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	2,866	133,295	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,914	255,566	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,064	168,348	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,293	190,091	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,528	283,255	Grace (56th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,745	215,489	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,934	184,066	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,112	256,049	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,154	192,142	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,297	180,096	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,907	2,058,397

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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11.

Illmatic

Nas

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,322 charts

Rank Score:

18,506

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Average Rating:

86 (1,546 votes)

Comments:

110

12.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,714 charts

Rank Score:

18,478

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Average Rating:

81 (2,423 votes)

Comments:

232

13.

Dummy

Portishead

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,509 charts

Rank Score:

17,191

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14.

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,375 charts

Rank Score:

16,894

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Average Rating:

86 (1,681 votes)

Comments:

138

15.

Weezer (Blue Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,441 charts

Rank Score:

16,644

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Average Rating:

84 (1,908 votes)

Comments:

138

16.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,460 charts

Rank Score:

15,918

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Average Rating:

83 (1,819 votes)

Comments:

164

17.

Homogenic

Björk

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1,095 charts

Rank Score:

13,745

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,363 votes)

Comments:

101

18.

Spiderland

Slint

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,030 charts

Rank Score:

13,685

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Average Rating:

84 (1,249 votes)

Comments:

121

19.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,084 charts

Rank Score:

13,445

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Average Rating:

84 (1,244 votes)

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20.

Achtung Baby

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,289 charts

Rank Score:

12,691

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Overall Rank:

111

Average Rating:

80 (1,798 votes)

Comments:

143

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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	112	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Stereolab	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	545	54%
	258	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

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

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