List of Adult Contemporary top 10 singles in 1996 (U.S.)
This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1996.
Top-ten singles
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singles from 1995 |
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November 4 |
"Til I Hear It from You" |
Gin Blossoms |
5 |
February 10 |
17 |
|
December 16 |
"Blessed" |
Elton John |
2 |
February 17 |
24 |
|
"You'll See" |
Madonna |
5 |
January 27 |
15 |
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Singles from 1996 |
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January 20 |
"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" |
Whitney Houston |
5 |
March 16 |
6 |
|
February 10 |
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" |
Deep Blue Something |
8 |
February 10 |
4 |
|
February 17 |
"Name" |
Goo Goo Dolls |
4 |
March 2 |
3 |
|
"Time" |
Hootie & the Blowfish |
6 |
February 24 |
3 |
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February 24 |
"Missing" |
Everything but the Girl |
6 |
March 2 |
2 |
|
March 9 |
"So Far Away" |
Rod Stewart |
2 |
April 20 |
12 |
|
"Jesus to a Child" |
George Michael |
5 |
March 9 |
2 |
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"Dreaming of You" |
Selena |
9 |
March 9 |
1 |
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"Somewhere" |
Phil Collins |
7 |
March 30 |
4 |
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March 16 |
"Because You Loved Me" |
Celine Dion |
1 |
March 30 |
34 |
|
"Don't Cry" |
Seal |
4 |
April 13 |
19 |
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March 23 |
"Nobody Knows" |
Tony Rich |
2 |
April 27 |
27 |
|
March 30 |
"Count on Me" |
Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans |
4 |
May 4 |
15 |
|
April 6 |
"Always Be My Baby" |
Mariah Carey |
2 |
May 18 |
21 |
|
April 13 |
"Don't Wanna Lose You" |
Lionel Richie |
5 |
May 18 |
11 |
|
May 18 |
"Reach" |
Gloria Estefan |
5 |
June 15 |
15 |
|
May 25 |
"Insensitive" |
Jann Arden |
4 |
July 27 |
17 |
|
June 8 |
"Fastlove" |
George Michael |
8 |
June 29 |
5 |
|
"Give Me One Reason" |
Tracy Chapman |
3 |
July 6 |
24 |
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June 29 |
"Change the World" |
Eric Clapton |
1 |
August 10 |
42 |
|
July 13 |
"Let It Flow" |
Toni Braxton |
9 |
July 13 |
1 |
|
"One by One" |
Cher |
9 |
July 20 |
5 |
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July 20 |
"Where Do We Go from Here" |
Vanessa Williams |
5 |
August 17 |
13 |
|
July 27 |
"Forever" |
Mariah Carey |
2 |
August 24 |
18 |
|
August 17 |
"Why Does It Hurt So Bad" |
Whitney Houston |
6 |
August 31 |
9 |
|
August 31 |
"I Love You Always Forever" |
Donna Lewis |
2 |
October 19 |
27 |
|
"Your Love Amazes Me" |
Michael English |
10 |
August 31 |
3 |
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September 7 |
"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" |
Celine Dion |
1 |
November 9 |
26 |
|
September 21 |
"Ordinary Girl" |
Lionel Richie |
9 |
September 28 |
2 |
|
October 5 |
"You Can Make History (Young Again)" |
Elton John |
4 |
October 26 |
16 |
|
October 12 |
"Dance into the Light" |
Phil Collins |
6 |
November 9 |
10 |
|
October 19 |
"When You Love a Woman" |
Journey |
1 |
December 14 |
25 |
|
"Let's Make a Night to Remember" |
Bryan Adams |
6 |
November 23 |
11 |
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1995 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 29 |
"Kiss from a Rose" |
Seal |
1 |
August 26 |
29 |
|
August 19 |
"Run-Around" |
Blues Traveler |
4 |
September 23 |
22 |
|
August 26 |
"As I Lay Me Down" |
Sophie B. Hawkins |
1 |
November 18 |
29 |
|
September 9 |
"Only Wanna Be with You" |
Hootie & the Blowfish |
3 |
October 7 |
23 |
|
October 7 |
"Back for Good" |
Take That |
2 |
December 9 |
32 |
|
October 14 |
"Roll to Me" |
Del Amitri |
4 |
December 16 |
20 |
|
December 9 |
"One Sweet Day" |
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men |
1 |
December 30 |
26 |
1997 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 9 |
"Un-Break My Heart" |
Toni Braxton |
1 |
January 4 |
32 |
|
November 23 |
"If We Fall in Love Tonight" |
Rod Stewart |
4 |
January 18 |
19 |
|
November 30 |
"I Finally Found SomeOne" |
Barbara Streisand & Bryan Adams |
2 |
February 8 |
20 |
|
December 21 |
"I Believe in You and Me" |
Whitney Houston |
2 |
March 1 |
15 |
Notes
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 9, 1996.
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending June 1, 1996.
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 21, 1996.
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1996 (U.S.)