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 51,000 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	2,692	135,295	Violator (113th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,747	263,948	Nevermind (15th)by Nirvana (US)
1992	2,913	171,579	Automatic For The People (51st)by R.E.M.
1993	3,088	191,895	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,346	294,299	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,543	223,516	The Bends (22nd)by Radiohead
1996	3,757	190,540	If You're Feeling Sinister (120th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	3,918	268,551	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	3,931	198,982	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,009	187,176	Ágætis Byrjun (69th)by Sigur Rós
Total	33,944	2,125,781

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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11.

Illmatic

Nas

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,297 charts

Rank Score:

19,632

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Average Rating:

86 (1,519 votes)

Comments:

108

12.

In Utero

Nirvana (US)

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,686 charts

Rank Score:

19,555

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13.

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,349 charts

Rank Score:

18,557

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (1,653 votes)

Comments:

138

14.

Weezer (The Blue Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,418 charts

Rank Score:

17,812

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Average Rating:

84 (1,870 votes)

Comments:

137

15.

Dummy

Portishead

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,475 charts

Rank Score:

17,581

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Average Rating:

84 (1,623 votes)

Comments:

101

16.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,435 charts

Rank Score:

16,596

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Average Rating:

83 (1,778 votes)

Comments:

160

17.

Spiderland

Slint

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,010 charts

Rank Score:

14,493

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Average Rating:

84 (1,218 votes)

Comments:

120

18.

Homogenic

Björk

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1,066 charts

Rank Score:

14,414

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Average Rating:

84 (1,327 votes)

Comments:

101

19.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,050 charts

Rank Score:

14,020

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Average Rating:

84 (1,212 votes)

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20.

Achtung Baby

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,267 charts

Rank Score:

13,267

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Overall Rank:

112

Average Rating:

81 (1,767 votes)

Comments:

140

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	112	11%
1997	98	10%
1998	100	10%
1999	90	9%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Radiohead	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Sonic Youth	5	0%
Pearl Jam	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	543	54%
	259	26%
	43	4%
	28	3%
	22	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	992	98%
Yes	21	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	995	98%
Yes	18	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	1,002	99%
Yes	11	1%

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