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	2,771	133,338	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,833	256,517	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,000	168,569	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,206	189,801	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,465	284,405	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,663	216,960	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,866	185,676	If You're Feeling Sinister (121st)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,035	260,375	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,089	193,850	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,205	181,670	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,133	2,071,160

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 Richard David James.

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991.

Lysol

Melvins

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

222

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992.

Operation Ivy
Compilation

Operation Ivy

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

221

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992

Overall Rank:

5,897

Average Rating:

78 (23 votes)

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993.

Regulate... G Funk Era

Warren G

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

221

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994.

Palomine

Bettie Serveert

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

221

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995.

330,003 Crossdressers From Beyond The Rig Veda

Sun City Girls

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

221

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996.

Hellbilly Deluxe

Rob Zombie

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

220

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996

Overall Rank:

5,928

Average Rating:

69 (96 votes)

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997.

Persistence Of Time

Anthrax

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

220

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997

Overall Rank:

5,940

Average Rating:

75 (83 votes)

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998.

International Velvet

Catatonia

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

220

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998

Overall Rank:

5,944

Average Rating:

73 (40 votes)

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999.

Red Apple Falls

Smog

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

219

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999

Overall Rank:

5,951

Average Rating:

77 (58 votes)

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1000.

America's Least Wanted

Ugly Kid Joe

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

219

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	98	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	55%
	258	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	21	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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