These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1996:
Chart history
| † | 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 |
See also
- 1996 in music
- List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1996 (U.S.)
References
- ^ "Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Singles - Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. 2007-11-10. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2020-06-21.