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	2,835	133,365	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,868	256,601	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,037	168,466	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,264	190,213	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,501	283,987	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,706	215,952	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,887	184,604	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,061	257,479	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,121	192,843	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,232	181,004	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,512	2,064,515

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.

Andromeda Heights

Prefab Sprout

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

225

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

991

Overall Rank:

5,860

Average Rating:

70 (44 votes)

Comments:

992.

Operation Ivy
Compilation

Operation Ivy

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

224

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

992

Overall Rank:

5,864

Average Rating:

78 (25 votes)

Comments:

993.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

224

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Comments:

994.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

224

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

994

Overall Rank:

5,866

Average Rating:

75 (34 votes)

Comments:

995.

Falling Into Infinity

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

224

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

995

Overall Rank:

5,867

Average Rating:

68 (94 votes)

Comments:

996.

Londinium

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	89	9%
1991	83	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	109	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Suede	5	0%
Beck	5	0%
Pavement	5	0%
Stereolab	5	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	54%
	260	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	989	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	988	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	99%
Yes	10	1%

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