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	2,941	133,174	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,994	251,880	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,139	166,862	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,339	188,010	Siamese Dream (56th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,589	279,658	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,856	213,003	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,018	182,303	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,191	252,364	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,238	190,869	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,415	179,177	Ágætis Byrjun (76th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,720	2,037,301

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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210.

Blade Runner
Soundtrack

Vangelis

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

183 charts

Rank Score:

1,635

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

210

Overall Rank:

1,079

Average Rating:

83 (216 votes)

Comments:

218.

Soundtrack From Twin Peaks
Soundtrack

Angelo Badalamenti

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

210 charts

Rank Score:

1,539

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

218

Overall Rank:

1,152

Average Rating:

82 (227 votes)

Comments:

425.

Cowboy Bebop
Soundtrack

シートベルツ [Seatbelts]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

664

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

425

Overall Rank:

2,403

Average Rating:

80 (92 votes)

Comments:

743.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Soundtrack

Angelo Badalamenti

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

322

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

743

Overall Rank:

4,369

Average Rating:

79 (55 votes)

Comments:

763.

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:

763

Overall Rank:

4,461

Average Rating:

78 (19 votes)

Comments:

789.

The Legend Of Zelda Original Sound Track
Soundtrack

近藤浩治 [Koji Kondo]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

302

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

789

Overall Rank:

4,609

Average Rating:

83 (68 votes)

Comments:

886.

Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack

植松伸夫 [Nobuo Uematsu]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

254

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

886

Overall Rank:

5,274

Average Rating:

78 (42 votes)

Comments:

959.

Singles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

229

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

959

Overall Rank:

5,771

Average Rating:

78 (71 votes)

Comments:

984.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

222

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

984

Overall Rank:

5,930

Average Rating:

75 (76 votes)

Comments:

988.

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

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	99	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	547	55%
	261	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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