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	133,669	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,842	257,402	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,004	168,883	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,224	190,673	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,477	284,720	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,676	217,077	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,870	185,340	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,043	259,618	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,097	193,501	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,219	181,741	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,240	2,072,623

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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301.

Roman Candle

Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

171 charts

Rank Score:

1,077

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

301

Overall Rank:

1,597

Average Rating:

79 (267 votes)

Comments:

302.

Fashion Nugget

Cake

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

1,076

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

302

Overall Rank:

1,598

Average Rating:

74 (298 votes)

Comments:

303.

This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,074

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

303

Overall Rank:

1,603

Average Rating:

73 (283 votes)

Comments:

304.

Tomorrow The Green Grass

The Jayhawks

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

1,072

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

304

Overall Rank:

1,607

Average Rating:

77 (141 votes)

Comments:

305.

Bocanada

Gustavo Cerati

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

1,063

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

305

Overall Rank:

1,618

Average Rating:

82 (105 votes)

Comments:

306.

Sixteen Stone

Bush

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

1,060

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

306

Overall Rank:

1,621

Average Rating:

72 (247 votes)

Comments:

307.

Where You Been

Dinosaur Jr.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

1,056

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

307

Overall Rank:

1,624

Average Rating:

78 (212 votes)

Comments:

308.

There Is Nothing Left To Lose

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

1,050

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

308

Overall Rank:

1,629

Average Rating:

75 (433 votes)

Comments:

309.

Hex

Bark Psychosis

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

151 charts

Rank Score:

1,037

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

309

Overall Rank:

1,649

Average Rating:

79 (181 votes)

Comments:

310.

Boys For Pele

Tori Amos

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

1,035

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

310

Overall Rank:

1,654

Average Rating:

76 (248 votes)

Comments:

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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	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Beck	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	543	54%
	258	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	21	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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