Top 100 Music Albums of 1996
by Moondance 
~comments to be updated~
age 40
At least one album from this year features in my top 100 greatest albums chart.
The year, overall, ranks at #TBA of the 63 years between 1960 - 2023
- Chart updated: 09/05/2025 03:45
- (Created: 11/27/2020 02:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
Rank Score:
531
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
Rank Score:
799
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
Rank Score:
693
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,146
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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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| Underground Lovers | 1 | 1% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 1% | |
| Ikon | 1 | 1% | |
| Mazzy Star | 1 | 1% | |
| Mark Knopfler | 1 | 1% | |
| Ed Kuepper | 1 | 1% | |
| The Paradise Motel | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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32 | 32% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 48th to 49th Warm Nights by Robert Forster |
| Down 1 from 49th to 50th Between The 1 And The 9 by Patti Rothberg |
| Down 1 from 50th to 51st Hourly, Daily by You Am I |
| New entries |
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| Downtown America by Dave Sharp |
| Leavers |
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| Weeps by Daryll-Ann |
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