List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 1996

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These are UK Official Indie Chart number one hits of 1996.Complied by Music Week

Issue dateSongArtistRecord Labelref
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"OasisCreation [6]
16 March
23 March [7]
30 March"Being Brave" Menswear Laurel
6 April"Don't Look Back in Anger"OasisCreation [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 BluetonesSuperior 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"AshInfectious
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"UnderworldCooking 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 BluetonesSuperior 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"BabybirdThe Echo Label
16 November"Possibly Maybe"BjörkOne Little Indian [26]
23 November"The Frog Princess"The Divine ComedySetanta
30 November"I'll Never Break Your Heart"The Backstreet BoysJive [27]
7 December [28]
14 December"Twisted (Everyday Hurts)" Skunk Anansie One Little Indian
21 December"Forever" Damage Big Life [29]
28 December

See also

References

  1. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 13 January 1996. p. 34. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  2. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 27 January 1996. p. 58. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  3. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 3 February 1996. p. 34. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  4. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 17 February 1996. p. 38. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  5. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 2 March 1996. p. 44. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  6. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 16 March 1996. p. 44. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  7. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 30 March 1996. p. 37. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  8. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 13 April 1996. p. 36. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  9. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 27 April 1996. p. 36. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  10. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 4 May 1996. p. 35. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  11. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 18 May 1996. p. 34. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  12. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 25 May 1996. p. 32. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  13. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 15 June 1996. p. 34. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  14. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 29 June 1996. p. 38. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  15. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 13 July 1996. p. 32. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  16. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 20 July 1996. p. 42. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  17. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 3 August 1996. p. 32. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  18. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 17 August 1996. p. 44. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  19. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 31 August 1996. p. 34. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  20. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 14 September 1996. p. 34. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  21. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 21 September 1996. p. 40. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  22. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 5 October 1996. p. 37. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  23. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 12 October 1996. p. 36. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  24. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 26 October 1996. p. 38. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  25. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 9 November 1996. p. 31. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  26. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 23 November 1996. p. 32. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  27. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 7 December 1996. p. 40. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  28. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 14 December 1996. p. 36. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.
  29. "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 28 December 1996. p. 15. ISSN   0265-1548 via World Radio History.