Best Albums of the 1990s : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of the 1990s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 36,000 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	1,971	181,921	Violator (129th) by Depeche Mode
1991	1,985	473,029	Nevermind (10th) by Nirvana
1992	2,054	274,914	Automatic For The People (56th) by R.E.M.
1993	2,076	296,456	In Utero (52nd) by Nirvana
1994	2,305	482,557	Grace (50th) by Jeff Buckley
1995	2,364	367,505	The Bends (18th) by Radiohead
1996	2,538	299,470	Pinkerton (100th) by Weezer
1997	2,559	470,284	OK Computer (1st) by Radiohead
1998	2,529	321,053	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th) by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	2,767	292,810	Ágætis Byrjun (66th) by Sigur Rós
Total	23,148	3,459,998

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

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Album

Artist

OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:	1997	Appears in:	3,637 charts
Rank in 1997:	1	Rank Score:	194,471
Rank in 1990s	1	Overall Rank:	1
Average Rating: 92/100 (4,429 votes)
Comments: 711 comments

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Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	2,592 charts
Rank in 1991:	1	Rank Score:	103,859
Rank in 1990s	2	Overall Rank:	10
Average Rating: 86/100 (3,496 votes)
Comments: 362 comments

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:	1998	Appears in:	2,014 charts
Rank in 1998:	1	Rank Score:	88,736
Rank in 1990s	3	Overall Rank:	17
Average Rating: 88/100 (2,285 votes)
Comments: 370 comments

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The Bends

Radiohead

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	2,251 charts
Rank in 1995:	1	Rank Score:	85,811
Rank in 1990s	4	Overall Rank:	18
Average Rating: 88/100 (3,126 votes)
Comments: 269 comments

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Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	1,721 charts
Rank in 1991:	2	Rank Score:	63,500
Rank in 1990s	5	Overall Rank:	25
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,887 votes)
Comments: 257 comments

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Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:	1991	Appears in:	1,440 charts
Rank in 1991:	3	Rank Score:	45,495
Rank in 1990s	6	Overall Rank:	41
Average Rating: 82/100 (1,856 votes)
Comments: 141 comments

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(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:	1995	Appears in:	1,393 charts
Rank in 1995:	2	Rank Score:	43,380
Rank in 1990s	7	Overall Rank:	43
Average Rating: 81/100 (1,987 votes)
Comments: 189 comments

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Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	1,348 charts
Rank in 1994:	1	Rank Score:	40,889
Rank in 1990s	8	Overall Rank:	50
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,520 votes)
Comments: 142 comments

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In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:	1993	Appears in:	1,379 charts
Rank in 1993:	1	Rank Score:	40,178
Rank in 1990s	9	Overall Rank:	52
Average Rating: 84/100 (2,085 votes)
Comments: 139 comments

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Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:	1992	Appears in:	1,411 charts
Rank in 1992:	1	Rank Score:	37,976
Rank in 1990s	10	Overall Rank:	56
Average Rating: 84/100 (1,692 votes)
Comments: 138 comments

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	83	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	98	10%
1994	125	13%
1995	110	11%
1996	112	11%
1997	99	10%
1998	99	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	549	55%
	260	26%
	36	4%
	27	3%
	20	2%
	20	2%
	14	1%
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