The best selling album in 1996 in United Kingdom was JAGGED LITTLE PILL by ALANIS MORISSETTE which sold 2,080,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
ALANIS MORISSETTE |
JAGGED LITTLE PILL |
2,080,000 |
1995 |
| 2 |
OASIS |
(WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? |
1,890,000 |
1995 |
| 3 |
SPICE GIRLS |
SPICE |
1,780,000 |
1996 |
| 4 |
CELINE DION |
FALLING INTO YOU |
1,770,000 |
1996 |
| 5 |
GEORGE MICHAEL |
OLDER |
1,380,000 |
1996 |
| 6 |
ROBSON & JEROME |
TAKE TWO |
1,230,000 |
1996 |
| 7 |
FUGEES |
THE SCORE |
1,190,000 |
1996 |
| 8 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 35 |
1,170,000 |
1996 |
| 9 |
TAKE THAT |
GREATEST HITS |
1,000,000 |
1996 |
| 10 |
SIMPLY RED |
GREATEST HITS |
980,000 |
1996 |
| 11 |
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH |
BLUE IS THE COLOUR |
980,000 |
1996 |
| 12 |
OCEAN COLOUR SCENE |
MOSELEY SHOALS |
920,000 |
1996 |
| 13 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 34 |
880,000 |
1996 |
| 14 |
CROWDED HOUSE |
RECURRING DREAM - THE VERY BEST OF |
790,000 |
1993 |
| 15 |
LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY |
OCEAN DRIVE |
770,000 |
1995 |
| 16 |
M PEOPLE |
BIZARRE FRUIT |
740,000 |
1994 |
| 17 |
SOUNDTRACK |
TRAINSPOTTING |
690,000 |
1996 |
| 18 |
JAMIROQUAI |
TRAVELLING WITHOUT MOVING |
640,000 |
1996 |
| 19 |
KULA SHAKER |
K |
630,000 |
1996 |
| 20 |
THE SMURFS (ENGLISH) |
SMURFS GO POP |
590,000 |
1996 |
| 21 |
BOYZONE |
A DIFFERENT BEAT |
550,000 |
1996 |
| 22 |
PULP |
DIFFERENT CLASS |
540,000 |
1995 |
| 23 |
MANIC STREET PREACHERS |
EVERYTHING MUST GO |
510,000 |
1996 |
| 24 |
THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES |
THE BEST 60'S ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER II |
500,000 |
1996 |
| 25 |
OASIS |
DEFINITELY MAYBE |
470,000 |
1994 |
| 26 |
MIKE + THE MECHANICS |
HITS |
460,000 |
1996 |
| 27 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 33 |
460,000 |
1996 |
| 28 |
EAST 17 |
AROUND THE WORLD HIT SINGLES THE JOURNEY SO FAR |
460,000 |
1996 |
| 29 |
THE HITS ALBUM SERIES |
NEW HITS 1996 |
440,000 |
1996 |
| 30 |
BRYAN ADAMS |
18 TIL I DIE |
430,000 |
1996 |
| 31 |
GARBAGE |
GARBAGE |
430,000 |
1995 |
| 32 |
THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES |
THE BEST DANCE ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! 6 |
410,000 |
1996 |
| 33 |
TINA TURNER |
WILDEST DREAMS |
410,000 |
1996 |
| 34 |
CAST |
ALL CHANGE |
400,000 |
1995 |
| 35 |
HEARTBEAT SERIES |
HEARTBEAT - NUMBER 1 LOVE SONGS OF THE 60'S |
400,000 |
1996 |
| 36 |
TONI BRAXTON |
SECRETS |
390,000 |
1996 |
| 37 |
ASH |
1977 |
370,000 |
1996 |
| 38 |
SHERYL CROW |
SHERYL CROW |
370,000 |
1996 |
| 39 |
THE SMURFS (ENGLISH) |
THE SMURFS CHRISTMAS PARTY |
360,000 |
1996 |
| 40 |
PAUL WELLER |
STANLEY ROAD |
360,000 |
1995 |
| 41 |
THE ANNUAL SERIES (UK) |
THE ANNUAL II |
360,000 |
1996 |
| 42 |
THE LOVE ALBUM SERIES |
THE LOVE ALBUM III |
350,000 |
1996 |
| 43 |
DODGY |
FREE PEACE SWEET |
350,000 |
1996 |
| 44 |
R.E.M. |
NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI |
350,000 |
1996 |
| 45 |
THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES |
THE BEST CHRISTMAS ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! 1996 |
330,000 |
1996 |
| 46 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE - BOOK I |
330,000 |
1995 |
| 47 |
BOYZONE |
SAID AND DONE |
330,000 |
1995 |
| 48 |
ROBERT MILES |
DREAMLAND |
310,000 |
1996 |
| 49 |
SPACE (UK BAND) |
SPIDERS |
310,000 |
1995 |
| 50 |
THE HITS ALBUM SERIES |
HITS 97 |
310,000 |
1996 |
