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 (44th) 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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71.

Post

Björk

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	122 charts
Rank in 1995:	6	Rank Score:	3,199
Rank in 1990s	71	Overall Rank:	361
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72.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	95 charts
Rank in 1999:	6	Rank Score:	3,193
Rank in 1990s	72	Overall Rank:	362
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73.

Bossanova

Pixies

Year of Release:	1990	Appears in:	126 charts
Rank in 1990:	2	Rank Score:	3,166
Rank in 1990s	73	Overall Rank:	366
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74.

F♯A♯∞

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	114 charts
Rank in 1997:	10	Rank Score:	3,152
Rank in 1990s	74	Overall Rank:	368
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75.

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

Year of Release:	1990	Appears in:	87 charts
Rank in 1990:	3	Rank Score:	3,132
Rank in 1990s	75	Overall Rank:	372
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76.

Debut

Björk

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	143 charts
Rank in 1993:	6	Rank Score:	3,091
Rank in 1990s	76	Overall Rank:	380
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77.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	110 charts
Rank in 1996:	7	Rank Score:	3,087
Rank in 1990s	77	Overall Rank:	381
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78.

Out of Time

R.E.M.

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	148 charts
Rank in 1991:	12	Rank Score:	3,061
Rank in 1990s	78	Overall Rank:	385
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79.

Blur

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	106 charts
Rank in 1999:	7	Rank Score:	3,059
Rank in 1990s	79	Overall Rank:	386
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80.

Showbiz

Muse

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	99 charts
Rank in 1999:	8	Rank Score:	3,003
Rank in 1990s	80	Overall Rank:	395
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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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