Best Albums of 1996

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Listed below are the best albums of 1996 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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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 Aphex Twin.

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111.

Presents Author Unknown

Jason Falkner

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

219

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112.

Pre-Millennium Tension

Tricky

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

211

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113.

Hell On Earth

Mobb Deep

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

211

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Mic City Sons

Heatmiser

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

210

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115.

All This Useless Beauty

Elvis Costello And The Attractions

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

208

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116.

Static Prevails

Jimmy Eat World

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

207

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117.

Black Dots

Bad Brains

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

205

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118.

Broken Arrow

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

202

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119.

Agíla

Extremoduro

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

202

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120.

One In A Million

Aaliyah

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

200

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Best Albums of 1996 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	2%
Grateful Dead	3	0%
Iggy Pop	3	0%
The Brian Jonestown Massacre	3	0%
The Beatles	2	0%
Rachel's	2	0%
Cat Power	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	452	45%
	213	21%
	39	4%
	38	4%
	38	4%
	29	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	923	92%
Yes	77	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	965	97%
Yes	35	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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