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 55,000 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	2,946	132,892	Violator (105th)by Depeche Mode
1991	3,014	250,448	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,158	165,979	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,356	187,419	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,612	277,392	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,869	211,177	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,037	180,703	If You're Feeling Sinister (127th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,225	249,930	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,257	190,106	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,433	177,681	Ágætis Byrjun (78th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,907	2,023,728

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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Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,822 charts

Rank Score:

19,390

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

83 (2,313 votes)

Comments:

179

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Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

670 charts

Rank Score:

5,361

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

332

Average Rating:

80 (996 votes)

Comments:

106.

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Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

462 charts

Rank Score:

2,812

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

106

Overall Rank:

624

Average Rating:

78 (811 votes)

Comments:

236.

Yield

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

261 charts

Rank Score:

1,359

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

236

Overall Rank:

1,289

Average Rating:

75 (481 votes)

Comments:

288.

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Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

249 charts

Rank Score:

1,103

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

288

Overall Rank:

1,567

Average Rating:

75 (456 votes)

Comments:

Total albums: 5. Page 1 of 1

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	124	12%
1995	112	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	96	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	541	54%
	260	26%
	42	4%
	26	3%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	15	2%
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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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