| title | artist | year | album |
| Barnyard (Quiet in the Country) and The Holy City | Harry Heath & unknown female | ca. 1896-1900 | Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 |
| Casey at the Telephone | Russell Hunting | ca. 1896 | The 1890s, Vol. 2: "Wear Yer Bran' New Gown" |
| De Massa ob de Sheepfol’ and God Is Now Here | Harry Heath | ca. 1896-1900 | Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 |
| Dennis Reilly at Maggie Murphy’s Home After Nine O’Clock | James White | ca. 1896-99 | Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s |
| The Directorate March | U.S. Marine Band | 1896 | The 1890s, Vol. 1: "Wipe Him Off the Land" |
| Grand March from Tannhaser | Gilmore’s Band | ca. 1896 | The 1890s, Vol. 2: "Wear Yer Bran' New Gown" |
| Hear dem Bells | Brilliant Quartet | 1896 | Before the Big Bang |
| The Home Over There | J. W. Myers | 1896 | Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 |
| A Hot Time in the Old Town | Dan W. Quinn | 1896 | Anthology: The King of Comic Singers, 1894-1917 |
| Just Tell Them that You Saw Me | Dan W. Quinn | ca. 1896 | The 1890s, Vol. 2: "Wear Yer Bran' New Gown" |
| The Liberty Bell March | Edison Grand Concert Band | ca. 1896-97 | The 1890s, Vol. 2: "Wear Yer Bran' New Gown" |
| Listen to the Mocking Bird | George W. Johnson | 1896 | Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1891-1922 |
| Michael Casey Exhibiting His Panorama | James White | ca. 1896-99 | Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s |
| The New Bully | Silas Leachman | 1896 | Before the Big Bang |
| The New Bully | J. W. Myers | 1896 | The 1890s, Vol. 1: "Wipe Him Off the Land" |
| Old Hundred | J. W. Myers | 1896 | Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 |
| Onward, Christian Soldiers | J. W. Myers | 1896 | Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 |
| Prohibition Speech | Harry Heath | ca. 1896-1900 | Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 |
| Psalm 100 | David C. Bangs | 1896 | Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 |
| Say “Au Revoir” but Not “Good-bye” | J. W. Myers | 1896 | The 1890s, Vol. 2: "Wear Yer Bran' New Gown" |
| Semper Fidelis | Band | 1896 | The 1890s, Vol. 2: "Wear Yer Bran' New Gown" |
| She May Have Seen Better Days | George J. Gaskin | 1896 | The 1890s, Vol. 2: "Wear Yer Bran' New Gown" |
| Sim Hadley on a Racket | James White | ca. 1896-99 | Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s |
| Turkey in the Straw | Billy Golden | 1896 | The 1890s, Vol. 1: "Wipe Him Off the Land" |
| What Shall the Harvest Be | Len Spencer | 1896 | Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 |
| The Whistling Coon | George W. Johnson | 1896 | The 1890s, Vol. 1: "Wipe Him Off the Land" |