The best selling artist 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 |
TAKE THAT |
GREATEST HITS |
1,000,000 |
1996 |
9 |
SIMPLY RED |
GREATEST HITS |
980,000 |
1996 |
10 |
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH |
BLUE IS THE COLOUR |
980,000 |
1996 |
11 |
OCEAN COLOUR SCENE |
MOSELEY SHOALS |
920,000 |
1996 |
12 |
CROWDED HOUSE |
RECURRING DREAM - THE VERY BEST OF |
790,000 |
1993 |
13 |
LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY |
OCEAN DRIVE |
770,000 |
1995 |
14 |
M PEOPLE |
BIZARRE FRUIT |
740,000 |
1994 |
15 |
JAMIROQUAI |
TRAVELLING WITHOUT MOVING |
640,000 |
1996 |
16 |
KULA SHAKER |
K |
630,000 |
1996 |
17 |
THE SMURFS (ENGLISH) |
SMURFS GO POP |
590,000 |
1996 |
18 |
BOYZONE |
A DIFFERENT BEAT |
550,000 |
1996 |
19 |
PULP |
DIFFERENT CLASS |
540,000 |
1995 |
20 |
MANIC STREET PREACHERS |
EVERYTHING MUST GO |
510,000 |
1996 |
21 |
OASIS |
DEFINITELY MAYBE |
470,000 |
1994 |
22 |
MIKE + THE MECHANICS |
HITS |
460,000 |
1996 |
23 |
EAST 17 |
AROUND THE WORLD HIT SINGLES THE JOURNEY SO FAR |
460,000 |
1996 |
24 |
BRYAN ADAMS |
18 TIL I DIE |
430,000 |
1996 |
25 |
GARBAGE |
GARBAGE |
430,000 |
1995 |
26 |
TINA TURNER |
WILDEST DREAMS |
410,000 |
1996 |
27 |
CAST |
ALL CHANGE |
400,000 |
1995 |
28 |
TONI BRAXTON |
SECRETS |
390,000 |
1996 |
29 |
ASH |
1977 |
370,000 |
1996 |
30 |
SHERYL CROW |
SHERYL CROW |
370,000 |
1996 |
31 |
THE SMURFS (ENGLISH) |
THE SMURFS CHRISTMAS PARTY |
360,000 |
1996 |
32 |
PAUL WELLER |
STANLEY ROAD |
360,000 |
1995 |
33 |
DODGY |
FREE PEACE SWEET |
350,000 |
1996 |
34 |
R.E.M. |
NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI |
350,000 |
1996 |
35 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE - BOOK I |
330,000 |
1995 |
36 |
BOYZONE |
SAID AND DONE |
330,000 |
1995 |
37 |
ROBERT MILES |
DREAMLAND |
310,000 |
1996 |
38 |
SPACE (UK BAND) |
SPIDERS |
310,000 |
1995 |
39 |
ROBSON & JEROME |
ROBSON & JEROME |
300,000 |
1995 |
40 |
RADIOHEAD |
THE BENDS |
290,000 |
1995 |
41 |
BLUETONES |
EXPECTING TO FLY |
290,000 |
1996 |
42 |
PETER ANDRE |
NATURAL |
290,000 |
1996 |
43 |
ROD STEWART |
IF WE FALL IN LOVE TONIGHT |
280,000 |
1996 |
44 |
SIMPLY RED |
LIFE |
280,000 |
1995 |
45 |
JIMMY NAIL |
CROCODILE SHOES II |
280,000 |
1996 |
46 |
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL |
WALKING WOUNDED |
280,000 |
1996 |
47 |
MADONNA |
EVITA (SOUNDTRACK) |
260,000 |
1996 |
48 |
SLEEPER |
THE IT GIRL |
260,000 |
1996 |
49 |
FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS |
THE FINEST |
260,000 |
1996 |
50 |
STING |
MERCURY FALLING |
230,000 |
1996 |
51 |
LOUISE |
NAKED |
230,000 |
1996 |
52 |
CELINE DION |
THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE |
220,000 |
1993 |
53 |
GABRIELLE |
GABRIELLE |
220,000 |
1996 |
54 |
SUEDE |
COMING UP |
210,000 |
1996 |
55 |
MARIAH CAREY |
DAYDREAM |
210,000 |
1995 |
56 |
PHIL COLLINS |
DANCE INTO THE LIGHT |
210,000 |
1996 |
57 |
THE BEATLES |
ANTHOLOGY 2 |
200,000 |
1996 |
58 |
METALLICA |
LOAD |
200,000 |
1996 |
59 |
THE CRANBERRIES |
TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED |
190,000 |
1996 |
60 |
ENYA |
THE MEMORY OF TREES |
190,000 |
1995 |
61 |
MADONNA |
SOMETHING TO REMEMBER |
190,000 |
1995 |
62 |
SKUNK ANANSIE |
PARANOID & SUNBURNT |
190,000 |
1995 |
63 |
DANIEL O'DONNELL |
SONGS OF INSPIRATION |
180,000 |
1996 |
64 |
DINA CARROLL |
ONLY HUMAN |
180,000 |
1996 |
65 |
STATUS QUO |
DON'T STOP |
180,000 |
1996 |
66 |
NEIL DIAMOND |
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION |
180,000 |
1996 |
67 |
ETERNAL |
POWER OF A WOMAN |
170,000 |
1995 |
68 |
QUEEN |
MADE IN HEAVEN |
170,000 |
1995 |
69 |
SHED SEVEN |
A MAXIMUM HIGH |
170,000 |
1996 |
70 |
LIGHTNING SEEDS |
JOLLIFICATION |
170,000 |
1994 |
71 |
ROY ORBISON |
THE VERY BEST OF ROY ORBISON (1996) |
170,000 |
1996 |
72 |
STEVIE WONDER |
SONG REVIEW: A GREATEST HITS COLLECTION |
160,000 |
1996 |
73 |
BLUR |
THE GREAT ESCAPE |
160,000 |
1995 |
74 |
ELTON JOHN |
LOVE SONGS |
160,000 |
1995 |
75 |
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
160,000 |
1995 |
76 |
MOODY BLUES |
THE VERY BEST OF |
160,000 |
1996 |
77 |
UNDERWORLD |
SECOND TOUGHEST IN THE INFANTS |
150,000 |
1996 |
78 |
MICHAEL BALL |
THE MUSICALS |
150,000 |
1996 |
79 |
BON JOVI |
THESE DAYS |
150,000 |
1995 |
80 |
MARK MORRISON |
RETURN OF THE MACK |
150,000 |
1996 |
81 |
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS |
MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS |
150,000 |
1995 |
82 |
MARK KNOPFLER |
GOLDEN HEART |
140,000 |
1996 |
83 |
LIGHTNING SEEDS |
DIZZY HEIGHTS |
140,000 |
1996 |
84 |
LEFTFIELD |
LEFTISM |
140,000 |
1995 |
85 |
THE BEATLES |
ANTHOLOGY 3 |
140,000 |
1996 |
86 |
ENIGMA |
ENIGMA 3 - LE ROI EST MORT, VIVE LE ROI! |
130,000 |
1996 |
87 |
ABBA |
GOLD - GREATEST HITS |
130,000 |
1992 |
88 |
TLC |
CRAZYSEXYCOOL |
130,000 |
1994 |
89 |
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH |
CARRY ON UP THE CHARTS - THE BEST OF |
130,000 |
1994 |
90 |
THE PRODIGY |
MUSIC FOR THE JILTED GENERATION |
130,000 |
1994 |
91 |
MEAT LOAF |
WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD |
130,000 |
1995 |
92 |
BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS |
THE VERY BEST OF BUDDY HOLLY |
130,000 |
1996 |
93 |
ALISHAS ATTIC |
ALISHA RULES THE WORLD |
120,000 |
1996 |
94 |
BJORK |
POST |
120,000 |
1995 |
95 |
MICHAEL BOLTON |
GREATEST HITS 1985-1995 |
120,000 |
1995 |
96 |
JOAN OSBORNE |
RELISH |
120,000 |
1995 |
97 |
3T |
BROTHERHOOD |
120,000 |
1996 |
98 |
RADIOHEAD |
PABLO HONEY |
120,000 |
1993 |
99 |
HANK MARVIN |
HANK PLAYS HOLLY |
120,000 |
1996 |
100 |
BLACK GRAPE |
IT'S GREAT WHEN YOU'RE STRAIGHT....YEAH |
120,000 |
1995 |
101 |
JEFF WAYNE |
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS |
110,000 |
1978 |
102 |
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS |
EXIT PLANET DUST |
110,000 |
1995 |
103 |
QUEEN |
GREATEST HITS I |
100,000 |
1981 |
104 |
MASSIVE ATTACK |
BLUE LINES |
100,000 |
1991 |
105 |
CARPENTERS |
ONLY YESTERDAY / THEIR GREATEST HITS |
100,000 |
1990 |
106 |
EAGLES |
THE VERY BEST OF THE EAGLES (1994) |
100,000 |
1994 |
107 |
CHER |
IT'S A MAN'S WORLD |
100,000 |
1995 |
108 |
WOOLPACKERS |
EMMERDANCE |
100,000 |
1996 |
109 |
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS |
LEGEND |
100,000 |
1984 |
110 |
HYPNOSIS |
VOICES OF TRANQUILITY |
100,000 |
1996 |
111 |
STING |
FIELDS OF GOLD - THE BEST OF 1984-1994 |
90,000 |
1994 |
112 |
SACRED SPIRIT |
CHANTS AND DANCES OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN |
90,000 |
1995 |
113 |
PORTISHEAD |
DUMMY |
90,000 |
1994 |
114 |
BILL WHELAN |
RIVERDANCE |
90,000 |
1995 |
115 |
THE CRANBERRIES |
NO NEED TO ARGUE |
90,000 |
1994 |
116 |
EAGLES |
HELL FREEZES OVER |
90,000 |
1994 |
117 |
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH |
FAIRWEATHER JOHNSON |
90,000 |
1996 |
118 |
ALISON MOYET |
SINGLES |
90,000 |
1995 |
119 |
DUBSTAR |
DISGRACEFUL |
90,000 |
1995 |
120 |
PET SHOP BOYS |
BILINGUAL |
90,000 |
1996 |
121 |
SKUNK ANANSIE |
STOOSH |
90,000 |
1996 |
122 |
VAN MORRISON |
THE BEST OF VAN MORRISON |
90,000 |
1990 |
123 |
TERRORVISION |
REGULAR URBAN SURVIVORS |
90,000 |
1996 |
124 |
NIRVANA |
FROM THE MUDDY BANKS OF THE WISHKAH |
90,000 |
1996 |
125 |
JANET JACKSON |
DESIGN OF A DECADE 1986/1996 |
90,000 |
1995 |
126 |
MASSIVE ATTACK |
PROTECTION/NO PROTECTION |
90,000 |
1995 |
127 |
FOSTER & ALLEN |
SOMETHING SPECIAL -100 GOLDEN LOVE SONGS |
90,000 |
1996 |
128 |
BON JOVI |
CROSS ROAD |
90,000 |
1994 |
129 |
ORBITAL |
IN SIDES |
90,000 |
1996 |
130 |
TINA TURNER |
SIMPLY THE BEST |
80,000 |
1991 |
131 |
COOLIO |
GANGSTA'S PARADISE |
80,000 |
1995 |
132 |
RUNRIG |
LONG DISTANCE - THE BEST OF |
80,000 |
1996 |
133 |
THIN LIZZY |
WILD ONE - THE VERY BEST OF |
80,000 |
1995 |
134 |
ADIEMUS |
SONGS OF SANCTUARY |
80,000 |
1995 |
135 |
GLORIA ESTEFAN |
DESTINY |
80,000 |
1996 |
136 |
ROBERT PALMER |
THE VERY BEST OF ROBERT PALMER |
80,000 |
1995 |
137 |
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE |
EVIL EMPIRE |
80,000 |
1996 |
138 |
PAUL WELLER |
WILD WOOD |
80,000 |
1993 |
139 |
TORI AMOS |
BOYS FOR PELE |
80,000 |
1996 |
140 |
COUNTING CROWS |
RECOVERING THE SATELLITES |
80,000 |
1996 |
141 |
BLUR |
PARKLIFE |
80,000 |
1994 |
142 |
ELVIS PRESLEY |
THE ALL TIME GREATEST HITS |
80,000 |
1987 |
143 |
DIANA ROSS |
VOICE OF LOVE |
80,000 |
1996 |
144 |
THE CORRS |
FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN |
80,000 |
1995 |
145 |
BRYAN ADAMS |
SO FAR SO GOOD |
80,000 |
1993 |
146 |
NEIL DIAMOND |
TENNESSEE MOON |
80,000 |
1996 |
147 |
DEF LEPPARD |
SLANG |
80,000 |
1996 |
148 |
SNOOP DOGG |
THA DOGGFATHER |
80,000 |
1996 |
149 |
M PEOPLE |
ELEGANT SLUMMING |
70,000 |
1993 |
150 |
QUEEN |
GREATEST HITS II |
70,000 |
1991 |