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	2,785	133,726	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,841	256,198	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,000	168,506	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,214	189,721	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,470	283,848	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,671	216,768	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,866	185,161	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,041	259,532	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,094	193,495	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,210	181,450	Ágætis Byrjun (70th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,192	2,068,405

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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881.

Joyride

Roxette

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

257

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

881

Overall Rank:

5,194

Average Rating:

69 (88 votes)

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882.

Big Red Letter Day

Buffalo Tom

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

257

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

882

Overall Rank:

5,196

Average Rating:

74 (50 votes)

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883.

Dizzy Mizz Lizzy

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

257

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884.

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

256

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885.

Apple

Mother Love Bone

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

256

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

885

Overall Rank:

5,212

Average Rating:

75 (100 votes)

Comments:

886.

Propeller

Guided By Voices

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

256

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

886

Overall Rank:

5,215

Average Rating:

76 (67 votes)

Comments:

887.

Naveed

Our Lady Peace

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

255

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888.

Significant Other

Limp Bizkit

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

255

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

888

Overall Rank:

5,237

Average Rating:

52 (144 votes)

Comments:

889.

Amarok

Mike Oldfield

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

255

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889

Overall Rank:

5,239

Average Rating:

75 (81 votes)

Comments:

890.

This Desert Life

Counting Crows

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

255

Rank in 1999:

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890

Overall Rank:

5,243

Average Rating:

71 (108 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	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	545	55%
	257	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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

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