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Year of Release:
1994
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218
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Year of Release:
1990
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218
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1997
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218
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Year of Release:
1991
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218
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 86 9%
1991 82 8%
1992 101 10%
1993 108 11%
1994 125 13%
1995 112 11%
1996 109 11%
1997 96 10%
1998 96 10%
1999 85 9%
Artist Albums %


Blur 6 1%
The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Suede 5 1%
Autechre 5 1%
Alice In Chains 5 1%
R.E.M. 5 1%
Stereolab 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 542 54%
United Kingdom 260 26%
Canada 42 4%
Mixed Nationality 26 3%
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%
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