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	2,896	133,312	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,951	254,609	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,091	167,921	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,317	189,625	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,558	282,553	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,774	214,859	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,979	183,483	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,153	254,626	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,202	192,156	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,358	180,493	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,279	2,053,637

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

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Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

222

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

991

Overall Rank:

5,928

Average Rating:

69 (38 votes)

Comments:

992.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

222

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Rank in 1990s:

992

Overall Rank:

5,931

Average Rating:

75 (74 votes)

Comments:

993.

Remnants Of A Deeper Purity

Black Tape For A Blue Girl

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

221

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994.

Andromeda Heights

Prefab Sprout

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

221

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Rank in 1990s:

994

Overall Rank:

5,954

Average Rating:

70 (43 votes)

Comments:

995.

Operation Ivy
Compilation

Operation Ivy

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

221

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Rank in 1990s:

995

Overall Rank:

5,956

Average Rating:

78 (25 votes)

Comments:

996.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

221

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997.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

220

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

997

Overall Rank:

5,968

Average Rating:

75 (35 votes)

Comments:

998.

76:14

Global Communication

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

220

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999.

Blind

The Sundays

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

220

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1000.

Greatest Hits
Compilation

2Pac

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

219

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

5,984

Average Rating:

76 (47 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	108	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	96	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Suede	5	1%
Autechre	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	547	55%
	260	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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

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

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Best Artists of the 2000s
1. Radiohead
2. Arcade Fire
3. The Strokes
4. Coldplay
5. Sufjan Stevens
6. Arctic Monkeys
7. Muse
8. Animal Collective
9. Wilco
10. The White Stripes
11. Kanye West
12. Phil Elverum
13. Interpol
14. Modest Mouse
15. Queens Of The Stone Age
16. Madvillain
17. LCD Soundsystem
18. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
19. The National
20. The Flaming Lips