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	2,839	133,343	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,870	256,550	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,037	168,428	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,264	190,226	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,501	283,915	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,707	215,916	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,887	184,571	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,061	257,378	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,122	192,855	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,233	180,945	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,521	2,064,127

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:

5,861

Average Rating:

70 (44 votes)

Comments:

992.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

224

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993.

Operation Ivy
Compilation

Operation Ivy

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

224

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

993

Overall Rank:

5,866

Average Rating:

78 (25 votes)

Comments:

994.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

224

Rank in 1998:

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994

Overall Rank:

5,867

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:

5,868

Average Rating:

68 (94 votes)

Comments:

996.

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	89	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	108	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Autechre	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Dream Theater	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	544	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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