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	132,858	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,990	252,000	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,138	166,795	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,337	187,896	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,584	279,815	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,851	213,019	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,012	182,415	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,185	252,426	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,233	190,862	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,408	179,258	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,676	2,037,343

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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931.

Beaster

Sugar

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

241

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932.

Personal Best

Team Dresch

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

241

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933.

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

240

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933

Overall Rank:

5,557

Average Rating:

74 (114 votes)

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934.

Penthouse

Luna (US)

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

239

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935.

Everything Is Wrong

Moby

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

239

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936.

Happiness...Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch

Our Lady Peace

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

239

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936

Overall Rank:

5,574

Average Rating:

73 (30 votes)

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937.

Republic

New Order

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

239

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938.

Sobrevivendo No Inferno

Racionais MC’s

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

238

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938

Overall Rank:

5,586

Average Rating:

74 (41 votes)

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939.

Alta Suciedad

Andrés Calamaro

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

238

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939

Overall Rank:

5,588

Average Rating:

77 (47 votes)

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940.

Title Of Record

Filter (US)

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

237

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940

Overall Rank:

5,605

Average Rating:

73 (90 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	98	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	548	55%
	260	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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