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	676	71,628	Violator (141st) by Depeche Mode
1991	717	243,059	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	768	131,819	Automatic For The People (43rd) by R.E.M.
1993	793	131,339	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	815	227,188	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	828	180,869	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	924	133,449	Pinkerton (113th) by Weezer
1997	928	228,206	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	873	149,997	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	926	132,784	The Soft Bulletin (79th) by The Flaming Lips
Total	8,248	1,630,339

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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Album

Band

891.

Silent Steeples

Dispatch

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	4 charts
Rank in 1996:	93	Rank Score:	179
Rank in 1990s	891	Overall Rank:	4,206
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892.

To The Faithful Departed

The Cranberries

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 1996:	94	Rank Score:	179
Rank in 1990s	892	Overall Rank:	4,207
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893.

Keasbey Nights

Catch 22

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	4 charts
Rank in 1998:	96	Rank Score:	179
Rank in 1990s	893	Overall Rank:	4,208
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894.

Sunday 8PM

Faithless

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 1998:	97	Rank Score:	179
Rank in 1990s	894	Overall Rank:	4,215
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895.

Illadelph Halflife

The Roots

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	14 charts
Rank in 1996:	95	Rank Score:	178
Rank in 1990s	895	Overall Rank:	4,221
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896.

Wild Mood Swings

The Cure

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	9 charts
Rank in 1996:	96	Rank Score:	178
Rank in 1990s	896	Overall Rank:	4,223
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897.

Spiritchaser

Dead Can Dance

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	8 charts
Rank in 1996:	97	Rank Score:	178
Rank in 1990s	897	Overall Rank:	4,224
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898.

Garcia & Grisman

Jerry Garcia & David Grisman

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	3 charts
Rank in 1991:	78	Rank Score:	178
Rank in 1990s	898	Overall Rank:	4,230
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899.

Dopesick

Eyehategod

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 1996:	98	Rank Score:	178
Rank in 1990s	899	Overall Rank:	4,233
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900.

Liberation

The Divine Comedy

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 1993:	88	Rank Score:	178
Rank in 1990s	900	Overall Rank:	4,238
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	83	8%
1991	86	9%
1992	102	10%
1993	96	10%
1994	114	11%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	104	10%
1998	103	10%
1999	92	9%

Band	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	563	56%
	262	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	18	2%
	17	2%
	14	1%
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