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 53,000 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	2,771	133,340	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,836	256,423	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,000	168,563	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,207	189,725	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,466	284,315	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,664	216,879	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,867	185,580	If You're Feeling Sinister (121st)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,036	260,204	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,089	193,833	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,205	181,601	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,141	2,070,463

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

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991.

Lysol

Melvins

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

221

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991.

Palomine

Bettie Serveert

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

221

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993.

Operation Ivy
Compilation

Operation Ivy

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

221

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993

Overall Rank:

5,901

Average Rating:

78 (24 votes)

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994.

Regulate... G Funk Era

Warren G

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

221

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995.

330,003 Crossdressers From Beyond The Rig Veda

Sun City Girls

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

221

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996.

Hellbilly Deluxe

Rob Zombie

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

220

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996

Overall Rank:

5,928

Average Rating:

69 (96 votes)

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997.

Persistence Of Time

Anthrax

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

220

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997

Overall Rank:

5,941

Average Rating:

75 (83 votes)

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998.

International Velvet

Catatonia

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

219

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998

Overall Rank:

5,943

Average Rating:

73 (40 votes)

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999.

Red Apple Falls

Smog

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

219

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999

Overall Rank:

5,951

Average Rating:

77 (58 votes)

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1000.

America's Least Wanted

Ugly Kid Joe

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

218

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	98	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Suede	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	547	55%
	257	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	21	2%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

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

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