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	2,801	133,504	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,847	257,408	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,014	168,605	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,249	190,288	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,483	284,109	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,693	216,277	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,883	184,935	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,046	258,340	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,106	192,880	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,224	181,239	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,346	2,067,585

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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Mogwai Young Team

Mogwai

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

359 charts

Rank Score:

1,919

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

181

Overall Rank:

939

Average Rating:

80 (464 votes)

Comments:

182.

Café Tacvba

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

189 charts

Rank Score:

1,909

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

182

Overall Rank:

943

Average Rating:

82 (172 votes)

Comments:

183.

The Man Who

Travis

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

302 charts

Rank Score:

1,908

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

183

Overall Rank:

944

Average Rating:

75 (357 votes)

Comments:

184.

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

1,876

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

184

Overall Rank:

962

Average Rating:

79 (364 votes)

Comments:

185.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

296 charts

Rank Score:

1,871

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

185

Overall Rank:

964

Average Rating:

78 (412 votes)

Comments:

186.

I See A Darkness

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

306 charts

Rank Score:

1,861

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

186

Overall Rank:

969

Average Rating:

79 (355 votes)

Comments:

187.

All Eyez On Me

2Pac

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

335 charts

Rank Score:

1,851

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

187

Overall Rank:

973

Average Rating:

74 (494 votes)

Comments:

188.

Reading, Writing And Arithmetic

The Sundays

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

265 charts

Rank Score:

1,844

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

188

Overall Rank:

975

Average Rating:

77 (270 votes)

Comments:

189.

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

282 charts

Rank Score:

1,823

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

189

Overall Rank:

984

Average Rating:

75 (375 votes)

Comments:

190.

Welcome To Sky Valley

Kyuss

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

247 charts

Rank Score:

1,814

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

190

Overall Rank:

987

Average Rating:

80 (330 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Suede	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	543	54%
	258	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	22	2%
	15	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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

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

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