Top 9 Music Albums of 1996 by Exist-en-ciel 
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- (Created: 12/02/2024 03:47).
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Southern Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Neo-Soul
8.2/10
Track selection: ATLiens
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1. You May Die (Intro) 8
2. Two Dope Boyz (In a Cadillac) 8.5
3. ATLiens 9
4. Wheelz of Steel 8.5
5. Jazzy Belle 8.5
6. Elevators (Me & You) 8
7. Ova da Wudz 8
8. Babylon 8.5
9. Wailin' 8
10. Mainstream 8
11. Decatur Psalm 8.5
12. Millennium 8
13. E.T. (Extraterrestrial) 8
14. 13th Floor / Growing Old 8.5
15. Elevators (ONP 86 Mix) 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/01/2024]
8.2/10
Track selection: ATLiens
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1. You May Die (Intro) 8
2. Two Dope Boyz (In a Cadillac) 8.5
3. ATLiens 9
4. Wheelz of Steel 8.5
5. Jazzy Belle 8.5
6. Elevators (Me & You) 8
7. Ova da Wudz 8
8. Babylon 8.5
9. Wailin' 8
10. Mainstream 8
11. Decatur Psalm 8.5
12. Millennium 8
13. E.T. (Extraterrestrial) 8
14. 13th Floor / Growing Old 8.5
15. Elevators (ONP 86 Mix) 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/01/2024]
Year of Release:
1996
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2,858
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Instrumental Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Plunderphonics
8.2/10
Track selection: Building Steam With a Grain of Salt
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1. Best Foot Forward 8
2. Building Steam With a Grain of Salt 9.5
3. The Number Song 8.5
4. Changeling 8
5. What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4) 8
6. [untitled] 7.5
7. Stem / Long Stem 8
8. Mutual Slump 8
9. Organ Donor 8
10. Why Hip Hop Sucks in '96 8
11. Midnight in a Perfect World 8.5
12. Napalm Brain / Scatter Brain 8.5
13. What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1 - Blue Sky Revisit) 8 [First added to this chart: 12/10/2024]
8.2/10
Track selection: Building Steam With a Grain of Salt
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1. Best Foot Forward 8
2. Building Steam With a Grain of Salt 9.5
3. The Number Song 8.5
4. Changeling 8
5. What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4) 8
6. [untitled] 7.5
7. Stem / Long Stem 8
8. Mutual Slump 8
9. Organ Donor 8
10. Why Hip Hop Sucks in '96 8
11. Midnight in a Perfect World 8.5
12. Napalm Brain / Scatter Brain 8.5
13. What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1 - Blue Sky Revisit) 8 [First added to this chart: 12/10/2024]
Year of Release:
1996
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9,752
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8.1/10
Best track: [untitled] #5
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1. [untitled] 8.5
2. [untitled] 8
3. [untitled] 7.5
4. [untitled] 8
5. [untitled] 8 5 [First added to this chart: 12/04/2024]
Best track: [untitled] #5
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1. [untitled] 8.5
2. [untitled] 8
3. [untitled] 7.5
4. [untitled] 8
5. [untitled] 8 5 [First added to this chart: 12/04/2024]
Year of Release:
1996
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5,503
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Chamber Pop, Twee Pop, Chamber Folk
8.1/10
Track selection: Like Dylan in the Movies
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1. The Stars of Track and Field 8
2. Seeing Other People 8
3. Me and the Major 8
4. Like Dylan in the Movies 8.5
5. The Fox in the Snow 8
6. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying 8.5
7. If You're Feeling Sinister 8.5
8. Mayfly 8
9. The Boy Done Wrong Again 7.5
10. Judy and the Dream of Horses 8 [First added to this chart: 12/21/2024]
8.1/10
Track selection: Like Dylan in the Movies
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1. The Stars of Track and Field 8
2. Seeing Other People 8
3. Me and the Major 8
4. Like Dylan in the Movies 8.5
5. The Fox in the Snow 8
6. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying 8.5
7. If You're Feeling Sinister 8.5
8. Mayfly 8
9. The Boy Done Wrong Again 7.5
10. Judy and the Dream of Horses 8 [First added to this chart: 12/21/2024]
Year of Release:
1996
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11,002
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Drill and Bass, IDM, Acid Breaks
8.1/10
Track selection: Girl / Boy Song
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1. 4 8.5
2. Cornish Acid 8
3. Peek 824545201 8
4. Fingerbib 8.5
5. Carn Marth 8
6. To Cure a Weakling Child 8
7. Goon Gumpas 7.5
8. Yellow Calx 8
9. Girl / Boy Song 9
10. Logan Rock Witch 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/17/2025]
8.1/10
Track selection: Girl / Boy Song
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1. 4 8.5
2. Cornish Acid 8
3. Peek 824545201 8
4. Fingerbib 8.5
5. Carn Marth 8
6. To Cure a Weakling Child 8
7. Goon Gumpas 7.5
8. Yellow Calx 8
9. Girl / Boy Song 9
10. Logan Rock Witch 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/17/2025]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
2,258
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Experimental Rock, Post-Rock, Drone
8/10
Track selection: Helpless Child
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1. Red Velvet Corridor 8
2. I Was a Prisoner in Your Skull 8
3. Helpless Child 8.5
4. Live Through Me 8
5. Yum-Yab Killers 8
6. The Beautiful Days 8
7. Volcano 8
8. Mellothumb 8
9. All Lined Up 8
10. Surrogate 2 8
11. How They Suffer 8
12. Animus 8
13. Red Velvet Wound 8
14. The Sound 8.5
15. Her Mouth Is Filled With Honey 8
16. Blood Section 8
17. Hypogirl 8
18. Minus Something 8
19. Empathy 8
20. I Love You This Much 8
21. YRP 8
22. Fan's Lament 8
23. Secret Friends 8
24. The Final Sacrifice 8
25. YRP 2 8
26. Surrogate Drone 8 [First added to this chart: 12/21/2024]
8/10
Track selection: Helpless Child
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1. Red Velvet Corridor 8
2. I Was a Prisoner in Your Skull 8
3. Helpless Child 8.5
4. Live Through Me 8
5. Yum-Yab Killers 8
6. The Beautiful Days 8
7. Volcano 8
8. Mellothumb 8
9. All Lined Up 8
10. Surrogate 2 8
11. How They Suffer 8
12. Animus 8
13. Red Velvet Wound 8
14. The Sound 8.5
15. Her Mouth Is Filled With Honey 8
16. Blood Section 8
17. Hypogirl 8
18. Minus Something 8
19. Empathy 8
20. I Love You This Much 8
21. YRP 8
22. Fan's Lament 8
23. Secret Friends 8
24. The Final Sacrifice 8
25. YRP 2 8
26. Surrogate Drone 8 [First added to this chart: 12/21/2024]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
4,208
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East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Jazz Rap
7.8/10
Best track: Spontaneity
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1. Intro 7.5
2. WordPlay 8
3. Spontaneity 8
4. Rugged Ruff 8
5. Interlude 7.5
6. I Confess 8
7. UKNOWHOWWEDU 8
8. Interlude 7.5
9. Total Wreck 8
10. Innovation 8
11. Da Jawn 8
12. Interlude 7.5
13. True Honey Buns (Dat Freak Sh★t) 8
14. 3 tha Hard Way 8
15. Biggest Part of Me 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/02/2025]
7.8/10
Best track: Spontaneity
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1. Intro 7.5
2. WordPlay 8
3. Spontaneity 8
4. Rugged Ruff 8
5. Interlude 7.5
6. I Confess 8
7. UKNOWHOWWEDU 8
8. Interlude 7.5
9. Total Wreck 8
10. Innovation 8
11. Da Jawn 8
12. Interlude 7.5
13. True Honey Buns (Dat Freak Sh★t) 8
14. 3 tha Hard Way 8
15. Biggest Part of Me 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/02/2025]
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Neofolk, Drone, Poetry
7.5/10
Best track: The Frolic
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1. The Long Shadow Falls 7.5
2. All the Pretty Little Horses 8
3. Calling for Vanished Faces I 7.5
4. The Inmost Night 6
5. The Carnival Is Dead and Gone 7.5
6. The Bloodbells Chime 8
7. Calling for Vanished Faces II 7.5
8. The Frolic 8
9. The Inmost Light 7.5
10. Twilight Twilight, Nihil Nihil 7
11. The Inmost Light Itself 7.5
12. All the Pretty Little Horses 8
13. Patripassian 7.5
14. Reading by Thomas Ligotti 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2025]
7.5/10
Best track: The Frolic
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1. The Long Shadow Falls 7.5
2. All the Pretty Little Horses 8
3. Calling for Vanished Faces I 7.5
4. The Inmost Night 6
5. The Carnival Is Dead and Gone 7.5
6. The Bloodbells Chime 8
7. Calling for Vanished Faces II 7.5
8. The Frolic 8
9. The Inmost Light 7.5
10. Twilight Twilight, Nihil Nihil 7
11. The Inmost Light Itself 7.5
12. All the Pretty Little Horses 8
13. Patripassian 7.5
14. Reading by Thomas Ligotti 7.5 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2025]
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Alternative Rock, Power Pop, Emo
7.3/10
Best track: The Good Life
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1. Tired of Sex 7.5
2. Getchoo 7
3. No Other One 7
4. Why Bother? 7.5
5. Across the Sea 7.5
6. The Good Life 8
7. El Scorcho 7.5
8. Pink Triangle 7.5
9. Falling for You 7
10. Butterfly 7 [First added to this chart: 01/16/2025]
7.3/10
Best track: The Good Life
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1. Tired of Sex 7.5
2. Getchoo 7
3. No Other One 7
4. Why Bother? 7.5
5. Across the Sea 7.5
6. The Good Life 8
7. El Scorcho 7.5
8. Pink Triangle 7.5
9. Falling for You 7
10. Butterfly 7 [First added to this chart: 01/16/2025]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
10,793
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Top 9 Music Albums of 1996 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| OutKast | 1 | 11% | |
| DJ Shadow | 1 | 11% | |
| フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | 1 | 11% | |
| Belle And Sebastian | 1 | 11% | |
| Aphex Twin | 1 | 11% | |
| Swans | 1 | 11% | |
| Bahamadia | 1 | 11% | |
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