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 50,000 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	2,661	136,382	Violator (117th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,719	268,803	Nevermind (15th)by Nirvana (US)
1992	2,878	173,098	Automatic For The People (51st)by R.E.M.
1993	3,017	193,579	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,298	297,926	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,467	225,708	The Bends (22nd)by Radiohead
1996	3,695	193,913	If You're Feeling Sinister (120th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	3,842	273,961	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	3,839	202,547	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	3,887	190,159	Ágætis Byrjun (68th)by Sigur Rós
Total	33,303	2,156,077

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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21.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,222 charts

Rank Score:

13,263

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

113

Average Rating:

83 (1,460 votes)

Comments:

119

22.

Violator

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

1,108 charts

Rank Score:

13,008

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

83 (1,297 votes)

Comments:

23.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,203 charts

Rank Score:

12,834

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

119

Average Rating:

80 (1,802 votes)

Comments:

145

24.

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle And Sebastian

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

994 charts

Rank Score:

12,795

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

120

Average Rating:

83 (1,160 votes)

Comments:

25.

Pinkerton

Weezer

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

1,060 charts

Rank Score:

12,706

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

122

Average Rating:

84 (1,513 votes)

Comments:

141

26.

Rage Against The Machine

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,195 charts

Rank Score:

12,690

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

123

Average Rating:

83 (1,581 votes)

Comments:

27.

Souvlaki

Slowdive

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

854 charts

Rank Score:

12,568

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

127

Average Rating:

85 (942 votes)

Comments:

28.

Either/Or

Elliott Smith

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

940 charts

Rank Score:

12,299

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

128

Average Rating:

84 (1,101 votes)

Comments:

29.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

936 charts

Rank Score:

11,291

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

140

Average Rating:

84 (1,063 votes)

Comments:

30.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

934 charts

Rank Score:

11,279

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

141

Average Rating:

85 (1,082 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	99	10%
1993	105	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	114	11%
1996	113	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	97	10%
1999	81	8%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Suede	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
Green Day	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	543	54%
	258	26%
	42	4%
	26	3%
	20	2%
	15	2%
	12	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

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