List of top 25 singles for 1996 in Australia

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The following lists the top 100 singles of 1996 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Singles Chart. [1] [2]

#TitleArtistHighest pos. reachedweeks at No. 1
1."Macarena" Los del Río 19 [3]
2."Killing Me Softly" Fugees (Refugee Camp)17 [nb 1]
3."Because You Loved Me" Celine Dion 13 [5]
4."How Bizarre" OMC 15 [6]
5."Wannabe" Spice Girls 16 [nb 2]
6."One of Us" Joan Osborne 15 [8]
7."Missing" (The Remix EP) Everything but the Girl 2—
8."Return of the Mack" Mark Morrison 2—
9."What's Love Got to Do with It" Warren G 2—
10."You're Makin' Me High" Toni Braxton 2—
11."X-Files Theme"Triple X2—
12."I Want You" Savage Garden 4—
13."I Love You Always Forever" Donna Lewis 2—
14."Macarena" Los del Mar feat. Pedro Castano2 [9] —
15."Give Me One Reason" Tracy Chapman 3—
16."Boombastic" Shaggy 14 [10]
17."Sexual Healing" Max-A-Million 5—
18."Be My Lover" La Bouche 2—
19."Wonderwall" Oasis 11 [nb 3]
20."Fastlove" George Michael 14 [12]
21."Theme from Mission: Impossible" Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton 2—
22."Just a Girl" No Doubt 3—
23."Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" Gina G 5—
24."I'll Be There for You" The Rembrandts 3—
25."Ironic" Alanis Morissette 3—
26."Where Do You Go" No Mercy 2—
27."Runaway" The Corrs 10—
28."Father and Son" Boyzone 2—
29."1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" Coolio 12—
30."Spaceman" Babylon Zoo 3—
31."Anything" 3T 5—
32."Children" Robert Miles 5—
33."Nobody Knows" Tony Rich Project 2—
34."California Love" 2Pac 4—
35."Sometimes When We Touch" Newton 5—
36."Let's Make a Night to Remember" Bryan Adams 7—
37."Boom Boom Boom" The Outhere Brothers 2—
38."Breakfast at Tiffany's" Deep Blue Something 3—
39."Tha Crossroads" Bone Thugs-n-Harmony 15—
40."One Sweet Day" Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men 2—
41."Diggin' on You" TLC 6—
42."It's All Coming Back to Me Now" Celine Dion 8—
43."Get Down on It" Peter Andre feat. Past to Present5—
44."Until It Sleeps" Metallica 11
45."That Girl" Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy 7—
46."Mother Mother" Tracy Bonham 5—
47."Sweet Dreams" La Bouche 8—
48."Wrap Me Up" Alex Party 11—
49."I Live for You" Chynna Phillips 9—
50."Blue" LeAnn Rimes 10—
51."I Love to Love" La Bouche 6—
52."Hero of the Day" Metallica 2—
53."Power of a Woman" Eternal 8—
54."Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" Monica 7—
55."Tell Me" Groove Theory 6—
56."Glycerine" Bush 5—
57."Don't Stop Movin'" Livin' Joy 6—
58."Peaches" The Presidents of the United States of America 13—
59."Change the World" Eric Clapton 8—
60."Wishes" Human Nature 6—
61."It's Oh So Quiet" Björk 6—
62."Head over Feet" Alanis Morissette 12—
63."Waterfalls" TLC 4—
64."Always Be My Baby" Mariah Carey 17—
65."Beautiful Life" Ace of Base 11—
66."I Feel It" DJ Darren Briais vs. DJ Peewee Ferris 20—
67."'Til You Do Me Right" After 7 16—
68."Hey Lover" LL Cool J 11—
69."Apple Eyes" Swoop 9—
70."In Too Deep" Belinda Carlisle 11—
71."They Don't Care About Us" Michael Jackson 16—
72."To the Moon and Back" Savage Garden 11
73."Who Do U Love" Deborah Cox 11—
74."Lover Lover" Jimmy Barnes 6—
75."How Do U Want It" 2Pac feat. K-Ci & JoJo 24—
76."Naked and Sacred" Chynna Phillips 15—
77."Pepper" Butthole Surfers 15—
78."Movin' Up" Dreamworld 12—
79."Salvation" The Cranberries 8—
80."Let's Groove" CDB 2—
81."The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" Bryan Adams 19—
82."Santa Monica" Everclear 25—
83."I Am Blessed" Eternal 14—
84."Who You Are" Pearl Jam 5—
85."Closer to Free" BoDeans 11—
86."Lump" The Presidents of the United States of America 11—
87."(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" Shania Twain 5—
88."Not an Addict" K's Choice 22—
89."There's Nothing I Won't Do" JX 26—
90."Jesus to a Child" George Michael 12
91."Kitty" The Presidents of the United States of America 19—
92."Hand in My Pocket" Alanis Morissette 13—
93."Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" Real McCoy 18—
94."1979" The Smashing Pumpkins 16—
95."Un-Break My Heart" Toni Braxton 6—
96."It's Alright" Deni Hines 4—
97."Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)" Pet Shop Boys 11—
98."Falling into You" Celine Dion 12—
99."Ready or Not" Fugees 24—
100."How Deep Is Your Love" Take That 12—

Peak chart positions from 1996 are from the ARIA Charts, overall position on the End of Year Chart is calculated by ARIA based on the number of weeks and position that the song reached within the Top 50 singles for each week during 1996. [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Killing Me Softly" a cover of the Roberta Flack song, debuted a #1 in June, 1996 and remained in that spot for seven consecutive weeks. [4]
  2. ↑ "Wannabe" entered the charts in September, 1996 and reached No. 1 in November, 1996 where it remained until the first week in January, 1997. It remained in the charts until April, 1997. [7]
  3. ↑ "Wonderwall" entered the charts in December, 1995 and reached No. 1 in February, 1996. It remained in the charts until May, 1996. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "ARIA Top Singles of 1996". www.top100singles.net. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Macarena". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Killing Me Softly". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Because You Loved Me". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Charts - How Bizarre". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  7. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Wannabe". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  8. ↑ "ARIA Charts - One of Us". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  9. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Macarena". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Boombastic". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Wonderwall". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  12. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Fastlove". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
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