Best Albums of the 1990s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 greatest album charts.

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1990s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
19902,729134,791
19912,767261,715
19922,943170,544
19933,140191,845
19943,404291,778
19953,592221,950
19963,798188,915
19973,975266,294
19983,996196,968
19994,098185,929
Total34,4422,110,730

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana (US), Neutral Milk Hotel, The Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Weezer and Richard David James.
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 85 9%
1991 79 8%
1992 102 10%
1993 104 10%
1994 126 13%
1995 113 11%
1996 110 11%
1997 98 10%
1998 99 10%
1999 84 8%
Artist Albums %


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


United States 545 55%
United Kingdom 256 26%
Canada 43 4%
Mixed Nationality 27 3%
Australia 21 2%
Sweden 14 1%
Japan 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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