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	73,452	Violator (139th) by Depeche Mode
1991	736	246,911	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	784	133,615	Automatic For The People (44th) by R.E.M.
1993	804	132,283	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	835	230,561	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	859	183,070	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	948	134,557	Pinkerton (113th) by Weezer
1997	959	229,411	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	904	152,324	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	951	135,354	Ágætis Byrjun (75th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,482	1,651,538

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:	7,116
Rank in 1990s	41	Overall Rank:	175
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42.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	214 charts
Rank in 1992:	4	Rank Score:	7,068
Rank in 1990s	42	Overall Rank:	177
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43.

Vs.

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	191 charts
Rank in 1993:	4	Rank Score:	7,023
Rank in 1990s	43	Overall Rank:	179
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44.

Homogenic

Björk

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	218 charts
Rank in 1997:	3	Rank Score:	6,980
Rank in 1990s	44	Overall Rank:	183
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45.

Spiderland

Slint

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	194 charts
Rank in 1991:	8	Rank Score:	6,680
Rank in 1990s	45	Overall Rank:	192
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46.

Either/Or

Elliott Smith

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	205 charts
Rank in 1997:	4	Rank Score:	6,600
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:	5,928
Rank in 1990s	47	Overall Rank:	213
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48.

Moon Safari

Air

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	199 charts
Rank in 1998:	3	Rank Score:	5,621
Rank in 1990s	48	Overall Rank:	220
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49.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	179 charts
Rank in 1997:	6	Rank Score:	5,603
Rank in 1990s	49	Overall Rank:	221
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50.

Laughing Stock

Talk Talk

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	172 charts
Rank in 1991:	9	Rank Score:	5,563
Rank in 1990s	50	Overall Rank:	222
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	84	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	97	10%
1994	114	11%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	100	10%
1998	104	10%
1999	90	9%

Band	Albums	%

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