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	682	72,245	Violator (139th) by Depeche Mode
1991	726	244,242	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	774	132,637	Automatic For The People (43rd) by R.E.M.
1993	796	131,407	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	817	227,971	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	838	181,879	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	929	133,656	Pinkerton (112th) by Weezer
1997	940	228,361	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	880	150,312	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	931	133,035	Ágætis Byrjun (79th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,313	1,635,745

The best bands of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, Oasis, Neutral Milk Hotel, Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins, R.E.M., My Bloody Valentine, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jeff Buckley.

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41.

Vs.

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	191 charts
Rank in 1993:	4	Rank Score:	7,156
Rank in 1990s	41	Overall Rank:	173
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42.

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	231 charts
Rank in 1991:	7	Rank Score:	7,041
Rank in 1990s	42	Overall Rank:	176
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43.

Homogenic

Björk

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	216 charts
Rank in 1997:	3	Rank Score:	7,023
Rank in 1990s	43	Overall Rank:	177
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44.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	209 charts
Rank in 1992:	4	Rank Score:	6,970
Rank in 1990s	44	Overall Rank:	179
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45.

Either/Or

Elliott Smith

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	199 charts
Rank in 1997:	4	Rank Score:	6,469
Rank in 1990s	45	Overall Rank:	195
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46.

Spiderland

Slint

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	186 charts
Rank in 1991:	8	Rank Score:	6,298
Rank in 1990s	46	Overall Rank:	201
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47.

The Colour And The Shape

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	198 charts
Rank in 1997:	5	Rank Score:	6,039
Rank in 1990s	47	Overall Rank:	208
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48.

Moon Safari

Air

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	193 charts
Rank in 1998:	3	Rank Score:	5,611
Rank in 1990s	48	Overall Rank:	216
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49.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	176 charts
Rank in 1997:	6	Rank Score:	5,509
Rank in 1990s	49	Overall Rank:	221
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50.

Laughing Stock

Talk Talk

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	156 charts
Rank in 1991:	9	Rank Score:	5,390
Rank in 1990s	50	Overall Rank:	225
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	83	8%
1991	86	9%
1992	102	10%
1993	97	10%
1994	113	11%
1995	111	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	105	11%
1998	102	10%
1999	91	9%

Band	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
Beck	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Metallica	5	1%
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Nirvana	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	563	56%
	262	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	18	2%
	18	2%
	14	1%
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