Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 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.
19902,730134,919
19912,769262,022
19922,945170,631
19933,141192,055
19943,404291,713
19953,592221,986
19963,800189,068
19973,977266,421
19984,003197,203
19994,098185,860
Total34,4592,111,879

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana (US), Neutral Milk Hotel, The Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Weezer and Richard David James.
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 85 9%
1991 80 8%
1992 102 10%
1993 103 10%
1994 125 13%
1995 113 11%
1996 109 11%
1997 98 10%
1998 100 10%
1999 85 9%
Artist Albums %


Blur 6 1%
The Flaming Lips 6 1%
Manic Street Preachers 5 1%
Pavement 5 1%
Sonic Youth 5 1%
Radiohead 5 1%
Suede 5 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 545 55%
United Kingdom 257 26%
Canada 42 4%
Mixed Nationality 27 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%
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2. Gorillaz
3. Kanye West
4. Bloc Party
5. Bright Eyes
6. Sigur Rós
7. The National
8. Coldplay
9. Animal Collective
10. System Of A Down
11. Porcupine Tree
12. Death Cab For Cutie
13. Antony & The Johnsons
14. My Morning Jacket
15. LCD Soundsystem
16. The Mars Volta
17. Kate Bush
18. The Strokes
19. Sleater-Kinney
20. The Decemberists
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