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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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. 2,947	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 132,365	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. 3,039	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 249,594	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. 3,174	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 166,068	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. 3,372	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 186,557	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) 276,840	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. 3,902	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 210,500	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. 4,054	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 180,431	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart. If You're Feeling Sinister (125th)by Belle And Sebastian
Year 1997	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. 4,252	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 248,303	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. 4,280	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 189,422	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. 4,472	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 177,376	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. 37,120	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) 2,017,457	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.

Timothy's Monster

Motorpsycho

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

221

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992.

Remnants Of A Deeper Purity

Black Tape For A Blue Girl

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

219

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993.

Quique

Seefeel

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

219

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994.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

219

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994

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6,030

Average Rating:

75 (77 votes)

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995.

Don Caballero 2

Don Caballero

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

39 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.

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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998.

Hell's Ditch

The Pogues

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

218

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6,041

Average Rating:

73 (57 votes)

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Palomine

Bettie Serveert

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

217

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1000.

America's Least Wanted

Ugly Kid Joe

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

217

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

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

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	540	54%
	263	26%
	43	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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