Number one modern rock hits of 1996
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These are the Billboard magazine Modern Rock Tracks number one hits of 1996.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 6 | "Wonderwall" | Oasis |
| January 13 | "Wonderwall" | Oasis |
| January 20 | "Wonderwall" | Oasis |
| January 27 | "Wonderwall" | Oasis |
| February 3 | "Wonderwall" | Oasis |
| February 10 | "Wonderwall" | Oasis |
| February 17 | "Wonderwall" | Oasis |
| February 24 | "Wonderwall" | Oasis |
| March 2 | "1979" | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| March 9 | "Wonderwall" | Oasis |
| March 16 | "Ironic" | Alanis Morissette |
| March 23 | "Ironic" | Alanis Morissette |
| March 30 | "Ironic" | Alanis Morissette |
| April 6 | "Champagne Supernova" | Oasis |
| April 13 | "Champagne Supernova" | Oasis |
| April 20 | "Champagne Supernova" | Oasis |
| April 27 | "Champagne Supernova" | Oasis |
| May 4 | "Champagne Supernova" | Oasis |
| May 11 | "Salvation" | The Cranberries |
| May 18 | "Salvation" | The Cranberries |
| May 25 | "Salvation" | The Cranberries |
| June 1 | "Salvation" | The Cranberries |
| June 8 | "Mother Mother" | Tracy Bonham |
| June 15 | "Mother Mother" | Tracy Bonham |
| June 22 | "Mother Mother" | Tracy Bonham |
| June 29 | "Counting Blue Cars" | Dishwalla |
| July 6 | "Pepper" | Butthole Surfers |
| July 13 | "Pepper" | Butthole Surfers |
| July 20 | "Pepper" | Butthole Surfers |
| July 27 | "Standing outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" | Primitive Radio Gods |
| August 3 | "Standing outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" | Primitive Radio Gods |
| August 10 | "Standing outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" | Primitive Radio Gods |
| August 17 | "Standing outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" | Primitive Radio Gods |
| August 24 | "Standing outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" | Primitive Radio Gods |
| August 31 | "Standing outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" | Primitive Radio Gods |
| September 7 | "Who You Are" | Pearl Jam |
| September 14 | "Down" | 311 |
| September 21 | "Down" | 311 |
| September 28 | "Down" | 311 |
| October 5 | "Down" | 311 |
| October 12 | "Novocaine for the Soul" | eels |
| October 19 | "Novocaine for the Soul" | eels |
| October 26 | "What I Got" | Sublime |
| November 2 | "What I Got" | Sublime |
| November 9 | "What I Got" | Sublime |
| November 16 | "Swallowed" | Bush |
| November 23 | "Swallowed" | Bush |
| November 30 | "Swallowed" | Bush |
| December 7 | "Swallowed" | Bush |
| December 14 | "Swallowed" | Bush |
| December 21 | "Swallowed" | Bush |
| December 28 | "Swallowed" | Bush |
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