The best selling album in 1996 in Australia was JAGGED LITTLE PILL by ALANIS MORISSETTE .
Notes: Sales level is a number of certified units for albums released in
as of end of the year. Some albums could be under-certified. Popular albums released at the end of the year may have bigger number of shipments than real sales at that time
Rank Artist Album Sales level Released
1
ALANIS MORISSETTE JAGGED LITTLE PILL 1995
2
CELINE DION FALLING INTO YOU 770,000
1996
3
THE CORRS FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN 1995
4
OASIS (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? 1995
5
TONI CHILDS THE VERY BEST OF TONI CHILDS 420,000
1996
6
CROWDED HOUSE RECURRING DREAM - THE VERY BEST OF 1993
7
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1995
8
LIVE THROWING COPPER 1994
9
MARIAH CAREY DAYDREAM 1995
10
JOHN FARNHAM ROMEO'S HEART 280,000
1996
11
ENYA THE MEMORY OF TREES 1995
12
JIMMY BARNES BARNES HITS ANTHOLOGY 210,000
1996
13
MICHAEL JACKSON HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE - BOOK I 1995
14
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS 1995
15
GEORGE MICHAEL OLDER 140,000
1996
16
BILL WHELAN RIVERDANCE 1995
17
TRACY CHAPMAN NEW BEGINNING 1995
18
BUSH SIXTEEN STONE 1994
19
TINA ARENA DON'T ASK 1994
20
NEIL DIAMOND TENNESSEE MOON 140,000
1996
21
METALLICA LOAD 140,000
1996
22
CELINE DION THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE 1993
23
THE CRANBERRIES TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED 140,000
1996
24
LEANN RIMES BLUE 140,000
1996
25
BRYAN ADAMS 18 TIL I DIE 140,000
1996
26
PEARL JAM NO CODE 140,000
1996
27
GARBAGE GARBAGE 1995
28
MADONNA SOMETHING TO REMEMBER 1995
29
NIRVANA FROM THE MUDDY BANKS OF THE WISHKAH 70,000
1996
30
MICHAEL BOLTON GREATEST HITS 1985-1995 1995
31
TLC CRAZYSEXYCOOL 1994
32
SIMPLY RED GREATEST HITS 70,000
1996
33
ENZSO ENZSO 70,000
1996
34
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS ONE HOT MINUTE 1995
35
ROXETTE DON'T BORE US - GET TO THE CHORUS! GREATEST HITS 1995
36
SILVERCHAIR FROGSTOMP 1995
37
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PRESIDENTS II 70,000
1996
38
FUGEES THE SCORE 70,000
1996
39
ELVIS PRESLEY THE ALL TIME GREATEST HITS 1987
40
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH CRACKED REAR VIEW 1994
41
SIMPLY RED LIFE 1995
42
NEIL DIAMOND GREATEST HITS 1966-1992 1992
43
LA BOUCHE SWEET DREAMS 1995
44
POWDERFINGER DOUBLE ALLERGIC 70,000
1996
45
EVERCLEAR SPARKLE AND FADE 1995
46
SOUNDTRACK SONGS IN THE KEY OF X: MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE X-FILES 70,000
1996
47
ELTON JOHN LOVE SONGS 1995
48
NIRVANA MTV UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK 1994
49
NIRVANA NEVERMIND 1991
50
EAGLES THE VERY BEST OF THE EAGLES (1994) 1994
Source: ARIA
