List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 1996 Top ten
entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in
top ten | | Singles from 1995 |
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| November 11 | "Name" | Goo Goo Dolls | 5 | January 27 | 15 |
| December 23 | "Breakfast at Tiffany's" | Deep Blue Something | 5 | January 20 | 8 |
| December 30 | "Free as a Bird" ◁ | The Beatles | 6 | January 6 | 2 |
| Singles from 1996 |
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| January 13 | "Missing" | Everything but the Girl | 2 | February 17 | 13 |
| January 20 | "One Of Us" | Joan Osborne | 4 | February 3 | 10 |
| January 27 | "Be My Lover" | La Bouche | 6 | February 24 | 8 |
| February 3 | "Nobody Knows" | The Tony Rich Project | 2 | March 23 | 23 |
| February 10 | "Not Gon' Cry" | Mary J. Blige | 2 | February 24 | 10 |
| February 17 | "Sittin' Up in My Room" | Brandy | 2 | March 9 | 11 |
| February 24 | "Jesus to a Child" ◁ | George Michael | 7 | February 24 | 2 |
| March 2 | "Follow You Down" / "Til I Hear It from You" | Gin Blossoms | 9 | March 9 | 8 |
| March 9 | "Wonderwall" | Oasis | 8 | March 9 | 1 |
| "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" | R. Kelly featuring The Isley Brothers | 4 | March 30 | 11 |
| March 16 | "Because You Loved Me" | Céline Dion | 1 | March 23 | 19 |
| March 23 | "Ironic" | Alanis Morissette | 4 | April 13 | 15 |
| March 30 | "Lady" | D'Angelo | 10 | March 30 | 1 |
| April 6 | "Always Be My Baby" ◁ | Mariah Carey | 1 | May 4 | 15 |
| "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" | Coolio | 5 | April 27 | 8 |
| April 13 | "Doin' It" | LL Cool J | 9 | April 13 | 1 |
| April 20 | "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" | Busta Rhymes | 8 | April 20 | 3 |
| "You're The One" ◁ | SWV | 5 | June 8 | 10 |
| "Count On Me" | Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans | 8 | May 4 | 7 |
| May 11 | "Tha Crossroads" ◁ | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 1 | May 18 | 12 |
| "Give Me One Reason" | Tracy Chapman | 3 | June 15 | 17 |
| June 1 | "Fastlove" | George Michael | 8 | June 1 | 3 |
| "Keep On, Keepin' On" | MC Lyte featuring Xscape | 10 | June 1 | 1 |
| June 8 | "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" ◁ | Toni Braxton | 1 | July 27 | 20 |
| "Until It Sleeps" ◁ | Metallica | 10 | June 8 | 1 |
| June 15 | "Impossible" | Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen | 7 | June 22 | 4 |
| June 22 | "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" | 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre | 1 | July 13 | 11 |
| June 29 | "Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)" | Los Del Rio | 1 | August 3 | 23 |
| July 6 | "Why I Love You So Much" / "Ain't Nobody" | Monica | 9 | July 6 | 2 |
| July 13 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat | 2 | August 17 | 18 |
| "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" | Quad City DJ's | 3 | August 17 | 15 |
| July 20 | "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)" | R. Kelly | 5 | August 3 | 10 |
| "Change the World" ◁ | Eric Clapton | 5 | August 17 | 16 |
| July 27 | "You Learn" / "You Oughta Know" ◁ | Alanis Morissette | 6 | July 27 | 7 |
| August 3 | "Loungin" | LL Cool J featuring Total | 3 | August 24 | 11 |
| August 17 | "I Love You Always Forever" | Donna Lewis | 2 | August 24 | 16 |
| August 31 | "Hit Me Off" ◁ | New Edition | 3 | August 31 | 2 |
| September 14 | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" | Céline Dion | 2 | October 26 | 19 |
| September 28 | "Where Do You Go" | No Mercy | 5 | October 12 | 12 |
| October 12 | "Last Night" | Az Yet | 9 | October 19 | 4 |
| October 19 | "No Diggity" | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre | 1 | November 9 | 18 |
| October 26 | "This Is for the Lover in You" ◁ | Babyface | 6 | November 9 | 5 |
| "Mouth" | Merril Bainbridge | 4 | November 23 | 15 |
| November 2 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton | 1 | December 7 | 25 |
| November 9 | "Nobody" | Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage | 3 | December 7 | 18 |
| November 16 | "Pony" | Ginuwine | 6 | November 23 | 6 |
| December 7 | "I Finally Found Someone" | Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams | 8 | December 7 | 5 |
| December 21 | "I Believe I Can Fly" | R. Kelly | 2 | December 21 | 16 |
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