Top 14 Music Albums of 1996
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zdwyatt 
- Chart updated: 04/05/2018 13:15
- (Created: 08/08/2014 19:09).
- Chart size: 14 albums.
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This is a must-have. Lateralus might edge this out for overall effect, but this is a perfect album.
Favorite tracks: Pushit, Third Eye, Forty-Six & 2 [First added to this chart: 06/09/2015]
Favorite tracks: Pushit, Third Eye, Forty-Six & 2 [First added to this chart: 06/09/2015]
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1996
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6,757
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It's insane that this came out in 1996; it's from a different time and place entirely. It is a stunning debut album.
Favorite tracks: Annabelle, One More Dollar, Tear My Stillhouse Down [First added to this chart: 06/09/2015]
Favorite tracks: Annabelle, One More Dollar, Tear My Stillhouse Down [First added to this chart: 06/09/2015]
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This is an amazing album. She never quite returned to this style, so it gets treated like a misstep by a lot of critics. But it's lush and beautiful, and makes for a stellar debut.
Favorite tracks: Shadowboxer, Never Is A Promise, Carrion [First added to this chart: 06/09/2015]
Favorite tracks: Shadowboxer, Never Is A Promise, Carrion [First added to this chart: 06/09/2015]
Year of Release:
1996
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1,721
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DMB are one of those bands that you have to see live to fully appreciate. And this album comes closest to capturing their live sound. The interplay between the instruments feels more spontaneous than on Under the Table and Dreaming (which is also excellent).
Favorite tracks: Two Step, Crash Into Me, Tripping Billies [First added to this chart: 06/09/2015]
Favorite tracks: Two Step, Crash Into Me, Tripping Billies [First added to this chart: 06/09/2015]
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1996
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998
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The opening 10 seconds of this album are so great. It's this great blend of acoustic and electric and it just gets me excited for the album every time I hear it. The first half of the record is every bit as good as Mighty Joe Moon and includes what is probably my favorite Grant Lee Buffalo song, "Bethlehem Steel." The album does lose steam in the second half, though there are still a couple of really strong tracks. In fact, if the album ended on the dreamy "Hyperion and Sunset," it would be just about perfect.
Favorite tracks: Bethlehem Steel, Arousing Thunder, Homespun [First added to this chart: 04/05/2018]
Favorite tracks: Bethlehem Steel, Arousing Thunder, Homespun [First added to this chart: 04/05/2018]
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This is one of my favorite albums to come out of the late 90s explosion in interest in trip-hop. The band quickly moved beyond this sound (and this singer), making this a real standout in their catalogue.
Favorite tracks: Two Step, Crash Into Me, Tripping Billies [First added to this chart: 03/23/2016]
Favorite tracks: Two Step, Crash Into Me, Tripping Billies [First added to this chart: 03/23/2016]
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Once you get over the fact that this is not a thrash metal album (and, really, why expect that after the Black album?), you should be able to see this is a really solid hard rock album. No, it's not as good as old Metallica. But what is?
Favorite tracks: Mama Said, Bleeding Me, 2x4 [First added to this chart: 06/09/2015]
Favorite tracks: Mama Said, Bleeding Me, 2x4 [First added to this chart: 06/09/2015]
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1996
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399
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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2015]
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1996
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902
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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2016]
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1996
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Top 14 Music Albums of 1996 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Beck | 1 | 7% | |
| Gillian Welch | 1 | 7% | |
| Sublime | 1 | 7% | |
| Fiona Apple | 1 | 7% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 7% | |
| Dave Matthews Band | 1 | 7% | |
| Grant Lee Buffalo | 1 | 7% | |
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Top 14 Music Albums of 1996 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 8th to 9th Boys For Pele by Tori Amos |
| Down 1 from 9th to 10th Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11th Murder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
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| Fantastic Planet by Failure |
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