Best Albums of 1994

Listed below are the best albums of 1994 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

View chart at point in time

 Show this chart as it was on the following date TodayLast weekLast monthThree months agoSix months agoEnd of 2024Twelve months agoEnd of 2023End of 2022End of 2021End of 2020

Sort by

• Overall Rank
• Num. Charts
• Avg. Rating
• Num. Ratings
• Release Date
• Title
• Artist

1.

Grace 

 Jeff Buckley

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,726 charts

Rank Score:

18,111

Rank in 1994:

1

Rank in 1990s:

8

Overall Rank:

55

Average Rating:

 84 (1,962 votes)

Comments:

171

2.

Illmatic 

 Nas

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,373 charts

Rank Score:

16,739

Rank in 1994:

2

Rank in 1990s:

12

Overall Rank:

66

Average Rating:

 86 (1,586 votes)

Comments:

111

3.

Dummy 

 Portishead

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,567 charts

Rank Score:

16,684

Rank in 1994:

3

Rank in 1990s:

13

Overall Rank:

67

Average Rating:

 84 (1,715 votes)

Comments:

105

4.

Weezer (Blue Album) 

 Weezer

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,480 charts

Rank Score:

15,026

Rank in 1994:

4

Rank in 1990s:

15

Overall Rank:

82

Average Rating:

 84 (1,947 votes)

Comments:

140

5.

Definitely Maybe 

 Oasis

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,269 charts

Rank Score:

11,456

Rank in 1994:

5

Rank in 1990s:

23

Overall Rank:

115

Average Rating:

 80 (1,876 votes)

Comments:

148

6.

The Downward Spiral 

 Nine Inch Nails

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

975 charts

Rank Score:

9,526

Rank in 1994:

6

Rank in 1990s:

32

Overall Rank:

149

Average Rating:

 83 (1,238 votes)

Comments:

85

7.

MTV Unplugged In New York 
Live

 Nirvana

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,067 charts

Rank Score:

9,350

Rank in 1994:

7

Rank in 1990s:

34

Overall Rank:

156

Average Rating:

 86 (1,936 votes)

Comments:

100

8.

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 

 Pavement

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

932 charts

Rank Score:

8,775

Rank in 1994:

8

Rank in 1990s:

36

Overall Rank:

172

Average Rating:

 83 (1,147 votes)

Comments:

87

9.

Superunknown 

 Soundgarden

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

949 charts

Rank Score:

8,641

Rank in 1994:

9

Rank in 1990s:

37

Overall Rank:

176

Average Rating:

 81 (1,218 votes)

Comments:

84

10.

Parklife 

 Blur

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,022 charts

Rank Score:

7,687

Rank in 1994:

10

Rank in 1990s:

41

Overall Rank:

202

Average Rating:

 80 (1,384 votes)

Comments:

72

• « prev
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• ...
• 99
• 100
• next »
• Goto Page: 

Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of 1994 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	18	2%
Beck	4	0%
王靖雯 [Shirley Wong]	3	0%
Jimi Hendrix	3	0%
ボアダムス [Boredoms]	3	0%
Lisa Germano	2	0%
Radiohead	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%
	445	45%
	217	22%
	43	4%
	29	3%
	28	3%
	26	3%
	24	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	925	93%
Yes	75	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%