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	2,771	133,338	Violator (114th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,833	256,517	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,000	168,569	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,206	189,801	Siamese Dream (54th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,465	284,405	Grace (58th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,663	216,960	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	3,866	185,676	If You're Feeling Sinister (121st)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,035	260,375	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,089	193,850	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,205	181,670	Ágætis Byrjun (71st)by Sigur Rós
Total	35,133	2,071,160

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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981.

Seal II

Seal

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

225

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982.

Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
Soundtrack

Aimee Mann

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

225

Rank in 1999:

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982

Overall Rank:

5,835

Average Rating:

75 (73 votes)

Comments:

983.

Good Stuff

The B-52's

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

224

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983

Overall Rank:

5,848

Average Rating:

64 (47 votes)

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984.

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

DMX

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

224

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Rank in 1990s:

984

Overall Rank:

5,857

Average Rating:

74 (66 votes)

Comments:

985.

The Way Of The Vaselines
Compilation

The Vaselines

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

224

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986.

Kingston Wall

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

223

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987.

Falling Into Infinity

Dream Theater

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

223

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Rank in 1990s:

987

Overall Rank:

5,873

Average Rating:

68 (93 votes)

Comments:

988.

Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles
Compilation

Mudhoney

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

222

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988

Overall Rank:

5,881

Average Rating:

76 (63 votes)

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989.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

222

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989

Overall Rank:

5,884

Average Rating:

75 (33 votes)

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990.

In The Nightside Eclipse

Emperor

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

222

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	81	8%
1992	103	10%
1993	106	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	111	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	96	10%
1998	98	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	546	55%
	258	26%
	40	4%
	27	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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