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	133,481	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,850	257,280	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,021	168,756	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,251	190,278	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,483	283,962	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,694	216,109	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,883	184,767	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,050	258,247	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,108	192,993	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,224	181,177	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,365	2,067,050

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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331.

Trace

Son Volt

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

944

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

331

Overall Rank:

1,788

Average Rating:

77 (130 votes)

Comments:

332.

Stanley Road

Paul Weller

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

184 charts

Rank Score:

941

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

332

Overall Rank:

1,795

Average Rating:

78 (178 votes)

Comments:

333.

Is This Desire?

PJ Harvey

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

208 charts

Rank Score:

934

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

333

Overall Rank:

1,803

Average Rating:

78 (263 votes)

Comments:

334.

Going Blank Again

Ride

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

186 charts

Rank Score:

933

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

334

Overall Rank:

1,807

Average Rating:

77 (215 votes)

Comments:

335.

White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity

Swans

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

167 charts

Rank Score:

930

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

335

Overall Rank:

1,813

Average Rating:

79 (247 votes)

Comments:

336.

Pod

The Breeders

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

186 charts

Rank Score:

926

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

336

Overall Rank:

1,823

Average Rating:

77 (230 votes)

Comments:

337.

Blues For The Red Sun

Kyuss

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

168 charts

Rank Score:

925

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

337

Overall Rank:

1,825

Average Rating:

79 (236 votes)

Comments:

338.

...I Care Because You Do

Aphex Twin

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

924

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

338

Overall Rank:

1,830

Average Rating:

76 (205 votes)

Comments:

339.

Still Life

Opeth

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

918

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

339

Overall Rank:

1,839

Average Rating:

79 (211 votes)

Comments:

340.

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The Tragically Hip

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

134 charts

Rank Score:

913

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

340

Overall Rank:

1,844

Average Rating:

78 (144 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Beck	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Pavement	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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