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	2,771	133,024	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,834	256,345	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,000	168,472	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,207	189,641	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,465	284,346	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,663	216,753	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,866	185,561	If You're Feeling Sinister (121st)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,036	260,168	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,089	193,599	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,205	181,450	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,136	2,069,357

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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Obscura

Gorguts

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

378

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

651

Overall Rank:

3,813

Average Rating:

76 (84 votes)

Comments:

652.

Airbag / How Am I Driving?

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

378

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

652

Overall Rank:

3,814

Average Rating:

80 (218 votes)

Comments:

653.

Illadelph Halflife

The Roots

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

378

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

653

Overall Rank:

3,816

Average Rating:

78 (99 votes)

Comments:

654.

Ask The Ages

Sonny Sharrock

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

378

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

654

Overall Rank:

3,818

Average Rating:

79 (55 votes)

Comments:

655.

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

378

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

655

Overall Rank:

3,821

Average Rating:

74 (116 votes)

Comments:

656.

Crazy World

Scorpions

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

377

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

656

Overall Rank:

3,826

Average Rating:

71 (123 votes)

Comments:

657.

Safe Mode: On

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

376

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

657

Overall Rank:

3,832

Average Rating:

75 (76 votes)

Comments:

658.

Cobra And Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night

Stereolab

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

375

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

658

Overall Rank:

3,839

Average Rating:

78 (72 votes)

Comments:

659.

Fate Of Nations

Robert Plant

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

375

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

659

Overall Rank:

3,842

Average Rating:

72 (68 votes)

Comments:

660.

Beaucoup Fish

Underworld

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

374

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

660

Overall Rank:

3,856

Average Rating:

76 (92 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	98	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	547	55%
	257	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	21	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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