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 37,000 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	2,037	184,762	Violator (132nd) by Depeche Mode
1991	2,052	479,276	Nevermind (10th) by Nirvana
1992	2,133	279,595	Automatic For The People (57th) by R.E.M.
1993	2,186	301,361	In Utero (53rd) by Nirvana
1994	2,358	491,343	Grace (48th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	2,441	371,628	The Bends (18th) by Radiohead
1996	2,617	304,560	Pinkerton (99th) by Weezer
1997	2,653	477,554	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	2,624	326,664	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	2,869	296,673	Ágætis Byrjun (66th) by Sigur Rós
Total	23,970	3,513,415

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:	703 charts
Rank in 1994:	7	Rank Score:	16,928
Rank in 1990s	35	Overall Rank:	158
Average Rating: 82/100 (900 votes)
Comments: 62 comments

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98.

The Fragile

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	240 charts
Rank in 1999:	12	Rank Score:	5,243
Rank in 1990s	98	Overall Rank:	505
Average Rating: 78/100 (386 votes)
Comments: 21 comments

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161.

The Score

Fugees

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	264 charts
Rank in 1996:	20	Rank Score:	3,249
Rank in 1990s	161	Overall Rank:	774
Average Rating: 75/100 (352 votes)
Comments: 12 comments

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221.

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

Year of Release:	1996	Appears in:	212 charts
Rank in 1996:	27	Rank Score:	2,401
Rank in 1990s	221	Overall Rank:	1,029
Average Rating: 81/100 (217 votes)
Comments: 2 comments

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311.

Dots And Loops

Stereolab

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	118 charts
Rank in 1997:	30	Rank Score:	1,604
Rank in 1990s	311	Overall Rank:	1,458
Average Rating: 78/100 (138 votes)
Comments: 4 comments

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390.

Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements

Stereolab

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	128 charts
Rank in 1993:	33	Rank Score:	1,167
Rank in 1990s	390	Overall Rank:	1,896
Average Rating: 80/100 (164 votes)
Comments: 7 comments

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401.

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg & Wilco

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	123 charts
Rank in 1998:	46	Rank Score:	1,126
Rank in 1990s	401	Overall Rank:	1,952
Average Rating: 77/100 (149 votes)
Comments: 6 comments

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412.

Songs For Drella

Lou Reed & John Cale

Year of Release:	1990	Appears in:	109 charts
Rank in 1990:	35	Rank Score:	1,082
Rank in 1990s	412	Overall Rank:	2,024
Average Rating: 76/100 (99 votes)
Comments: 4 comments

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485.

Broken

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	82 charts
Rank in 1992:	46	Rank Score:	871
Rank in 1990s	485	Overall Rank:	2,397
Average Rating: 76/100 (196 votes)
Comments: 8 comments

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501.

Supernatural

Santana

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	132 charts
Rank in 1999:	48	Rank Score:	818
Rank in 1990s	501	Overall Rank:	2,508
Average Rating: 73/100 (203 votes)
Comments: 9 comments

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	82	8%
1991	85	9%
1992	101	10%
1993	101	10%
1994	126	13%
1995	110	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	101	10%
1998	99	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Ween	5	1%
Nirvana	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	547	55%
	258	26%
	36	4%
	25	3%
	25	3%
	18	2%
	14	1%
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