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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991.

Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles
Compilation

Mudhoney

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

223

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991

Overall Rank:

5,891

Average Rating:

76 (63 votes)

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992.

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

DMX

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

223

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992

Overall Rank:

5,892

Average Rating:

74 (66 votes)

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993.

Operation Ivy
Compilation

Operation Ivy

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

222

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993

Overall Rank:

5,896

Average Rating:

78 (25 votes)

Comments:

994.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

222

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995.

Kingston Wall

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

222

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996.

The Way Of The Vaselines
Compilation

The Vaselines

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

221

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997.

Thirteen

Teenage Fanclub

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

221

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998.

In The Nightside Eclipse

Emperor

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

220

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999.

Lysol

Melvins

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

220

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1000.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

220

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1,000

Overall Rank:

5,929

Average Rating:

75 (33 votes)

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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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