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