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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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,381 charts

Rank Score:

70,928

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Average Rating:

92 (5,572 votes)

Comments:

846

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,166 charts

Rank Score:

40,530

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Average Rating:

87 (4,284 votes)

Comments:

409

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,413 charts

Rank Score:

36,459

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,149 charts

Rank Score:

31,714

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1995

Appears in:

2,645 charts

Rank Score:

31,333

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Average Rating:

87 (3,880 votes)

Comments:

315

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,797 charts

Rank Score:

19,755

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Average Rating:

84 (2,184 votes)

Comments:

174

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,822 charts

Rank Score:

19,390

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Average Rating:

83 (2,313 votes)

Comments:

179

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,586 charts

Rank Score:

18,878

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Average Rating:

85 (1,922 votes)

Comments:

150

Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,699 charts

Rank Score:

18,393

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Average Rating:

84 (1,940 votes)

Comments:

170

10.

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,748 charts

Rank Score:

18,342

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Average Rating:

85 (2,648 votes)

Comments:

177

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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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