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Highest Rated Albums of 1996

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Source
Genre
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1.

Walt Mink - El Producto
January 16, 1996
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

2.

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
November 19, 1996
Instrumental Hip Hop
Score
100
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Amazon
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3.

12 Rods - Gay?
January 14, 1996
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music

4.

Beck - Odelay
June 18, 1996
Alternative Rock
Score
98
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Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

5.

Tanya Donelly - Sliding and Diving
November 25, 1996
Score
96
Source →
Amazon

6.

Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hot
June 4, 1996
Score
95
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Amazon
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7.

R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi
September 9, 1996
Alternative Rock
Score
95
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Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

8.

Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup
April 9, 1996
Art Pop
Score
94
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Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

9.

Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
June 25, 1996
Hip Hop
Score
94
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Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

10.

2Pac - All Eyez on Me
February 13, 1996
Hip Hop
Score
94
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

11.

Amon Tobin - Adventures in Foam
September 16, 1996
Nu Jazz
Score
94
Source →
Amazon

12.

Wilco - Being There
October 29, 1996
Alt-Country
Score
93
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Amazon
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Spotify

13.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads
February 5, 1996
Alternative Rock
Score
92
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

14.

The Olivia Tremor Control - Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle
August 6, 1996
Indie Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music

15.

Orbital - In Sides
April 29, 1996
Techno
Score
91
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Cibo Matto - Viva! La Woman
January 16, 1996
Art Pop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Barkmarket - L. Ron
June 11, 1996
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Fiona Apple - Tidal
July 23, 1996
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Red House Painters - Songs for a Blue Guitar
July 23, 1996
Folk Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Turbonegro - Ass Cobra
January 1, 1996
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Everything But the Girl - Walking Wounded
May 21, 1996
Downtempo
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Maxwell - Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
April 2, 1996
Neo-Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Spaceways - Trad
September 9, 1996
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Sebadoh - Harmacy
August 20, 1996
Indie Rock
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Fountains of Wayne - Fountains of Wayne
October 1, 1996
Power Pop
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 1996.
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