1996 Number One Song Calendar |
| red # = weekly rock chartblue # = pop chart |
| 1 | Missing | 1 | 1-06-96 |
| Everything But The Girl |
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| 2 | Time | 1 | 1-20-96 |
| Hootie & The Blowfish |
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| 3 | Be My Lover | 1 | 1-27-96 |
| La Bouche |
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| 4 | Nobody Knows | 1 | 2-10-96 |
| The Tony Rich Project |
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| 5 | Sittin' Up In My Room | 1 | 2-24-96 |
| Brandy |
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| 6 | Ironic | 1 | 1 | 3-02-96 |
| Alanis Morissette |
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| 7 | Always Be My Baby | 1 | 3-16-96 |
| Mariah Carey |
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| 8 | Because You Loved Me | 1 | 3-23-96 |
| Celine Dion |
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| 9 | Killing Me Softly | 1 | 4-20-96 |
| Fugees Featuring Lauryn Hill |
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| 10 | Give Me One Reason | 1 | 5-11-96 |
| Tracy Chapman |
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| 11 | Insensitive | 1 | 5-25-96 |
| Jann Arden |
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| 12 | Sweet Dreams | 1 | 6-01-96 |
| La Bouche |
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| 13 | You Learn | 8 | 1 | 6-15-96 |
| Alanis Morissette |
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| 14 | MacArena (Bayside Boys Mix) | 1 | 6-29-96 |
| Los Del Rio |
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| 15 | You're Makin' Me High | 1 | 7-27-96 |
| Toni Braxton |
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| 16 | Change The World | 1 | 8-03-96 |
| Eric Clapton |
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| 17 | I Love You Always Forever | 1 | 8-10-96 |
| Donna Lewis |
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| 18 | C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) | 1 | 8-17-96 |
| Quad City DJ's |
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| 19 | Twisted | 1 | 9-07-96 |
| Keith Sweat Featuring Kut Klose |
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| 20 | It's All Coming Back To Me Now | 1 | 9-14-96 |
| Celine Dion |
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| 21 | Where Do You Go | 1 | 9-21-96 |
| No Mercy |
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| 22 | Head Over Feet | 28 | 1 | 10-05-96 |
| Alanis Morissette |
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| 23 | Mouth | 1 | 10-19-96 |
| Merril Bainbridge |
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| 24 | If It Makes You Happy | 25 | 1 | 11-02-96 |
| Sheryl Crow |
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| 25 | No Diggity | 1 | 11-09-96 |
| BLACKstreet Featuring Dr. Dre |
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| 26 | Un-Break My Heart | 1 | 11-23-96 |
| Toni Braxton |
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| 27 | Don't Speak | 3 | 1 | 11-30-96 |
| No Doubt |
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| 28 | Don't Let Go (Love) | 1 | 12-14-96 |
| En Vogue |
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| 29 | Nobody | 1 | 12-21-96 |
| Keith Sweat Featuring Athena Cage |
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