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	2,785	133,693	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,841	256,153	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,001	168,464	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,214	189,673	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,470	283,765	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,672	216,712	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,866	185,121	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,043	259,449	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,094	193,440	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,210	181,411	Ágætis Byrjun (70th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,196	2,067,882

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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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,337 charts

Rank Score:

76,559

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Average Rating:

92 (5,498 votes)

Comments:

842

17.

Homogenic

Björk

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1,080 charts

Rank Score:

13,773

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28.

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

954 charts

Rank Score:

11,554

Rank in 1997:

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Overall Rank:

131

Average Rating:

84 (1,123 votes)

Comments:

37.

The Lonesome Crowded West

Modest Mouse

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

712 charts

Rank Score:

9,169

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Overall Rank:

177

Average Rating:

84 (934 votes)

Comments:

48.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

738 charts

Rank Score:

7,183

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Overall Rank:

241

Average Rating:

82 (932 votes)

Comments:

53.

Perfect From Now On

Built To Spill

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

548 charts

Rank Score:

6,365

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Overall Rank:

276

Average Rating:

84 (617 votes)

Comments:

55.

F♯ A♯ ∞ (LP Version)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

577 charts

Rank Score:

6,081

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Overall Rank:

295

Average Rating:

84 (733 votes)

Comments:

57.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

805 charts

Rank Score:

6,001

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Overall Rank:

298

Average Rating:

77 (1,080 votes)

Comments:

68.

The Colour And The Shape

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

669 charts

Rank Score:

5,071

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Overall Rank:

356

Average Rating:

78 (968 votes)

Comments:

71.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

557 charts

Rank Score:

4,589

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Overall Rank:

387

Average Rating:

81 (684 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	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%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	545	55%
	257	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	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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

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