Best Albums of 1996

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Listed below are the best albums of 1996 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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 2Pac.

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211.

Xuvetyn

Lovesliescrushing

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

110

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212.

Björk

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

109

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213.

Live At Blues Alley
Live

Eva Cassidy

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

109

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214.

Pentastar - In The Style Of Demons

Earth

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

109

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215.

Biokinetics

Porter Ricks

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

108

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216.

Do You Know Who You Are?

Texas Is The Reason

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

107

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217.

Archaeology

The Rutles

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

107

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218.

Black Sheep

Martin Sexton

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

5 charts

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107

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219.

Bad Hair Day

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

106

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220.

Lovelife

Lush

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

105

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Best Albums of 1996 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	14	1%
Grateful Dead	3	0%
Iggy Pop	3	0%
Vangelis	3	0%
The Brian Jonestown Massacre	3	0%
Boards Of Canada	2	0%
Tricky	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	458	46%
	211	21%
	38	4%
	37	4%
	36	4%
	29	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	924	92%
Yes	76	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	966	97%
Yes	34	3%

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

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