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 46,000 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	2,533	137,885	Violator (121st)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,605	280,086	Nevermind (15th)by Nirvana (US)
1992	2,764	178,334	Automatic For The People (53rd)by R.E.M.
1993	2,891	199,492	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,172	309,192	Grace (61st)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,315	230,521	The Bends (21st)by Radiohead
1996	3,521	200,927	Pinkerton (115th)by Weezer
1997	3,563	285,652	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	3,453	209,043	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	3,620	196,144	Ágætis Byrjun (65th)by Sigur Rós
Total	31,437	2,227,275

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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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,157 charts

Rank Score:

92,597

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Average Rating:

92 (5,239 votes)

Comments:

814

Nevermind

Nirvana (US)

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,948 charts

Rank Score:

48,219

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Average Rating:

87 (4,054 votes)

Comments:

398

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,300 charts

Rank Score:

48,098

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,534 charts

Rank Score:

40,020

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,016 charts

Rank Score:

39,612

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Average Rating:

86 (2,280 votes)

Comments:

301

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,701 charts

Rank Score:

23,032

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Average Rating:

83 (2,188 votes)

Comments:

171

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,657 charts

Rank Score:

22,187

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Average Rating:

84 (2,052 votes)

Comments:

168

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,483 charts

Rank Score:

22,070

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Average Rating:

85 (1,789 votes)

Comments:

145

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,632 charts

Rank Score:

21,829

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10.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,611 charts

Rank Score:

21,280

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Average Rating:

84 (2,488 votes)

Comments:

170

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	78	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	101	10%
1994	124	12%
1995	116	12%
1996	112	11%
1997	101	10%
1998	96	10%
1999	83	8%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Beck	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	538	54%
	260	26%
	38	4%
	28	3%
	24	2%
	18	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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