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	2,801	133,504	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,847	257,408	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,014	168,605	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,249	190,288	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,483	284,109	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,693	216,277	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,883	184,935	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,046	258,340	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,106	192,880	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,224	181,239	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,346	2,067,585

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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201.

I Could Live In Hope

Low

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

251 charts

Rank Score:

1,715

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

201

Overall Rank:

1,032

Average Rating:

77 (295 votes)

Comments:

202.

Gish

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

330 charts

Rank Score:

1,711

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

202

Overall Rank:

1,036

Average Rating:

76 (539 votes)

Comments:

203.

Symbolic

Death (Metal)

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

200 charts

Rank Score:

1,705

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

203

Overall Rank:

1,041

Average Rating:

81 (242 votes)

Comments:

204.

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

297 charts

Rank Score:

1,683

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

204

Overall Rank:

1,051

Average Rating:

79 (313 votes)

Comments:

205.

Innuendo

Queen

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

283 charts

Rank Score:

1,666

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

205

Overall Rank:

1,063

Average Rating:

74 (466 votes)

Comments:

206.

Woodface

Crowded House

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

288 charts

Rank Score:

1,666

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

206

Overall Rank:

1,064

Average Rating:

77 (292 votes)

Comments:

207.

Protection

Massive Attack

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

272 charts

Rank Score:

1,639

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

207

Overall Rank:

1,076

Average Rating:

77 (385 votes)

Comments:

208.

Copper Blue

Sugar

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

223 charts

Rank Score:

1,627

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

208

Overall Rank:

1,081

Average Rating:

79 (222 votes)

Comments:

209.

TNT

Tortoise

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

1,623

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

209

Overall Rank:

1,083

Average Rating:

79 (293 votes)

Comments:

210.

Blade Runner
Soundtrack

Vangelis

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

1,607

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

210

Overall Rank:

1,095

Average Rating:

83 (212 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	543	54%
	258	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	22	2%
	15	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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

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

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