Billboard 200

Week of September 7, 1996

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maverick/Reprise/Rhino

Musicians Who Have Opened Up About Their Mental Health Struggles

Billboard 200

Week of September 7, 1996

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Jagged Little Pill
  Alanis Morissette
- 1
- 1
- 63
- - 1
  - 1
  - 63

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maverick/Reprise/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- Falling Into You
  Celine Dion
- 2
- 2
- 24
- - 2
  - 2
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

3
- It Was Written
  Nas
- 3
- 1
- 8
- - 3
  - 1
  - 8

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

4
- Tragic Kingdom
  No Doubt
- 5
- 4
- 34
- - 5
  - 4
  - 34

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Trauma/Interscope/IGA

RIAA Certification: Diamond

5
- Blue
  LeAnn Rimes
- 4
- 3
- 7
- - 4
  - 3
  - 7

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

6
- The Score
  Fugees
- 6
- 1
- 28
- - 6
  - 1
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

7
- Secrets
  Toni Braxton
- 7
- 2
- 10
- - 7
  - 2
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Zomba

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

8
- The Crow: City Of Angels
  Soundtrack
- 8
- 8
- 4
- - 8
  - 8
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Miramax/Hollywood

RIAA Certification: Platinum

9
- Keith Sweat
  Keith Sweat
- 13
- 5
- 9
- - 13
  - 5
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

10
- Load
  Metallica
- 9
- 1
- 12
- - 9
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackened/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

11
- E. 1999 Eternal
  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- 10
- 1
- 57
- - 10
  - 1
  - 57

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/Relativity

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

12
- New Beginning
  Tracy Chapman
- 12
- 4
- 41
- - 12
  - 4
  - 41

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

13
- Unplugged
  Alice In Chains
- 11
- 3
- 4
- - 11
  - 3
  - 4

RIAA Certification: Platinum

14
- 311
  311
- 15
- 14
- 25
- - 15
  - 14
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

15
- Beats, Rhymes And Life
  A Tribe Called Quest
- 14
- 1
- 4
- - 14
  - 1
  - 4

RIAA Certification: Platinum

16
- Crash
  Dave Matthews Band
- 16
- 2
- 17
- - 16
  - 2
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

17
- Songs And Music From She's The One (Soundtrack)
  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- 18
- 15
- 3
- - 18
  - 15
  - 3

RIAA Certification: Gold

18 NEW
NEW
- The Jerky Boys 3
  The Jerky Boys
- -
- 18
- 1
- - -
  - 18
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

19
- Phenomenon
  Soundtrack
- 19
- 12
- 8
- - 19
  - 12
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- The Woman In Me
  Shania Twain
- 22
- 5
- 78
- - 22
  - 5
  - 78

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury Nashville/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

21
- (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  Oasis
- 20
- 4
- 47
- - 20
  - 4
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Brother

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

22
- Garbage
  Garbage
- 23
- 20
- 46
- - 23
  - 20
  - 46

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Almo Sounds/Geffen

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

23
- Supersexy Swingin' Sounds
  White Zombie
- 17
- 17
- 2
- - 17
  - 17
  - 2

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- Unreleased & Revamped (EP)
  Cypress Hill
- 21
- 21
- 2
- - 21
  - 21
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Gold

25
- Blue Clear Sky
  George Strait
- 24
- 7
- 18
- - 24
  - 7
  - 18

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

26
- Odelay
  Beck
- 25
- 16
- 10
- - 25
  - 16
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DGC/Geffen

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

27
- Daydream
  Mariah Carey
- 27
- 1
- 47
- - 27
  - 1
  - 47

RIAA Certification: Diamond

28
- Down On The Upside
  Soundgarden
- 28
- 2
- 14
- - 28
  - 2
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- The Nutty Professor
  Soundtrack
- 26
- 8
- 12
- - 26
  - 8
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

30
- Evil Empire
  Rage Against The Machine
- 31
- 1
- 19
- - 31
  - 1
  - 19

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

31
- Pieces Of You
  Jewel
- 29
- 25
- 28
- - 29
  - 25
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Diamond

32
- Fairweather Johnson
  Hootie & The Blowfish
- 30
- 1
- 18
- - 30
  - 1
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

33
- Get On Up And Dance
  Quad City DJ's
- 33
- 33
- 9
- - 33
  - 33
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

QuadraSound/Big Beat/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

34
- So So Def Bass All-Stars
  Various Artists
- 37
- 34
- 10
- - 37
  - 34
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

So So Def/Columbia

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

35 NEW
NEW
- Jock Jams Vol. 2
  Various Artists
- -
- 35
- 1
- - -
  - 35
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

36
- To The Faithful Departed
  The Cranberries
- 34
- 4
- 17
- - 34
  - 4
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

37
- Borderline
  Brooks & Dunn
- 35
- 5
- 19
- - 35
  - 5
  - 19

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

38
- Now In A Minute
  Donna Lewis
- 44
- 38
- 7
- - 44
  - 38
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

39
- Rocket
  Primitive Radio Gods
- 39
- 36
- 10
- - 39
  - 36
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ergo/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Gold

40
- Electriclarryland
  Butthole Surfers
- 38
- 31
- 15
- - 38
  - 31
  - 15

RIAA Certification: Gold

41
- Destiny
  Gloria Estefan
- 32
- 23
- 12
- - 32
  - 23
  - 12

RIAA Certification: Platinum

42 NEW
NEW
- October Rust
  Type O Negative
- -
- 42
- 1
- - -

Billboard 200

Week of September 7, 1996

Billboard 200

Jagged Little Pill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Musicians Who Have Opened Up About Their Mental Health Struggles

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Jagged Little Pill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Falling Into You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It Was Written

Tragic Kingdom

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue

The Score

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Secrets

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Crow: City Of Angels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keith Sweat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Load

Imprint/Promotion Label:

E. 1999 Eternal

Imprint/Promotion Label:

New Beginning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Unplugged

311

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beats, Rhymes And Life

Crash

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Songs And Music From She's The One (Soundtrack)

The Jerky Boys 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Phenomenon

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The Woman In Me

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(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Garbage

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Supersexy Swingin' Sounds

Unreleased & Revamped (EP)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Clear Sky

Odelay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Daydream

Down On The Upside

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Nutty Professor

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Evil Empire

Pieces Of You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fairweather Johnson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Get On Up And Dance

Imprint/Promotion Label:

So So Def Bass All-Stars

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jock Jams Vol. 2

To The Faithful Departed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Borderline

Now In A Minute

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocket

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Electriclarryland

Destiny

October Rust