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	2,404	136,814	Violator (124th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,450	295,412	Nevermind (16th)by Nirvana
1992	2,626	183,533	Automatic For The People (57th)by R.E.M.
1993	2,716	205,138	Siamese Dream (52nd)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	2,973	322,317	Grace (61st)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,105	239,049	The Bends (20th)by Radiohead
1996	3,290	211,042	Pinkerton (97th)by Weezer
1997	3,229	300,293	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	3,170	217,299	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (15th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	3,409	204,265	Ágætis Byrjun (63rd)by Sigur Rós
Total	29,372	2,315,164

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, 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:

4,052 charts

Rank Score:

101,249

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Average Rating:

92 (5,055 votes)

Comments:

784

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,261 charts

Rank Score:

53,049

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Average Rating:

88 (2,646 votes)

Comments:

403

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,875 charts

Rank Score:

52,881

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,488 charts

Rank Score:

43,560

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,947 charts

Rank Score:

41,853

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Average Rating:

86 (2,183 votes)

Comments:

290

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,654 charts

Rank Score:

25,096

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Average Rating:

82 (2,119 votes)

Comments:

165

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,458 charts

Rank Score:

24,151

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Average Rating:

85 (1,717 votes)

Comments:

137

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,589 charts

Rank Score:

23,525

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Average Rating:

81 (2,250 votes)

Comments:

213

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,615 charts

Rank Score:

23,266

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Average Rating:

84 (1,965 votes)

Comments:

157

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In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,563 charts

Rank Score:

22,929

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Average Rating:

84 (2,412 votes)

Comments:

161

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	83	8%
1991	83	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	100	10%
1994	129	13%
1995	108	11%
1996	117	12%
1997	99	10%
1998	97	10%
1999	83	8%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	545	55%
	256	26%
	38	4%
	26	3%
	23	2%
	16	2%
	15	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	8	1%

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