Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 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.
19902,614137,111
19912,682271,200
19922,840173,886
19932,994195,429
19943,272299,685
19953,427226,875
19963,668194,943
Pinkerton (119th)by Weezer
19973,792276,990
19983,804203,061
19993,840191,860
Total32,9332,171,040

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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1996
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7,160
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1995
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7,085
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1997
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6,976
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1998
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6,779
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1997
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6,362
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1994
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6,277
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1997
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6,261
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1999
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6,185
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1995
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6,124
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1998
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5,912
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 6 of 100

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 88 9%
1991 82 8%
1992 101 10%
1993 103 10%
1994 126 13%
1995 114 11%
1996 110 11%
1997 99 10%
1998 97 10%
1999 80 8%
Artist Albums %


The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Blur 6 1%
Pavement 5 1%
Stereolab 5 1%
Radiohead 5 1%
Dream Theater 5 1%
Alice In Chains 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 542 54%
United Kingdom 256 26%
Canada 41 4%
Mixed Nationality 26 3%
Australia 21 2%
Sweden 17 2%
Japan 14 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 980 98%
Yes 20 2%
Live? Albums %
No 981 98%
Yes 19 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Albums of the 1980s
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. The Joshua Tree by U2
7. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
8. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
9. Closer by Joy Division
10. Thriller by Michael Jackson
11. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
12. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
13. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
14. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
15. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
16. Graceland by Paul Simon
17. Back In Black by AC/DC
18. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
19. Moving Pictures by Rush (CA)
20. Murmur by R.E.M.
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