Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 greatest album charts.

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1990s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
19902,729134,695
19912,767261,630
19922,941170,546
19933,139191,662
19943,403291,645
19953,590221,836
19963,796188,900
19973,974266,232
19983,993196,908
19994,098185,846
Total34,4302,109,901

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana (US), Neutral Milk Hotel, The Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Weezer and Richard David James.
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1994
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7,563
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1997
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1,213
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1995
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1,017
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1991
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677
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 85 9%
1991 79 8%
1992 102 10%
1993 104 10%
1994 126 13%
1995 113 11%
1996 110 11%
1997 98 10%
1998 100 10%
1999 84 8%
Artist Albums %


Blur 6 1%
The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Tori Amos 5 0%
Dream Theater 5 0%
Manic Street Preachers 5 0%
Pavement 5 0%
Radiohead 5 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 546 55%
United Kingdom 256 26%
Canada 43 4%
Mixed Nationality 27 3%
Australia 21 2%
Sweden 14 1%
Japan 13 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 983 98%
Yes 18 2%
Live? Albums %
No 983 98%
Yes 18 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 11 1%
Best Artists of the 1970s
1. Pink Floyd
2. David Bowie
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Neil Young
5. The Rolling Stones
6. The Clash
7. Fleetwood Mac
8. The Who
9. Black Sabbath
10. Genesis (UK)
11. Stevie Wonder
12. Bob Dylan
13. Bruce Springsteen
14. Yes
15. Paul McCartney
16. Joni Mitchell
17. Bob Marley
18. Nick Drake
19. Joy Division
20. Queen
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