This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1996 in the men's decathlon. One of the main events during this season were the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, where the competition started on July 31, 1996, and ended on August 1, 1996.
| Rank | Points | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8824 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-08-01 | |||
| 2 | 8706 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-08-01 | PB | ||
| 3 | 8664 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-08-01 | |||
| 4 | 8644 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-08-01 | PB | ||
| 5 | 8626 | Götzis, Austria | 1996-05-26 | NR | ||
| 6 | 8613 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-08-01 | |||
| 7 | 8546 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-06-22 | |||
| 8 | 8543 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-08-01 | |||
| 9 | 8425 | Talence, France | 1996-09-15 | |||
| 10 | 8404 | College Station, United States | 1996-03-15 | PB | ||
| 11 | 8393 | Talence, France | 1996-09-15 | |||
| 12 | 8345 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-06-22 | |||
| 13 | 8318 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-08-01 | |||
| 14 | 8315 | Götzis, Austria | 1996-05-26 | |||
| 15 | 8307 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-08-01 | |||
| 16 | 8282 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-08-01 | |||
| 17 | 8274 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-08-01 | |||
| 18 | 8256 | Lage, Germany | 1996-06-16 | PB | ||
| 19 | 8253 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-08-01 | |||
| 20 | 8249 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-08-01 | |||
| 21 | 8230 | Bernhausen, Germany | 1996-06-16 | |||
| 22 | 8227 | Atlanta, United States | 1996-06-22 | PB | ||
| 23 | 8216 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1996-06-06 | |||
| 24 | 8210 | Prague, Czech Republic | 1996-07-10 | |||
| 25 | 8189 | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 1996-02-10 |