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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471.

Teenage Snuff Film

Rowland S. Howard

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

590

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

471

Overall Rank:

2,636

Average Rating:

78 (73 votes)

Comments:

472.

MCMXC a.D.

Enigma (DE)

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

589

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

472

Overall Rank:

2,644

Average Rating:

73 (117 votes)

Comments:

473.

October Rust

Type O Negative

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

589

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

473

Overall Rank:

2,645

Average Rating:

79 (112 votes)

Comments:

474.

Korn

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

134 charts

Rank Score:

588

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

474

Overall Rank:

2,651

Average Rating:

74 (233 votes)

Comments:

475.

1977

Ash

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

586

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

475

Overall Rank:

2,656

Average Rating:

74 (154 votes)

Comments:

476.

Flaming Pie

Paul McCartney

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

157 charts

Rank Score:

585

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

476

Overall Rank:

2,659

Average Rating:

78 (236 votes)

Comments:

477.

The Real Ramona

Throwing Muses

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

582

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

477

Overall Rank:

2,669

Average Rating:

78 (113 votes)

Comments:

478.

Filosofem

Burzum

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

582

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

478

Overall Rank:

2,670

Average Rating:

75 (188 votes)

Comments:

479.

Soup

Blind Melon

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

578

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

479

Overall Rank:

2,680

Average Rating:

75 (122 votes)

Comments:

480.

Dusk

The The

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

578

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

480

Overall Rank:

2,684

Average Rating:

76 (77 votes)

Comments:

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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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