Billboard 200

Week of August 17, 1996

Billboard 200

The week’s most popular albums as compiled by Luminate, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Beats, Rhymes And Life

A Tribe Called Quest

New this week!

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

Q-Tip Reacts to Rock Hall Nomination: 'Music's Evolution Can't Happen Without Hip-Hop Artists'

Billboard 200

Week of August 17, 1996

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- Beats, Rhymes And Life
  A Tribe Called Quest
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

2
- Jagged Little Pill
  Alanis Morissette
- 2
- 1
- 60
- - 2
  - 1
  - 60

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maverick/Reprise/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Diamond

3 NEW
NEW
- Unplugged
  Alice In Chains
- -
- 3
- 1
- - -
  - 3
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

4
- It Was Written
  Nas
- 1
- 1
- 5
- - 1
  - 1
  - 5

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

5
- Falling Into You
  Celine Dion
- 6
- 2
- 21
- - 6
  - 2
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

6
- E. 1999 Eternal
  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- 5
- 1
- 54
- - 5
  - 1
  - 54

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/Relativity

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

7
- Secrets
  Toni Braxton
- 8
- 2
- 7
- - 8
  - 2
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Zomba

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

8
- Load
  Metallica
- 4
- 1
- 9
- - 4
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackened

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

9
- Tragic Kingdom
  No Doubt
- 10
- 9
- 31
- - 10
  - 9
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Trauma/Interscope/IGA

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

10
- Blue
  LeAnn Rimes
- 3
- 3
- 4
- - 3
  - 3
  - 4

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

11
- The Score
  Fugees
- 7
- 1
- 25
- - 7
  - 1
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

12 NEW
NEW
- The Crow: City Of Angels
  Soundtrack
- -
- 12
- 1
- - -
  - 12
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Miramax/Hollywood

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

13
- New Beginning
  Tracy Chapman
- 9
- 4
- 38
- - 9
  - 4
  - 38

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

14
- Keith Sweat
  Keith Sweat
- 11
- 5
- 6
- - 11
  - 5
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

15 NEW
NEW
- Ridin' Dirty
  UGK
- -
- 15
- 1
- - -
  - 15
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

16
- Phenomenon
  Soundtrack
- 12
- 12
- 5
- - 12
  - 12
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

17
- Crash
  Dave Matthews Band
- 14
- 2
- 14
- - 14
  - 2
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

18
- The Nutty Professor
  Soundtrack
- 13
- 8
- 9
- - 13
  - 8
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

19
- (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  Oasis
- 16
- 4
- 44
- - 16
  - 4
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Brother

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

20
- The Woman In Me
  Shania Twain
- 17
- 5
- 75
- - 17
  - 5
  - 75

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury Nashville/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

21
- 311
  311
- 28
- 21
- 22
- - 28
  - 21
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

22
- Garbage
  Garbage
- 20
- 20
- 43
- - 20
  - 20
  - 43

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Almo Sounds/Geffen

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

23
- Down On The Upside
  Soundgarden
- 18
- 2
- 11
- - 18
  - 2
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum

24
- Daydream
  Mariah Carey
- 19
- 1
- 44
- - 19
  - 1
  - 44

RIAA Certification: Diamond

25
- Odelay
  Beck
- 23
- 16
- 7
- - 23
  - 16
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DGC/Geffen

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

26
- Blue Clear Sky
  George Strait
- 22
- 7
- 15
- - 22
  - 7
  - 15

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

27
- Fairweather Johnson
  Hootie & The Blowfish
- 21
- 1
- 15
- - 21
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

28
- Pieces Of You
  Jewel
- 26
- 25
- 25
- - 26
  - 25
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Diamond

29 NEW
NEW
- Wicked Wayz
  Mr. Mike
- -
- 29
- 1
- - -
  - 29
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Suavehouse/Relativity

Gains In Performance

30
- Evil Empire
  Rage Against The Machine
- 24
- 1
- 16
- - 24
  - 1
  - 16

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

31
- Borderline
  Brooks & Dunn
- 27
- 5
- 16
- - 27
  - 5
  - 16

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

32
- The Final Tic
  Crucial Conflict
- 25
- 12
- 5
- - 25
  - 12
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pallas/Universal

RIAA Certification: Gold

33
- Electriclarryland
  Butthole Surfers
- 31
- 31
- 12
- - 31
  - 31
  - 12

RIAA Certification: Gold

34
- To The Faithful Departed
  The Cranberries
- 30
- 4
- 14
- - 30
  - 4
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

35
- Destiny
  Gloria Estefan
- 32
- 23
- 9
- - 32
  - 23
  - 9

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- Rocket
  Primitive Radio Gods
- 39
- 36
- 7
- - 39
  - 36
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ergo/Columbia

Billboard 200

Week of August 17, 1996

Billboard 200

Beats, Rhymes And Life

Q-Tip Reacts to Rock Hall Nomination: 'Music's Evolution Can't Happen Without Hip-Hop Artists'

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Beats, Rhymes And Life

Jagged Little Pill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Unplugged

It Was Written

Falling Into You

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E. 1999 Eternal

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Secrets

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Load

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Tragic Kingdom

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Blue

The Score

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The Crow: City Of Angels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

New Beginning

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Keith Sweat

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Ridin' Dirty

Phenomenon

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Crash

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The Nutty Professor

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(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

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The Woman In Me

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311

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Garbage

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Down On The Upside

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Daydream

Odelay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Clear Sky

Fairweather Johnson

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Pieces Of You

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Wicked Wayz

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Evil Empire

Borderline

The Final Tic

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Electriclarryland

To The Faithful Departed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Destiny

Rocket

Imprint/Promotion Label: