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	674	71,736	Violator (141st) by Depeche Mode
1991	714	243,155	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	765	131,963	Automatic For The People (44th) by R.E.M.
1993	789	131,332	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	813	227,349	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	827	181,235	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	922	133,513	Pinkerton (113th) by Weezer
1997	927	228,190	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	872	149,494	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	922	133,047	The Soft Bulletin (79th) by The Flaming Lips
Total	8,225	1,631,015

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

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571.

Mr. Bungle

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	19 charts
Rank in 1991:	47	Rank Score:	325
Rank in 1990s	571	Overall Rank:	2,638
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572.

Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?

Harvey Danger

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	13 charts
Rank in 1997:	52	Rank Score:	323
Rank in 1990s	572	Overall Rank:	2,649
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573.

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

Year of Release:	1990	Appears in:	16 charts
Rank in 1990:	44	Rank Score:	323
Rank in 1990s	573	Overall Rank:	2,651
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574.

Danzig II: Lucifuge

Danzig

Year of Release:	1990	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 1990:	45	Rank Score:	321
Rank in 1990s	574	Overall Rank:	2,656
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575.

Focus

Cynic

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	10 charts
Rank in 1993:	57	Rank Score:	321
Rank in 1990s	575	Overall Rank:	2,658
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576.

Static Age

Misfits

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	9 charts
Rank in 1997:	53	Rank Score:	320
Rank in 1990s	576	Overall Rank:	2,669
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577.

O Monstro Precisa de Amigos

Ornatos Violeta

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	9 charts
Rank in 1999:	55	Rank Score:	319
Rank in 1990s	577	Overall Rank:	2,673
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578.

Spice

The Spice Girls

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	13 charts
Rank in 1996:	64	Rank Score:	317
Rank in 1990s	578	Overall Rank:	2,681
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579.

Kerplunk

Green Day

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	14 charts
Rank in 1992:	62	Rank Score:	315
Rank in 1990s	579	Overall Rank:	2,686
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580.

Timothy's Monster

Motorpsycho

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 1994:	71	Rank Score:	315
Rank in 1990s	580	Overall Rank:	2,693
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	84	8%
1991	86	9%
1992	101	10%
1993	96	10%
1994	115	12%
1995	112	11%
1996	108	11%
1997	103	10%
1998	104	10%
1999	91	9%

Band	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
The Flaming Lips	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Metallica	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	564	56%
	260	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	18	2%
	17	2%
	14	1%
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