1996 Triple J Hottest 100
Album artwork for the CD compilation
Countdown details
Date of countdownJanuary 1997
Countdown highlights
Winning songSpiderbait
("Buy Me a Pony")
Most entriesBush (3)
Powderfinger (3)
The Smashing Pumpkins (3)
Pearl Jam (3)

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 PonySpiderbaitAustralia
2StinkfistToolUnited States
3UndergroundBen Folds FiveUnited States
4PepperButthole SurfersUnited States
5GlycerineBushUnited Kingdom
6Pick You UpPowderfingerAustralia
7BreatheThe ProdigyUnited Kingdom
8Ballad of the SkeletonsAllen GinsbergUnited States
9El ScorchoWeezerUnited States
10You're GorgeousBabybirdUnited Kingdom
11Down311United States
12Born Slippy .NUXXUnderworldUnited Kingdom
131979The Smashing PumpkinsUnited States
14Scooby SnacksFun Lovin' CriminalsUnited States
15Kong Foo SingRegurgitatorAustralia
16SpacemanBabylon ZooUnited Kingdom
17FirestarterThe ProdigyUnited Kingdom
18D.A.F.PowderfingerAustralia
19SwallowedBushUnited Kingdom
20Dogs Are the Best PeopleThe FauvesAustralia
21Down in the ParkFoo FightersUnited States
22Oh YeahAshUnited Kingdom
23I Sucked a Lot of Cock to Get Where I AmRegurgitatorAustralia
24Santa MonicaEverclearUnited States
25Just a GirlNo DoubtUnited States
26Setting SunThe Chemical BrothersUnited Kingdom
27The DistanceCakeUnited States
28ZeroThe Smashing PumpkinsUnited States
29Devils HaircutBeckUnited States
30Self AbuserThe FauvesAustralia
31Mah Nà Mah NàSkinUnited Kingdom
32Living TypePowderfingerAustralia
33California Love2PacUnited States
34Mother MotherTracy BonhamUnited States
35Killing Me SoftlyFugeesUnited States
36Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My HandPrimitive Radio GodsUnited States
37Virtual InsanityJamiroquaiUnited Kingdom
38ComedownBushUnited Kingdom
39Novocaine for the SoulEelsUnited States
40Milk (The Wicked Mix)Garbage featuring TrickyUnited States/United Kingdom
41Whoever You AreGeggy TahUnited States
42CoppertoneFini ScadAustralia
43Where It's AtBeckUnited States
44SalvationThe CranberriesIreland
45AneurysmNirvanaUnited States
46Bulls on ParadeRage Against the MachineUnited States
47Hail, HailPearl JamUnited States
48PopularNada SurfUnited States
49Pass the VibesDefinition of SoundUnited Kingdom
50Mach 5The Presidents of the United States of AmericaUnited States
51Only Happy When It RainsGarbageUnited States
52Until It SleepsMetallicaUnited States
53HyperballadBjörkIceland
54If I Could Talk I'd Tell YouThe LemonheadsUnited States
55Tonight, TonightThe Smashing PumpkinsUnited States
56Susan's HouseEelsUnited States
57So RudeRebecca's EmpireAustralia
58Heartspark DollarsignEverclearUnited States
59Silver LizardTumbleweedAustralia
60Hey DudeKula ShakerUnited Kingdom
61I'll Be Your MajickDef FXAustralia
62Hero of the DayMetallicaUnited States
63Punk Rock SongBad ReligionUnited States
64Wombo LomboAngélique KidjoBenin
65Here in Your BedroomGoldfingerUnited States
66What's Come Over MeFrente!Australia
67Everything Is Good for YouCrowded HouseAustralia
68Mission: ImpossibleAdam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.Ireland
69SpeculatorInsurgeAustralia
70Don't It Get You DowndeadstarAustralia
71Disco 2000PulpUnited Kingdom
72Punch in the FaceFrenzal RhombAustralia
73Gold Dust WomanHoleUnited States
74Lay Lady LayMinistryUnited States
75Surf's Up TonightMidnight OilAustralia
76In the MeantimeSpacehogUnited Kingdom
77Burden in My HandSoundgardenUnited States
78How BizarreOMCNew Zealand
79I Make HamburgersThe WhitlamsAustralia
80SoldiersYou Am IAustralia
81Shut My EyesThe SuperjesusAustralia
82Naked EyeLuscious JacksonUnited States
83Waking Up TiredHoodoo GurusAustralia
84Good Mornin'You Am IAustralia
85GoldfingerAshUnited Kingdom
86WomanNeneh CherrySweden
87E-Bow the LetterR.E.M.United States
88GroovingHunting PartyAustralia
89Cromagnon ManSnoutAustralia
90Leaving HerePearl JamUnited States
91Set the ControlsBarry AdamsonUnited Kingdom
92ThunderThe Mavis'sAustralia
93All I WantSkunk AnansieUnited Kingdom
94MankindPearl JamUnited States
95CreepFrank BennettAustralia
96Ella's UncleMatthew TrapnellAustralia
97Hail CaesarAC/DCAustralia
98Professional Widow (Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix)Tori AmosUnited States
99Ready to GoRepublicaUnited Kingdom
100Gold to MeBen HarperUnited 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

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.

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[1] 2× Platinum 140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

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