Triple J Hottest 100, 1996

1996 Triple J Hottest 100
Album artwork for the CD compilation
Countdown details
Date of countdown	26 January 1997
Countdown highlights
Winning song	Spiderbait "Buy Me a Pony"
Most entries	Bush Powderfinger The Smashing Pumpkins Pearl Jam (3 tracks)
Chronology
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The 1996 Triple J Hottest 100, counted down on 26 January 1997^[1], 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.