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	2,905	133,120	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,971	253,886	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,132	167,852	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,326	189,086	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,572	281,786	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,818	214,479	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,998	183,557	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,171	254,676	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,211	191,971	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,377	180,153	Ágætis Byrjun (74th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,481	2,050,566

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

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86.

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

445 charts

Rank Score:

3,794

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

471

Average Rating:

78 (609 votes)

Comments:

117.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

403 charts

Rank Score:

2,624

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

117

Overall Rank:

686

Average Rating:

77 (508 votes)

Comments:

308.

This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

200 charts

Rank Score:

1,051

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

308

Overall Rank:

1,633

Average Rating:

73 (286 votes)

Comments:

371.

Generation Terrorists

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

168 charts

Rank Score:

812

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

371

Overall Rank:

2,038

Average Rating:

73 (244 votes)

Comments:

466.

Gold Against The Soul

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

592

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

466

Overall Rank:

2,621

Average Rating:

74 (155 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Autechre	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	549	55%
	259	26%
	39	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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