Mixmag - Best dance albums
of
all time (1996)
| 1 | Massive attack | Blue lines | 1991 |
| 2 | Public enemy | It takes a nation of millions to hold us back | 1988 |
| 3 | Björk | Debut | 1993 |
| 4 | Leftfield | Leftism | 1995 |
| 5 | KLF | Chill out | 1990 |
| 6 | Prodigy | Music for the jilted generation | 1994 |
| 7 | Gang starr | Step in the arena | 1991 |
| 8 | Underworld | Dubnobasswithmyheadman | 1993 |
| 9 | Orbital | Orbital (= "the brown album") | 1993 |
| 10 | Portishead | Dummy | 1994 |
| 11 | Global communication | 76.14 | 1994 |
| 12 | Primal scream | Screamadelica | 1991 |
| 13 | C.J. Bolland | The fourth sign | 1993 |
| 14 | Polygon window | Surfing on sine waves | 1993 |
| 15 | Pharcyde | Bizarre ride II The Pharcyde | 1992 |
| 16 | Goldie | Timeless | 1995 |
| 17 | Jamiroquai | Emergency on planet earth | 1993 |
| 18 | Tricky | Maxinquaye | 1995 |
| 19 | Black dog | Bytes | 1992 |
| 20 | Orb | U.F. Orb | 1992 |
| 21 | Young disciples | Road to freedom | 1991 |
| 22 | Eric B & Rakim | Don't sweat the technique | 1992 |
| 23 | Jam & spoon | Tripomatic fairytales 2001 | 1993 |
| 23 | Jam & spoon | Tripomatic fairytales 2002 | 1993 |
| 24 | Ice Cube | Amerikkka's most wanted | 1990 |
| 25 | Happy mondays | Pills 'n' thrills and bellyaches | 1990 |
| 26 | Renaissance | The mix collection by DJ John Digweed & Sasha | |
| 27 | Amorphous androgynous | Tales of Ephidrina | 1993 |
| 28 | Dr. Dre | The chronic | 1992 |
| 29 | Kraftwerk | Computer world | 1981 |
| 30 | Fila Brazillia | Old codes, new chaos | 1994 |
| 31 | Soul II Soul | Club classics, vol. 1 | 1989 |
| 32 | Ice-T | Original gangster | 1991 |
| 33 | LFO | Frequencies | 1991 |
| 34 | St. Germain | Boulevard : the complete series | 1995 |
| 35 | De la soul | 3 feet high and rising | 1989 |
| 36 | A Tribe called quest | People's instinctive travels & the paths of rhythm | 1990 |
| 37 | # | Artificial intelligence | 1992 |
| 38 | # | The house sound of Chicago | 1986 |
| 38 | # | The house sound of Chicago, vol. 2 | 1987 |
| 39 | Sven Väth | Accident in paradise | 1993 |
| 40 | # | Urban classics | 1987 |
| 41 | Jungle brothers | Straight out the jungle | 1988 |
| 42 | Fingers inc. | Another side | 1988 |
| 43 | # | Streetsounds electro : vol. 1 & 2 | 1995 |
| 44 | T-power | The self evident truth of an intuitive mind | 1995 |
| 45 | Slick Rick | Behind bars | 1994 |
| 46 | Stereo mc's | Supernatural | 1990 |
| 47 | Schoolly D | Psk. what does it mean? | |
| 48 | Beloved | Happiness | 1990 |
| 49 | M people | Elegant slumming | 1993 |
| 50 | Mary J. Blige | What's the 411? | 1992 |
| 37 | # | Artificial intelligence | 1992 |
| 43 | # | Streetsounds electro : vol. 1 & 2 | 1995 |
| 38 | # | The house sound of Chicago | 1986 |
| 38 | # | The house sound of Chicago, vol. 2 | 1987 |
| 40 | # | Urban classics | 1987 |
| 27 | Amorphous androgynous | Tales of Ephidrina | 1993 |
| 48 | Beloved | Happiness | 1990 |
| 3 | Björk | Debut | 1993 |
| 19 | Black dog | Bytes | 1992 |
| 50 | Mary J. Blige | What's the 411? | 1992 |
| 13 | C.J. Bolland | The fourth sign | 1993 |
| 35 | De la soul | 3 feet high and rising | 1989 |
| 28 | Dr. Dre | The chronic | 1992 |
| 22 | Eric B & Rakim | Don't sweat the technique | 1992 |
| 30 | Fila Brazillia | Old codes, new chaos | 1994 |
| 42 | Fingers inc. | Another side | 1988 |
| 7 | Gang starr | Step in the arena | 1991 |
| 11 | Global communication | 76.14 | 1994 |
| 16 | Goldie | Timeless | 1995 |
| 25 | Happy mondays | Pills 'n' thrills and bellyaches | 1990 |
| 24 | Ice Cube | Amerikkka's most wanted | 1990 |
| 32 | Ice-T | Original gangster | 1991 |
| 23 | Jam & spoon | Tripomatic fairytales 2001 | 1993 |
| 23 | Jam & spoon | Tripomatic fairytales 2002 | 1993 |
| 17 | Jamiroquai | Emergency on planet earth | 1993 |
| 41 | Jungle brothers | Straight out the jungle | 1988 |
| 5 | KLF | Chill out | 1990 |
| 29 | Kraftwerk | Computer world | 1981 |
| 4 | Leftfield | Leftism | 1995 |
| 33 | LFO | Frequencies | 1991 |
| 49 | M people | Elegant slumming | 1993 |
| 1 | Massive attack | Blue lines | 1991 |
| 20 | Orb | U.F. Orb | 1992 |
| 9 | Orbital | Orbital (= "the brown album") | 1993 |
| 15 | Pharcyde | Bizarre ride II The Pharcyde | 1992 |
| 14 | Polygon window | Surfing on sine waves | 1993 |
| 10 | Portishead | Dummy | 1994 |
| 12 | Primal scream | Screamadelica | 1991 |
| 6 | Prodigy | Music for the jilted generation | 1994 |
| 2 | Public enemy | It takes a nation of millions to hold us back | 1988 |
| 26 | Renaissance | The mix collection by DJ John Digweed & Sasha | |
| 47 | Schoolly D | Psk. what does it mean? | |
| 45 | Slick Rick | Behind bars | 1994 |
| 31 | Soul II Soul | Club classics, vol. 1 | 1989 |
| 34 | St. Germain | Boulevard : the complete series | 1995 |
| 46 | Stereo mc's | Supernatural | 1990 |
| 44 | T-power | The self evident truth of an intuitive mind | 1995 |
| 36 | A Tribe called quest | People's instinctive travels & the paths of rhythm | 1990 |
| 18 | Tricky | Maxinquaye | 1995 |
| 8 | Underworld | Dubnobasswithmyheadman | 1993 |
| 39 | Sven Väth | Accident in paradise | 1993 |
| 21 | Young disciples | Road to freedom | 1991 |