Best Albums of 1996
Explore the best albums of 1996, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"An album that inspires the tired cliché, "they don't make 'em like this anymore. Such a beautiful collection of songs. "Like Dylan In the Movies" and "Me and the Major" seem to stand even taller than the rest of these perfect/near perfect songs." Reply
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1996
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9,683
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"I'm obsessed. It just finally clicked with me. The tunes and melodies are so inventive and catchy, and the hooks are such perfection. The lyrics are direct and effective. And there are interesting little details and effects throughout this short-but-sweet album. The main thing is I really just re..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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"This is such a cool album. I just feel cool listening to it. Its simply so unique and out there. Its just bursting with creativity; it feels like a whole new take not just on hip hop or electronic, but music in general. It would be the post-rock equivalent of the genre, I suppose. Other than a fe..." [+] Reply
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JulianR | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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8,919
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"So excited to see this featured as "album of the day." One of my all-time favorites. What makes this album great is that it is a grand artistic statement -- an album, not just a collection of songs -- yet every song is a standout with its own unique personality." Reply
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btener11 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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6,567
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"If Mellow Gold was the sound of Beck opening a spring-loaded can of worms, then this is the sound of those worms taking up arms against their oppressors... and having immense fun into the bargain!" Reply
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ButterThumbz | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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6,091
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"One of the most seamless and beautiful compositions I have ever heard. I really didn't know what to expect coming in to this. I really am having trouble describing what I heard. All I can say is, go find a download link and listen for yourself." Reply
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KingNoCrown | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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5,294
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"Sinking into a giant grey ocean of melancholy drones and unforgiving anger, and into the pains and pasts of people you've never met. I've never listened to an album as long or longer than this that's as good." Reply
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1996
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"The big hits make the weaker tracks bearable on this album with the majority of the record being pretty average. There is so much repetitiveness on here that I almost feel like I'm losing my mind with the amount of times they repeat choruses. This leads to the songs being stuck in my head but not..." [+] Reply
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1996
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2,675
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"If rapping is percussion, Outkast is jungle: they accelerate and put the break on their flow like they tryna shake someone off their tail. No one really does it like them, probably ‘cause no one can. Maybe with a bit of imagination you could say Eminem took some inspiration from them, though with..." [+] Reply
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Boltzmann | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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2,567
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"Since I started listening to music, I've found so many good albums and artists. And what I learnt is the more I love music the harder explaining the reason is(We don't need actually) So, Describing my love for this album, Tigermilk(which is currently my favourite album of all time) seems impossib..." [+] Reply
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SingingPeasant96 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +13 votes (13 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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Best Albums of 1996 composition
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| Various Artists | 13 | 1% | |
| Iggy Pop | 3 | 0% | |
| The Brian Jonestown Massacre | 3 | 0% | |
| Stereolab | 3 | 0% | |
| Lou Reed | 2 | 0% | |
| Carlos Santana | 2 | 0% | |
| Guided By Voices | 2 | 0% | |
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451 | 45% | |
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211 | 21% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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