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	2,942	133,191	Violator (109th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,995	251,868	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,143	166,598	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,338	187,869	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,591	279,139	Grace (60th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,858	212,704	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,022	181,868	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,201	252,155	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,243	190,513	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,420	178,734	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,753	2,034,639

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

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991.

Life In General

MxPx

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

220

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992.

Symbols

KMFDM

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

220

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992

Overall Rank:

5,976

Average Rating:

70 (16 votes)

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993.

Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

220

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993

Overall Rank:

5,980

Average Rating:

70 (39 votes)

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994.

Exploded Drawing

Polvo

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

219

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995.

Twice Removed

Sloan

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

219

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996.

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Hooray For Boobies

Bloodhound Gang

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

218

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996

Overall Rank:

6,006

Average Rating:

73 (72 votes)

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997.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

217

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998.

2: La Légende D'Eer

Iannis Xenakis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

217

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999.

Andromeda Heights

Prefab Sprout

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

217

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999

Overall Rank:

6,038

Average Rating:

70 (43 votes)

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1000.

Remnants Of A Deeper Purity

Black Tape For A Blue Girl

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

217

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	98	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	55%
	261	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

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

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

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