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	1,953	180,784	Violator (129th) by Depeche Mode
1991	1,967	471,294	Nevermind (10th) by Nirvana
1992	1,991	272,856	Automatic For The People (58th) by R.E.M.
1993	2,069	294,616	In Utero (52nd) by Nirvana
1994	2,276	479,980	Grace (48th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	2,344	365,473	The Bends (18th) by Radiohead
1996	2,517	297,023	Pinkerton (102nd) by Weezer
1997	2,544	468,299	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	2,515	318,310	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	2,740	290,363	Ágætis Byrjun (66th) by Sigur Rós
Total	22,916	3,438,999

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

37.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	670 charts
Rank in 1994:	9	Rank Score:	15,881
Rank in 1990s	37	Overall Rank:	164
Average Rating: 82/100 (855 votes)
Comments: 59 comments

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99.

The Fragile

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	228 charts
Rank in 1999:	13	Rank Score:	5,086
Rank in 1990s	99	Overall Rank:	506
Average Rating: 78/100 (369 votes)
Comments: 20 comments

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225.

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	200 charts
Rank in 1996:	27	Rank Score:	2,275
Rank in 1990s	225	Overall Rank:	1,055
Average Rating: 80/100 (212 votes)
Comments: 2 comments

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306.

Dots And Loops

Stereolab

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	112 charts
Rank in 1997:	30	Rank Score:	1,602
Rank in 1990s	306	Overall Rank:	1,416
Average Rating: 78/100 (129 votes)
Comments: 4 comments

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381.

Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements

Stereolab

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	130 charts
Rank in 1993:	31	Rank Score:	1,172
Rank in 1990s	381	Overall Rank:	1,839
Average Rating: 80/100 (157 votes)
Comments: 7 comments

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392.

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg & Wilco

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	121 charts
Rank in 1998:	45	Rank Score:	1,139
Rank in 1990s	392	Overall Rank:	1,884
Average Rating: 77/100 (139 votes)
Comments: 6 comments

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415.

Songs For Drella

Lou Reed & John Cale

Year of Release:	1990	Appears in:	105 charts
Rank in 1990:	34	Rank Score:	1,068
Rank in 1990s	415	Overall Rank:	1,994
Average Rating: 77/100 (93 votes)
Comments: 4 comments

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482.

Broken

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	82 charts
Rank in 1992:	46	Rank Score:	879
Rank in 1990s	482	Overall Rank:	2,328
Average Rating: 77/100 (188 votes)
Comments: 7 comments

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690.

Into The Labyrinth

Dead Can Dance

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	55 charts
Rank in 1993:	71	Rank Score:	527
Rank in 1990s	690	Overall Rank:	3,441
Average Rating: 78/100 (66 votes)
Comments: 3 comments

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736.

Breaking Atoms

Main Source

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	54 charts
Rank in 1991:	59	Rank Score:	485
Rank in 1990s	736	Overall Rank:	3,674
Average Rating: 80/100 (46 votes)
Comments: 2 comments

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	84	8%
1991	84	8%
1992	104	10%
1993	100	10%
1994	125	13%
1995	110	11%
1996	108	11%
1997	99	10%
1998	100	10%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Nirvana	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Ween	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	551	55%
	260	26%
	36	4%
	26	3%
	20	2%
	18	2%
	14	1%
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