CASH BOX-R MAGAZINE’S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1996 *
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1-MACARENA(BAYSIDE BOYS MIX)-LOS DEL RIO-AUGUST 1264
2-I LOVE YOU ALWAYS FOREVER-DONNA LEWIS-September 1264
3-ONE SWEET DAY-MARIAH CAREY & BOYZ/MEN-January 1258
4-TWISTED-Keith Sweat-September 1204
5-YOU’RE MAKIN’ ME HIGH-TONI BRAXTON-July 1038
6-ALWAYS BE MY BABY-MARIAH CAREY-May 1032
7-IT’S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW-CELINE DION-November 950
8-NOBODY KNOWS-Tony Rich Project-March 930
9-MOUTH-Merril Bainbridge-November 928
10-BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME-Celine Dion-April 878
11-C’mon ‘N Ride It(The Train)-Quad City DJ’s-September 852
12-Missing-Everything But The Girl-February 754
13-Give Me One Reason-Tracy Chapman-May 754
14-Tha Crossroads-Bone Thugs-n-Harmony-June 742
15-Name-Goo Goo Dolls-January 714
16-Sittin’ Up In My Room-Brandy-March 714
17-Ironic-Alanis Morissette-April 702
18-If It Makes You Happy-Sheryl Crow-December 674
19-Hey Lover-L.L. Cool J-Def Jam-January 664
20-Change The World-Eric Clapton-September 646
21-Where Do You Go-No Mercy-October 620
22-How Do U Want It/California Love-2 Pac-June 588
23-Head Over Feet-Alanis Morissette-November 580
24-Loungin’-L.L. Cool J-September 552
25-Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)-R.Kelly-March 546
26-I Can’t Sleep If-R.Kelly-August 514
27-Not Gon’ Cry-Mary J. Blige-February 512
28-Follow You Down/Til I Hear It From You-Gin Blossoms-March 504
29-You’re The One-SWV-June 466
30-Who Will Save Your Soul-Jewel-August 462
31-Before You Walk Out Of My Life-Monica-January 452
32-Only You-112-September 430
33-Count On Me-Whitney Houston & Ce Ce Winans-May 408
34-Insensitive-Jan Arden-June 400
35-Breakfast At Tiffany’s-Deep Blue Something-January 394
36-One Of Us-Joan Osbourne-February 390
37-When You Love A Woman-Journey-December 384
38-Be My Lover-La Bouche-February 378
39-Jealousy-Natalie Merchant-August 376
40-1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New)-Coolio-April 372
41-If Your Girl Only Knew-Aaliyah-October 368
42-Nobody-Keith Sweat & Athena Cage-November 358
43-No Diggity-Blackstreet-November 324
44-Wonderwall-Oasis-March 298
45-Time-Hootie & Blowfish-January 296
46-Theme From Mission:Impossible-Adam Clayton & L.Mullen-June 282
47-Fly Like An Eagle-Seal-December 282
48-Tonite’s Tha Night-Kris Kross-February 282
49-Why I Love You So Much/Ain’t Nobody-Monica-June 274
50-You Learn/You Oughta Know-Alanis Morisette-July 260
51-Last Night-Az Yet-October 256
52-Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check-Busta Rhymes-May 254
53-This Is Your Night-Amber-December 246
54-Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)-Hootie & Blowfish-May 240
55-Soon As I Get Home-Faith Evans-January 230
56-Fast Love-George Michael-June 222
57-Lady-D’Angelo-March 222
58-Doin’ It-L.L. Cool J-April 216
59-Sweet Dreams-La Bouche-June 206
60-Hook-Blues Traveler-March 194
61-Hit Me Off-New Edition-September 184
62-Keep On, Keepin’ On-McLyte & Xscape-May 176
63-All The Things (Your Man Won’t Do)-Joe-April 166
64-My Boo-Ghost Town DJs-October 164
65-1979-Smashing Pumpkins-March 160
66-Touch Me,Tease Me-Case & Foxxy Brown-June 158
67-Anything-3T-February 152
68-Key West Intermezzo(I Saw You First)-John Mellencamp-October 144
69-This Is For The Lover In You-Babyface-November 144
70-Just Between You & Me-DC Talk-November 144
71-Counting Blue Cars-Dishwalla-September 140
72-Closer To Free-Bodeans-May 118
73-Elevators-Outkast-September 118
74-Grease MegamixJohn Travolta & Olivia Newton-John-December 114
75-Wonder-Natalie Merchant-March 108
76-The Earth,The Sun,The Rain-Color Me Badd-June 104
77-Who Do U Love-Deborah Cox-May 102
78-Jesus To A Child-George Michael-February 84
79-Kissin’ You-Total-July 70
80-Children-Robert Miles-July 68
81-Bow Down-Westside Connection-November 68
82-Pony-Ginuwine-November 46
83-Real Love-Beatles-March 42
84-No One Else-Total-February 34
85-Get On Up-Jodeci-June 34
*Cash Box Magazine folded in November of 1996. Radio And Records charts were used
in the compilation for the remaining weeks in the year