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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"While Belle & Sebastian have always been a band I enjoy, until the last few months I never realized how much I love them. With this album especially, Murdoch's songwriting is unassuming yet relentless in it's ability to get in your head and stay there." Reply
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pearljammer13 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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"If you think "The Good Life" is scandolous or filthy somehow, you've obviously never heard a rap song. Or anything released after 1967 really. And you probably don't understand anything about Rivers Cuomo's songwriting during this period either. Pinkerton was mostly written during River..." [+] Reply
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HyperBully | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +11 votes (11 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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"One of the definitive albums of the 90's, a genius work of hip hop/electronic music. It samples jazz,hip hop,electronic,funk, etc and sounds like all of them and nothing like those genres. One of those records that sounds like nothing before it and nothing since. "Midnight in a Perfect World" is ..." [+] Reply
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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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"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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"I'm in love with this album. Thanks BEA for the discovery" Reply
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"Some albums are like being hit in the chest with a sledgehammer. This album is like being crushed by a mountain. Post-rock albums often give a sense of vast empty space and natural beauty. This album smothers you in scalding, acrid feculence until your sinuses congest and your lungs fill with bli..." [+] Reply
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SquishypuffDave | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +24 votes (24 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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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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"One of the greatest hip hop albums ever made. This is Outkast at their best." Reply
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joedec | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Very nearly as good as If You're Feeling Sinister, and much more eclectic. The guitar on I Could Be Dreaming is crazy, and a few other tracks have a special feel too (Electronic Renaissance is the most out of place song on any album I've heard, but I love it all the more for that). But in the end..." [+] Reply
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babyBlueSedan | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
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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