Triple J Hottest 100, 1996

The 1996 Triple J Hottest 100, counted down in January 1997, was a countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. A CD featuring 31 of the songs was released. A countdown of the videos of most of the songs was also shown on the ABC music series Rage. The 1996 chart marked the first time an Australian band had topped the chart, with Spiderbait taking out top honours.

Full list

Note: Australian artists
# Song Artist Country of origin
1Buy Me a PonySpiderbait Australia
2StinkfistTool United States
3UndergroundBen Folds Five United States
4PepperButthole Surfers United States
5GlycerineBush United Kingdom
6Pick You UpPowderfinger Australia
7BreatheThe Prodigy United Kingdom
8Ballad of the SkeletonsAllen Ginsberg United States
9El ScorchoWeezer United States
10You're GorgeousBabybird United Kingdom
11Down311 United States
12Born Slippy .NUXXUnderworld United Kingdom
131979The Smashing Pumpkins United States
14Scooby SnacksFun Lovin' Criminals United States
15Kong Foo SingRegurgitator Australia
16SpacemanBabylon Zoo United Kingdom
17FirestarterThe Prodigy United Kingdom
18D.A.F.Powderfinger Australia
19SwallowedBush United Kingdom
20Dogs Are the Best PeopleThe Fauves Australia
21Down in the ParkFoo Fighters United States
22Oh YeahAsh United Kingdom
23I Sucked a Lot of Cock to Get Where I AmRegurgitator Australia
24Santa MonicaEverclear United States
25Just a GirlNo Doubt United States
26Setting SunThe Chemical Brothers United Kingdom
27The DistanceCake United States
28ZeroThe Smashing Pumpkins United States
29Devils HaircutBeck United States
30Self AbuserThe Fauves Australia
31Mah Nà Mah NàSkin United Kingdom
32Living TypePowderfinger Australia
33California Love2Pac United States
34Mother MotherTracy Bonham United States
35Killing Me SoftlyFugees United States
36Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My HandPrimitive Radio Gods United States
37Virtual InsanityJamiroquai United Kingdom
38ComedownBush United Kingdom
39Novocaine for the SoulEels United States
40Milk (The Wicked Mix)Garbage featuring Tricky United States/ United Kingdom
41Whoever You AreGeggy Tah United States
42CoppertoneFini Scad Australia
43Where It's AtBeck United States
44SalvationThe Cranberries Ireland
45AneurysmNirvana United States
46Bulls on ParadeRage Against the Machine United States
47Hail, HailPearl Jam United States
48PopularNada Surf United States
49Pass the VibesDefinition of Sound United Kingdom
50Mach 5The Presidents of the United States of America United States
51Only Happy When It RainsGarbage United States
52Until It SleepsMetallica United States
53HyperballadBjörk Iceland
54If I Could Talk I'd Tell YouThe Lemonheads United States
55Tonight, TonightThe Smashing Pumpkins United States
56Susan's HouseEels United States
57So RudeRebecca's Empire Australia
58Heartspark DollarsignEverclear United States
59Silver LizardTumbleweed Australia
60Hey DudeKula Shaker United Kingdom
61I'll Be Your MajickDef FX Australia
62Hero of the DayMetallica United States
63Punk Rock SongBad Religion United States
64Wombo LomboAngélique Kidjo Benin
65Here in Your BedroomGoldfinger United States
66What’s Come Over MeFrente! Australia
67Everything Is Good for YouCrowded House Australia
68Mission: ImpossibleAdam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. Ireland
69SpeculatorInsurge Australia
70Don't It Get You Downdeadstar Australia
71Disco 2000Pulp United Kingdom
72Punch in the FaceFrenzal Rhomb Australia
73Gold Dust WomanHole United States
74Lay Lady LayMinistry United States
75Surf's Up TonightMidnight Oil Australia
76In the MeantimeSpacehog United Kingdom
77Burden in My HandSoundgarden United States
78How BizarreOMC New Zealand
79I Make HamburgersThe Whitlams Australia
80SoldiersYou Am I Australia
81Shut My EyesThe Superjesus Australia
82Naked EyeLuscious Jackson United States
83Waking Up TiredHoodoo Gurus Australia
84Good Mornin'You Am I Australia
85GoldfingerAsh United Kingdom
86WomanNeneh Cherry Sweden
87E-Bow the LetterR.E.M. United States
88GroovingHunting Party Australia
89Cromagnon ManSnout Australia
90Leaving HerePearl Jam United States
91Set the ControlsBarry Adamson United Kingdom
92ThunderThe Mavis's Australia
93All I WantSkunk Anansie United Kingdom
94MankindPearl Jam United States
95CreepFrank Bennett Australia
96Ella’s UncleMatthew Trapnell Australia
97Hail CaesarAC/DC Australia
98Professional Widow (Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix)Tori Amos United States
99Ready to GoRepublica United Kingdom
100Gold to MeBen Harper United States

29 of the 100 songs were by Australian artists (marked with a green background).

Artists with multiple entries

Three entries

Two entries

CD release

Volume 4 CD Cover
Disc 1
  1. Spiderbait – "Buy Me a Pony" (1:41)
  2. Tool – "Stinkfist" (5:09)
  3. Ben Folds Five – "Underground" (4:11)
  4. Butthole Surfers – "Pepper" (4:54)
  5. Bush – "Glycerine" (4:24)
  6. The Prodigy – "Breathe" (3:59)
  7. Allen Ginsberg – "Ballad of the Skeletons" (4:07)
  8. Weezer – "El Scorcho" (4:03)
  9. Babybird – "You're Gorgeous" (3:44)
  10. 311 – "Down" (2:51)
  11. Underworld – "Born Slippy" (3:42)
  12. Fun Lovin' Criminals – "Scooby Snacks" (3:02)
  13. Babylon Zoo – "Spaceman" (4:05)
  14. Powderfinger – "D.A.F." (3:30)
  15. Regurgitator – "I Sucked a Lot of Cock to Get Where I Am" (2:34)
  16. Everclear – "Santa Monica" (3:11)
  17. No Doubt – "Just a Girl" (3:28)
Disc 2
  1. Cake – "The Distance" (2:58)
  2. Beck – "Devils Haircut" (3:13)
  3. Skin – "Mah Nà Mah Nà (The Muppet Song)" (1:36)
  4. Jamiroquai – "Virtual Insanity" (5:40)
  5. Eels – "Novocaine for the Soul" (3:07)
  6. Garbage – "Milk" (Single Edit - Shirley) (4:00)
  7. Geggy Tah – "Whoever You Are" (4:34)
  8. Fini Scad – "Coppertone" (3:38)
  9. Björk – "Hyperballad" (5:21)
  10. The Lemonheads – "If I Could Talk I'd Tell You" (2:50)
  11. Rebecca's Empire – "So Rude" (3:37)
  12. Def FX – "I'll Be Your Majick" (3:13)
  13. Angélique Kidjo – "Wombo Lombo" (4:14)
  14. The Whitlams – "I Make Hamburgers" (3:34)
  15. Matthew Trapnell and Trapezoid – "Ella's Uncle" (5:52)
  16. Tori Amos – "Professional Widow" (3:47)

Note: "Milk" is actually the Shirley and Tricky single edit instead of the Shirley single edit listed on the track listing.

A later release omits "Stinkfist", "Down", "Just a Girl", "The Distance", and "Devils Haircut", while including "Disco 2000" by Pulp, "Self Abuser" by The Fauves, and "A Punch in the Face" by Frenzal Rhomb.

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See also

References

  • "Triple J Hottest 100, 1996". Triple J. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
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