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	2,771	133,340	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,836	256,423	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,000	168,563	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,207	189,725	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,466	284,315	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,664	216,879	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,867	185,580	If You're Feeling Sinister (121st)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,036	260,204	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,089	193,833	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,205	181,601	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,141	2,070,463

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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736.

The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner

Ben Folds Five

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

332

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

736

Overall Rank:

4,255

Average Rating:

73 (104 votes)

Comments:

745.

Liquid Skin

Gomez

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

329

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

745

Overall Rank:

4,291

Average Rating:

73 (75 votes)

Comments:

777.

The Hot Rock

Sleater-Kinney

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

313

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

777

Overall Rank:

4,470

Average Rating:

78 (102 votes)

Comments:

788.

Pinback

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

307

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

788

Overall Rank:

4,544

Average Rating:

74 (31 votes)

Comments:

790.

The Good Life

Kashmir

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

307

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

790

Overall Rank:

4,549

Average Rating:

73 (42 votes)

Comments:

802.

The Gay Parade

of Montreal

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

301

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

802

Overall Rank:

4,612

Average Rating:

75 (73 votes)

Comments:

807.

Revés/Yo Soy

Café Tacuba

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

299

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

807

Overall Rank:

4,629

Average Rating:

75 (48 votes)

Comments:

818.

Hagnesta Hill

Kent (SE)

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

295

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

818

Overall Rank:

4,680

Average Rating:

74 (54 votes)

Comments:

827.

S&M
Live

Metallica & San Francisco Symphony

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

285

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

827

Overall Rank:

4,806

Average Rating:

65 (244 votes)

Comments:

871.

Rajaz

Camel

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

261

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

871

Overall Rank:

5,129

Average Rating:

76 (55 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%
Suede	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Stereolab	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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