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 9,700 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	702	73,418	Violator (139th) by Depeche Mode
1991	736	247,018	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	784	133,622	Automatic For The People (44th) by R.E.M.
1993	804	132,399	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	834	230,642	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	858	183,087	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	946	134,664	Pinkerton (113th) by Weezer
1997	959	229,771	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	903	152,338	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	950	135,296	Ágætis Byrjun (75th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,476	1,652,256

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

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81.

Electro-Shock Blues

Eels

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	107 charts
Rank in 1998:	5	Rank Score:	3,001
Rank in 1990s	81	Overall Rank:	400
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82.

Modern Life is Rubbish

Blur

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	96 charts
Rank in 1993:	7	Rank Score:	2,826
Rank in 1990s	82	Overall Rank:	416
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83.

Ray Of Light

Madonna

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	94 charts
Rank in 1998:	6	Rank Score:	2,807
Rank in 1990s	83	Overall Rank:	421
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84.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	101 charts
Rank in 1997:	11	Rank Score:	2,766
Rank in 1990s	84	Overall Rank:	422
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85.

Souvlaki

Slowdive

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	91 charts
Rank in 1993:	8	Rank Score:	2,747
Rank in 1990s	85	Overall Rank:	427
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86.

Liquid Swords

GZA

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	88 charts
Rank in 1995:	7	Rank Score:	2,741
Rank in 1990s	86	Overall Rank:	429
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87.

Reasonable Doubt

Jay-Z

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	78 charts
Rank in 1996:	8	Rank Score:	2,731
Rank in 1990s	87	Overall Rank:	431
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88.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	101 charts
Rank in 1998:	7	Rank Score:	2,714
Rank in 1990s	88	Overall Rank:	432
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89.

Third Eye Blind

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	82 charts
Rank in 1997:	12	Rank Score:	2,656
Rank in 1990s	89	Overall Rank:	441
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90.

Elliott Smith

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	100 charts
Rank in 1998:	8	Rank Score:	2,627
Rank in 1990s	90	Overall Rank:	446
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	84	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	97	10%
1994	114	11%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	100	10%
1998	104	10%
1999	90	9%

Band	Albums	%

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

	568	57%
	260	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	19	2%
	17	2%
	14	1%
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