Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe 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 Björk.
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1999
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15,636
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1999
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11,206
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1999
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7,728
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1999
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5,082
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1999
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4,155
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1999
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3,983
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1999
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3,954
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1999
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3,903
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1999
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3,765
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3,557
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 85 9%
1991 85 9%
1992 101 10%
1993 109 11%
1994 126 13%
1995 107 11%
1996 109 11%
1997 96 10%
1998 98 10%
1999 84 8%
Artist Albums %


Blur 6 1%
The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 5 1%
Beck 5 1%
Pavement 5 1%
Tori Amos 5 1%
Radiohead 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 535 54%
United Kingdom 266 27%
Canada 43 4%
Mixed Nationality 26 3%
Australia 23 2%
Sweden 16 2%
Japan 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 991 99%
Yes 9 1%
Best Albums of 1963
1. The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus
2. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
3. Please Please Me by The Beatles
4. James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown
5. With The Beatles by The Beatles
6. Night Beat by Sam Cooke
7. Monk's Dream by The Thelonious Monk Quartet
8. A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists
9. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane by Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
10. Money Jungle by Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach
11. Samba Esquema Novo by Jorge Ben
12. Midnight Blue by Kenny Burrell
13. Night Train by The Oscar Peterson Trio
14. In Dreams by Roy Orbison
15. Surfer Girl by The Beach Boys
16. Ballads by John Coltrane Quartet
17. John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman by John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
18. Beethoven: IX. Symphonie by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker
19. Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith
20. Surfin' U.S.A. by The Beach Boys
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