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	2,801	133,504	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,847	257,408	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,014	168,605	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,249	190,288	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,483	284,109	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,693	216,277	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,883	184,935	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,046	258,340	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,106	192,880	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,224	181,239	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,346	2,067,585

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.

Londinium

Archive

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

225

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992.

Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

224

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992

Overall Rank:

5,867

Average Rating:

69 (37 votes)

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993.

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Hooray For Boobies

Bloodhound Gang

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

224

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993

Overall Rank:

5,878

Average Rating:

73 (70 votes)

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994.

Palomine

Bettie Serveert

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

224

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995.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

223

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995

Overall Rank:

5,886

Average Rating:

75 (73 votes)

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996.

Relish

Joan Osborne

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

223

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997.

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Jason Falkner

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

222

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998.

Karma

Delerium

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

222

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998

Overall Rank:

5,909

Average Rating:

73 (47 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.

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

DMX

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

222

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1,000

Overall Rank:

5,924

Average Rating:

74 (66 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	543	54%
	258	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	22	2%
	15	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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

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

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