These are the Canadian number-one albums of 1996. [1] The chart was compiled and published by RPM every Monday. From November 11, the chart began to be compiled by Nielsen SoundScan with the retail sales from Monday to Sunday and published every Monday by RPM. The chart appears also in Billboard magazine as Top Canadian Albums.
Issue date | Album | Artist |
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January 1 | Anthology 1 | The Beatles |
January 8 | ||
January 15 | ||
January 22 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
January 29 | ||
February 5 | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis |
February 12 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
February 19 | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis |
February 26 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
March 4 | ||
March 11 | ||
March 18 | ||
March 25 | ||
April 1 | Falling into You | Celine Dion |
April 8 | ||
April 15 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
April 22 | ||
April 29 | Falling into You | Celine Dion |
May 6 | ||
May 13 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
May 20 | Trouble at the Henhouse | The Tragically Hip |
May 27 | ||
June 3 | ||
June 10 | ||
June 17 | Load | Metallica |
June 24 | The Score | Fugees |
July 1 | ||
July 8 | ||
July 15 | ||
July 22 | New Beginning | Tracy Chapman |
July 29 | ||
August 5 | Much Dance Mix '96 | Various artists |
August 12 | ||
August 19 | ||
August 26 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
September 2 | ||
September 9 | No Code | Pearl Jam |
September 16 | Much Dance Mix '96 | Various artists |
September 23 | Home Again | New Edition |
September 30 | ||
October 7 | New Adventures in Hi-Fi | R.E.M. |
October 14 | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | Nirvana |
October 21 | ||
October 28 | ||
November 4 | ||
November 11 | Best Of – Volume I | Van Halen |
November 18 | ||
November 25 | Falling into You | Celine Dion |
December 2 | Razorblade Suitcase | Bush |
December 9 | ||
December 16 |
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