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 53,000 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	2,785	133,640	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,841	256,459	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,004	168,578	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,220	190,005	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,476	284,009	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,676	216,627	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,869	185,118	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,043	259,393	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,095	193,354	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,213	181,612	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,222	2,068,796

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 Richard David James.

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41.

Parklife

Blur

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

980 charts

Rank Score:

7,903

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

211

Average Rating:

80 (1,350 votes)

Comments:

73.

Blur

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

580 charts

Rank Score:

4,486

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

400

Average Rating:

79 (819 votes)

Comments:

99.

Blur

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

469 charts

Rank Score:

3,015

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

583

Average Rating:

78 (790 votes)

Comments:

130.

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

2,414

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

130

Overall Rank:

741

Average Rating:

77 (672 votes)

Comments:

218.

The Great Escape

Blur

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

1,552

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

218

Overall Rank:

1,141

Average Rating:

76 (568 votes)

Comments:

533.

Leisure

Blur

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

494

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

533

Overall Rank:

3,043

Average Rating:

71 (360 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	544	54%
	258	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	14	1%
	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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