| CASH BOX TOP 100 POP ALBUMS | ||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 3, 1996 | |||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | IT WAS WRITTEN (Columbia 67015) ...... Nas | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | JAGGED LITTLE PILL (Maverick/Reprise 45901) ...... Alanis Morissette | 2 | 57 | |
| 3 | LOAD (Elektra 61923) ...... Metallica | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | SECRETS (LaFace 26020) ...... Toni Braxton | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | E. 1999 ETERNAL (Ruthless/Relativity 5539) ...... Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 5 | 52 | |
| 6 | BLUE (MCG/Curb 77821) ...... Leann Rimes | 13 | 2 | |
| 7 | THE SCORE (Ruffhouse/Columbia 67147) ...... Fugees (Refugee Camp) | 6 | 23 | |
| 8 | TRAGIC KINGDOM (Trauma/Interscope 92580) ...... No Doubt | 7 | 27 | |
| 9 | NEW BEGINNING (Elektra 61850) ...... Tracy Chapman | 8 | 36 | |
| 10 | PHENOMENON (Reprise 46360) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 9 | 3 | |
| 11 | FALLING INTO YOU (550 Music/Epic 67541) ...... Celine Dion | 10 | 19 | |
| 12 | KEITH SWEAT (Elektra 61707) ...... Keith Sweat | 11 | 4 | |
| 13 | (What’s The Story) MORNING GLORY? (Epic 67351) ...... Oasis | 16 | 35 | |
| 14 | CRASH (RCA 66904) ...... Dave Matthews Band | 15 | 12 | |
| 15 | THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (Def Jam 31911) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 14 | 7 | |
| 16 | THE WOMAN IN ME (Mercury Nashville 522 886) ...... Shania Twain | 12 | 66 | |
| 17 | DOWN ON THE UPSIDE (A&M 0526) ...... Soundgarden | 17 | 9 | |
| 18 | GARBAGE (Almo Sounds 80004) ...... Garbage | 21 | 21 | |
| 19 | ODELAY (DGC/Bong Load 24823) ...... Beck! | 19 | 5 | |
| 20 | FAIRWEATHER JOHNSON (Atlantic 82886) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 18 | 13 | |
| 21 | DAYDREAM (Columbia 66700) ...... Mariah Carey | 24 | 42 | |
| 22 | THE FINAL TIC (Pallas/Universal 53006) ...... Crucial Conflict | 22 | 3 | |
| 23 | EVIL EMPIRE (Epic 57523) ...... Rage Against The Machine | 20 | 14 | |
| 24 | MTV PARTY TO GO VOLUME 9 (Tommy Boy 1164) ...... Various Artists | 26 | 2 | |
| 25 | MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS (Virgin 40861) ...... Smashing Pumpkins | 31 | 39 | |
| 26 | BLUE CLEAR SKY (MCA 11428) ...... George Strait | 23 | 13 | |
| 27 | PIECES OF YOU (Atlantic 82700) ...... Jewel | 30 | 17 | |
| 28 | THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (Walt Disney 60893) ...... Original Soundtrack | 25 | 8 | |
| 29 | BORDERLINE (Arista 18810) ...... Brooks & Dunn | 27 | 14 | |
| 30 | GETTIN’ IT (Album Number Ten) (Jive 41584) ...... Too $hort | 29 | 9 | |
| 31 | BAD HAIR DAY (Rock ’N’ Roll / Scotti Bros. 75500) ...... “Weird Al” Yankovic | 32 | 19 | |
| 32 | 311 (Capricorn 40241) ...... 311 | 39 | 7 | |
| 33 | ELECTRICLARRYLAND (Capitol 29842) ...... Butthole Surfers | 34 | 10 | |
| 34 | TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (Island 524 234) ...... Cranberries | 33 | 12 | |
| 35 | DESTINY (Epic 67283) ...... Gloria Estefan | 35 | 7 | |
| 36 | SIXTEEN STONE (Trauma/Interscope 92531) ...... Bush | 38 | 78 | |
| 37 | ROCKET (Ergo/Columbia 67600) ...... Primitive Radio Gods | 36 | 5 | |
| 38 | ALL EYEZ ON ME (Death Row/Interscope 524 204) ...... 2Pac | 41 | 23 | |
| 39 | BANANA WIND (Margaritaville/MCA 11451) ...... Jimmy Buffett | 37 | 7 | |
| 40 | TINY MUSIC... SONGS FROM THE VATICAN GIFT SHOP (Atlantic 82871) ...... Stone Temple Pilots | 47 | 17 | |
| 41 | STAKES IS HIGH (Tommy Boy 1149) ...... De La Soul | 40 | 3 | |
| 42 | R. KELLY (Jive 41579) ...... R. Kelly | 43 | 36 | |
| 43 | GANGSTA’S PARADISE (Tommy Boy 1141) ...... Coolio | 44 | 37 | |
| 44 | STAR TURTLE (Columbia 67575) ...... Harry Connick Jr. | 46 | 3 | |
| 45 | LEGAL DRUG MONEY (Universal 53010) ...... Lost Boyz | 52 | 7 | |
| 46 | REASONABLE DOUBT (Roc-A-Fella / Freeze / Priority 50592) ...... Jay-Z | 45 | 3 | |
| 47 | OLDER (DreamWorks/Aegean 50000) ...... George Michael | 42 | 10 | |
| 48 | MISSION TO PLEASE (Island/T-Neck 524 214) ...... Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley | 49 | 10 | |
| 49 | JARS OF CLAY (Essential/Silvertone 41580) ...... Jars Of Clay | 50 | 19 | |
| 50 | GET ON UP AND DANCE (Big Beat/Atlantic 82905) ...... Quad City DJ’s | 56 | 3 | |
| 51 | CHAOS AND DISORDER (Warner Bros. 46317) ...... Blues Traveler | 28 | 2 | |
| 52 | TEN THOUSAND ANGELS (BNA 66806) ...... Mindy McCready | 62 | 3 | |
| 53 | LIVE FROM THE FALL (A&M 0515) ...... Blues Traveler | 51 | 3 | |
| 54 | TIGERLILY (Elektra 61745) ...... Natalie Merchant | 54 | 57 | |
| 55 | SWEET DREAMS (RCA 66759) ...... La Bouche | 59 | 27 | |
| 56 | GREATEST HITS (Priority/Ruthless 50561) ...... N.W.A. | 53 | 3 | |
| 57 | BROKEN ARROW (Reprise 46291) ...... Neil Young With Crazy Horse | 48 | 3 | |
| 58 | MR. SMITH (Def Jam 523 845) ...... L L Cool J | 63 | 35 | |
| 59 | TIME MARCHES ON (Atlantic 82866) ...... Tracy Lawrence | 55 | 26 | |
| 60 | ROAD TO ENSENADA (Curb/MCA 11409) ...... Lyle Lovett | 58 | 5 | |
| 61 | SUN SPLASHIN’ (Madacy 26927) ...... Various Artists | 71 | 3 | |
| 62 | METALLICA (Elektra 61113) ...... Metallica | 57 | 149 | |
| 63 | THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION (Arista 18801) ...... Alan Jackson | 65 | 38 | |
| 64 | YOU WANTED THE BEST, YOU GOT THE BEST!! (Mercury 532 741) ...... Kiss | 60 | 3 | |
| 65 | ESPN PRESENTS X GAMES, VOL. 1 – MUSIC FROM THE EDGE (Tommy Boy 1173) ...... Various Artists | 61 | 7 | |
| 66 | CRACKED REAR VIEW (Atlantic 82613) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 67 | 96 | |
| 67 | SO SO DEF BASS ALL-STARS (So So Def/Columbia 67532) ...... Various Artists | 95 | 2 | |
| 68 | WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME? (Warner Bros./Broadway 46151) ...... Adam Sandler | 69 | 23 | |
| 69 | WAX ECSTATIC (Columbia 67578) ...... Sponge | 64 | 3 | |
| 70 | WILD COWBOYS (Loud/RCA 66922) ...... Sadat X | — | 1 | |
| 71 | 18 TIL I DIE (A&M 0551) ...... Bryan Adams | 72 | 7 | |
| 72 | WAITING TO EXHALE (Arista 18796) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 74 | 36 | |
| 73 | MAXWELL’S URBAN HANG SUITE (Columbia 66434) ...... Maxwell | — | 1 | |
| 74 | GAMES REDNECKS PLAY (Warner Bros. 45856) ...... Jeff Foxworthy | 82 | 36 | |
| 75 | NEW BEGINNING (RCA 66487) ...... SWV | 73 | 13 | |
| 76 | NEAL McCOY (Atlantic 82907) ...... Neal McCoy | 68 | 7 | |
| 77 | DANCE MIX USA VOL. 4 (Quality 6747) ...... Various Artists | 81 | 18 | |
| 78 | BACK TO THE WORLD (Qwest/Warner Bros. 46003) ...... Tevin Campbell | 70 | 3 | |
| 79 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (Mother/Island 531 682) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 75 | 10 | |
| 80 | FRESH HORSES (Capitol Nashville 32080) ...... Garth Brooks | 93 | 35 | |
| 81 | HIGH LONESOME SOUND (MCA 11422) ...... Vince Gill | 79 | 8 | |
| 82 | CLUB MIX ’96 VOLUME 1 (Cold Front 6218) ...... Various Artists | 83 | 22 | |
| 83 | WITHER BLISTER BURN + PEEL (Columbia 66152) ...... Stabbing Westward | — | 5 | |
| 84 | THE HITS (Liberty 29689) ...... Garth Brooks | 85 | 84 | |
| 85 | LIVING UNDER JUNE (A&M 0336) ...... Jann Arden | 87 | 8 | |
| 86 | MERCURY FALLING (A&M 0483) ...... Sting | 86 | 19 | |
| 87 | WORDS (LaFace 26022) ...... Tony Rich Project | 88 | 27 | |
| 88 | WHATCHA LOOKIN’ 4 (GospoCentric 72127) ...... Kirk Franklin & Family | 89 | 12 | |
| 89 | INDEPENDENCE DAY (RCA Victor 68564) ...... Original Soundtrack / David Arnold | 66 | 3 | |
| 90 | NOCTURNAL (Priority 50532) ...... Heltah Skeltah | 94 | 5 | |
| 91 | MISS THANG (Rowdy 37006) ...... Monica | 92 | 53 | |
| 92 | THE CABLE GUY (Work 67654) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 76 | 6 | |
| 93 | IT’S A MAN’S WORLD (Reprise 46179) ...... Cher | 78 | 3 | |
| 94 | ICE CREAM MAN (No Limit/Priority 53978) ...... Master P | 91 | 12 | |
| 95 | TWISTER (Warner Sunset 46524) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 77 | 11 | |
| 96 | HIGH / LOW (Elektra 61913) ...... Nada Surf | — | 1 | |
| 97 | RELISH (Blue Gorilla/Mercury 526 699) ...... Joan Osborne | 97 | 40 | |
| 98 | GOOD GOD’S URGE (Warner Bros. 46126) ...... Porno For Pyros | 90 | 8 | |
| 99 | ESPN PRESENTS JOCK JAMS VOLUME 1 (Tommy Boy 1137) ...... Various Artists | 99 | 47 | |
| 100 | WALKING WOUNDED (Atlantic 82912) ...... Everything But The Girl | 100 | 9 | |
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