1996
- 06/01/96 Ash
- 13/01/96 The Bluetones
- 20/01/96 Cast
- 27/01/96 Nick Cave
- 03/02/96 Noel Gallagher of Oasis
- 10/02/96 Rocket From The Crypt
- 17/02/96 Oasis
- 24/02/96 Pulp
- 02/03/96 Pulp
- 09/03/96 Bruce Springsteen
- 16/03/96 Garbage
- 23/03/96 The Prodigy
- 30/03/96 Black Grape
- 06/04/96 The Stone Roses
- 13/04/96 The Bluetones
- 20/04/96 The Stone Roses
- 27/04/96 Blur
- 04/05/96 Liam Gallagher of Oasis
- 11/05/96 Manic Street Preachers
- 18/05/96 Baddiel & Skinner and The Lightning Seeds
- 25/05/96 Dodgy
- 01/06/96 Bis
- 08/06/96 Ocean Colour Scene
- 15/06/96 Sex Pistols
- 22/06/96 Electronic
- 29/06/96 Ash
- 06/07/96 Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters
- 13/07/96 Underworld
- 20/07/96 Björk
- 27/07/96 Suede
- 03/08/96 Robbie Williams
- 10/08/96 Oasis
- 17/08/96 Pulp
- 24/08/96 R.E.M.
- 31/08/96 The Stone Roses
- 07/09/96 Oasis
- 14/09/96 Metallica
- 21/09/96 Oasis
- 28/09/96 The Bluetones
- 05/10/96 Chemical Brothers
- 12/10/96 Manic Street Preachers
- 19/10/96 Suede
- 26/10/96 Garbage
- 02/11/96 Baby Bird
- 09/11/96 Kula Shaker
- 16/11/96 Fugees
- 23/11/96 Spice Girls
- 30/11/96 Snoop Doggy Dogg
- 07/12/96 Louise Wener of Sleeper
- 14/12/96 Prince
- 21/12/96 Noel and Liam Gallagher as part of a special wrapping paper style design for Christmas issue
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