BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1996  

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No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month
 1 JAGGED LITTLE PILL-ALANIS MORISSETTE-MARCH                                                     4220
 2 FALLING INTO YOU-CELINE DION-October                                                   3410
 3 THE WOMAN IN ME SHANIA TWAIN February                                                  1886
 4 SECRETS-TONI BRAXTON-July                                                              1808
 5 THE SCORE-THE FUGEES-June                                                              1618
 6 BLUE-LEANN RIMES-August                                                                1556
 7 WAITING TO EXHALE-SOUNDTRACK-February                                                  1338
 8 MORNING GLORY-Oasis-February                                                            898
 9 NEW BEGINNING-Tracy Chapman-June                                                        876
10 SIXTEEN STONE Bush February                                                             870
11 Keith Sweat-Keith Sweat-July                                                            840
12 Another Level Blackstreet September                                                     758
13 Load-Metallica-June                                                                     712
14 The Moment-Kenny G.-October                                                             662
15 The Don Killuminati:7 Day Theory-Makaveli-November                                      618
16 All Eyez On Me-2 Pac-March                                                              616
17 It Was Written-NAS-August                                                               598
18 Razorblade Suitcase-Bush-December                                                       574
19 Fairweather Johnson-Hootie & Blowfish-May                                               514
20 Gangsta's Paradise-Coolio-March                                                         456
21 Crash-Dave Matthews Band-May                                                            450
22 The Presidents Of The United States Of America-March                                    416
23 Evil Empire-Rage Against The Machine-May                                                394
24 Set It Off-Soundtrack-October                                                           346
25 Nutty Professor-Soundtrack-July                                                         322
26 Home Again-New Edition-September                                                        316
27 Borderline-Brooks & Dunn-May                                                            306
28 Relish-Joan Osborne-March                                                               300
29 Recovering The Satellites-Counting Crows-November                                       298
30 No Code-Pearl Jam-September                                                             278
31 Memory Of Trees-Enya-February                                                           276
32 Tha Doggfather-Snoop Doggy Dogg-November                                                256
33 Tiny Music...From The Vatican Giftshop-Stone Temple Pilots-April                        248
34 The Crow:City Of Angels-Soundtrack-August                                               246
35 To The Faithful Departed-Cranberries-May                                                232
36 Gettin' It-Too Short-June                                                               230
37 Anthology II-Beatles-April                                                              228
38 Down On The Upside-Soundgarden-June                                                     228
39 Best Of:Volume I-Van Halen-November                                                     218
40 Everything I Love-Alan Jackson-November                                                 218
41 ATLiens-Outkast-September                                                               204
42 Unplugged-Alice In Chains-August                                                        182
43 Blue Clear Sky-George Strait-May                                                        168
44 From The Muddy Banks Of The Washkah-Nirvana-October                                     166
45 New Adventures In Hi Fi-R.E.M.-September                                                162
46 Anthology III-Beatles-November                                                          160
47 Revelations-Wyonna-February                                                             156
48 Beats,Rhymes & Life-A Tribe Called Quest-August                                         152
49 311-311-September                                                                       144
50 Boys For Pele-Tori Amos-February                                                        140
51 Bow Down-Westside Connection-November                                                   140
52 Sunset Park-Soundtrack-May                                                              136
53 Older-George Michael-June                                                               134
54 Antichrist Superstar-Marilyn Manson-October                                             132
55 Resurrection-Geto Boys-April                                                            130
56 Sheryl Crow-Sheryl Crow-October                                                         122
57 Phenomenon-Soundtrack-August                                                            112
58 Family Scriptures-Mo Thugs Family-November                                              110
59 Banana Wind-Jimmy Buffett-June                                                          104
60 Str8 Off Tha Streetz Of Muthaphu**in Compton-Eazy E-February                            102
61 Ironman-Ghostface Killa-November                                                        100
62 Trial By Fire-Journey-November                                                           98
63 Mercury Falling-Sting-April                                                              96
64 The Day-Babyface-November                                                                94
65 Great Southern Trendkill-Pantera-May                                                     94
66 The Coming-Busta Rhymes-April                                                            90
67 Legal Drug Money-Lost Boyz-June                                                          84
68 Ill Na Na-Foxy Brown-December                                                            84
69 Your Secret Love-Luther Vandross-October                                                 78
70 Hunchback Of Notre Dame-Soundtrack-July                                                  74
71 Greatest Hits-Clint Black-October                                                        74
72 Anemia-Tool-October                                                                      58
73 Life Is Peachy-Korn-November                                                             56
74 The Hall Of Game E 40 November                                                           54
75 Test For Echo-Rush-September                                                             52
76 Dr. Dre Presents... The Aftermath-Various Artists-December                               50
77 Hell On Earth-Mobb Deep-December                                                         50
78 Billy Breathes-Phish-November                                                            48
79 Mr.Happy Go Lucky-John Mellencamp-September                                              44
80 New Beginning-SWV-May                                                                    44
81 Jock Jams Vol. II-Various Artists-October                                                42
82 Congratulations I'm Sorry-Gin Blossoms-March                                             42
83 Emancipation-Prince-December                                                             40
84 This Is The Rime:The Christmas Album-Michael Bolton-December                             40
85 Hard Core-Lil' Kim-November                                                              40
86 Wild Mood Swings-The Cure-May                                                            38
87 Muddy Waters-Redman December                                                             38
88 The Final Tic-Crucial Conflict-July                                                      38
89 Stakes Is High-De La Soul-July                                                           36
90 Slang-Def Leppard-May                                                                    34
91 Bad Hair Day-Weird Al Yankovic-April                                                     34
92 Tennessee Moon-Neil Diamond-March                                                        34