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	2,784	133,718	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,840	256,262	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,000	168,441	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,211	189,841	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,468	283,991	Grace (59th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,669	216,866	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,867	185,234	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,040	259,697	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,093	193,597	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,208	181,472	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,180	2,069,119

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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451.

Fake Train

Unwound

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

623

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

451

Overall Rank:

2,520

Average Rating:

77 (80 votes)

Comments:

452.

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

Makaveli

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

622

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

452

Overall Rank:

2,524

Average Rating:

78 (176 votes)

Comments:

453.

You'd Prefer An Astronaut

Hum

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

622

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

453

Overall Rank:

2,526

Average Rating:

78 (97 votes)

Comments:

454.

Good

Morphine

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

616

Rank in 1992:

Rank in 1990s:

454

Overall Rank:

2,540

Average Rating:

77 (139 votes)

Comments:

455.

Sackcloth 'N' Ashes

16 Horsepower

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

611

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

455

Overall Rank:

2,552

Average Rating:

78 (106 votes)

Comments:

456.

Pop

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

611

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

456

Overall Rank:

2,554

Average Rating:

68 (440 votes)

Comments:

457.

It Was Written

Nas

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

148 charts

Rank Score:

611

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

457

Overall Rank:

2,557

Average Rating:

77 (227 votes)

Comments:

458.

Punk In Drublic

NOFX

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

606

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

458

Overall Rank:

2,565

Average Rating:

76 (101 votes)

Comments:

459.

Make Yourself

Incubus

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

605

Rank in 1999:

Rank in 1990s:

459

Overall Rank:

2,568

Average Rating:

74 (254 votes)

Comments:

460.

We Can't Dance

Genesis

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

601

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

460

Overall Rank:

2,586

Average Rating:

67 (256 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	104	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	96	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	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	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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

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