Top 30 Music Albums of 1996
by Rm12398 
CHART UPDATES:
10th September 2022: KUCHU CAMP- FISHMANS enters the chart at #7.
14th October 2022: FUZAO- FAYE WONG enters the chart at #15.
3rd November 2022: DR. OCTAGONECOLOGYST- DR. OCTAGON enters the chart at #18.
4th November 2022: CALL THE DOCTOR- SLEATER KINNEY enters the chart at #10.
6th November 2022: RICHARD. D.JAMES ALBUM- APHEX TWIN enters the chart at #13.
6th November 2022: REPETITION- UNWOUND enters the chart at #15.
9th April 2023: MUSIC FOR EGON SCHIELE- RACHEL'S enters the chart at #13.
21st April 2023: LONG SEASON- FISHMANS drops from #1 to #6.
- Chart updated: 02/28/2026 15:45
- (Created: 05/21/2022 16:40).
- Chart size: 30 albums.
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85/100 (B+)
[First added to this chart: 06/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
10,055
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85/100 (B+)
Year of Release:
1996
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614
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3. (2) 1
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85/100 (B+)
[First added to this chart: 06/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1996
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2,522
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B+
[First added to this chart: 06/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1996
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2,004
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B+
[First added to this chart: 06/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
1,689
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B+
[First added to this chart: 06/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1996
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1,614
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B+
[First added to this chart: 06/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1996
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5,519
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While not as catchy as “American Water”, it still is a solid effort.
80/100 (B) [First added to this chart: 01/22/2024]
80/100 (B) [First added to this chart: 01/22/2024]
B
[First added to this chart: 10/14/2022]
80/100 (B)
[First added to this chart: 02/28/2026]
Total albums: 30. Page 1 of 3
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Top 30 Music Albums of 1996 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Belle And Sebastian | 2 | 7% | |
| フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | 2 | 7% | |
| Sleater-Kinney | 1 | 3% | |
| Fugees | 1 | 3% | |
| Tool | 1 | 3% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 1 | 3% | |
| The Divine Comedy | 1 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 30 Music Albums of 1996 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rdTigermilk by Belle And Sebastian |
| Down 1 from 3rd to 4thBeautiful Freak by Eels |
| Down 1 from 4th to 5thThis Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About by Modest Mouse |
| New entries |
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| Casanova by The Divine Comedy |
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