WNCW`s Top 100 of 1996
100. THE NEVILLE BROTHERS - All My Relations (A&M)
99. TERRY ALLEN - Human Remains (Sugar Hill)
98. HEIDI BERRY - Miracle (4AD)
97. GEORGE JONES - I Lived To Tell It All (MCA)
96. (Various Artists) - Tell Me Something: The Songs Of Mese Allison (Verve)
95. JACKSON BROWNE - Looking East (Elektra)
94. GOLDEN SMOG - Down By The Old Mainstream (Rykodisc)
93. LONNIE BROOKS - Roadhouse Rules (Alligator)
92. CEPHAS & WIGGINS - Cool Down (Alligator)
91. THE NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND - Unleashed (Sugar Hill)
90. RUSTED ROOT - Remember (Mercury)
89. (Various Artists) - A Tribute To Stevie Ray Vauqhan (Ezic)
88 DARRELL SCOTT - Aloha From Nashville (JustUs)
87 DIRK POWELL - If I Go Ten Thousand Miles (Rounder)
86. ROBYN HITCHCOCK - Moss Elixir (Warner Bros.)
85. DOC WATSON - The Vanguard Years (Vanguard)
84. ONCE BLUE - Once Blue (E.M.I.)
83. THE BEATLES - Anthology II (Apple/Capitol)
82. SYD STRAW - War & Peace (Capricorn)
81. ANGELIQUE KIDJO - Fifa (Mango)
80. BILL MORRISSEY - You'll Never Get To Heaven (Philo/Rounder)
79. SON SEALS - Live! Spontaneous Combustion (Alligator)
78. ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - All This Useless Beauty (Warner Bros.)
77. MADELEINE PEYROUX - Dreamland (Atlantic)
76. JUNIOR WELLS - Come On In This House (Telarc)
75. ROSANNE CASH - 10 Sons Demo (Capitol)
74. BLUE HIGHWAY - Wind To The West (Rebel)
73. ANI DIFRANCO - Dilate (Righteous Babe)
72. DAVID GRAY - Sell, Sell, Sell (E.M.I)
71. SAM PHILLIPS - Omnipop (It's Only A Flesh Wound Lamb Chop) (Virgin)
70. (Various Artists) - Dead Man Walking (Columbia)
69. PATTI ROTHBERG - Between The 1 & The 9 (E.M.I)
68. DONNA THE BUFFALO - The Ones You Love (DTB)
67. TRACY CHAPMAN - New Beginning (Elektra)
66. TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - She's The One (Warner Bros.)
65. TORI AMOS - Boys For Pele (Atlantic)
64. ELLIS PAUL - A Carnival Of Voices (Philo/Rounder)
63. MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD - Shack- man (Grammavision/Rykodisc)
62. ASHLEY MAC ISAAC - Hi... How Are You Today? (A&M)
61. NEIL YOUNG 6c CRAZY HORSE - Broken Arrow (Reprise)
60. JIMMIE DALE GILMORE - Braver Newer World (Elektra)
59. PAUL WESTERBERG - Eventually (Reprise)
58. OLD & IN THE WAY - That High Lonesome Sound (Acoustic Disc)
57. PATTI SMITH - Gone Again (Arista)
56. BR5-49 - BR5- 49 (Arista Nashville)
55. the subdudes - Primitive Streak (High Street)
54. SUE FOLEY - Walk In The Sun (Antone's/Discovery)
53. COWBOY JUNKIES - Lay It Down (Geffen)
52. AL GREEN - Your Heart's In Good Hands (MCA)
51. (Various Artists) - Honor: A Benefit For The Honor The Earth Foundation(Daemon)
50. ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART - Big Mama's Door (OKeh/550 Music)
49. PAULA COLE - This Fire (Image/Warner Bros.)
48. SUZANNE VEGA - Nine Objects Of Desire (A&M)
47. J.J, GALE - Guitar Man (Delabel/Virgin)
46. (Various Artists) - Fire On The Mountain: Reggae Salutes The Grateful Dead(Pow Wow)
45. FIONA APPLE - Tidal (Clean Slate/The Work Group)
44. PETER ROWAN - Bluegrass Boy (Sugar Hill)
43. THE BEATLES - Anthology III (Apple/Capitol)
42. MICKEY HART - Mickey Hart's Mystery Box (Rykodisc)
41. COUNTING CROWS - Recovering The Satellites (DGC)
40. JERRY DOUGLAS & PETER ROWAN - Yonder (Sugar Hill)
39. DAVID WILCOX - East Asheville Hardware - Live (Koch)
38. JOHN GORKA - Between 5 & 7 (High Street)
37. (Various Artists) - True Life Blues: The Songs Of Bill Monroe (Sugar Hill)
36. THE FREIGHT HOPPERS - Where'd You Come From, Where'd You Go? (Rounder)
35. CHUCK BRODSKY - Letters In The Dirt (Red House)
34. YO- YO MA/EDGAR MEYER/MARK O'CONNOR - Appalachia Waltz (Sony Classical)
33. DAR WILLIAMS - Mortal City (Razor & Tie)
32. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Crash (RCA)
31. KEB' MO' - Just Like You (Okeh/Epic)
30, THE V - ROYS - Just Add Ice (E Squared)
29, MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - A Place In The World (Columbia)
28. JIM LAUDERDALE - Persimmons (Upstart/Rounder)
27. RICHARD THOMPSON - You? Me? Us? (Capitol)
26. BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA - Guitar Slinger (Interscope)
25. GREG BROWN - Further in (Red House)
24. TAJ MAHAL - Phantom Blues (Private Music)
23. THE DEL MC COURY BAND - The Cold Hard Facts (Rounder)
22. SHERYL CROW - Sheryl Crow (A&M)
21. VAN MORRISON - How Long Has This Been Going On? (Verve)
20. JUNIOR BROWN - Semi Crazy (MCG/Curb)
19. SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS - Hot (Mammoth)
18. TIM O'BRIEN - Red On Blonde (Sugar Hill)
17. R.E.M. - New Adventures In Hi- Fl (Warner Bros.)
16. JOHNNY CASH - Unchained (American)
15. BECK - Odelay (Geffen)
14. STEVE EARLE - I Feel Alright (E Squared/Warner Bros.)
13. PHISH - Billy Breathes (Elektra)
12. MARK KNOPFLER - Golden Heart (Warner Bros.)
11. DAVE ALVIN & THE GUILTY MEN - Interstate City (Hightone)
10. SHAWN COLVIN - A Few Small Repairs (Columbia)
9. WILCO - Being There (Reprise)
8. BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - Live Art (Warner Bros.)
7. THE WALLFLOWERS - Bringing Down The Horse (Interscope)
6. IRIS DE MENT - The Way I Should (Warner Bros.)
5. LOS LOBOS - Colossal Head (Warner Bros.)
4. SAM BUSH - Glamour & Grits (Sugar Hill)
3. JERRY GARCIA & DAVID GRISMAN - Shady Grove (Acoustic Disc)
2. LYLE LOVETT - The Road To Ensenada (Curb/MCA)
1. GILLIAN WELCH - Revival (Almo Sounds/DGC)