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 41,000 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	2,215	133,564	Violator (127th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,267	299,562	Nevermind (15th)by Nirvana
1992	2,398	184,705	Automatic For The People (58th)by R.E.M.
1993	2,500	204,671	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	2,707	323,128	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	2,736	239,301	The Bends (20th)by Radiohead
1996	2,870	207,861	Pinkerton (94th)by Weezer
1997	2,869	305,187	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	2,904	216,716	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (14th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	3,127	203,527	Ágætis Byrjun (64th)by Sigur Rós
Total	26,593	2,318,223

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

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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

3,877 charts

Rank Score:

107,899

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Average Rating:

92 (4,831 votes)

Comments:

756

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,155 charts

Rank Score:

55,799

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Average Rating:

88 (2,518 votes)

Comments:

392

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,739 charts

Rank Score:

55,715

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1995

Appears in:

2,390 charts

Rank Score:

46,494

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1991

Appears in:

1,847 charts

Rank Score:

42,564

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1991

Appears in:

1,549 charts

Rank Score:

25,505

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Average Rating:

82 (2,020 votes)

Comments:

158

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,510 charts

Rank Score:

24,949

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Average Rating:

81 (2,156 votes)

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202

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,364 charts

Rank Score:

24,498

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Average Rating:

85 (1,626 votes)

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133

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,478 charts

Rank Score:

24,104

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Average Rating:

84 (2,310 votes)

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153

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Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,507 charts

Rank Score:

23,789

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Average Rating:

84 (1,871 votes)

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150

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	82	8%
1991	80	8%
1992	102	10%
1993	102	10%
1994	130	13%
1995	108	11%
1996	114	11%
1997	99	10%
1998	97	10%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Ween	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	55%
	251	25%
	39	4%
	28	3%
	21	2%
	17	2%
	15	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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