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 54,000 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	2,928	133,060	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,980	252,805	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,133	167,179	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,330	188,378	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,578	280,579	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,844	213,501	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,004	182,954	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,176	253,637	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,225	191,841	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,400	179,798	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,598	2,043,733

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

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11.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,720 charts

Rank Score:

18,112

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Average Rating:

81 (2,433 votes)

Comments:

232

12.

Illmatic

Nas

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,335 charts

Rank Score:

18,105

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Average Rating:

86 (1,553 votes)

Comments:

110

13.

Dummy

Portishead

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,524 charts

Rank Score:

17,284

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14.

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,389 charts

Rank Score:

16,696

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Average Rating:

86 (1,689 votes)

Comments:

139

15.

Weezer (Blue Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,446 charts

Rank Score:

16,261

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Average Rating:

84 (1,912 votes)

Comments:

138

16.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,467 charts

Rank Score:

15,849

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Average Rating:

83 (1,826 votes)

Comments:

167

17.

Homogenic

Björk

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1,107 charts

Rank Score:

13,871

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Average Rating:

84 (1,373 votes)

Comments:

101

18.

Spiderland

Slint

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,040 charts

Rank Score:

13,379

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Average Rating:

84 (1,254 votes)

Comments:

121

19.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,105 charts

Rank Score:

13,376

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Average Rating:

84 (1,249 votes)

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20.

Achtung Baby

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,300 charts

Rank Score:

12,635

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Overall Rank:

110

Average Rating:

80 (1,805 votes)

Comments:

143

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	548	55%
	259	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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