Billboard 200

Week of December 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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Tragic Kingdom

No Doubt

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Trauma/Interscope/IGA

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

Olivia Rodrigo Delivers a Raging 'Just a Girl' Cover: 'I Am the Biggest Gwen Stefani Fan in the World'

Billboard 200

Week of December 28, 1996

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Tragic Kingdom
  No Doubt
- 1
- 1
- 50
- - 1
  - 1
  - 50

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Trauma/Interscope/IGA

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- Falling Into You
  Celine Dion
- 2
- 1
- 40
- - 2
  - 1
  - 40

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

3
- The Preacher's Wife
  Soundtrack
- 4
- 3
- 3
- - 4
  - 3
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

4
- Razorblade Suitcase
  Bush
- 3
- 1
- 4
- - 3
  - 1
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Trauma/Interscope

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

5
- Space Jam
  Soundtrack
- 5
- 5
- 5
- - 5
  - 5
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Sunset/Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

6
- Romeo + Juliet
  Soundtrack
- 7
- 6
- 81
- - 7
  - 6
  - 81

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

7
- Blue
  LeAnn Rimes
- 8
- 3
- 23
- - 8
  - 3
  - 23

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

8
- Secrets
  Toni Braxton
- 9
- 2
- 26
- - 9
  - 2
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Zomba

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

9
- The Moment
  Kenny G
- 6
- 2
- 11
- - 6
  - 2
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

10
- Jagged Little Pill
  Alanis Morissette
- 10
- 1
- 79
- - 10
  - 1
  - 79

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maverick/Reprise/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Diamond

11
- This Is The Time -- The Christmas Album
  Michael Bolton
- 15
- 11
- 11
- - 15
  - 11
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

12 NEW
NEW
- Muddy Waters
  Redman
- -
- 12
- 1
- - -
  - 12
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

13
- Everything I Love
  Alan Jackson
- 13
- 12
- 7
- - 13
  - 12
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville/Sony Commercial Music Group

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

14
- Did I Shave My Legs For This?
  Deana Carter
- 14
- 14
- 14
- - 14
  - 14
  - 14

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

15
- Evita
  Soundtrack
- 21
- 6
- 5
- - 21
  - 6
  - 5

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

16
- Tha Doggfather
  Snoop Dogg
- 11
- 1
- 5
- - 11
  - 1
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Death Row/Interscope

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

17
- Anthology 3
  The Beatles
- 16
- 1
- 7
- - 16
  - 1
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

18
- Keith Sweat
  Keith Sweat
- 17
- 5
- 25
- - 17
  - 5
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

19
- The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
  Makaveli
- 12
- 1
- 6
- - 12
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Death Row

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

20
- What If It's You
  Reba McEntire
- 18
- 15
- 6
- - 18
  - 15
  - 6

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

21
- Jock Jams Vol. 2
  Various Artists
- 23
- 10
- 17
- - 23
  - 10
  - 17

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

22
- Best Of Volume 1
  Van Halen
- 22
- 1
- 8
- - 22
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

23
- Recovering The Satellites
  Counting Crows
- 31
- 1
- 9
- - 31
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DGC/Geffen

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

24
- Another Level
  BLACKstreet
- 24
- 3
- 14
- - 24
  - 3
  - 14

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

25
- 311
  311
- 32
- 12
- 41
- - 32
  - 12
  - 41

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

26
- Set It Off
  Soundtrack
- 20
- 4
- 12
- - 20
  - 4
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

East West/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- Christmas Island
  Jimmy Buffett
- 29
- 27
- 10
- - 29
  - 27
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Margaritaville/MCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

28
- If We Fall In Love Tonight
  Rod Stewart
- 30
- 19
- 5
- - 30
  - 19
  - 5

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- The Mirror Has Two Faces
  Soundtrack
- 25
- 16
- 5
- - 25
  - 16
  - 5

RIAA Certification: Platinum

30
- The Greatest Hits
  Clint Black
- 38
- 12
- 12
- - 38
  - 12
  - 12

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

31
- Ill Na Na
  Foxy Brown
- 19
- 7
- 4
- - 19
  - 7
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Violator/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

32
- Home Again
  New Edition
- 34
- 1
- 14
- - 34
  - 1
  - 14

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

33
- Trial By Fire
  Journey
- 33
- 3
- 8
- - 33
  - 3
  - 8

RIAA Certification: Platinum

34
- Sheryl Crow
  Sheryl Crow
- 37
- 6
- 12
- - 37
  - 6
  - 12

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

35
- Family Scriptures
  Mo Thugs Family
- 27
- 2
- 6
- - 27
  - 2
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mo Thugs/Relativity

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- Enigma 3 Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!
  Enigma
- 28
- 25
- 3
- - 28
  - 25
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

37
- Star Bright
  Vanessa Williams
- 36
- 36
- 6
- - 36
  - 36
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

38
- Beavis And Butt-Head Do America
  Soundtrack
- 52
- 38
- 6
- - 52
  - 38
  - 6

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

39
- Your Secret Love
  Luther Vandross
- 40
- 9
- 11
- - 40
  - 9
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LV/Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum

40
- The Day
  Babyface
- 39
- 6
- 7
- - 39
  - 6
  - 7

Billboard 200

Week of December 28, 1996

Billboard 200

Tragic Kingdom

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Olivia Rodrigo Delivers a Raging 'Just a Girl' Cover: 'I Am the Biggest Gwen Stefani Fan in the World'

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Tragic Kingdom

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Falling Into You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Preacher's Wife

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Razorblade Suitcase

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Space Jam

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Romeo + Juliet

Blue

Secrets

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Moment

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jagged Little Pill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

This Is The Time -- The Christmas Album

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Muddy Waters

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Everything I Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Did I Shave My Legs For This?

Evita

Tha Doggfather

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Anthology 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keith Sweat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What If It's You

Jock Jams Vol. 2

Best Of Volume 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Recovering The Satellites

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Another Level

311

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Set It Off

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Christmas Island

Imprint/Promotion Label:

If We Fall In Love Tonight

The Mirror Has Two Faces

The Greatest Hits

Ill Na Na

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Home Again

Trial By Fire

Sheryl Crow

Family Scriptures

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enigma 3 Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Star Bright

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beavis And Butt-Head Do America

Your Secret Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Day