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 53,000 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	2,865	133,291	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,914	255,582	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,064	168,369	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,292	190,118	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,528	283,258	Grace (56th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,744	215,566	The Bends (24th)by Radiohead
1996	3,934	184,093	If You're Feeling Sinister (124th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,112	256,133	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,153	192,191	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,294	180,120	Ágætis Byrjun (77th)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,900	2,058,721

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 Nick Cave.

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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,355 charts

Rank Score:

74,766

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Average Rating:

92 (5,528 votes)

Comments:

844

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,128 charts

Rank Score:

41,628

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Average Rating:

87 (4,255 votes)

Comments:

407

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,390 charts

Rank Score:

38,375

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,120 charts

Rank Score:

33,190

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1995

Appears in:

2,631 charts

Rank Score:

32,626

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Average Rating:

87 (3,848 votes)

Comments:

312

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,784 charts

Rank Score:

20,279

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Average Rating:

84 (2,168 votes)

Comments:

174

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,802 charts

Rank Score:

20,083

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Average Rating:

83 (2,293 votes)

Comments:

178

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,569 charts

Rank Score:

19,631

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Average Rating:

85 (1,903 votes)

Comments:

149

Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,684 charts

Rank Score:

19,202

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Average Rating:

84 (1,918 votes)

Comments:

169

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In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,721 charts

Rank Score:

19,019

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Average Rating:

85 (2,625 votes)

Comments:

176

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	107	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	87	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Radiohead	5	0%
Sonic Youth	5	0%
Manic Street Preachers	5	0%
Alice In Chains	5	0%
Dream Theater	5	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	55%
	258	26%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
	15	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	17	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%

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