Best Albums of 1996
Listed below are the best albums of 1996 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 2 hours ago).
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"This is one of my favorite albums to come out of the late 90s explosion in interest in trip-hop. The band quickly moved beyond this sound (and this singer), making this a real standout in their catalogue." Reply
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zdwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Another solid album by Sebadoh, another album that is somehow overlooked. Those who like Pavement should give this album a try..." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"There is a pretty nice range of sounds here. Songs like TV Star border on pop, Cough Syrup, Thermador and L.A. lean more towards punk, and My Brother's Wife, Pepper and Let's Talk about Cars are challenging (yet strangely listenable) musical experiments." Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Ok Shoegaze hipster snobs it's Britpop but its damn fine Britpop. Get over it. The genre already wore its course when this album came out. Lush turned whatever they did into gold and this album is no exception. Some of the best singles you'll hear not just from Lush but from anyone that came out ..." [+] Reply
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Luvulongtim | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A strange little album that kicks off with four fairly straightforward 'Britpop'-style tracks before (very successfully) taking on a more adventurous / unusual style after that. A track like 'Jesus Christ' might possibly be the best one on here as it kind of fuses the album's two contrasting styl..." [+] Reply
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latenighttv | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 1996 composition
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| Various Artists | 13 | 1% | |
| Iggy Pop | 3 | 0% | |
| Grateful Dead | 3 | 0% | |
| Stereolab | 3 | 0% | |
| The Brian Jonestown Massacre | 3 | 0% | |
| Ten | 2 | 0% | |
| Rage | 2 | 0% | |
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452 | 45% | |
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212 | 21% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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35 | 4% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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