Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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1990s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
19902,661136,382
19912,719268,803
19922,878173,098
19933,017193,579
19943,298297,926
19953,467225,708
19963,695193,913
19973,842273,961
19983,839202,547
19993,887190,159
Total33,3032,156,077

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana (US), Neutral Milk Hotel, The Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, Pearl Jam, Weezer, R.E.M. and Richard David James.
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1996
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1992
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231
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230
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 87 9%
1991 81 8%
1992 99 10%
1993 105 11%
1994 126 13%
1995 114 11%
1996 113 11%
1997 97 10%
1998 97 10%
1999 81 8%
Artist Albums %


The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Blur 6 1%
Alice In Chains 5 1%
Suede 5 1%
Pearl Jam 5 1%
Green Day 5 1%
R.E.M. 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 543 54%
United Kingdom 258 26%
Canada 42 4%
Mixed Nationality 26 3%
Australia 20 2%
Sweden 15 2%
Japan 12 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 980 98%
Yes 20 2%
Live? Albums %
No 982 98%
Yes 18 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Artists of 1980
1. Talking Heads
2. Joy Division
3. AC/DC
4. David Bowie
5. Dead Kennedys
6. Peter Gabriel
7. Bruce Springsteen
8. The Cure
9. Rush (CA)
10. Pretenders
11. Dire Straits
12. The Feelies
13. The Clash
14. Black Sabbath
15. U2
16. Motörhead
17. Genesis
18. Steely Dan
19. Elvis Costello
20. Elvis Costello And The Attractions
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