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	2,791	133,590	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,845	257,925	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,008	168,873	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,226	190,705	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,480	284,714	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,684	216,655	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,880	185,393	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,044	258,776	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,101	193,252	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,225	181,775	Ágætis Byrjun (75th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,284	2,071,658

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:

151 charts

Rank Score:

1,033

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

311

Overall Rank:

1,654

Average Rating:

79 (181 votes)

Comments:

312.

Boys For Pele

Tori Amos

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

1,030

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

312

Overall Rank:

1,661

Average Rating:

76 (248 votes)

Comments:

313.

American Recordings

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

217 charts

Rank Score:

1,030

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:

1,025

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

314

Overall Rank:

1,668

Average Rating:

80 (115 votes)

Comments:

315.

Leftism

Leftfield

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

186 charts

Rank Score:

1,022

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

315

Overall Rank:

1,673

Average Rating:

77 (222 votes)

Comments:

316.

40 Oz. To Freedom

Sublime

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

185 charts

Rank Score:

1,016

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

316

Overall Rank:

1,678

Average Rating:

75 (308 votes)

Comments:

317.

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

1,014

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

317

Overall Rank:

1,681

Average Rating:

69 (293 votes)

Comments:

318.

You've Come A Long Way, Baby

Fatboy Slim

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

230 charts

Rank Score:

1,003

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

318

Overall Rank:

1,695

Average Rating:

76 (288 votes)

Comments:

319.

Stupid Dream

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

169 charts

Rank Score:

1,001

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

319

Overall Rank:

1,701

Average Rating:

79 (249 votes)

Comments:

320.

Insomniac

Green Day

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

203 charts

Rank Score:

999

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

320

Overall Rank:

1,705

Average Rating:

73 (383 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	93	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Sonic Youth	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Dream Theater	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
Pearl Jam	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	541	54%
	260	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	22	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

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