Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.

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1990s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
19902,945132,876
19913,022250,422
19923,159165,953
19933,358187,237
19943,620278,083
19953,878211,258
19964,040181,138
19974,229250,016
19984,260190,527
19994,446178,071
Total36,9572,025,581

The 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 Weezer.
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1990
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3,762
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1992
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2,035
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1995
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1,099
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1998
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415
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1994
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 86 9%
1991 82 8%
1992 102 10%
1993 109 11%
1994 127 13%
1995 112 11%
1996 108 11%
1997 97 10%
1998 96 10%
1999 85 9%
Artist Albums %


Blur 6 1%
The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Sonic Youth 5 0%
Pavement 5 0%
Manic Street Preachers 5 0%
Radiohead 5 0%
Suede 5 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 543 54%
United Kingdom 264 26%
Canada 42 4%
Mixed Nationality 26 3%
Australia 22 2%
Sweden 16 2%
Japan 15 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 15 1%
Live? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 20 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 993 99%
Yes 11 1%
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