1996
Another year of album Top 30s here. All Top 30 data is complete.
This is a year where two albums spent 31 weeks at No. 1 between them.
Other years
Irish Album Charts 1993
Irish Album Charts 1994
Irish Album Charts 1995
Irish Album Charts 1999
The dates below are taken from the date the Sunday World newspaper was published.
January 7th, 1996
TW LW ALBUM ARTIST
01 01 (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - OASIS
02 NE WILD ONE - THE VERY BEST OF THIN LIZZY - THIN LIZZY
03 02 ROBSON & JEROME - ROBSON AND JEROME
04 04 HISTORY - PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE - MICHAEL JACKSON
05 05 SAID AND DONE - BOYZONE
06 06 THE MEMORY OF TREES - ENYA
07 07 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 32 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
08 08 THE GREAT ESCAPE - BLUR
09 28 FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN - THE CORRS
10 18 DIFFERENT CLASS - PULP
11 03 FRESH HORSES - GARTH BROOKS
12 14 SOMETHING TO REMEMBER - MADONNA
13 12 THE GREATEST HITS OF '95 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
14 13 THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE - CELINE DION
15 29 I'LL ALWAYS BE LONELY - BRENDAN KEELEY
16 11 DAYDREAM - MARIAH CAREY
17 26 THE BEST OF DANCE MANIA 95 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
18 23 DANCE TIP '95 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
19 re DEFINITELY MAYBE - OASIS
20 24 BEAT GOES ON - SCOOTER
21 16 LOVE SONGS - ELTON JOHN
22 27 THE NO. 1 MOVIES ALBUM - VARIOUS ARTISTS
23 21 MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS - THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
24 09 ANTHOLOGY 1 - THE BEATLES
25 19 HITS 96 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
26 10 MADE IN HEAVEN - QUEEN
27 re GREATEST HITS 1985-1995 - MICHAEL BOLTON
28 30 WHAT COLOUR IS THE WIND? - CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH
29 re PULP FICTION - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
30 15 CIRCUS - MARY BLACK
January 14th, 1996
TW LW ALBUM ARTIST
01 01 (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - OASIS
02 02 WILD ONE - THE VERY BEST OF THIN LIZZY - THIN LIZZY
03 10 DIFFERENT CLASS - PULP
04 03 ROBSON & JEROME - ROBSON AND JEROME
05 04 HISTORY - PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE - MICHAEL JACKSON
06 09 FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN - THE CORRS
07 NE DRIVE TIME 3 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
08 05 SAID AND DONE - BOYZONE
09 06 THE MEMORY OF TREES - ENYA
10 19 DEFINITELY MAYBE - OASIS
11 11 FRESH HORSES - GARTH BROOKS
12 14 THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE - CELINE DION
13 23 MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS - THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
14 12 SOMETHING TO REMEMBER - MADONNA
15 07 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 32 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
16 25 HITS 96 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
17 28 WHAT COLOUR IS THE WIND? - CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH
18 16 DAYDREAM - MARIAH CAREY
19 re JAGGED LITTLE PILL - ALANIS MORISSETTE
20 22 THE NO. 1 MOVIES ALBUM - VARIOUS ARTISTS
21 08 THE GREAT ESCAPE - BLUR
22 20 BEAT GOES ON - SCOOTER
23 15 I'LL ALWAYS BE LONELY - BRENDAN KEELEY
24 29 PULP FICTION - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
25 re THE BENDS - RADIOHEAD
26 21 LOVE SONGS - ELTON JOHN
27 re THE LOVE ALBUM II - VARIOUS ARTISTS
28 27 GREATEST HITS 1985-1995 - MICHAEL BOLTON
29 26 MADE IN HEAVEN - QUEEN
30 13 THE GREATEST HITS OF '95 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
January 21st, 1996
TW LW ALBUM ARTIST
01 01 (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - OASIS
02 02 WILD ONE - THE VERY BEST OF THIN LIZZY - THIN LIZZY
03 06 FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN - THE CORRS
04 03 DIFFERENT CLASS - PULP
05 05 HISTORY - PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE - MICHAEL JACKSON
06 07 DRIVE TIME 3 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
07 08 SAID AND DONE - BOYZONE
08 04 ROBSON & JEROME - ROBSON AND JEROME
09 10 DEFINITELY MAYBE - OASIS
10 14 SOMETHING TO REMEMBER - MADONNA
11 17 WHAT COLOUR IS THE WIND? - CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH
12 16 HITS 96 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
13 09 THE MEMORY OF TREES - ENYA
14 19 JAGGED LITTLE PILL - ALANIS MORISSETTE
15 12 THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE - CELINE DION
16 13 MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS - THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
17 18 DAYDREAM - MARIAH CAREY
18 11 FRESH HORSES - GARTH BROOKS
19 23 I'LL ALWAYS BE LONELY - BRENDAN KEELEY
20 NE CRAZYSEXYCOOL - TLC
21 NE BIZARRE FRUIT/ BIZARRE FRUIT II - M PEOPLE
22 15 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 32 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
23 20 THE NO. 1 MOVIES ALBUM - VARIOUS ARTISTS
24 24 PULP FICTION - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
25 22 BEAT GOES ON - SCOOTER
26 26 LOVE SONGS - ELTON JOHN
27 21 THE GREAT ESCAPE - BLUR
28 re CIRCUS - MARY BLACK
29 25 THE BENDS - RADIOHEAD
30 re THE GREATEST HITS - ROXETTE
January 28th, 1996
TW LW ALBUM ARTIST
01 01 (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - OASIS
02 02 WILD ONE - THE VERY BEST OF THIN LIZZY - THIN LIZZY
03 03 FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN - THE CORRS
04 NE BOYS FOR PELE - TORI AMOS
05 04 DIFFERENT CLASS - PULP
06 08 ROBSON & JEROME - ROBSON AND JEROME
07 11 WHAT COLOUR IS THE WIND? - CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH
08 07 SAID AND DONE - BOYZONE
09 05 HISTORY - PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE - MICHAEL JACKSON
10 09 DEFINITELY MAYBE - OASIS
11 06 DRIVE TIME 3 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
12 16 MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS - THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
13 10 SOMETHING TO REMEMBER - MADONNA
14 18 FRESH HORSES - GARTH BROOKS
15 13 THE MEMORY OF TREES - ENYA
16 25 BEAT GOES ON - SCOOTER
17 14 JAGGED LITTLE PILL - ALANIS MORISSETTE
18 15 THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE - CELINE DION
19 22 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 32 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
20 26 LOVE SONGS - ELTON JOHN
21 20 CRAZYSEXYCOOL - TLC
22 17 DAYDREAM - MARIAH CAREY
23 12 HITS 96 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
24 29 THE BENDS - RADIOHEAD
25 re OVER THE HUMP - THE KELLY FAMILY
26 19 I'LL ALWAYS BE LONELY - BRENDAN KEELEY
27 24 PULP FICTION - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
28 re GREATEST HITS 1985-1995 - MICHAEL BOLTON
29 23 THE NO. 1 MOVIES ALBUM - VARIOUS ARTISTS
30 27 THE GREAT ESCAPE - BLUR
Another year of album Top 30s here. All Top 30 data is complete.
This is a year where two albums spent 31 weeks at No. 1 between them.
Other years
Irish Album Charts 1993
Irish Album Charts 1994
Irish Album Charts 1995
Irish Album Charts 1999
The dates below are taken from the date the Sunday World newspaper was published.
January 7th, 1996
TW LW ALBUM ARTIST
01 01 (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - OASIS
02 NE WILD ONE - THE VERY BEST OF THIN LIZZY - THIN LIZZY
03 02 ROBSON & JEROME - ROBSON AND JEROME
04 04 HISTORY - PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE - MICHAEL JACKSON
05 05 SAID AND DONE - BOYZONE
06 06 THE MEMORY OF TREES - ENYA
07 07 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 32 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
08 08 THE GREAT ESCAPE - BLUR
09 28 FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN - THE CORRS
10 18 DIFFERENT CLASS - PULP
11 03 FRESH HORSES - GARTH BROOKS
12 14 SOMETHING TO REMEMBER - MADONNA
13 12 THE GREATEST HITS OF '95 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
14 13 THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE - CELINE DION
15 29 I'LL ALWAYS BE LONELY - BRENDAN KEELEY
16 11 DAYDREAM - MARIAH CAREY
17 26 THE BEST OF DANCE MANIA 95 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
18 23 DANCE TIP '95 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
19 re DEFINITELY MAYBE - OASIS
20 24 BEAT GOES ON - SCOOTER
21 16 LOVE SONGS - ELTON JOHN
22 27 THE NO. 1 MOVIES ALBUM - VARIOUS ARTISTS
23 21 MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS - THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
24 09 ANTHOLOGY 1 - THE BEATLES
25 19 HITS 96 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
26 10 MADE IN HEAVEN - QUEEN
27 re GREATEST HITS 1985-1995 - MICHAEL BOLTON
28 30 WHAT COLOUR IS THE WIND? - CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH
29 re PULP FICTION - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
30 15 CIRCUS - MARY BLACK
January 14th, 1996
TW LW ALBUM ARTIST
01 01 (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - OASIS
02 02 WILD ONE - THE VERY BEST OF THIN LIZZY - THIN LIZZY
03 10 DIFFERENT CLASS - PULP
04 03 ROBSON & JEROME - ROBSON AND JEROME
05 04 HISTORY - PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE - MICHAEL JACKSON
06 09 FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN - THE CORRS
07 NE DRIVE TIME 3 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
08 05 SAID AND DONE - BOYZONE
09 06 THE MEMORY OF TREES - ENYA
10 19 DEFINITELY MAYBE - OASIS
11 11 FRESH HORSES - GARTH BROOKS
12 14 THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE - CELINE DION
13 23 MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS - THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
14 12 SOMETHING TO REMEMBER - MADONNA
15 07 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 32 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
16 25 HITS 96 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
17 28 WHAT COLOUR IS THE WIND? - CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH
18 16 DAYDREAM - MARIAH CAREY
19 re JAGGED LITTLE PILL - ALANIS MORISSETTE
20 22 THE NO. 1 MOVIES ALBUM - VARIOUS ARTISTS
21 08 THE GREAT ESCAPE - BLUR
22 20 BEAT GOES ON - SCOOTER
23 15 I'LL ALWAYS BE LONELY - BRENDAN KEELEY
24 29 PULP FICTION - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
25 re THE BENDS - RADIOHEAD
26 21 LOVE SONGS - ELTON JOHN
27 re THE LOVE ALBUM II - VARIOUS ARTISTS
28 27 GREATEST HITS 1985-1995 - MICHAEL BOLTON
29 26 MADE IN HEAVEN - QUEEN
30 13 THE GREATEST HITS OF '95 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
January 21st, 1996
TW LW ALBUM ARTIST
01 01 (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - OASIS
02 02 WILD ONE - THE VERY BEST OF THIN LIZZY - THIN LIZZY
03 06 FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN - THE CORRS
04 03 DIFFERENT CLASS - PULP
05 05 HISTORY - PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE - MICHAEL JACKSON
06 07 DRIVE TIME 3 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
07 08 SAID AND DONE - BOYZONE
08 04 ROBSON & JEROME - ROBSON AND JEROME
09 10 DEFINITELY MAYBE - OASIS
10 14 SOMETHING TO REMEMBER - MADONNA
11 17 WHAT COLOUR IS THE WIND? - CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH
12 16 HITS 96 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
13 09 THE MEMORY OF TREES - ENYA
14 19 JAGGED LITTLE PILL - ALANIS MORISSETTE
15 12 THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE - CELINE DION
16 13 MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS - THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
17 18 DAYDREAM - MARIAH CAREY
18 11 FRESH HORSES - GARTH BROOKS
19 23 I'LL ALWAYS BE LONELY - BRENDAN KEELEY
20 NE CRAZYSEXYCOOL - TLC
21 NE BIZARRE FRUIT/ BIZARRE FRUIT II - M PEOPLE
22 15 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 32 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
23 20 THE NO. 1 MOVIES ALBUM - VARIOUS ARTISTS
24 24 PULP FICTION - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
25 22 BEAT GOES ON - SCOOTER
26 26 LOVE SONGS - ELTON JOHN
27 21 THE GREAT ESCAPE - BLUR
28 re CIRCUS - MARY BLACK
29 25 THE BENDS - RADIOHEAD
30 re THE GREATEST HITS - ROXETTE
January 28th, 1996
TW LW ALBUM ARTIST
01 01 (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - OASIS
02 02 WILD ONE - THE VERY BEST OF THIN LIZZY - THIN LIZZY
03 03 FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN - THE CORRS
04 NE BOYS FOR PELE - TORI AMOS
05 04 DIFFERENT CLASS - PULP
06 08 ROBSON & JEROME - ROBSON AND JEROME
07 11 WHAT COLOUR IS THE WIND? - CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH
08 07 SAID AND DONE - BOYZONE
09 05 HISTORY - PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE - MICHAEL JACKSON
10 09 DEFINITELY MAYBE - OASIS
11 06 DRIVE TIME 3 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
12 16 MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS - THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
13 10 SOMETHING TO REMEMBER - MADONNA
14 18 FRESH HORSES - GARTH BROOKS
15 13 THE MEMORY OF TREES - ENYA
16 25 BEAT GOES ON - SCOOTER
17 14 JAGGED LITTLE PILL - ALANIS MORISSETTE
18 15 THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE - CELINE DION
19 22 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 32 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
20 26 LOVE SONGS - ELTON JOHN
21 20 CRAZYSEXYCOOL - TLC
22 17 DAYDREAM - MARIAH CAREY
23 12 HITS 96 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
24 29 THE BENDS - RADIOHEAD
25 re OVER THE HUMP - THE KELLY FAMILY
26 19 I'LL ALWAYS BE LONELY - BRENDAN KEELEY
27 24 PULP FICTION - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
28 re GREATEST HITS 1985-1995 - MICHAEL BOLTON
29 23 THE NO. 1 MOVIES ALBUM - VARIOUS ARTISTS
30 27 THE GREAT ESCAPE - BLUR
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