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	2,905	133,151	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,970	253,993	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,129	167,919	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,326	189,189	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,571	281,860	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,816	214,540	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,995	183,552	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,165	254,831	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,209	191,979	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,376	180,178	Ágætis Byrjun (74th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,462	2,051,192

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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991.

My Life

Mary J. Blige

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

222

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992.

Twice Removed

Sloan

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

222

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993.

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Hooray For Boobies

Bloodhound Gang

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

222

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993

Overall Rank:

5,929

Average Rating:

73 (72 votes)

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994.

Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

222

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994

Overall Rank:

5,933

Average Rating:

70 (39 votes)

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995.

2: La Légende D'Eer

Iannis Xenakis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

221

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996.

Remnants Of A Deeper Purity

Black Tape For A Blue Girl

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

220

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997.

Andromeda Heights

Prefab Sprout

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

220

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997

Overall Rank:

5,968

Average Rating:

70 (43 votes)

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998.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

220

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999.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

219

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999

Overall Rank:

5,989

Average Rating:

74 (36 votes)

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1000.

Lysol

Melvins

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

219

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pavement	5	0%
Stereolab	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
Sonic Youth	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	549	55%
	259	26%
	39	4%
	24	2%
	23	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	11	1%

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