List of number-one hits of 1996 (Italy)

The list of number-one singles of 1996 in Italy includes all the songs that reached the top spot on the weekly chart compiled by the Italian music magazine Musica e Dischi . ^[1] The oldest music industry publication in Italy, it had published the record chart since 1960, ranking the weekly best-selling singles in the country. ^[2] The Musica e dischi chart was regularly featured on the Hits of the World section of Billboard magazine in the United States, as well as pan-European music industry publication Music & Media .

Chart history

Week	Single	Artist(s)	Ref.
1	"Gangsta's Paradise"	Coolio featuring L.V.
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4	"Children"	Robert Miles
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13	"La terra dei cachi"	Elio e le Storie Tese
14	"They Don't Care About Us"	Michael Jackson
15	"California Love"	2pac
16	"Più bella cosa"	Eros Ramazzotti
17
18	"Fastlove"	George Michael
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20	"Don't Stop Movin'"	Livin' Joy
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22	"Fable"	Robert Miles
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28	"Summer Is Crazy"	Alexia
29	"Killing Me Softly"	Fugees
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33	"What Goes Around Comes Around"	Bob Marley
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36	"Killing Me Softly"	Regina
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39	"Stranger in Moscow"	Michael Jackson
40	"Born Slippy"	Underworld
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47	"One and One"	Robert Miles and Maria Nayler
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References

1. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 7 November 2025. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search title of the song.
2. Spinetoli, John Joseph (January 2000). Artisti In Classifica Singoli: 1960-1999. Milan: Musica e dischi. pp. 217–222. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2019.