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 36,000 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	2,007	183,008	Violator (132nd) by Depeche Mode
1991	2,021	475,787	Nevermind (10th) by Nirvana
1992	2,089	276,585	Automatic For The People (57th) by R.E.M.
1993	2,121	298,249	In Utero (52nd) by Nirvana
1994	2,323	485,977	Grace (49th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	2,392	368,746	The Bends (18th) by Radiohead
1996	2,574	301,519	Pinkerton (100th) by Weezer
1997	2,604	472,273	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	2,572	322,888	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	2,807	294,841	Ágætis Byrjun (66th) by Sigur Rós
Total	23,510	3,479,873

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

35.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	689 charts
Rank in 1994:	7	Rank Score:	16,640
Rank in 1990s	35	Overall Rank:	158
Average Rating: 82/100 (871 votes)
Comments: 61 comments

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99.

The Fragile

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	236 charts
Rank in 1999:	12	Rank Score:	5,183
Rank in 1990s	99	Overall Rank:	508
Average Rating: 78/100 (376 votes)
Comments: 20 comments

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222.

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	207 charts
Rank in 1996:	27	Rank Score:	2,370
Rank in 1990s	222	Overall Rank:	1,037
Average Rating: 81/100 (212 votes)
Comments: 2 comments

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310.

Dots And Loops

Stereolab

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	115 charts
Rank in 1997:	30	Rank Score:	1,610
Rank in 1990s	310	Overall Rank:	1,444
Average Rating: 78/100 (132 votes)
Comments: 4 comments

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380.

Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements

Stereolab

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	128 charts
Rank in 1993:	31	Rank Score:	1,209
Rank in 1990s	380	Overall Rank:	1,829
Average Rating: 80/100 (158 votes)
Comments: 7 comments

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412.

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg & Wilco

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	118 charts
Rank in 1998:	46	Rank Score:	1,089
Rank in 1990s	412	Overall Rank:	2,009
Average Rating: 77/100 (143 votes)
Comments: 6 comments

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416.

Songs For Drella

Lou Reed & John Cale

Year of Release:	1990	Appears in:	107 charts
Rank in 1990:	35	Rank Score:	1,069
Rank in 1990s	416	Overall Rank:	2,035
Average Rating: 76/100 (95 votes)
Comments: 4 comments

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484.

Broken

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	82 charts
Rank in 1992:	46	Rank Score:	873
Rank in 1990s	484	Overall Rank:	2,372
Average Rating: 77/100 (190 votes)
Comments: 7 comments

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689.

Into The Labyrinth

Dead Can Dance

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	56 charts
Rank in 1993:	71	Rank Score:	532
Rank in 1990s	689	Overall Rank:	3,486
Average Rating: 78/100 (66 votes)
Comments: 3 comments

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721.

Well Oiled

Hash Jar Tempo

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	38 charts
Rank in 1997:	71	Rank Score:	504
Rank in 1990s	721	Overall Rank:	3,635
Average Rating: 78/100 (33 votes)
Comments: 2 comments

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	84	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	98	10%
1994	125	13%
1995	110	11%
1996	111	11%
1997	100	10%
1998	99	10%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Suede	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	552	55%
	259	26%
	35	4%
	27	3%
	20	2%
	19	2%
	14	1%
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