Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996

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Triple J Hottest 100 countdown for 1996

Buy Me a Pony

Spiderbait

Stinkfist

Tool

Underground

Ben Folds Five

Pepper

Butthole Surfers

Glycerine

Bush

Pick You Up

Powderfinger

Breathe

The Prodigy

Ballad of the Skeletons

Allen Ginsberg

El Scorcho

Weezer

#10

You\'re Gorgeous

Baby Bird

#11

Down

311

#12

Born Slippy

Underworld

#13

1979

The Smashing Pumpkins

#14

$Fun Lovin\' Criminals$

Scooby Snacks

Fun Lovin\' Criminals

#15

Kong Foo Sing

Regurgitator

#16

Spaceman

Babylon Zoo

#17

Firestarter

The Prodigy

#18

D.A.F.

Powderfinger

#19

Swallowed

Bush

#20

Dogs Are the Best People

The Fauves

#21

Down in the Park

Foo Fighters

#22

Oh Yeah

Ash

#23

I Sucked a Lot of Cock to Get Where I Am

Regurgitator

#24

Santa Monica

Everclear

#25

Just a Girl

No Doubt

#26

Setting Sun

Chemical Brothers

#27

The Distance

Cake

#28

Zero

The Smashing Pumpkins

#29

Devil\'s Haircut

Beck

#30

Self Abuser

The Fauves

#31

Mah Na Mah Na

Skin

#32

Living Type

Powderfinger

#33

California Love

2Pac

#34

Mother Mother

Tracy Bonham

#35

Killing Me Softly

Fugees

#36

Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand

Primitive Radio Gods

#37

Virtual Insanity

Jamiroquai

#38

Comedown

Bush

#39

Novocaine for the Soul

The Eels

#40

Milk

Tricky/Garbage

#41

Whoever You Are

Geggy Tah

#42

Coppertone

Fini Scad

#43

Where It\'s At

Beck

#44

Salvation

The Cranberries

#45

Aneurysm {Muddy Banks of the Wishka live version}

Nirvana

#46

Bulls on Parade

Rage Against the Machine

#47

Hail, Hail

Pearl Jam

#48

Popular

Nada Surf

#49

Pass the Vibes

Definition of Sound

#50

Mach 5

The Presidents of the USA

#51

Only Happy When It Rains

Garbage

#52

Until It Sleeps

Metallica

#53

Hyperballad

Bjork

#54

If I Could Talk I\'d Tell You

The Lemonheads

#55

Tonight, Tonight

The Smashing Pumpkins

#56

Susan\'s House

The Eels

#57

So Rude

Rebecca\'s Empire

#58

Heartspark Dollarsign

Everclear

#59

Silver Lizard

Tumbleweed

#60

Hey Dude

Kula Shaker

#61

I\'ll Be Your Majick

Def FX

#62

Hero of the Day

Metallica

#63

Punk Rock Song

Bad Religion

#64

Wombo Lombo

Angelique Kidjo

#65

Here in Your Bedroom

Goldfinger

#66

What\'s Come Over Me

Frente!

#67

Everything Is Good for You

Crowded House

#68

Mission Impossible

Mullen/Clayton

#69

Speculator

Insurge

#70

Don\'t It Get You Down

Deadstar

#71

Disco 2000

Pulp

#72

Punch in the Face

Frenzal Rhomb

#73

Gold Dust Woman

Hole

#74

Lay Lady Lay

Ministry

#75

Surf\'s Up Tonight

Midnight Oil

#76

In the Meantime

Spacehog

#77

Burden in My Hand

Soundgarden

#78

How Bizarre

OMC

#79

I Make Hamburgers

The Whitlams

#80

Soldiers

You Am I

#81

Shut My Eyes

The Superjesus

#82

Naked Eye

Luscious Jackson

#83

Waking Up Tired

Hoodoo Gurus

#84

Good Mornin\'

You Am I

#85

Goldfinger

Ash

#86

Woman

Neneh Cherry

#87

E-Bow the Letter

R.E.M.

#88

Grooving

Hunting Party

#89

Cromagnon Man

Snout

#90

Leaving Here

Pearl Jam

#91

Set the Controls

Barry Adamson

#92

$The Mavis\'s$

Thunder

The Mavis\'s

#93

All I Want

Skunk Anansie

#94

Mankind

Pearl Jam

#95

Creep

Frank Bennett

#96

Ella\'s Uncle

Matthew Trapnell

#97

Hail Caesar

AC/DC

#98

Professional Widow

Tori Amos

#99

Ready to Go

Republica

#100

Gold to Me

Ben Harper

Upcoming gigs by artists in this countdown

Catch them live — filtered to Australian gigs in the next few months.

Fri 12 Jun

The Superjesus

Prince Bandroom · Melbourne

7:00pm

Sat 13 Jun

The Superjesus

Theatre Royal Castlemaine · Melbourne

7:30pm

Sat 13 Jun

The Whitlams, The West Australian Symphony Orchestra

Riverside Theatre · Perth

The Superjesus, The Superjesus – 25 Years Of Jet Age

The Venue at The Gov · Adelaide

7:30pm

Fri 26 Jun

The Superjesus

Entrance Leagues Club · Sydney

8:00pm

Fri 26 Jun

The Superjesus

Entrance Leagues Club · Sydney

Sat 4 Jul

Spiderbait, Custard

The Tivoli · Brisbane

6:15pm

Sun 5 Jul

Spiderbait

The Tivoli · Brisbane

6:15pm

Thu 9 Jul

The Mavis's

The Tote - Front Bar · Melbourne

7:30pm

Fri 10 Jul

ADELAIDE BEER & BBQ FESTIVAL 2026, Jon Ann, Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival + 15 more

Ice Cream Factory · Perth

Sat 11 Jul

Spiderbait

Ice Cream Factory · Perth

6:00pm

Sat 18 Jul

Spiderbait

Entrance Leagues Club · Sydney

6:00pm

Sun 19 Jul

Spiderbait

Miranda Hotel · Sydney

6:00pm

Thu 23 Jul

Spiderbait

Various Venues (Nationally) · Melbourne

Various Venues (Nationally) · Melbourne

Fri 24 Jul

You Am I

Coolangatta Hotel · Gold Coast

8:00pm

Sat 25 Jul

HSMH, Hindley Street Music Hall, Spiderbait

Hindley St Music Hall · Adelaide

The Enmore Theatre · Sydney

Fri 31 Jul

Spiderbait

The Enmore Theatre · Sydney

All upcoming gigs across Australia →