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	677	71,658	Violator (141st) by Depeche Mode
1991	721	243,570	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	769	132,169	Automatic For The People (44th) by R.E.M.
1993	793	131,470	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	815	227,559	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	831	181,331	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	927	133,625	Pinkerton (113th) by Weezer
1997	931	227,823	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	875	150,030	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	925	132,844	Ágætis Byrjun (79th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,264	1,632,080

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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621.

Billy Breathes

Phish

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 1996:	69	Rank Score:	288
Rank in 1990s	621	Overall Rank:	2,878
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622.

Empire

Queensrÿche

Year of Release:	1990	Appears in:	22 charts
Rank in 1990:	50	Rank Score:	288
Rank in 1990s	622	Overall Rank:	2,880
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623.

The Red Shoes

Kate Bush

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	21 charts
Rank in 1993:	61	Rank Score:	288
Rank in 1990s	623	Overall Rank:	2,882
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624.

Sleeps With Angels

Neil Young And Crazy Horse

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	25 charts
Rank in 1994:	76	Rank Score:	287
Rank in 1990s	624	Overall Rank:	2,885
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625.

Songs From Northern Britain

Teenage Fanclub

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	14 charts
Rank in 1997:	59	Rank Score:	286
Rank in 1990s	625	Overall Rank:	2,892
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626.

janet.

Janet Jackson

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	13 charts
Rank in 1993:	62	Rank Score:	286
Rank in 1990s	626	Overall Rank:	2,893
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627.

The Pet Sounds Sessions

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	5 charts
Rank in 1997:	60	Rank Score:	285
Rank in 1990s	627	Overall Rank:	2,895
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628.

Revival

Gillian Welch

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	10 charts
Rank in 1996:	70	Rank Score:	285
Rank in 1990s	628	Overall Rank:	2,898
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629.

Road Apples

The Tragically Hip

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	25 charts
Rank in 1991:	51	Rank Score:	285
Rank in 1990s	629	Overall Rank:	2,900
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630.

Sehnsucht

Rammstein

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 1997:	61	Rank Score:	285
Rank in 1990s	630	Overall Rank:	2,904
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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	104	10%
1998	103	10%
1999	91	9%

Band	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Metallica	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	563	56%
	263	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	18	2%
	17	2%
	14	1%
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