Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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11.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory? 

 Oasis

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,768 charts

Rank Score:

17,589

Rank in 1995:

2

Rank in 1990s:

11

Overall Rank:

58

Average Rating:

 81 (2,472 votes)

Comments:

235

12.

Dummy 

 Portishead

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,563 charts

Rank Score:

16,619

Rank in 1994:

2

Rank in 1990s:

12

Overall Rank:

65

Average Rating:

 84 (1,715 votes)

Comments:

105

13.

Illmatic 

 Nas

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,371 charts

Rank Score:

16,576

Rank in 1994:

3

Rank in 1990s:

13

Overall Rank:

66

Average Rating:

 86 (1,586 votes)

Comments:

111

14.

Ágætis Byrjun 

 Sigur Rós

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Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,403 charts

Rank Score:

15,278

Rank in 1999:

1

Rank in 1990s:

14

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 86 (1,713 votes)

Comments:

139

15.

Weezer (Blue Album) 

 Weezer

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,478 charts

Rank Score:

14,987

Rank in 1994:

4

Rank in 1990s:

15

Overall Rank:

82

Average Rating:

 84 (1,949 votes)

Comments:

140

16.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness 

 The Smashing Pumpkins

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,495 charts

Rank Score:

14,823

Rank in 1995:

3

Rank in 1990s:

16

Overall Rank:

84

Average Rating:

 83 (1,860 votes)

Comments:

169

17.

Homogenic 

 Björk

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1,136 charts

Rank Score:

13,490

Rank in 1997:

2

Rank in 1990s:

17

Overall Rank:

89

Average Rating:

 84 (1,400 votes)

Comments:

103

18.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 

 Wu-Tang Clan

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,136 charts

Rank Score:

12,685

Rank in 1993:

3

Rank in 1990s:

18

Overall Rank:

94

Average Rating:

 84 (1,280 votes)

Comments:

70

19.

Spiderland 

 Slint

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,055 charts

Rank Score:

12,399

Rank in 1991:

4

Rank in 1990s:

19

Overall Rank:

100

Average Rating:

 84 (1,274 votes)

Comments:

123

20.

Violator 

 Depeche Mode

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Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

1,197 charts

Rank Score:

12,340

Rank in 1990:

1

Rank in 1990s:

20

Overall Rank:

102

Average Rating:

 83 (1,386 votes)

Comments:

100

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
1990	85	9%
1991	84	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	127	13%
1995	106	11%
1996	107	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	99	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%
Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Suede	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	534	53%
	271	27%
	41	4%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%