# List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1996

The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales and airplays. The year started out with "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men and ended with "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton. There were nine singles that peaked atop the charts, but if "One Sweet Day" is excluded from the count (as the song had its peak in the previous year), the total would be eight, the second lowest for a single year, along with 2005 and 2015. The longest running number-one single of 1996 is "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix), which stayed at the top for 14 weeks.
That year, 8 acts earned their first number one song, such as Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, 2Pac, K-Ci & JoJo, Dr. Dre, Roger Troutman, Toni Braxton, Los del Río, and Blackstreet. Mariah Carey, Dr. Dre and Toni Braxton were the only acts to hit number one more than once, with each of them hitting number one twice.

## Chart history

Key :
* The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1996 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| 804 | January 6 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 804 | January 13 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 804 | January 20 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 804 | January 27 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 804 | February 3 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 804 | February 10 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 804 | February 17 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 804 | February 24 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 804 | March 2 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 804 | March 9 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 804 | March 16 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 805 | March 23 | "Because You Loved Me" | Céline Dion |
| 805 | March 30 | "Because You Loved Me" | Céline Dion |
| 805 | April 6 | "Because You Loved Me" | Céline Dion |
| 805 | April 13 | "Because You Loved Me" | Céline Dion |
| 805 | April 20 | "Because You Loved Me" | Céline Dion |
| 805 | April 27 | "Because You Loved Me" | Céline Dion |
| 806 | May 4 | "Always Be My Baby" | Mariah Carey |
| 806 | May 11 | "Always Be My Baby" | Mariah Carey |
| 807 | May 18 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony |
| 807 | May 25 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony |
| 807 | June 1 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony |
| 807 | June 8 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony |
| 807 | June 15 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony |
| 807 | June 22 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony |
| 807 | June 29 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony |
| 807 | July 6 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony |
| 808 | July 13 | "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" | 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman |
| 808 | July 20 | "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" | 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman |
| 809 | July 27 | "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" | Toni Braxton |
| 810 | August 3 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río |
| 810 | August 10 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río |
| 810 | August 17 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río |
| 810 | August 24 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río |
| 810 | August 31 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río |
| 810 | September 7 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río |
| 810 | September 14 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río |
| 810 | September 21 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río |
| 810 | September 28 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río |
| 810 | October 5 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río |
| 810 | October 12 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río |
| 810 | October 19 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río |
| 810 | October 26 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río |
| 810 | November 2 | "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) | Los del Río |
| 811 | November 9 | "No Diggity" | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
| 811 | November 16 | "No Diggity" | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
| 811 | November 23 | "No Diggity" | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
| 811 | November 30 | "No Diggity" | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
| 812 | December 7 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| 812 | December 14 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| 812 | December 21 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| 812 | December 28 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | Los Del Rio | 14 |
| 2 | Mariah Carey | 13 |
| 3 | Boyz II Men | 11 |
| 4 | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 8 |
| 5 | Céline Dion | 6 |
| 5 | Dr. Dre | 6 |
| 7 | Toni Braxton | 5 |
| 8 | Blackstreet | 4 |
| 9 | 2Pac | 2 |
| 9 | K-Ci & JoJo | 2 |
| 9 | Roger Troutman | 2 |