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	71,736	Violator (141st) by Depeche Mode
1991	714	243,155	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	765	131,963	Automatic For The People (44th) by R.E.M.
1993	789	131,332	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	813	227,349	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	827	181,235	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	922	133,513	Pinkerton (113th) by Weezer
1997	927	228,190	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	872	149,494	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	922	133,047	The Soft Bulletin (79th) by The Flaming Lips
Total	8,225	1,631,015

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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181.

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	47 charts
Rank in 1998:	20	Rank Score:	1,367
Rank in 1990s	181	Overall Rank:	808
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182.

Mutations

Beck

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	61 charts
Rank in 1998:	21	Rank Score:	1,367
Rank in 1990s	182	Overall Rank:	809
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183.

The Man Who

Travis

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	67 charts
Rank in 1999:	22	Rank Score:	1,364
Rank in 1990s	183	Overall Rank:	811
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184.

Songs Of Faith And Devotion

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	59 charts
Rank in 1993:	18	Rank Score:	1,364
Rank in 1990s	184	Overall Rank:	812
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185.

The Score

Fugees

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	64 charts
Rank in 1996:	19	Rank Score:	1,351
Rank in 1990s	185	Overall Rank:	822
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186.

Brighten The Corners

Pavement

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	50 charts
Rank in 1997:	18	Rank Score:	1,341
Rank in 1990s	186	Overall Rank:	826
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187.

Clarity

Jimmy Eat World

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	26 charts
Rank in 1999:	23	Rank Score:	1,341
Rank in 1990s	187	Overall Rank:	827
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188.

California

Mr. Bungle

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	38 charts
Rank in 1999:	24	Rank Score:	1,339
Rank in 1990s	188	Overall Rank:	828
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189.

Garbage

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	62 charts
Rank in 1995:	16	Rank Score:	1,338
Rank in 1990s	189	Overall Rank:	829
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190.

Be Here Now

Oasis

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	59 charts
Rank in 1997:	19	Rank Score:	1,333
Rank in 1990s	190	Overall Rank:	831
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	84	8%
1991	86	9%
1992	101	10%
1993	96	10%
1994	115	12%
1995	112	11%
1996	108	11%
1997	103	10%
1998	104	10%
1999	91	9%

Band	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
The Flaming Lips	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Metallica	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	564	56%
	260	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	18	2%
	17	2%
	14	1%
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