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	682	72,245	Violator (139th) by Depeche Mode
1991	726	244,242	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	774	132,637	Automatic For The People (43rd) by R.E.M.
1993	796	131,407	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	817	227,971	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	838	181,879	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	929	133,656	Pinkerton (112th) by Weezer
1997	940	228,361	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	880	150,312	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	931	133,035	Ágætis Byrjun (79th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,313	1,635,745

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

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Band

101.

2001

Dr. Dre

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	71 charts
Rank in 1999:	13	Rank Score:	2,342
Rank in 1990s	101	Overall Rank:	491
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102.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	85 charts
Rank in 1996:	10	Rank Score:	2,325
Rank in 1990s	102	Overall Rank:	497
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103.

Use Your Illusion II

Guns N' Roses

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	77 charts
Rank in 1991:	13	Rank Score:	2,290
Rank in 1990s	103	Overall Rank:	506
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104.

Summerteeth

Wilco

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	99 charts
Rank in 1999:	14	Rank Score:	2,282
Rank in 1990s	104	Overall Rank:	507
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105.

Suede

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	84 charts
Rank in 1993:	9	Rank Score:	2,254
Rank in 1990s	105	Overall Rank:	515
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106.

Nowhere

Ride

Year of Release:	1990	Appears in:	96 charts
Rank in 1990:	5	Rank Score:	2,241
Rank in 1990s	106	Overall Rank:	516
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107.

I See A Darkness

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	85 charts
Rank in 1999:	15	Rank Score:	2,240
Rank in 1990s	107	Overall Rank:	517
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108.

Blur

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	100 charts
Rank in 1997:	14	Rank Score:	2,228
Rank in 1990s	108	Overall Rank:	520
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109.

Images And Words

Dream Theater

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	56 charts
Rank in 1992:	8	Rank Score:	2,211
Rank in 1990s	109	Overall Rank:	523
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110.

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	85 charts
Rank in 1992:	9	Rank Score:	2,206
Rank in 1990s	110	Overall Rank:	525
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	83	8%
1991	86	9%
1992	102	10%
1993	97	10%
1994	113	11%
1995	111	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	105	11%
1998	102	10%
1999	91	9%

Band	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
Beck	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Metallica	5	1%
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Nirvana	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

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