| CASH BOX TOP 100 POP ALBUMS | ||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 18, 1996 | |||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | FAIRWEATHER JOHNSON (Atlantic 82886) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | THE SCORE (Ruffhouse/Columbia 67147) ...... Fugees (Refugee Camp) | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | JAGGED LITTLE PILL (Maverick/Reprise 45901) ...... Alanis Morissette | 3 | 46 | |
| 4 | CRASH (RCA 66904) ...... Dave Matthews Band | — | 1 | |
| 5 | TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (Island 524 234) ...... Cranberries | — | 1 | |
| 6 | SUNSET PARK (Flavor Unit / EastWest America 61904) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | FALLING INTO YOU (550 Music/Epic 67541) ...... Celine Dion | 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | EVIL EMPIRE (Epic 57523) ...... Rage Against The Machine | 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | NEW BEGINNING (Elektra 61850) ...... Tracy Chapman | 16 | 25 | |
| 10 | WAITING TO EXHALE (Arista 18796) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 10 | 25 | |
| 11 | BORDERLINE (Arista 18810) ...... Brooks & Dunn | 9 | 3 | |
| 12 | BLUE CLEAR SKY (MCA 11428) ...... George Strait | 5 | 2 | |
| 13 | THE WOMAN IN ME (Mercury Nashville 522 886) ...... Shania Twain | 14 | 55 | |
| 14 | NEW BEGINNING (RCA 66487) ...... SWV | 4 | 2 | |
| 15 | DAYDREAM (Columbia 66700) ...... Mariah Carey | 13 | 31 | |
| 16 | (What’s The Story) MORNING GLORY? (Epic 67351) ...... Oasis | 15 | 24 | |
| 17 | WHATCHA LOOKIN’ 4 (GospoCentric 72127) ...... Kirk Franklin & Family | — | 1 | |
| 18 | SIXTEEN STONE (Trauma/Interscope 92531) ...... Bush | 11 | 67 | |
| 19 | TINY MUSIC... SONGS FROM THE VATICAN GIFT SHOP (Atlantic 82871) ...... Stone Temple Pilots | 12 | 6 | |
| 20 | GANGSTA’S PARADISE (Tommy Boy 1141) ...... Coolio | 17 | 26 | |
| 21 | ALL EYEZ ON ME (Death Row/Interscope 524 204) ...... 2Pac | 18 | 12 | |
| 22 | BAD HAIR DAY (Rock ’N’ Roll / Scotti Bros. 75500) ...... “Weird Al” Yankovic | 23 | 8 | |
| 23 | THE RESURRECTION (Rap-A-Lot / Noo Trybe 41555) ...... Geto Boys | 20 | 5 | |
| 24 | TIME MARCHES ON (Atlantic 82866) ...... Tracy Lawrence | 29 | 15 | |
| 25 | CRACKED REAR VIEW (Atlantic 82613) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 21 | 85 | |
| 26 | THE COMING (Elektra 61742) ...... Busta Rhymes | 22 | 6 | |
| 27 | MERCURY FALLING (A&M 0483) ...... Sting | 24 | 8 | |
| 28 | ANTHOLOGY 2 (Capitol/Apple 34448) ...... Beatles | 26 | 7 | |
| 29 | E. 1999 ETERNAL (Ruthless/Relativity 5539) ...... Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 49 | 41 | |
| 30 | THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION (Arista 18801) ...... Alan Jackson | 30 | 27 | |
| 31 | TRAGIC KINGDOM (Trauma/Interscope 92580) ...... No Doubt | 32 | 16 | |
| 32 | LOUDER THAN WORDS (Mercury 532 240) ...... Lionel Richie | 19 | 3 | |
| 33 | R. KELLY (Jive 41579) ...... R. Kelly | 34 | 25 | |
| 34 | THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Columbia 67291) ...... Presidents Of The United States Of America | 25 | 39 | |
| 35 | SMELLS LIKE CHILDREN (Nothing/Interscope 92641) ...... Marilyn Manson | 37 | 6 | |
| 36 | TIGERLILY (Elektra 61745) ...... Natalie Merchant | 35 | 46 | |
| 37 | MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS (Virgin 40861) ...... Smashing Pumpkins | 28 | 28 | |
| 38 | MR. SMITH (Def Jam 523 845) ...... L L Cool J | 27 | 24 | |
| 39 | KILLA KALI (Jive / Sick Wid’ It 41577) ...... Celly Cell | — | 1 | |
| 40 | RELISH (Blue Gorilla/Mercury 526 699) ...... Joan Osborne | 31 | 29 | |
| 41 | SWEET DREAMS (RCA 66759) ...... La Bouche | 33 | 16 | |
| 42 | FRESH HORSES (Capitol Nashville 32080) ...... Garth Brooks | 38 | 24 | |
| 43 | DANCE MIX USA VOL. 4 (Quality 6747) ...... Various Artists | 41 | 7 | |
| 44 | ALL I WANT (Curb 77800) ...... Tim McGraw | 61 | 33 | |
| 45 | A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE & HATE (Warner Bros./Jac-Mac 46134) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 39 | 12 | |
| 46 | EVENTUALLY (Reprise 46176) ...... Paul Westerberg | — | 1 | |
| 47 | PIECES OF YOU (Atlantic 82700) ...... Jewel | 51 | 6 | |
| 48 | SPARKLE AND FADE (Capitol / Tim / Kerr 30929) ...... Everclear | 40 | 17 | |
| 49 | BROWN SUGAR (EMI 32629) ...... D’Angelo | 43 | 39 | |
| 50 | ORIGINAL GANGSTAS (Noo Trybe 41533) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | — | 1 | |
| 51 | JARS OF CLAY (Essential/Silvertone 41580) ...... Jars Of Clay | 58 | 8 | |
| 52 | THE MEMORY OF TREES (Reprise 46106) ...... Enya | 45 | 22 | |
| 53 | WORDS (LaFace 26022) ...... Tony Rich Project | 44 | 16 | |
| 54 | GARBAGE (Almo Sounds 80004) ...... Garbage | 42 | 10 | |
| 55 | BETWEEN NOW AND FOREVER (Asylum 61880) ...... Bryan White | 64 | 6 | |
| 56 | ICE CREAM MAN (No Limit/Priority 53978) ...... Master P | 36 | 3 | |
| 57 | THE HITS (Liberty 29689) ...... Garth Brooks | 50 | 73 | |
| 58 | SEAL (Sire / Warner Bros. / ZTT 45415) ...... Seal | 46 | 73 | |
| 59 | CRAZYSEXYCOOL (LaFace 26009) ...... TLC | 52 | 77 | |
| 60 | AMERICAN STANDARD (Mammoth/Atlantic 92633) ...... Seven Mary Three | 56 | 18 | |
| 61 | COLLECTIVE SOUL (Atlantic 82745) ...... Collective Soul | 55 | 60 | |
| 62 | WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME? (Warner Bros./Broadway 46151) ...... Adam Sandler | 57 | 12 | |
| 63 | FOUR (A&M 0265) ...... Blues Traveler | 54 | 62 | |
| 64 | IT MATTERS TO ME (Warner Bros. 45872) ...... Faith Hill | 62 | 36 | |
| 65 | THE BURDENS OF BEING UPRIGHT (Island 524 187) ...... Tracy Bonham | 73 | 2 | |
| 66 | I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY – 25 TIMELESS HYMNS (Sparrow 51440) ...... Andy Griffith | 77 | 3 | |
| 67 | LAY IT DOWN (Geffen 24952) ...... Cowboy Junkies | 65 | 10 | |
| 68 | CLUB MIX ’96 VOLUME 1 (Cold Front 6218) ...... Various Artists | 63 | 11 | |
| 69 | DEATH THREATZ (Epic Street 67139) ...... MC Eiht Featuring CMW | 53 | 4 | |
| 70 | BLUE MOON (A&M 531 192) ...... Toby Keith | 59 | 3 | |
| 71 | UNTOUCHABLE (Relativity 1505) ...... Mac Mall | 47 | 2 | |
| 72 | INSOMNIA (The Erick Sermon Compilation Album) (Interscope 90060) ...... Various Artists | 48 | 2 | |
| 73 | MISS THANG (Rowdy 37006) ...... Monica | 96 | 42 | |
| 74 | ONE HOT MINUTE (Warner Bros. 45733) ...... Red Hot Chili Peppers | 60 | 34 | |
| 75 | LONESTAR (BNA 66642) ...... Lonestar | 71 | 4 | |
| 76 | GREATEST HITS (Capitol 30334) ...... Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band | 74 | 63 | |
| 77 | CONGRATULATIONS, I’M SORRY (A&M 0469) ...... Gin Blossoms | 67 | 12 | |
| 78 | REVELATIONS (Curb/MCA 11090) ...... Wynonna | 66 | 12 | |
| 79 | DANGEROUS MINDS (MCA 11228) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 70 | 40 | |
| 80 | UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING (RCA 66449) ...... Dave Matthews Band | 68 | 71 | |
| 81 | ALICE IN CHAINS (Columbia 67248) ...... Alice In Chains | 72 | 26 | |
| 82 | BRAVEHEART (London Classics 448 295) ...... Original Soundtrack / London Symphony Orchestra | 75 | 14 | |
| 83 | FOMA (MCA 11209) ...... Nixons | 93 | 3 | |
| 84 | Q’S JOOK JOINT (Qwest/Warner Bros. 45875) ...... Quincy Jones | 69 | 26 | |
| 85 | ESPN PRESENTS JOCK JAMS VOLUME 1 (Tommy Boy 1137) ...... Various Artists | 78 | 38 | |
| 86 | TERRI CLARK (Mercury Nashville 526 991) ...... Terri Clark | 82 | 2 | |
| 87 | BOB MOULD (Rykodisc 10342) ...... Bob Mould | — | 1 | |
| 88 | TOTAL (Bad Boy 73006) ...... Total | 97 | 10 | |
| 89 | JESUS FREAK (ForeFront 25140) ...... DC Talk | 85 | 24 | |
| 90 | HELL FREEZES OVER (Geffen/ERC 24725) ...... Eagles | 84 | 78 | |
| 91 | HAPPY NOWHERE (Columbia 66882) ...... Dog’s Eye View | 76 | 6 | |
| 92 | WITHER BLISTER BURN + PEEL (Columbia 66152) ...... Stabbing Westward | 87 | 4 | |
| 93 | PULP FICTION (MCA 11103) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 83 | 81 | |
| 94 | YOUR LITTLE SECRET (Island 524 154) ...... Melissa Etheridge | 79 | 25 | |
| 95 | AMPLIFIED HEART (Atlantic / Blanco Y Negro 82605) ...... Everything But The Girl | 81 | 16 | |
| 96 | BOYS FOR PELE (Atlantic 82862) ...... Tori Amos | 89 | 15 | |
| 97 | SOMETHING TO REMEMBER (Maverick/Warner Bros. 46100) ...... Madonna | 88 | 26 | |
| 98 | LIVING UNDER JUNE (A&M 0336) ...... Jann Arden | 90 | 2 | |
| 99 | SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! ROCKS (Lava 92681) ...... Various Artists | 94 | 4 | |
| 100 | UNTIL THE DAY (MCA 11265) ...... Nonchalant | 86 | 2 | |
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