TOP 100 SONGS OF 1996

1. Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) 
Los Del Rio
 Fiesta Macarena
RCA
#1 1996

2. One Sweet Day
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
The Ballad Collection 
Daydream
Columbia
#1 1995

3. Because You Loved Me 
Celine Dion
Soundtrack: Up Close & Personal
Falling Into You
550 Music
#1 1996

4. Nobody Knows
Tony Rich Project
Words
LaFace
#2 1996

5. Always Be My Baby
Mariah Carey
Daydream
Columbia
#1 1996

6. Give Me One Reason
Tracy Chapman
New Beginning
Elektra
#3 1996

7. Tha Crossroads
Bone Thugs-n-harmony
E 1999 Eternal 
Ruthless
#1 1996

8. I Love You Always Forever
Donna Lewis
Now In A Minute
Atlantic
#2 1996

9. You're Makin' Me High
Toni Braxton
Secrets 
Soundtrack: Waiting To Exhale
 LaFace
#1 1996

10. Twisted
Keith Sweat
backing vocals: Kut Klose
 Keith Sweat
 Elektra
#2 1996

11. C 'Mon N' Ride It (The Train)
Quad City DJ's
Get On Up And Dance
Big Beat
#3 1996

12. Missing
Everything But The Girl
Amplified Heart
Atlantic
#2 1995

13. Ironic
Alanis Morissette
Jagged Little Pill
Maverick
#4 1996

14.  Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
Whitney Houston
Soundtrack: Waiting To Exhale
 Arista
#1 1995 

15.  Follow You Down /
Til I Hear It From You
Gin Blossoms
Congratulations...I'm Sorry
A&M
#9 1996 #11 1996

16. Sittin' Up In My Room
Brandy
Soundtrack: Waiting To Exhale
Atlantic
#2 1996

17. How Do U Want It / California Love
2 Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo 
All Eyez On Me
Death Row 
#1 1996  #6 1996

18. It's All Coming Back To Me Now
Celine Dion
Falling Into You
550 Music
#2 1996

19. Change The World
Eric Clapton
Soundtrack: Phenomenom
Reprise
#5 1996

20. Hey Lover
LL Cool J
backing vocals: Boyz II Men
Mr. Smith
 Def Jam
#3 1995

21. Loungin'
LL Cool J featuring Total
Mr. Smith
 Def Jam
#3 1996

22. Insensitive
Jann Arden
Living Under June
Soundtrack: Bed Of Roses
A&M
#12 1996 

23. Be My Lover
La Bouche
Sweet Dreams
RCA
#6 1995

24. Name
Goo Goo Dolls
A Boy Named Goo
Warner
#5 1995

25.  Who Will Save Your Soul
Jewel
Pieces Of Me
 Atlantic
#11 1996

26.  Where Do You Go
No Mercy
No Mercy
Arista
#5 1996

27. I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)
R. Kelly
R. Kelly
 Jive 
#5 1996

28. Counting Blue Cars
Dishwalla
Pet Your Friends
A&M
#15 1996

29. You Learn /
You Outta Know (live) 
Alanis Morissette
Jagged Little Pill
Maverick
#6 1996

30. One Of Us
Joan Osbourne
Relish
Blue Gorilla
#4 1995

31.  Wonder
Natalie Merchant
Tigerlily
 Elektra
#20 1996

32. Not Gon' Cry 
Mary J. Blige
 Soundtrack: Waiting To Exhale
 Arista
#2 1996

33. Gangsta's Paradise
Coolio featuring L.V.
Soundtrack: Dangerous Minds
Gangsta's Paradise
MCA
#1 1995

34. Only You
112
112
 Bad Boy
#13 1996

35. Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)
R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley & Ernie Isley
R. Kelly
 Jive 
#4 1996

36. You're The One
SWV
New Beginning
RCA
#5 1996

37. Sweet Dreams
La Bouche
Sweet Dreams
RCA
#13 1996

38.  Before You Walk Out Of My Life
Monica
Miss Thang
Rowdy
#7 1995

39. Breakfast At Tiffany's
Deep Blue Something
Home
Interscope
#5 1995

40. 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New)
Coolio
Gangsta's Paradise
 Tommy Boy
#5 1996

41. The World I Know
Collective Soul
Collective Soul
Atlantic
#19 1995

42. No Diggity
BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre & Queen Penn
 Another Level
 Interscope
#1 1996 

43. Anything
3T
Brotherhood
MJJ Music
#15 1995

44. 1979
Smashing Pumpkins
 Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
Virgin
#12 1996

45. Diggin' On You
TLC
CrazySexyCool
LaFace
#5 1995

 46. Why I Love You So Much 
Monica
Miss Thang
Rowdy
#9 1996

47. Kissin' You
Total
Total
 Bad Boy
#12 1996

48. Count On Me
Whitney Houston
with CeCe Winans
Soundtrack: Waiting To Exhale
 Arista
#8 1996

49. Fantasy
Mariah Carey
rap: Ol' Dirty Bastard
Daydream
Columbia
#1 1995

50. Time
Hootie & The Blowfish
Cracked Rear View
Atlantic
#14 1995

51.  You'll See
Madonna
Something To Remember
Maverick
#6 1995

52.  Last Night
AZ Yet
AZ Yet
 LaFace
#9 1996

53. Mouth
Merril Bainbridge
The Garden
Universal
#4 1996

54. The Earth, The Sun, The Rain
Color Me Badd
Now And Forever
Giant
#21 1996

55. All The Things (Your Man Won't Do) 
Joe
​Soundtrack: Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood
All That I Am
Island
#11 1996

56. Wonderwall
Oasis
(What's The Story) Morning Glory?
Epic
#8 1996

57. Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check
Busta Rhymes
The Coming
Elektra
#8 1996

58. Tell Me
Groove Theory
backing vocals: Trey Lorenz
Groove Theory
Epic
#5 1995 

59. Elevators (Me & You)
OutKast
ATLiens
LaFace
#12 1996

60. Hook 
Blues Traveler
Four
A&M
#23 1995

61. Doin' It
LL Cool J featuring
LeShaun Williams
Mr. Smith
 Def Jam
#9 1996

62. Fastlove
George Michael
Older
Dreamworks
#8 1996

63. Touch Me Tease Me
Case
backing vocals: Mary J. Blige & Foxy Brown
Case
 Def Jam
#14 1996

64. Tonights tha Night
Kriss Kross
backing vocals: Trey Lorenz 
 Da Bomb
 Ruffhouse
#12 1995

65. Children
Robert Miles
Dreamland
Arista
#21 1996

66. Theme From Mission: Impossible
Adam Clayton with Larry Mullen Jr.
Soundtrack: Mission: Impossible
Mother
#7 1996

67. Closer To Free
BoDeans ​
Soundtrack: Party Of Five 
Joe Dirt Car
Slash
#16 1996

68. Just A Girl 
No Doubt
Tragic Kingdom
Trauma
#23 1996

69.  If Your Girl Only Knew 
Aaliyah
One In A Million 
Blackground
#11 199

70. Lady
D'Angelo
 Brown Sugar
 EMI
#10 1996

71. Key West Intermezzo
(I Saw You First)
John Mellencamp
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
Mercury
#14 1996

72. Pony
Ginuwine
Ginuwine...The Bachelore
550 Music
#6 1996

73. Nobody
Keith Sweat featuring
​Athena Cage
backing vocals: Kut Klose
 Keith Sweat
 Elektra
#3 1996

74.  Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)
Hootie & The Blowfish
Fairweather Johnson
 Atlantic
#13 1996

75. If It Makes You Happy
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
A&M
#10 1996

76. As I Lay Me Down
Sophie B. Hawkins
Whaler
Columbia
#6 1995

77.  Keep On, Keepin On
MC Lyte featuring Xscape
Soundtrack: Sunset Park 
Flavor Unit
#10 1996

78.  Jealousy
Natalie Merchant
Tigerlily
 Elektra
#23 1996

79. I Want To Come Over
Melissa Etheridge
Your Little Secret
Island
#22 1996

80. Who Do You Love
Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox
Arista
#17 1996

81. Un-Break My Heart
Toni Braxton
Secrets
LaFace
#1 1996

82. This Is Your Night
Amber
This Is Your Night
Tommy Boy
#24 1996

83. You Remind Me Of Something
R. Kelly
R. Kelly
 Jive 
#4 1995

84. Runaway 
Janet Jackson
Design Of A Decade
Virgin
#3 1995

85. Set U Free
Planet Soul
Energy And Harmony
Strictly Rhythm
#26 1995

86. Hit Me Off
New Edition
Home Again
MCA
#3 1996

87. No One Else
Total
rap: Da Brat
Total
 Bad Boy
#22 1996

88. My Boo
Ghost Town DJ's
 So So Def Bass All Stars
So So Def
#31 1996 #27 2017

89. Get Money
Junior M.A.F.I.A.  featuring Notorious B.I.G.
Conspiracy
Undeas
#17 1996

90. That Girl
Maxi Priest featuring Shaggy
The Man With The Fun
 Virgin
#20 1996

91. Po Pimp
Do Or Die
Picture This
Rap-A-Lot
#22 1996

92.  Until It Sleeps
Metallica
Loaded
Elektra
#10 1996

93. Hay
Crucial Conflict
The Final Tic
Pallas
#18 1996

94. Beautiful Life 
Ace Of Base
​The Bridge 
Arista
#15 1995

95. Back For Good
Take That
Nobody Else
Arista
#7 1995 

96. I Got ID / Long Road
Pearl Jam
Merkin Ball
Epic
#7 1995

97.  Soon As I Get Home
Faith Evans
Faith
 Bad Boy
#21 1995

98. Macarena (Non Stop)
Los Del Rio
 BMG
#23 1996

99. Only Wanna Be With You
Hootie & The Blowfish
Cracked Rear View
Atlantic
#6 1995

100. Don't Cry
 Seal
Seal II
Sire
#33 1996

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