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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1996.
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1995 | |||||
| November 4 | "Til I Hear It from You" | Gin Blossoms | 5 | February 10 | 17 |
| December 16 | "Blessed" [B] | Elton John | 2 | February 17 | 24 |
| "You'll See" [A] | Madonna | 5 | January 27 | 15 | |
| Singles from 1996 | |||||
| January 20 | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" [A] | Whitney Houston | 5 | March 16 | 6 |
| February 10 | "Breakfast at Tiffany's" | Deep Blue Something | 8 | February 10 | 4 |
| February 17 | "Name" | Goo Goo Dolls | 4 | March 2 | 3 |
| "Time" | Hootie & the Blowfish | 6 | February 24 | 3 | |
| February 24 | "Missing" | Everything but the Girl | 6 | March 2 | 2 |
| March 9 | "So Far Away" | Rod Stewart | 2 | April 20 | 12 |
| "Jesus to a Child" | George Michael | 5 | March 9 | 2 | |
| "Dreaming of You" | Selena | 9 | March 9 | 1 | |
| "Somewhere" | Phil Collins | 7 | March 30 | 4 | |
| March 16 | "Because You Loved Me" | Celine Dion | 1 | March 30 | 34 |
| "Don't Cry" | Seal | 4 | April 13 | 19 | |
| March 23 | "Nobody Knows" [C] | Tony Rich | 2 | April 27 | 27 |
| March 30 | "Count on Me" | Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans | 4 | May 4 | 15 |
| April 6 | "Always Be My Baby" | Mariah Carey | 2 | May 18 | 21 |
| April 13 | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | Lionel Richie | 5 | May 18 | 11 |
| May 18 | "Reach" | Gloria Estefan | 5 | June 15 | 15 |
| May 25 | "Insensitive" | Jann Arden | 4 | July 27 | 17 |
| June 8 | "Fastlove" | George Michael | 8 | June 29 | 5 |
| "Give Me One Reason" | Tracy Chapman | 3 | July 6 | 24 | |
| June 29 | "Change the World" | Eric Clapton | 1 | August 10 | 42 |
| July 13 | "Let It Flow" | Toni Braxton | 9 | July 13 | 1 |
| "One by One" | Cher | 9 | July 20 | 5 | |
| July 20 | "Where Do We Go from Here" | Vanessa Williams | 5 | August 17 | 13 |
| July 27 | "Forever" | Mariah Carey | 2 | August 24 | 18 |
| August 17 | "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" | Whitney Houston | 6 | August 31 | 9 |
| August 31 | "I Love You Always Forever" | Donna Lewis | 2 | October 19 | 27 |
| "Your Love Amazes Me" | Michael English | 10 | August 31 | 3 | |
| September 7 | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" | Celine Dion | 1 | November 9 | 26 |
| September 21 | "Ordinary Girl" | Lionel Richie | 9 | September 28 | 2 |
| October 5 | "You Can Make History (Young Again)" | Elton John | 4 | October 26 | 16 |
| October 12 | "Dance into the Light" | Phil Collins | 6 | November 9 | 10 |
| October 19 | "When You Love a Woman" | Journey | 1 | December 14 | 25 |
| "Let's Make a Night to Remember" | Bryan Adams | 6 | November 23 | 11 | |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 29 | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal | 1 | August 26 | 29 |
| August 19 | "Run-Around" | Blues Traveler | 4 | September 23 | 22 |
| August 26 | "As I Lay Me Down" | Sophie B. Hawkins | 1 | November 18 | 29 |
| September 9 | "Only Wanna Be with You" | Hootie & the Blowfish | 3 | October 7 | 23 |
| October 7 | "Back for Good" | Take That | 2 | December 9 | 32 |
| October 14 | "Roll to Me" | Del Amitri | 4 | December 16 | 20 |
| December 9 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men | 1 | December 30 | 26 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 9 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton | 1 | January 4 | 32 |
| November 23 | "If We Fall in Love Tonight" | Rod Stewart | 4 | January 18 | 19 |
| November 30 | "I Finally Found Someone" | Barbara Streisand & Bryan Adams | 2 | February 8 | 20 |
| December 21 | "I Believe in You and Me" | Whitney Houston | 2 | March 1 | 15 |
AThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 9, 1996.
BThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending June 1, 1996.
CThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 21, 1996.
