Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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1990s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
19902,660136,489
19912,719269,046
19922,875173,219
19933,016193,725
19943,297298,290
19953,463225,893
19963,693194,006
19973,842274,230
19983,832202,660
19993,882190,375
Total33,2792,157,933

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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1997
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85,056
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1991
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44,604
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1998
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44,092
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1991
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36,712
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1995
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36,491
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1991
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21,451
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1992
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21,211
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1993
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20,573
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1994
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20,267
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1993
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20,137
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 87 9%
1991 81 8%
1992 98 10%
1993 105 11%
1994 126 13%
1995 114 11%
1996 113 11%
1997 97 10%
1998 98 10%
1999 81 8%
Artist Albums %


The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Blur 6 1%
Beck 5 1%
Stereolab 5 1%
Pavement 5 1%
Dream Theater 5 1%
Radiohead 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 543 54%
United Kingdom 258 26%
Canada 42 4%
Mixed Nationality 25 3%
Australia 20 2%
Sweden 15 2%
Japan 13 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 980 98%
Yes 20 2%
Live? Albums %
No 982 98%
Yes 18 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
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