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	133,151	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,970	253,993	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,129	167,919	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,326	189,189	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,571	281,860	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,816	214,540	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,995	183,552	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,165	254,831	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,209	191,979	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,376	180,178	Ágætis Byrjun (74th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,462	2,051,192

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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85.

Goo

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

579 charts

Rank Score:

3,800

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

470

Average Rating:

80 (762 votes)

Comments:

156.

Dirty

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

382 charts

Rank Score:

2,081

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

156

Overall Rank:

860

Average Rating:

78 (549 votes)

Comments:

287.

Washing Machine

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

205 charts

Rank Score:

1,111

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

287

Overall Rank:

1,557

Average Rating:

77 (282 votes)

Comments:

606.

A Thousand Leaves

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

413

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

606

Overall Rank:

3,541

Average Rating:

74 (166 votes)

Comments:

872.

Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

266

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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	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pavement	5	0%
Stereolab	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
Sonic Youth	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	549	55%
	259	26%
	39	4%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

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