List of number-one R&B singles of 1996 (U.S.)
Appearance
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1996:
Chart history
Issue Date | Song | Artist |
January 6 | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Whitney Houston |
January 13 | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Whitney Houston |
January 20 | "Before You Walk out of My Life" / "Like This and Like That" | Monica |
January 27 | "Before You Walk out of My Life" / "Like This and Like That" | Monica |
February 3 | "Not Gon' Cry" | Mary J. Blige |
February 10 | "Not Gon' Cry" | Mary J. Blige |
February 17 | "Not Gon' Cry" | Mary J. Blige |
February 24 | "Not Gon' Cry" | Mary J. Blige |
March 2 | "Not Gon' Cry" | Mary J. Blige |
March 9 | "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
March 16 | "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
March 23 | "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
March 30 | "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
April 6 | "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
April 13 | "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
April 20 | "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
April 27 | "You're the One" | SWV |
May 4 | "Always Be My Baby" | Mariah Carey |
May 11 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
May 18 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
May 25 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
June 1 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
June 8 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
June 15 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
June 22 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
June 29 | "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" | Toni Braxton |
July 6 | "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" | 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman |
July 13 | "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" | 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman |
July 20 | "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" | 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman |
July 27 | "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" | Toni Braxton |
August 3 | "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)" | R. Kelly |
August 10 | "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)" | R. Kelly |
August 17 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
August 24 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
August 31 | "Hit Me Off" | New Edition |
September 7 | "Hit Me Off" | New Edition |
September 14 | "Hit Me Off" | New Edition |
September 21 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
September 28 | "If Your Girl Only Knew" | Aaliyah |
October 5 | "If Your Girl Only Knew" | Aaliyah |
October 12 | "Last Night" | Az Yet |
October 19 | "No Diggity" | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
October 26 | "No Diggity" | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
November 2 | "No Diggity" | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
November 9 | "No Diggity" | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
November 16 | "Pony" | Ginuwine |
November 23 | "Pony" | Ginuwine |
November 30 | "Nobody" | Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage |
December 7 | "Nobody" | Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage |
December 14 | "Nobody" | Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage |
December 21 | "I Believe I Can Fly" | R. Kelly |
December 28 | "I Believe I Can Fly" | R. Kelly |