Best Albums of 1999

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Listed below are the best albums of 1999 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1999 were Sigur Rós, The Flaming Lips, Red Hot Chili Peppers, フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans], Blur, Built To Spill, Fiona Apple, Wilco, The Dismemberment Plan and American Football.

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51.

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

430

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

579

Overall Rank:

3,437

Average Rating:

76 (127 votes)

Comments:

52.

Head Music

Suede

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

429

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

580

Overall Rank:

3,439

Average Rating:

70 (135 votes)

Comments:

53.

Judgement

Anathema

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

419

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

595

Overall Rank:

3,510

Average Rating:

77 (104 votes)

Comments:

54.

Cobra And Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night

Stereolab

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

392

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

627

Overall Rank:

3,714

Average Rating:

78 (78 votes)

Comments:

55.

Safe Mode: On

Bury The Hatchet

The Cranberries

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

390

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

630

Overall Rank:

3,733

Average Rating:

71 (129 votes)

Comments:

56.

Neon Ballroom

Silverchair

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

362

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

662

Overall Rank:

3,977

Average Rating:

72 (104 votes)

Comments:

57.

Neptune's Lair

Drexciya

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

359

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

668

Overall Rank:

4,004

Average Rating:

78 (34 votes)

Comments:

58.

Beaucoup Fish

Underworld

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

355

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

680

Overall Rank:

4,044

Average Rating:

77 (98 votes)

Comments:

59.

Pinback

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

330

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

717

Overall Rank:

4,304

Average Rating:

75 (41 votes)

Comments:

60.

When Your Heartstrings Break

Beulah (US)

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

323

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

731

Overall Rank:

4,374

Average Rating:

78 (52 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1999 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	1%
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	3	0%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
植松伸夫 [Nobuo Uematsu]	2	0%
ムック [Mucc]	2	0%
Ani DiFranco	2	0%
Polysics	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	456	46%
	203	20%
	36	4%
	33	3%
	30	3%
	29	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	921	92%
Yes	79	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	39	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

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Best Artists of the 2000s
1. Radiohead
2. Arcade Fire
3. The Strokes
4. Coldplay
5. Sufjan Stevens
6. Muse
7. Arctic Monkeys
8. Animal Collective
9. Wilco
10. The White Stripes
11. Kanye West
12. Phil Elverum
13. Interpol
14. Modest Mouse
15. Queens Of The Stone Age
16. Madvillain
17. LCD Soundsystem
18. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
19. The National
20. The Flaming Lips