RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 96 POP SINGLES OF 1996*

No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month
 1 MISSING-EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL-FEBRUARY
 2 NOBODY KNOWS-TONY RICH PROJECT-March
 3 I LOVE YOU ALWAYS FOREVER-DONNA LEWIS-September
 4 IRONIC-ALANIS MORISSETTE-April
 5 GIVE ME ONE REASON-TRACY CHAPMAN-June 
 6 BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME-CELINE DION-April
 7 YOU LEARN-ALANIS MORISSETTE-July
 8 ALWAYS BE MY BABY-Mariah Carey-May
 9 NAME-Goo Goo Dolls-January
10 KILLING ME SOFTLY-The Fugees-June
11 Who Will Save Your Soul-Jewel-August
12 Be My Lover-La Bouche-March 
13 Insensitive-Jann Arden-July
14 Change The World-Eric Clapton-September
15 The World I Know-Collective Soul-April
16 Wonder-Natalie Merchant-March
17 Follow You Down-Gin Blossoms-April 
18 Sweet Dreams-La Bouche-June 
19 One Sweet Day-Mariah Carey & Boyz Ii Men-January 500 
20 Counting Blue Cars-Dishwalla-September
21 The Earth,The Sun,The Rain-Color Me Badd-July
22 You're Makin' Me High-Toni Braxton-August
23 Where Do You Go-No Mercy-October 
24 Closer To Free-BoDeans-April 
25 One Of Us-Joan Osborne-February
26 It's All Coming Back To Me Now-Celine Dion-October
27 Everything Falls Apart-Dog's Eye View-May
28 1979-The Smashing Pumpkins-April
29 Hook-Blues Traveler-March
30 Sittin' Up In My Room-Brandy-April
31 Breakfast At Tiffany's-Deep Blue Something-January
32 Time-Hootie & The Blowfish-January
33 Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)-Los Del Rio-July
34 Jealousy-Natalie Merchant-July
35 C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train)-Quad City DJ's-October  
36 Head Over Feet-Alanis Morissette-November 
37 Mouth-Merril Bainbridge-October
38 Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)-Hootie & The Blowfish-May
39 Twisted-Keith Sweat-November 
40 Wonderwall-Oasis-March 
41 Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand-Primitive Radio Gods-September
42 Exhale (Shoop Shoop)-Whitney Houston-January
43 Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)-John Mellencamp-October 
44 Champagne Supernova-Oasis-July
45 I Want To Come Over-Melissa Etheridge-March
46 Don't Cry-Seal-January
47 If It Makes You Happy-Sheryl Crow-December 
48 Spiderwebs-No Doubt-October 
49 Diggin' On You-TLC-January
50 Forever-Mariah Carey-August
51 Tell Me-Groove Theory-February
52 Anything-3T-February
53 Hand In My Pocket-Alanis Morissette-January
54 Big Me-Foo Fighters-May
55 Fantasy-Mariah Carey-January
56 Children-Robert Miles-July
57 Tucker's Town-Hootie & The Blowfish-August
58 Free To Decide-The Cranberries-September
59 Roll To Me-Del Amitri-January
60 You'll See-Madonna-January
61 I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)-R.Kelly-August
62 As I Lay Me Down-Sophie B. Hawkins-January
63 Fastlove-George Michael-May
64 That Girl-Maxi Priest & Shaggy-September
65 When You Love A Woman-Journey-November
66 Tha Crossroads-Bone Thugs-n-Harmony-June
67 Run-Around-Blues Traveler-January
68 Runaway-Janet Jackson-January
69 Just A Girl-No Doubt-July 
70 Carnival-Natalie Merchant-January
71 Good Intentions-Toad The Wet Sprocket-January
72 Lucky Love-Ace Of Base-April
73 Flood-Jars Of Clay-July
74 This Is Your Night-Amber-December
75 Don't Let Go (Love)-En Vogue-December
76 Your Loving Arms-Billie Ray Martin-June
77 Til I Hear It From You-Gin Blossoms-March
78 All Along-Blessid Union Of Souls-July
79 I Go Blind-Hootie & The Blowfish-February
80 But Anyway-Blues Traveler-August
81 Nowhere To Go-Melissa Etheridge-October
82 My Boo-Ghost Town DJs-October
83 Chains-Tina Arena-May
84 Angeline Is Coming Home-Badlees-May
85 Who Do U Love-Deborah Cox-May
86 Only Wanna Be With You-Hootie & Blowfish-January
87 Let's Make A Night To Remember-Bryan Adams-October
88 Don't Speak-No Doubt-December
89 Kiss From A Rose-Seal-January
90 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New)-Coolio-April
91 I Wanna B with U-Fun Factory-January
92 Let Me Be The One-Blessid Union Of Souls-January
93 Santa Monica-Everclear-March
94 Theme From Mission: Impossible-Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen-June 
95 6th Avenue Heartache-Wallflowers-July
96 Stupid Girl-Garbage-March

* As published in the December 13,1996 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.