Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts.
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1990s decade summaryThe best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neutral Milk Hotel, Oasis, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., My Bloody Valentine, Nick Cave and Björk.
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1997
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62,724
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5663 votes)  92 (5,663 votes)
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1991
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37,327
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Top rated album (87/100 - 4354 votes)  87 (4,354 votes)
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1998
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31,716
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2968 votes)  87 (2,968 votes)
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1995
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28,488
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Top rated album (87/100 - 3942 votes)  87 (3,942 votes)
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1991
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28,026
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2489 votes)  86 (2,489 votes)
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1992
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19,159
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1991
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18,338
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1994
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17,891
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1993
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17,615
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Top rated album (85/100 - 1960 votes)  85 (1,960 votes)
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1995
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17,419
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Best Albums of 1953
1. Black Coffee With Peggy Lee by Peggy Lee
2. Ellington Uptown by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
3. Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet by Sonny Rollins
4. Chante Les Chansons Poétiques no1 by Georges Brassens
5. Dean Martin Sings by Dean Martin
6. The Great Artistry Of Django Reinhardt by Django Reinhardt
7. Songs By Tom Lehrer by Tom Lehrer
8. An Evening With Billie Holiday by Billie Holiday
9. Jazz At Oberlin by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
10. Inca Taqui by Yma Sumac
11. Moondog And His Friends by Moondog
12. Nat King Cole Sings For Two In Love by Nat King Cole
13. Calamity Jane by Doris Day
14. Puccini: Tosca by Maria Callas / Victor De Sabata
15. New Concepts Of Artistry In Rhythm by Stan Kenton
16. Memorial Album by Hank Williams
17. Vol. 2 by Georges Brassens
18. The Duke Plays Ellington by Duke Ellington
19. Leadbelly's Last Sessions Volume One by Lead Belly
20. Young Man With A Horn by Miles Davis
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