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	2,791	133,590	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,845	257,925	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,008	168,873	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,226	190,705	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,480	284,714	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,684	216,655	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,880	185,393	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,044	258,776	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,101	193,252	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,225	181,775	Ágætis Byrjun (75th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,284	2,071,658

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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731.

Trilogie De La Mort

Éliane Radigue

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

334

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

731

Overall Rank:

4,240

Average Rating:

75 (24 votes)

Comments:

732.

American II: Unchained

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

333

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

732

Overall Rank:

4,251

Average Rating:

77 (128 votes)

Comments:

733.

Hard Normal Daddy

Squarepusher

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

332

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

733

Overall Rank:

4,259

Average Rating:

77 (76 votes)

Comments:

734.

My Iron Lung

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

330

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

734

Overall Rank:

4,278

Average Rating:

77 (281 votes)

Comments:

735.

Passion And Warfare

Steve Vai

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

330

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

735

Overall Rank:

4,279

Average Rating:

75 (98 votes)

Comments:

736.

Welcome To Wherever You Are

INXS

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

329

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

736

Overall Rank:

4,288

Average Rating:

73 (92 votes)

Comments:

737.

Fountains Of Wayne

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

329

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

737

Overall Rank:

4,289

Average Rating:

73 (66 votes)

Comments:

738.

Olympian

Gene

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

329

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

738

Overall Rank:

4,293

Average Rating:

73 (48 votes)

Comments:

739.

Lifeforms

The Future Sound Of London

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

328

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

739

Overall Rank:

4,301

Average Rating:

75 (83 votes)

Comments:

740.

The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner

Ben Folds Five

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

328

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

740

Overall Rank:

4,306

Average Rating:

73 (104 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Sonic Youth	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Dream Theater	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
Pearl Jam	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	541	54%
	260	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	22	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

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