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	72,245	Violator (139th) by Depeche Mode
1991	726	244,242	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	774	132,637	Automatic For The People (43rd) by R.E.M.
1993	796	131,407	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	817	227,971	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	838	181,879	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	929	133,656	Pinkerton (112th) by Weezer
1997	940	228,361	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	880	150,312	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	931	133,035	Ágætis Byrjun (79th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,313	1,635,745

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

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861.

Star

Belly

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 1993:	85	Rank Score:	188
Rank in 1990s	861	Overall Rank:	4,036
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862.

The Gay Parade

of Montreal

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	10 charts
Rank in 1999:	79	Rank Score:	188
Rank in 1990s	862	Overall Rank:	4,039
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863.

Coverdale • Page

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 1993:	86	Rank Score:	188
Rank in 1990s	863	Overall Rank:	4,043
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864.

Ixnay On The Hombre

The Offspring

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	12 charts
Rank in 1997:	90	Rank Score:	188
Rank in 1990s	864	Overall Rank:	4,045
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865.

Merveilles

Malice Mizer

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	2 charts
Rank in 1998:	91	Rank Score:	188
Rank in 1990s	865	Overall Rank:	4,047
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866.

The End Of Silence

Rollins Band

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	8 charts
Rank in 1992:	88	Rank Score:	188
Rank in 1990s	866	Overall Rank:	4,049
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867.

A Night In San Francisco

Van Morrison

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	4 charts
Rank in 1994:	102	Rank Score:	187
Rank in 1990s	867	Overall Rank:	4,057
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868.

Universal Mother

Sinéad O'Connor

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 1994:	103	Rank Score:	187
Rank in 1990s	868	Overall Rank:	4,060
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869.

Forgiven, Not Forgotten

The Corrs

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 1995:	94	Rank Score:	187
Rank in 1990s	869	Overall Rank:	4,064
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870.

Art Of Life

X Japan

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	4 charts
Rank in 1993:	87	Rank Score:	187
Rank in 1990s	870	Overall Rank:	4,067
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	83	8%
1991	86	9%
1992	102	10%
1993	97	10%
1994	113	11%
1995	111	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	105	11%
1998	102	10%
1999	91	9%

Band	Albums	%

Blur	6	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%
Nirvana	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	563	56%
	262	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	18	2%
	18	2%
	14	1%
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