List of top 25 albums for 1996 in Australia

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The following lists the top 50 albums of 1996 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Albums Chart. [1] [2]

#TitleArtistHighest pos. reachedweeks at No. 1
1. Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette 110 [nb 1]
2. Falling into You Celine Dion 14
3. Forgiven, Not Forgotten The Corrs 13
4. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis 15 [nb 2]
5. The Very Best of Toni Childs Toni Childs 16
6. Recurring Dream Crowded House 18 [nb 3]
7. The Presidents of the United States of America The Presidents of the United States of America 3 [nb 4]
8. Throwing Copper Live 17 [nb 5]
9. Daydream Mariah Carey 11 [nb 6]
10. Romeo's Heart John Farnham 2
11. The Memory of Trees Enya 12 [nb 7]
12. Barnes Hits Anthology Jimmy Barnes 11
13. HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I Michael Jackson 13 [nb 8] )
14. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness The Smashing Pumpkins 12 [nb 9]
15. Older George Michael 11
16. Riverdance Bill Whelan 4
17. New Beginning Tracy Chapman 6
18. Sixteen Stone Bush 5
19. Don't Ask Tina Arena 11 [nb 10]
20. Tennessee Moon Neil Diamond 2
21. Load Metallica 12
22. The Colour of My Love Celine Dion 18 [nb 11]
23. To the Faithful Departed The Cranberries 11
24. Blue LeAnn Rimes 5
25. 18 til I Die Bryan Adams 2
26. No Code Pearl Jam 12
27. Garbage Garbage 4
28. Something to Remember Madonna 11
29. From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah Nirvana 11
30. Greatest Hits (1985–1995) Michael Bolton 6
31. CrazySexyCool TLC 5
32. Greatest Hits Simply Red 4
33. Enzso Enzso 4
34. One Hot Minute Red Hot Chili Peppers 12
35. Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! Roxette 10
36. Frogstomp Silverchair 13
37. II The Presidents of the United States of America 3
38. The Score Fugees 5
39.All Time Greatest Hits Elvis Presley 7
40. Cracked Rear View Hootie & the Blowfish 7
41. Life Simply Red 7
42. The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992 Neil Diamond 12
43.Sweet Dreams La Bouche 10
44. Double Allergic Powderfinger 4
45. Sparkle and Fade Everclear 9
46. Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files Soundtrack8
47. Love Songs Elton John 7
48. MTV Unplugged in New York Nirvana 13
49. Nevermind Nirvana 2
50. The Very Best of the Eagles Eagles 2

Peak chart positions from 1996 are from the ARIA Charts, overall position on the End of Year Chart is calculated by ARIA based on the number of weeks and position that the records reach within the Top 50 albums for each week during 1996. [2]

Notes

  1. Jagged Little Pill entered the chart in August, 1995 but didn't peak at #1 until March, 1996. [2]
  2. Morning Glory entered the chart in October, 1995 but didn't peak at #1 until February, 1996. [2]
  3. Recurring Dream debuted at #1 in July, 1995 and peaked again at #1 in December, 1996 - January, 1997. [2]
  4. Presidents of the United States of America entered the chart in November, 1995 but didn't peak until February, 1996. [2]
  5. Throwing Copper entered the chart in September, 1994, peaking at #1 in August, 1995 and again in January, 1996. [2]
  6. Daydream debuted at #1 in October, 1995 and remained in the charts until August, 1996. [2]
  7. The Memory of Trees peaked at #1 in December, 1995 and remained in the charts until September, 1996. [2]
  8. HIStory debuted at #1 in July, 1995 and peaked again at #1 in December, 1996. [2]
  9. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness debuted at #1 in November, 1995 and remained in the charts until April, 1997. [2]
  10. Don't Ask entered the charts in November, 1994, peaked at #1 in November, 1995 and remained in the charts until July, 1996. [2]
  11. The Colour of My Love entered the charts in March, 1994, peaked at #1 in 1995 and remained in the charts until April, 1996. [2]

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References

  1. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Official ARIA Charts". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2009.