Metalhammer - jaarlijst 1996
| 1 | Sepultura | Roots | 1996 |
| 2 | Corrosion of conformity | Wiseblood | 1996 |
| 3 | Type o negative | October rust | 1996 |
| 4 | Pearl jam | No code | 1996 |
| 5 | Soundgarden | Down on the upside | 1996 |
| 6 | Imperial drag | Imperial drag | 1996 |
| 7 | Metallica | Load | 1996 |
| 8 | Manic street preachers | Everything must go | 1996 |
| 9 | Screaming trees | Dust | 1996 |
| 10 | Nirvana | From the muddy banks of the Whiskah | 1996 |
(dinsdag 21 juni 2022)