albums of the year

Spice gave The Spice Girls a number 1 for a week from November 16th, 1996. It charted for 72 weeks and returned to top spot on December 7th for 8 weeks. It topped the chart for a further week from March 8th, 1997 and a 4 week spell from March 22nd.
Spice bagan its 5th spell in top spot on May 17th for a week.

The Fat Of The Land by Prodigy topped the chart for 6 weeks from July 12th and charted for 60 weeks.


The Verve's
Urban Hymns reached number 1 for 5 weeks on October 11th. It charted for 102 weeks.


Celine Dion's
Let's Talk About Love reached number 1 on November 29th for 2 weeks and stayed on the chart for 72 weeks.
It returned to top spot on December 20th for a further 2 weeks.

Be Here Now by Oasis had a four week stay at number 1 from August 30th, charting for 37 weeks.
It returned for a further week on October 4th.

Spiceworld by The Spice Girls topped the chart for 2 weeks from November 15th and charted for 55. It returned for a further week on December 13th.