| Last year | No 1 hits of the year 1996 | Next year |
| US | UK | |
| 6 Jan 1996 | One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men) |
Earth Song (Michael Jackson) |
| 13 Jan 1996 | One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men) |
Earth Song (Michael Jackson) |
| 20 Jan 1996 | One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men |
Jesus to a child (George Michael) |
| 27 Jan 1996 | One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men) |
Spaceman (Babylon Zoo) |
| 03 Feb 1996 | One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men) |
Spaceman (Babylon Zoo) |
| 10 Feb 1996 | One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men) |
Spaceman (Babylon Zoo) |
| 17 Feb 1996 | One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men) |
Spaceman (Babylon Zoo) |
| 24 Feb 1996 | One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men) |
Spaceman (Babylon Zoo) |
| 02 Mar 1996 | One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men) |
Don't Look Back In Anger (Oasis) |
| 09 Mar 1996 | One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men) |
How Deep Is Your Love (Take That) |
| 16 Mar 1996 | One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men) |
How Deep Is Your Love (Take That) |
| 23 Mar 1996 | Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion) |
How Deep Is Your Love (Take That) |
| 30 Mar 1996 | Firestarter (The Prodigy) |
The Power (Snap) |
| 06 Apr 1996 | Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion) |
Firestarter (The Prodigy) |
| 13 Apr 1996 | Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion) |
Firestarter (The Prodigy) |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion) |
Return Of The Mack (Mark Morrison) |
| 27 Apr 1996 | Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion) |
Return Of The Mack (Mark Morrison) |
| 04 May 1996 | Always Be My Baby (Mariah Carey) |
Fastlove (George Michael) |
| 11 May 1996 | Always Be My Baby (Mariah Carey) |
Fastlove (George Michael) |
| 18 May 1996 | Tha Crossroads (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
Fastlove (George Michael) |
| 25 May 1996 | Tha Crossroads (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
Ooh Aah ... Just A Little Bit (Gina G.) |
| 01 Jun 1996 | Tha Crossroads (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
Three Lions (Baddiel, Skinner & the Lightning Seeds) |
| 08 Jun 1996 | Tha Crossroads (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
Killing Me Softly (The Fugees) |
| 15 Jun 1996 | Tha Crossroads (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
Killing Me Softly (The Fugees) |
| 22 Jun 1996 | Tha Crossroads (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
Killing Me Softly (The Fugees) |
| 29 Jun 1996 | Tha Crossroads (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
Killing Me Softly (The Fugees) |
| 06 Jul 1996 | Tha Crossroads (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
Three Lions (Baddiel, Skinner & the Lightning Seeds) |
| 13 Jul 1996 | How Do U Want It (2 Pac featuring KC & JoJo) |
Killing Me Softly (The Fugees) |
| 20 Jul 1996 | How Do U Want It (2 Pac featuring KC & JoJo) |
Forever Love (Gary Barlow) |
| 27 Jul 1996 | You're Makin' Me High (Tony Braxton) |
Wannabe (The Spice Girls) |
| 03 Aug 1996 | Macarena (Los Del Rio) |
Wannabe (The Spice Girls) |
| 10 Aug 1996 | Macarena (Los Del Rio) |
Wannabe (The Spice Girls) |
| 17 Aug 1996 | Macarena (Los Del Rio) |
Wannabe (The Spice Girls) |
| 24 Aug 1996 | Macarena (Los Del Rio) |
Wannabe (The Spice Girls) |
| 31 Aug 1996 | Macarena (Los Del Rio) |
Wannabe (The Spice Girls) |
| 07 Sep 1996 | Macarena (Los Del Rio) |
Wannabe (The Spice Girls) |
| 14 Sep 1996 | Macarena (Los Del Rio) |
Flava (Peter André) |
| 21 Sep 1996 | Macarena (Los Del Rio) |
Ready Or Not (The Fugees) |
| 28 Sep 1996 | Macarena (Los Del Rio) |
Ready Or Not (The Fugees) |
| 05 Oct 1996 | Macarena (Los Del Rio) |
Breakfast At Tiffany's (Deep Blue Something) |
| 12 Oct 1996 | Macarena (Los Del Rio) |
Setting Sun (The Chemical Brothers) |
| 19 Oct 1996 | Macarena (Los Del Rio) |
Words (Boyzone) |
| 26 Oct 1996 | Macarena (Los Del Rio) |
Say you'll be there (Spice Girls) |
| 02 Nov 1996 | Macarena (Los Del Rio) |
Say you'll be there (Spice girls) |
| 09 Nov 1996 | No Diggity (Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre) |
What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted/ Up On The Roof / You'll Never Walk Alone (Robson Green & Jerome Flynn) |
| 16 Nov 1996 | No Diggity (Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre) |
What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted/ Up On The Roof / You'll Never Walk Alone (Robson Green & Jerome Flynn) |
| 23 Nov 1996 | No Diggity (Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre) |
Breathe (The Prodigy) |
| 30 Nov 1996 | No Diggity (Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre) |
Breathe (The Prodigy) |
| 07 Dez 1996 | Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton) |
I feel you (Peter André) |
| 14 Dez 1996 | Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton) |
A Different Beat (Boyzone) |
| 21 Dez 1996 | Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton) |
Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Dumblane) |
| 28 Dez 1996 | Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton) |
2 Become 1 (Spice Girls) |