Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neutral Milk Hotel, Oasis, My Bloody Valentine, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Nick Cave and Björk.
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1997
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67,341
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1995
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30,506
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1993
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1,878
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1998
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350
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1994
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346
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 85 9%
1991 85 9%
1992 101 10%
1993 109 11%
1994 126 13%
1995 107 11%
1996 109 11%
1997 96 10%
1998 98 10%
1999 84 8%
Artist Albums %


Blur 6 1%
The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Beck 5 1%
Pavement 5 1%
Tori Amos 5 1%
Radiohead 5 1%
Yo La Tengo 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 535 54%
United Kingdom 266 27%
Canada 43 4%
Mixed Nationality 26 3%
Australia 23 2%
Sweden 16 2%
Japan 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
Live? Albums %
No 981 98%
Yes 19 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 9 1%
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14. Rough And Rowdy Ways by Bob Dylan
15. Saint Cloud by Waxahatchee
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17. Songs by Adrianne Lenker
18. Circles by Mac Miller
19. Song For Our Daughter by Laura Marling
20. A Hero's Death by Fontaines D.C.
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