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 9,700 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	702	73,418	Violator (139th) by Depeche Mode
1991	736	247,018	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	784	133,622	Automatic For The People (44th) by R.E.M.
1993	804	132,399	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	834	230,642	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	858	183,087	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	946	134,664	Pinkerton (113th) by Weezer
1997	959	229,771	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	903	152,338	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	950	135,296	Ágætis Byrjun (75th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,476	1,652,256

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

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671.

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	22 charts
Rank in 1991:	58	Rank Score:	265
Rank in 1990s	671	Overall Rank:	3,107
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672.

Angel Rat

Voïvod

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	5 charts
Rank in 1991:	59	Rank Score:	265
Rank in 1990s	672	Overall Rank:	3,109
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673.

Into The Labyrinth

Dead Can Dance

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	14 charts
Rank in 1993:	63	Rank Score:	264
Rank in 1990s	673	Overall Rank:	3,111
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674.

Tiger Bay

Saint Etienne

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	10 charts
Rank in 1994:	82	Rank Score:	264
Rank in 1990s	674	Overall Rank:	3,113
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675.

Black Sails In The Sunset

AFI

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 1999:	66	Rank Score:	264
Rank in 1990s	675	Overall Rank:	3,114
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676.

Funcrusher Plus

Company Flow

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	16 charts
Rank in 1997:	67	Rank Score:	264
Rank in 1990s	676	Overall Rank:	3,119
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677.

Wildhoney

Tiamat

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	8 charts
Rank in 1994:	83	Rank Score:	262
Rank in 1990s	677	Overall Rank:	3,135
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678.

Sleep's Holy Mountain

Sleep

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	6 charts
Rank in 1992:	72	Rank Score:	259
Rank in 1990s	678	Overall Rank:	3,156
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679.

The Black Light

Calexico

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	16 charts
Rank in 1998:	68	Rank Score:	259
Rank in 1990s	679	Overall Rank:	3,160
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680.

Liquid Tension Experiment

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	8 charts
Rank in 1998:	69	Rank Score:	259
Rank in 1990s	680	Overall Rank:	3,163
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	84	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	97	10%
1994	114	11%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	100	10%
1998	104	10%
1999	90	9%

Band	Albums	%

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

	568	57%
	260	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	19	2%
	17	2%
	14	1%
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