Every Number One Song in 1996 in Pop Music in Tunetimeline® Chronological Order

1996 included number one songs by Everything But The Girl, Hootie & The Blowfish, La Bouche, The Tony Rich Project, Brandy, Alanis Morissette, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Tracy Chapman, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Jann Arden, Los Del Rio, 2Pac, K-CI & Jojo, Toni Braxton, Eric Clapton, Donna Lewis, Quad City DJ's, Keith Sweat, Celine Dion, No Mercy, Merril Bainbridge, Sheryl Crow, BLACKstreet, Dr. Dre, Toni Braxton, No Doubt, En Vogue, and Athena Cage.

Tunecaster® presents this EVERY NUMBER ONE SONG IN 1996 chronological discography. Hear music samples by clicking on the speaker icons. See the pop or rock top 20 where a song peaked by clicking on an underlined peak. See all Weekly Top 20 Countdowns for 1980s pop, 1980s rock, 1990s pop, and 1990s rock. Find an artist discography. View the Tunecaster homepage. Search the site for something more specific at the bottom of this page.

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title

artist

Aug 1995

Jan 1996

7

1

1

Missing

Everything But The Girl

Nov 1995

Jan 1996

14

1

2

Time

Hootie & The Blowfish

Nov 1995

Jan 1996

6

1

3

Be My Lover

La Bouche

Dec 1995

Feb 1996

2

1

4

Nobody Knows

The Tony Rich Project

Dec 1995

Feb 1996

2

1

5

Sittin' Up In My Room

Brandy

Dec 1995

Mar 1996

4

1

1

6

Ironic

Alanis Morissette

Feb 1996

Mar 1996

1

1

7

Always Be My Baby

Mariah Carey

Mar 1996

Mar 1996

1

1

8

Because You Loved Me

Celine Dion

Mar 1996

Apr 1996

1

1

9

Killing Me Softly

Fugees Featuring Lauryn Hill

Apr 1996

May 1996

3

1

10

Give Me One Reason

Tracy Chapman

Apr 1996

May 1996

1

9

11

Tha Crossroads

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Feb 1996

May 1996

12

1

12

Insensitive

Jann Arden

Apr 1996

Jun 1996

13

1

13

Sweet Dreams

La Bouche

May 1996

Jun 1996

6

1

8

14

You Learn

Alanis Morissette

Sep 1995

Jul 1996

1

1

15

MacArena (Bayside Boys Mix)

Los Del Rio

Jun 1996

Jul 1996

1

20

16

How Do U Want It

2Pac Featuring K-CI & Jojo

May 1996

Jul 1996

1

1

17

You're Makin' Me High

Toni Braxton

Jun 1996

Aug 1996

5

1

18

Change The World

Eric Clapton

Jun 1996

Aug 1996

2

1

19

I Love You Always Forever

Donna Lewis

Mar 1996

Aug 1996

3

1

20

C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)

Quad City DJ's

Jun 1996

Sep 1996

2

1

21

Twisted

Keith Sweat

Aug 1996

Sep 1996

2

1

22

It's All Coming Back To Me Now

Celine Dion

Jul 1996

Sep 1996

5

1

23

Where Do You Go

No Mercy

Aug 1996

Oct 1996

1

1

28

24

Head Over Feet

Alanis Morissette

Sep 1996

Oct 1996

4

1

25

Mouth

Merril Bainbridge

Sep 1996

Nov 1996

10

1

25

26

If It Makes You Happy

Sheryl Crow

Sep 1996

Nov 1996

1

1

27

No Diggity

BLACKstreet Featuring Dr. Dre

Oct 1996

Nov 1996

1

1

28

Un-Break My Heart

Toni Braxton

Oct 1996

Dec 1996

1

1

3

29

Don't Speak

No Doubt

Oct 1996

Dec 1996

2

1

30

Don't Let Go (Love)