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1996 Pop Album Releases
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1996
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Compilation
(5)
LP
(69)
Single
(17)
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Alternative Rock
(89)
Black Metal
(40)
Boom Bap
(22)
Britpop
(25)
Contemporary R&B
(23)
Death Metal
(25)
East Coast Hip Hop
(20)
Electronic
(106)
Electronic Dance Music
(29)
Folk
(32)
Gangsta Rap
(19)
Hip Hop
(89)
Indie Pop
(20)
Indie Rock
(42)
Metal
(132)
Pop
(93)
Pop Rock
(45)
Power Pop
(20)
Psychedelic
(21)
Punk
(36)
Punk Rock
(24)
R&B
(25)
Rock
(246)
Singer-Songwriter
(40)
Trip Hop
(20)
Jul 23
Fiona Apple
Tidal
87
critic score
(3)
85
user score
(1,092)
Apr 9
Stereolab
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
88
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(261)
May 7
The Cure
Wild Mood Swings
59
critic score
(4)
61
user score
(153)
Jan 22
Tori Amos
Boys for Pele
79
critic score
(6)
84
user score
(142)
Feb 12
Björk
Hyperballad
96
user score
(136)
Nov 4
Spice Girls
Spice
72
critic score
(5)
74
user score
(109)
Sep 17
The Cardigans
First Band on the Moon
80
critic score
(8)
78
user score
(86)
Mar 8
Celine Dion
Falling into You
54
critic score
(4)
73
user score
(80)
Jan 16
Cibo Matto
Viva! La Woman
85
critic score
(5)
81
user score
(73)
Apr 30
The Cranberries
To the Faithful Departed
62
critic score
(5)
70
user score
(63)
Oct 28
Björk
Possibly Maybe
91
user score
(57)
Nov 19
Prince
Emancipation
71
critic score
(5)
70
user score
(57)
Jul 9
Prince
Chaos and Disorder
48
critic score
(5)
63
user score
(54)
Mar 13
George Michael
Older
68
critic score
(4)
82
user score
(52)
Oct 1
Matchbox Twenty
Yourself or Someone Like You
75
critic score
(2)
72
user score
(49)
Sep 24
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
88
critic score
(4)
76
user score
(48)
May 6
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
65
critic score
(2)
63
user score
(37)
Oct 14
Counting Crows
Recovering the Satellites
68
critic score
(4)
75
user score
(34)
Nov 5
Café Tacvba
Avalancha de Éxitos
73
critic score
(3)
78
user score
(33)
Sep 2
Pet Shop Boys
Bilingual
71
critic score
(5)
69
user score
(32)
Jul 8
Spice Girls
Wannabe
50
critic score
(1)
65
user score
(30)
Mar 11
Ride
Tarantula
48
critic score
(3)
53
user score
(28)
Jul 1
Fiona Apple
Shadowboxer
76
critic score
(2)
89
user score
(26)
Apr 15
No Doubt
Don't Speak
90
user score
(25)
Aug 19
The Beach Boys
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1
28
critic score
(2)
22
user score
(24)
Mar 9
Mariah Carey
Always Be My Baby
50
critic score
(1)
86
user score
(22)
Mar 31
Michael Jackson
They Don't Care About Us
86
user score
(22)
Jan 16
Walt Mink
El Producto
90
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(21)
Mar 18
The Beatles
Anthology 2
68
critic score
(3)
74
user score
(20)
Oct 19
Beth Orton
Trailer Park
85
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(20)
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Oct 28
The Beatles
Anthology 3
78
critic score
(3)
77
user score
(19)
Feb 13
Rocketship
A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness
100
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(18)
Feb 27
Alanis Morissette
Ironic
87
user score
(16)
Mar 8
Sting
Mercury Falling
67
critic score
(3)
64
user score
(16)
Jul 22
Namie Amuro
Sweet 19 Blues
70
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(16)
Sep 2
Neneh Cherry
Man
60
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(16)
Sep 10
Suzanne Vega
Nine Objects of Desire
75
critic score
(5)
74
user score
(16)
1996
Fiona Apple
Slow Like Honey
85
user score
(13)
May 14
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
All This Useless Beauty
77
critic score
(5)
73
user score
(13)
Jul 5
Skank
O Samba Poconé
60
critic score
(1)
64
user score
(11)
Jul 8
Electronic
Raise the Pressure
60
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(11)
Jan 5
Aviv Geffen
The Letter
76
user score
(10)
Apr 23
Hootie & The Blowfish
Fairweather Johnson
62
critic score
(3)
54
user score
(10)
Oct 29
RuPaul
Foxy Lady
60
critic score
(1)
47
user score
(9)
Mar 19
Barenaked Ladies
Born on a Pirate Ship
40
critic score
(2)
53
user score
(8)
Aug 1
平沢進 [Susumu Hirasawa]
Siren
79
user score
(8)
Sep 2
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Universal
40
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(8)
Oct 15
Paula Cole
This Fire
86
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(8)
Oct 22
Journey
Trial by Fire
33
critic score
(3)
63
user score
(8)
Jan 18
Yoko Ono
Rising
73
critic score
(3)
76
user score
(7)
Jun 4
Bryan Adams
18 til I Die
49
critic score
(3)
39
user score
(6)
Jun 10
Stina Nordenstam
Dynamite
70
user score
(6)
Sep 27
OMC
How Bizarre
65
critic score
(2)
66
user score
(6)
Oct 14
Backstreet Boys
Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)
85
user score
(6)
1996
Jarabe De Palo
La Flaca
60
critic score
(1)
66
user score
(5)
Mar 5
Cynthia Dall
Untitled
90
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(5)
Apr 15
David Gray
Sell, Sell, Sell
60
critic score
(1)
87
user score
(5)
Sep 1
XTC
Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-1992
100
critic score
(1)
92
user score
(5)
Sep 20
Mikel Rouse
Dennis Cleveland
90
user score
(5)
Nov 5
Fey
Tierna la Noche
80
critic score
(1)
68
user score
(5)
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