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	701	73,060	Violator (139th) by Depeche Mode
1991	736	246,238	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	782	133,575	Automatic For The People (44th) by R.E.M.
1993	803	131,906	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	832	230,007	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	858	182,558	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	946	134,208	Pinkerton (113th) by Weezer
1997	956	229,151	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	899	151,641	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	946	134,759	Ágætis Byrjun (75th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,459	1,647,103

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

41.

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	234 charts
Rank in 1991:	7	Rank Score:	7,183
Rank in 1990s	41	Overall Rank:	174
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42.

Vs.

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	191 charts
Rank in 1993:	4	Rank Score:	7,026
Rank in 1990s	42	Overall Rank:	177
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43.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	214 charts
Rank in 1992:	4	Rank Score:	6,987
Rank in 1990s	43	Overall Rank:	178
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44.

Homogenic

Björk

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	216 charts
Rank in 1997:	3	Rank Score:	6,864
Rank in 1990s	44	Overall Rank:	185
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45.

Spiderland

Slint

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	193 charts
Rank in 1991:	8	Rank Score:	6,601
Rank in 1990s	45	Overall Rank:	192
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46.

Either/Or

Elliott Smith

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	204 charts
Rank in 1997:	4	Rank Score:	6,570
Rank in 1990s	46	Overall Rank:	193
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47.

The Colour And The Shape

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	196 charts
Rank in 1997:	5	Rank Score:	5,925
Rank in 1990s	47	Overall Rank:	212
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48.

Laughing Stock

Talk Talk

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	170 charts
Rank in 1991:	9	Rank Score:	5,688
Rank in 1990s	48	Overall Rank:	217
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49.

Moon Safari

Air

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	198 charts
Rank in 1998:	3	Rank Score:	5,620
Rank in 1990s	49	Overall Rank:	220
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50.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	178 charts
Rank in 1997:	6	Rank Score:	5,608
Rank in 1990s	50	Overall Rank:	221
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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	108	11%
1997	100	10%
1998	105	11%
1999	91	9%

Band	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
Metallica	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Nirvana	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Pearl Jam	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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