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	2,840	133,314	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,872	256,468	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,038	168,393	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,266	190,183	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,501	283,832	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,707	215,870	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,887	184,514	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,061	257,368	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,123	192,819	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,234	180,899	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,529	2,063,660

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:

5,862

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:

5,867

Average Rating:

78 (25 votes)

Comments:

994.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

224

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994

Overall Rank:

5,868

Average Rating:

75 (34 votes)

Comments:

995.

Falling Into Infinity

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

224

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Rank in 1990s:

995

Overall Rank:

5,870

Average Rating:

68 (94 votes)

Comments:

996.

Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

224

Rank in 1990:

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996

Overall Rank:

5,880

Average Rating:

69 (37 votes)

Comments:

997.

Londinium

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	108	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	88	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
Pearl Jam	5	0%
Aphex Twin	5	0%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	543	54%
	261	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

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