User:The Emperah/sandbox/Music/Charts/List of the highest-ranking songs on the Hot 100 by a solo artist in 1996
| Peak position | |
| † | Highest-ranking song by a solo artist in the Billboard Year-End list |
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | H100P | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Whitney Houston | 2 | |
| January 13 | ||||
| January 20 | ||||
| January 27 | ||||
| February 3 | ||||
| February 10 | ||||
| February 17 | 3 | |||
| February 24 | "Not Gon' Cry" | Mary J. Blige | 2 | |
| March 2 | ||||
| March 9 | "Sittin' Up in My Room" | Brandy | ||
| March 16 | ||||
| March 23 | "Because You Loved Me" † | Celine Dion | 1 | |
| March 30 | ||||
| April 6 | ||||
| April 13 | ||||
| April 20 | ||||
| April 27 | ||||
| May 4 | "Always Be My Baby" | Mariah Carey | ||
| May 11 | ||||
| May 18 | 2 | |||
| May 25 | ||||
| June 1 | ||||
| June 8 | ||||
| June 15 | ||||
| June 22 | "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" | Toni Braxton | ||
| June 29 | ||||
| July 6 | ||||
| July 13 | ||||
| July 20 | ||||
| July 27 | 1 | |||
| August 3 | 2 | |||
| August 10 | ||||
| August 17 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat | 2 | |
| August 24 | "I Love You Always Forever" | Donna Lewis | ||
| August 31 | ||||
| September 7 | ||||
| September 14 | ||||
| September 21 | ||||
| September 28 | ||||
| October 5 | ||||
| October 12 | ||||
| October 19 | ||||
| October 26 | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" | Celine Dion | ||
| November 2 | ||||
| November 9 | ||||
| November 16 | ||||
| November 23 | ||||
| November 30 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton | 2 | |
| December 7 | 1 | |||
| December 14 | ||||
| December 21 | ||||
| December 28 |