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 53,000 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	2,796	133,557	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,847	257,712	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,013	168,754	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,230	190,491	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,481	284,285	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,689	216,400	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,882	185,106	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,045	258,642	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,101	193,002	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,226	181,402	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,310	2,069,350

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

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941.

Don Caballero 2

Don Caballero

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

236

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942.

Whatever

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

236

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943.

Seal II

Seal

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

236

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944.

Hello Rockview

Less Than Jake

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

235

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944

Overall Rank:

5,635

Average Rating:

72 (47 votes)

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945.

Sunrise On The Sufferbus

Masters Of Reality

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

235

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946.

Everything Is Wrong

Moby

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

235

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947.

Room To Roam

The Waterboys

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

235

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947

Overall Rank:

5,646

Average Rating:

71 (52 votes)

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948.

Something To Write Home About

The Get Up Kids

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

235

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948

Overall Rank:

5,647

Average Rating:

73 (55 votes)

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949.

Life In General

MxPx

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

234

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950.

Arvo Pärt: Alina

Vladimir Spivakov / Sergei Berzodny / Alexander Malter / Dietmar Schwalke

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

234

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950

Overall Rank:

5,655

Average Rating:

78 (37 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	98	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	544	54%
	258	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	22	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

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

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