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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301.

Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,074

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

301

Overall Rank:

1,604

Average Rating:

75 (285 votes)

Comments:

302.

Incesticide
Compilation

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

1,074

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

302

Overall Rank:

1,605

Average Rating:

76 (606 votes)

Comments:

303.

Fashion Nugget

Cake

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

213 charts

Rank Score:

1,068

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

303

Overall Rank:

1,609

Average Rating:

74 (300 votes)

Comments:

304.

This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,068

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

304

Overall Rank:

1,610

Average Rating:

73 (285 votes)

Comments:

305.

Tomorrow The Green Grass

The Jayhawks

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

1,066

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

305

Overall Rank:

1,614

Average Rating:

76 (141 votes)

Comments:

306.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

169 charts

Rank Score:

1,060

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

306

Overall Rank:

1,619

Average Rating:

76 (190 votes)

Comments:

307.

Sixteen Stone

Bush

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

189 charts

Rank Score:

1,058

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

307

Overall Rank:

1,623

Average Rating:

72 (248 votes)

Comments:

308.

Clandestino

Manu Chao

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

1,054

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

308

Overall Rank:

1,627

Average Rating:

77 (186 votes)

Comments:

309.

Where You Been

Dinosaur Jr.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

1,053

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

309

Overall Rank:

1,630

Average Rating:

78 (213 votes)

Comments:

310.

There Is Nothing Left To Lose

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

1,049

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

310

Overall Rank:

1,633

Average Rating:

75 (436 votes)

Comments:

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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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