These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1996:
† | Indicates best-charting R&B single of 1996 [1] |
Issue Date | Song | Artist |
January 6 | " Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Whitney Houston |
January 13 | ||
January 20 | " Before You Walk out of My Life" / " Like This and Like That" | Monica |
January 27 | ||
February 3 | " Not Gon' Cry" | Mary J. Blige |
February 10 | ||
February 17 | ||
February 24 | ||
March 2 | ||
March 9 | " Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
March 16 | ||
March 23 | ||
March 30 | ||
April 6 | ||
April 13 | ||
April 20 | ||
April 27 | " You're the One" | SWV |
May 4 | " Always Be My Baby" | Mariah Carey |
May 11 | " Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
May 18 | ||
May 25 | ||
June 1 | ||
June 8 | ||
June 15 | ||
June 22 | ||
June 29 | " You're Makin' Me High" / " Let It Flow" † | Toni Braxton |
July 6 | " How Do U Want It" / " California Love" | 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman |
July 13 | ||
July 20 | ||
July 27 | "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" † | Toni Braxton |
August 3 | " I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)" | R. Kelly |
August 10 | ||
August 17 | " Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
August 24 | ||
August 31 | " Hit Me Off" | New Edition |
September 7 | ||
September 14 | ||
September 21 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
September 28 | " If Your Girl Only Knew" | Aaliyah |
October 5 | ||
October 12 | " Last Night" | Az Yet |
October 19 | " No Diggity" | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
October 26 | ||
November 2 | ||
November 9 | ||
November 16 | " Pony" | Ginuwine |
November 23 | ||
November 30 | " Nobody" | Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage |
December 7 | ||
December 14 | ||
December 21 | " I Believe I Can Fly" | R. Kelly |
December 28 |