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.

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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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13.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,340 charts

Rank Score:

19,898

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (1,633 votes)

Comments:

138

21.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,214 charts

Rank Score:

13,518

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44.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

930 charts

Rank Score:

8,003

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Overall Rank:

227

Average Rating:

79 (1,570 votes)

Comments:

58.

98.12.28 男達の別れ [98.12.28 Otokotachi No Wakare]
Live

フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

264 charts

Rank Score:

6,138

Rank in 1999:

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Overall Rank:

308

Average Rating:

88 (315 votes)

Comments:

71.

Emergency & I

The Dismemberment Plan

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

441 charts

Rank Score:

4,952

Rank in 1999:

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Overall Rank:

380

Average Rating:

81 (487 votes)

Comments:

72.

Blur

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

558 charts

Rank Score:

4,899

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Overall Rank:

384

Average Rating:

79 (789 votes)

Comments:

76.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

469 charts

Rank Score:

4,374

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Overall Rank:

430

Average Rating:

80 (580 votes)

Comments:

77.

Summerteeth

Wilco

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

512 charts

Rank Score:

4,350

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Overall Rank:

432

Average Rating:

82 (645 votes)

Comments:

79.

American Football

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

352 charts

Rank Score:

4,289

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Overall Rank:

438

Average Rating:

80 (446 votes)

Comments:

81.

Keep It Like A Secret

Built To Spill

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

412 charts

Rank Score:

4,188

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Overall Rank:

447

Average Rating:

82 (483 votes)

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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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