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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701.

Road Apples

The Tragically Hip

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

352

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

701

Overall Rank:

4,062

Average Rating:

74 (66 votes)

Comments:

702.

Sparkle And Fade

Everclear

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

352

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

702

Overall Rank:

4,066

Average Rating:

75 (94 votes)

Comments:

703.

The Diary

Scarface

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

352

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

703

Overall Rank:

4,068

Average Rating:

77 (52 votes)

Comments:

704.

Sci-Fi Lullabies
Compilation

Suede

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

352

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

704

Overall Rank:

4,070

Average Rating:

77 (81 votes)

Comments:

705.

Jazzmatazz Volume 1

Guru

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

351

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

705

Overall Rank:

4,076

Average Rating:

77 (75 votes)

Comments:

706.

At Action Park

Shellac

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

349

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

706

Overall Rank:

4,098

Average Rating:

75 (97 votes)

Comments:

707.

To The Faithful Departed

The Cranberries

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

348

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

707

Overall Rank:

4,099

Average Rating:

70 (141 votes)

Comments:

708.

All Shook Down

The Replacements

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

348

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

708

Overall Rank:

4,101

Average Rating:

71 (110 votes)

Comments:

709.

A.M.

Wilco

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

348

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

709

Overall Rank:

4,105

Average Rating:

74 (212 votes)

Comments:

710.

Sueño Stereo

Soda Stereo

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

347

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

710

Overall Rank:

4,108

Average Rating:

77 (58 votes)

Comments:

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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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