Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 greatest album charts.

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1990s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
19902,612137,121
19912,682271,295
19922,840173,935
19932,994195,472
19943,272299,818
19953,426226,761
19963,667194,809
Pinkerton (119th)by Weezer
19973,792276,959
19983,804203,127
19993,840191,905
Total32,9292,171,201

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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1994
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20,402
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1994
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19,837
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1999
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19,714
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1994
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18,304
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1994
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17,769
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1995
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17,439
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1991
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15,181
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1997
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14,881
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1993
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14,513
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1991
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13,550
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 88 9%
1991 82 8%
1992 101 10%
1993 103 10%
1994 126 13%
1995 114 11%
1996 110 11%
1997 99 10%
1998 97 10%
1999 80 8%
Artist Albums %


The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Blur 6 1%
Sonic Youth 5 1%
Pearl Jam 5 1%
Green Day 5 1%
Suede 5 1%
R.E.M. 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 542 54%
United Kingdom 256 26%
Canada 41 4%
Mixed Nationality 26 3%
Australia 21 2%
Sweden 17 2%
Japan 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 980 98%
Yes 20 2%
Live? Albums %
No 981 98%
Yes 19 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Artists of 1989
1. Pixies
2. The Cure
3. The Stone Roses
4. Beastie Boys
5. Galaxie 500
6. Nirvana (US)
7. De La Soul
8. Nine Inch Nails
9. Tom Petty
10. New Order
11. Lou Reed
12. Faith No More
13. Madonna
14. The Blue Nile
15. Kate Bush
16. Fugazi
17. Julee Cruise
18. Janet Jackson
19. Aerosmith
20. Tears For Fears
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