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 55,000 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	2,945	132,939	Violator (105th)by Depeche Mode
1991	3,009	250,453	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,157	165,831	Automatic For The People (49th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,350	187,201	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,610	277,511	Grace (60th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,867	211,283	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,035	180,900	If You're Feeling Sinister (127th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,219	250,240	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,254	190,254	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (17th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,431	177,742	Ágætis Byrjun (78th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,877	2,024,353

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neutral Milk Hotel, Oasis, My Bloody Valentine, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Nick Cave and Weezer.

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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,380 charts

Rank Score:

71,129

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

92 (5,572 votes)

Comments:

846

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,165 charts

Rank Score:

40,598

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (4,283 votes)

Comments:

409

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,412 charts

Rank Score:

36,523

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (2,921 votes)

Comments:

428

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,147 charts

Rank Score:

31,670

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (2,451 votes)

Comments:

311

The Bends

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,643 charts

Rank Score:

31,317

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (3,878 votes)

Comments:

315

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,793 charts

Rank Score:

19,720

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (2,183 votes)

Comments:

174

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,821 charts

Rank Score:

19,417

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

83 (2,312 votes)

Comments:

179

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,585 charts

Rank Score:

18,916

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (1,922 votes)

Comments:

150

Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,696 charts

Rank Score:

18,431

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,938 votes)

Comments:

170

10.

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,747 charts

Rank Score:

18,371

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (2,648 votes)

Comments:

177

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	82	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	124	12%
1995	112	11%
1996	108	11%
1997	98	10%
1998	96	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Beck	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	540	54%
	260	26%
	42	4%
	26	3%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	15	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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