| CASH BOX TOP 100 POP ALBUMS | ||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 17, 1996 | |||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE (Jive 41587) ...... Tribe Called Quest | — | 1 | |
| 2 | JAGGED LITTLE PILL (Maverick/Reprise 45901) ...... Alanis Morissette | 2 | 59 | |
| 3 | IT WAS WRITTEN (Columbia 67015) ...... Nas | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | FALLING INTO YOU (550 Music/Epic 67541) ...... Celine Dion | 6 | 21 | |
| 5 | MTV UNPLUGGED (Columbia 67703) ...... Alice In Chains | — | 1 | |
| 6 | E. 1999 ETERNAL (Ruthless/Relativity 5539) ...... Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 5 | 54 | |
| 7 | SECRETS (LaFace 26020) ...... Toni Braxton | 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | TRAGIC KINGDOM (Trauma/Interscope 92580) ...... No Doubt | 10 | 29 | |
| 9 | BLUE (MCG/Curb 77821) ...... Leann Rimes | 4 | 4 | |
| 10 | LOAD (Elektra 61923) ...... Metallica | 3 | 9 | |
| 11 | KEITH SWEAT (Elektra 61707) ...... Keith Sweat | 12 | 6 | |
| 12 | THE SCORE (Ruffhouse/Columbia 67147) ...... Fugees (Refugee Camp) | 8 | 25 | |
| 13 | NEW BEGINNING (Elektra 61850) ...... Tracy Chapman | 9 | 38 | |
| 14 | PHENOMENON (Reprise 46360) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 13 | 5 | |
| 15 | THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (Def Jam 31911) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 15 | 9 | |
| 16 | CRASH (RCA 66904) ...... Dave Matthews Band | 14 | 14 | |
| 17 | RIDIN’ DIRTY (Jive 41586) ...... UGK | — | 1 | |
| 18 | THE CROW: CITY OF ANGLES (Miramax/Hollywood 62047) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Aritists | — | 1 | |
| 19 | ODELAY (DGC/Bong Load 24823) ...... Beck! | 19 | 7 | |
| 20 | 311 (Capricorn 40241) ...... 311 | 25 | 9 | |
| 21 | THE WOMAN IN ME (Mercury Nashville 522 886) ...... Shania Twain | 18 | 68 | |
| 22 | GARBAGE (Almo Sounds 80004) ...... Garbage | 16 | 23 | |
| 23 | (What’s The Story) MORNING GLORY? (Epic 67351) ...... Oasis | 17 | 37 | |
| 24 | DOWN ON THE UPSIDE (A&M 0526) ...... Soundgarden | 20 | 11 | |
| 25 | ELECTRICLARRYLAND (Capitol 29842) ...... Butthole Surfers | 26 | 12 | |
| 26 | BLUE CLEAR SKY (MCA 11428) ...... George Strait | 24 | 15 | |
| 27 | DAYDREAM (Columbia 66700) ...... Mariah Carey | 22 | 44 | |
| 28 | PIECES OF YOU (Atlantic 82700) ...... Jewel | 28 | 19 | |
| 29 | FAIRWEATHER JOHNSON (Atlantic 82886) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 21 | 15 | |
| 30 | EVIL EMPIRE (Epic 57523) ...... Rage Against The Machine | 23 | 16 | |
| 31 | THE FINAL TIC (Pallas/Universal 53006) ...... Crucial Conflict | 27 | 5 | |
| 32 | THREE SNAKES AND ONE CHARM (American 43082) ...... Black Crowes | 11 | 2 | |
| 33 | BORDERLINE (Arista 18810) ...... Brooks & Dunn | 29 | 16 | |
| 34 | ROCKET (Ergo/Columbia 67600) ...... Primitive Radio Gods | 38 | 7 | |
| 35 | TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (Island 524 234) ...... Cranberries | 33 | 14 | |
| 36 | DESTINY (Epic 67283) ...... Gloria Estefan | 34 | 9 | |
| 37 | WICKED WAYZ (Suave House/Relativity 1519) ...... Mr. Mike | — | 1 | |
| 38 | MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS (Virgin 40861) ...... Smashing Pumpkins | 31 | 41 | |
| 39 | MTV PARTY TO GO VOLUME 9 (Tommy Boy 1164) ...... Various Artists | 30 | 4 | |
| 40 | ALL EYEZ ON ME (Death Row/Interscope 524 204) ...... 2Pac | 37 | 25 | |
| 41 | BAD HAIR DAY (Rock ’N’ Roll / Scotti Bros. 75500) ...... “Weird Al” Yankovic | 35 | 21 | |
| 42 | GET ON UP AND DANCE (Big Beat/Atlantic 82905) ...... Quad City DJ’s | 46 | 5 | |
| 43 | GETTIN’ IT (Album Number Ten) (Jive 41584) ...... Too $hort | 32 | 11 | |
| 44 | R. KELLY (Jive 41579) ...... R. Kelly | 41 | 38 | |
| 45 | SIXTEEN STONE (Trauma/Interscope 92531) ...... Bush | 39 | 80 | |
| 46 | MISSION TO PLEASE (Island/T-Neck 524 214) ...... Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley | 47 | 12 | |
| 47 | LEGAL DRUG MONEY (Universal 53010) ...... Lost Boyz | 40 | 9 | |
| 48 | DREAMLAND (Arista 18930) ...... Robert Miles | — | 1 | |
| 49 | MR. SMITH (Def Jam 523 845) ...... L L Cool J | 50 | 37 | |
| 50 | SO SO DEF BASS ALL-STARS (So So Def/Columbia 67532) ...... Various Artists | 51 | 4 | |
| 51 | STAR TURTLE (Columbia 67575) ...... Harry Connick Jr. | 53 | 5 | |
| 52 | NOW IN A MINUTE (Atlantic 82762) ...... Donna Lewis | 90 | 2 | |
| 53 | THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (Walt Disney 60893) ...... Original Soundtrack | 36 | 10 | |
| 54 | TIGERLILY (Elektra 61745) ...... Natalie Merchant | 49 | 59 | |
| 55 | TEN THOUSAND ANGELS (BNA 66806) ...... Mindy McCready | 45 | 5 | |
| 56 | TINY MUSIC... SONGS FROM THE VATICAN GIFT SHOP (Atlantic 82871) ...... Stone Temple Pilots | 43 | 19 | |
| 57 | JARS OF CLAY (Essential/Silvertone 41580) ...... Jars Of Clay | 54 | 21 | |
| 58 | REASONABLE DOUBT (Roc-A-Fella / Freeze / Priority 50592) ...... Jay-Z | 42 | 5 | |
| 59 | GANGSTA’S PARADISE (Tommy Boy 1141) ...... Coolio | 44 | 39 | |
| 60 | MAXWELL’S URBAN HANG SUITE (Columbia 66434) ...... Maxwell | 65 | 3 | |
| 61 | HIGH / LOW (Elektra 61913) ...... Nada Surf | 64 | 3 | |
| 62 | SWEET DREAMS (RCA 66759) ...... La Bouche | 55 | 29 | |
| 63 | BANANA WIND (Margaritaville/MCA 11451) ...... Jimmy Buffett | 48 | 9 | |
| 64 | CRACKED REAR VIEW (Atlantic 82613) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 63 | 98 | |
| 65 | METALLICA (Elektra 61113) ...... Metallica | 61 | 151 | |
| 66 | SUN SPLASHIN’ (Madacy 26927) ...... Various Artists | 73 | 5 | |
| 67 | THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION (Arista 18801) ...... Alan Jackson | 62 | 40 | |
| 68 | OLDER (DreamWorks/Aegean 50000) ...... George Michael | 57 | 12 | |
| 69 | WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME? (Warner Bros./Broadway 46151) ...... Adam Sandler | 68 | 25 | |
| 70 | TIME MARCHES ON (Atlantic 82866) ...... Tracy Lawrence | 56 | 28 | |
| 71 | FRESH HORSES (Capitol Nashville 32080) ...... Garth Brooks | 60 | 37 | |
| 72 | ROAD TO ENSENADA (Curb/MCA 11409) ...... Lyle Lovett | 69 | 7 | |
| 73 | GREATEST HITS (Priority/Ruthless 50561) ...... N.W.A. | 58 | 5 | |
| 74 | LIVING UNDER JUNE (A&M 0336) ...... Jann Arden | 77 | 10 | |
| 75 | THE HITS (Liberty 29689) ...... Garth Brooks | 75 | 86 | |
| 76 | SUBLIME (Gasoline Alley/MCA 11413 ...... Sublime | — | 1 | |
| 77 | HIGH LONESOME SOUND (MCA 11422) ...... Vince Gill | 80 | 10 | |
| 78 | SUMMON THE HEROES (Sony Classical 62592) ...... John Williams / Boston Pops Orchestra | 76 | 2 | |
| 79 | DANCE MIX USA VOL. 4 (Quality 6747) ...... Various Artists | 79 | 20 | |
| 80 | STAKES IS HIGH (Tommy Boy 1149) ...... De La Soul | 52 | 5 | |
| 81 | WAITING TO EXHALE (Arista 18796) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 71 | 38 | |
| 82 | LIVE FROM THE FALL (A&M 0515) ...... Blues Traveler | 59 | 5 | |
| 83 | ESPN PRESENTS X GAMES, VOL. 1 – MUSIC FROM THE EDGE (Tommy Boy 1173) ...... Various Artists | 66 | 9 | |
| 84 | NEAL McCOY (Atlantic 82907) ...... Neal McCoy | 84 | 9 | |
| 85 | WORDS (LaFace 26022) ...... Tony Rich Project | 86 | 29 | |
| 86 | GAMES REDNECKS PLAY (Warner Bros. 45856) ...... Jeff Foxworthy | 67 | 38 | |
| 87 | 18 TIL I DIE (A&M 0551) ...... Bryan Adams | 70 | 9 | |
| 88 | WITHER BLISTER BURN + PEEL (Columbia 66152) ...... Stabbing Westward | 74 | 7 | |
| 89 | NEW BEGINNING (RCA 66487) ...... SWV | 78 | 15 | |
| 90 | CLUB MIX ’96 VOLUME 1 (Cold Front 6218) ...... Various Artists | 81 | 24 | |
| 91 | MERCURY FALLING (A&M 0483) ...... Sting | 85 | 21 | |
| 92 | WAX ECSTATIC (Columbia 67578) ...... Sponge | 82 | 5 | |
| 93 | PET YOUR FRIENDS (A&M 0319) ...... Dishwalla | 83 | 2 | |
| 94 | WHATCHA LOOKIN’ 4 (GospoCentric 72127) ...... Kirk Franklin & Family | 91 | 14 | |
| 95 | ICE CREAM MAN (No Limit/Priority 53978) ...... Master P | 93 | 14 | |
| 96 | YOU WANTED THE BEST, YOU GOT THE BEST!! (Mercury 532 741) ...... Kiss | 72 | 5 | |
| 97 | ESPN PRESENTS JOCK JAMS VOLUME 1 (Tommy Boy 1137) ...... Various Artists | 97 | 49 | |
| 98 | NOCTURNAL (Priority 50532) ...... Heltah Skeltah | 89 | 7 | |
| 99 | RELISH (Blue Gorilla/Mercury 526 699) ...... Joan Osborne | 96 | 42 | |
| 100 | BROKEN ARROW (Reprise 46291) ...... Neil Young With Crazy Horse | 87 | 5 | |
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