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 54,000 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	2,926	133,262	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,976	253,711	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,132	167,654	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,327	188,988	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,575	281,498	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,836	214,282	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,003	183,339	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,174	254,487	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,221	191,809	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,396	180,004	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,566	2,049,033

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

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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,370 charts

Rank Score:

73,071

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Average Rating:

92 (5,551 votes)

Comments:

846

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,149 charts

Rank Score:

40,914

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Average Rating:

87 (4,272 votes)

Comments:

407

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,403 charts

Rank Score:

37,555

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,137 charts

Rank Score:

32,428

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1995

Appears in:

2,634 charts

Rank Score:

32,022

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Average Rating:

87 (3,864 votes)

Comments:

314

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,785 charts

Rank Score:

19,956

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Average Rating:

84 (2,177 votes)

Comments:

174

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,813 charts

Rank Score:

19,791

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Average Rating:

83 (2,302 votes)

Comments:

179

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,582 charts

Rank Score:

19,284

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Average Rating:

85 (1,910 votes)

Comments:

150

Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,689 charts

Rank Score:

18,816

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Average Rating:

84 (1,930 votes)

Comments:

169

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In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,737 charts

Rank Score:

18,815

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Average Rating:

85 (2,639 votes)

Comments:

177

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	98	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	548	55%
	259	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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Best Ever Albums
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
3. Abbey Road by The Beatles
4. Revolver by The Beatles
5. In Rainbows by Radiohead
6. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
7. Kid A by Radiohead
8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
9. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
10. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
11. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
12. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
13. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
14. Nevermind by Nirvana
15. Funeral by Arcade Fire
16. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
17. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
18. To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
19. Doolittle by Pixies
20. London Calling by The Clash