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	2,784	133,660	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,839	256,213	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,000	168,408	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,210	189,855	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,468	283,990	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,669	216,828	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,867	185,254	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,040	259,840	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,092	193,541	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,208	181,478	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,177	2,069,068

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.

Hours...

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

240

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931

Overall Rank:

5,514

Average Rating:

69 (233 votes)

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932.

The Black Light

Calexico

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

240

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Rank in 1990s:

932

Overall Rank:

5,522

Average Rating:

75 (97 votes)

Comments:

933.

Demanufacture

Fear Factory

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

239

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934.

Chaos Is Me

Orchid (Screamo)

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

238

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Rank in 1990s:

934

Overall Rank:

5,558

Average Rating:

75 (37 votes)

Comments:

935.

Something To Write Home About

The Get Up Kids

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

238

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935

Overall Rank:

5,561

Average Rating:

73 (55 votes)

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936.

Life In General

MxPx

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

237

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937.

Hello Rockview

Less Than Jake

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

237

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937

Overall Rank:

5,574

Average Rating:

72 (47 votes)

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938.

Exploded Drawing

Polvo

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

237

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939.

Whatever

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

237

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940.

Personal Best

Team Dresch

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

237

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	104	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	96	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	55%
	257	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	21	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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