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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305.

Tomorrow The Green Grass

The Jayhawks

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

1,053

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

305

Overall Rank:

1,624

Average Rating:

77 (141 votes)

Comments:

311.

Leftism

Leftfield

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

185 charts

Rank Score:

1,025

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

311

Overall Rank:

1,669

Average Rating:

77 (222 votes)

Comments:

316.

Insomniac

Green Day

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

203 charts

Rank Score:

1,004

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

316

Overall Rank:

1,693

Average Rating:

73 (382 votes)

Comments:

320.

Alice In Chains

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

997

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

320

Overall Rank:

1,703

Average Rating:

76 (355 votes)

Comments:

326.

Elastica

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

967

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

326

Overall Rank:

1,756

Average Rating:

77 (210 votes)

Comments:

327.

One Hot Minute

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

963

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

327

Overall Rank:

1,760

Average Rating:

72 (434 votes)

Comments:

328.

Trace

Son Volt

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

957

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

328

Overall Rank:

1,765

Average Rating:

77 (129 votes)

Comments:

330.

Stanley Road

Paul Weller

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

184 charts

Rank Score:

948

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

330

Overall Rank:

1,777

Average Rating:

78 (178 votes)

Comments:

335.

...I Care Because You Do

Aphex Twin

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

939

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

335

Overall Rank:

1,794

Average Rating:

76 (203 votes)

Comments:

351.

Tri Repetae

Autechre

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

149 charts

Rank Score:

875

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

351

Overall Rank:

1,912

Average Rating:

77 (189 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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