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The charts of 1996

Born in 1996? These were the No. 1 songs of your year:

  • United Kingdom: Killing Me Softly by Fugees
  • United States: Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) by Los del Río
  • Germany: Killing Me Softly by Fugees

United Kingdom: top 50 of 1996

Official Singles Chart, year-end

  1. Killing Me Softly – Fugees
  2. Wannabe – Spice Girls
  3. Spaceman – Babylon Zoo
  4. Say You'll Be There – Spice Girls
  5. Return of the Mack – Mark Morrison
  6. Children – Robert Miles
  7. Mysterious Girl – Peter Andre
  8. Macarena – Los del Río
  9. Words – Boyzone
  10. How Deep Is Your Love – Take That
  11. Firestarter – The Prodigy
  12. Breathe – The Prodigy
  13. Born Slippy .NUXX – Underworld
  14. Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit – Gina G
  15. Flava – Peter Andre
  16. Three Lions – Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds
  17. Un-Break My Heart – Toni Braxton
  18. One & One – Robert Miles feat. Maria Nayler
  19. Father and Son – Boyzone
  20. I Love You Always Forever – Donna Lewis
  21. A Different Beat – Boyzone
  22. Fastlove – George Michael
  23. Don't Look Back in Anger – Oasis
  24. Jesus to a Child – George Michael
  25. You're Gorgeous – Babybird
  26. I Am, I Feel – Alisha's Attic
  27. Anything – 3T
  28. Virtual Insanity – Jamiroquai
  29. Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) – The Beautiful South
  30. Don't Stop Movin' – Livin' Joy
  31. Ready or Not – Fugees
  32. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted – Robson & Jerome
  33. Slight Return – The Bluetones
  34. Hey Dude – Kula Shaker
  35. The Day We Catch the Train – Ocean Colour Scene
  36. If You Ever – East 17 and Gabrielle
  37. Always Be My Baby – Mariah Carey
  38. Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
  39. Nobody Knows – The Tony Rich Project
  40. Good Enough – Dodgy
  41. Setting Sun – The Chemical Brothers
  42. You're Makin' Me High – Toni Braxton
  43. Fools Gold '95 – The Stone Roses
  44. Walking on the Milky Way – OMD
  45. Design for Life – Manic Street Preachers
  46. Trash – Suede
  47. There's Nothing I Won't Do – JX
  48. Woman – Neneh Cherry
  49. Knockin' on Heaven's Door – Dunblane
  50. Keep On Jumpin' – Todd Terry

United States: top 50 of 1996

Billboard Hot 100, year-end

  1. Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) – Los del Río
  2. One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
  3. Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
  4. Nobody Knows – The Tony Rich Project
  5. Always Be My Baby – Mariah Carey
  6. Give Me One Reason – Tracy Chapman
  7. Tha Crossroads – Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
  8. I Love You Always Forever – Donna Lewis
  9. You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow – Toni Braxton
  10. Twisted – Keith Sweat
  11. C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) – Quad City DJ's
  12. Missing – Everything but the Girl
  13. Ironic – Alanis Morissette
  14. Exhale (Shoop Shoop) – Whitney Houston
  15. Follow You Down / Till I Hear It from You – Gin Blossoms
  16. Sittin' Up in My Room – Brandy
  17. How Do U Want It / California Love – 2Pac feat. K-Ci & JoJo / feat. Dr. Dre
  18. It's All Coming Back to Me Now – Celine Dion
  19. Change the World – Eric Clapton
  20. Hey Lover – LL Cool J
  21. Loungin – LL Cool J
  22. Let's Make a Night to Remember – Bryan Adams
  23. 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New) – Coolio
  24. Name – Goo Goo Dolls
  25. Wonderwall – Oasis
  26. You Learn / You Oughta Know – Alanis Morissette
  27. One of Us – Joan Osborne
  28. Elevators (Me & You) – Outkast
  29. My Boo – Ghost Town DJ's
  30. Who Will Save Your Soul – Jewel
  31. Un-Break My Heart – Toni Braxton
  32. Mouth – Merril Bainbridge
  33. Pony – Ginuwine
  34. No Diggity – BLACKstreet feat. Dr. Dre
  35. Anything – 3T
  36. Count On Me – Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans
  37. If It Makes You Happy – Sheryl Crow
  38. Nobody – Keith Sweat feat. Athena Cage
  39. Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven) – Hootie & the Blowfish
  40. Where Do You Go – No Mercy
  41. Keep On, Keepin' On – MC Lyte feat. Xscape
  42. Breakfast at Tiffany's – Deep Blue Something
  43. 1979 – The Smashing Pumpkins
  44. Before You Walk Out of My Life – Monica
  45. I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) – R. Kelly
  46. Fastlove – George Michael
  47. Sweet Dreams – La Bouche
  48. Time – Hootie & the Blowfish
  49. Only You – 112 feat. The Notorious B.I.G.
  50. Insensitive – Jann Arden

Germany: top 50 of 1996

Offizielle Deutsche Charts, year-end

  1. Killing Me Softly – Fugees
  2. Children – Robert Miles
  3. Macarena – Los del Río
  4. Earth Song – Michael Jackson
  5. Lemon Tree – Fool's Garden
  6. I Can't Help Myself – The Kelly Family
  7. Coco Jamboo – Mr. President
  8. Insomnia – Faithless
  9. They Don't Care About Us – Michael Jackson
  10. Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) – Backstreet Boys
  11. Wannabe – Spice Girls
  12. One of Us – Joan Osborne
  13. Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) – Los del Río
  14. Spaceman – Babylon Zoo
  15. Captain Jack – Captain Jack
  16. I Love You Always Forever – Donna Lewis
  17. Return of the Mack – Mark Morrison
  18. Drill Instructor – Captain Jack
  19. Mysterious Girl – Peter Andre
  20. How Deep Is Your Love – Take That
  21. Say You'll Be There – Spice Girls
  22. We Are the World – Children of the World
  23. Where Do You Go – No Mercy
  24. I Got 5 on It – Luniz
  25. Ready or Not – Fugees
  26. Breathe – The Prodigy
  27. Born Slippy .NUXX – Underworld
  28. Firestarter – The Prodigy
  29. Fastlove – George Michael
  30. Seven Days and One Week – BBE
  31. Freedom – DJ BoBo
  32. Pray – DJ BoBo
  33. Spring – RMB
  34. Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
  35. I Give You My Heart – Mr. President
  36. Words – Boyzone
  37. Zehn kleine Jägermeister – Die Toten Hosen
  38. Don't Look Back in Anger – Oasis
  39. Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit – Gina G
  40. Boombastic – Shaggy
  41. Wonderwall – Oasis
  42. Ironic – Alanis Morissette
  43. Jesus to a Child – George Michael
  44. Un-Break My Heart – Toni Braxton
  45. One & One – Robert Miles feat. Maria Nayler
  46. Flava – Peter Andre
  47. A Different Beat – Boyzone
  48. You're Gorgeous – Babybird
  49. Anywhere Is – Enya
  50. Nobody Knows – The Tony Rich Project

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