| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 11/1996 | | 448
 | US 2 UK 54 US AC 30 US rock ✫1 US alt. ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Jakob Dylan |
 | 2. | 11/1996 | | 357
 | US 27 UK 7 US rock 2 US alt. ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Gavin Rossdale |
 | 3. | 10/1996 | | 355
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 6 US alt. 2 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Eric Stefani & Gwen Stefani |
 | 4. | 06/1996 | | 328
 | US 10 UK 5 US rock ✫1 US alt. 27 | [Elektra 4-64276] written by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich |
 | 5. | 01/1996 | | 323
 | US 4 UK 11 US AC 28 US rock 18 US alt. ✫1 | [Maverick/Sire 17698] written by Alanis Morissette & Glen Ballard |
 | 6. | 03/1996 | | 323
 | US 15 US rock 2 US alt. ✫1 | [A&M 581462] written by T.J. Jackson, Taj Jackson & Taryll Jackson |
 | 7. | 06/1996 | | 310
 | US 40 UK 33 US rock ✫1 US alt. 2 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Chris Cornell |
 | 8. | 05/1996 | | 287
 | US 36 US rock ✫1 US alt. 3 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Eric Kretz & Scott Weiland |
 | 9. | 03/1996 | | 272
 | US 28 UK 154 US rock ✫1 US alt. 2 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Robert DeLeo & Scott Weiland |
 | 10. | 02/1996 | | 265
 | US 20 US rock 8 US alt. ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [only released in US and Autralia] [album cut] written by Noel Gallagher |
 | 11. | 08/1996 | | 261
 | US 31 UK 18 US rock 5 US alt. ✫1 | [Epic 78389] written by Stone Gossard, Jack Irons & Eddie Vedder |
 | 12. | 05/1996 | | 260
 | US 37 UK 14 US rock 4 US alt. 2 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Chris Cornell |
 | 13. | 03/1996 | | 258
 | US 10 UK 74 US rock 32 US alt. ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Chris O'Connor |
| 14. | 05/1996 | | 258
 | US 36 UK 7 US rock 4 US alt. 5 | [MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1996] written by Billy Corgan |
 | 15. | 12/1996 | | 254
 | US 41 UK 22 US rock 5 US alt. 3 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Gavin Rossdale |
 | 16. | 12/1996 | | 253
 | US 6 UK 62 US rock 9 US alt. 5 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by David Bryson, Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, Matt Malley, Ben Mize & Dan Vickrey |
 | 17. | 10/1996 | | 252
 | US 53 UK 40 US rock ✫1 US alt. 8 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Chris Cornell |
 | 18. | 08/1996 | | 241
 | US 29 US rock 11 US alt. ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Bud Gaugh, Bradley Nowell, Lindon Roberts & Eric Wilson |
 | 19. | 10/1996 | | 240
 | US 53 US rock ✫1 US alt. 6 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Robert DeLeo & Scott Weiland |
 | 20. | 03/1996 | | 239
 | US 24 UK 4 US dance 5 US rock 39 US alt. 2 | [Almo Sounds 89004] written by Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon, Nicholas Headon, Butch Vig, Steve Marker, Duke Erikson & Shirley Manson |
 | 21. | 04/1996 | | 236
 | US 21 UK 13 US rock 25 US alt. ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Dolores O'Riordan & Noel Hogan |
 | 22. | 02/1996 | | 233
 | US 43 UK 48 US rock 4 US alt. 4 | [Trauma 98079] written by Gavin Rossdale |
 | 23. | 05/1996 | | 231
 | US 26 UK 59 US rock 19 US alt. ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by King Coffey, Gibby Haynes & Paul Leary |
 | 24. | 08/1996 | | 228
 | US 49 UK 4 US rock 15 US alt. 2 | [Warner 17529] written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe |
 | 25. | 01/1996 | | 224
 | US 13 UK 19 US rock 18 US alt. 3 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Dave Grohl |
 | 26. | 11/1996 | | 224
 | US 2 UK 32 US AC ✫1 US alt. 26 | [Atlantic 87021] written by Jewel & Steve Poltz |
 | 27. | 07/1996 | | 220
 | US 37 US rock 19 US alt. ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Nick Hexum (as Nicholas Hexum) & SA Martinez (as Doug Martinez) |
 | 28. | 10/1996 | | 218
 | US 45 UK 41 US rock 4 US alt. 3 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut] written by David Bryson, Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, Matt Malley, Ben Mize & Dan Vickrey |
 | 29. | 04/1996 | | 214
 | US 32 UK 138 US rock 18 US alt. ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Tracy Bonham |
 | 30. | 08/1996 | | 210
 | US 10 UK 9 US rock 37 US alt. 6 | [A&M 1874] written by Sheryl Crow & Jeff Trott |
 | 31. | 11/1996 | | 202
 | US 39 UK 21 US rock 18 US alt. 2 | written by Billy Corgan |
 | 32. | 09/1996 | | 201
 | US 60 UK 17 US rock ✫1 | written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Kirk Hammett |
 | 33. | 10/1996 | | 201
 | US 46 UK 19 US rock 7 US alt. 6 | [Warner 17490] written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe |
 | 34. | 08/1996 | | 197
 | US 39 UK 10 US alt. ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by E (as Mark Everett) & Mark Goldenberg |
 | 35. | 08/1996 | | 182
 | US 3 UK 7 US AC 27 US alt. 25 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Glen Ballard & Alanis Morissette |
| 36. | 01/1996 | | 181
 | US 49 UK 11 US rock 12 US alt. 8 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Flea, Anthony Kiedis, Dave Navarro & Chad Smith |
| 37. | 08/1996 | | 180
 | US 62 US rock 7 US alt. 5 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Kevin Griffin |
| 38. | 09/1996 | | 180
 | US 46 US rock 10 US alt. 5 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Scott Lucas & Joe Daniels |
| 39. | 09/1996 | | 177
 | US 54 UK 163 US rock 12 US alt. 4 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Mike Ness |
 | 40. | 11/1996 | | 176
 | US 29 US alt. ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Duke Erikson (as Doug Erikson), Shirley Manson, Steve Marker & Butch Vig |
| 41. | 07/1996 | | 174
 | US 68 US rock 2 US alt. 22 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Emerson Hart & Jeff Russo |
 | 42. | 04/1996 | | 173
 | US 39 US rock 9 US alt. 5 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore & Boyd Tinsley |
 | 43. | 02/1996 | | 172
 | UK 30 US AC 22 US rock 6 US alt. 8 | [A&M 581380] written by Scott Johnson, Bill Leen, Phillip Rhodes, Jesse Valenzuela & Robin Wilson |
| 44. | 10/1996 | | 172
 | US rock ✫1 | written by Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen & Eddie Van Halen |
| 45. | 01/1996 | | 170
 | US 48 US rock 6 US alt. 11 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Richard Brooks, Jesse Davis, John Humphrey & Zachary Maloy |
 | 46. | 02/1996 | | 167
 | US 29 UK 8 US rock 24 US alt. 8 | written by Chris Ballew |
 | 47. | 10/1996 | | 166
 | US 35 UK 22 US rock 38 US alt. 4 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Greg Brown |
 | 48. | 03/1996 | | 163
 | US 55 UK ✫1 US alt. 10 | [Epic 78356] written by Noel Gallagher |
 | 49. | 08/1996 | | 161
 | US 33 US rock 10 US alt. 8 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Jakob Dylan |
 | 50. | 12/1996 | | 161
 | UK 2 US AC 23 US dance 5 US alt. 9 | re-issue (international release) [album cut] written by Nina Persson & Peter Svensson |
 | 51. | 11/1996 | | 156
 | US 11 UK 12 US AC 28 US rock 31 US alt. 17 | [A&M 2032] written by Sheryl Crow, Brian MacLeod & Jeff Trott |
 | 52. | 03/1996 | | 154
 | US 30 UK ✫1 US alt. 24 | written by Liam Howlett, Keith Flint, Trevor Horn, Anne Dudley, J. J. Jeczalik, Paul Morley, Gary Langan & Kim Deal |
 | 53. | 11/1996 | | 154
 | UK ✫1 US alt. 18 | written by Liam Howlett, Keith Flint & Maxim Reality |
| 54. | 02/1996 | | 153
 | US 60 US rock 7 US alt. 11 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Walter Flakus, Christopher Hall, Andy Kubiszewski & Jim Sellers |
| 55. | 01/1996 | | 152
 | US 47 US rock 8 US alt. 9 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by John Rzeznik |
| 56. | 04/1996 | | 151
 | US 13 UK 57 US AC 18 US rock 6 US alt. 33 | written by Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker & Jim Sonefeld |
| 57. | 03/1996 | | 150
 | US rock ✫1 | written by Ed Roland |
| 58. | 07/1996 | | 150
 | US 69 US rock 7 US alt. 14 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Walter Flakus, Christopher Hall, Andy Kubiszewski & Jim Sellers |
 | 59. | 09/1996 | | 147
 | US 57 US rock 10 US alt. 8 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Billy Corgan |
| 60. | 07/1996 | | 146
 | US 62 US rock 9 US alt. 9 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner & Mark Lanegan |
 | 61. | 08/1996 | | 146
 | US rock 4 US alt. 24 | [live] written by Jerry Cantrell & Sean Kinney |
 | 62. | 10/1996 | | 145
 | US 69 US rock 9 US alt. 9 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder |
| 63. | 11/1996 | | 145
 | US 48 US rock 10 US alt. 11 | written by Kevin Griffin |
| 64. | 03/1996 | | 144
 | US 53 US rock 17 US alt. 6 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Donny Brown, Doug Corella, Jeff Dunning, Brad Vander Ark & Brian Vander Ark |
 | 65. | 04/1996 | | 142
 | US 18 US alt. 5 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Gwen Stefani & Tony Kanal |
| 66. | 05/1996 | | 141
 | US rock ✫1 | written by Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen & Alex Van Halen |
| 67. | 09/1996 | | 138
 | US rock ✫1 | written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart & Pye Dubois |
 | 68. | 02/1996 | | 136
 | US 49 US rock 15 US alt. 9 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Billy Corgan |
 | 69. | 10/1996 | | 134
 | US 45 UK 15 US alt. 7 | [Virgin 38582] written by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering |
| 70. | 02/1996 | | 134
 | US 14 US rock 18 US alt. 19 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Peter Stuart |
 | 71. | 11/1996 | | 132
 | US 19 US alt. 7 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Dave Matthews |
 | 72. | 05/1996 | | 132
 | US 11 UK 52 US AC 29 US alt. 14 | [Atlantic 87151] written by Jewel |
| 73. | 07/1996 | | 131
 | US 63 UK 4 US alt. 10 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Alonza Bevan, Jay Darlington, Crispian Mills & Paul Winter-Hart |
 | 74. | 04/1996 | | 131
 | US 62 UK 8 US rock 36 US alt. 11 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Zack de la Rocha, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk & Tom Morello |
| 75. | 02/1996 | | 129
 | US 36 US alt. 4 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Nick Hexum (as Nicholas Hexum) & SA Martinez (as Doug Martinez) |
 | 76. | 03/1996 | | 129
 | US 37 US rock 16 US alt. 12 | [Essential/Silvertone 42375] written by Jars of Clay |
 | 77. | 09/1996 | | 125
 | US 2 UK 21 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] local release [album cut] written by Nina Persson & Peter Svensson |
| 78. | 05/1996 | | 123
 | US 71 US rock 11 US alt. 14 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Roger Clyne |
 | 79. | 06/1996 | | 119
 | US 61 UK 35 US alt. 5 | [DGC/Geffen 22214] written by Beck (as Beck Hansen), John King & Michael Simpson |
 | 80. | 02/1996 | | 119
 | UK 24 US AC 23 US rock 40 US alt. 7 | [Maverick/Sire 17644] written by Alanis Morissette & Glen Ballard |
 | 81. | 06/1996 | | 117
 | US 64 US rock 11 US alt. 15 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Vinnie Dombroski |
| 82. | 09/1996 | | 116
 | US 63 US rock 11 US alt. 13 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [live] [album cut] written by Kurt Cobain |
 | 83. | 11/1996 | | 115
 | US 68 UK 29 US rock 24 US alt. 11 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Chris Ballew |
 | 84. | 06/1996 | | 115
 | US rock 7 US alt. 25 | written by John Rzeznik |
 | 85. | 11/1996 | | 115
 | US 40 UK 7 US alt. 14 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by William Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & Jimmy Williams |
| 86. | 04/1996 | | 115
 | US 56 UK 161 US alt. 5 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Gert Bettens & Sarah Bettens |
| 87. | 04/1996 | | 110
 | US 47 US alt. 5 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by John Feldmann |
 | 88. | 09/1996 | | 109
 | US rock 17 US alt. 19 | written by Maynard James Keenan, Adam Jones, Danny Carey & Paul D'Amour |
| 89. | 08/1996 | | 109
 | US 14 UK 92 US AC 15 US rock 10 | [Mercury 858398] written by John Mellencamp & George M. Green |
| 90. | 07/1996 | | 108
 | US 36 US rock 19 US alt. 17 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [live] [A&M Albun Cut] written by Chan Kinchla & John Popper |
 | 91. | 05/1996 | | 107
 | US rock 8 US alt. 36 | written by Jerry Cantrell & Layne Staley |
| 92. | 03/1996 | | 107
 | US rock 7 US alt. 37 | written by Jason Ross & Jason Pollock |
| 93. | 09/1996 | | 106
 | UK 2 US alt. 25 | written by Crispian Mills, Alonza Bevan, Paul Winter-Hart & Jay Darlington |
 | 94. | 04/1996 | | 106
 | US 3 US AC 3 US R&B 35 | [Elektra 64346] written by Tracy Chapman |
| 95. | 07/1996 | | 103
 | US rock 3 | written by Chris Robinson & Rich Robinson |
| 96. | 11/1996 | | 102
 | US 36 UK 25 US alt. 18 | written by Jill Cunniff |
 | 97. | 01/1996 | | 102
 | UK ✫1 | written by Jas Mann |
 | 98. | 03/1996 | | 102
 | US 11 UK 4 | co-produced by Jeff Lynne written by John Lennon |
 | 99. | 05/1996 | | 101
 | UK 22 US rock 6 | written by Vivian Campbell |
| 100. | 02/1996 | | 101
 | US rock 10 US alt. 25 | |