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	2,788	133,677	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,844	257,610	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,005	168,812	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,225	190,702	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,478	284,726	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,678	216,848	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,872	185,331	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,044	259,227	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,098	193,572	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,221	181,768	Ágætis Byrjun (74th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,253	2,072,272

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.

Presents Author Unknown

Jason Falkner

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

224

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992.

Karma

Delerium

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

224

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992

Overall Rank:

5,878

Average Rating:

73 (47 votes)

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993.

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

DMX

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

223

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993

Overall Rank:

5,900

Average Rating:

74 (66 votes)

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994.

Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles
Compilation

Mudhoney

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

223

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994

Overall Rank:

5,901

Average Rating:

76 (63 votes)

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995.

Operation Ivy
Compilation

Operation Ivy

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

222

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995

Overall Rank:

5,909

Average Rating:

78 (25 votes)

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996.

Savage Garden

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

222

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996

Overall Rank:

5,914

Average Rating:

66 (99 votes)

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997.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

222

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998.

Kingston Wall

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

221

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999.

The Way Of The Vaselines
Compilation

The Vaselines

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

221

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1000.

Thirteen

Teenage Fanclub

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

221

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	124	12%
1995	113	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pavement	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Sonic Youth	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	542	54%
	259	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

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