The 1996

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, counted down on 26 January 1997, was a countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the

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. A CD featuring 31 of the songs was released. A countdown of the videos of most of the songs was also shown on the

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''. The 1996 chart marked the first time an Australian band had topped the chart, with Spiderbait taking out top honours.

Full list

Artists with multiple entries

Countries represented

CD release

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

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, "Self Abuser" by

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, and "A Punch in the Face" by

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Certifications

References

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