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	2,827	133,455	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,862	256,712	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,031	168,486	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,259	190,333	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,499	284,009	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,704	216,061	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,885	184,685	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,060	257,666	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,118	192,952	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,231	181,082	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,476	2,065,440

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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991.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

224

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991

Overall Rank:

5,862

Average Rating:

75 (34 votes)

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992.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

224

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993.

Falling Into Infinity

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

224

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993

Overall Rank:

5,864

Average Rating:

68 (94 votes)

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994.

Londinium

Archive

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

224

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995.

Lysol

Melvins

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

224

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996.

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

DMX

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

224

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996

Overall Rank:

5,881

Average Rating:

74 (65 votes)

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997.

Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

224

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997

Overall Rank:

5,882

Average Rating:

69 (37 votes)

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998.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

223

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998

Overall Rank:

5,893

Average Rating:

75 (73 votes)

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999.

The Curtain Hits The Cast

Low

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

223

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1000.

Palomine

Bettie Serveert

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

223

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	0%
Beck	5	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	544	54%
	259	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

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

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