1996
by 坂本龍一 [Ryuichi Sakamoto]

1996 by 坂本龍一 [Ryuichi Sakamoto]
Year: 1996
Overall rank: 14,395th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 46 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1996 (270th)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (2,276th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,395th)

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坂本龍一 [Ryuichi Sakamoto] bestography

1996 is ranked 4th best out of 39 albums by 坂本龍一 [Ryuichi Sakamoto] on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by 坂本龍一 [Ryuichi Sakamoto] is Thousand Knives which is ranked number 6759 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 194.

坂本龍一 [Ryuichi Sakamoto] album bestography « Higher ranked (13,013th)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
This album (14,395th)
1996
Lower ranked (14,665th) »
Ongaku Zukan

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1996 rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 14,395th | 1990s rank: 2,276th | 1996 rank: 270th

1996 collection

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1996 ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 46 votes)
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06/01/2026 09:48 RemainInLight  Ratings distribution  3,52636/100
 
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11/13/2024 04:38 MrOlan  Ratings distribution  95376/100

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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.

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1996 comments

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70/100
From 07/12/2017 05:48 | #194128
Very pleasing and emotional instrumental album.
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95/100
From 04/30/2010 22:28 | #11235
Really, this is a beautiful album. A piano and violin work, it makes a grand impression on me. For some reason it reminds me of a Miyazaki film; It is playful, then frightening, then bewildering, then thought provoking. Please give this a listen if you are looking something with a wide range of emotions and depth.
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