So join us as we revisit 40 of the biggest rock radio songs of 1996. Each of the entries on this list were all charted Top 5 on one of the alternative, mainstream rock or Hot 100 charts back in 1996.

Just like every decade before it — and since — the ‘90s sounded completely different from all other musical eras. It was an incredibly raw time in the music industry, with new genres popping up and ...