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 54,000 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	2,896	133,204	Violator (112th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,955	254,357	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,112	168,107	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,318	189,375	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,560	282,434	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,795	214,764	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,982	183,503	If You're Feeling Sinister (125th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,157	254,855	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,203	192,154	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,363	180,560	Ágætis Byrjun (75th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,341	2,053,313

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

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11.

Illmatic

Nas

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,330 charts

Rank Score:

18,298

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Average Rating:

86 (1,549 votes)

Comments:

110

12.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,719 charts

Rank Score:

18,244

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Average Rating:

81 (2,429 votes)

Comments:

232

13.

Dummy

Portishead

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,522 charts

Rank Score:

17,426

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14.

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,388 charts

Rank Score:

16,867

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Average Rating:

86 (1,685 votes)

Comments:

139

15.

Weezer (Blue Album)

Weezer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,445 charts

Rank Score:

16,482

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Average Rating:

84 (1,910 votes)

Comments:

138

16.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,464 charts

Rank Score:

16,032

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Average Rating:

83 (1,819 votes)

Comments:

165

17.

Homogenic

Björk

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1,101 charts

Rank Score:

13,872

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,365 votes)

Comments:

101

18.

Spiderland

Slint

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,036 charts

Rank Score:

13,662

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Average Rating:

84 (1,252 votes)

Comments:

121

19.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,098 charts

Rank Score:

13,408

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Average Rating:

84 (1,246 votes)

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20.

Achtung Baby

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,297 charts

Rank Score:

12,705

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Overall Rank:

109

Average Rating:

80 (1,800 votes)

Comments:

143

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	100	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Autechre	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	547	55%
	260	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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