These are UK Official Indie Chart number one hits of 1996.Complied by Music Week
Issue date | Song | Artist | Record Label | ref |
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6 January | "It's Oh So Quiet" | Björk | One Little Indian | [1] |
13 January | "Wonderwall" | Oasis | Creation | |
20 January | [2] | |||
27 January | "Too Hot" | Coolio | Tommy Boy | |
3 February | "Whole Lotta Love" | Goldbug | Acid Jazz | [3] |
10 February | "Slight Return" | The Bluetones | Superior Quality | [4] |
17 February | ||||
24 February | [5] | |||
2 March | "Hyperballad" | Björk | One Little Indian | |
9 March | "Don't Look Back in Anger" | Oasis | Creation | [6] |
16 March | ||||
23 March | [7] | |||
30 March | "Being Brave" | Menswear | Laurel | |
6 April | "Don't Look Back in Anger" | Oasis | Creation | [8] |
13 April | "The X-Files Theme" | DJ Dado | ZYX | |
20 April | [9] | |||
27 April | ||||
4 May | "Goldfinger" | Ash | Infectious | [10] |
11 May | "Sale of the Century" | Sleeper | Indolent | [11] |
18 May | "Cut Some Rug/Castle Rock" | The Bluetones | Superior Quality | |
25 May | "Move Move Move (The Red Tribe)" | Manchester United F.C. | Music Collections | [12] |
1 June | "Blue Moon/Only You" | John Alford | Love This | |
8 June | "Do U Know Where You're Coming From" | M-Beat featuring Jamiroquai | Renk | [13] |
15 June | "Female of the Species" | Space | Gut | |
22 June | [14] | |||
29 June | ||||
6 July | "Something for the Weekend" | The Divine Comedy | Setanta | [15] |
13 July | "Oh Yeah" | Ash | Infectious | |
20 July | "Born Slippy .NUXX" | Underworld | Cooking Vinyl | [16] |
27 July | [17] | |||
3 August | ||||
10 August | [18] | |||
17 August | "Trash" | Suede | Nude | |
24 August | "Born Slippy .NUXX" | Underworld | Cooking Vinyl | [19] |
31 August | "We've Got It Goin' On" | The Backstreet Boys | Jive | |
7 September | [20] | |||
14 September | "One to Another" | The Charlatans | Beggars Banquet | |
21 September | [21] | |||
28 September | "On a Rope" | Rocket from the Crypt | Elemental | [22] |
5 October | "Marblehead Johnson" | The Bluetones | Superior Quality | |
12 October | [23] | |||
19 October | "You're Gorgeous" | Babybird | The Echo Label | [24] |
26 October | ||||
2 November | "Beautiful Ones" | Suede | Nude | [25] |
9 November | "You're Gorgeous" | Babybird | The Echo Label | |
16 November | "Possibly Maybe" | Björk | One Little Indian | [26] |
23 November | "The Frog Princess" | The Divine Comedy | Setanta | |
30 November | "I'll Never Break Your Heart" | The Backstreet Boys | Jive | [27] |
7 December | [28] | |||
14 December | "Twisted (Everyday Hurts)" | Skunk Anansie | One Little Indian | |
21 December | "Forever" | Damage | Big Life | [29] |
28 December |