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	133,660	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,839	256,213	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,000	168,408	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,210	189,855	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,468	283,990	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,669	216,828	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,867	185,254	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,040	259,840	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,092	193,541	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,208	181,478	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,177	2,069,068

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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121.

August And Everything After

Counting Crows

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

421 charts

Rank Score:

2,565

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

121

Overall Rank:

707

Average Rating:

73 (597 votes)

Comments:

122.

Enema Of The State

Blink-182

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

340 charts

Rank Score:

2,562

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

122

Overall Rank:

708

Average Rating:

71 (564 votes)

Comments:

123.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

379 charts

Rank Score:

2,544

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

123

Overall Rank:

712

Average Rating:

78 (510 votes)

Comments:

124.

Live Through This

Hole

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

355 charts

Rank Score:

2,531

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

124

Overall Rank:

716

Average Rating:

75 (486 votes)

Comments:

125.

Last Splash

The Breeders

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

364 charts

Rank Score:

2,518

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

125

Overall Rank:

718

Average Rating:

78 (399 votes)

Comments:

126.

Safe Mode: On

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

2,505

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

126

Overall Rank:

720

Average Rating:

78 (477 votes)

Comments:

127.

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

405 charts

Rank Score:

2,469

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

127

Overall Rank:

727

Average Rating:

79 (520 votes)

Comments:

128.

Down Colorful Hill

Red House Painters

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

2,442

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

128

Overall Rank:

732

Average Rating:

79 (334 votes)

Comments:

129.

The Fragile

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

329 charts

Rank Score:

2,425

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

129

Overall Rank:

740

Average Rating:

79 (507 votes)

Comments:

130.

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

389 charts

Rank Score:

2,417

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

130

Overall Rank:

741

Average Rating:

77 (672 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%
Pavement	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Dream Theater	5	1%
Stereolab	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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