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 46,000 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	2,404	136,666	Violator (124th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,446	295,711	Nevermind (16th)by Nirvana
1992	2,623	183,611	Automatic For The People (57th)by R.E.M.
1993	2,715	205,311	Siamese Dream (52nd)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	2,972	322,608	Grace (61st)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,100	239,062	The Bends (20th)by Radiohead
1996	3,284	211,147	Pinkerton (97th)by Weezer
1997	3,222	300,490	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	3,168	217,381	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (15th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	3,406	204,370	Ágætis Byrjun (63rd)by Sigur Rós
Total	29,340	2,316,357

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

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11.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,532 charts

Rank Score:

22,805

Rank in 1994:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,760 votes)

Comments:

154

12.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,275 charts

Rank Score:

22,386

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (1,545 votes)

Comments:

126

13.

Weezer (The Blue Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,344 charts

Rank Score:

21,282

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,732 votes)

Comments:

129

14.

Illmatic

Nas

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,179 charts

Rank Score:

20,947

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (1,384 votes)

Comments:

102

15.

Dummy

Portishead

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,358 charts

Rank Score:

19,929

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Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,503 votes)

Comments:

16.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,358 charts

Rank Score:

19,483

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

83 (1,653 votes)

Comments:

147

17.

Spiderland

Slint

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

951 charts

Rank Score:

17,044

Rank in 1991:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,098 votes)

Comments:

110

18.

Pinkerton

Weezer

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

1,020 charts

Rank Score:

16,197

Rank in 1996:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,408 votes)

Comments:

134

19.

Homogenic

Björk

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

996 charts

Rank Score:

15,905

Rank in 1997:

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Overall Rank:

100

Average Rating:

84 (1,209 votes)

Comments:

20.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,151 charts

Rank Score:

15,303

Rank in 1999:

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Overall Rank:

106

Average Rating:

83 (1,385 votes)

Comments:

111

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	83	8%
1991	83	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	100	10%
1994	128	13%
1995	108	11%
1996	116	12%
1997	101	10%
1998	97	10%
1999	83	8%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Suede	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	545	55%
	257	26%
	38	4%
	26	3%
	23	2%
	16	2%
	15	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	8	1%

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