Top 40 Mainstream number-one hits of 1996 (USA)
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This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Top 40 Mainstream number-ones of 1996.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 6 | "One Sweet Day One Sweet Day "One Sweet Day" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey and R&B group Boyz II Men. The song was written by Carey, Walter Afanasieff and the members of Boyz II Men: Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, and Michael McCary. "One Sweet Day" was produced by Carey and Afanasieff for... " |
Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993... and Boyz II Men Boyz II Men Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary... |
| January 13 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| January 20 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| January 27 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| February 3 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| February 10 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| February 17 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| February 24 | "Missing Missing (Everything but the Girl song) "Missing" is a song written and recorded by British pop music duo Everything but the Girl. The song was released as a single from the band's 1994 album Amplified Heart... " |
Everything But The Girl Everything but the Girl Everything but the Girl was a two-person English band, formed in Hull during 1981, consisting of lead singer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, and singer Ben Watt . They are currently inactive although vocalist Tracey Thorn hinted that they may reform someday... |
| March 2 | "Missing" | Everything But The Girl |
| March 9 | "Missing" | Everything But The Girl |
| March 16 | "Missing" | Everything But The Girl |
| March 23 | "Missing" | Everything But The Girl |
| March 30 | "Ironic Ironic (song) "Ironic" is a song recorded by Canadian-American singer Alanis Morissette for her third studio album Jagged Little Pill . It was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard, and was produced by him. Maverick and Warner Bros. Records released it as the album's fourth single on February 27, 1996 in CD,... " |
Alanis Morissette Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination... |
| April 6 | "Ironic" | Alanis Morissette |
| April 13 | "Ironic" | Alanis Morissette |
| April 20 | "Ironic" | Alanis Morissette |
| April 27 | "Ironic" | Alanis Morissette |
| May 4 | "Ironic" | Alanis Morissette |
| May 11 | "Ironic" | Alanis Morissette |
| May 18 | "Because You Loved Me Because You Loved Me "Because You Loved Me" is a song from Céline Dion's album Falling into You, released as the first single on February 19, 1996 in North America and Japan. In other parts of the world it was released in May 1996 as the second single, after "Falling into You".... " |
Céline Dion Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record... |
| May 25 | "Because You Loved Me" | Céline Dion |
| June 1 | "Because You Loved Me" | Céline Dion |
| June 8 | "Because You Loved Me" | Céline Dion |
| June 15 | "Because You Loved Me" | Céline Dion |
| June 22 | "Killing Me Softly Killing Me Softly with His Song "Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a 1971 song composed by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. It has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by Roberta Flack whose version topped the U.S... " |
The Fugees The Fugees Fugees were a Haitian American hip hop group who rose to fame in the mid-1990s. Their repertoire included elements of Hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras Michel... |
| June 29 | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| July 6 | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| July 13 | "You Learn You Learn "You Learn" is a song by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette, for her 1995 breakthrough album Jagged Little Pill . The song was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard for the album... " |
Alanis Morissette Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination... |
| July 20 | "You Learn" | Alanis Morissette |
| July 27 | "You Learn" | Alanis Morissette |
| August 3 | "You Learn" | Alanis Morissette |
| August 10 | "You Learn" | Alanis Morissette |
| August 17 | "You Learn" | Alanis Morissette |
| August 24 | "You Learn" | Alanis Morissette |
| August 31 | "I Love You Always Forever I Love You Always Forever "I Love You Always Forever" is a single released in 1996 by Welsh singer Donna Lewis, from her debut album, Now in a Minute. Inspired by the H. E. Bates novel Love for Lydia, it was successful, reaching number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and staying there for nine weeks during the summer of... " |
Donna Lewis Donna Lewis Donna Lewis is a Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the 1996 pop hit single "I Love You Always Forever", and the adult contemporary chart-topper "At the Beginning" with Richard Marx. After releasing her second LP Blue Planet, Lewis left Atlantic Records and independently... |
| September 7 | "I Love You Always Forever" | Donna Lewis |
| September 14 | "I Love You Always Forever" | Donna Lewis |
| September 21 | "I Love You Always Forever" | Donna Lewis |
| September 28 | "I Love You Always Forever" | Donna Lewis |
| October 5 | "I Love You Always Forever" | Donna Lewis |
| October 12 | "I Love You Always Forever" | Donna Lewis |
| October 19 | "I Love You Always Forever" | Donna Lewis |
| October 26 | "I Love You Always Forever" | Donna Lewis |
| November 2 | "I Love You Always Forever" | Donna Lewis |
| November 9 | "I Love You Always Forever" | Donna Lewis |
| November 16 | "It's All Coming Back To Me Now It's All Coming Back to Me Now "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" is a power ballad, written by Jim Steinman. According to Steinman the song was inspired by Wuthering Heights, and was an attempt to write "the most passionate, romantic song" he could ever create. The Sunday Times posits that "Steinman protects his songs as if they... " |
Céline Dion |
| November 23 | "Head Over Feet Head over Feet "Head over Feet" is a song written by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, and produced by Ballard for Morissette's third album, Jagged Little Pill . It was released as the album's fifth single in 1996 and presented a softer sound than the previous singles from the album... " |
Alanis Morissette |
| November 30 | "Head Over Feet" | Alanis Morissette |
| December 7 | "Head Over Feet" | Alanis Morissette |
| December 14 | "Don't Speak Don't Speak "Don't Speak" is a song by the American rock band No Doubt. It was released in 1996 as the third single from the band's third studio album, Tragic Kingdom... " |
No Doubt No Doubt No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album No Doubt , failed to make an impact... |
| December 21 | "Don't Speak" | No Doubt |
| December 28 | "Don't Speak" | No Doubt |