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This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1996.
Mariah Carey, R. Kelly, LL Cool J, and Whitney Houston each had three top-ten hits in 1996, tying them for the most top-ten hits during the year.
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1995 | |||||
| November 11 | "Name" | Goo Goo Dolls | 5 | January 27 | 15 |
| December 23 | "Breakfast at Tiffany's" | Deep Blue Something | 5 | January 20 | 8 |
| December 30 | "Free as a Bird" ↑ | The Beatles | 6 | January 6 | 2 |
| Singles from 1996 | |||||
| January 13 | "Missing" | Everything but the Girl | 2 | February 17 | 13 |
| January 20 | "One Of Us" | Joan Osborne | 4 | February 3 | 10 |
| January 27 | "Be My Lover" | La Bouche | 6 | February 24 | 8 |
| February 3 | "Nobody Knows" | The Tony Rich Project | 2 | March 23 | 23 |
| February 10 | "Not Gon' Cry" | Mary J. Blige | 2 | February 24 | 10 |
| February 17 | "Sittin' Up in My Room" | Brandy | 2 | March 9 | 11 |
| February 24 | "Jesus to a Child" ↑ | George Michael | 7 | February 24 | 2 |
| March 2 | "Follow You Down" / "Til I Hear It from You" | Gin Blossoms | 9 | March 9 | 8 |
| March 9 | "Wonderwall" | Oasis | 8 | March 9 | 1 |
| "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" | R. Kelly featuring The Isley Brothers | 4 | March 30 | 11 | |
| March 16 | "Because You Loved Me" | Céline Dion | 1 | March 23 | 19 |
| March 23 | "Ironic" | Alanis Morissette | 4 | April 13 | 15 |
| March 30 | "Lady" | D'Angelo | 10 | March 30 | 1 |
| April 6 | "Always Be My Baby" ↑ | Mariah Carey | 1 | May 4 | 15 |
| "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" | Coolio | 5 | April 27 | 8 | |
| April 13 | "Doin' It" | LL Cool J | 9 | April 13 | 1 |
| April 20 | "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" | Busta Rhymes | 8 | April 20 | 3 |
| "You're The One" ↑ | SWV | 5 | June 8 | 10 | |
| "Count On Me" | Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans | 8 | May 4 | 7 | |
| May 11 | "Tha Crossroads" ↑ | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 1 | May 18 | 12 |
| "Give Me One Reason" | Tracy Chapman | 3 | June 15 | 17 | |
| June 1 | "Fastlove" | George Michael | 8 | June 1 | 3 |
| "Keep On, Keepin' On" | MC Lyte featuring Xscape | 10 | June 1 | 1 | |
| June 8 | "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" ↑ | Toni Braxton | 1 | July 27 | 20 |
| "Until It Sleeps" ↑ | Metallica | 10 | June 8 | 1 | |
| June 15 | "Theme from Mission: Impossible" | Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen | 7 | June 22 | 4 |
| June 22 | "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" | 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre | 1 | July 13 | 11 |
| June 29 | "Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)" | Los Del Rio | 1 | August 3 | 23 |
| July 6 | "Why I Love You So Much" / "Ain't Nobody" | Monica | 9 | July 6 | 2 |
| July 13 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat | 2 | August 17 | 18 |
| "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" | Quad City DJ's | 3 | August 17 | 15 | |
| July 20 | "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)" | R. Kelly | 5 | August 3 | 10 |
| "Change the World" ↑ | Eric Clapton | 5 | August 17 | 16 | |
| July 27 | "You Learn" / "You Oughta Know" ↑ | Alanis Morissette | 6 | July 27 | 7 |
| August 3 | "Loungin" | LL Cool J featuring Total | 3 | August 24 | 11 |
| August 17 | "I Love You Always Forever" | Donna Lewis | 2 | August 24 | 16 |
| August 31 | "Hit Me Off" ↑ | New Edition | 3 | August 31 | 2 |
| September 14 | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" | Céline Dion | 2 | October 26 | 19 |
| September 28 | "Where Do You Go" | No Mercy | 5 | October 12 | 12 |
| October 12 | "Last Night" | Az Yet | 9 | October 19 | 4 |
| October 19 | "No Diggity" | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre | 1 | November 9 | 18 |
| October 26 | "This Is for the Lover in You" ↑ | Babyface | 6 | November 9 | 5 |
| "Mouth" | Merril Bainbridge | 4 | November 23 | 15 | |
| November 2 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton | 1 | December 7 | 25 |
| November 9 | "Nobody" | Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage | 3 | December 7 | 18 |
| November 16 | "Pony" | Ginuwine | 6 | November 23 | 6 |
| December 7 | "I Finally Found Someone" | Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams | 8 | December 7 | 5 |
| December 21 | "I Believe I Can Fly" | R. Kelly | 2 | December 21 | 16 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 26 | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio featuring L.V. | 1 | September 9 | 22 |
| September 30 | "Fantasy" ↑ | Mariah Carey | 1 | September 30 | 16 |
| November 25 | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" ↑ | Whitney Houston | 1 | November 25 | 15 |
| "Hey Lover" | LL Cool J | 3 | December 2 | 14 | |
| "Diggin' on You" | TLC | 5 | December 30 | 9 | |
| December 2 | "One Sweet Day" ↑ | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men | 1 | December 2 | 19 |
| December 9 | "You'll See" ↑ | Madonna | 6 | December 16 | 5 |
| December 30 | "Before You Walk Out of My Life" | Monica | 7 | December 30 | 5 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 30 | "Don't Let Go (Love)" | En Vogue | 2 | January 18 | 17 |
| "I'm Still in Love with You" | New Edition | 7 | January 11 | 11 | |
| December 28 | "I Believe in You and Me" ↑ | Whitney Houston | 4 | February 1 | 9 |
This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.