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1996 in music
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Events
- January - two teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, aged 18 and 16 respectively, murdered Bassett's parents and younger brother in McCleary. The incident was dubbed the "Israel's Son murders" due to the fact that the two teenagers were said to have been listening to Silverchair's "Israel's Son" before the murders. They were both charged with the aggravated first-degree murder of the Bassett's parents and five-year-old brother.
- January 8 - Madonna's stalker, Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill the singer.
- January 16 - Jamaican authorities open fire on Jimmy Buffett's seaplane, mistaking it for a drug trafficker's plane. U2 singer Bono was also on the plane; neither singer was injured.
- January 18 - Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from Michael Jackson.
- January 25 - Madonna receives death threats from Argentine conservatives who are enraged and insulted that she is playing Eva Peron in Evita. After she arrives in Argentina, over 50 walls throughout the city have been spray-painted with the words: ¡Viva Evita! ¡Fuera Madonna! (Long Live Evita! Get Out, Madonna!).
- January 28 - Chris Isaak makes a guest appearance on the television show Friends.
- January 29
- Fire destroys La Fenice, Venice's opera house.
- Kiss reveals to the world that they have reunited with original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss with a surprise appearance on the American Music Awards. Kiss steals the show when the band takes to the stage in full makeup and costume for the first time since 1980. The band takes to the road and becomes the highest grossing tour of 1996, selling out their first show at Tiger Stadium in 43 minutes.
- Garth Brooks refuses to accept his American Music Award for "Favorite Overall Artist". Brooks says that Hootie and the Blowfish had done more for music that year than he did.
- February 4 - Former Milli-Vanilli member Rob Pilatus is hospitalized when a man hits him over the head with a baseball bat in Hollywood, California. Pilatus was attempting to steal the man's car.
- February 13 - Tupac Shakur released the first ever double rap album All Eyez on Me. The album is one of the most influential albums in hip hop history. All Eyez on Me reached Platinum in just 4 hours and reached #1 on the Billboard 200 charts.
- February 14 - The Artist Formerly Known As Prince marries backup singer Mayte Garcia.
- February 20 - Snoop Doggy Dogg and his bodyguard are acquitted of first degree murder. The jury deadlocks on voluntary manslaughter charges and a mistrial is declared.
- March 4 - The Beatles' second reunion song is released, as part of their first reunion since the band's breakup 26 years earlier. The song is simply a finished version of a John Lennon demo from 1980; a song called Real Love.
- March 13 - Ramones fans riot in Buenos Aires, Argentina after waiting all night for concert tickets only to find out that the show had been sold out.
- March 16 - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men end their 16th consecutive week at No. 1 with "One Sweet Day". It is the longest consecutive week stay at No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history.
- March 18 - The Sex Pistols announce that they are reuniting for a 20th anniversary tour.
- March 28 - Phil Collins announces that he is leaving Genesis to focus on his solo career.
- April 3 - M.C. Hammer files for bankruptcy.
- April 4 - The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia's widow, Deborah, scatter part of Garcia's ashes in the Ganges River in India.
- April 15 - The remaining part of Jerry Garcia's ashes are scattered near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
- April 16 - Madonna announces that she is four months pregnant by Carlos Leon, her then-boyfriend and trainer.
- April 24 - This Train, Rick Elias, Jimmy A, Phil Keaggy, Carolyn Arends, Third Day & Ashley Cleveland perform a tribute concert for Rich Mullins at Nashville's Cafe Milano. Speakers included Reunion Records executive Terry Hemmings, record producer Reed Arvin, disc jockey Jon Rivers, & author Brennan Manning.
- April 28 - Oasis play the second of two gigs in Maine Road, home of Manchester City F.C., featured on the video "...There and Then".
- May - The Galway Early Music Festival is launched in Ireland.
- May 8 - In Los Angeles, California, a judge rules against Tommy Lee and wife actress Pamela Anderson Lee in their attempt to keep Penthouse magazine from publishing still photos taken from an X-rated home movie that was stolen from their home.
- May 25 - Brad Nowell, lead singer of the band Sublime, is found dead of a heroin overdose in his San Francisco motel room.
- June 21 - The Sex Pistols start their reunion tour in Lahtis, Finland.
- Alice Cooper performs at Sammy Hagar's club Cabo Wabo in Mexico. It was recorded and released the next year is a live album.
- July - The Smashing Pumpkins drummer, Jimmy Chamberlin, is arrested for possession of a controlled substance. The other band members fire him because they said his "insidious battle with drugs and alcohol" had nearly ruined everything for the band.
- July 8 - Wannabe, the best-selling single by any female pop group, is released in the UK by the Spice Girls.
- July 11 - Robert Simpson's second string quintet premiered at the Cheltenham International Festival (by the Maggini Quartet with Pal Banda, cellist.
). - July 29 - Jason Matthew Thirsk, Bassist of the band Pennywise, dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound
- August 1 - MTV2 makes its original launch.
- August 6 - The Ramones play their last ever show at Lollapalooza.
- August 10 and August 11 - Oasis plays at Knebworth two consecutive nights in front of 250.000 people. It's considered the peak of the Britpop movement.
- Launch of the Proms in the Park event in London.
- September 7 - Rapper Tupac Shakur is shot four times in Las Vegas, Nevada, while leaving the MGM Grand hotel after seeing the Mike Tyson vs. Bruce Seldon boxing match, in what is apparently a drive-by shooting.
- September 12 - Controversy follows The Eagles when the band dedicates "Peaceful Easy Feeling" to Saddam Hussein at a United States Democratic Party fundraiser held in Los Angeles.
- September 13 - Tupac Shakur dies in hospital after his wounds from his September 7th shooting.
- October 6 - country singers Faith Hill and Tim McGraw get married.
- October 14 - Madonna's first child, Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, is born in Los Angeles.
- October 30 - Slash officially leaves Guns N' Roses.
- October 31 - Slipknot releases their rare album Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat..
- November 8 - After having first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, the film Hype!, a documentary on the Seattle grunge scene, opens to general audiences
- November 24 - Crowded House plays its final concert on the steps of the Sydney Opera House in front of an audience of almost 100,000. Proceeds from this concert support the Sydney Children's Hospital.
- December 7 - The Sex Pistols finish their reunion tour in Santiago, Chile.
- December 16th - Max Cavalera leaves Sepultura because of Sepultura firing/not renewing his Wife, Gloria, Contract as Manager.
Unknown Dates
- House of Pain breaks up which led to DJ Lethal joining Limp Bizkit.
- Sheryl Crow's self titled album is banned from Wal-Mart stores because of the lyric "Watch out sister, watch out brother/watch our children while they kill each other/with a gun they bought at Wal-Mart Discount Stores".
- Slash leaves Guns N' Roses, citing musical differences with singer Axl Rose, leaving Axl as the sole remaining original member of the band.
- The Monkees embark on their 30th Anniversary Reunion Tour
- Singer Tori Amos is sued when a man crashes his car after being distracted by a billboard advertising her album; the billboard featured a photo of Amos breastfeeding a piglet.
- David Bowie's single "Telling Lies" becomes the first song offered as a free digital download by a major record label (Virgin Records).
- Roberto Alagna marries Angela Gheorghiu.
- Coal Chamber signs with Roadrunner Records and Mikey "Bug" Cox replaces John Tor.
Bands formed
- Ace Troubleshooter
- Agalloch
- Alabama Thunderpussy
- Alkaline Trio
- All Systems Go!
- Arch Enemy
- Belle and Sebastian
- Chamberlain
- Disturbed
- Dressy Bessy
- Engine Down
- Fountains of Wayne
- Good Charlotte
- Godsmack
- Iceman
- Linkin Park
- Mudvayne
- Nightwish
- Quarashi
- Park Ave.
- Puffy AmiYumi
- Sanctus Real
- Skillet
- Slipknot
- Sum 41
- Switchfoot
- Within Temptation
- Matchbox Twenty
- Zebrahead
- Hadag Nahash
Bands disbanded
- Arrested Development
- At The Gates
- Belly
- Carcass (they reform in 2007)
- Cluster (they reform in 2007)
- Crowded House (they reform in 2007)
- Eric's Trip
- Extreme
- Heavenly
- House of Pain
- Jawbreaker
- Jodeci (hiatus, until 2006)
- The Kinks
- Lush
- Ned's Atomic Dustbin
- The Pogues
- The Ramones
- Ride
- Siouxsie & The Banshees
- The Stone Roses
- Sublime
- Take That (they reform in 2005)
Bands return
Albums released
January
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp | Kid Rock | - |
| How Long Has This Been Going On | Van Morrison | Live | |
| Victor | Alex Lifeson | - | |
| 15 | Predator | Accept | - |
| 18 | G. | Gotthard | Switzerland |
| 23 | Boys for Pele | Tori Amos | - |
| 25 | Stormblåst | Dimmu Borgir | - |
| 26 | Maniacal Laughter | The Bouncing Souls | - |
| 30 | Filth Pig | Ministry | - |
| Millions Now Living Will Never Die | Tortoise | - | |
February
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean Drive | Lighthouse Family | - |
| 5 | Purpendicular | Deep Purple | Europe |
| 13 | Looking East | Jackson Browne | - |
| The Score | The Fugees | - | |
| Pies Descalzos | Shakira | - | |
| All Eyez on Me | Tupac Shakur | 2x CD | |
| 19 | Skunkworks | Bruce Dickinson | - |
| 20 | Murder Ballads | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | - |
| Take Me To Your Leader | Newsboys | - | |
| The Jester Race | In Flames | - | |
| 27 | The Gray Race | Bad Religion | - |
| The Process | Skinny Puppy | - | |
March
April
May
June
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 18 til I Die | Bryan Adams | - |
| Destiny | Gloria Estefan | US | |
| Load | Metallica | - | |
| 6 | Tigermilk | Belle & Sebastian | - |
| 7 | Dreamland | Robert Miles | - |
| 10 | Swansong | Carcass | - |
| The Light User Syndrome | The Fall | - | |
| 11 | T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. | George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars | - |
| 12 | One Chord to Another | Sloan | Canada |
| 17 | ''Macarena Non Stop | Los del Río | - |
| Upgrade & Afterlife | Gastr del Sol | - | |
| 18 | High/Low | Nada Surf | - |
| Just Like You | Keb' Mo' | - | |
| Odelay | Beck | - | |
| Rocket | Primitive Radio Gods | - | |
| Very Proud of Ya | AFI | - | |
| 24 | Morningrise | Opeth | - |
| 24 | Digilogue | :zoviet*france: | (vinyl version) US |
| 25 | Reasonable Doubt | Jay-Z | - |
| Xtort | KMFDM | - | |
| You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best | Kiss | Live | |
July
August
September
October
November
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Richard D. James | Aphex Twin | - |
| Spice | Spice Girls | UK | |
| 5 | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory | Tupac Shakur | - |
| Unknown Country | The Clean | - | |
| 12 | Losing Streak | Less Than Jake | - |
| Nico | Blind Melon | - | |
| Tha Doggfather | Snoop Doggy Dogg | - | |
| 18 | If You're Feeling Sinister | Belle & Sebastian | - |
| 19 | Dusk and Her Embrace | Cradle of Filth | - |
| Emancipation | Prince | 3xCD | |
| Endtroducing..... | DJ Shadow | - | |
| Razorblade Suitcase | Bush | - | |
| 26 | Broken China | Richard Wright | UK |
| Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996 | Poison | Greatest Hits | |
| 29 | Tormented | Staind | - |
December
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Nerf Herder | Nerf Herder | - |
| One Fierce Beer Coaster | The Bloodhound Gang | - | |
| 10 | Five Smokin' Tracks from Lit | Lit | EP |
| Lama Rabi Rabi | Ghost | - | |
| Muddy Waters | Redman | - | |
| 16 | Machines Against the Rage | TISM | Live |
Unknown Release Date
- All the Pretty Little Horses - Current 93
- A Man Amongst Men - Bo Diddley
- Back in the Shootin' Match - Ace Troubleshooter
- Black Earth - Arch Enemy
- Brown - P.O.D.
- Curb - Nickelback
- Democracy (album) - Killing Joke
- Essential Mental Nutrients - Social Deviantz
- Garibaldi Guard! - U.S. Bombs
- Hesher - Nickelback
- Inquilaab - Junoon
- Liebe ist... 3 - Die Flippers
- Live Drug - Sun Dial
- Lo Society - Loso
- Neu! '72 Live in Dusseldorf - Neu!
- Pale Yo - Kanpech
- Posledniy romantik - Valeriy Meladze
- Rote Sonne weites Land - Die Flippers
- Take It Easy - TKZee
- Take It From The Man! - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
- Testing Positive - George Clinton
- Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
- The Wolf Is Coming - Miriam Yeung
- Un Million de Rosas - La Mafia
Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1996.| # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spice Girls | Wannabe | 1996 | UK 1 - Jul 1996, US BB 1 of 1997, Holland 1 - Aug 1996, Sweden 1 - Aug 1996, Switzerland 1 - Aug 1996, Norway 1 - Aug 1996, Germany 1 - Aug 1996, Éire 1 - Aug 1996, New Zealand 1 for 1 weeks Nov 1996, Australia 1 for 11 weeks Jan 1997, US BB 3 of 1997, POP 3 of 1997, Austria 4 - Aug 1996, Australia 5 of 1996, Poland 22 - Aug 1996, Italy 31 of 1996, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1996, Scrobulate 59 of pop, RYM 94 of 1996, Germany 170 of the 1990s, OzNet 963, Acclaimed 1504 | |
| 2 | The Fugees | Killing Me Softly With His Song | 1996 | UK 1 - Jun 1996, Holland 1 - Jun 1996, Austria 1 - Jul 1996, Switzerland 1 - Jun 1996, Norway 1 - Jun 1996, Germany 1 - Jun 1996, Éire 1 - Jun 1996, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks May 1996, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Aug 1996, Poland 2 - Jun 1996, Australia 3 of 1996, Sweden 5 - Aug 1996, Italy 6 of 1996, Scrobulate 6 of hip-hop, US BB 17 of 1996, POP 21 of 1996, Germany 35 of the 1990s, RYM 97 of 1996, Europe 98 of the 1990s, Acclaimed 837 | |
| 3 | Los Del Rio | Macarena | 1996 | US BB 1 of 1996, Holland 1 - Aug 1993, Austria 1 - Feb 1996, Switzerland 1 - Mar 1996, Germany 1 - Apr 1996, Australia 1 for 9 weeks Nov 1996, UK 2 - Jul 1996, US BB 2 of 1996, Norway 2 - Jun 1996, Australia 2 of 1996, POP 2 of 1996, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1993, Sweden 8 - Jun 1996, Germany 26 of the 1990s, Party 102 of 2007 | |
| 4 | Oasis | Wonderwall | 1996 | New Zealand 1 for 1 weeks Mar 1996, Australia 1 for 1 weeks May 1996, UK 2 - Nov 1995, Scrobulate 2 of rock, Sweden 4 - Nov 1995, RYM 4 of 1995, Norway 5 - Dec 1995, US BB 8 of 1996, Holland 9 - Dec 1995, Australia 10 of 1996, Austria 12 - Mar 1996, Poland 15 - Jan 1996, US BB 16 of 1996, Switzerland 17 - Feb 1996, POP 20 of 1996, Virgin 22, Germany 24 - Feb 1996, Europe 70 of the 1990s, Acclaimed 123, Belgium 146 of all time, WXPN 856 | |
| 5 | Robert Miles | Children | 1996 | Sweden 1 - Mar 1996, Austria 1 - Apr 1996, Switzerland 1 - Jan 1996, Norway 1 - Apr 1996, Germany 1 - Feb 1996, UK 2 - Feb 1996, France 2 - Feb 1996, Holland 3 - Feb 1996, Italy 3 of 1996, US BB 21 of 1996, Australia 26 of 1996, Germany 32 of the 1990s, Scrobulate 71 of house, RYM 159 of 1996, OzNet 336 |
Top hits on record
- "1979"- The Smashing Pumpkins
- "6th Avenue Heartache" - The Wallflowers
- "Aeroplane" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- "All Mixed Up" - 311
- "Always Be My Baby" - Mariah Carey
- "Aneurysm" live - Nirvana
- "Because You Loved Me" - Celine Dion
- "Big Me" - Foo Fighters
- "Breathe Babylon" - P.O.D.
- "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" - The Smashing Pumpkins
- "Bulls on Parade" - Rage Against the Machine
- "California Love" - Tupac Shakur / Dr. Dre
- "Can't Get You Off My Mind" - Lenny Kravitz
- "Change the World" - Eric Clapton, written by Wayne Kirkpatrick, Gordon Kennedy and Tommy Sims, won a Grammy award for song of the year in 1997
- "Charmless Man" - Blur
- "Children" - Robert Miles
- "Darla Dirladada" - Dalida (remix)
- "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" - Madonna
- "Don't Look Back in Anger" - Oasis
- "Down (311 song)" - 311
- "Drain You" live - Nirvana
- "Free as a Bird" - The Beatles
- "Give Me One Reason" - Tracy Chapman
- "Guilty" - Gravity Kills
- "Hand in My Pocket" - Alanis Morissette
- "Head over Feet" - Alanis Morissette
- "Hero Of The Day" - Metallica
- "How Can You Live With Yourself" - The Tubes
- "How Do U Want It" - 2Pac
- "I Want To Come Over" - Melissa Etheridge
- "If It Makes You Happy" - Sheryl Crow
- "If You Could Only See" - Tonic
- "I'll Never Break Your Heart" - Backstreet Boys
- "I'll Stick Around" - Foo Fighters
- "Interstate Love Song" - Stone Temple Pilots
- "Ironic" - Alanis Morissette
- "Is It a Crime" - Sade
- "Jealousy" - Natalie Merchant
- "Killing Me Softly With His Song" - The Fugees
- "King Nothing" - Metallica
- "La Mamma" - Dalida (inédit)
- "Là-bas dans le noir" - Dalida (remix)
- "Long Way Down (song)" - Goo Goo Dolls
- "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" - Madonna
- "Macarena" - Los Del Rio
- "Mama Said" - Metallica
- "Motel California" - Ugly Kid Joe
- "My Boo" - Ghost Town DJ's
- "Naked Eye" - Luscious Jackson
- "Naked" - Goo Goo Dolls
- "Novocaine for the Soul" - Eels
- "One Headlight" - The Wallflowers
- "One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey" and Boyz II Men
- "Pepper" - Butthole Surfers
- "People of the Sun" - Rage Against the Machine
- "Pretty Noose" - Soundgarden
- "Professional Widow (Star Trunk Funkin' Mix)" - Tori Amos
- "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" - Backstreet Boys
- "Return of the Mack" - Mark Morrison
- "Smells Like Teen Spirit" live Nirvana
- "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand" - Primitive Radio Gods
- "Stupid Girl" - Garbage
- "Tahitian Moon" - Porno for Pyros
- "Tha Crossroads" - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony won a grammy for best rap song in 1997, topped #1 in the billboard pop charts for 9 weeks, and tied The Beatles' 32 year-old record for fastest-rising single.
- "The Beautiful People" - Marilyn Manson
- "The Earth,The Sun,The Rain" - Color Me Badd
- "Tonight, Tonight" - The Smashing Pumpkins
- "Un-Break My Heart" - Toni Braxton
- "Until It Sleeps" - Metallica
- "Vapors" - Snoop Doggy Dogg
- "Virtual Insanity" - Jamiroquai
- "Wash Away" - Vertical Horizon
- "What I Got" - Sublime
- "Where it's at" - Beck
- "Who Will Save Your Soul" - Jewel
- "Wonder" - Natalie Merchant
- "You Learn" - Alanis Morissette
- "You Must Love Me" - Madonna
- "You Oughta Know" - Alanis Morissette
- "You Were Meant For Me" - Jewel, held longest chart run for single. 1996-1998
- "Zero" - The Smashing Pumpkins
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1996