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	2,788	133,669	Violator (115th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,842	257,402	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,004	168,883	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,224	190,673	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,477	284,720	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,676	217,077	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,870	185,340	If You're Feeling Sinister (122nd)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,043	259,618	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,097	193,501	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,219	181,741	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,240	2,072,623

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 Richard David James.

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921.

330,003 Crossdressers From Beyond The Rig Veda

Sun City Girls

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

245

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922.

Penthouse

Luna (US)

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

245

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923.

Temple IV

Roy Montgomery

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

244

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924.

Shleep

Robert Wyatt

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

243

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924

Overall Rank:

5,473

Average Rating:

74 (68 votes)

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925.

The Writing's On The Wall

Destiny's Child

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

243

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925

Overall Rank:

5,479

Average Rating:

71 (64 votes)

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926.

The Black Light

Calexico

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

242

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926

Overall Rank:

5,497

Average Rating:

75 (99 votes)

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927.

Title Of Record

Filter (US)

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

242

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927

Overall Rank:

5,498

Average Rating:

73 (88 votes)

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928.

P.H.U.Q.

The Wildhearts

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

242

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929.

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Mercury Rev

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

241

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930.

A Picture Of Nectar

Phish

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

241

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930

Overall Rank:

5,515

Average Rating:

77 (59 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	85	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	112	11%
1996	110	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	94	9%
1999	86	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Beck	5	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Manic Street Preachers	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	543	54%
	258	26%
	41	4%
	28	3%
	21	2%
	14	1%
	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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Best Albums of 1992
1. Automatic For The People by R.E.M.
2. Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine
3. Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement
4. Dirt by Alice In Chains
5. Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin
6. The Chronic by Dr. Dre
7. Angel Dust by Faith No More
8. Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos
9. Down Colorful Hill by Red House Painters
10. Wish by The Cure
11. Images And Words by Dream Theater
12. Bone Machine by Tom Waits
13. Core by Stone Temple Pilots
14. Dirty by Sonic Youth
15. Check Your Head by Beastie Boys
16. Harvest Moon by Neil Young
17. Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera
18. Copper Blue by Sugar
19. Dry by PJ Harvey
20. The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion by The Black Crowes