Top Artists of 1996 - Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

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	Artist	Points	Songs
1.	Stone Temple Pilots	1159	03/1996 • Big Bang Baby • 422 pts • from Tiny Music... 05/1996 • Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart • 390 pts • from Tiny Music... 10/1996 • Lady Picture Show • 348 pts • from Tiny Music...
2.	Soundgarden	1147	05/1996 • Pretty Noose • 379 pts • from Down on the Upside 06/1996 • Burden in My Hand • 430 pts • from Down on the Upside 10/1996 • Blow Up the Outside World • 337 pts • from Down on the Upside
3.	Bush	1117	02/1996 • Machinehead • 315 pts • from Sixteen Stone 11/1996 • Swallowed • 475 pts • from Razorblade Suitcase 12/1996 • Greedy Fly • 326 pts • from Razorblade Suitcase
4.	The Smashing Pumpkins	988	02/1996 • Zero • 170 pts • from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 05/1996 • Tonight, Tonight • 346 pts • from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 09/1996 • Muzzle • 194 pts • from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 11/1996 • Thirty-Three • 278 pts • from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
5.	Alanis Morissette	842	01/1996 • Ironic • 390 pts • from Jagged Little Pill 02/1996 • You Oughta Know • 62 pts • from Jagged Little Pill 02/1996 • You Learn • 216 pts • from Jagged Little Pill 08/1996 • Head Over Feet • 174 pts • from Jagged Little Pill
6.	The Wallflowers	742	06/1996 • 6th Avenue Heartache • 202 pts • from Bringing Down the Horse 11/1996 • One Headlight • 540 pts • from Bringing Down the Horse
7.	Metallica	708	06/1996 • Until It Sleeps • 361 pts • from Load 07/1996 • Ain't My Bitch • 68 pts • from Load 09/1996 • Hero of the Day • 253 pts • from Load
8.	Pearl Jam	679	03/1996 • Leaving Here • 73 pts • from Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense 08/1996 • Who You Are • 390 pts • from No Code 09/1996 • Hail, Hail • 192 pts • from No Code
9.	Counting Crows	618	10/1996 • Angels of the Silences • 323 pts • from Recovering the Satellites 12/1996 • A Long December • 295 pts • from Recovering the Satellites
10.	R.E.M.	615	08/1996 • E-Bow the Letter • 329 pts • from New Adventures in Hi-Fi 10/1996 • Bittersweet Me • 268 pts • from New Adventures in Hi-Fi
11.	Garbage	584	03/1996 • Stupid Girl • 308 pts • from Garbage 11/1996 • #1 Crush • 235 pts • from Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack:
12.	No Doubt	570	04/1996 • Spiderwebs • 164 pts • from Tragic Kingdom 10/1996 • Don't Speak • 406 pts • from Tragic Kingdom
13.	Oasis	560	02/1996 • Champagne Supernova • 345 pts • from (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 03/1996 • Don't Look Back in Anger • 193 pts • from (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
14.	Van Halen	513	05/1996 • Humans Being • 217 pts • from Twister: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack 10/1996 • Me Wise Magic • 219 pts • from Best of Volume I 11/1996 • Can't Get This Stuff No More • 77 pts • from Best of Volume I
15.	Dave Matthews Band	495	04/1996 • Too Much • 238 pts • from Crash 07/1996 • So Much to Say • 116 pts • from Crash 11/1996 • Crash into Me • 140 pts • from Crash
16.	Dishwalla	485	03/1996 • Counting Blue Cars • 441 pts • from Pet Your Friends
17.	The Cranberries	477	04/1996 • Salvation • 317 pts • from To the Faithful Departed 07/1996 • Free to Decide • 137 pts • from To the Faithful Departed
18.	311	448	02/1996 • All Mixed Up • 161 pts • from 311 07/1996 • Down • 286 pts • from 311
19.	Better Than Ezra	429	08/1996 • King of New Orleans • 251 pts • from Friction, Baby 11/1996 • Desperately Wanting • 178 pts • from Friction, Baby
20.	Sheryl Crow	400	08/1996 • If It Makes You Happy • 232 pts • from Sheryl Crow 11/1996 • Everyday Is a Winding Road • 168 pts • from Sheryl Crow
21.	Stabbing Westward	387	02/1996 • What Do I Have to Do? • 200 pts • from Wither Blister Burn & Peel 07/1996 • Shame • 187 pts • from Wither Blister Burn & Peel
22.	The Presidents of the United States of America	384	02/1996 • Peaches • 207 pts • from The Presidents of the United States of America 11/1996 • Mach 5 • 146 pts • from II
23.	Alice in Chains	377	05/1996 • Again • 127 pts • from Alice in Chains 08/1996 • Over Now • 193 pts • from Unplugged 11/1996 • Would? • 57 pts • from Unplugged
24.	Gin Blossoms	377	02/1996 • Follow You Down • 288 pts • from Congratulations… I'm Sorry 05/1996 • Day Job • 84 pts • from Congratulations… I'm Sorry
25.	Red Hot Chili Peppers	356	01/1996 • Aeroplane • 225 pts • from One Hot Minute 11/1996 • Love Rollercoaster • 131 pts • from Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
26.	Kula Shaker	350	07/1996 • Tattva • 159 pts • from K 09/1996 • Hey Dude • 128 pts • from K 11/1996 • Govinda • 51 pts • from K
27.	Rush	339	09/1996 • Test for Echo • 217 pts • from Test for Echo 11/1996 • Half the World • 122 pts • from Test for Echo
28.	Tracy Bonham	338	04/1996 • Mother Mother • 291 pts • from The Burdens of Being Upright
29.	The Prodigy	320	03/1996 • Firestarter • 161 pts • from The Fat of the Land 11/1996 • Breathe • 160 pts • from The Fat of the Land
30.	Sublime	318	08/1996 • What I Got • 318 pts • from Sublime
31.	Butthole Surfers	300	05/1996 • Pepper • 300 pts • from Electriclarryland
32.	Primitive Radio Gods	295	03/1996 • Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand • 295 pts • from Rocket
33.	The Black Crowes	286	07/1996 • Good Friday • 157 pts • from Three Snakes and One Charm 09/1996 • Blackberry • 122 pts • from Three Snakes and One Charm
34.	Jewel	285	05/1996 • Who Will Save Your Soul • 121 pts • from Pieces of You 11/1996 • You Were Meant for Me • 164 pts • from Pieces of You
35.	Tori Amos	277	01/1996 • Caught a Lite Sneeze • 104 pts • from Boys for Pele 06/1996 • Professional Widow • 116 pts • from Boys for Pele
36.	Eels	268	08/1996 • Novocaine for the Soul • 268 pts • from Beautiful Freak
37.	Sponge	266	06/1996 • Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) • 155 pts • from Wax Ecstatic 11/1996 • Have You Seen Mary • 112 pts • from Wax Ecstatic
38.	ZZ Top	265	02/1996 • She's Just Killing Me • 77 pts • from From Dusk Till Dawn: Music from the Motion Picture 06/1996 • What's Up with That • 140 pts • from Rhythmeen
39.	The Nixons	253	01/1996 • Sister • 214 pts • from Foma
40.	Hootie & the Blowfish	252	04/1996 • Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven) • 195 pts • from Fairweather Johnson 07/1996 • Tucker's Town • 52 pts • from Fairweather Johnson
41.	Tom Petty	250	07/1996 • Walls (Circus) • 127 pts • from She's the One: Songs and Music from She's the One 10/1996 • Climb That Hill • 123 pts • from She's the One: Songs and Music from She's the One
42.	Manic Street Preachers	242	04/1996 • A Design for Life • 86 pts • from Everything Must Go 08/1996 • Everything Must Go • 62 pts • from Everything Must Go 12/1996 • Australia • 51 pts • from Everything Must Go
43.	Foo Fighters	242	01/1996 • Big Me • 242 pts • from Foo Fighters
44.	Tonic	238	07/1996 • Open Up Your Eyes • 238 pts • from Lemon Parade
45.	Social Distortion	235	09/1996 • I Was Wrong • 235 pts • from White Light, White Heat, White Trash
46.	Local H	231	09/1996 • Bound for the Floor • 231 pts • from As Good as Dead
47.	Beck	224	06/1996 • Where It's At • 153 pts • from Odelay 09/1996 • Devil's Haircut • 71 pts • from Odelay
48.	Collective Soul	218	03/1996 • Where the River Flows • 218 pts • from Collective Soul
49.	The Verve Pipe	215	03/1996 • Photograph • 190 pts • from Villains
50.	John Mellencamp	214	08/1996 • Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) • 127 pts • from Mr. Happy Go Lucky 11/1996 • Just Another Day • 86 pts • from Mr. Happy Go Lucky