Best Albums of the 1990s : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of the 1990s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 37,000 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	2,037	184,779	Violator (132nd) by Depeche Mode
1991	2,053	479,312	Nevermind (10th) by Nirvana
1992	2,135	279,624	Automatic For The People (57th) by R.E.M.
1993	2,187	301,332	In Utero (53rd) by Nirvana
1994	2,358	491,316	Grace (48th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	2,442	371,509	The Bends (18th) by Radiohead
1996	2,618	304,881	Pinkerton (99th) by Weezer
1997	2,653	477,645	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	2,625	326,495	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	2,869	296,875	Ágætis Byrjun (65th) by Sigur Rós
Total	23,977	3,513,768

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

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Album

Artist

11.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	1,279 charts
Rank in 1993:	2	Rank Score:	36,952
Rank in 1990s	11	Overall Rank:	60
Average Rating: 85/100 (1,520 votes)
Comments: 122 comments

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12.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	1,126 charts
Rank in 1999:	1	Rank Score:	33,917
Rank in 1990s	12	Overall Rank:	65
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,360 votes)
Comments: 117 comments

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13.

Weezer (The Blue Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	1,151 charts
Rank in 1994:	2	Rank Score:	32,864
Rank in 1990s	13	Overall Rank:	68
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,528 votes)
Comments: 115 comments

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14.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	1,193 charts
Rank in 1995:	3	Rank Score:	31,547
Rank in 1990s	14	Overall Rank:	75
Average Rating: 83/100 (1,473 votes)
Comments: 137 comments

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15.

Achtung Baby

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	1,055 charts
Rank in 1991:	4	Rank Score:	29,543
Rank in 1990s	15	Overall Rank:	78
Average Rating: 80/100 (1,498 votes)
Comments: 121 comments

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16.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	1,013 charts
Rank in 1994:	3	Rank Score:	29,237
Rank in 1990s	16	Overall Rank:	80
Average Rating: 80/100 (1,543 votes)
Comments: 126 comments

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17.

Dummy

Portishead

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	1,185 charts
Rank in 1994:	4	Rank Score:	29,220
Rank in 1990s	17	Overall Rank:	81
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,309 votes)
Comments: 85 comments

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18.

Illmatic

Nas

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	989 charts
Rank in 1994:	5	Rank Score:	28,824
Rank in 1990s	18	Overall Rank:	83
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,191 votes)
Comments: 79 comments

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19.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	1,022 charts
Rank in 1999:	2	Rank Score:	26,117
Rank in 1990s	19	Overall Rank:	94
Average Rating: 83/100 (1,232 votes)
Comments: 100 comments

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20.

Rage Against The Machine

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	970 charts
Rank in 1992:	2	Rank Score:	25,739
Rank in 1990s	20	Overall Rank:	97
Average Rating: 82/100 (1,301 votes)
Comments: 68 comments

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	82	8%
1991	85	9%
1992	101	10%
1993	102	10%
1994	126	13%
1995	110	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	101	10%
1998	99	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Green Day	5	1%
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Ween	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	547	55%
	257	26%
	36	4%
	26	3%
	25	3%
	18	2%
	14	1%
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