Triple J Hottest 100, 1996

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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.

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

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

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Volume 4 CD Cover
Volume 4 CD Cover
Disc 1
  1. Spiderbait - Buy Me A Pony
  2. Tool - Stinkfist
  3. Ben Folds Five - Underground
  4. Butthole Surfers - Pepper
  5. Bush - Gylcerine
  6. The Prodigy - Breathe
  7. Allen Ginsberg - Ballad Of The Skeletons (Edit)
  8. Weezer - El Scorcho
  9. Babybird - You're Gorgeous
  10. 311 - Down
  11. Underworld - Born Slippy
  12. Fun Lovin' Criminals - Scooby Snacks
  13. Babylon Zoo - Spaceman
  14. Powderfinger - D.A.F.
  15. Regurgitator - I Sucked A Lot Of Cock To Get Where I Am
  16. Everclear - Santa Monica
  17. No Doubt - Just A Girl
Disc 2
  1. Cake - The Distance
  2. Beck - Devil's Haircut
  3. Skin - Mah Nà Mah Nà (The Muppet Song)
  4. Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
  5. The Eels - Novocaine For The Soul
  6. Garbage - Milk (Single Edit - Shirley)
  7. Geggy Tah - Whoever You Are
  8. Fini Scad - Coppertone
  9. Björk - Hyperballad
  10. Lemonheads - If I Could Talk I'd Tell You
  11. Rebecca's Empire - So Rude
  12. Def FX - I'll Be Your Majick
  13. Angelique Kidjo - Wombo Lombo
  14. The Whitlams - I Make Hamburgers
  15. Matthew Trapnell With Trapezoid - Ella's Uncle
  16. Tori Amos - Professional Widow

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