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