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: 5 hours ago).
"Despising this Album at first, it quickly grew on me. Now its one of my absolute favorites, from the trippy feel of Dramamine to Space Travel is Boring. It established Modest Mouse as a unique alternative band." Reply
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1996
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"i love tupac, prolly my second favorite rapper after nas but this album always bothered me. it feels like the producers took the artistic merit out from under pacs feet with all these funky radio-ready beats and SO MUCH GOD DAMN FILLER, minus 15 songs woulda helped a lot. i guess this is what hap..." [+] Reply
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"Gotta disagree with earlier comments... Fiona Apple's sullen face and lack of drama does not mean she's without emotion. Should she scream like Fugazi or Alexis on Fire? Should she emote like Neutral Milk Hotel or Jeff Buckley? That's not done by everyone. She has thoughtful lyrics, an expressive..." [+] Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"They like krautrock ??! Me too !!" Reply
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CellarDoor | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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"Suede were always very large to put non-album tracks on their single releases so 19 of the bonus-tracks come from the singles "The Wild Ones" New Generation "," Trash "," Beautiful Ones "," Saturday Night "," Lazy "and " Filmstar ". The first two are actually "Dog Star Man" singles, but the recor..." [+] Reply
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1996
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1,275
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"In Ten, Vs, and Vitalogy PJ rushed with anguish through social and personal conflicts. This is an album based on sound exploration and a more metaphysical pondering. You've seen them experience life and now is time to consider their approach to it. I love this album." Reply
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1996
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1,145
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"Incredible energy displayed. This album is full of angst and frustration boiling almost to the point of desperation to be heard. Excellent album." Reply
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"Anyone who appreciates late 60's psychedelic rock should check out this dangerously trippy masterwork. Hints of The Beach Boys, Donovan, Pink Floyd and The Beatles all filter through the tracks to make a kaleidoscopic sound, probably best heard with a decent pair of headphones on. I'll be seeing ..." [+] Reply
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"Like eating vanilla ice cream. Actually, it's more like making ice cream, y'know with the ice and the coffee can and the grinding and general annoyance that's supposed to make you appriciate the end product but then you ended up eating shitty homemade vanilla ice cream and you have to sit there a..." [+] Reply
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ShaneSpear | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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"I shouldn't like that album and that band but I can't help myself. "The Distance" is great. the texts hilarious, the melodies catchy. And that version of "I Will Survive" on which the singer sounds half dead or full-gone on Prozac. Too lol." Reply
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Robert Anton Wilson | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 3 of 100
Best Albums of 1996 composition
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| Various Artists | 13 | 1% | |
| The Brian Jonestown Massacre | 3 | 0% | |
| Iggy Pop | 3 | 0% | |
| Grateful Dead | 3 | 0% | |
| Lou Reed | 2 | 0% | |
| Oblivians | 2 | 0% | |
| Vangelis | 2 | 0% | |
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452 | 45% | |
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212 | 21% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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35 | 4% | |
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35 | 4% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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