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Highest Rated Albums of 1996

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All
- - All
  - Acid Jazz
  - Alt-Country
  - Alternative Rock
  - Ambient Techno
  - Americana
  - Art Pop
  - Britpop
  - Country
  - Dream Pop
  - Electronic
  - Folk
  - Hip Hop
- - IDM
  - Indie Pop
  - Indie Rock
  - Metal
  - Pop
  - Pop Rock
  - Post-Hardcore
  - Power Pop
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Slowcore
  - Techno
  - Trip Hop

1996

1. 12 Rods - Gay?

January 14, 1996

Score

100

2. Walt Mink - El Producto

Walt Mink - El Producto

January 16, 1996

Score

100

3. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...

November 19, 1996

Score

100

4. Beck - Odelay

June 18, 1996

Alternative Rock

Score

98

5. Tanya Donelly - Sliding and Diving

Tanya Donelly - Sliding and Diving

November 25, 1996

Score

96

6. R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi

R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi

September 9, 1996

Alternative Rock

Score

95

7. Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hot

Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hot

June 4, 1996

Score

95

8. Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup

April 9, 1996

Score

94

9. Amon Tobin - Adventures in Foam

Amon Tobin - Adventures in Foam

September 16, 1996

Score

94

10. 2Pac - All Eyez on Me

2Pac - All Eyez on Me

February 13, 1996

Score

94

11. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

June 25, 1996

Score

94

12. Wilco - Being There

Wilco - Being There

October 29, 1996

Score

93

13. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads

February 5, 1996

Alternative Rock

Score

92

14. The Olivia Tremor Control - Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle

The Olivia Tremor Control - Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle

August 6, 1996

Score

91

15. Orbital - In Sides

Orbital - In Sides

April 29, 1996

Score

91

16. Cibo Matto - Viva! La Woman

Cibo Matto - Viva! La Woman

January 16, 1996

Score

91

17. Fiona Apple - Tidal

Fiona Apple - Tidal

July 23, 1996

Singer-Songwriter

Score

90

18. Turbonegro - Ass Cobra

Turbonegro - Ass Cobra

January 1, 1996

Score

90

19. Barkmarket - L. Ron

Barkmarket - L. Ron

June 11, 1996

Score

90

20. Everything But the Girl - Walking Wounded

Everything But the Girl - Walking Wounded

May 21, 1996

Score

90

21. Red House Painters - Songs for a Blue Guitar

Red House Painters - Songs for a Blue Guitar

July 23, 1996

Score

90

22. Maxwell - Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell - Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

April 2, 1996

Score

90

23. Sebadoh - Harmacy

Sebadoh - Harmacy

August 20, 1996

Score

89

24. Fountains of Wayne - Fountains of Wayne

Fountains of Wayne - Fountains of Wayne

October 1, 1996

Score

89

25. Spaceways - Trad

Spaceways - Trad

September 9, 1996

Score

89

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 1996.

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