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	2,827	133,455	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,862	256,712	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,032	168,486	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,259	190,333	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,500	284,009	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,705	216,061	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,885	184,685	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,060	257,666	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,118	192,952	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,231	181,082	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,479	2,065,440

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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991.

Operation Ivy
Compilation

Operation Ivy

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

224

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991

Overall Rank:

5,861

Average Rating:

78 (25 votes)

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992.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

224

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993.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

224

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993

Overall Rank:

5,865

Average Rating:

75 (34 votes)

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994.

Falling Into Infinity

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

224

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994

Overall Rank:

5,866

Average Rating:

68 (94 votes)

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995.

Londinium

Archive

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

224

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996.

Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

224

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996

Overall Rank:

5,881

Average Rating:

69 (37 votes)

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997.

Lysol

Melvins

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

224

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998.

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

DMX

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

224

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998

Overall Rank:

5,883

Average Rating:

74 (65 votes)

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999.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

223

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999

Overall Rank:

5,894

Average Rating:

75 (73 votes)

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1000.

The Curtain Hits The Cast

Low

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

223

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	127	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Beck	5	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	0%
Pavement	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	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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Best Albums of the 1980s
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. The Joshua Tree by U2
7. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
8. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
9. Thriller by Michael Jackson
10. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
11. Closer by Joy Division
12. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
13. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
14. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
15. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
16. Graceland by Paul Simon
17. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
18. Back In Black by AC/DC
19. Murmur by R.E.M.
20. Moving Pictures by Rush