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	2,533	137,943	Violator (121st)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,605	279,953	Nevermind (15th)by Nirvana (US)
1992	2,764	178,306	Automatic For The People (53rd)by R.E.M.
1993	2,891	199,348	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,173	309,177	Grace (60th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,315	230,389	The Bends (21st)by Radiohead
1996	3,524	200,911	Pinkerton (115th)by Weezer
1997	3,567	285,575	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	3,454	209,086	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	3,621	196,224	Ágætis Byrjun (64th)by Sigur Rós
Total	31,447	2,226,912

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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11.

In Utero

Nirvana (US)

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,611 charts

Rank Score:

21,202

Rank in 1993:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (2,489 votes)

Comments:

170

12.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,313 charts

Rank Score:

20,623

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (1,596 votes)

Comments:

135

13.

Illmatic

Nas

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,236 charts

Rank Score:

20,307

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (1,442 votes)

Comments:

106

14.

Weezer (The Blue Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,367 charts

Rank Score:

19,239

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,797 votes)

Comments:

136

15.

Dummy

Portishead

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,400 charts

Rank Score:

18,294

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,560 votes)

Comments:

16.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,393 charts

Rank Score:

18,071

Rank in 1995:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

83 (1,716 votes)

Comments:

154

17.

Spiderland

Slint

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

988 charts

Rank Score:

16,167

Rank in 1991:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,158 votes)

Comments:

113

18.

Homogenic

Björk

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1,022 charts

Rank Score:

15,390

Rank in 1997:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,265 votes)

Comments:

19.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

997 charts

Rank Score:

14,563

Rank in 1993:

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Overall Rank:

106

Average Rating:

84 (1,159 votes)

Comments:

20.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,197 charts

Rank Score:

14,352

Rank in 1999:

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Overall Rank:

108

Average Rating:

83 (1,426 votes)

Comments:

116

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	78	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	100	10%
1994	125	13%
1995	116	12%
1996	112	11%
1997	101	10%
1998	96	10%
1999	83	8%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Suede	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	537	54%
	260	26%
	38	4%
	28	3%
	24	2%
	18	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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