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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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	133,481	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,850	257,280	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,021	168,756	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,251	190,278	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,483	283,962	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,694	216,109	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,883	184,767	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,050	258,247	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,108	192,993	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,224	181,177	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,365	2,067,050

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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671.

Crazy World

Scorpions

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

372

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

671

Overall Rank:

3,878

Average Rating:

72 (124 votes)

Comments:

672.

Cracked Rear View

Hootie & The Blowfish

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

371

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

672

Overall Rank:

3,880

Average Rating:

68 (146 votes)

Comments:

673.

Fate Of Nations

Robert Plant

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

371

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

673

Overall Rank:

3,885

Average Rating:

72 (68 votes)

Comments:

674.

The Edges Of Twilight

The Tea Party

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

369

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

674

Overall Rank:

3,906

Average Rating:

76 (53 votes)

Comments:

675.

Danzig II: Lucifuge

Danzig

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

369

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

675

Overall Rank:

3,907

Average Rating:

77 (92 votes)

Comments:

676.

The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3

The Traveling Wilburys

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

367

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

676

Overall Rank:

3,919

Average Rating:

70 (111 votes)

Comments:

677.

The Charm Of The Highway Strip

The Magnetic Fields

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

365

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

677

Overall Rank:

3,937

Average Rating:

76 (97 votes)

Comments:

678.

Whirlpool

Chapterhouse

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

365

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

678

Overall Rank:

3,940

Average Rating:

77 (91 votes)

Comments:

679.

Seven

James

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

363

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

679

Overall Rank:

3,959

Average Rating:

75 (67 votes)

Comments:

680.

Saturation

Urge Overkill

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

362

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

680

Overall Rank:

3,963

Average Rating:

73 (78 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Beck	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Pavement	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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