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 53,000 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	2,866	133,295	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,914	255,566	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,064	168,348	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,293	190,091	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,528	283,255	Grace (56th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,745	215,489	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,934	184,066	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,112	256,049	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,154	192,142	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,297	180,096	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,907	2,058,397

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

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991.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

223

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

991

Overall Rank:

5,895

Average Rating:

75 (74 votes)

Comments:

992.

O Monstro Precisa De Amigos

Ornatos Violeta

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

223

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992

Overall Rank:

5,897

Average Rating:

77 (46 votes)

Comments:

993.

LP5

Autechre

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

223

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Rank in 1990s:

993

Overall Rank:

5,898

Average Rating:

79 (73 votes)

Comments:

994.

Remnants Of A Deeper Purity

Black Tape For A Blue Girl

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

223

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995.

Andromeda Heights

Prefab Sprout

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

223

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Rank in 1990s:

995

Overall Rank:

5,903

Average Rating:

70 (44 votes)

Comments:

996.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

223

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997.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

222

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Rank in 1990s:

997

Overall Rank:

5,919

Average Rating:

75 (34 votes)

Comments:

998.

Blind

The Sundays

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

222

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999.

Falling Into Infinity

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

222

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Rank in 1990s:

999

Overall Rank:

5,924

Average Rating:

68 (94 votes)

Comments:

1000.

Lysol

Melvins

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

222

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Stereolab	5	0%
Radiohead	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Tori Amos	5	0%
R.E.M.	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	545	54%
	258	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

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