| CASH BOX TOP 100 POP ALBUMS | ||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 21, 1996 | |||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | NO CODE (Epic 67500) ...... Pearl Jam | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | FALLING INTO YOU (550 Music/Epic 67541) ...... Celine Dion | 3 | 26 | |
| 3 | JAGGED LITTLE PILL (Maverick/Reprise 45901) ...... Alanis Morissette | 4 | 64 | |
| 4 | ATLIENS (LaFace 26029) ...... OutKast | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | BLUE (MCG/Curb 77821) ...... Leann Rimes | 6 | 9 | |
| 6 | TRAGIC KINGDOM (Trauma/Interscope 92580) ...... No Doubt | 5 | 34 | |
| 7 | E. 1999 ETERNAL (Ruthless/Relativity 5539) ...... Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 12 | 59 | |
| 8 | KEITH SWEAT (Elektra 61707) ...... Keith Sweat | 11 | 11 | |
| 9 | SECRETS (LaFace 26020) ...... Toni Braxton | 8 | 12 | |
| 10 | 311 (Capricorn 40241) ...... 311 | 10 | 14 | |
| 11 | IT WAS WRITTEN (Columbia 67015) ...... Nas | 7 | 10 | |
| 12 | THE SCORE (Ruffhouse/Columbia 67147) ...... Fugees (Refugee Camp) | 13 | 30 | |
| 13 | SIGNS OF LIFE (Sparrow 51554) ...... Steven Curtis Chapman | — | 1 | |
| 14 | ESPN PRESENTS JOCK JAMS VOLUME 2 (Tommy Boy 1163) ...... Various Artists | 14 | 3 | |
| 15 | LOAD (Elektra 61923) ...... Metallica | 15 | 14 | |
| 16 | THE WOMAN IN ME (Mercury Nashville 522 886) ...... Shania Twain | 22 | 73 | |
| 17 | NEW BEGINNING (Elektra 61850) ...... Tracy Chapman | 16 | 43 | |
| 18 | THE CROW: CITY OF ANGLES (Miramax/Hollywood 62047) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Aritists | 9 | 6 | |
| 19 | MTV UNPLUGGED (Columbia 67703) ...... Alice In Chains | 19 | 6 | |
| 20 | CRASH (RCA 66904) ...... Dave Matthews Band | 20 | 19 | |
| 21 | GARBAGE (Almo Sounds 80004) ...... Garbage | 24 | 28 | |
| 22 | ONE IN A MILLION (Blackground/Atlantic 92715) ...... Aaliyah | 17 | 2 | |
| 23 | BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE (Jive 41587) ...... Tribe Called Quest | 18 | 6 | |
| 24 | CRANK IT UP – THE MUSIC ALBUM (Warner Bros. 46361) ...... Jeff Foxworthy | 49 | 2 | |
| 25 | ODELAY (DGC/Bong Load 24823) ...... Beck! | 27 | 12 | |
| 26 | (What’s The Story) MORNING GLORY? (Epic 67351) ...... Oasis | 26 | 42 | |
| 27 | JERKY BOYS 3 (Mercury/Ratchet 532 892) ...... Jerky Boys | 23 | 3 | |
| 28 | SHE’S THE ONE (Warner Bros. 46285) ...... Original Soundtrack / Tom Petty & Heartbreakers | 21 | 5 | |
| 29 | GET ON UP AND DANCE (Big Beat/Atlantic 82905) ...... Quad City DJ’s | 40 | 10 | |
| 30 | PHENOMENON (Reprise 46360) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 25 | 10 | |
| 31 | NOW IN A MINUTE (Atlantic 82762) ...... Donna Lewis | 43 | 7 | |
| 32 | SO SO DEF BASS ALL-STARS (So So Def/Columbia 67532) ...... Various Artists | 33 | 9 | |
| 33 | BLUE CLEAR SKY (MCA 11428) ...... George Strait | 32 | 20 | |
| 34 | PICTURE THIS (Neighborhood Watch / Rap-A-Lot / Noo Trybe 42058) ...... Do Or Die | — | 1 | |
| 35 | MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS (Virgin 40861) ...... Smashing Pumpkins | 51 | 46 | |
| 36 | PIECES OF YOU (Atlantic 82700) ...... Jewel | 36 | 24 | |
| 37 | EVIL EMPIRE (Epic 57523) ...... Rage Against The Machine | 29 | 21 | |
| 38 | TEN THOUSAND ANGELS (BNA 66806) ...... Mindy McCready | 38 | 10 | |
| 39 | SUPERSEXY SWINGIN’ SOUNDS (Geffen 24976) ...... White Zombie | 28 | 4 | |
| 40 | DAYDREAM (Columbia 66700) ...... Mariah Carey | 34 | 49 | |
| 41 | TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (Island 524 234) ...... Cranberries | 41 | 19 | |
| 42 | DOWN ON THE UPSIDE (A&M 0526) ...... Soundgarden | 31 | 16 | |
| 43 | RENT (DreamWorks 50003) ...... Original Broadway Cast | 30 | 2 | |
| 44 | 112 (Bad Boy 73009) ...... 112 | 44 | 2 | |
| 45 | UNRELEASED & REVAMPED (EP) (Ruffhouse/Columbia 67780) ...... Cypress Hill | 35 | 4 | |
| 46 | MAXWELL’S URBAN HANG SUITE (Columbia 66434) ...... Maxwell | 46 | 8 | |
| 47 | THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (Def Jam 31911) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 39 | 14 | |
| 48 | BORDERLINE (Arista 18810) ...... Brooks & Dunn | 45 | 21 | |
| 49 | FAIRWEATHER JOHNSON (Atlantic 82886) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 42 | 20 | |
| 50 | TRAINSPOTTING (EMI Premier/Capitol 37190) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 48 | 5 | |
| 51 | CAN YOU FEEL ME (Relativity/C-Note 1531) ...... Dru Down | — | 1 | |
| 52 | MR. SMITH (Def Jam 523 845) ...... L L Cool J | 53 | 42 | |
| 53 | SUBLIME (Gasoline Alley/MCA 11413 ...... Sublime | 59 | 6 | |
| 54 | DREAMLAND (Arista 18930) ...... Robert Miles | 69 | 6 | |
| 55 | MORE... (Def Jam 533 191) ...... Montell Jordan | 37 | 2 | |
| 56 | THE RESTLESS KIND (Warner Bros. 46304) ...... Travis Tritt | 50 | 2 | |
| 57 | SIXTEEN STONE (Trauma/Interscope 92531) ...... Bush | 68 | 85 | |
| 58 | WILDEST DREAMS (Virgin/Parlophone 41920) ...... Tina Turner | — | 1 | |
| 59 | VENUS ISLE (Capitol 98331) ...... Eric Johnson | — | 1 | |
| 60 | MISSION TO PLEASE (Island/T-Neck 524 214) ...... Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley | 55 | 17 | |
| 61 | DESTINY (Epic 67283) ...... Gloria Estefan | 56 | 14 | |
| 62 | EVERYBODY KNOWS (MCA 11477) ...... Trisha Yearwood | 47 | 2 | |
| 63 | R. KELLY (Jive 41579) ...... R. Kelly | 62 | 43 | |
| 64 | DANCE HITS ’96 SUPERMIX (Popular/Critique 12001) ...... Various Artists | — | 1 | |
| 65 | BRINGING DOWN THE HORSE (Interscope 90055) ...... Wallflowers | 65 | 5 | |
| 66 | ELECTRICLARRYLAND (Capitol 29842) ...... Butthole Surfers | 52 | 17 | |
| 67 | MACARENA – NON STOP (Ariola / BMG U.S. Latin 37587) ...... Los Del Rio | 67 | 2 | |
| 68 | THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION (Arista 18801) ...... Alan Jackson | 83 | 45 | |
| 69 | RIDIN’ DIRTY (Jive 41586) ...... UGK | 57 | 6 | |
| 70 | THE FINAL TIC (Pallas/Universal 53006) ...... Crucial Conflict | 61 | 10 | |
| 71 | WHATCHA LOOKIN’ 4 (GospoCentric 72127) ...... Kirk Franklin & Family | 89 | 18 | |
| 72 | CLUB CUTZ (RCA 66745) ...... Various Artists | 81 | 3 | |
| 73 | ALL EYEZ ON ME (Death Row/Interscope 524 204) ...... 2Pac | 71 | 30 | |
| 74 | TIGERLILY (Elektra 61745) ...... Natalie Merchant | 74 | 64 | |
| 75 | LEGAL DRUG MONEY (Universal 53010) ...... Lost Boyz | 75 | 14 | |
| 76 | REASONABLE DOUBT (Roc-A-Fella / Freeze / Priority 50592) ...... Jay-Z | 72 | 10 | |
| 77 | BAD HAIR DAY (Rock ’N’ Roll / Scotti Bros. 75500) ...... “Weird Al” Yankovic | 70 | 26 | |
| 78 | HELLO (Modern/Atlantic 92605) ...... Poe | 78 | 4 | |
| 79 | THE SHOCKER (No Limit/Priority 50591) ...... Silkk | 64 | 3 | |
| 80 | JARS OF CLAY (Essential/Silvertone 41580) ...... Jars Of Clay | 54 | 26 | |
| 81 | BAD AS I WANNA B (EastWest America 61781) ...... MC Lyte | 66 | 2 | |
| 82 | GETTIN’ IT (Album Number Ten) (Jive 41584) ...... Too $hort | 73 | 16 | |
| 83 | SWEET DREAMS (RCA 66759) ...... La Bouche | 77 | 34 | |
| 84 | A TRIBUTE TO STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN (Epic 67599) ...... Various Artists | 58 | 5 | |
| 85 | THE HITS (Liberty 29689) ...... Garth Brooks | 85 | 91 | |
| 86 | ROCKET (Ergo/Columbia 67600) ...... Primitive Radio Gods | 60 | 12 | |
| 87 | NADA ES IGUAL (WEA Latina 15947) ...... Luis Miguel | 63 | 3 | |
| 88 | WITHER BLISTER BURN + PEEL (Columbia 66152) ...... Stabbing Westward | 80 | 12 | |
| 89 | METALLICA (Elektra 61113) ...... Metallica | 82 | 156 | |
| 90 | GANGSTA’S PARADISE (Tommy Boy 1141) ...... Coolio | 91 | 44 | |
| 91 | MACARENA MIX (Ariola / BMG U.S. Latin 31388) ...... Various Artists | 86 | 3 | |
| 92 | 18 TIL I DIE (A&M 0551) ...... Bryan Adams | 84 | 14 | |
| 93 | TIN CUP (Epic Soundtrax 67609) ...... Original Soundtrack / Various Artists | 87 | 3 | |
| 94 | MTV PARTY TO GO VOLUME 9 (Tommy Boy 1164) ...... Various Artists | 79 | 9 | |
| 95 | CRACKED REAR VIEW (Atlantic 82613) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 90 | 103 | |
| 96 | FRESH HORSES (Capitol Nashville 32080) ...... Garth Brooks | 93 | 42 | |
| 97 | LIVING IN A MOMENT (Epic 67564) ...... Ty Herndon | 88 | 4 | |
| 98 | WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME? (Warner Bros./Broadway 46151) ...... Adam Sandler | 98 | 30 | |
| 99 | NEW BEGINNING (RCA 66487) ...... SWV | 97 | 20 | |
| 100 | OCTOBER RUST (Roadrunner 8874) ...... Type O Negative | 76 | 3 | |
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