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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61.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	112 charts
Rank in 1992:	5	Rank Score:	3,710
Rank in 1990s	61	Overall Rank:	314
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62.

Sublime

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	138 charts
Rank in 1996:	6	Rank Score:	3,695
Rank in 1990s	62	Overall Rank:	316
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63.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	119 charts
Rank in 1992:	6	Rank Score:	3,664
Rank in 1990s	63	Overall Rank:	317
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64.

Vitalogy

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	137 charts
Rank in 1994:	15	Rank Score:	3,657
Rank in 1990s	64	Overall Rank:	319
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65.

Dog Man Star

Suede

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	114 charts
Rank in 1994:	16	Rank Score:	3,657
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:	122 charts
Rank in 1997:	9	Rank Score:	3,613
Rank in 1990s	66	Overall Rank:	322
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67.

Angel Dust

Faith No More

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	100 charts
Rank in 1992:	7	Rank Score:	3,475
Rank in 1990s	67	Overall Rank:	328
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68.

Play

Moby

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	152 charts
Rank in 1999:	4	Rank Score:	3,439
Rank in 1990s	68	Overall Rank:	336
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69.

The Battle Of Los Angeles

Rage Against The Machine

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	105 charts
Rank in 1999:	5	Rank Score:	3,301
Rank in 1990s	69	Overall Rank:	352
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70.

Throwing Copper

Live

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	108 charts
Rank in 1994:	17	Rank Score:	3,298
Rank in 1990s	70	Overall Rank:	353
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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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