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	678	71,872	Violator (140th) by Depeche Mode
1991	721	243,688	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	769	132,212	Automatic For The People (43rd) by R.E.M.
1993	793	131,423	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	815	227,799	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	833	181,558	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	927	133,647	Pinkerton (112th) by Weezer
1997	934	228,196	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	875	150,072	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	925	133,073	Ágætis Byrjun (79th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,270	1,633,541

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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71.

Post

Björk

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	123 charts
Rank in 1995:	6	Rank Score:	3,205
Rank in 1990s	71	Overall Rank:	361
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72.

Bossanova

Pixies

Year of Release:	1990	Appears in:	126 charts
Rank in 1990:	2	Rank Score:	3,198
Rank in 1990s	72	Overall Rank:	362
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73.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	94 charts
Rank in 1999:	6	Rank Score:	3,190
Rank in 1990s	73	Overall Rank:	366
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74.

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

Year of Release:	1990	Appears in:	87 charts
Rank in 1990:	3	Rank Score:	3,132
Rank in 1990s	74	Overall Rank:	370
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75.

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	75	Overall Rank:	374
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76.

Blur

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	105 charts
Rank in 1999:	7	Rank Score:	3,097
Rank in 1990s	76	Overall Rank:	378
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77.

F♯A♯∞

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	114 charts
Rank in 1997:	10	Rank Score:	3,086
Rank in 1990s	77	Overall Rank:	380
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78.

Debut

Björk

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	144 charts
Rank in 1993:	6	Rank Score:	3,064
Rank in 1990s	78	Overall Rank:	386
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79.

Out of Time

R.E.M.

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	148 charts
Rank in 1991:	12	Rank Score:	3,061
Rank in 1990s	79	Overall Rank:	387
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80.

Showbiz

Muse

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	102 charts
Rank in 1999:	8	Rank Score:	3,017
Rank in 1990s	80	Overall Rank:	394
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	83	8%
1991	87	9%
1992	101	10%
1993	97	10%
1994	114	11%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	105	11%
1998	102	10%
1999	91	9%

Band	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Metallica	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Nirvana	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	562	56%
	263	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	18	2%
	18	2%
	14	1%
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