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. The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of Australian youth radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... For other uses, see JJJ. Triple J is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... Rage is an all-night Australian music video program that is broadcast on ABC TV on Friday and Saturday nights. ...

Full list

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

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You may be looking for Les Fauves, the group of painters The Fauves is an Australian rock band, originally from Mt Eliza High School on the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne, Victoria. ... This article is about the band. ... Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. ... Oh Yeah was the fifth single released from the 1977 album by the band Ash on June 24, 1996. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Santa Monica is a rock song by the band Everclear. ... For other uses, see No Doubt (disambiguation). ... Just a Girl is the first single from the breakthrough 1995 album, Tragic Kingdom, by No Doubt. ... The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo, comprised of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. ... Cake (properly written as CAKE) is a band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1991. ... Zero is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins. ... Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is a Grammy Award-winning American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, known by his simple stage name of Beck. ... Devils Haircut is a single by Beck, taken from the album Odelay. ... Skin were a hard rock band active in the mid 90s. ... Mah Na Mah Na is a well-known song, written in 1968 by Piero Umiliani as a soundtrack for the softcore documentary Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso (Sweden, Hell or Heaven) about sexual activity in Sweden. ... Living Type is the third single released from Powderfingers second album Double Allergic. ... Years after his death, Tupac Shakur is still considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. ... Tracy Bonham (born 16 March 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American musician best known for her single Mother Mother. ... 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This tracks comes off their 1996 debut album, Beautiful Freak. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Milk was the fifth and final single taken from Garbages 1995 platinum debut album Garbage. ... Geggy Tah is a band initally comprised of Greg Kurstin and Tommy Jordan. ... Where Its At is the first single from Becks 1996 album, Odelay. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article is about the American grunge band. ... Aneurysm is a song written by Nirvanas frontman Kurt Cobain. ... Rage Against the Machine (also Rage and RATM) is a Grammy Award-winning American rock band, noted for their blend of hip hop, heavy metal, punk and funk as well as their revolutionary politics and lyrics. ... Bulls on Parade is a song released by Rage Against the Machine in 1996, and can be found on their album Evil Empire. ... This article is about the rock group. ... Hail, Hail is the second track off of Pearl Jams 1996 studio album, No Code. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Definition Of Sound is London England-based dance music duo consisting of producers Kevin Clark and Don Weekes. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... The Mach Go (Known outside Japan as the Mach Five) is the racing car Speed Racer drives in the anime series of the same name. ... Only Happy When It Rains was the breakthrough second single from Garbages 1995 self-titled debut album. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Until it Sleeps is the 4th song from Metallicas 1996 album Load, and is written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. ... This article is about the musician. ... Hyper-Ballad is a song by Björk, released as the fourth single from her 1995 album Post. ... The Lemonheads was an indie, alternative and punk band from the United States. ... Tonight, Tonight is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins. ... Susans House is the second song released by American rock band, EELS. This tracks comes off their 1997 debut, Beautiful Freak. ... Rebeccas Empire were an indie pop-rock band from Melbourne, Australia. ... Tumbleweed were a Wollongong-based stoner rock group in Australia during the heady grunge years of the 1990s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Def FX (1990-1997) were an Australian industrial-dance-rock group, formed in Sydney. ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that was originally formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars), and Jay Ziskrout (drums). ... 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The bands name is a tribute to former Australian Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Luscious Jackson is an all-woman band formed in 1991 in New York City named for a basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers (Lucious Brown Luke Jackson). ... Hoodoo Gurus are a rock band from Sydney, Australia, although three of the original members Dave Faulkner, Rod Radalj and James Baker were originally from Perth. ... Goldfinger was the fourth single released from the 1977 album by the band Ash on April 15, 1996. ... Neneh Cherry performing live in Vienna (ca. ... R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 by Bill Berry (drums), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass guitar), and Michael Stipe (vocals). ... Hunting Party is a science fiction novel by Elizabeth Moon. ... 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Artists with multiple entries

• Bush - 3 tracks (5, 19, 38)
• Powderfinger - 3 tracks (6, 18, 32)
• The Smashing Pumpkins - 3 tracks (13, 28, 55)
• Pearl Jam - 3 tracks (47, 90, 94)
• The Prodigy - 2 tracks (7, 17)
• Regurgitator - 2 tracks (15, 23)
• The Fauves - 2 tracks (20, 30)
• Ash - 2 tracks (22, 85)
• Everclear - 2 tracks (24, 58)
• Beck - 2 tracks (29, 43)
• The Eels - 2 tracks (39, 56)
• Garbage - 2 tracks (40, 51)
• Metallica - 2 tracks (52, 62)
• You Am I - 2 tracks (80, 84)

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Powderfinger is an Australian rock band. ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ... This article is about the rock group. ... The Prodigy (or just Prodigy)[1] are an English band. ... Ben Ely and Quan Yeomans Regurgitator is an Australian rock band from Brisbane consisting of lead singer/guitarist Quan Yeomans, bassist Ben Ely and drummer Peter Kostic. ... You may be looking for Les Fauves, the group of painters The Fauves is an Australian rock band, originally from Mt Eliza High School on the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne, Victoria. ... Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is a Grammy Award-winning American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, known by his simple stage name of Beck. ... This article is about the band. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

CD release

Volume 4 CD Cover

CD Cover of Tripple J Hottest 100 Volume 4 This is an album cover. ... CD Cover of Tripple J Hottest 100 Volume 4 This is an album cover. ... Professional Widow is a 1996 song written by singer-songwriter Tori Amos. ...

See also

• 1996 in music

See also: 1996 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1996 Record labels established in 1996 // January 8 - Madonnas stalker, Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill the singer. ...

References

• Triple J Hottest 100, 1996. Triple J. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.