List of top 25 albums for 1996 in Australia
# List of top 25 albums for 1996 in Australia

The following lists the top 50 albums of 1996 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Albums Chart.

| # | Title | Artist | Highest pos. reached | weeks at No. 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | 1 | 10 |
| 2. | Falling into You | Celine Dion | 1 | 4 |
| 3. | Forgiven, Not Forgotten | The Corrs | 1 | 3 |
| 4. | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis | 1 | 5 |
| 5. | The Very Best of Toni Childs | Toni Childs | 1 | 6 |
| 6. | Recurring Dream | Crowded House | 1 | 8 |
| 7. | The Presidents of the United States of America | The Presidents of the United States of America | 3 | |
| 8. | Throwing Copper | Live | 1 | 7 |
| 9. | Daydream | Mariah Carey | 1 | 1 |
| 10. | Romeo's Heart | John Farnham | 2 | |
| 11. | The Memory of Trees | Enya | 1 | 2 |
| 12. | Barnes Hits Anthology | Jimmy Barnes | 1 | 1 |
| 13. | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | 1 | 3) |
| 14. | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | The Smashing Pumpkins | 1 | 2 |
| 15. | Older | George Michael | 1 | 1 |
| 16. | Riverdance | Bill Whelan | 4 | |
| 17. | New Beginning | Tracy Chapman | 6 | |
| 18. | Sixteen Stone | Bush | 5 | |
| 19. | Don't Ask | Tina Arena | 1 | 1 |
| 20. | Tennessee Moon | Neil Diamond | 2 | |
| 21. | Load | Metallica | 1 | 2 |
| 22. | The Colour of My Love | Celine Dion | 1 | 8 |
| 23. | To the Faithful Departed | The Cranberries | 1 | 1 |
| 24. | Blue | LeAnn Rimes | 5 | |
| 25. | 18 til I Die | Bryan Adams | 2 | |
| 26. | No Code | Pearl Jam | 1 | 2 |
| 27. | Garbage | Garbage | 4 | |
| 28. | Something to Remember | Madonna | 1 | 1 |
| 29. | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | Nirvana | 1 | 1 |
| 30. | Greatest Hits (1985–1995) | Michael Bolton | 6 | |
| 31. | CrazySexyCool | TLC | 5 | |
| 32. | Greatest Hits | Simply Red | 4 | |
| 33. | Enzso | Enzso | 4 | |
| 34. | One Hot Minute | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 1 | 2 |
| 35. | Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! | Roxette | 10 | |
| 36. | Frogstomp | Silverchair | 1 | 3 |
| 37. | II | The Presidents of the United States of America | 3 | |
| 38. | The Score | Fugees | 5 | |
| 39. | All Time Greatest Hits | Elvis Presley | 7 | |
| 40. | Cracked Rear View | Hootie & the Blowfish | 7 | |
| 41. | Life | Simply Red | 7 | |
| 42. | The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992 | Neil Diamond | 1 | 2 |
| 43. | Sweet Dreams | La Bouche | 10 | |
| 44. | Double Allergic | Powderfinger | 4 | |
| 45. | Sparkle and Fade | Everclear | 9 | |
| 46. | Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files | Soundtrack | 8 | |
| 47. | Love Songs | Elton John | 7 | |
| 48. | MTV Unplugged in New York | Nirvana | 1 | 3 |
| 49. | Nevermind | Nirvana | 2 | |
| 50. | The Very Best of the Eagles | Eagles | 2 | |

Peak chart positions from 1996 are from the ARIA Charts, overall position on the End of Year Chart is calculated by ARIA based on the number of weeks and position that the records reach within the Top 50 albums for each week during 1996.

