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504.

Duster - Christmas Dust
1996
Slowcore, Slacker Rock
USER SCORE
71
78 ratings
Amazon

505.

Willie Nelson - Spirit
June 4, 1996
Outlaw Country
USER SCORE
71
33 ratings
Amazon
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507.

Merzbow - Oersted
October 8, 1996
Harsh Noise
USER SCORE
71
32 ratings
Amazon
Music

508.

Space - Spiders
September 16, 1996
Alternative Dance
USER SCORE
71
39 ratings
Amazon
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509.

GAS - Gas
November 29, 1996
Ambient Techno, Ambient, Minimal Techno
USER SCORE
71
104 ratings
Amazon
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513.

Aphex Twin -
August 19, 1996
Drill and Bass
USER SCORE
70
482 ratings
Amazon
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514.

Mercyful Fate - Into the Unknown
August 20, 1996
Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
70
30 ratings
Amazon
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518.

Luis Miguel - Nada Es Igual
August 20, 1996
USER SCORE
70
26 ratings
Amazon
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519.

Merzbow - Electric Salad
1996
Harsh Noise
USER SCORE
70
48 ratings
Amazon

520.

The Beautiful South - Blue Is the Colour
October 14, 1996
USER SCORE
70
31 ratings
Amazon
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521.

Gravity Kills - Gravity Kills
March 12, 1996
Industrial Rock
USER SCORE
70
25 ratings
Amazon
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522.

Sting - Mercury Falling
March 8, 1996
Pop Rock, Adult Contemporary
USER SCORE
70
58 ratings
Amazon
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523.

Olive - Extra Virgin
August 1, 1996
Trip Hop
USER SCORE
69
30 ratings
Amazon
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524.

Donna Summer - I'm a Rainbow
August 20, 1996
Disco, Dance-Pop
USER SCORE
69
42 ratings
Amazon
Music
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525.

Grav - Down to Earth
1996
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
69
31 ratings
Amazon
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