« 19951997 »

The Best Music of 1996

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1996. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1996, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
2pacAll Eyez on Me
A Tribe Called QuestBeats, Rhymes and Life
AaliyahOne in a Million
Aphex TwinRichard D. James Album
BeckOdelay
Belle & SebastianTigermilk
Belle & SebastianIf You're Feeling Sinister
BurzumFilosofem
CakeFashion Nugget
Celine DionFalling Into You
Counting CrowsRecovering the Satellites
Dave Matthews BandCrash
De La SoulStakes Is High
DJ ShadowEndtroducing.....
Fatboy SlimBetter Living Through Chemistry
Fiona AppleTidal
FishmansLong Season
JamiroquaiTravelling Without Moving
Jay-ZReasonable Doubt
Johnny CashAmerican II: Unchained
KornLife Is Peachy
Lil' KimHard Core
Manic Street PreachersEverything Must Go
Marilyn MansonAntichrist Superstar
Matchbox TwentyYourself Or Someone Like You
Modest MouseThis is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
NasIt Was Written
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Murder Ballads
OrbitalIn Sides
Original Broadway CastRent
OutKastATLiens
Paula ColeThis Fire
Pearl JamNo Code
PhishBilly Breathes
R.E.M.New Adventures in Hi-Fi
Rage Against the MachineEvil Empire
Sheryl CrowSheryl Crow
Sleater-KinneyCall the Doctor
SoundgardenDown On The Upside
Spice GirlsSpice
StereolabEmperor Tomato Ketchup
Stone Temple PilotsTiny Music....Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop
SublimeSublime
SuedeComing Up
SwansSoundtracks for the Blind
The CranberriesTo the Faithful Departed
The FugeesThe Score
The MisfitsStatic Age
The RootsIlladelph Halflife
The WallflowersBringing Down the Horse
Toni BraxtonSecrets
ToolAenima
Tori AmosBoys For Pele
TortoiseMillions Now Living Will Never Die
Trans-Siberian OrchestraChristmas Eve and Other Stories
Type O NegativeOctober Rust
WeezerPinkerton
Weird Al YankovicBad Hair Day
WilcoBeing There

Songs (?)Wikipedia
2Pac feat. Dr. DreCalifornia Love (Remix)
2Pac feat. K-Ci & Jo-JoHow Do U Want It
2Pac feat. Snoop Dogg2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
311Down
A Tribe Called Quest feat. Faith EvansStressed Out
AaliyahOne in a Million
Backstreet BoysQuit Playing Games (With My Heart)
Barry AdamsonSomething Wicked This Way Comes
BeckWhere It's At
BeckThe New Pollution
BeckDevils Haircut
Belle & SebastianLike Dylan in the Movies
BLACKstreet feat. Dr. DreNo Diggity
Bone Thugs-N-HarmonyTha Crossroads
Butthole SurfersPepper
CakeThe Distance
CakeI Will Survive
Celine DionBecause You Loved Me
Celine DionIt's All Coming Back to Me Now
Counting CrowsA Long December
Dave Matthews BandCrash Into Me
Dave Matthews BandSo Much to Say
Dave Matthews BandToo Much
DJ KoolLet Me Clear My Throat
Donna LewisI Love You Always Forever
Duncan SheikBarely Breathing
En VogueDon't Let Go (Love)
Erykah BaduOn and On
Fiona AppleCriminal
FugeesKilling Me Softly
FugeesReady or Not
Gin BlossomsFollow You Down
GinuwinePony
JamiroquaiVirtual Insanity
JamiroquaiAlright
Johnny CashI've Been Everywhere
Manic Street PreachersA Design For Life
Marilyn MansonThe Beautiful People
Mark MorrisonReturn of the Mack
Mark SnowThe X-Files
Matchbox 20Push
Matchbox Twenty3AM
MetallicaUntil It Sleeps
MetallicaKing Nothing
Nada SurfPopular
Nas feat. Lauryn HillIf I Ruled The World (Imagine That)
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds feat. PJ HarveyHenry Lee
OrbitalOut There Somewhere Pts. 1 and 2
OutkastElevators (Me & You)
OutKastJazzy Belle
OutKastATLiens
Paula ColeI Don't Want to Wait
Paula ColeWhere Have All the Cowboys Gone?
Primitive Radio GodsStanding Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand
R. KellyI Believe I Can Fly
Rage Against the MachineBulls On Parade
RancidRuby Soho
RepublicaReady to Go
Robert MilesChildren
Savage GardenTo the Moon and Back
SepulturaRoots Bloody Roots
Shawn ColvinSunny Came Home
Sheryl CrowEveryday Is A Winding Road
Sheryl CrowIf It Makes You Happy
Sheryl CrowA Change Would Do You Good
Sneakerpimps6 Underground
Social DistortionI Was Wrong
SoundgardenPretty Noose
SoundgardenBlow Up The Outside World
SoundgardenBurden in My Hand
Spice GirlsWannabe
Spice Girls2 Become 1
Spice GirlsSay You'll Be There
SublimeWhat I Got
SublimeSanteria
SublimeWrong Way
SuedeBeautiful Ones
The CardigansLovefool
The CranberriesSalvation
The OffspringAll I Want
The ProdigyFirestarter
The ProdigyBreathe
The Verve PipeThe Freshmen
The WondersThat Thing You Do!
Toni BraxtonUn-Break My Heart
TonicIf You Could Only See
ToolAenema
ToolStinkfist
ToolForty Six & 2
Tori AmosProfessional Widow
Trans-Siberian OrchestraChristmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24
UnderworldBorn Slippy .NUXX
WallflowersOne Headlight
Wallflowers6th Avenue Heartache
WeezerEl Scorcho
Weird Al YankovicAmish Paradise
White TownYour Woman

« 19951997 »