Top UK Albums - Year-end 1996

The best selling album in 1996 in United Kingdom was JAGGED LITTLE PILL by ALANIS MORISSETTE which sold 2,080,000 copies.

RankArtistAlbumSalesReleased
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