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 54,000 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	2,895	133,296	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,955	254,610	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,094	167,927	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,317	189,474	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,559	282,351	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,793	214,791	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,980	183,559	If You're Feeling Sinister (125th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,156	254,670	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,202	192,270	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,361	180,584	Ágætis Byrjun (75th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,312	2,053,532

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neutral Milk Hotel, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Weezer and Nick Cave.

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11.

Illmatic

Nas

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,329 charts

Rank Score:

18,333

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Average Rating:

86 (1,549 votes)

Comments:

110

12.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,719 charts

Rank Score:

18,270

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Average Rating:

81 (2,428 votes)

Comments:

232

13.

Dummy

Portishead

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,521 charts

Rank Score:

17,342

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14.

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,387 charts

Rank Score:

16,877

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Average Rating:

86 (1,684 votes)

Comments:

139

15.

Weezer (Blue Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,445 charts

Rank Score:

16,505

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Average Rating:

84 (1,911 votes)

Comments:

138

16.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,464 charts

Rank Score:

16,053

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Average Rating:

83 (1,818 votes)

Comments:

165

17.

Homogenic

Björk

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1,101 charts

Rank Score:

13,892

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,366 votes)

Comments:

101

18.

Spiderland

Slint

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,036 charts

Rank Score:

13,687

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Average Rating:

84 (1,252 votes)

Comments:

121

19.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,097 charts

Rank Score:

13,426

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Average Rating:

84 (1,246 votes)

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20.

Achtung Baby

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,297 charts

Rank Score:

12,721

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Overall Rank:

109

Average Rating:

80 (1,799 votes)

Comments:

143

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	108	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	96	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Autechre	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	547	55%
	260	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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

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

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