Top Norwegian Albums - Year-end 1996

The best selling album in 1996 in Norway was ABSOLUTE MUSIC 18 by ABSOLUTE MUSIC SERIES (NORWAY) which sold copies.

Rank	Artist	Album	Sales	Released
1	ABSOLUTE MUSIC SERIES (NORWAY)	ABSOLUTE MUSIC 18		1996
2	D.D.E.	DET GÅR LIKAR NO		1996
3	CELINE DION	FALLING INTO YOU		1996
4	ABSOLUTE MUSIC SERIES (NORWAY)	ABSOLUTE MUSIC 17		1996
5	THE SMURFS (SMURFENE - NORWAY)	SMURFE HITS		1996
6	ODD BØRRETZEN & LARS MARTIN MYHRE	NOEN GANGER ER DET ALL RIGHT		1995
7	FUGEES	THE SCORE		1996
8	R.E.M.	NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI		1996
9	ABSOLUTE MUSIC SERIES (NORWAY)	ABSOLUTE MUSIC 16		1996
10	TERJE FORMOE	KAPTEIN SABELTANN OG JAKTEN PÅ DEN MAGISKE DIAMANT		1996
11	DEFINITIVE SUMMER HITS SERIES	DEFINITIVE SUMMER HITS 4		1996
12	ALANIS MORISSETTE	JAGGED LITTLE PILL		1995
13	HANNE BOEL	SILENT VIOLENCE		1996
14	MARK KNOPFLER	GOLDEN HEART		1996
15	AMANDA MARSHALL	AMANDA MARSHALL		1995
16	ANNE GRETE PREUS	VRIMMEL		1996
17	VARIOUS ARTISTS	JULEKONSERTEN		1996
18	ELISABETH ANDREASSEN	BETTANS BESTE		1995
19	TRINE REIN	BENEATH MY SKIN		1997
20	SIMON & GARFUNKEL	THE DEFINITIVE SIMON & GARFUNKEL		1991
21	BJELLEKLANG	KORT VED ØRA		1996
22	SESAME STREET (NORWAY)	JULEKALENDER		1996
23	THE SEPTEMBER WHEN	ABSOLUTE-PRESTIGE DE LA NORVEGE		1996
24	DI DERRE	GYM		1996
25	VARIOUS ARTISTS	BIKERS & BLUES		1996
26	GEORGE MICHAEL	OLDER		1996
27	VØMMØL SPELLEMANNSLAG	VØMMØL MUSIKKEN		1996
28	KENNY ROGERS	WITH LOVE		1996
29	METALLICA	LOAD		1996

Source: Arbeiderbladet (Dagsavisen) Issue 20.12.1996