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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311.

Hex

Bark Psychosis

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

152 charts

Rank Score:

1,037

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

311

Overall Rank:

1,652

Average Rating:

79 (181 votes)

Comments:

312.

Boys For Pele

Tori Amos

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

165 charts

Rank Score:

1,033

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

312

Overall Rank:

1,655

Average Rating:

76 (248 votes)

Comments:

313.

American Recordings

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

217 charts

Rank Score:

1,029

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

313

Overall Rank:

1,663

Average Rating:

79 (265 votes)

Comments:

314.

Dynamo

Soda Stereo

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

1,022

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

314

Overall Rank:

1,670

Average Rating:

80 (116 votes)

Comments:

315.

Leftism

Leftfield

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

186 charts

Rank Score:

1,020

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

315

Overall Rank:

1,673

Average Rating:

77 (222 votes)

Comments:

316.

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

1,012

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

316

Overall Rank:

1,683

Average Rating:

69 (293 votes)

Comments:

317.

40 Oz. To Freedom

Sublime

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

185 charts

Rank Score:

1,012

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

317

Overall Rank:

1,684

Average Rating:

75 (308 votes)

Comments:

318.

You've Come A Long Way, Baby

Fatboy Slim

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

230 charts

Rank Score:

1,007

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

318

Overall Rank:

1,690

Average Rating:

76 (288 votes)

Comments:

319.

Stupid Dream

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

169 charts

Rank Score:

999

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

319

Overall Rank:

1,704

Average Rating:

79 (249 votes)

Comments:

320.

Tiny Music... Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop

Stone Temple Pilots

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

999

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

320

Overall Rank:

1,706

Average Rating:

75 (217 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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Best Albums of the 1990s
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. Nevermind by Nirvana
3. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
4. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
5. The Bends by Radiohead
6. Automatic For The People by R.E.M.
7. Ten by Pearl Jam
8. Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
9. In Utero by Nirvana
10. Grace by Jeff Buckley
11. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
12. Illmatic by Nas
13. Dummy by Portishead
14. Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
15. Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer
16. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins
17. Spiderland by Slint
18. Homogenic by Björk
19. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
20. Achtung Baby by U2