Top UK Artist Albums 1996

The best selling artist 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 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 1994
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