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 57,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neutral Milk Hotel, Oasis, My Bloody Valentine, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Nick Cave and Björk.

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991.

Consumed

Plastikman

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

216

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991

Overall Rank:

6,076

Average Rating:

73 (34 votes)

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992.

Pre-Millennium Tension

Tricky

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

216

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993.

Rajaz

Camel

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

215

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993

Overall Rank:

6,093

Average Rating:

76 (57 votes)

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994.

Regulate... G Funk Era

Warren G

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

215

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995.

How To Make Friends And Influence People

Terrorvision

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

215

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996.

Twisted

Del Amitri

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

215

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997.

Don Caballero 2

Don Caballero

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

215

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998.

White On Blonde

Texas

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

215

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998

Overall Rank:

6,102

Average Rating:

73 (56 votes)

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999.

Big Red Letter Day

Buffalo Tom

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

215

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1000.

Slightly Odway

Jebediah

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

215

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1,000

Overall Rank:

6,107

Average Rating:

71 (27 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	85	9%
1992	103	10%
1993	109	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	107	11%
1996	107	11%
1997	95	10%
1998	98	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	535	54%
	269	27%
	41	4%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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