Best albums of 1996

19 November 1996Funk

25 June 1996East coast hip hop, hip hop, pop rap

12 February 1996Alternative hip hop, boom bap, conscious hip hop

29 October 1996Alternative country, alternative rock, americana

3 September 1996Jazz

30 July 1996Alternative punk, alternative rock, pop

4 June 1996Country

4 May 1996Britpop, rock

1 January 1996Punk, rock

1 January 1996Downtempo, electronic, leftfield

9 September 1996Alternative rock, rock

25 March 1996Indie rock, post-hardcore, punk rock

29 July 1996Acid jazz, alternative rock, breakbeat

13 February 1996Gangsta rap, g-funk, hip hop

18 June 1996Contemporary r&b, electronic, hip hop

24 August 1996Alternative rock, emo, indie rock

4 November 1996Drill and bass, electronic, electronica

28 October 1996Electronic, trip hop

26 August 1996Abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop

21 May 1996Electronic, pop, trip hop

11 May 1996Acid jazz, contemporary r&b

1 November 1996Blues, east coast hip hop, gangsta rap

29 July 1996Alternative hip hop, boom bap, east coast hip hop

10 August 1996Alternative rock, disco, folk rock

13 August 1996Country

23 September 1996Alternative rock, americana, blues rock

2 February 1996Alternative rock, blues rock, folk rock

5 August 1996Alternative rock, indie pop, rock

2 July 1996Alternative rock, indie rock, post-hardcore

23 July 1996Alternative pop, alternative rock, baroque pop

1 April 1996Hip hop, instrumental

24 September 1996Acid jazz, alternative hip hop, blues

6 August 1996Indie rock

21 October 1996Pop, pop rock

1 July 1996Boom bap, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop

26 September 1996Blues rock, indie rock, noise pop

16 April 1996Alternative punk, emo, indie rock

26 March 1996Alternative rock, indie folk, indie rock

29 April 1996Alternative rock, britpop, indie rock

1 October 1996Alternative rock, pop rock, post-grunge

26 August 1996Big beat, breakbeat, breaks

4 June 1996Chamber pop, pop rock, rock

28 March 1996Alternative metal, alternative rock, funk metal

23 April 1996Blues, country, country rock

4 May 1996Alternative rock, blues rock, hard rock

1 October 1996Alternative rock, indie rock, lo-fi

27 September 1996Pop, pop rap

8 October 1996Alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock