Rhythmic Top 40 number-one hits of 1996 (USA)
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This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Rhythmic Top 40
number-ones of 1996.
Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...
number-ones of 1996.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 6 | "One Sweet Day One Sweet Day "One Sweet Day" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey and R&B group Boyz II Men. The song was written by Carey, Walter Afanasieff and the members of Boyz II Men: Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, and Michael McCary. "One Sweet Day" was produced by Carey and Afanasieff for... " |
Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993... and Boyz II Men Boyz II Men Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary... |
| January 13 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| January 20 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| January 27 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| February 3 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| February 10 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| February 17 | "Nobody Knows Nobody Knows (Tony Rich song) "Nobody Knows" is a song by rhythm and blues artist Tony Rich from his 1996 debut album Words. Released as his debut single, the song peaked at #2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts... " |
Tony Rich Project |
| February 24 | "Sittin' Up In My Room Sittin' up in My Room "Sittin' Up in My Room" is a song by American singer Brandy, written and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds for the soundtrack of the 1995 motion picture Waiting to Exhale... " |
Brandy Brandy Norwood Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu.... |
| March 2 | "Sittin' Up In My Room" | Brandy |
| March 9 | "Sittin' Up In My Room" | Brandy |
| March 16 | "Sittin' Up In My Room" | Brandy |
| March 23 | "Always Be My Baby Always Be My Baby "Always Be My Baby" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her fifth studio album, Daydream. It was released by Columbia Records on March 9, 1996 as the third US single and fourth overall. The song was written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal, who also produced the song... " |
Mariah Carey |
| March 30 | "Always Be My Baby" | Mariah Carey |
| April 6 | "Always Be My Baby" | Mariah Carey |
| April 13 | "Always Be My Baby" | Mariah Carey |
| April 20 | "Always Be My Baby" | Mariah Carey |
| April 27 | "Killing Me Softly Killing Me Softly with His Song "Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a 1971 song composed by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. It has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by Roberta Flack whose version topped the U.S... " |
The Fugees The Fugees Fugees were a Haitian American hip hop group who rose to fame in the mid-1990s. Their repertoire included elements of Hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras Michel... |
| May 4 | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| May 11 | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| May 18 | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| May 25 | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| June 1 | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| June 8 | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| June 15 | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| June 22 | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| June 29 | "Tha Crossroads Tha Crossroads "Tha Crossroads" is a Grammy Award–winning song performed by the hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, dedicated to the late rap icon Eazy-E and released in 1996... " |
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip-Hop/R'n'B band from Cleveland, Ohio formed in 1991. It originally consisted of rappers Layzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Wish Bone. Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to Ruthless Records in 1994, when Bone... |
| July 6 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony |
| July 13 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony |
| July 20 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony |
| July 27 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony |
| August 3 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat Keith Sweat Keith Sweat is an American R&B/soul, singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality and a major contributor to the new jack swing era.-Music career:... |
| August 10 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
| August 17 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
| August 24 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
| August 31 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
| September 7 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
| September 14 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
| September 21 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
| September 28 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
| October 5 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
| October 12 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
| October 19 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
| October 26 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
| November 2 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat |
| November 9 | "No Diggity No Diggity "No Diggity" is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen in her first recorded appearance. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 in the UK. It ranked at #91 on . It sold 1.6 million copies in 1996, and won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a... " |
BLACKstreet BLACKstreet Blackstreet is an American R&B group founded in 1991 by Thomas Taliaferro and Teddy Riley, the inventor of New Jack Swing known for his work as a member of Guy. Chauncey Hannibal and Levi Little were signed under production and management contracts with Thomas Taliaferro and were merged into what... featuring Dr. Dre Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records... |
| November 16 | "No Diggity" | BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
| November 23 | "No Diggity" | BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
| November 30 | "No Diggity" | BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
| December 7 | "Un-Break My Heart Un-Break My Heart "Un-Break My Heart" is a song by American recording artist Toni Braxton from her second studio album, Secrets . Written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, the ballad was released as the album's second single... " |
Toni Braxton Toni Braxton Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide... |
| December 14 | "Nobody Nobody (Keith Sweat song) "Nobody" is the title of a number-one R&B single by singers Keith Sweat and Athena Cage from the band Kut Klose. The hit song spent three weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart, and reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Peak positions:... " |
Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage Athena Cage Athena Cage is an American singer, producer and songwriter, currently based in Bowling Green, Kentucky.-Biography:Athena Cage was born and brought up in Russellville, Kentucky. She was educated at the Western Kentucky University.... |
| December 21 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| December 28 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
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