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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Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,797 charts

Rank Score:

19,755

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (2,184 votes)

Comments:

174

22.

Rage Against The Machine

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,268 charts

Rank Score:

11,785

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

116

Average Rating:

83 (1,630 votes)

Comments:

42.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

851 charts

Rank Score:

7,620

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

213

Average Rating:

82 (1,113 votes)

Comments:

44.

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

887 charts

Rank Score:

7,348

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

223

Average Rating:

82 (1,160 votes)

Comments:

47.

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

687 charts

Rank Score:

7,062

Rank in 1992:

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Overall Rank:

235

Average Rating:

83 (878 votes)

Comments:

76.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

551 charts

Rank Score:

4,086

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

434

Average Rating:

79 (731 votes)

Comments:

96.

Angel Dust

Faith No More

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

438 charts

Rank Score:

3,136

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

561

Average Rating:

78 (616 votes)

Comments:

100.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

422 charts

Rank Score:

2,977

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

100

Overall Rank:

592

Average Rating:

79 (545 votes)

Comments:

130.

Down Colorful Hill

Red House Painters

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

278 charts

Rank Score:

2,381

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

130

Overall Rank:

749

Average Rating:

80 (338 votes)

Comments:

132.

Wish

The Cure

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

380 charts

Rank Score:

2,373

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

132

Overall Rank:

752

Average Rating:

78 (515 votes)

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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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