Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 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 Weezer.
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1994
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221
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1997
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1994
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1997
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1999
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219
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1996
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219
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Year of Release:
1997
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218
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Year of Release:
1997
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217
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Year of Release:
1990
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217
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Year of Release:
1994
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217
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 86 9%
1991 84 8%
1992 100 10%
1993 109 11%
1994 126 13%
1995 108 11%
1996 109 11%
1997 97 10%
1998 97 10%
1999 84 8%
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%
Pavement 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 533 53%
United Kingdom 267 27%
Canada 43 4%
Mixed Nationality 28 3%
Australia 23 2%
Sweden 16 2%
Japan 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 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Best Albums of 1957
1. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
2. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
3. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
4. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
5. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
6. 'Round About Midnight by Miles Davis
7. With His Hot And Blue Guitar by Johnny Cash
8. After School Session by Chuck Berry
9. Ray Charles by Ray Charles
10. Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
11. Miles Ahead by Miles Davis + 19
12. Dance Album by Carl Perkins
13. The Clown by Charles Mingus
14. Monk's Music by Thelonious Monk Septet
15. After Midnight by Nat King Cole
16. Singin' The Blues by B.B. King
17. Way Out West by Sonny Rollins
18. Singin' To My Baby by Eddie Cochran With The Johnny Mann Orchestra And Chorus
19. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps by Gene Vincent
20. Kenya by Machito
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