Top 100 Music Albums of 1996
by 
Norman Bates 
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- Chart updated: 04/01/2025 14:45
- (Created: 05/09/2012 20:36).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
481
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,117
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[First added to this chart: 07/04/2012]
Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
Rank Score:
707
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
701
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Baby Bird | 2 | 2% | |
| Lambchop | 2 | 2% | |
| Tricky | 2 | 2% | |
| Cat Power | 2 | 2% | |
| Diabologum | 1 | 1% | |
| Radar Bros. | 1 | 1% | |
| DJ Shadow | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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62 | 62% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 84th to 83rdIrresistible Bliss by Soul Coughing |
| Up 1 from 83rd to 82ndThe Aquaduct by Eugene Chadbourne |
| Up 1 from 82nd to 81stFurther In by Greg Brown |
| New entries |
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| Live At The Liquid Room - Tokyo by Jeff Mills |
| Leavers |
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| William Bloke by Billy Bragg |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 08/02/2025 14:03 |  Repo | 575 | 100/100 | |
| 07/03/2016 16:28 |  buzzdainer | 664 | 90/100 | |
| 09/15/2013 18:49 |  bonafini | 155 | 84/100 | |
| 08/28/2013 11:53 | Johnnyo | 2,576 | 80/100 |
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From buzzdainer 07/03/2016 16:30 | #170419
buzzdainer 07/03/2016 16:30 | #170419
Further In and Sackcloth 'n Ashes are fantastic albums, so already I'm inclined to love this chart. Besides, I have great admiration for anyone actually completing year charts!
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From Johnnyo 08/28/2013 11:52 | #84676
Nice chart. Great to see Mark Eitzel in the chart
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