Best Albums of the 1990s : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of the 1990s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 35,000 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	1,893	177,473	Violator (129th) by Depeche Mode
1991	1,914	463,345	Nevermind (10th) by Nirvana
1992	1,936	268,187	Automatic For The People (55th) by R.E.M.
1993	2,025	289,705	In Utero (52nd) by Nirvana
1994	2,237	471,227	Grace (46th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	2,307	360,715	The Bends (18th) by Radiohead
1996	2,464	292,557	Pinkerton (102nd) by Weezer
1997	2,494	462,118	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	2,473	314,459	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	2,702	286,570	Ágætis Byrjun (65th) by Sigur Rós
Total	22,445	3,386,357

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, Neutral Milk Hotel, Oasis, The Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, My Bloody Valentine, Weezer, R.E.M. and Jeff Buckley.

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Album

Artist

OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	3,554 charts
Rank in 1997:	1	Rank Score:	192,162
Rank in 1990s	1	Overall Rank:	1
Average Rating: 92/100 (4,320 votes)
Comments: 695 comments

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Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	2,524 charts
Rank in 1991:	1	Rank Score:	102,274
Rank in 1990s	2	Overall Rank:	10
Average Rating: 86/100 (3,415 votes)
Comments: 352 comments

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	1,957 charts
Rank in 1998:	1	Rank Score:	86,808
Rank in 1990s	3	Overall Rank:	17
Average Rating: 88/100 (2,224 votes)
Comments: 356 comments

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The Bends

Radiohead

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	2,196 charts
Rank in 1995:	1	Rank Score:	84,515
Rank in 1990s	4	Overall Rank:	18
Average Rating: 88/100 (3,050 votes)
Comments: 263 comments

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Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	1,656 charts
Rank in 1991:	2	Rank Score:	61,640
Rank in 1990s	5	Overall Rank:	25
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,826 votes)
Comments: 256 comments

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Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	1,406 charts
Rank in 1991:	3	Rank Score:	44,898
Rank in 1990s	6	Overall Rank:	41
Average Rating: 82/100 (1,815 votes)
Comments: 138 comments

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(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	1,350 charts
Rank in 1995:	2	Rank Score:	42,616
Rank in 1990s	7	Overall Rank:	43
Average Rating: 81/100 (1,941 votes)
Comments: 184 comments

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Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	1,312 charts
Rank in 1994:	1	Rank Score:	40,786
Rank in 1990s	8	Overall Rank:	46
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,484 votes)
Comments: 139 comments

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In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	1,334 charts
Rank in 1993:	1	Rank Score:	39,386
Rank in 1990s	9	Overall Rank:	52
Average Rating: 84/100 (2,020 votes)
Comments: 135 comments

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Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	1,358 charts
Rank in 1992:	1	Rank Score:	37,096
Rank in 1990s	10	Overall Rank:	55
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,652 votes)
Comments: 136 comments

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	83	8%
1991	83	8%
1992	105	11%
1993	99	10%
1994	125	13%
1995	110	11%
1996	113	11%
1997	99	10%
1998	97	10%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Nirvana	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	561	56%
	254	25%
	37	4%
	28	3%
	19	2%
	15	2%
	14	1%
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