Every song that charted in 1996

Combined ranking of all 319 songs from the alternative rock year-end countdowns of 1996. ← Top 100 of 1996

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s
1	Down 311	752	8	#1	2
2	Pepper Butthole Surfers	742	8	#1	1
3	Where It's At Beck	676	8	#2	–
4	Spiderwebs No Doubt	668	7	#3	–
5	Stupid Girl Garbage	633	8	#4	–
6	Tonight, Tonight The Smashing Pumpkins	629	8	#5	–
7	Machinehead Bush	627	7	#1	1
8	What I Got Sublime	613	7	#1	1
9	The Distance Cake	578	8	#1	1
10	Mother Mother Tracy Bonham	562	8	#11	–
11	Zero The Smashing Pumpkins	554	7	#6	–
12	1979 The Smashing Pumpkins	554	6	#2	–
13	Burden in My Hand Soundgarden	516	7	#4	–
14	Here in Your Bedroom Goldfinger	514	8	#12	–
15	Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand Primitive Radio Gods	503	7	#8	–
16	Just A Girl No Doubt	503	6	#2	–
17	Tahitian Moon Porno for Pyros	499	7	#9	–
18	Bulls on Parade Rage Against the Machine	488	7	#5	–
19	Champagne Supernova Oasis	483	7	#11	–
20	Novocaine for the Soul The Eels	477	7	#16	–
21	Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart Stone Temple Pilots	475	5	#2	–
22	Swallowed Bush	471	8	#16	–
23	Big Bang Baby Stone Temple Pilots	467	7	#12	–
24	Only Happy When It Rains Garbage	448	8	#14	–
25	Pretty Noose Soundgarden	443	6	#7	–
26	Counting Blue Cars Dishwalla	436	7	#1	1
27	Guilty Gravity Kills	434	6	#5	–
28	Ironic Alanis Morissette	432	6	#20	–
29	In The Meantime Spacehog	423	7	#7	–
30	All Mixed Up 311	413	7	#15	–
31	Don't Speak No Doubt	398	6	#11	–
32	What Do I Have To Do? Stabbing Westward	345	5	#9	–
33	Santa Monica Everclear	343	4	#3	–
34	Aneurysm Nirvana	339	6	#12	–
35	Stinkfist Tool	335	6	#2	–
36	Scooby Snacks Fun Lovin' Criminals	330	7	#14	–
37	You Learn Alanis Morissette	327	7	#7	–
38	Don't Look Back in Anger Oasis	324	6	#1	1
39	Salvation The Cranberries	307	7	#22	–
40	Devil's Haircut Beck	300	7	#29	–
41	Brain Stew Green Day	298	4	#18	–
42	Popular Nada Surf	288	7	#48	–
43	Heaven Beside You Alice In Chains	280	6	#39	–
44	Ready To Go Republica	279	7	#37	–
45	Angry Johnny Poe	276	6	#27	–
46	Muzzle The Smashing Pumpkins	275	5	#20	–
47	I Was Wrong Social Distortion	267	6	#34	–
48	Bound for the Floor Local H	265	5	#40	–
49	Who Will Save Your Soul Jewel	265	4	#23	–
50	Hail Hail Pearl Jam	255	7	#32	–
51	Ladykillers Lush	254	6	#21	–
52	Big Me Foo Fighters	236	4	#14	–
53	Wonderwall Oasis	234	4	#14	–
54	#1 Crush Garbage	229	5	#24	–
55	Mint Car The Cure	223	5	#24	–
56	Photograph The Verve Pipe	222	6	#24	–
57	Whoever You Are Geggy Tah	217	6	#41	–
58	Glycerine Bush	215	3	#5	–
59	Aeroplane Red Hot Chili Peppers	213	5	#40	–
60	6th Avenue Heartache The Wallflowers	205	4	#18	–
61	Shame Stabbing Westward	201	5	#30	–
62	El Scorcho Weezer	196	4	#9	–
63	The Box Orbital	196	5	#7	–
64	Blow Up the Outside World Soundgarden	193	5	#34	–
65	Flood Jars of Clay	191	5	#36	–
66	If I Could Talk I'd Tell You The Lemonheads	187	4	#23	–
67	Too Much Dave Matthews Band	181	4	#31	–
68	Born Slippy Underworld	181	2	#5	–
69	Firestarter The Prodigy	177	3	#17	–
70	If It Makes You Happy Sheryl Crow	173	5	#40	–
71	Bittersweet Me R.E.M.	170	6	#47	–
72	Naked Goo Goo Dolls	168	3	#41	–
73	Free To Decide The Cranberries	168	4	#35	–
74	Happy Now No Doubt	166	4	#29	–
75	I Got Id Pearl Jam	165	4	#39	–
76	The World I Know Collective Soul	163	4	#38	–
77	Heartspark Dollar Sign Everclear	163	4	#11	–
78	Sucked Out Superdrag	159	5	#53	–
79	Over Now Alice In Chains	157	3	#28	–
80	All I Know Screaming Trees	150	4	#5	–
81	A Long December Counting Crows	149	3	#44	–
82	So Much To Say Dave Matthews Band	149	3	#13	–
83	Angels of the Silences Counting Crows	148	5	#55	–
84	Lady Picture Show Stone Temple Pilots	145	5	#36	–
85	Cumbersome Seven Mary Three	145	3	#50	–
86	Tattva Kula Shaker	140	3	#9	–
87	Head Over Feet Alanis Morissette	136	2	#29	–
88	Who You Are Pearl Jam	136	4	#50	–
89	Inside Patti Rothberg	130	4	#52	–
90	Gold Dust Woman Hole	130	4	#47	–
91	E-Bow the Letter R.E.M.	129	5	#71	–
92	King of New Orleans Better Than Ezra	125	3	#36	–
93	Sister The Nixons	124	2	#32	–
94	Santeria Sublime	122	2	#5	–
95	You're Gorgeous Babybird	121	2	#8	–
96	Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Marilyn Manson	116	3	#48	–
97	Peaches The Presidents of the United States of America	109	3	#49	–
98	A Design for Life Manic Street Preachers	108	2	#2	–
99	Banditos The Refreshments	106	2	#30	–
100	Oh Yeah Ash	105	2	#22	–
101	Caught A Lite Sneeze Tori Amos	105	5	#60	–
102	Buy Me A Pony Spiderbait	100	1	#1	1
103	Come Out 2 Nite Kenickie	100	1	#1	1
104	Naked Eye Luscious Jackson	99	3	#57	–
105	The First Big Weekend Arab Strap	98	1	#2	–
106	Underground Ben Folds Five	98	1	#3	–
107	Under Canvas Under Wraps The Delgados	96	1	#3	–
108	Pick You Up Powderfinger	95	1	#6	–
109	Lovefool The Cardigans	95	2	#17	–
110	Punka Kenickie	94	1	#4	–
111	Breathe The Prodigy	94	1	#7	–
112	Setting Sun The Chemical Brothers	94	3	#26	–
113	Natural One Folk Implosion	93	2	#53	–
114	Ballad of the Skeletons Allen Ginsberg	93	1	#8	–
115	Santa Monica (Watch The World Die) Everclear	92	1	#9	–
116	Leaving Here Pearl Jam	91	2	#22	–
117	People of the Sun Rage Against the Machine	91	2	#25	–
118	Cheetham Hill The Fall	90	1	#6	–
119	Patio Song Gorky's Zygotic Mynci	86	1	#8	–
120	Kong Foo Sing Regurgitator	86	1	#15	–
121	Spaceman Babylon Zoo	85	1	#16	–
122	Why? Sweeney	84	1	#9	–
123	DAF Powderfinger	83	1	#18	–
124	Possum Kingdom Toadies	82	3	#63	–
125	Girl About Town Helen Love	82	1	#10	–
126	Dogs are the Best People Fauves	81	1	#20	–
127	The Day We Caught the Train Ocean Colour Scene	80	1	#3	–
128	Cybele's Reverie Stereolab	80	1	#11	–
129	Down in the Park Foo Fighters	80	1	#21	–
130	Novicane For The Soul The Eels	79	1	#23	–
131	M&M's blink-182	79	1	#20	–
132	Brickbat Billy Bragg	78	1	#12	–
133	To Get Where I am Regurgitator	78	1	#23	–
134	Away Toadies	78	1	#25	–
135	The Chiselers The Fall	76	1	#13	–
136	Greedy Fly Bush	76	2	#34	–
137	Mach 5 The Presidents of the United States of America	76	3	#50	–
138	Kandy Pop Bis	74	1	#14	–
139	Wax Ecstatic Sponge	73	3	#67	–
140	Goodnight Babybird	72	1	#15	–
141	High and Dry Radiohead	72	2	#55	–
142	Walking Contradiction Green Day	72	2	#58	–
143	Water in My Head Buck-O-Nine	71	1	#27	–
144	H. Tool	71	1	#32	–
145	Self Abuser Fauves	71	1	#30	–
146	Hostile The Fall	70	1	#16	–
147	Mah Na Mah Na Skin	70	1	#31	–
148	Denied Unwritten Law	69	1	#29	–
149	Living Type Powderfinger	69	1	#32	–
150	The Old Apartment Barenaked Ladies	69	1	#32	–
151	That Was My Veil PJ Harvey & John Parish	68	1	#17	–
152	California Love 2Pac	68	1	#33	–
153	Hero of the Day Metallica	67	2	#62	–
154	10 Feet Tall Flaming Stars	66	1	#18	–
155	Killing Me Softly The Fugees	66	1	#35	–
156	33 The Smashing Pumpkins	66	1	#32	–
157	The Beautiful People Marilyn Manson	66	2	#69	–
158	Smile Pearl Jam	65	2	#41	–
159	Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth... Primitive Radio Gods	65	1	#36	–
160	Abba On The Jukebox Trembling Blue Stars	64	1	#19	–
161	Virtual Insanity Jamiroquai	64	1	#37	–
162	One Headlight The Wallflowers	64	1	#37	–
163	Comedown Bush	63	1	#38	–
164	Lust For Life Iggy Pop	63	2	#49	–
165	Fluorescences Stereolab	62	1	#20	–
166	Milk Tricky/Garbage	61	1	#40	–
167	Supermodel The Presidents of the United States of America	61	1	#43	–
168	Skydiver Schtum	60	1	#37	–
169	Three Lions The Lightning Seeds	60	1	#5	–
170	Djed Tortoise	60	1	#21	–
171	Willing to Wait Sebadoh	60	1	#41	–
172	Coppertone Fini Scad	59	1	#42	–
173	2 Kindsa Love Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	58	1	#22	–
174	Superman Unwritten Law	56	1	#41	–
175	Taut PJ Harvey & John Parish	56	1	#23	–
176	Until It Sleeps Metallica	56	2	#52	–
177	The Diamond Sea Sonic Youth	54	1	#50	–
178	Friend Quickspace	54	1	#24	–
179	It's Alright It's OK Leah Andreon	54	1	#43	–
180	No Woman, No Cry The Fugees	54	4	#75	–
181	No One's Driving Dave Clarke	52	1	#25	–
182	Pass the Vibes Definition of Sound	52	1	#49	–
183	Shadowboxer Fiona Apple	52	3	#73	–
184	Breakfast At Tiffany's Deep Blue Something	50	1	#6	–
185	Stunt Girl AC Acoustics	50	1	#26	–
186	Follow You Down Gin Blossoms	50	1	#49	–
187	No Place to Hide Korn	49	2	#70	–
188	Bluster Salt	49	2	#64	–
189	Nitrus Dick Dale	48	1	#27	–
190	Hyperballad Björk	48	1	#53	–
191	The State I'm In Belle & Sebastian	46	1	#28	–
192	Bullet With Butterfly Wings The Smashing Pumpkins	46	1	#59	–
193	Move to Bremerton MxPx	46	1	#59	–
194	Susan's House The Eels	45	1	#56	–
195	Girl/Boy Aphex Twin	44	1	#29	–
196	So Rude Rebecca's Empire	44	1	#57	–
197	An Ode to My Car Adam Sandler	44	1	#61	–
198	Fire Water Burn Bloodhound Gang	42	2	#66	–
199	Years Ago Superdeluxe	42	1	#63	–
200	Fireworks DJ Force & Styles	42	1	#30	–
201	Silver Lizard Tumbleweed	42	1	#59	–
202	On a Rope Rocket from the Crypt	42	1	#54	–
203	6th Ave Heartache The Wallflowers	41	1	#64	–
204	Hey Dude Kula Shaker	41	1	#60	–
205	Your Woman White Town	40	1	#31	–
206	I'll be your Majick Def Fx	40	1	#61	–
207	I Won't Lie Down Face to Face	38	1	#57	–
208	In My Tree Pearl Jam	38	1	#67	–
209	Again Alice In Chains	38	1	#67	–
210	Babylon's Burning Zion Train	38	1	#32	–
211	Punk Rock Song Bad Religion	38	1	#63	–
212	Everyday Is A Winding Road Sheryl Crow	37	1	#63	–
213	I'm The One Descendents	37	1	#58	–
214	Wombo Lombo Angelique Kidjo	37	1	#64	–
215	Everything Falls Apart Dog's Eye View	36	2	#73	–
216	Lies, Lies & Government Calvin Party	36	1	#33	–
217	Brainstew / Jaded Green Day	36	2	#79	–
218	What's Come Over Me Frente!	35	1	#66	–
219	A Common Disaster Cowboy Junkies	35	2	#75	–
220	Losing My Charm Wild Colonials	35	1	#71	–
221	Sweet Lover Hangover Love and Rockets	34	2	#72	–
222	Philthy Phil Philanthropist NOFX	34	1	#61	–
223	The Book Lovers Broadcast	34	1	#34	–
224	Everything is Good for You Crowded House	34	1	#67	–
225	Beautiful People Marilyn Manson	34	1	#72	–
226	Supervixen Garbage	34	2	#75	–
227	Mission Impossible Mullen/Clayton	33	1	#68	–
228	Stem DJ Shadow	32	1	#35	–
229	Speculator Insurge	32	1	#69	–
230	Van Halen Nerf Herder	32	1	#63	–
231	Lump The Presidents of the United States of America	32	1	#74	–
232	Don't It Get You Down Deadstar	31	1	#70	–
233	2, 3, Go Wedding Present	30	1	#36	–
234	Disco 2000 Pulp	30	1	#71	–
235	Tiny Meat Ruby	30	2	#77	–
236	My Friends Red Hot Chili Peppers	30	1	#76	–
237	Punch in the Face Frenzal Rhomb	29	1	#72	–
238	Damage I've Done The Heads	29	1	#66	–
239	Arlington Emmet Swimming	28	1	#72	–
240	A Walk Bad Religion	27	1	#67	–
241	Lay Lady Lay Ministry	27	1	#74	–
242	Mable Goldfinger	27	1	#75	–
243	Surf's Up Tonight Midnight Oil	26	1	#75	–
244	No Face Suicide Machines	25	1	#69	–
245	Ash Goldfinger	24	1	#82	–
246	Teenage Angst Placebo	24	1	#39	–
247	Mighty K.C. For Squirrels	24	1	#78	–
248	Jurasital Filter	23	1	#83	–
249	Thirty-Three The Smashing Pumpkins	23	1	#83	–
250	How Bizarre OMC	23	1	#78	–
251	Living Room Broadcast	22	1	#40	–
252	I Make Hamburgers The Whitlams	22	1	#79	–
253	Going To Town Afghan Whigs	21	1	#79	–
254	Soldiers You Am I	21	1	#80	–
255	But Anyway Blues Traveler	21	1	#77	–
256	Cumbersome 7 Mary 3	21	1	#86	–
257	Good Enough Dodgy	20	1	#9	–
258	Race Tiger	20	1	#41	–
259	Shut My Eyes The Superjesus	20	1	#81	–
260	Fat Randy Voodoo Glow Skulls	20	1	#87	–
261	Goldfinger Ash	19	2	#85	–
262	So Low Self	19	1	#81	–
263	Jurassitol Filter	19	1	#83	–
264	Nothing To Believe In Cracker	18	1	#82	–
265	Waking Up Tired Hoodoo Gurus	18	1	#83	–
266	Tumble in the Rough Stone Temple Pilots	18	1	#89	–
267	Ticking Loud Lucy	17	1	#83	–
268	Good Mornin' You Am I	17	1	#84	–
269	Super-Fire Girls Against Boys	16	1	#84	–
270	Paintball's Coming Home Half Man Half Biscuit	16	1	#43	–
271	Superwise Goodness	16	1	#91	–
272	Woman Neneh Cherry	15	1	#86	–
273	Warped Red Hot Chili Peppers	15	1	#92	–
274	The 13th The Cure	15	1	#87	–
275	Blue Skies BT	14	1	#79	–
276	The Long Road Eddie Vedder/Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	14	1	#86	–
277	Where the Rive Flows Collective Soul	14	1	#93	–
278	Sore Loser Soulbossa	14	1	#44	–
279	Someday I Will Treat You Good Sparklehorse	13	1	#87	–
280	Grooving Hunting Party	13	1	#88	–
281	Midcar The Cure	12	1	#95	–
282	Not Today Rust	12	1	#81	–
283	Kewpies Like Watermelon Urusei Yatsura	12	1	#45	–
284	Cromagnon Man Snout	12	1	#89	–
285	Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) Sponge	11	1	#86	–
286	Jealousy Natalie Merchant	11	1	#96	–
287	She Came On Superdeluxe	11	1	#82	–
288	Charmless Man Blur	10	1	#10	–
289	Go Man Go Wedding Present	10	1	#46	–
290	Set the Controls Barry Adamson	10	1	#91	–
291	Alone + Easy Target Foo Fighters	10	1	#92	–
292	Thunder The Mavis's	9	1	#92	–
293	Stone Temple Pilots Lady Picture Show	9	1	#93	–
294	Out There Somewhere Orbital	8	1	#47	–
295	All I Want Skunk Anansie	8	1	#93	–
296	Lie on Lie Chalk Farm	7	1	#93	–
297	Mankind Pearl Jam	7	1	#94	–
298	Orange Metal Molly	7	1	#86	–
299	Long Way Down Goo Goo Dolls	6	1	#91	–
300	Mirror Full Jawbox	6	1	#94	–
301	The Face On The Bar Room Floor Flaming Stars	6	1	#48	–
302	Creep Frank Bennett	6	1	#95	–
303	Love Rollercoaster Red Hot Chili Peppers	5	2	#90	–
304	Ella's Uncle Matthew Trapnell	5	1	#96	–
305	Strange Attraction The Cure	5	1	#97	–
306	Alright Cast	4	1	#88	–
307	Love Untold Paul Westerberg	4	2	#95	–
308	The Official Ironmen Rally Song Guided By Voices	4	1	#96	–
309	God Show Me Magic Super Furry Animals	4	1	#49	–
310	Hail Caesar AC/DC	4	1	#97	–
311	Israel's Son Silverchair	4	1	#98	–
312	Professional Widow Tori Amos	3	1	#98	–
313	Water's Edge 7 Mary 3	3	1	#105	–
314	Les Yper Yper Sound Stereolab	2	1	#50	–
315	Open The Door Magnapop	2	1	#106	–
316	Open Up Your Eyes Tonic	1	1	#96	–
317	Tiny Meat 99.1 The Mike Flowers Pops - Wonderwall Ruby	1	1	#99	–
318	Gold to Me Ben Harper	1	1	#100	–
319	Let's Go Smoke Some Pot Dash Rip Rock	1	1	#107	–