The complete list of albums we own released in 1996 .....
| Artist | Album Name | Label |
| Afghan Whigs | Black Love | Elektra |
| Babe the Blue Ox | People | RCA |
| Bodeans | Blend | Slash |
| Brainiac | Hissing Prigs in Static Couture | Touch and Go |
| Dahl, Cynthia | untitled | Drag City |
| Directions in Music | Directions in Music | Thrill Jockey |
| Dirty Three | Horse Stories | Touch and Go |
| Escovedo, Alejandro | With These Hands | Rykodisc |
| Falstaff | II | Homestead |
| Folk Implosion | Take a look inside | The Communion Label |
| For Carnation | Marshmallows | Matador |
| Gastr Del Sol | Upgrade and Afterlife | Drag City |
| Gathering Field | Lost in America | Atlantic |
| Golden Smog | Down by the Old Mainstream | Rykodisc |
| Grammy Nominees | 1996 Grammy's | Sony Music |
| Grant Lee Buffalo | Copperopolis | Slash/Reprise |
| Guided By Voices | Under the bushes under the stars | Matador |
| Guided By Voices | Sunfish Holy Breakfast | Matador |
| Handsome Family | Milk and Scissors | Carrot Top |
| Henry, Joe | Trampoline | Mammoth |
| Hilltops | Big Black River | Black Dog |
| house of blues | hot biscuits | house of blues |
| June of 44 | Tropics and Meridians | Quarterstick |
| Lounge Ax Defense and Relocation | Lounge Ax Defense and Relocation | Touch and Go |
| Mascis, J | Martin & Me | Reprise |
| Modest Mouse | Interstate 8 | Up |
| Moonshine Willy | Bold Displays of Imperfection | Bloodshot |
| Mould, Bob | Bob Mould | Rykodisc |
| Olivia Tremor Control | Music from the unrealized film script, Dusk at Cubist Castle | Flydaddy |
| Over the Rhine | The Darkest Night of the Year | Scampering Songs |
| Over the Rhine | Good Dog, Bad Dog: The Home Recordings | Scampering Songs |
| Palace | Arise Therefore | Drag City |
| Pinetop Seven | Pinetop Seven | Self Help Records |
| Pollard, Robert | Not in my Airforce | Matador |
| Polvo | Exploded Drawing | Touch and Go |
| Rachel's | The Sea and the Bells | Quarterstick |
| Retsin | Egg Fusion | Simple Machines |
| Rex | C | Southern |
| Sebadoh | Harmacy | Sub Pop |
| Silver Jews | The Natural Bridge | Drag City |
| Smog | The Doctor Came at Dawn | Drag City |
| Spencer, Jon | Now I Got Worry | Matador |
| Sprout, Tobin | Carnival Boy | Matador |
| Stereolab | Emperor Tomato Ketchup | Elektra |
| Sukpatch | Haulin Grass and Smokin Ass | Slabco |
| ThroneBerry | Trot out the Encores | Alias |
| Tortoise | Millions now Living will Never die | Thrill Jockey |
| Tragically Hip | Trouble at the Henhouse | Atlantic |
| Wilco | Being There Disc 2 | Reprise |
| Wilco | Being There Disc 1 | Reprise |