Best Albums of 1996

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Listed below are the best albums of 1996 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1996 were Belle And Sebastian, Weezer, DJ Shadow, Tool, Beck, フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans], Swans, OutKast, Manic Street Preachers and 2Pac.

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Vangelis

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1996

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2 charts

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Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip

Various Artists

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1996

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2 charts

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Sun Machine

Myslovitz

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1996

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2 charts

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Ki-Oku

DJ Krush & Toshinori Kondo

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1996

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7 charts

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Genetic Manipulation

Krust

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1996

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1 chart

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Safe Mode: On

V Empire (Or Dark Faerytales In Phallustein)

Cradle of Filth

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1996

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3 charts

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Jelly Legs

Mundy

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1996

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4 charts

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Dozin' At The Knick

Grateful Dead

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1996

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5 charts

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Am I The Kinda Girl?

Cathy Dennis

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1996

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5 charts

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Goodnight Irene
Compilation

Lead Belly

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1996

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2 charts

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Best Albums of 1996 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	14	1%
Iggy Pop	3	0%
Grateful Dead	3	0%
Vangelis	3	0%
The Brian Jonestown Massacre	3	0%
Prince	2	0%
Ten	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	454	45%
	212	21%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	35	4%
	31	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	922	92%
Yes	78	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	966	97%
Yes	34	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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Best Albums of 1997
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. Homogenic by Björk
3. Either/Or by Elliott Smith
4. The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse
5. Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized®
6. F♯ A♯ ∞ [F-Sharp, A-Sharp, Infinity] by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
7. Perfect From Now On by Built To Spill
8. Urban Hymns by The Verve
9. The Colour And The Shape by Foo Fighters
10. The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
11. I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One by Yo La Tengo
12. The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy
13. The Mollusk by Ween
14. Blur by Blur
15. Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club
16. Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan
17. Homework by Daft Punk
18. Third Eye Blind by Third Eye Blind
19. Mogwai Young Team by Mogwai
20. Dots And Loops by Stereolab