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.
19902,946132,879
19913,026250,553
19923,164166,114
19933,361187,358
19943,624278,220
19953,884211,183
19964,040181,332
19974,234249,700
19984,263190,271
19994,451178,173
Total36,9932,025,784

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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1994
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9,630
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1999
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5,331
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1992
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1,134
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1996
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825
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1991
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812
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1998
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712
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1998
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644
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1991
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510
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1993
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474
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1995
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439
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 86 9%
1991 81 8%
1992 101 10%
1993 109 11%
1994 127 13%
1995 112 11%
1996 109 11%
1997 95 10%
1998 95 10%
1999 85 9%
Country Albums %


United States 540 54%
United Kingdom 262 26%
Canada 43 4%
Mixed Nationality 27 3%
Australia 22 2%
Sweden 16 2%
Japan 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 985 99%
Yes 15 2%
Live? Albums %
No 980 98%
Yes 20 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
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