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	2,790	133,640	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,844	257,549	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,006	168,821	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,226	190,716	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,478	284,700	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,680	216,854	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,879	185,306	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,044	259,218	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,100	193,490	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,223	181,735	Ágætis Byrjun (74th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,270	2,072,028

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 Richard David James.

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851.

Up The Downstair

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

273

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

851

Overall Rank:

4,954

Average Rating:

75 (88 votes)

Comments:

852.

Bufo Alvarius, Amen 29:15

Bardo Pond

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

272

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

852

Overall Rank:

4,964

Average Rating:

75 (33 votes)

Comments:

853.

Chaos Is Me

Orchid (Screamo)

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

272

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

853

Overall Rank:

4,969

Average Rating:

75 (37 votes)

Comments:

854.

…The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

272

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

854

Overall Rank:

4,972

Average Rating:

74 (99 votes)

Comments:

855.

Night Song

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

271

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

855

Overall Rank:

4,982

Average Rating:

79 (17 votes)

Comments:

856.

The Charlatans

The Charlatans (UK)

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

270

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

856

Overall Rank:

4,992

Average Rating:

74 (80 votes)

Comments:

857.

Fragments Of A Rainy Season
Live

John Cale

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

270

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

857

Overall Rank:

5,006

Average Rating:

80 (48 votes)

Comments:

858.

Ixnay On The Hombre

The Offspring

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

269

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

858

Overall Rank:

5,009

Average Rating:

72 (140 votes)

Comments:

859.

Of The Heart, Of The Soul And Of The Cross: The Utopian Experience

P.M. Dawn

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

269

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

859

Overall Rank:

5,023

Average Rating:

75 (45 votes)

Comments:

860.

Use Your Illusion
Compilation

Guns N' Roses

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

269

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

860

Overall Rank:

5,024

Average Rating:

68 (229 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	124	12%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	541	54%
	259	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

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