Top 44 Music Albums of 1996
by mrmcrook 
Not an overly fantastic year. Those at and near the top are great. All others average at best.
Compilations, greatest hits etc ranked after studio albums since it a year list. Only fair.
My top 10 favorite songs from 1996
1. Tool - AEmina
2. Nick Cave - Death is not the End
3. Sublime - April 29, 1992 (Miami)
4. Screaming Trees - Gospel Plow
5. Tool - Hooker with a Penis
6. Sepultura - Born Stubborn
7. Eels - Novocaine for the Soul
8. Screaming Trees - Traveller
9. Beth Orton - She Cries Your Name
10. Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye
- Chart updated: 12/13/2025 23:45
- (Created: 10/11/2020 00:56).
- Chart size: 44 albums.
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93.00 The interesting thing with this album is that there's nothing that's specifically unique or different than other albums from this genre. Nothing that really sets it apart in some original way.
Yet it's so fucking brilliant. The melody, vocals, song structure of every song on this makes it one of the best albums from this era. Outstanding and it deserves more recognition than it gets. [First added to this chart: 10/14/2020]
Yet it's so fucking brilliant. The melody, vocals, song structure of every song on this makes it one of the best albums from this era. Outstanding and it deserves more recognition than it gets. [First added to this chart: 10/14/2020]
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83.82 I've found a newfound love and appreciation for this recently. Thought it was good back when it came out but something's recently clicked with me on this. Perfect name for the band and album as it really is just Sublime. Complete original sound. New take on Ska but with added heavier groove overtones. Definitely much stronger in the front half but still a fucking great album overall. 02/23
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83.00 Great album. Epic stories envisioning horrific events. A true bard of the darker scale. His crooning is hypnotizing yet so gentle amid morbid tales. 'Death is not the end' is my personal pick of the bunch. His song writing and vocals make him one of a kind. Original brilliance.
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82.66 Top class metal album. Heavy as fuck. Angry as fuck. But unlike most albums of this genre where the songs all seem to blend into each other, the tracks on this each have their distinct uniqueness and difference. Which is what makes it a cut above and deservedly placed as a classic. One of the better metal albums out there 03/22
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79.58 Good Kiwi album. Alternative pop-rock classic that probably wont be known outside of NZ. Fantastic tracks right the way through. None that jump out but none that are crap either. Overall not bad at all. Deserves more recognition than it gets. 01/24
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77.72 Not up to the caliber of what was to come with 'Central Reservation' but still a decent outing from her. Starts & ends on the best tracks, all in between being nicely pleasant. She has one of the most beautiful voices. Lovely, just lovely. 11/23
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76.750* The 3rd album from them, from when they were still in their golden period. The good thing about STP is back then they had a bit of variety within their songs and music. Which is what made them one of the up there bands of that era. This is alright. 12/25
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76.15 Never really knew about these guys down here in NZ even though they had UK success. Britrock that goes down both a psych avenue and a mystic guru road. Decent mix of some up tempo songs along with your eastern sounding transcendence tracks. After reading high accolades about them, bought this and had high expectations. Good but was hoping for better 06/24
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75.38 Interesting band Spiderbait. This is another of their albums that is stacked with variety. You got pop rock, sunny pop, folk rock, indie & heavy alt. Add to that both male and female vocals on different tracks and it's a smorgasbord. My 3rd fave from them. Very enjoyable. 10/22
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75.38* Lead singles off this, 'La La Land' & 'Home again' were both crackers. Both absolutely brilliant hence I had high hopes about this album. There's some other good songs but overall, pretty average. 03/25
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Top 44 Music Albums of 1996 composition
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| Various Artists | 2 | 5% | |
| Beck | 1 | 2% | |
| Screaming Trees | 1 | 2% | |
| The Presidents Of The United States Of America | 1 | 2% | |
| Fun Lovin' Criminals | 1 | 2% | |
| Sheryl Crow | 1 | 2% | |
| Sublime | 1 | 2% | |
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18 | 41% | |
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11 | 25% | |
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5 | 11% | |
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4 | 9% | |
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3 | 7% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 44 Music Albums of 1996 chart changes
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| Up 3 from 10th to 7th Tiny Music... Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop by Stone Temple Pilots |
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| Down 1 from 7th to 8th K by Kula Shaker |
| Down 1 from 8th to 9th Ivy And The Big Apples by Spiderbait |
| Down 1 from 9th to 10th Shihad by Shihad |
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