Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe 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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1993
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231
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1993
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1996
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1992
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229
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1991
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227
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1999
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227
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1993
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226
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1996
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226
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1995
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226
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1996
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226
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 96 of 100

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 86 9%
1991 82 8%
1992 101 10%
1993 109 11%
1994 127 13%
1995 107 11%
1996 110 11%
1997 98 10%
1998 95 10%
1999 85 9%
Country Albums %


United States 537 54%
United Kingdom 263 26%
Canada 44 4%
Mixed Nationality 27 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 980 98%
Yes 20 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Best Albums of 1968
1. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
2. Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3. Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
4. Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
5. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks
6. White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
7. Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
8. Music From Big Pink by The Band
9. Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
10. At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash
11. A Saucerful Of Secrets by Pink Floyd
12. Waiting For The Sun by The Doors
13. We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention
14. Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
15. The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds
16. Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company
17. Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes
18. Wheels Of Fire by Cream
19. Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds
20. The United States Of America by The United States Of America
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