Best Albums of 1996

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Listed below are the best albums of 1996 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 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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Lemon Parade

Tonic

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

184

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132.

Quatre Saisons Dans Le Désordre

Daniel Bélanger

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

179

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133.

330,003 Crossdressers From Beyond The Rig Veda

Sun City Girls

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

176

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Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

174

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135.

Fly, Fly My Sadness

The Bulgarian Voices Angelite & Huun-Huur-Tu

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

172

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Crimson

Edge Of Sanity

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

171

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137.

Trailer Park

Beth Orton

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

169

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Euforia
Live

Fito Páez

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

168

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139.

Bilingual

Pet Shop Boys

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

168

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140.

Anime Salve

Fabrizio De André

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

166

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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%
Boards Of Canada	2	0%
フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	456	46%
	215	22%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	35	4%
	29	3%
	21	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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