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	2,786	133,561	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,841	256,169	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,004	168,492	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,221	189,880	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,476	283,850	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,676	216,503	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,869	184,970	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,042	259,226	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,095	193,273	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,214	181,466	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,224	2,067,391

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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211.

Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

Black Star

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

265 charts

Rank Score:

1,582

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

211

Overall Rank:

1,118

Average Rating:

79 (262 votes)

Comments:

212.

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

249 charts

Rank Score:

1,582

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

212

Overall Rank:

1,119

Average Rating:

81 (282 votes)

Comments:

213.

Protection

Massive Attack

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

272 charts

Rank Score:

1,578

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

213

Overall Rank:

1,121

Average Rating:

77 (383 votes)

Comments:

214.

Diary

Sunny Day Real Estate

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

216 charts

Rank Score:

1,566

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

214

Overall Rank:

1,130

Average Rating:

79 (273 votes)

Comments:

215.

Midnite Vultures

Beck

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

276 charts

Rank Score:

1,564

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

215

Overall Rank:

1,131

Average Rating:

76 (433 votes)

Comments:

216.

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

1,559

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

216

Overall Rank:

1,134

Average Rating:

76 (403 votes)

Comments:

217.

Soundtrack From Twin Peaks
Soundtrack

Angelo Badalamenti

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

205 charts

Rank Score:

1,559

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

217

Overall Rank:

1,135

Average Rating:

82 (224 votes)

Comments:

218.

The Great Escape

Blur

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

1,552

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

218

Overall Rank:

1,142

Average Rating:

76 (568 votes)

Comments:

219.

No Need To Argue

The Cranberries

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

1,538

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

219

Overall Rank:

1,155

Average Rating:

74 (369 votes)

Comments:

220.

Zooropa

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

280 charts

Rank Score:

1,522

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

220

Overall Rank:

1,163

Average Rating:

70 (607 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
Suede	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	544	54%
	258	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	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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