List of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones of 1996
Appearance
The UK R&B Chart is a weekly chart that ranks the 40 biggest-selling singles and albums that are classified in the R&B genre in the United Kingdom. The chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company,[1] and is based on physical and other physical formats.[2] This is a list of the UK's biggest R&B hits of 1996.[3]
Number ones
† | Best-selling R&B single of the year |
Issue date | Single | Artist |
---|---|---|
7 January | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio |
14 January | "Too Hot" | |
21 January | "Anything" | 3T |
28 January | ||
4 February | ||
11 February | ||
18 February | "I Got 5 on It" | Luniz |
25 February | "Anything" | 3T |
3 March | "Good Thing" | Eternal |
10 March | "Return of the Mack" | Mark Morrison |
17 March | ||
24 March | ||
31 March | ||
7 April | ||
14 April | ||
21 April | ||
28 April | ||
5 May | ||
12 May | ||
19 May | "Nobody Knows" | The Tony Rich Project |
26 May | ||
2 June | "Killing Me Softly" † | Fugees |
9 June | ||
16 June | ||
23 June | ||
30 June | ||
7 July | ||
14 July | ||
21 July | ||
28 July | ||
4 August | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony |
11 August | "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" | Nas featuring Lauryn Hill |
18 August | "Why" | 3T featuring Michael Jackson |
25 August | "Virtual Insanity" | Jamiroquai |
1 September | ||
8 September | "Ready Or Not" | Fugees |
15 September | ||
22 September | ||
29 September | ||
6 October | ||
13 October | "Trippin'" | Mark Morrison |
20 October | ||
27 October | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Braids |
3 November | "Angel" | Simply Red |
10 November | ||
17 November | "What's Love Got to Do With It" | Warren G |
24 November | "No Woman No Cry" | Fugees |
1 December | "Cosmic Girl" | Jamiroquai |
8 December | "Forever" | Damage |
15 December | "Horny" | Mark Morrison |
22 December | ||
29 December |
See also
- List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 1996
- List of UK Indie Chart number-one singles of 1996
- List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 1996
- List of UK R&B Chart number-one albums of 1996
References
- ^ "About Us - Who We Are - The Charts We Compile". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Chart Rules". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ The R&B Singles Archive 1996