Best Albums of 1999

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Listed below are the best albums of 1999 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1999 year summaryThe best artists of 1999 were Sigur Rós, The Flaming Lips, Red Hot Chili Peppers, フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans], Blur, Built To Spill, The Dismemberment Plan, Wilco, Fiona Apple and The Magnetic Fields.

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Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,390 charts

Rank Score:

16,745

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Average Rating:

86 (1,687 votes)

Comments:

139

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,250 charts

Rank Score:

11,693

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

974 charts

Rank Score:

7,650

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Overall Rank:

216

Average Rating:

79 (1,619 votes)

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98.12.28 男達の別れ [98.12.28 Otokotachi No Wakare]
Live

フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

279 charts

Rank Score:

5,435

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Overall Rank:

331

Average Rating:

87 (351 votes)

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Blur

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

582 charts

Rank Score:

4,353

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Overall Rank:

409

Average Rating:

79 (820 votes)

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Keep It Like A Secret

Built To Spill

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

450 charts

Rank Score:

4,088

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Overall Rank:

435

Average Rating:

82 (499 votes)

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Emergency & I

The Dismemberment Plan

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

456 charts

Rank Score:

4,082

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Overall Rank:

437

Average Rating:

81 (512 votes)

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Summerteeth

Wilco

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

538 charts

Rank Score:

4,052

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Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

394 charts

Rank Score:

3,904

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Overall Rank:

457

Average Rating:

82 (506 votes)

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10.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

506 charts

Rank Score:

3,781

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Overall Rank:

473

Average Rating:

80 (602 votes)

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Best Albums of 1999 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	1%
Elvis Presley	3	0%
Paysage d'Hiver	2	0%
植松伸夫 [Nobuo Uematsu]	2	0%
Swans	2	0%
The Make-Up	2	0%
Low	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	449	45%
	204	20%
	38	4%
	35	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	922	92%
Yes	78	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	37	4%

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

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