⇦ 1995 1997 ⇨

Top 15 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1996


These artists released their first recording in 1996, which made them first eligible for the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.

1. Eminem
2. Fiona Apple
3. Erykah Badu
4. Belle & Sebastian
5. Fatboy Slim
6. NSYNC
7. Drive-By Truckers
8. Ghostface Killah
9. Spice Girls
10. Gillian Welch
11. Fountains of Wayne
12. Busta Rhymes
13. Eels
14. Lil' Kim
15. Matchbox Twenty

Essential Debut Albums from 1996

Albums (?)Wikipedia
Belle & SebastianTigermilk
Belle & SebastianIf You're Feeling Sinister
Fatboy SlimBetter Living Through Chemistry
Fiona AppleTidal
Lil' KimHard Core
Matchbox TwentyYourself Or Someone Like You
Spice GirlsSpice
Trans-Siberian OrchestraChristmas Eve and Other Stories

Essential Debut Songs from 1996

Songs (?)Wikipedia
Belle & SebastianLike Dylan in the Movies
Duncan SheikBarely Breathing
Erykah BaduOn and On
Fiona AppleCriminal
Matchbox 20Push
Matchbox Twenty3AM
Nada SurfPopular
Primitive Radio GodsStanding Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand
Savage GardenTo the Moon and Back
Spice GirlsWannabe
Spice Girls2 Become 1
Spice GirlsSay You'll Be There
Trans-Siberian OrchestraChristmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24

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⇦ 1995 1997 ⇨

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