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 41,000 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	2,218	133,668	Violator (127th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,271	299,828	Nevermind (16th)by Nirvana
1992	2,404	184,761	Automatic For The People (58th)by R.E.M.
1993	2,502	204,528	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	2,714	322,938	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	2,760	239,388	The Bends (20th)by Radiohead
1996	2,872	208,081	Pinkerton (94th)by Weezer
1997	2,870	305,104	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	2,907	216,794	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (15th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	3,128	203,529	Ágætis Byrjun (64th)by Sigur Rós
Total	26,646	2,318,620

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

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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

3,884 charts

Rank Score:

107,794

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Average Rating:

92 (4,838 votes)

Comments:

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Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,742 charts

Rank Score:

55,733

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Average Rating:

87 (3,789 votes)

Comments:

371

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,153 charts

Rank Score:

55,724

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1995

Appears in:

2,391 charts

Rank Score:

46,495

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1991

Appears in:

1,846 charts

Rank Score:

42,452

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1991

Appears in:

1,551 charts

Rank Score:

25,568

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Average Rating:

82 (2,023 votes)

Comments:

158

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,512 charts

Rank Score:

25,028

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Average Rating:

81 (2,160 votes)

Comments:

202

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,364 charts

Rank Score:

24,547

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Average Rating:

85 (1,626 votes)

Comments:

133

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,479 charts

Rank Score:

24,065

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Average Rating:

84 (2,314 votes)

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153

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Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,506 charts

Rank Score:

23,750

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Average Rating:

84 (1,872 votes)

Comments:

150

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	82	8%
1991	80	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	102	10%
1994	129	13%
1995	108	11%
1996	114	11%
1997	99	10%
1998	98	10%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Green Day	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	55%
	252	25%
	39	4%
	28	3%
	21	2%
	17	2%
	15	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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