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 53,000 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	2,784	133,718	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,840	256,262	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,000	168,441	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,211	189,841	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,468	283,991	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,669	216,866	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,867	185,234	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,040	259,697	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,093	193,597	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,208	181,472	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,180	2,069,119

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

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Hollywood Town Hall

The Jayhawks

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

839

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

361

Overall Rank:

1,986

Average Rating:

77 (127 votes)

Comments:

362.

Sailing The Seas Of Cheese

Primus

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

162 charts

Rank Score:

838

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

362

Overall Rank:

1,990

Average Rating:

76 (222 votes)

Comments:

363.

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg & Wilco

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

171 charts

Rank Score:

835

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

363

Overall Rank:

1,994

Average Rating:

77 (194 votes)

Comments:

364.

Above

Mad Season

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

831

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

364

Overall Rank:

1,999

Average Rating:

78 (156 votes)

Comments:

365.

Generation Terrorists

Manic Street Preachers

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

830

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

365

Overall Rank:

2,002

Average Rating:

73 (242 votes)

Comments:

366.

HIStory: Past, Present And Future, Book I

Michael Jackson

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

827

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

366

Overall Rank:

2,005

Average Rating:

74 (251 votes)

Comments:

367.

Older

George Michael

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

826

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

367

Overall Rank:

2,009

Average Rating:

72 (140 votes)

Comments:

368.

Blowout Comb

Digable Planets

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

820

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

368

Overall Rank:

2,023

Average Rating:

79 (156 votes)

Comments:

369.

Together Alone

Crowded House

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

122 charts

Rank Score:

819

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

369

Overall Rank:

2,027

Average Rating:

74 (147 votes)

Comments:

370.

Get A Grip

Aerosmith

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

817

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

370

Overall Rank:

2,032

Average Rating:

69 (303 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	104	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	96	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	55%
	257	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	21	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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