The Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996

1.

Bush

Machinehead

Sixteen Stone

2.

The Smashing Pumpkins

1979

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

3.

Everclear

Santa Monica

Sparkle And Fade

4.

311

Down

311

5.

Gravity Kills

Guilty

Gravity Kills

6.

No Doubt

Spiderwebs

Tragic Kingdom

7.

Butthole Surfers

Pepper

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8.

The Smashing Pumpkins

Tonight, Tonight

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

9.

Stabbing Westward

What Do I Have To Do?

Wither Blister Burn & Peel

10.

Dishwalla

Counting Blue Cars

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11.

Stone Temple Pilots

Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart

Tiny Music...Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop

12.

The Smashing Pumpkins

Zero

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

13.

Primitive Radio Gods

Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth…

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14.

Rage Against The Machine

Bulls On Parade

Evil Empire

15.

Spacehog

In The Meantime

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16.

Bush

Swallowed

Razorblade Suitcase

17.

Oasis

Champagne Supernova

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

18.

Soundgarden

Burden In My Hand

Down on the Upside

19.

No Doubt

Don't Speak

Tragic Kingdom

20.

The Smashing Pumpkins

Muzzle

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

21.

Porno For Pyros

Tahitian Moon

Good God's Urge

22.

Goldfinger

Here In Your Bedroom

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23.

Jewel

Who Will Save Your Soul

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24.

Stone Temple Pilots

Big Bang Baby

Tiny Music...Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop

25.

Eels

Novocaine for the Soul

Beautiful Freak

26.

Soundgarden

Pretty Noose

Down on the Upside

27.

Beck

Where It's At

Odelay

28.

Green Day

Brain Stew

Insomniac

29.

Alanis Morissette

Head Over Feet

Jagged Little Pill

30.

Stabbing Westward

Shame

Wither Blister Burn & Peel

31.

The Cranberries

Salvation

To The Faithful Departed

32.

Pearl Jam

Hail, Hail

No Code

33.

311

All Mixed Up

311

34.

Soundgarden

Blow Up The Outside World

Down on the Upside

35.

Tracy Bonham

Mother Mother

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36.

Cake

The Distance

Fashion Nugget

37.

Sublime

What I Got

Sublime

38.

Collective Soul

The World I Know

Collective Soul

39.

Garbage

Stupid Girl

Garbage

40.

Local H

Bound For The Floor

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41.

Goo Goo Dolls

Naked

A Boy Named Goo

42.

Geggy Tah

Whoever You Are

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43.

Alice In Chains

Heaven Beside You

Alice in Chains

44.

Alanis Morissette

Ironic

Jagged Little Pill

45.

Nixons

Sister

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46.

Garbage

Only Happy When It Rains

Garbage

47.

Oasis

Wonderwall

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

48.

Beck

Devil's Haircut

Odelay

49.

Poe

Angry Johnny

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50.

Foo Fighters

Big Me

Foo Fighters

51.

Alanis Morissette

You Learn

Jagged Little Pill

52.

Dave Matthews Band

Too Much

Crash

53.

Nada Surf

Popular

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54.

Oasis

Don't Look Back In Anger

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

55.

Republica

Ready To Go

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56.

7 Mary 3

Cumbersome

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57.

Superdrag

Sucked Out

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58.

Green Day

Walking Contradiction

Insomniac

59.

Sheryl Crow

If It Makes You Happy

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60.

The Verve Pipe

Photograph

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61.

Nirvana

Aneurysm

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62.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Aeroplane

One Hot Minute

63.

Social Distortion

I Was Wrong

White Light White Heat White Trash

64.

The Cranberries

Free to Decide

To The Faithful Departed

65.

The Refreshments

Banditos

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66.

Fun Lovin' Criminals

Scooby Snacks

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67.

Sponge

Wax Ecstatic

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68.

Dave Matthews Band

So Much to Say

Crash

69.

The Cure

Mint Car

Wild Mood Swings

70.

Korn

No Place to Hide

Life Is Peachy

71.

R.E.M.

E-Bow the Letter

New Adventures In Hi-Fi

72.

Tool

Stinkfist

Ænima

73.

The Presidents of the United States of America

Peaches

The Presidents Of The United States Of America

74.

Pearl Jam

I Got Id

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75.

Goldfinger

Mable

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76.

Garbage

#1 Crush

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77.

Toadies

Possum Kingdom

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78.

For Squirrels

Mighty K.C.

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79.

No Doubt

Happy Now?

Tragic Kingdom

80.

Counting Crows

Angels of the Silences

Recovering The Satellites

81.

Lush

Lady Killers

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82.

Wallflowers

6th Avenue Heartache

Bringing Down the Horse

83.

Filter

Jurassitol

The Crow: City Of Angels

84.

Kula Shaker

Tattva

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85.

Pearl Jam

Who You Are

No Code

86.

Fiona Apple

Shadowboxer

Tidal

87.

The Cure

The 13th

Wild Mood Swings

88.

Jars of Clay

Flood

Jars of Clay

89.

Hole

Gold Dust Woman

The Crow: City Of Angels

90.

Weezer

El Scorcho

Pinkerton

91.

Tori Amos

Caught A Lite Sneeze

Boys for Pele

92.

Foo Fighters

Alone + Easy Target

Foo Fighters

93.

Stone Temple Pilots

Lady Picture Show

Tiny Music...Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop

94.

Bloodhound Gang

Fire Water Burn

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95.

R.E.M.

Bittersweet Me

New Adventures In Hi-Fi

96.

Everclear

Heartspark Dollarsign

Sparkle And Fade

97.

The Cure

Strange Attraction

Wild Mood Swings

98.

Silverchair

Israel's Son

Frogstomp

99.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Love Rollercoaster

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

100.

Screaming Trees

All I Know

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101.

Ruby

Tiny Meat

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