On Record: Vol. 12 - 1996: Images, Interviews & Insights From the Year in Music

Remember 1996? Nintendo 64 and Sony’s PlayStation ushered in the era of true 3D gaming. Saturday Night Live's Adam Sandler teed up his movie career with Happy Gilmore. Bill Clinton was re—elected for a second term as the incumbent US president. The Macarena was unavoidable, MTV remained the pulse of pop culture, and Friends and Seinfeld were “Must—See TV.”

And through it all, there was the unforgettable music that defined the moment and became the soundtrack to our lives.

Adult—contemporary a...