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	682	72,450	Violator (139th) by Depeche Mode
1991	726	244,811	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	774	132,828	Automatic For The People (43rd) by R.E.M.
1993	796	131,495	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	817	228,387	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	838	182,130	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	929	133,781	Pinkerton (112th) by Weezer
1997	940	228,572	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	881	150,411	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	931	133,090	Ágætis Byrjun (79th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,314	1,637,954

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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Band

71.

Bossanova

Pixies

Year of Release:	1990	Appears in:	127 charts
Rank in 1990:	2	Rank Score:	3,203
Rank in 1990s	71	Overall Rank:	361
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72.

Post

Björk

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	124 charts
Rank in 1995:	6	Rank Score:	3,203
Rank in 1990s	72	Overall Rank:	362
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73.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	95 charts
Rank in 1999:	6	Rank Score:	3,187
Rank in 1990s	73	Overall Rank:	366
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74.

F♯A♯∞

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	115 charts
Rank in 1997:	10	Rank Score:	3,167
Rank in 1990s	74	Overall Rank:	369
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75.

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

Year of Release:	1990	Appears in:	87 charts
Rank in 1990:	3	Rank Score:	3,132
Rank in 1990s	75	Overall Rank:	372
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76.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	111 charts
Rank in 1996:	7	Rank Score:	3,124
Rank in 1990s	76	Overall Rank:	375
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77.

Blur

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	107 charts
Rank in 1999:	7	Rank Score:	3,105
Rank in 1990s	77	Overall Rank:	378
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78.

Out of Time

R.E.M.

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	148 charts
Rank in 1991:	12	Rank Score:	3,060
Rank in 1990s	78	Overall Rank:	388
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79.

Debut

Björk

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	143 charts
Rank in 1993:	6	Rank Score:	3,052
Rank in 1990s	79	Overall Rank:	389
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80.

Showbiz

Muse

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	102 charts
Rank in 1999:	8	Rank Score:	3,019
Rank in 1990s	80	Overall Rank:	394
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	83	8%
1991	85	9%
1992	102	10%
1993	97	10%
1994	113	11%
1995	111	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	105	11%
1998	102	10%
1999	92	9%

Band	Albums	%

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

	563	56%
	261	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	18	2%
	18	2%
	14	1%
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