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	677	71,658	Violator (140th) by Depeche Mode
1991	721	243,570	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	769	132,169	Automatic For The People (43rd) by R.E.M.
1993	793	131,470	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	815	227,559	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	831	181,331	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	927	133,625	Pinkerton (112th) by Weezer
1997	931	227,823	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	875	150,030	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	925	132,844	Ágætis Byrjun (79th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,264	1,632,080

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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81.

Electro-Shock Blues

Eels

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	103 charts
Rank in 1998:	5	Rank Score:	2,901
Rank in 1990s	81	Overall Rank:	404
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82.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	102 charts
Rank in 1997:	11	Rank Score:	2,815
Rank in 1990s	82	Overall Rank:	411
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83.

Ray Of Light

Madonna

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	90 charts
Rank in 1998:	6	Rank Score:	2,774
Rank in 1990s	83	Overall Rank:	416
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84.

Reasonable Doubt

Jay-Z

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	75 charts
Rank in 1996:	8	Rank Score:	2,729
Rank in 1990s	84	Overall Rank:	424
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85.

Liquid Swords

GZA

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	86 charts
Rank in 1995:	7	Rank Score:	2,709
Rank in 1990s	85	Overall Rank:	427
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86.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	96 charts
Rank in 1998:	7	Rank Score:	2,696
Rank in 1990s	86	Overall Rank:	429
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87.

Third Eye Blind

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	83 charts
Rank in 1997:	12	Rank Score:	2,675
Rank in 1990s	87	Overall Rank:	434
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88.

Souvlaki

Slowdive

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	86 charts
Rank in 1993:	7	Rank Score:	2,675
Rank in 1990s	88	Overall Rank:	435
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89.

Elliott Smith

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	100 charts
Rank in 1998:	8	Rank Score:	2,660
Rank in 1990s	89	Overall Rank:	436
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90.

Modern Life is Rubbish

Blur

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	95 charts
Rank in 1993:	8	Rank Score:	2,656
Rank in 1990s	90	Overall Rank:	437
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	83	8%
1991	87	9%
1992	102	10%
1993	97	10%
1994	113	11%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	104	10%
1998	103	10%
1999	91	9%

Band	Albums	%

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

	563	56%
	263	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	18	2%
	17	2%
	14	1%
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