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 51,000 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	2,730	134,919	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,769	262,022	Nevermind (15th)by Nirvana (US)
1992	2,945	170,631	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,141	192,055	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,404	291,713	Grace (56th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,592	221,986	The Bends (22nd)by Radiohead
1996	3,800	189,068	If You're Feeling Sinister (119th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	3,977	266,421	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,003	197,203	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,098	185,860	Ágætis Byrjun (70th)by Sigur Rós
Total	34,459	2,111,879

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana (US), Neutral Milk Hotel, The Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Weezer and Richard David James.

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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,313 charts

Rank Score:

80,860

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Average Rating:

92 (5,459 votes)

Comments:

838

Nevermind

Nirvana (US)

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,085 charts

Rank Score:

43,076

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Average Rating:

87 (4,211 votes)

Comments:

407

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,371 charts

Rank Score:

40,946

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,099 charts

Rank Score:

35,254

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1995

Appears in:

2,610 charts

Rank Score:

34,697

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Average Rating:

87 (3,810 votes)

Comments:

312

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,751 charts

Rank Score:

20,787

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Average Rating:

84 (2,138 votes)

Comments:

174

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,772 charts

Rank Score:

20,718

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Average Rating:

82 (2,262 votes)

Comments:

178

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,546 charts

Rank Score:

20,068

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Average Rating:

85 (1,870 votes)

Comments:

149

Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,656 charts

Rank Score:

19,799

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10.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,690 charts

Rank Score:

19,493

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Average Rating:

84 (2,584 votes)

Comments:

174

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	103	10%
1994	125	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	98	10%
1998	100	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	545	55%
	257	26%
	42	4%
	27	3%
	21	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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