Best Albums of the 1990s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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	2,890	133,082	Violator (112th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,947	254,928	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,089	167,799	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,311	189,512	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,542	282,402	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,769	215,031	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,956	183,356	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,148	254,734	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,198	192,315	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,351	179,967	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,201	2,053,125

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Weezer and Nick Cave.

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42.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

838 charts

Rank Score:

7,662

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

217

Average Rating:

82 (1,105 votes)

Comments:

97.

Jar Of Flies

Alice In Chains

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

371 charts

Rank Score:

3,189

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

557

Average Rating:

82 (608 votes)

Comments:

244.

Facelift

Alice In Chains

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

218 charts

Rank Score:

1,334

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

244

Overall Rank:

1,315

Average Rating:

77 (390 votes)

Comments:

321.

Alice In Chains

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

989

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

321

Overall Rank:

1,713

Average Rating:

76 (358 votes)

Comments:

402.

MTV Unplugged
Live

Alice In Chains

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

713

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

402

Overall Rank:

2,258

Average Rating:

79 (248 votes)

Comments:

Total albums: 5. Page 1 of 1

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	127	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	108	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Autechre	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	548	55%
	259	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	15	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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