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 50,000 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	2,660	136,415	Violator (117th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,719	268,768	Nevermind (15th)by Nirvana (US)
1992	2,876	173,099	Automatic For The People (51st)by R.E.M.
1993	3,017	193,615	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,297	297,992	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,464	225,709	The Bends (22nd)by Radiohead
1996	3,694	193,957	If You're Feeling Sinister (120th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	3,842	274,048	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	3,838	202,609	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	3,885	190,225	Ágætis Byrjun (68th)by Sigur Rós
Total	33,292	2,156,437

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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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,264 charts

Rank Score:

84,940

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Average Rating:

92 (5,402 votes)

Comments:

835

Nevermind

Nirvana (US)

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,051 charts

Rank Score:

44,551

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Average Rating:

87 (4,169 votes)

Comments:

404

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,361 charts

Rank Score:

44,006

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,080 charts

Rank Score:

36,704

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,589 charts

Rank Score:

36,433

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Average Rating:

87 (3,782 votes)

Comments:

311

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,750 charts

Rank Score:

21,419

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Average Rating:

83 (2,246 votes)

Comments:

175

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,719 charts

Rank Score:

21,208

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Average Rating:

84 (2,119 votes)

Comments:

171

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,522 charts

Rank Score:

20,549

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Average Rating:

85 (1,845 votes)

Comments:

147

Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,635 charts

Rank Score:

20,249

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10.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,668 charts

Rank Score:

20,120

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Average Rating:

84 (2,562 votes)

Comments:

172

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	87	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	98	10%
1993	105	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	114	11%
1996	113	11%
1997	97	10%
1998	98	10%
1999	81	8%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
Aphex Twin	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	543	54%
	258	26%
	42	4%
	25	3%
	20	2%
	15	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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