Billboard 200

Week of October 12, 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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Falling Into You

Celine Dion

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic

Celine Dion Pushes European Tour Dates to 2023 Amid Ongoing Health Issue

Billboard 200

Week of October 12, 1996

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Falling Into You
  Celine Dion
- 1
- 1
- 29
- - 1
  - 1
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- Home Again
  New Edition
- 2
- 1
- 3
- - 2
  - 1
  - 3

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

3
- Jagged Little Pill
  Alanis Morissette
- 4
- 1
- 68
- - 4
  - 1
  - 68

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maverick/Reprise/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Diamond

4 NEW
NEW
- Set It Off
  Soundtrack
- -
- 4
- 1
- - -
  - 4
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

East West/EEG

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

5
- Another Level
  BLACKstreet
- 5
- 3
- 3
- - 5
  - 3
  - 3

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

6 NEW
NEW
- Sheryl Crow
  Sheryl Crow
- -
- 6
- 1
- - -
  - 6
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

7
- New Adventures In Hi-Fi
  R.E.M.
- 3
- 2
- 3
- - 3
  - 2
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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

RIAA Certification: Platinum

8
- Keith Sweat
  Keith Sweat
- 8
- 5
- 14
- - 8
  - 5
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

9
- All Eyez On Me
  2Pac
- 6
- 1
- 33
- - 6
  - 1
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Death Row

RIAA Certification: Diamond

10
- No Code
  Pearl Jam
- 7
- 1
- 5
- - 7
  - 1
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum

11
- Blue
  LeAnn Rimes
- 15
- 3
- 12
- - 15
  - 3
  - 12

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

12
- Secrets
  Toni Braxton
- 12
- 2
- 15
- - 12
  - 2
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Zomba

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

13 NEW
NEW
- The Greatest Hits
  Clint Black
- -
- 13
- 1
- - -
  - 13
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

14
- Tragic Kingdom
  No Doubt
- 11
- 4
- 39
- - 11
  - 4
  - 39

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Trauma/Interscope/IGA

RIAA Certification: Diamond

15
- Jock Jams Vol. 2
  Various Artists
- 10
- 10
- 6
- - 10
  - 10
  - 6

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

16
- ATLiens
  OutKast
- 9
- 2
- 5
- - 9
  - 2
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

17
- 311
  311
- 13
- 12
- 30
- - 13
  - 12
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

18
- E. 1999 Eternal
  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- 14
- 1
- 62
- - 14
  - 1
  - 62

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/Relativity

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

19 NEW
NEW
- Pinkerton
  Weezer
- -
- 19
- 1
- - -
  - 19
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DGC/Geffen/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20 NEW
NEW
- Stardust
  Natalie Cole
- -
- 20
- 1
- - -
  - 20
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

21 NEW
NEW
- Illadelph Halflife
  The Roots
- -
- 21
- 1
- - -
  - 21
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DGC/Geffen

Gains In Performance

22
- Load
  Metallica
- 18
- 1
- 17
- - 18
  - 1
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackened/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

23
- The Score
  Fugees
- 17
- 1
- 33
- - 17
  - 1
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

24 NEW
NEW
- Love Songs
  Elton John
- -
- 24
- 1
- - -
  - 24
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

25
- Mr. Happy Go Lucky
  John Mellencamp
- 16
- 9
- 3
- - 16
  - 9
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

26
- It Was Written
  Nas
- 20
- 1
- 13
- - 20
  - 1
  - 13

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

27
- New Beginning
  Tracy Chapman
- 22
- 4
- 46
- - 22
  - 4
  - 46

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

28
- Picture This
  Do Or Die
- 30
- 27
- 4
- - 30
  - 27
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe/Capitol

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

29
- High School High
  Soundtrack
- 21
- 20
- 3
- - 21
  - 20
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Beat/AG

RIAA Certification: Gold

30
- Test For Echo
  Rush
- 19
- 5
- 3
- - 19
  - 5
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Anthem/AG

RIAA Certification: Gold

31
- The Woman In Me
  Shania Twain
- 26
- 5
- 83
- - 26
  - 5
  - 83

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury Nashville/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

32
- The Crow: City Of Angels
  Soundtrack
- 23
- 8
- 9
- - 23
  - 8
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Miramax/Hollywood

RIAA Certification: Platinum

33
- Blue Clear Sky
  George Strait
- 32
- 7
- 23
- - 32
  - 7
  - 23

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

34
- Now In A Minute
  Donna Lewis
- 31
- 31
- 12
- - 31
  - 31
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- Unplugged
  Alice In Chains
- 24
- 3
- 9
- - 24
  - 3
  - 9

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- So So Def Bass All-Stars
  Various Artists
- 34
- 32
- 15
- - 34
  - 32
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

So So Def/Columbia

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

37
- Crash
  Dave Matthews Band
- 25
- 2
- 22
- - 25
  - 2
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

38
- Get On Up And Dance
  Quad City DJ's
- 35
- 31
- 14
- - 35
  - 31
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

QuadraSound/Big Beat/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

39 NEW
NEW
- What I Do The Best
  John Michael Montgomery
- -
- 39
- 1
- - -
  - 39
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

40
- Evil Empire
  Rage Against The Machine
- 33
- 1
- 24
- - 33
  - 1
  - 24

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

41
- Sublime
  Sublime
- 39
- 39
- 9
- - 39
  - 39
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gasoline Alley/MCA/Geffen/UMe

Billboard 200

Week of October 12, 1996

Billboard 200

Falling Into You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Celine Dion Pushes European Tour Dates to 2023 Amid Ongoing Health Issue

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Falling Into You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Home Again

Jagged Little Pill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Set It Off

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Another Level

Sheryl Crow

New Adventures In Hi-Fi

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keith Sweat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All Eyez On Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

No Code

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue

Secrets

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Greatest Hits

Tragic Kingdom

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jock Jams Vol. 2

ATLiens

Imprint/Promotion Label:

311

Imprint/Promotion Label:

E. 1999 Eternal

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pinkerton

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stardust

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Illadelph Halflife

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Load

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Score

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love Songs

Mr. Happy Go Lucky

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It Was Written

New Beginning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Picture This

Imprint/Promotion Label:

High School High

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Test For Echo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Woman In Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Crow: City Of Angels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Clear Sky

Now In A Minute

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Unplugged

So So Def Bass All-Stars

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Crash

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Get On Up And Dance

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What I Do The Best

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Evil Empire

Sublime

Imprint/Promotion Label: