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.

Best albums by year or decade

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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	2,784	133,456	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,839	256,043	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,000	168,296	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,210	189,711	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,468	283,770	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,669	216,739	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,868	185,276	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,040	259,811	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,092	193,503	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,208	181,494	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,178	2,068,099

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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71.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

556 charts

Rank Score:

4,579

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

388

Average Rating:

81 (683 votes)

Comments:

72.

Soundtracks For The Blind

Swans

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

376 charts

Rank Score:

4,513

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

397

Average Rating:

83 (487 votes)

Comments:

73.

Blur

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

578 charts

Rank Score:

4,478

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

401

Average Rating:

79 (817 votes)

Comments:

74.

Midnight Marauders

A Tribe Called Quest

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

527 charts

Rank Score:

4,424

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

404

Average Rating:

83 (617 votes)

Comments:

75.

Emergency & I

The Dismemberment Plan

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

450 charts

Rank Score:

4,339

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

414

Average Rating:

81 (508 votes)

Comments:

76.

Summerteeth

Wilco

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

529 charts

Rank Score:

4,154

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

432

Average Rating:

82 (664 votes)

Comments:

77.

Keep It Like A Secret

Built To Spill

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

440 charts

Rank Score:

4,152

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

433

Average Rating:

82 (498 votes)

Comments:

78.

Out Of Time

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

648 charts

Rank Score:

4,123

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

435

Average Rating:

78 (1,038 votes)

Comments:

79.

Bossanova

Pixies

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

583 charts

Rank Score:

4,067

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

440

Average Rating:

79 (908 votes)

Comments:

80.

Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

491 charts

Rank Score:

4,035

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

444

Average Rating:

82 (642 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	104	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	96	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Suede	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	545	55%
	258	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	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

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