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Triple J Hottest 100, 1996

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Triple J Hottest 100
Company typeAnnual music poll
IndustryMusic broadcasting
Founded1996
Headquarters
Australia
,
Australia
Area served
Australia
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

The 1996 Triple J Hottest 100, aired on 26 January 1997, showcased the most favored tracks of the year as determined by votes from listeners of the Australian broadcaster Triple J. A compilation CD containing 31 songs was made available, alongside a video countdown broadcast on ABC's music show Rage. Notably, this edition was the first instance where an Australian group, Spiderbait, secured the top position with their song "Buy Me a Pony."

Full list

Note: Australian artists
# 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 Kingdom
6 Pick You Up Powderfinger Australia
7 Breathe The Prodigy United Kingdom
8 Ballad of the Skeletons Allen Ginsberg United States
9 El Scorcho Weezer United States
10 You're Gorgeous Babybird United Kingdom
11 Down 311 United States
12 Born Slippy .NUXX Underworld United Kingdom
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 United Kingdom
17 Firestarter The Prodigy United Kingdom
18 D.A.F. Powderfinger Australia
19 Swallowed Bush United Kingdom
20 Dogs Are the Best People The Fauves Australia
21 Down in the Park Foo Fighters United States
22 Oh Yeah Ash United Kingdom
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 The Chemical Brothers United Kingdom
27 The Distance Cake United States
28 Zero The Smashing Pumpkins United States
29 Devils Haircut Beck United States
30 Self Abuser The Fauves Australia
31 Mah Nà Mah Nà Skin United Kingdom
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 United Kingdom
38 Comedown Bush United Kingdom
39 Novocaine for the Soul Eels United States
40 Milk (The Wicked Mix) Garbage featuring Tricky United States/United Kingdom
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 United Kingdom |- |- |50 Mach 5 The Presidents of the United States of America United States |}

Artists with multiple appearances

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

Represented countries

Country Total Tracks
United States 45
Australia 29
United Kingdom 21
Ireland 2
Benin 1
Iceland 1
New Zealand 1
Sweden 1

CD release

Disc One
  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 Two
  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: The version of "Milk" included is actually the Shirley and Tricky single edit rather than the indicated Shirley single edit.

A subsequent edition excludes "Stinkfist," "Down," "Just a Girl," "The Distance," and "Devils Haircut," replacing them with Pulp's track "Disco 2000," The Fauves' "Self Abuser," and Frenzal Rhomb's "A Punch in the Face."

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