Best Albums of 1994

Listed below are the best albums of 1994 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1.

Grace 

 Jeff Buckley

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,725 charts

Rank Score:

18,033

Rank in 1994:

1

Rank in 1990s:

8

Overall Rank:

54

Average Rating:

 84 (1,960 votes)

Comments:

172

2.

Dummy 

 Portishead

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,563 charts

Rank Score:

16,624

Rank in 1994:

2

Rank in 1990s:

12

Overall Rank:

65

Average Rating:

 84 (1,715 votes)

Comments:

105

3.

Illmatic 

 Nas

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,371 charts

Rank Score:

16,581

Rank in 1994:

3

Rank in 1990s:

13

Overall Rank:

66

Average Rating:

 86 (1,586 votes)

Comments:

111

4.

Weezer (Blue Album) 

 Weezer

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,478 charts

Rank Score:

14,992

Rank in 1994:

4

Rank in 1990s:

15

Overall Rank:

82

Average Rating:

 84 (1,949 votes)

Comments:

140

5.

Definitely Maybe 

 Oasis

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,270 charts

Rank Score:

11,374

Rank in 1994:

5

Rank in 1990s:

23

Overall Rank:

116

Average Rating:

 80 (1,876 votes)

Comments:

148

6.

The Downward Spiral 

 Nine Inch Nails

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

979 charts

Rank Score:

9,570

Rank in 1994:

6

Rank in 1990s:

32

Overall Rank:

148

Average Rating:

 83 (1,243 votes)

Comments:

85

7.

MTV Unplugged In New York 
Live

 Nirvana

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,066 charts

Rank Score:

9,261

Rank in 1994:

7

Rank in 1990s:

34

Overall Rank:

156

Average Rating:

 86 (1,935 votes)

Comments:

100

8.

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 

 Pavement

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

933 charts

Rank Score:

8,751

Rank in 1994:

8

Rank in 1990s:

36

Overall Rank:

172

Average Rating:

 83 (1,148 votes)

Comments:

87

9.

Superunknown 

 Soundgarden

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

949 charts

Rank Score:

8,602

Rank in 1994:

9

Rank in 1990s:

37

Overall Rank:

175

Average Rating:

 81 (1,219 votes)

Comments:

84

10.

Parklife 

 Blur

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,023 charts

Rank Score:

7,605

Rank in 1994:

10

Rank in 1990s:

41

Overall Rank:

204

Average Rating:

 80 (1,384 votes)

Comments:

72

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Best Albums of 1994 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	18	2%
Beck	4	0%
王靖雯 [Shirley Wong]	3	0%
Jimi Hendrix	3	0%
ボアダムス [Boredoms]	3	0%
The Kinks	2	0%
Tiamat	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	444	44%
	217	22%
	44	4%
	29	3%
	28	3%
	26	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	925	93%
Yes	75	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%