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	2,788	133,658	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,842	257,351	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,004	168,869	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,225	190,640	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,477	284,700	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,676	217,024	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,872	185,264	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,044	259,519	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,098	193,535	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,220	181,718	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,246	2,072,277

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.

Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles
Compilation

Mudhoney

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

223

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991

Overall Rank:

5,893

Average Rating:

76 (63 votes)

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992.

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

DMX

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

223

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992

Overall Rank:

5,894

Average Rating:

74 (66 votes)

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993.

Operation Ivy
Compilation

Operation Ivy

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

222

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993

Overall Rank:

5,899

Average Rating:

78 (25 votes)

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994.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

222

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995.

Kingston Wall

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

221

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996.

The Way Of The Vaselines
Compilation

The Vaselines

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

221

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997.

Thirteen

Teenage Fanclub

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

221

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998.

In The Nightside Eclipse

Emperor

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

220

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999.

Regulate... G Funk Era

Warren G

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

220

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1000.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

220

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1,000

Overall Rank:

5,933

Average Rating:

75 (33 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	543	54%
	258	26%
	41	4%
	28	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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