Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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8.

Grace 

 Jeff Buckley

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,737 charts

Rank Score:

17,868

Rank in 1994:

1

Rank in 1990s:

8

Overall Rank:

54

Average Rating:

 84 (1,973 votes)

Comments:

172

12.

Dummy 

 Portishead

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,573 charts

Rank Score:

16,571

Rank in 1994:

2

Rank in 1990s:

12

Overall Rank:

65

Average Rating:

 84 (1,723 votes)

Comments:

107

13.

Illmatic 

 Nas

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,379 charts

Rank Score:

16,229

Rank in 1994:

3

Rank in 1990s:

13

Overall Rank:

66

Average Rating:

 86 (1,595 votes)

Comments:

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15.

Weezer (Blue Album) 

 Weezer

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,488 charts

Rank Score:

14,713

Rank in 1994:

4

Rank in 1990s:

15

Overall Rank:

82

Average Rating:

 84 (1,956 votes)

Comments:

140

23.

Definitely Maybe 

 Oasis

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,272 charts

Rank Score:

11,178

Rank in 1994:

5

Rank in 1990s:

23

Overall Rank:

116

Average Rating:

 80 (1,884 votes)

Comments:

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32.

The Downward Spiral 

 Nine Inch Nails

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

978 charts

Rank Score:

9,310

Rank in 1994:

6

Rank in 1990s:

32

Overall Rank:

150

Average Rating:

 83 (1,247 votes)

Comments:

85

34.

MTV Unplugged In New York 
Live

 Nirvana

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,070 charts

Rank Score:

9,132

Rank in 1994:

7

Rank in 1990s:

34

Overall Rank:

156

Average Rating:

 86 (1,940 votes)

Comments:

100

35.

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 

 Pavement

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

940 charts

Rank Score:

8,654

Rank in 1994:

8

Rank in 1990s:

35

Overall Rank:

171

Average Rating:

 83 (1,152 votes)

Comments:

87

38.

Superunknown 

 Soundgarden

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

955 charts

Rank Score:

8,494

Rank in 1994:

9

Rank in 1990s:

38

Overall Rank:

176

Average Rating:

 81 (1,226 votes)

Comments:

84

41.

Parklife 

 Blur

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,031 charts

Rank Score:

7,544

Rank in 1994:

10

Rank in 1990s:

41

Overall Rank:

203

Average Rating:

 80 (1,391 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Top 100

Year	Albums	%
1990	85	9%
1991	84	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	109	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	105	11%
1996	108	11%
1997	98	10%
1998	99	10%
1999	84	8%

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%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	533	53%
	268	27%
	41	4%
	25	3%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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

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