The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales and airplays. The year started out with "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men and ended with "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton. There were nine singles that peaked atop the charts, but if "One Sweet Day" is excluded from the count (as the song had its peak in the previous year), the total would be eight, the second lowest for a single year, along with 2005 and 2015. The longest running number-one single of 1996 is "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix), which stayed at the top for 14 weeks.
That year, 8 acts earned their first number one song, such as Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, 2Pac, K-Ci & JoJo, Dr. Dre, Roger Troutman, Toni Braxton, Los del Río, and Blackstreet. Mariah Carey, Dr. Dre and Toni Braxton were the only acts to hit number one more than once, with each of them hitting number one twice.
Chart history
| The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1996 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 804 | January 6 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men | [1] |
| January 13 | [2] | |||
| January 20 | [3] | |||
| January 27 | [4] | |||
| February 3 | [5] | |||
| February 10 | [6] | |||
| February 17 | [7] | |||
| February 24 | [8] | |||
| March 2 | [9] | |||
| March 9 | [10] | |||
| March 16 | [11] | |||
| 805 | March 23 | "Because You Loved Me" | Céline Dion | [12] |
| March 30 | [13] | |||
| April 6 | [14] | |||
| April 13 | [15] | |||
| April 20 | [16] | |||
| April 27 | [17] | |||
| 806 | May 4 | "Always Be My Baby" | Mariah Carey | [18] |
| May 11 | [19] | |||
| 807 | May 18 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | [20] |
| May 25 | [21] | |||
| June 1 | [22] | |||
| June 8 | [23] | |||
| June 15 | [24] | |||
| June 22 | [25] | |||
| June 29 | [26] | |||
| July 6 | [27] | |||
| 808 | July 13 | "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" | 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman | [28] |
| July 20 | [29] | |||
| 809 | July 27 | "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" | Toni Braxton | [30] |
| 810 | August 3 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río | [31] |
| August 10 | [32] | |||
| August 17 | [33] | |||
| August 24 | [34] | |||
| August 31 | [35] | |||
| September 7 | [36] | |||
| September 14 | [37] | |||
| September 21 | [38] | |||
| September 28 | [39] | |||
| October 5 | [40] | |||
| October 12 | [41] | |||
| October 19 | [42] | |||
| October 26 | [43] | |||
| November 2 | [44] | |||
| 811 | November 9 | "No Diggity" | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre | [45] |
| November 16 | [46] | |||
| November 23 | [47] | |||
| November 30 | [48] | |||
| 812 | December 7 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton | [49] |
| December 14 | [50] | |||
| December 21 | [51] | |||
| December 28 | [52] |
Number-one artists
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Del Rio | 14 |
| 2 | Mariah Carey | 13 |
| 3 | Boyz II Men | 11 |
| 4 | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 8 |
| 5 | Céline Dion | 6 |
| Dr. Dre | ||
| 7 | Toni Braxton | 5 |
| 8 | Blackstreet | 4 |
| 9 | 2Pac | 2 |
| K-Ci & JoJo | ||
| Roger Troutman |
See also
References
Additional sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties (ISBN 0-89820-137-3)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.