Best Albums of the 1990s

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
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.
19902,786133,672
19912,841257,714
19923,003168,906
19933,222190,745
19943,476284,811
19953,676217,081
19963,868185,427
19974,043259,674
19984,097193,516
19994,218181,876
Total35,2302,073,422

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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1991
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474
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1992
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473
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1993
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471
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1999
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470
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1996
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466
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1992
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466
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1998
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464
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1996
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464
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1993
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 85 9%
1991 81 8%
1992 103 10%
1993 108 11%
1994 125 13%
1995 112 11%
1996 110 11%
1997 96 10%
1998 94 9%
1999 86 9%
Artist Albums %


Blur 6 1%
The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Alice In Chains 5 1%
R.E.M. 5 1%
Pearl Jam 5 1%
Aphex Twin 5 1%
The Smashing Pumpkins 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 543 54%
United Kingdom 258 26%
Canada 41 4%
Mixed Nationality 28 3%
Australia 21 2%
Sweden 14 1%
Japan 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%
Best Artists of 1994
1. Jeff Buckley
2. Nas
3. Portishead
4. Weezer
5. Oasis
6. Nine Inch Nails
7. Nirvana
8. Pavement
9. Soundgarden
10. Blur
11. Green Day
12. The Notorious B.I.G.
13. Manic Street Preachers
14. Suede
15. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
16. Nick Cave
17. Guided By Voices
18. Pink Floyd
19. Alice In Chains
20. Pearl Jam
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