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	2,825	133,434	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,859	256,647	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,029	168,496	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,258	190,320	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,497	283,927	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,703	215,982	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,885	184,563	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,058	257,639	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,116	192,882	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,228	181,070	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,458	2,064,961

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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821.

D. I. Go Pop

Disco Inferno

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

293

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822.

One Chord To Another

Sloan

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

292

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Rank in 1990s:

822

Overall Rank:

4,734

Average Rating:

75 (43 votes)

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823.

Revés/Yo Soy

Café Tacvba

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

290

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Rank in 1990s:

823

Overall Rank:

4,751

Average Rating:

75 (48 votes)

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824.

Betty

Helmet

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

290

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825.

Hagnesta Hill

Kent (SE)

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

290

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825

Overall Rank:

4,756

Average Rating:

74 (55 votes)

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826.

Isola

Kent (SE)

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

286

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Rank in 1990s:

826

Overall Rank:

4,813

Average Rating:

76 (63 votes)

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827.

For Your Own Special Sweetheart

Jawbox

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

285

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828.

Five Days In July

Blue Rodeo

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

284

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828

Overall Rank:

4,832

Average Rating:

74 (49 votes)

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829.

Hips And Makers

Kristin Hersh

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

283

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830.

S&M
Live

Metallica & San Francisco Symphony

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

283

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830

Overall Rank:

4,852

Average Rating:

65 (245 votes)

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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	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	544	54%
	259	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	15	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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