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	678	72,069	Violator (139th) by Depeche Mode
1991	721	244,207	Nevermind (6th) by Nirvana
1992	769	132,579	Automatic For The People (43rd) by R.E.M.
1993	794	131,386	In Utero (46th) by Nirvana
1994	815	228,164	Grace (40th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	835	182,057	The Bends (14th) by Radiohead
1996	927	133,741	Pinkerton (112th) by Weezer
1997	937	228,583	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	876	150,330	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (18th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	929	133,085	Ágætis Byrjun (79th) by Sigur Rós
Total	8,281	1,636,200

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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991.

Restaurant

Jumbo

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	4 charts
Rank in 1999:	88	Rank Score:	161
Rank in 1990s	991	Overall Rank:	4,600
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992.

Guerrilla

Super Furry Animals

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	5 charts
Rank in 1999:	89	Rank Score:	160
Rank in 1990s	992	Overall Rank:	4,617
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993.

Bigtyme Recordz Vol II: All Screwed Up

DJ Screw

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	2 charts
Rank in 1995:	111	Rank Score:	160
Rank in 1990s	993	Overall Rank:	4,623
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994.

Nonsuch

XTC

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	13 charts
Rank in 1992:	102	Rank Score:	159
Rank in 1990s	994	Overall Rank:	4,629
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995.

Magnolia

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 1999:	90	Rank Score:	159
Rank in 1990s	995	Overall Rank:	4,630
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996.

Wide Angle

Hybrid

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	2 charts
Rank in 1999:	91	Rank Score:	159
Rank in 1990s	996	Overall Rank:	4,634
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997.

Accident Of Birth

Bruce Dickinson

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	3 charts
Rank in 1997:	105	Rank Score:	159
Rank in 1990s	997	Overall Rank:	4,641
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998.

Fountains Of Wayne

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	5 charts
Rank in 1996:	110	Rank Score:	159
Rank in 1990s	998	Overall Rank:	4,642
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999.

Whatever

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	13 charts
Rank in 1993:	97	Rank Score:	159
Rank in 1990s	999	Overall Rank:	4,652
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1000.

The Commitments (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Commitments

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 1991:	86	Rank Score:	159
Rank in 1990s	1,000	Overall Rank:	4,656
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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	105	11%
1998	102	10%
1999	91	9%

Band	Albums	%

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

	564	56%
	261	26%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	18	2%
	18	2%
	14	1%
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