List of number-one albums of 1996 (Canada)
# List of number-one albums of 1996 (Canada)

These are the Canadian number-one albums of 1996. The chart was compiled and published by RPM every Monday. From November 11, the chart began to be compiled by Nielsen SoundScan with the retail sales from Monday to Sunday and published every Monday by RPM. The chart appears also in Billboard magazine as Top Canadian Albums.

| Issue date | Album | Artist |
| - | - | - |
| January 1 | Anthology 1 | The Beatles |
| January 8 | Anthology 1 | The Beatles |
| January 15 | Anthology 1 | The Beatles |
| January 22 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| January 29 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| February 5 | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis |
| February 12 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| February 19 | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis |
| February 26 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| March 4 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| March 11 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| March 18 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| March 25 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| April 1 | Falling into You | Celine Dion |
| April 8 | Falling into You | Celine Dion |
| April 15 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| April 22 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| April 29 | Falling into You | Celine Dion |
| May 6 | Falling into You | Celine Dion |
| May 13 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| May 20 | Trouble at the Henhouse | The Tragically Hip |
| May 27 | Trouble at the Henhouse | The Tragically Hip |
| June 3 | Trouble at the Henhouse | The Tragically Hip |
| June 10 | Trouble at the Henhouse | The Tragically Hip |
| June 17 | Load | Metallica |
| June 24 | The Score | Fugees |
| July 1 | The Score | Fugees |
| July 8 | The Score | Fugees |
| July 15 | The Score | Fugees |
| July 22 | New Beginning | Tracy Chapman |
| July 29 | New Beginning | Tracy Chapman |
| August 5 | Much Dance Mix '96 | Various artists |
| August 12 | Much Dance Mix '96 | Various artists |
| August 19 | Much Dance Mix '96 | Various artists |
| August 26 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| September 2 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| September 9 | No Code | Pearl Jam |
| September 16 | Much Dance Mix '96 | Various artists |
| September 23 | Home Again | New Edition |
| September 30 | Home Again | New Edition |
| October 7 | New Adventures in Hi-Fi | R.E.M. |
| October 14 | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | Nirvana |
| October 21 | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | Nirvana |
| October 28 | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | Nirvana |
| November 4 | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | Nirvana |
| November 11 | Best Of – Volume I | Van Halen |
| November 18 | Best Of – Volume I | Van Halen |
| November 25 | Falling into You | Celine Dion |
| December 2 | Razorblade Suitcase | Bush |
| December 9 | Razorblade Suitcase | Bush |
| December 16 | Razorblade Suitcase | Bush |
