Best Albums of the 1990s : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of the 1990s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,600 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	674	71,747	Violator (141st) by Depeche Mode
1991	715	243,147	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	765	131,871	Automatic For The People (43rd) by R.E.M.
1993	790	131,362	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	814	227,024	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	827	180,993	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	923	133,399	Pinkerton (113th) by Weezer
1997	928	227,905	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	872	149,860	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	924	132,866	The Soft Bulletin (79th) by The Flaming Lips
Total	8,232	1,630,174

The best bands of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, Oasis, Neutral Milk Hotel, Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins, R.E.M., My Bloody Valentine, Jeff Buckley and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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11.

Achtung Baby

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	474 charts
Rank in 1991:	4	Rank Score:	20,449
Rank in 1990s	11	Overall Rank:	47
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12.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	414 charts
Rank in 1994:	2	Rank Score:	18,092
Rank in 1990s	12	Overall Rank:	55
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13.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	429 charts
Rank in 1995:	3	Rank Score:	17,073
Rank in 1990s	13	Overall Rank:	62
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14.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	425 charts
Rank in 1993:	2	Rank Score:	15,534
Rank in 1990s	14	Overall Rank:	71
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15.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	376 charts
Rank in 1999:	1	Rank Score:	13,983
Rank in 1990s	15	Overall Rank:	79
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16.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	347 charts
Rank in 1999:	2	Rank Score:	13,875
Rank in 1990s	16	Overall Rank:	80
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17.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	353 charts
Rank in 1991:	5	Rank Score:	12,638
Rank in 1990s	17	Overall Rank:	87
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18.

Rage Against The Machine

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	345 charts
Rank in 1992:	2	Rank Score:	12,517
Rank in 1990s	18	Overall Rank:	91
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19.

Weezer (The Blue Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	364 charts
Rank in 1994:	3	Rank Score:	12,355
Rank in 1990s	19	Overall Rank:	92
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20.

Dummy

Portishead

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	374 charts
Rank in 1994:	4	Rank Score:	12,245
Rank in 1990s	20	Overall Rank:	94
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	84	8%
1991	86	9%
1992	102	10%
1993	96	10%
1994	114	11%
1995	111	11%
1996	108	11%
1997	104	10%
1998	103	10%
1999	92	9%

Band	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Metallica	5	1%
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Nirvana	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	563	56%
	262	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	18	2%
	17	2%
	14	1%
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