List of number-one dance singles of 1996 (U.S.) explained

These are the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco Club Play and Maxi-Singles Sales number-one hits of 1996.

Issue dateClub SongArtistMaxi-Singles SalesArtistReference(s)
January 6"Beautiful Life"Ace of Base"Missing"Everything But The Girl[1] [2]
January 13"If I Were You"k.d. lang"Fu-Gee-La" (Refugee Camp Remix)Fugees[3] [4]
January 20"Got Myself Together"The Bucketheads"Missing"Everything But The Girl[5] [6]
January 27"Fu-Gee-La" (Refugee Camp Remix)Fugees[7] [8]
February 3"I Found It"Daphne"Missing"Everything But The Girl[9] [10]
February 10"When"Sunscreem[11] [12]
February 17"The Lover That You Are"Pulse featuring Antoinette Roberson"Soon As I Get Home"Faith Evans[13] [14]
February 24"Day by Day"Dajae[15] [16]
March 2"Who Do U Love"Deborah Cox"Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)"R. Kelly Featuring Ronald Isley[17] [18]
March 9"The New Anthem"N-Joi[19] [20]
March 16"Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" / "Everything Remains Raw"Busta Rhymes[21] [22]
March 23"Lucky Love"Ace of Base[23] [24]
March 30"Salva Mea"Faithless[25] [26]
April 6"Tres Deseos (Three Wishes)"Gloria Estefan[27] [28]
April 13"Hyperballad"Björk[29] [30]
April 20"The Sound"X-Press 2"Ain't No Nigga" / "Dead Presidents"Jay-Z Featuring Foxxy Brown[31] [32]
April 27[33] [34]
May 4"Make the World Go Round"Sandy B[35] [36]
May 11[37] [38]
May 18"Sunday Afternoons"Vanessa Daou[39] [40]
May 25"One More Try"Kristine W"Get Money"Junior M.A.F.I.A. Featuring The Notorious B.I.G.[41] [42]
June 1"America (I Love America)"Full Intention[43] [44]
June 8[45] [46]
June 15"Children"Robert Miles[47] [48]
June 22"Wrong"Everything but the Girl"How Do U Want It" / "California Love"2Pac Featuring K-Ci & JoJo[49] [50]
June 29[51] [52]
July 6[53] [54]
July 13"Before"Pet Shop Boys[55] [56]
July 20[57] [58]
July 27"Professional Widow"Tori Amos[59] [60]
August 3[61] [62]
August 10"Keep on Jumpin'"Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown[63] [64]
August 17"You're Makin' Me High"Toni Braxton[65] [66]
August 24"Only You"112 Featuring The Notorious B.I.G.[67] [68]
August 31"Stand Up"Love Tribe"Hit Me Off"New Edition[69] [70]
September 7"You Got to Pray"Joi Cardwell[71] [72]
September 14[73] [74]
September 21"Killing Me Softly with His Song"Roberta Flack"Fired Up!"Funky Green Dogs[75] [76]
September 28"How Do U Want It" / "California Love"2Pac Featuring K-Ci & JoJo[77] [78]
October 5"Two to Tango"Vanessa Daou[79] [80]
October 12[81] [82]
October 19"No Diggity"BLACKstreet (Featuring Dr. Dre)[83] [84]
October 26"Stomp"Quincy Jones featuring the Cast of Stomp[85] [86]
November 2"Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?"Meshell Ndegeocello[87] [88]
November 9"No Frills Love"Jennifer Holliday"Street Dreams"Nas[89] [90]
November 16"Land of the Living"Kristine W[91] [92]
November 23"Where Do You Go"No Mercy[93] [94]
November 30"The Child (Inside)"Qkumba Zoo[95] [96]
December 7"One and One"Robert Miles"Un-Break My Heart"Toni Braxton[97] [98]
December 14"Sugar Is Sweeter"C. J. Bolland[99] [100]
December 21"Un-Break My Heart"Toni Braxton[101] [102]
December 28[103] [104]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-01-06/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date January 6, 1996
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  3. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-01-13/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date January 13, 1996
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  5. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-01-20/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date January 20, 1996
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  7. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-01-27/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date January 27, 1996
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  9. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-02-03/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date February 3, 1996
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  11. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-02-10/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date February 10, 1996
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  13. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-02-17/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date February 17, 1996
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  15. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-02-24/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date February 24, 1996
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  17. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-03-02/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date March 2, 1996
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  19. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-03-09/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date March 9, 1996
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  21. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-03-16/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date March 16, 1996
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  23. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-03-23/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date March 23, 1996
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  25. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-03-30/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date March 30, 1996
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  27. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-04-06/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date April 6, 1996
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  29. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-04-13/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date April 13, 1996
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  31. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-04-20/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date April 20, 1996
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  33. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-04-27/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date April 27, 1996
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  35. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-05-04/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date May 4, 1996
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  37. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-05-11/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date May 11, 1996
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  39. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-05-18/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date May 18, 1996
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  41. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-05-25/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date May 25, 1996
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  43. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-06-01/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date June 1, 1996
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  45. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-06-08/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date June 8, 1996
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  47. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-06-15/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date June 15, 1996
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  49. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-06-22/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date June 22, 1996
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  51. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-06-29/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date June 29, 1996
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  53. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-07-06/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date July 6, 1996
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  55. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-07-13/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date July 13, 1996
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  57. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-07-20/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date July 20, 1996
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  59. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-07-27/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date July 27, 1996
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  61. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-08-03/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date August 3, 1996
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  63. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-08-10/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date August 10, 1996
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  65. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-08-17/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date August 17, 1996
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  67. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-08-24/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date August 24, 1996
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  69. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-08-31/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date August 31, 1996
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  71. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-09-07/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date September 7, 1996
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  73. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-09-14/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date September 14, 1996
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  75. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-09-21/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date September 21, 1996
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  77. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-09-28/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date September 28, 1996
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  79. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-10-05/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date October 5, 1996
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  81. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-10-12/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date October 12, 1996
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  83. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-10-19/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date October 19, 1996
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  85. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-10-26/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date October 26, 1996
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  87. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-11-02/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date November 2, 1996
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  89. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-11-09/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date November 9, 1996
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  91. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-11-16/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date November 16, 1996
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  93. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-11-23/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date November 23, 1996
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  95. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-11-30/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date November 30, 1996
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  97. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-12-07/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date December 7, 1996
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  99. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-12-14/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date December 14, 1996
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  101. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-12-21/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date December 21, 1996
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  103. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-12-28/dance-club-play-songs Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date December 28, 1996
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