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	2,905	133,151	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,970	253,993	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,129	167,919	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,326	189,189	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,571	281,860	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,816	214,540	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,995	183,552	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,165	254,831	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,209	191,979	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,376	180,178	Ágætis Byrjun (74th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,462	2,051,192

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

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Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,579 charts

Rank Score:

19,402

Rank in 1993:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (1,908 votes)

Comments:

149

10.

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,733 charts

Rank Score:

18,863

Rank in 1993:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (2,637 votes)

Comments:

176

19.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,101 charts

Rank Score:

13,513

Rank in 1993:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,248 votes)

Comments:

23.

Souvlaki

Slowdive

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

895 charts

Rank Score:

11,915

Rank in 1993:

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Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

85 (996 votes)

Comments:

63.

Vs.

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

664 charts

Rank Score:

5,466

Rank in 1993:

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Overall Rank:

329

Average Rating:

80 (991 votes)

Comments:

66.

Debut

Björk

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

747 charts

Rank Score:

5,353

Rank in 1993:

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Overall Rank:

336

Average Rating:

80 (1,030 votes)

Comments:

73.

Midnight Marauders

A Tribe Called Quest

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

540 charts

Rank Score:

4,409

Rank in 1993:

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Overall Rank:

397

Average Rating:

83 (621 votes)

Comments:

101.

Suede

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

398 charts

Rank Score:

2,978

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

101

Overall Rank:

590

Average Rating:

78 (519 votes)

Comments:

111.

Last Splash

The Breeders

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

379 charts

Rank Score:

2,676

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

111

Overall Rank:

669

Average Rating:

78 (408 votes)

Comments:

120.

Red House Painters (Rollercoaster)

Red House Painters

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

327 charts

Rank Score:

2,603

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

120

Overall Rank:

698

Average Rating:

81 (404 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	125	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%
Pavement	5	0%
Stereolab	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
Sonic Youth	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	549	55%
	259	26%
	39	4%
	24	2%
	23	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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