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 49,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

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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	2,599	137,291	Violator (118th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,669	272,658	Nevermind (15th)by Nirvana (US)
1992	2,820	174,923	Automatic For The People (52nd)by R.E.M.
1993	2,977	196,054	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,256	300,789	Grace (61st)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,408	227,684	The Bends (22nd)by Radiohead
1996	3,647	195,901	Pinkerton (117th)by Weezer
1997	3,773	278,594	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	3,796	203,999	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	3,821	192,523	Ágætis Byrjun (66th)by Sigur Rós
Total	32,766	2,180,416

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

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Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,695 charts

Rank Score:

21,476

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (2,101 votes)

Comments:

170

25.

Rage Against The Machine

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,180 charts

Rank Score:

13,039

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

122

Average Rating:

82 (1,570 votes)

Comments:

42.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

784 charts

Rank Score:

8,442

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

211

Average Rating:

82 (1,062 votes)

Comments:

43.

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

848 charts

Rank Score:

8,360

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

215

Average Rating:

82 (1,119 votes)

Comments:

47.

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

652 charts

Rank Score:

7,597

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

238

Average Rating:

84 (821 votes)

Comments:

80.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

523 charts

Rank Score:

4,232

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

442

Average Rating:

79 (689 votes)

Comments:

97.

Angel Dust

Faith No More

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

403 charts

Rank Score:

3,337

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

556

Average Rating:

78 (588 votes)

Comments:

103.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

393 charts

Rank Score:

3,076

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

103

Overall Rank:

600

Average Rating:

79 (513 votes)

Comments:

121.

Down Colorful Hill

Red House Painters

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

264 charts

Rank Score:

2,694

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

121

Overall Rank:

689

Average Rating:

80 (322 votes)

Comments:

141.

Wish

The Cure

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

339 charts

Rank Score:

2,365

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

141

Overall Rank:

781

Average Rating:

78 (472 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	88	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	103	10%
1994	126	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	101	10%
1998	96	10%
1999	82	8%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
Green Day	5	1%
Ween	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	540	54%
	255	26%
	40	4%
	26	3%
	23	2%
	17	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

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

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

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