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	2,786	133,607	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,841	256,280	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,004	168,534	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,221	189,918	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,476	283,899	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,676	216,571	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,869	185,005	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,043	259,300	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,095	193,287	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,213	181,509	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,224	2,067,910

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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991.

Savage Garden

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

222

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991

Overall Rank:

5,894

Average Rating:

66 (98 votes)

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992.

The Way Of The Vaselines
Compilation

The Vaselines

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

221

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993.

Thirteen

Teenage Fanclub

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

221

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994.

The Great Deceiver (Live 1973 - 1974)
Live

King Crimson

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

221

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995.

In The Nightside Eclipse

Emperor

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

221

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996.

Lysol

Melvins

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

221

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997.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

221

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997

Overall Rank:

5,912

Average Rating:

75 (33 votes)

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998.

Regulate... G Funk Era

Warren G

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

220

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999.

Hellbilly Deluxe

Rob Zombie

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

219

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999

Overall Rank:

5,949

Average Rating:

69 (96 votes)

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1000.

Red Apple Falls

Smog

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

219

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1,000

Overall Rank:

5,964

Average Rating:

77 (58 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	544	54%
	258	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

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