Best Albums of the 1990s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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	2,788	133,632	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,842	257,280	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,005	168,826	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,225	190,597	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,477	284,623	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,677	216,976	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,872	185,221	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,044	259,450	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,098	193,492	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,220	181,679	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,248	2,071,776

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Weezer and Richard David James.

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931.

Painted From Memory

Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

241

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

931

Overall Rank:

5,516

Average Rating:

73 (62 votes)

Comments:

932.

Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

241

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

932

Overall Rank:

5,521

Average Rating:

77 (91 votes)

Comments:

933.

Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack

植松伸夫 [Nobuo Uematsu]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

240

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

933

Overall Rank:

5,532

Average Rating:

78 (41 votes)

Comments:

934.

Hours...

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

240

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

934

Overall Rank:

5,540

Average Rating:

69 (233 votes)

Comments:

935.

Beethoven: The Late String Quartets Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133 & 135
Live compilation

Alban Berg Quartett

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

240

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936.

Arvo Pärt: Alina

Vladimir Spivakov / Sergei Berzodny / Alexander Malter / Dietmar Schwalke

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

239

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

936

Overall Rank:

5,551

Average Rating:

78 (37 votes)

Comments:

937.

Demanufacture

Fear Factory

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

239

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938.

Don Caballero 2

Don Caballero

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

238

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939.

Whatever

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

236

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940.

Hello Rockview

Less Than Jake

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

236

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940

Overall Rank:

5,611

Average Rating:

72 (47 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	542	54%
	258	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	22	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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