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1996 was a year of many changes for me. SO I changed things up this go-round with a list of the TOP 100 MTV VIDEOS of 1996... MTV became just as important to making a song a hit as the radio, before tossing it all aside in favor of becoming another regular TV network, but in 1996 they were still big into videos. I found their chart to be more diverse than the Billboard chart for 1996. How many of these do you remember?
_1. Ironic -- Alanis Morissette _2. Tonight Tonight -- Smashing Pumpkins _3. California Love -- 2 Pac & Dr. Dre _4. Glycerine -- Bush _5. Tha Crossroads -- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony _6. Killing Me Softly -- Fugees _7. 1, 2, 3, 4 -- Coolio _8. Don't Speak -- No Doubt _9. Doin' It -- LL Cool J 10. Wonderwall -- Oasis 11. 1979 -- Smashing Pumpkins 12. Down -- 311 13. Always Be My Baby -- Mariah Carey 14. Big Me -- Foo Fighters 15. Macarena -- Los Del Rio 16. No Diggity -- BlackStreet 17. You Learn -- Alanis Morissette 18. Down Low -- R. Kelly 19. Spiderwebs -- No Doubt 20. Bulls On Parade -- Rage Against the Machine 21. Loungin' -- LL Cool J 22. Until It Sleeps -- Metallica 23. If I Ruled the World -- NAS 24. Ready Or Not -- Fugees 25. Aeroplane -- Red Hot Chili Peppers 26. You're Making Me High -- Toni Braxton 27. Pepper -- Butthole Surfers 28. Twisted -- Keith Sweat f/ Kut Klose 29. Where It's At -- Beck 30. Nobody Knows -- The Tony Rich Project 31. Big Bang Baby -- Stone Temple Pilots 32. (I'm) Just A Girl -- No Doubt 33. Champagne Supernova -- Oasis 34. Sittin' Up In My Room -- Brandy 35. Champagne Supernova -- Oasis 36. C'mon 'N Ride It (the Train) -- Quad City DJs 37. Machinehead -- Bush 38. Been There, Done That -- Dr. Dre 39. Popular -- Nada Surf 40. Brain Stew / Jaded -- Green Day 41. Not Gon' Cry -- Mary J. Blige 42. If It Makes You Happy -- Sheryl Crow 43. Burden In My Hand -- Soundgarden 44. Woo-Hah! Got You All In Check -- Busta Rhymes 45. Counting Blue Cars -- Dishwalla 46. Hero of the Day -- Metallica 47. Too Much -- Dave Matthews Band 48. I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) -- R. Kelly 49. Stupid Girl -- Garbage 50. Trippin On A Hole In A Paper -- Stone Temple Pilots 51. Old Man & Me -- Hootie & Blowfish 52. Standing Outside a Broken -- Primitive Radio Gods 53. Salvation -- Cranberries 54. Days Of Our Lives -- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 55. Head Over Feet -- Alanis Morissette 56. (Love Is) What I Got -- Sublime 57. Before You Walk Out Of My Life -- Monica 58. Swallowed -- Bush 59. How Do U Want It -- 2 Pac 60. In The Meantime -- Space Hog 61. Un-Break My Heart -- Toni Braxton 62. All Mixed Up -- 311 63. It's Coming Back to Me Now -- Celine Dion 64. Walking Contradiction -- Green Day 65. It's All The Way Live (Now) -- Coolio 66. The Beautiful People -- Marilyn Manson 67. Be My Lover -- La Bouche 68. Heaven Beside You -- Alice In Chains 69. People Of The Sun -- Rage Against The Machine 70. So Much To Say -- Dave Matthews Band 71. I Love You Always Forever -- Donna Lewis 72. Don't Let Go (Love) -- En Vogue 73. Blow Up The Outside World -- Soundgarden 74. Sad Caper -- Hootie & Blowfish 75. Hit Me Off -- New Edition 76. Don't Look Back In Anger -- Oasis 77. Angels Of The Silences -- Counting Crows 78. Forever -- Mariah Carey 79. Only Happy When It Rains -- Garbage 80. My Boo -- Ghost Town DJ's 81. Lady Picture Show -- Stone Temple Pilots 82. 2 Of AmerikaZ Most Wanted -- 2 Pac f/ Snoop Doggy Dogg 83. Change The World -- Eric Clapton 84. Love Rollercoaster -- Red Hot Chili Peppers 85. Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) -- Maxwell 86. Bittersweet Me -- R.E.M. 87. Give Me One Reason -- Tracy Chapman 88. Fu-Gee-La -- Fugees (Refugee Camp) 89. Sweet Dreams -- Marilyn Manson 90. Sweet Dreams -- Nas 91. You Must Love Me -- Madonna 92. Pretty Noose -- Soundgarden 93. Lady -- D'Angelo 94. Sweet Dreams -- La Bouche 95. Shame -- Stabbing Westward 96. I'm Still In Love With You -- New Edition 97. High and Dry -- Radiohead 98. Free To Decide -- Cranberries 99. Shadow Boxer -- Fiona Apple 100. Salvation -- The Cranberries
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Nada Surf made # 39 on the MTV chart with POPULAR. It's a pretty prime example, to me, of the difference in a radio-friendly song and an MTV-friendly song of that era.
I turned 32 years old and David and I celebrated our eighth year together. We both had good jobs and sold the old country house for a new condo with loft in town. Friends and family were close. We eagerly worked to get out the vote for Clinton reelection campaign. Yuppie paradise. The rebel years and angst were gone and music was at a more mellow folksy place for me that doesn't appear to have made MTV's playlist. I do remember having fun with Morisette's debut album - mainly because so many people found her offensive. I so wanted them to lighten up. My nephew was in high school, and I encouraged his infatuation with the Smashing Pumpkins in hopes that it might steer him away from some of the redneck influences in his life. The Fugees "Killing Me Softly" cover was beautiful and worked its way into my soul. Oasis caught my interest, and I really did find myself mentally asking "Where were you while were getting high?" of some of the straight laces who had managed to work their way into my world. Tracy Chapman made something of a comeback and it was good to have her back. Always a Chili Peppers fan, but disappointed in their efforts during this period.
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Shortly after posting the above, I got in the car to run some errands. Champagne Supernova came on the radio. Isn't it ironic? Don't you think? That's not irony?!? Lighten up.
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There's a lot of Bush and No Doubt on the list, and they definitely played a big role in my 1996.
As a comparison, here is the official BILLBOARD top 100 songs of 1996:
Billboard Top 100 – 1996
01. Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) » Los Del Rio 02. One Sweet Day » Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men 03. Because You Loved Me » Celine Dion 04. Nobody Knows » Tony Rich Project 05. Always Be My Baby » Mariah Carey 06. Give Me One Reason » Tracy Chapman 07. Tha Crossroads » Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 08. I Love You Always Forever » Donna Lewis 09. You’re Makin’ Me High / Let It Flow » Toni Braxton 10. Twisted » Keith Sweat 11. C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train) » Quad City Dj’s 12. Missing » Everything But The Girl 13. Ironic » Alanis Morissette 14. Exhale (Shoop Shoop) » Whitney Houston 15. Follow You Down / Til I Hear It From You » Gin Blossoms 16. Sittin’ Up In My Room » Brandy 17. How Do U Want It / California Love » 2Pac 18. It’s All Coming Back To Me Now » Celine Dion 19. Change The World » Eric Clapton 20. Hey Lover » LL Cool J 21. Loungin » LL Cool J 22. Insensitive » Jann Arden 23. Be My Lover » La Bouche 24. Name » Goo Goo Dolls 25. Who Will Save Your Soul » Jewel 26. Where Do You Go » No Mercy 27. I Can’t Sleep Baby (If I) » R. Kelly 28. Counting Blue Cars » Dishwalla 29. You Learn / You Oughta Know » Alanis Morissette 30. One Of Us » Joan Osborne 31. Wonder » Natalie Merchant 32. Not Gon’ Cry » Mary J. Blige 33. Gangsta’s Paradise » Coolio 34. Only You » 112 Featuring The Notorious B.I.G. 35. Down Low (Nobody Has To Know) » R. Kelly 36. You’re The One » SWV 37. Sweet Dreams » La Bouche 38. Before You Walk Out Of My Life / Like This And Like That » Monica 39. Breakfast At Tiffany’s » Deep Blue Something 40. 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New) » Coolio 41. The World I Know » Collective Soul 42. No Diggity » BLACKstreet (Featuring Dr. Dre) 43. Anything » 3t 44. 1979 » The Smashing Pumpkins 45. Diggin’ On You » TLC 46. Why I Love You So Much / Ain’t Nobody » Monica 47. Kissin’ You » Total 48. Count On Me » Whitney Houston & Cece Winans 49. Fantasy » Mariah Carey 50. Time » Hootie & The Blowfish 51. You’ll See » Madonna 52. Last Night » Az Yet 53. Mouth » Merril Bainbridge 54. The Earth, The Sun, The Rain » Color Me Badd 55. All The Things (Your Man Won’t Do) » Joe 56. Wonderwall » Oasis 57. Woo-hah!! Got You All In Check / Everything Remains Raw » Busta Rhymes 58. Tell Me » Groove Theory 59. Elevators (Me & You) » Outkast 60. Hook » Blues Traveler 61. Doin It » LL Cool J 62. Fastlove » George Michael 63. Touch Me Tease Me » Case Featuring Foxxy Brown 64. Tonite’s Tha Night » Kris Kross 65. Children » Robert Miles 66. Theme From Mission: Impossible » Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen 67. Closer To Free » Bodeans 68. Just A Girl » No Doubt 69. If Your Girl Only Knew » Aaliyah 70. Lady » D’angelo 71. Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) » John Mellencamp 72. Pony » Ginuwine 73. Nobody » Keith Sweat 74. Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven) » Hootie & The Blowfish 75. If It Makes You Happy » Sheryl Crow 76. As I Lay Me Down » Sophie B. Hawkins 77. Keep On, Keepin’ On » Mc Lyte 78. Jealousy » Natalie Merchant 79. I Want To Come Over » Melissa Etheridge 80. Who Do U Love » Deborah Cox 81. Un-Break My Heart » Toni Braxton 82. This Is Your Night » Amber 83. You Remind Me Of Something » R. Kelly 84. Runaway » Janet Jackson 85. Set U Free » Planet Soul 86. Hit Me Off » New Edition 87. No One Else » Total 88. My Boo » Ghost Town Dj’s 89. Get Money » Junior M.A.F.I.A. 90. That Girl » Maxi Priest Featuring Shaggy 91. Po Pimp » Do Or Die 92. Until It Sleeps » Metallica 93. Hay » Crucial Conflict 94. Beautiful Life » Ace Of Base 95. Back For Good » Take That 96. I Got Id / Long Road » Pearl Jam 97. Soon As I Get Home » Faith Evans 98. Macarena » Los Del Rio 99. Only Wanna Be With You » Hootie & The Blowfish 100. Don’t Cry » Seal
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In 1996, I was in my final year of grad school and immersed in Irish drama, Arthurian legends, and a screenplay I was writing for my portfolio. I listened to the radio but paid little attention to songs unless they really stood out. As a result, I recognize fewer than 10 songs on either list.
Either 1996 was a bland year for music or I'm old. (Probably the latter.)
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