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	2,796	133,557	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,847	257,712	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,013	168,754	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,230	190,491	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,481	284,285	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,689	216,400	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,882	185,106	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,045	258,642	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,101	193,002	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,226	181,402	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,310	2,069,350

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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Hooray For Boobies

Bloodhound Gang

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

224

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991

Overall Rank:

5,872

Average Rating:

73 (70 votes)

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992.

Palomine

Bettie Serveert

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

224

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993.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

224

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993

Overall Rank:

5,881

Average Rating:

75 (73 votes)

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994.

Relish

Joan Osborne

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

223

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995.

Presents Author Unknown

Jason Falkner

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

223

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996.

Karma

Delerium

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

223

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996

Overall Rank:

5,901

Average Rating:

73 (47 votes)

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997.

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

DMX

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

222

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997

Overall Rank:

5,915

Average Rating:

74 (66 votes)

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998.

Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles
Compilation

Mudhoney

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

222

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998

Overall Rank:

5,917

Average Rating:

76 (63 votes)

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999.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

222

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1000.

Nine Lives

Aerosmith

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

221

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1,000

Overall Rank:

5,933

Average Rating:

67 (139 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	98	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	544	54%
	258	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	22	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

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

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