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.
19902,612137,205
19912,681271,304
19922,839174,021
19932,992195,349
19943,272299,858
19953,426226,769
19963,666194,897
Pinkerton (118th)by Weezer
19973,792277,034
19983,804203,074
19993,838191,890
Total32,9222,171,400

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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1995
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1990
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230
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230
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 88 9%
1991 82 8%
1992 101 10%
1993 103 10%
1994 127 13%
1995 114 11%
1996 110 11%
1997 99 10%
1998 96 10%
1999 80 8%
Country Albums %


United States 543 54%
United Kingdom 255 26%
Canada 41 4%
Mixed Nationality 27 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 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Best Artists of the 1970s
1. Pink Floyd
2. David Bowie
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Neil Young
5. The Rolling Stones
6. The Clash
7. Fleetwood Mac
8. The Who
9. Black Sabbath
10. Genesis
11. Stevie Wonder
12. Bob Dylan
13. Yes
14. Bruce Springsteen
15. Paul McCartney
16. Joni Mitchell
17. Nick Drake
18. Joy Division
19. Bob Marley
20. Queen
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