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	2,784	133,660	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,839	256,213	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,000	168,408	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,210	189,855	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,468	283,990	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,669	216,828	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,867	185,254	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,040	259,840	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,092	193,541	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,208	181,478	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,177	2,069,068

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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Metallica

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

918 charts

Rank Score:

7,207

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

240

Average Rating:

78 (1,508 votes)

Comments:

575.

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Metallica

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

446

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

575

Overall Rank:

3,302

Average Rating:

64 (429 votes)

Comments:

999.

Garage Inc.

Metallica

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

218

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

999

Overall Rank:

5,981

Average Rating:

68 (212 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	104	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	96	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	55%
	257	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	21	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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