List of number-one albums of 1996 (Canada)

These are the Canadian number-one albums of 1996.^[1] The chart was compiled and published by RPM every Monday.

Number-one albums

†	This indicates the best performing album of the year.

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