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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Funcrusher Plus

Company Flow

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

503

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

531

Overall Rank:

3,012

Average Rating:

78 (106 votes)

Comments:

532.

Substrata

Biosphere

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

499

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

532

Overall Rank:

3,024

Average Rating:

76 (88 votes)

Comments:

533.

Broken

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

498

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

533

Overall Rank:

3,026

Average Rating:

78 (263 votes)

Comments:

534.

Fantastic Planet

Failure

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

493

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

534

Overall Rank:

3,050

Average Rating:

78 (75 votes)

Comments:

535.

Leisure

Blur

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

492

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

535

Overall Rank:

3,057

Average Rating:

71 (364 votes)

Comments:

536.

Sehnsucht

Rammstein

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

490

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

536

Overall Rank:

3,064

Average Rating:

76 (152 votes)

Comments:

537.

The Soul Cages

Sting

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

490

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

537

Overall Rank:

3,065

Average Rating:

72 (130 votes)

Comments:

538.

The Ghost Of Tom Joad

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

488

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

538

Overall Rank:

3,076

Average Rating:

73 (229 votes)

Comments:

539.

The Red Shoes

Kate Bush

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

487

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

539

Overall Rank:

3,081

Average Rating:

74 (209 votes)

Comments:

540.

Electr-O-Pura

Yo La Tengo

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

483

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

540

Overall Rank:

3,107

Average Rating:

77 (112 votes)

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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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