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.
19902,729134,683
19912,767261,684
19922,939170,459
19933,137191,712
19943,400291,765
19953,588221,802
19963,794188,973
19973,973266,283
19983,989196,870
19994,098185,844
Total34,4142,110,075

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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1995
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1,843
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1993
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880
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1990
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408
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1992
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321
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1997
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287
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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 99 10%
1999 84 8%
Artist Albums %


The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Blur 6 1%
Alice In Chains 5 1%
Pearl Jam 5 1%
Sonic Youth 5 1%
R.E.M. 5 1%
Suede 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 545 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 982 98%
Yes 18 2%
Live? Albums %
No 982 98%
Yes 18 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
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2. Kanye West
3. Tame Impala
4. Arcade Fire
5. Beach House
6. Frank Ocean
7. Sufjan Stevens
8. Radiohead
9. The National
10. Nick Cave
11. Vampire Weekend
12. Car Seat Headrest
13. Lana Del Rey
14. Death Grips
15. David Bowie
16. Bon Iver
17. The War On Drugs
18. Arctic Monkeys
19. Swans
20. Tyler, The Creator
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