Billboard 200

Week of September 28, 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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Home Again

New Edition

New this week!

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

Bobby Brown Talks Tell-All A&E 'Biography': 'This Is My Truth'

Billboard 200

Week of September 28, 1996

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- Home Again
  New Edition
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

2 NEW
NEW
- New Adventures In Hi-Fi
  R.E.M.
- -
- 2
- 1
- - -
  - 2
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

R.E.M. / Athens/Craft/Concord

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

3 NEW
NEW
- Another Level
  BLACKstreet
- -
- 3
- 1
- - -
  - 3
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

4
- Falling Into You
  Celine Dion
- 2
- 2
- 27
- - 2
  - 2
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

5 NEW
NEW
- Test For Echo
  Rush
- -
- 5
- 1
- - -
  - 5
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Anthem/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

6
- Jagged Little Pill
  Alanis Morissette
- 4
- 1
- 66
- - 4
  - 1
  - 66

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maverick/Reprise/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Diamond

7
- No Code
  Pearl Jam
- 1
- 1
- 3
- - 1
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum

8
- ATLiens
  OutKast
- 3
- 2
- 3
- - 3
  - 2
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

9 NEW
NEW
- Mr. Happy Go Lucky
  John Mellencamp
- -
- 9
- 1
- - -
  - 9
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

10
- Tragic Kingdom
  No Doubt
- 6
- 4
- 37
- - 6
  - 4
  - 37

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Trauma/Interscope/IGA

RIAA Certification: Diamond

11
- Keith Sweat
  Keith Sweat
- 7
- 5
- 12
- - 7
  - 5
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

12
- Blue
  LeAnn Rimes
- 5
- 3
- 10
- - 5
  - 3
  - 10

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

13
- E. 1999 Eternal
  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- 8
- 1
- 60
- - 8
  - 1
  - 60

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/Relativity

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

14
- Secrets
  Toni Braxton
- 10
- 2
- 13
- - 10
  - 2
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Zomba

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

15
- Jock Jams Vol. 2
  Various Artists
- 16
- 15
- 4
- - 16
  - 15
  - 4

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

16
- 311
  311
- 12
- 12
- 28
- - 12
  - 12
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

17
- The Score
  Fugees
- 11
- 1
- 31
- - 11
  - 1
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

18
- All Eyez On Me
  2Pac
- 69
- 1
- 31
- - 69
  - 1
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Death Row

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

19
- Load
  Metallica
- 13
- 1
- 15
- - 13
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackened

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

20 NEW
NEW
- High School High
  Soundtrack
- -
- 20
- 1
- - -
  - 20
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Beat/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

21
- It Was Written
  Nas
- 9
- 1
- 11
- - 9
  - 1
  - 11

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

22
- New Beginning
  Tracy Chapman
- 15
- 4
- 44
- - 15
  - 4
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

23
- The Crow: City Of Angels
  Soundtrack
- 14
- 8
- 7
- - 14
  - 8
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Miramax/Hollywood

RIAA Certification: Platinum

24
- Crash
  Dave Matthews Band
- 18
- 2
- 20
- - 18
  - 2
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

25
- Unplugged
  Alice In Chains
- 17
- 3
- 7
- - 17
  - 3
  - 7

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

26
- The Woman In Me
  Shania Twain
- 19
- 5
- 81
- - 19
  - 5
  - 81

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury Nashville/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

27
- Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
  The Smashing Pumpkins
- 26
- 1
- 47
- - 26
  - 1
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

28
- Picture This
  Do Or Die
- 27
- 27
- 2
- - 27
  - 27
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Gold

29
- Crank It Up -- The Music Album
  Jeff Foxworthy
- 21
- 21
- 3
- - 21
  - 21
  - 3

RIAA Certification: Platinum

30
- Garbage
  Garbage
- 22
- 20
- 49
- - 22
  - 20
  - 49

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Almo Sounds/Geffen

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

31
- (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  Oasis
- 25
- 4
- 50
- - 25
  - 4
  - 50

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Brother

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

32
- Now In A Minute
  Donna Lewis
- 36
- 32
- 10
- - 36
  - 32
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

33
- One In A Million
  Aaliyah
- 23
- 20
- 3
- - 23
  - 20
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackground

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

34
- Get On Up And Dance
  Quad City DJ's
- 31
- 31
- 12
- - 31
  - 31
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

QuadraSound/Big Beat/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- Odelay
  Beck
- 29
- 16
- 13
- - 29
  - 16
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DGC/Geffen

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

36
- Blue Clear Sky
  George Strait
- 34
- 7
- 21
- - 34
  - 7
  - 21

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

37
- Evil Empire
  Rage Against The Machine
- 37
- 1
- 22
- - 37
  - 1
  - 22

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

38
- So So Def Bass All-Stars
  Various Artists
- 32
- 32
- 13
- - 32
  - 32
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

So So Def/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Gold

39 NEW
NEW
- Bilingual
  Pet Shop Boys
- -
- 39
- 1
- - -
  - 39
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

40
- Songs And Music From She's The One (Soundtrack)
  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- 28
- 15
- 6
- - 28
  - 15
  - 6

Billboard 200

Week of September 28, 1996

Billboard 200

Home Again

Bobby Brown Talks Tell-All A&E 'Biography': 'This Is My Truth'

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Home Again

New Adventures In Hi-Fi

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Another Level

Falling Into You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Test For Echo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jagged Little Pill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

No Code

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ATLiens

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mr. Happy Go Lucky

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tragic Kingdom

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keith Sweat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue

E. 1999 Eternal

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Secrets

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jock Jams Vol. 2

311

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Score

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All Eyez On Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Load

Imprint/Promotion Label:

High School High

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It Was Written

New Beginning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Crow: City Of Angels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Crash

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Unplugged

The Woman In Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Picture This

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Crank It Up -- The Music Album

Garbage

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Now In A Minute

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One In A Million

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Get On Up And Dance

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Odelay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Clear Sky

Evil Empire

So So Def Bass All-Stars

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bilingual

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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