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 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.

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 Pulp, "Self Abuser" by The Fauves, and "A Punch in the Face" by Frenzal Rhomb.