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	2,771	133,024	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,834	256,345	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,000	168,472	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,207	189,641	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,465	284,346	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,663	216,753	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,866	185,561	If You're Feeling Sinister (121st)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,036	260,168	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,089	193,599	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,205	181,450	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,136	2,069,357

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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411.

Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume 1

The Olivia Tremor Control

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

692

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

411

Overall Rank:

2,319

Average Rating:

79 (141 votes)

Comments:

412.

Into The Great Wide Open

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

179 charts

Rank Score:

691

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

412

Overall Rank:

2,322

Average Rating:

77 (217 votes)

Comments:

413.

Worst Case Scenario

dEUS

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

691

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

413

Overall Rank:

2,324

Average Rating:

77 (118 votes)

Comments:

414.

Green Mind

Dinosaur Jr.

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

689

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

414

Overall Rank:

2,333

Average Rating:

77 (199 votes)

Comments:

415.

Bricolage

Amon Tobin

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

126 charts

Rank Score:

688

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

415

Overall Rank:

2,336

Average Rating:

79 (147 votes)

Comments:

416.

Sing To God

Cardiacs

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

686

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

416

Overall Rank:

2,344

Average Rating:

76 (64 votes)

Comments:

417.

Dust

Screaming Trees

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

685

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

417

Overall Rank:

2,345

Average Rating:

78 (145 votes)

Comments:

418.

She Hangs Brightly

Mazzy Star

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

680

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

418

Overall Rank:

2,358

Average Rating:

77 (151 votes)

Comments:

419.

Ironman

Ghostface Killah

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

680

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

419

Overall Rank:

2,359

Average Rating:

77 (125 votes)

Comments:

420.

Strangers Almanac

Whiskeytown

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

119 charts

Rank Score:

679

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

420

Overall Rank:

2,361

Average Rating:

76 (124 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	98	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	547	55%
	257	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	21	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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