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	2,780	133,456	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,838	256,276	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,000	168,500	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,208	189,649	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,467	284,171	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,666	216,848	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,867	185,542	If You're Feeling Sinister (121st)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,037	260,035	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,089	193,795	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,206	181,588	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,158	2,069,860

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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466.

October Rust

Type O Negative

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

593

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

466

Overall Rank:

2,616

Average Rating:

79 (112 votes)

Comments:

471.

1977

Ash

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

588

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

471

Overall Rank:

2,641

Average Rating:

74 (154 votes)

Comments:

473.

Filosofem

Burzum

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

586

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

473

Overall Rank:

2,650

Average Rating:

75 (188 votes)

Comments:

476.

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

580

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

476

Overall Rank:

2,667

Average Rating:

77 (124 votes)

Comments:

491.

Signify

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

560

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

491

Overall Rank:

2,764

Average Rating:

78 (179 votes)

Comments:

504.

Bringing Down The Horse

The Wallflowers

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

535

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

504

Overall Rank:

2,857

Average Rating:

73 (186 votes)

Comments:

507.

Among My Swan

Mazzy Star

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

533

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

507

Overall Rank:

2,867

Average Rating:

77 (122 votes)

Comments:

508.

Roots

Sepultura

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

532

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

508

Overall Rank:

2,869

Average Rating:

76 (184 votes)

Comments:

518.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

521

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

518

Overall Rank:

2,913

Average Rating:

77 (103 votes)

Comments:

524.

Fantastic Planet

Failure

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

509

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

524

Overall Rank:

2,975

Average Rating:

78 (75 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	98	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	547	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	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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

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Best Artists of 1994
1. Jeff Buckley
2. Nas
3. Portishead
4. Weezer
5. Oasis
6. Nine Inch Nails
7. Nirvana
8. Pavement
9. Soundgarden
10. Blur
11. Green Day
12. The Notorious B.I.G.
13. Manic Street Preachers
14. Suede
15. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
16. Nick Cave
17. Guided By Voices
18. Pink Floyd
19. Alice In Chains
20. Pearl Jam