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 9,700 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	702	73,418	Violator (139th) by Depeche Mode
1991	736	247,018	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	784	133,622	Automatic For The People (44th) by R.E.M.
1993	804	132,399	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	834	230,642	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	858	183,087	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	946	134,664	Pinkerton (113th) by Weezer
1997	959	229,771	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	903	152,338	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	950	135,296	Ágætis Byrjun (75th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,476	1,652,256

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

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151.

The Three EPs

The Beta Band

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	61 charts
Rank in 1998:	13	Rank Score:	1,629
Rank in 1990s	151	Overall Rank:	691
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152.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	61 charts
Rank in 1998:	14	Rank Score:	1,616
Rank in 1990s	152	Overall Rank:	696
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153.

Keep It Like A Secret

Built To Spill

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	60 charts
Rank in 1999:	18	Rank Score:	1,598
Rank in 1990s	153	Overall Rank:	704
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154.

Music for the Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	64 charts
Rank in 1994:	25	Rank Score:	1,593
Rank in 1990s	154	Overall Rank:	707
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155.

Mellow Gold

Beck

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	79 charts
Rank in 1994:	26	Rank Score:	1,583
Rank in 1990s	155	Overall Rank:	711
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156.

Pablo Honey

Radiohead

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	101 charts
Rank in 1993:	13	Rank Score:	1,582
Rank in 1990s	156	Overall Rank:	712
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157.

Rid Of Me

P.J. Harvey

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	74 charts
Rank in 1993:	14	Rank Score:	1,572
Rank in 1990s	157	Overall Rank:	718
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158.

White Ladder

David Gray

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	45 charts
Rank in 1998:	15	Rank Score:	1,553
Rank in 1990s	158	Overall Rank:	730
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159.

Boys For Pele

Tori Amos

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	42 charts
Rank in 1996:	16	Rank Score:	1,549
Rank in 1990s	159	Overall Rank:	736
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160.

Evil Empire

Rage Against The Machine

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	61 charts
Rank in 1996:	17	Rank Score:	1,531
Rank in 1990s	160	Overall Rank:	744
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	84	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	97	10%
1994	114	11%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	100	10%
1998	104	10%
1999	90	9%

Band	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	568	57%
	260	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	19	2%
	17	2%
	14	1%
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