Best Albums of the 1990s

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
YearAlbums 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.
19902,946132,838
19913,026250,703
19923,164166,229
19933,360187,546
19943,621278,314
19953,882211,327
19964,040181,510
19974,231249,989
19984,263190,451
19994,450178,185
Total36,9832,027,092

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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1993
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18,884
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1993
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18,446
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1993
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13,235
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1993
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11,625
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1993
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5,327
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1993
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4,308
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1993
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2,965
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1993
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2,640
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 86 9%
1991 81 8%
1992 101 10%
1993 109 11%
1994 127 13%
1995 111 11%
1996 109 11%
1997 96 10%
1998 96 10%
1999 85 9%
Artist Albums %


Blur 6 1%
The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Pearl Jam 5 0%
The Smashing Pumpkins 5 0%
Aphex Twin 5 0%
Sonic Youth 5 0%
Autechre 5 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 541 54%
United Kingdom 262 26%
Canada 44 4%
Mixed Nationality 26 3%
Australia 22 2%
Sweden 16 2%
Japan 15 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 15 1%
Live? Albums %
No 981 98%
Yes 20 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 11 1%
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