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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281.

Surrender

The Chemical Brothers

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

187 charts

Rank Score:

1,145

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

281

Overall Rank:

1,517

Average Rating:

76 (252 votes)

Comments:

293.

Eureka

Jim O'Rourke

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

1,102

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

293

Overall Rank:

1,566

Average Rating:

79 (132 votes)

Comments:

297.

The White Stripes

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

1,086

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

297

Overall Rank:

1,585

Average Rating:

76 (415 votes)

Comments:

306.

There Is Nothing Left To Lose

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

1,052

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

306

Overall Rank:

1,626

Average Rating:

75 (433 votes)

Comments:

307.

Bocanada

Gustavo Cerati

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

1,049

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

307

Overall Rank:

1,630

Average Rating:

82 (105 votes)

Comments:

315.

Stupid Dream

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

169 charts

Rank Score:

1,005

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

315

Overall Rank:

1,693

Average Rating:

79 (247 votes)

Comments:

339.

Still Life

Opeth

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

925

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

339

Overall Rank:

1,819

Average Rating:

79 (210 votes)

Comments:

389.

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

752

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

389

Overall Rank:

2,174

Average Rating:

77 (157 votes)

Comments:

414.

Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume 1

The Olivia Tremor Control

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

689

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

414

Overall Rank:

2,332

Average Rating:

79 (141 votes)

Comments:

437.

Slipknot

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

654

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

437

Overall Rank:

2,431

Average Rating:

72 (211 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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