The Top 50 Most Played Billboard Alternative Rock Songs of 1996 (Ranked)

Описание: 1996 was a transitional year for alternative rock. Grunge still had a pulse, but a new wave of genre-bending artists began to dominate the charts.

These are the top 50 songs that received the most airplay on Alternative and Modern Rock format radio stations in 1996, according to Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart.

You’ll still hear familiar names like:

— Alice In Chains
— Tracy Bonham
— Bush
— Butthole Surfers
— The Folk Implosion
— Foo Fighters
— Green Day
— Oasis
— Pearl Jam
— Red Hot Chili Peppers
— Smashing Pumpkins
— Soundgarden
— Stone Temple Pilots

But it was also the first year without a Nirvana song since 1990, and the first appearance on the chart for artists like:

— 311
— Everclear
— Garbage
— No Doubt
— Sublime

Notably, the top six songs are by first-time charting artists, and the top three never had another major hit.

This video is based on original research and analysis of the Billboard Modern Rock charts from 1996. Each entry features original background design, animated album art, and song, artist and album data, all compiled, analyzed, and edited by Feedback and Distortion.

Top 50 Alternative Rock Songs by Year playlist:
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Timestamps:
0:00 – Songs 50–41
1:03 – Songs 40–31
2:03 – Songs 30–21
3:03 – Songs 20–11
4:03 – Songs 10–1

These videos wouldn’t be possible without World Radio History’s outstanding Billboard magazine archive: worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard-Magazine.htm