The year in music

Best Songs of 1996

The Spice Girls’ “Wannabe”, “Macarena” on every dance floor, the Fugees’ “Killing Me Softly”, and Oasis at Knebworth. Tupac Shakur is killed in Las Vegas.

The Spice Girls' Spice
Play 1996

61 songs

Where It's At

Where It's At

Beck
Let’s Make a Night to Remember

Let’s Make a Night to Remember

Bryan Adams
The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You

The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You

Bryan Adams
ADIDAS

ADIDAS

Korn
Breathe

Breathe

The Prodigy
Firestarter

Firestarter

The Prodigy
Setting Sun

Setting Sun

The Chemical Brothers
The Beautiful People

The Beautiful People

Marilyn Manson
All Eyez on Me

All Eyez on Me

2Pac
Can't C Me

Can't C Me

2Pac
Hit 'Em Up

Hit 'Em Up

2Pac
Holla At Me

Holla At Me

2Pac
Blow Up the Outside World

Blow Up the Outside World

Soundgarden
I Want You Back

I Want You Back

NSYNC
How Could You

How Could You

K-Ci & JoJo
2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted

2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted

Tupac Shakur
Ambitionz Az a Ridah

Ambitionz Az a Ridah

Tupac Shakur
Don't Leave

Don't Leave

Faithless
I Ain't Mad at Cha

I Ain't Mad at Cha

Tupac Shakur
I Gave You Power

I Gave You Power

Nas
If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)

If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)

Nas
Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)

Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)

Backstreet Boys
The Message

The Message

Nas
Salvation

Salvation

The Cranberries
The Perfect Drug

The Perfect Drug

Nine Inch Nails
Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart

Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart

Stone Temple Pilots
When You're Gone

When You're Gone

The Cranberries
Because You Loved Me

Because You Loved Me

Celine Dion
Drop a Gem on 'Em

Drop a Gem on 'Em

Mobb Deep
Fly Like an Eagle

Fly Like an Eagle

Seal
Hell on Earth (Front Lines)

Hell on Earth (Front Lines)

Mobb Deep
I Want You

I Want You

Savage Garden
It's All Coming Back to Me Now

It's All Coming Back to Me Now

Celine Dion
To the Moon and Back

To the Moon and Back

Savage Garden
Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check

Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check

Busta Rhymes
2 Become 1

2 Become 1

Spice Girls
Elevators (Me & You)

Elevators (Me & You)

OutKast
Killing Me Softly With His Song

Killing Me Softly With His Song

Fugees
Ready or Not

Ready or Not

Fugees
Say You'll Be There

Say You'll Be There

Spice Girls
Wannabe

Wannabe

Spice Girls
Bulls on Parade

Bulls on Parade

Rage Against the Machine
Criminal

Criminal

Fiona Apple
One in a Million

One in a Million

Aaliyah
Shadowboxer

Shadowboxer

Fiona Apple
The Box

The Box

Orbital
Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)

Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)

Maxwell
On & On

On & On

Erykah Badu
Roots Bloody Roots

Roots Bloody Roots

Sepultura
Un-Break My Heart

Un-Break My Heart

Toni Braxton
Virtual Insanity

Virtual Insanity

Jamiroquai
Freed from Desire

Freed from Desire

Gala
I Don't Want to Wait

I Don't Want to Wait

Paula Cole
Lovefool

Lovefool

The Cardigans
No Diggity

No Diggity

Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen
One Headlight

One Headlight

The Wallflowers
Return of the Mack

Return of the Mack

Mark Morrison
Santeria

Santeria

Sublime
The Freshmen

The Freshmen

The Verve Pipe
We Have Explosive

We Have Explosive

The Future Sound of London
Your Woman

Your Woman

White Town

1996 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 61 songs first released in 1996. Hip-Hop, Pop and Rock lead the year. 2Pac, Nas and Spice Girls are among the voices of 1996.

Artists of 1996

The sound of 1996

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