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 53,000 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	2,865	133,291	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,914	255,582	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,064	168,369	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,292	190,118	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,528	283,258	Grace (56th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,744	215,566	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,934	184,093	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,112	256,133	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,153	192,191	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,294	180,120	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,900	2,058,721

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

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Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,375 charts

Rank Score:

16,900

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Average Rating:

86 (1,681 votes)

Comments:

138

24.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,239 charts

Rank Score:

11,830

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44.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

973 charts

Rank Score:

7,594

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Overall Rank:

221

Average Rating:

79 (1,614 votes)

Comments:

60.

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:

278 charts

Rank Score:

5,535

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Overall Rank:

323

Average Rating:

87 (347 votes)

Comments:

73.

Blur

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

584 charts

Rank Score:

4,390

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Overall Rank:

403

Average Rating:

79 (820 votes)

Comments:

76.

Emergency & I

The Dismemberment Plan

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

450 charts

Rank Score:

4,163

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Overall Rank:

426

Average Rating:

81 (511 votes)

Comments:

77.

Keep It Like A Secret

Built To Spill

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

447 charts

Rank Score:

4,153

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Overall Rank:

429

Average Rating:

82 (499 votes)

Comments:

79.

Summerteeth

Wilco

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

532 charts

Rank Score:

4,123

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Overall Rank:

436

Average Rating:

82 (665 votes)

Comments:

82.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

498 charts

Rank Score:

3,848

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Overall Rank:

462

Average Rating:

80 (599 votes)

Comments:

83.

When The Pawn...

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

388 charts

Rank Score:

3,843

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Overall Rank:

463

Average Rating:

82 (499 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Radiohead	5	0%
Sonic Youth	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Dream Theater	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	55%
	258	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	17	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

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