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	2,799	133,505	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,847	257,482	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,014	168,648	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,249	190,342	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,483	284,193	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,690	216,340	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,883	184,980	If You're Feeling Sinister (123rd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,047	258,427	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,103	192,935	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,225	181,287	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,340	2,068,138

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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81.

Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

491 charts

Rank Score:

4,037

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

445

Average Rating:

82 (644 votes)

Comments:

82.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

495 charts

Rank Score:

3,890

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

459

Average Rating:

80 (600 votes)

Comments:

83.

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

440 charts

Rank Score:

3,887

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

461

Average Rating:

78 (606 votes)

Comments:

84.

When The Pawn...

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

3,886

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

462

Average Rating:

82 (497 votes)

Comments:

85.

I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One

Yo La Tengo

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

494 charts

Rank Score:

3,881

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

464

Average Rating:

82 (585 votes)

Comments:

86.

Goo

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

575 charts

Rank Score:

3,878

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

465

Average Rating:

80 (761 votes)

Comments:

87.

American Football

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

366 charts

Rank Score:

3,840

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

470

Average Rating:

80 (474 votes)

Comments:

88.

To Bring You My Love

PJ Harvey

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

486 charts

Rank Score:

3,779

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

477

Average Rating:

81 (582 votes)

Comments:

89.

Dog Man Star

Suede

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

431 charts

Rank Score:

3,677

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

488

Average Rating:

79 (525 votes)

Comments:

90.

Let Love In

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

476 charts

Rank Score:

3,621

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

497

Average Rating:

82 (519 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%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	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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