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Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996

The year-end countdown for 1996 from Triple J in Australia (national) ranks 100 songs, with “Buy Me A Pony” by Spiderbait at number one. The list features 83 different artists; Bush has the most entries with three songs.

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# Song ListsBest
1 Buy Me A Pony Spiderbait 3 #1
2 Stinkfist Tool 52 #2
3 Underground Ben Folds Five 11 #3
4 Pepper Butthole Surfers 52 #1
5 Glycerine Bush 73 #3
6 Pick You Up Powderfinger 1 #6
7 Breathe The Prodigy 27 #7
8 Ballad of the Skeletons Allen Ginsberg 1 #8
9 El Scorcho Weezer 16 #9
10 You're Gorgeous Babybird 6 #8
11 Down 311 46 #1
12 Born Slippy Underworld 34 #5
13 1979 The Smashing Pumpkins 70 #2
14 Scooby Snacks Fun Lovin' Criminals 14 #14
15 Kong Foo Sing Regurgitator 1 #15
16 Spaceman Babylon Zoo 1 #16
17 Firestarter The Prodigy 24 #17
18 DAF Powderfinger 1 #18
19 Swallowed Bush 32 #16
20 Dogs are the Best People Fauves 1 #20
21 Down in the Park Foo Fighters 1 #21
22 Oh Yeah Ash 3 #22
23 To Get Where I am Regurgitator 1 #23
24 Santa Monica Everclear 36 #3
25 Just A Girl No Doubt 54 #2
26 Setting Sun The Chemical Brothers 10 #26
27 The Distance Cake 58 #1
28 Zero The Smashing Pumpkins 32 #6
29 Devil's Haircut Beck 39 #29
30 Self Abuser Fauves 1 #30
31 Mah Na Mah Na Skin 1 #31
32 Living Type Powderfinger 1 #32
33 California Love 2Pac 3 #33
34 Mother Mother Tracy Bonham 18 #11
35 Killing Me Softly The Fugees 1 #35
36 Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth... Primitive Radio Gods 2 #36
37 Virtual Insanity Jamiroquai 23 #37
38 Comedown Bush 48 #4
39 Novocaine for the Soul The Eels 26 #16
40 Milk Tricky/Garbage 1 #40
41 Whoever You Are Geggy Tah 23 #41
42 Coppertone Fini Scad 1 #42
43 Where It's At Beck 58 #2
44 Salvation The Cranberries 24 #22
45 Aneurysm Nirvana 27 #12
46 Bulls on Parade Rage Against the Machine 38 #5
47 Hail Hail Pearl Jam 10 #26
48 Popular Nada Surf 14 #36
49 Pass the Vibes Definition of Sound 1 #49
50 Mach 5 The Presidents of the United States of America 3 #50
51 Only Happy When It Rains Garbage 48 #14
52 Until It Sleeps Metallica 9 #48
53 Hyperballad Björk 6 #53
54 If I Could Talk I'd Tell You The Lemonheads 11 #23
55 Tonight, Tonight The Smashing Pumpkins 59 #5
56 Susan's House The Eels 5 #56
57 So Rude Rebecca's Empire 1 #57
58 Heartspark Dollar Sign Everclear 13 #11
59 Silver Lizard Tumbleweed 1 #59
60 Hey Dude Kula Shaker 1 #60
61 I'll be your Majick Def Fx 1 #61
62 Hero of the Day Metallica 7 #8
63 Punk Rock Song Bad Religion 1 #63
64 Wombo Lombo Angelique Kidjo 1 #64
65 Here in Your Bedroom Goldfinger 26 #12
66 What's Come Over Me Frente! 1 #66
67 Everything is Good for You Crowded House 1 #67
68 Mission Impossible Mullen/Clayton 1 #68
69 Speculator Insurge 1 #69
70 Don't It Get You Down Deadstar 1 #70
71 Disco 2000 Pulp 6 #5
72 Punch in the Face Frenzal Rhomb 1 #72
73 Gold Dust Woman Hole 6 #47
74 Lay Lady Lay Ministry 1 #74
75 Surf's Up Tonight Midnight Oil 1 #75
76 In The Meantime Spacehog 38 #7
77 Burden in My Hand Soundgarden 20 #4
78 How Bizarre OMC 6 #23
79 I Make Hamburgers The Whitlams 1 #79
80 Soldiers You Am I 1 #80
81 Shut My Eyes The Superjesus 1 #81
82 Naked Eye Luscious Jackson 35 #15
83 Waking Up Tired Hoodoo Gurus 1 #83
84 Good Mornin' You Am I 1 #84
85 Goldfinger Ash 4 #60
86 Woman Neneh Cherry 1 #86
87 E-Bow the Letter R.E.M. 6 #71
88 Grooving Hunting Party 1 #88
89 Cromagnon Man Snout 1 #89
90 Leaving Here Pearl Jam 3 #22
91 Set the Controls Barry Adamson 1 #91
92 Thunder The Mavis's 1 #92
93 All I Want Skunk Anansie 1 #93
94 Mankind Pearl Jam 1 #94
95 Creep Frank Bennett 1 #95
96 Ella's Uncle Matthew Trapnell 1 #96
97 Hail Caesar AC/DC 1 #97
98 Professional Widow Tori Amos 1 #98
99 Ready To Go Republica 31 #26
100 Gold to Me Ben Harper 1 #100

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About this countdown

Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 was broadcast by Triple J (Australia (national)). Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

Contributed by Keith Murphy. Thank you!

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