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	678	71,923	Violator (140th) by Depeche Mode
1991	721	243,812	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	769	132,419	Automatic For The People (44th) by R.E.M.
1993	794	131,425	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	815	227,788	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	834	181,650	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	927	133,583	Pinkerton (112th) by Weezer
1997	936	228,183	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	875	150,113	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	926	133,069	Ágætis Byrjun (79th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,275	1,633,964

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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61.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	112 charts
Rank in 1992:	5	Rank Score:	3,709
Rank in 1990s	61	Overall Rank:	315
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62.

Sublime

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	137 charts
Rank in 1996:	6	Rank Score:	3,679
Rank in 1990s	62	Overall Rank:	317
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63.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	119 charts
Rank in 1992:	6	Rank Score:	3,661
Rank in 1990s	63	Overall Rank:	318
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64.

Vitalogy

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	139 charts
Rank in 1994:	15	Rank Score:	3,656
Rank in 1990s	64	Overall Rank:	319
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65.

Dog Man Star

Suede

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	115 charts
Rank in 1994:	16	Rank Score:	3,651
Rank in 1990s	65	Overall Rank:	320
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66.

Perfect From Now On

Built To Spill

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	123 charts
Rank in 1997:	9	Rank Score:	3,590
Rank in 1990s	66	Overall Rank:	325
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67.

Angel Dust

Faith No More

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	101 charts
Rank in 1992:	7	Rank Score:	3,567
Rank in 1990s	67	Overall Rank:	326
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68.

Play

Moby

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	149 charts
Rank in 1999:	4	Rank Score:	3,411
Rank in 1990s	68	Overall Rank:	337
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69.

Throwing Copper

Live

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	108 charts
Rank in 1994:	17	Rank Score:	3,340
Rank in 1990s	69	Overall Rank:	347
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70.

The Battle Of Los Angeles

Rage Against The Machine

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	104 charts
Rank in 1999:	5	Rank Score:	3,291
Rank in 1990s	70	Overall Rank:	355
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	83	8%
1991	87	9%
1992	102	10%
1993	97	10%
1994	113	11%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	105	11%
1998	102	10%
1999	91	9%

Band	Albums	%

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

	562	56%
	263	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	18	2%
	18	2%
	14	1%
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