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 54,000 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	2,928	133,087	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,980	252,888	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,133	167,218	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,330	188,411	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,578	280,655	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,844	213,550	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,004	183,002	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,176	253,706	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,225	191,875	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,400	179,820	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,598	2,044,212

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neutral Milk Hotel, Oasis, My Bloody Valentine, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Weezer and Nick Cave.

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200.

Blade Runner
Soundtrack

Vangelis

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

182 charts

Rank Score:

1,717

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

200

Overall Rank:

1,026

Average Rating:

83 (216 votes)

Comments:

217.

Soundtrack From Twin Peaks
Soundtrack

Angelo Badalamenti

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

210 charts

Rank Score:

1,547

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

217

Overall Rank:

1,144

Average Rating:

82 (227 votes)

Comments:

427.

Cowboy Bebop
Soundtrack

シートベルツ [Seatbelts]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

668

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

427

Overall Rank:

2,395

Average Rating:

80 (92 votes)

Comments:

740.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Soundtrack

Angelo Badalamenti

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

324

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

740

Overall Rank:

4,355

Average Rating:

79 (55 votes)

Comments:

766.

Hana-Bi
Soundtrack

久石譲 [Joe Hisaishi]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

314

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

766

Overall Rank:

4,475

Average Rating:

78 (19 votes)

Comments:

784.

The Legend Of Zelda Original Sound Track
Soundtrack

近藤浩治 [Koji Kondo]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

305

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

784

Overall Rank:

4,569

Average Rating:

83 (68 votes)

Comments:

890.

Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack

植松伸夫 [Nobuo Uematsu]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

255

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

890

Overall Rank:

5,261

Average Rating:

78 (42 votes)

Comments:

911.

Edward Scissorhands
Soundtrack

Danny Elfman

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

247

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

911

Overall Rank:

5,407

Average Rating:

73 (28 votes)

Comments:

954.

Singles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

230

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

954

Overall Rank:

5,743

Average Rating:

77 (70 votes)

Comments:

992.

The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Elton John / Tim Rice / Hans Zimmer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

221

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Tori Amos	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
Pearl Jam	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	548	55%
	259	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

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