Best Albums of 1996

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Listed below are the best albums of 1996 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
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1996 year 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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151.
Dilate 
United States Ani DiFranco
Buy album United States
"One of the best albums ever. Unfairly compared to Alanis Morrisette who was wildly popular at the time. Most of these songs were penned before Jagged Little Pill broke. Dilate was the sound of spitting out 10,000 Jagged Little Pills."  Reply
- strum | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
28 charts
Rank Score:
152
Rank in 1996:
151
Rank in 1990s:
1,316
Overall Rank:
8,250
Average Rating:
 73 (46 votes)
Comments:
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152.
Anthology 2 
Compilation
United Kingdom The Beatles
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"This album has high and low parts, as the takes of Strawberry Fields are totally mind blowing, it has also boring parts that go nowhere"  Reply
- Martinborras | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
48 charts
Rank Score:
151
Rank in 1996:
152
Rank in 1990s:
1,323
Overall Rank:
8,302
Average Rating:
 80 (170 votes)
Comments:
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153.
The Jester Race 
Sweden In Flames
Buy album United States
"Definitely the best In Flames album. It is their most brutal and heavy. The songwriting is very good. Moonshield is one of my all-time favorite metal songs, the acoustic in that is so good."  Reply
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
42 charts
Rank Score:
151
Rank in 1996:
153
Rank in 1990s:
1,325
Overall Rank:
8,312
Average Rating:
 74 (79 votes)
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154.
Turn The Radio Off 
United States Reel Big Fish
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
39 charts
Rank Score:
150
Rank in 1996:
154
Rank in 1990s:
1,326
Overall Rank:
8,315
Average Rating:
 74 (46 votes)
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155.
Excerpts From A Love Circus 
United States Lisa Germano
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
37 charts
Rank Score:
150
Rank in 1996:
155
Rank in 1990s:
1,328
Overall Rank:
8,323
Average Rating:
 73 (29 votes)
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156.
Bust 'Em Green 
United States Henry's Dress
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
4 charts
Rank Score:
150
Rank in 1996:
156
Rank in 1990s:
1,329
Overall Rank:
8,328
Average Rating:
 72 (11 votes)
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157.
I Feel Alright 
United States Steve Earle
Buy album United States
"Steve Earle's sixth studio album (1996, Warner Brothers) is a major disappointment. The first comeback record was an acoustic album with some of Earle's finest material. I Feel Alright has Earle returning to his electric ensemble, but no material here comes close to the winners on Guitar Town and..."  [+]  Reply
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
63 charts
Rank Score:
150
Rank in 1996:
157
Rank in 1990s:
1,331
Overall Rank:
8,336
Average Rating:
 76 (67 votes)
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158.
Fly, Fly My Sadness 
Mixed Nationality The Bulgarian Voices Angelite & Huun-Huur-Tu
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
12 charts
Rank Score:
148
Rank in 1996:
158
Rank in 1990s:
1,342
Overall Rank:
8,413
Average Rating:
 76 (20 votes)
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159.
Kollage 
United States Bahamadia
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"I can't say there's a female rapper that I consider belonging among my absolute favorites, as I usually find it hard to connect/relate with them. But there is one exception to the above rule and it's Bahamadia - with all due respect to some other undoubtedly great femcees. I just love her deliver..."  [+]  Reply
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
21 charts
Rank Score:
146
Rank in 1996:
159
Rank in 1990s:
1,359
Overall Rank:
8,534
Average Rating:
 76 (24 votes)
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160.
Dead Cities 
United Kingdom The Future Sound Of London
Buy album United States
"Exceptionally underrated IDM album. Blends the beautiful, weird and harsh in equal measure for an immersive and unsettling experience. In my humble opinion, FSOL's best work."  Reply
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
43 charts
Rank Score:
145
Rank in 1996:
160
Rank in 1990s:
1,361
Overall Rank:
8,539
Average Rating:
 75 (46 votes)
Comments:
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