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	2,835	133,365	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,868	256,601	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,037	168,466	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,264	190,213	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,501	283,987	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,706	215,952	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,887	184,604	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,061	257,479	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,121	192,843	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,232	181,004	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,512	2,064,515

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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881.

So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes

NOFX

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

258

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

881

Overall Rank:

5,190

Average Rating:

74 (55 votes)

Comments:

882.

Brick By Brick

Iggy Pop

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

258

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

882

Overall Rank:

5,196

Average Rating:

73 (84 votes)

Comments:

883.

Left Of The Middle

Natalie Imbruglia

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

258

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

883

Overall Rank:

5,201

Average Rating:

73 (63 votes)

Comments:

884.

Tubular Bells II

Mike Oldfield

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

257

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

884

Overall Rank:

5,205

Average Rating:

72 (79 votes)

Comments:

885.

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

257

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886.

None So Vile

Cryptopsy

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

257

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

886

Overall Rank:

5,220

Average Rating:

77 (63 votes)

Comments:

887.

Rajaz

Camel

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

256

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

887

Overall Rank:

5,231

Average Rating:

76 (55 votes)

Comments:

888.

Joyride

Roxette

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

256

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

888

Overall Rank:

5,235

Average Rating:

69 (88 votes)

Comments:

889.

Apple

Mother Love Bone

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

256

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

889

Overall Rank:

5,238

Average Rating:

75 (100 votes)

Comments:

890.

Propeller

Guided By Voices

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

255

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

890

Overall Rank:

5,252

Average Rating:

76 (67 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	89	9%
1991	83	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	109	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%
Suede	5	0%
Beck	5	0%
Pavement	5	0%
Stereolab	5	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	54%
	260	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	989	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	988	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	99%
Yes	10	1%

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