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	2,827	133,455	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,862	256,712	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,032	168,486	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,259	190,333	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,500	284,009	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,705	216,061	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,885	184,685	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,060	257,666	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,118	192,952	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,231	181,082	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,479	2,065,440

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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Hard To Earn

Gang Starr

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

231

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962.

Mariah Carey

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

231

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962

Overall Rank:

5,713

Average Rating:

66 (90 votes)

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963.

Symbols

KMFDM

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

231

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963

Overall Rank:

5,719

Average Rating:

70 (15 votes)

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964.

Wild Mood Swings

The Cure

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

231

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965.

Dulcinea

Toad The Wet Sprocket (US)

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

230

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966.

Star Time
Compilation

James Brown

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

230

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966

Overall Rank:

5,734

Average Rating:

76 (121 votes)

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967.

The Gray Race

Bad Religion

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

230

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968.

Munki

The Jesus And Mary Chain

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

230

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Rank in 1990s:

968

Overall Rank:

5,753

Average Rating:

75 (44 votes)

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969.

The Caution Horses

Cowboy Junkies

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

230

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969

Overall Rank:

5,754

Average Rating:

71 (64 votes)

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970.

Singles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

230

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970

Overall Rank:

5,757

Average Rating:

77 (68 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	127	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Beck	5	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	0%
Pavement	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	54%
	261	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	20	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	10	1%

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