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.

In Utero 

 Nirvana

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,789 charts

Rank Score:

17,507

Rank in 1993:

2

Rank in 1990s:

11

Overall Rank:

57

Average Rating:

 85 (2,689 votes)

Comments:

178

12.

Dummy 

 Portishead

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,574 charts

Rank Score:

16,572

Rank in 1994:

2

Rank in 1990s:

12

Overall Rank:

65

Average Rating:

 84 (1,724 votes)

Comments:

107

13.

Illmatic 

 Nas

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,380 charts

Rank Score:

16,217

Rank in 1994:

3

Rank in 1990s:

13

Overall Rank:

67

Average Rating:

 86 (1,595 votes)

Comments:

111

14.

Ágætis Byrjun 

 Sigur Rós

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Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,411 charts

Rank Score:

15,108

Rank in 1999:

1

Rank in 1990s:

14

Overall Rank:

79

Average Rating:

 86 (1,722 votes)

Comments:

139

15.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness 

 The Smashing Pumpkins

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,504 charts

Rank Score:

14,710

Rank in 1995:

3

Rank in 1990s:

15

Overall Rank:

82

Average Rating:

 83 (1,869 votes)

Comments:

169

16.

Weezer (Blue Album) 

 Weezer

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,488 charts

Rank Score:

14,704

Rank in 1994:

4

Rank in 1990s:

16

Overall Rank:

83

Average Rating:

 84 (1,957 votes)

Comments:

140

17.

Homogenic 

 Björk

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1,144 charts

Rank Score:

13,160

Rank in 1997:

2

Rank in 1990s:

17

Overall Rank:

89

Average Rating:

 84 (1,406 votes)

Comments:

103

18.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 

 Wu-Tang Clan

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,143 charts

Rank Score:

12,514

Rank in 1993:

3

Rank in 1990s:

18

Overall Rank:

96

Average Rating:

 84 (1,288 votes)

Comments:

70

19.

Violator 

 Depeche Mode

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Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

1,207 charts

Rank Score:

12,326

Rank in 1990:

1

Rank in 1990s:

19

Overall Rank:

101

Average Rating:

 83 (1,397 votes)

Comments:

100

20.

Spiderland 

 Slint

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,056 charts

Rank Score:

12,088

Rank in 1991:

4

Rank in 1990s:

20

Overall Rank:

102

Average Rating:

 83 (1,285 votes)

Comments:

123

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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	109	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	105	11%
1996	108	11%
1997	98	10%
1998	99	10%
1999	84	8%

Artist	Albums	%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	533	53%
	268	27%
	41	4%
	25	3%
	24	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%