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	73,188	Violator (139th) by Depeche Mode
1991	736	246,617	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	784	133,525	Automatic For The People (44th) by R.E.M.
1993	804	132,195	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	833	230,174	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	858	182,580	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	946	134,477	Pinkerton (113th) by Weezer
1997	959	229,388	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	902	152,044	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	950	135,036	Ágætis Byrjun (75th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,474	1,649,225

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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Band

341.

Sweet Oblivion

Screaming Trees

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	26 charts
Rank in 1992:	36	Rank Score:	656
Rank in 1990s	341	Overall Rank:	1,545
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342.

Experience

The Prodigy

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	26 charts
Rank in 1992:	37	Rank Score:	654
Rank in 1990s	342	Overall Rank:	1,551
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343.

No Angel

Dido

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	32 charts
Rank in 1999:	34	Rank Score:	653
Rank in 1990s	343	Overall Rank:	1,553
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344.

Dude Ranch

Blink-182

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	20 charts
Rank in 1997:	34	Rank Score:	651
Rank in 1990s	344	Overall Rank:	1,556
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345.

Surrender

The Chemical Brothers

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	28 charts
Rank in 1999:	35	Rank Score:	647
Rank in 1990s	345	Overall Rank:	1,560
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346.

Ultra

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	35 charts
Rank in 1997:	35	Rank Score:	645
Rank in 1990s	346	Overall Rank:	1,563
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347.

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	24 charts
Rank in 1994:	48	Rank Score:	643
Rank in 1990s	347	Overall Rank:	1,568
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348.

Washing Machine

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	34 charts
Rank in 1995:	33	Rank Score:	639
Rank in 1990s	348	Overall Rank:	1,572
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349.

Chrome

Catherine Wheel

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	25 charts
Rank in 1993:	30	Rank Score:	638
Rank in 1990s	349	Overall Rank:	1,576
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350.

Gold Against The Soul

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	23 charts
Rank in 1993:	31	Rank Score:	637
Rank in 1990s	350	Overall Rank:	1,577
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	84	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	97	10%
1994	114	11%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	100	10%
1998	105	11%
1999	90	9%

Band	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Nirvana	5	1%
Metallica	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Pavement	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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