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	73,188	Violator (139th) by Depeche Mode
1991	736	246,617	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	784	133,525	Automatic For The People (44th) by R.E.M.
1993	804	132,195	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	833	230,174	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	858	182,580	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	946	134,477	Pinkerton (113th) by Weezer
1997	959	229,388	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	902	152,044	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	950	135,036	Ágætis Byrjun (75th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,474	1,649,225

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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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	1,637 charts
Rank in 1997:	1	Rank Score:	105,972
Rank in 1990s	1	Overall Rank:	1
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Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	1,202 charts
Rank in 1991:	1	Rank Score:	61,888
Rank in 1990s	2	Overall Rank:	6
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The Bends

Radiohead

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	999 charts
Rank in 1995:	1	Rank Score:	48,191
Rank in 1990s	3	Overall Rank:	14
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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	750 charts
Rank in 1998:	1	Rank Score:	41,253
Rank in 1990s	4	Overall Rank:	18
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Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	608 charts
Rank in 1991:	2	Rank Score:	28,399
Rank in 1990s	5	Overall Rank:	32
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Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	624 charts
Rank in 1991:	3	Rank Score:	26,958
Rank in 1990s	6	Overall Rank:	33
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	593 charts
Rank in 1995:	2	Rank Score:	24,331
Rank in 1990s	7	Overall Rank:	37
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Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	567 charts
Rank in 1994:	1	Rank Score:	23,262
Rank in 1990s	8	Overall Rank:	40
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Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	574 charts
Rank in 1992:	1	Rank Score:	21,566
Rank in 1990s	9	Overall Rank:	44
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In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	531 charts
Rank in 1993:	1	Rank Score:	20,844
Rank in 1990s	10	Overall Rank:	46
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	84	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	97	10%
1994	114	11%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	100	10%
1998	105	11%
1999	90	9%

Band	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Nirvana	5	1%
Metallica	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Pavement	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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