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	2,839	133,343	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,870	256,550	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,037	168,428	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,264	190,226	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,501	283,915	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,707	215,916	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,887	184,571	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,061	257,378	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,122	192,855	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,233	180,945	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,521	2,064,127

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 Nick Cave.

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941.

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

237

Rank in 1990:

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941

Overall Rank:

5,593

Average Rating:

74 (111 votes)

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942.

Greatest Hits
Compilation

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

236

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943.

S.C.I.E.N.C.E.

Incubus

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

236

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943

Overall Rank:

5,608

Average Rating:

75 (141 votes)

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944.

Everything Is Wrong

Moby

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

236

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945.

Whatever

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

236

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946.

Don Caballero 2

Don Caballero

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

236

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947.

Seal II

Seal

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

235

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948.

Sunrise On The Sufferbus

Masters Of Reality

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

235

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949.

Hello Rockview

Less Than Jake

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

235

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949

Overall Rank:

5,637

Average Rating:

72 (47 votes)

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950.

Something To Write Home About

The Get Up Kids

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

234

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950

Overall Rank:

5,649

Average Rating:

73 (55 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	89	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	108	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Autechre	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Dream Theater	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	544	54%
	261	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	20	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	10	1%

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