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	2,941	132,917	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,993	252,183	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,137	166,938	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,338	187,975	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,583	279,804	Grace (60th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,855	213,029	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,015	182,388	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,187	252,627	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,235	190,902	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,410	179,316	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,694	2,038,077

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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951.

Whatever

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

232

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952.

Infinite

Eminem

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

231

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953.

Good Stuff

The B-52's

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

230

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953

Overall Rank:

5,729

Average Rating:

65 (49 votes)

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954.

Angel Song

Kenny Wheeler

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

230

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954

Overall Rank:

5,741

Average Rating:

72 (20 votes)

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955.

Blind

The Sundays

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

229

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955

Overall Rank:

5,748

Average Rating:

73 (83 votes)

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956.

Singles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

229

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956

Overall Rank:

5,756

Average Rating:

78 (71 votes)

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957.

S.C.I.E.N.C.E.

Incubus

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

229

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957

Overall Rank:

5,758

Average Rating:

75 (142 votes)

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958.

Sunrise On The Sufferbus

Masters Of Reality

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

228

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959.

330,003 Crossdressers From Beyond The Rig Veda

Sun City Girls

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

228

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960.

Arvo Pärt: Alina

Vladimir Spivakov / Sergei Berzodny / Alexander Malter / Dietmar Schwalke

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

228

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960

Overall Rank:

5,790

Average Rating:

79 (37 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	81	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%
Suede	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Autechre	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
Pearl Jam	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	55%
	261	26%
	41	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

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