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 35,000 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	1,954	180,934	Violator (129th) by Depeche Mode
1991	1,968	471,475	Nevermind (10th) by Nirvana
1992	1,991	272,998	Automatic For The People (57th) by R.E.M.
1993	2,069	294,813	In Utero (52nd) by Nirvana
1994	2,277	480,356	Grace (48th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	2,344	365,610	The Bends (18th) by Radiohead
1996	2,517	297,318	Pinkerton (102nd) by Weezer
1997	2,545	468,333	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	2,515	318,517	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	2,741	290,428	Ágætis Byrjun (66th) by Sigur Rós
Total	22,921	3,440,782

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:	1,245 charts
Rank in 1993:	2	Rank Score:	36,168
Rank in 1990s	11	Overall Rank:	60
Average Rating: 85/100 (1,462 votes)
Comments: 121 comments

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12.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	1,084 charts
Rank in 1999:	1	Rank Score:	33,139
Rank in 1990s	12	Overall Rank:	66
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,311 votes)
Comments: 114 comments

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13.

Weezer (The Blue Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	1,121 charts
Rank in 1994:	2	Rank Score:	32,417
Rank in 1990s	13	Overall Rank:	68
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,462 votes)
Comments: 110 comments

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14.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	1,166 charts
Rank in 1995:	3	Rank Score:	30,716
Rank in 1990s	14	Overall Rank:	74
Average Rating: 83/100 (1,421 votes)
Comments: 133 comments

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15.

Achtung Baby

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	1,027 charts
Rank in 1991:	4	Rank Score:	29,077
Rank in 1990s	15	Overall Rank:	78
Average Rating: 80/100 (1,460 votes)
Comments: 116 comments

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16.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	982 charts
Rank in 1994:	3	Rank Score:	28,817
Rank in 1990s	16	Overall Rank:	80
Average Rating: 79/100 (1,502 votes)
Comments: 123 comments

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17.

Dummy

Portishead

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	1,149 charts
Rank in 1994:	4	Rank Score:	28,517
Rank in 1990s	17	Overall Rank:	81
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,257 votes)
Comments: 83 comments

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18.

Illmatic

Nas

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	960 charts
Rank in 1994:	5	Rank Score:	27,928
Rank in 1990s	18	Overall Rank:	85
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,136 votes)
Comments: 78 comments

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19.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:	1999	Appears in:	1,006 charts
Rank in 1999:	2	Rank Score:	26,212
Rank in 1990s	19	Overall Rank:	92
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,193 votes)
Comments: 99 comments

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20.

Rage Against The Machine

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	940 charts
Rank in 1992:	2	Rank Score:	25,225
Rank in 1990s	20	Overall Rank:	97
Average Rating: 82/100 (1,265 votes)
Comments: 66 comments

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	84	8%
1991	83	8%
1992	104	10%
1993	100	10%
1994	125	13%
1995	110	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	99	10%
1998	99	10%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	550	55%
	260	26%
	36	4%
	26	3%
	20	2%
	19	2%
	14	1%
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