| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 10/1996 | | 412
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC ✫1 US dance ✫1 US R&B 2 | produced by David Foster [LaFace 24200] written by Diane Warren |
 | 2. | 10/1996 | | 378
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 6 US alt. 2 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Eric Stefani & Gwen Stefani |
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 | 3. | 03/1996 | | 346
 | US 2 UK ✫1 US AC 30 US dance 48 US R&B ✫1 | featuring Lauryn Hill [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts] [album cut] written by Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel |
 | 4. | 12/1996 | | 344
 | US 2 UK ✫1 US AC 3 US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #406] [Jive 42422] written by R. Kelly |
 | 5. | 04/1996 | | 336
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US AC 2 US dance 6 US R&B ✫1 | [Columbia 78276] written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri & Manuel Seal (as Manuel Seal Jr.) |
 | 6. | 03/1996 | | 314
 | US ✫1 UK 5 US AC ✫1 US R&B 41 | produced by David Foster written by Diane Warren |
 | 7. | 06/1996 | | 302
 | US ✫1 UK 7 US AC 9 US dance ✫1 US R&B ✫1 | produced by Babyface [LaFace 24160] written by Babyface & Bryce Luvah (as Bryce Wilson) |
 | 8. | 11/1996 | | 299
 | US 2 UK 32 US AC ✫1 US alt. 26 | [Atlantic 87021] written by Jewel & Steve Poltz |
 | 9. | 12/1996 | | 297
 | US 4 UK ✫1 US AC 8 | written by Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe, Victoria Beckham, Melanie B, Emma Bunton, Melanie C & Geri Halliwell |
| 10. | 08/1996 | | 291
 | US 2 UK 3 US AC ✫1 US dance 15 | produced by Jim Steinman written by Jim Steinman |
 | 11. | 06/1996 | | 268
 | US 2 UK 5 US AC 2 | [Atlantic 87072] written by Donna Lewis |
 | 12. | 05/1996 | | 264
 | US 8 UK ✫1 US AC 8 US R&B 44 | written by Jon Douglas & George Michael |
 | 13. | 01/1996 | | 264
 | US 7 UK ✫1 US AC 6 US R&B 22 | [DreamWorks 59000] written by George Michael |
 | 14. | 05/1996 | | 252
 | US ✫1 US AC 28 | [R] written by Rogerio Rodrigues & Marcia Freitas Rodrigues |
 | 15. | 12/1996 | | 237
 | US 4 UK 6 US AC ✫1 | produced by David Foster written by Eric Carmen & Sergei Rachmaninoff |
 | 16. | 11/1996 | | 235
 | US 2 UK 54 US AC 30 US rock ✫1 US alt. ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Jakob Dylan |
 | 17. | 08/1996 | | 234
 | US 3 UK 7 US AC 27 US alt. 25 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Glen Ballard & Alanis Morissette |
| 18. | 01/1996 | | 231
 | US 4 UK 11 US AC 28 US rock 18 US alt. ✫1 | [Maverick/Sire 17698] written by Alanis Morissette & Glen Ballard |
| 19. | 12/1996 | | 211
 | US 4 UK 16 US AC 2 US R&B 4 | produced by David Foster ; charted as I Believe in You and Me / Somebody Bigger Than You and I in US R&B charts written by Sandy Linzer & David Wolfert |
 | 20. | 12/1996 | | 210
 | US 8 UK 3 US AC 21 US dance ✫1 | [Warner 43809] written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice |
 | 21. | 07/1996 | | 194
 | US 5 UK 18 US AC ✫1 US R&B 54 | [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1997]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1997] [Reprise 17621] written by Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy & Wayne Kirkpatrick |
 | 22. | 02/1996 | | 183
 | US 8 UK 12 US AC 4 US R&B 7 | produced by Babyface [Arista 12976] written by Babyface, Whitney Houston & Michael Houston |
 | 23. | 11/1996 | | 179
 | US 8 UK 10 US AC 2 | produced by David Foster written by Barbra Streisand, Bryan Adams, Marvin Hamlisch & Robert John "Mutt" Lange |
 | 24. | 04/1996 | | 168
 | US 3 UK 127 US AC 3 US R&B 35 | [Elektra 64346] written by Tracy Chapman |
| 25. | 12/1996 | | 156
 | US 10 UK 13 US AC 9 US R&B 44 | written by Steve Miller |
| 26. | 12/1996 | | 149
 | UK 2 US AC 23 US dance 5 US alt. 9 | re-issue (international release) [album cut] written by Nina Persson & Peter Svensson |
 | 27. | 11/1996 | | 134
 | US 11 UK 12 US AC 28 US rock 31 US alt. 17 | [A&M 2032] written by Sheryl Crow, Brian MacLeod & Jeff Trott |
 | 28. | 12/1996 | | 131
 | US 15 UK 15 US AC 12 US dance 3 US R&B 29 | written by Annie Lennox |
 | 29. | 02/1996 | | 125
 | US 12 UK 40 US AC 4 | [A&M 1274] written by Ann Loree |
 | 30. | 11/1996 | | 120
 | US 18 UK 10 US AC 15 | [Academy Award for Best Original Song 1996]
[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1996] [Warner 17495] written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice |
 | 31. | 06/1996 | | 118
 | US 9 US AC 2 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff |
 | 32. | 05/1996 | | 114
 | US 11 UK 52 US AC 29 US alt. 14 | [Atlantic 87151] written by Jewel |
 | 33. | 08/1996 | | 111
 | US 24 UK 10 US AC 6 | [A&M 1862] written by Bryan Adams & Robert John "Mutt" Lange |
 | 34. | 01/1996 | | 107
 | US 52 UK 7 US AC 9 US dance 7 | [Reprise 17695] written by Anthony Griffiths |
 | 35. | 11/1996 | | 102
 | US 35 UK 8 US AC ✫1 | [R] written by Eugene Wilde & Albert Manno |
 | 36. | 10/1996 | | 98
 | US 12 US AC ✫1 | [Columbia 78428] written by Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry |
| 37. | 04/1996 | | 94
 | US 42 UK 15 US AC 5 US dance 2 | [Epic 78285] written by Gloria Estefan & Diane Warren |
| 38. | 04/1996 | | 91
 | US 13 UK 57 US AC 18 US rock 6 US alt. 33 | written by Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker & Jim Sonefeld |
 | 39. | 10/1996 | | 90
 | US 45 UK 9 US AC 6 | [Atlantic 87043] written by Phil Collins |
| 40. | 04/1996 | | 82
 | US 39 UK 17 US AC 5 US R&B 17 | [Mercury 852857] written by Lionel Richie, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris) & Terry Lewis |
| 41. | 08/1996 | | 80
 | US 14 UK 92 US AC 15 US rock 10 | [Mercury 858398] written by John Mellencamp & George M. Green |
 | 42. | 09/1996 | | 72
 | US 13 US AC 22 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Neil Osbourne, Philip Comparelli, Brad Merritt & Darryl Neudorf |
 | 43. | 11/1996 | | 71
 | US 16 US AC 19 | [Atlantic 87027] written by Duncan Sheik |
| 44. | 07/1996 | | 64
 | US 84 UK 12 US AC 16 | [Virgin 38553] written by Mark Leonard, Chas Sandford & John Waite |
 | 45. | 03/1996 | | 58
 | US 16 US AC 26 | [Slash 17674] written by Kurt Neumann & Sam Llanas |
| 46. | 06/1996 | | 57
 | US 23 US AC 17 | [Elektra 64301] written by Natalie Merchant |
| 47. | 02/1996 | | 56
 | US 22 UK 129 US AC 17 US rock 22 | [Island 854528] written by Melissa Etheridge |
 | 48. | 06/1996 | | 55
 | UK 13 US AC 24 US dance 47 | [album cut] written by James Ralston & Tony Joe White |
 | 49. | 08/1996 | | 53
 | US 26 US AC 6 US R&B 22 | produced by Babyface [Arista 13213] written by Babyface |
| 50. | 10/1996 | | 53
 | US 41 UK 22 US AC 22 | [Play-Tone/Epic 78401] written by Adam Schlesinger |
 | 51. | 02/1996 | | 50
 | UK 24 US AC 23 US rock 40 US alt. 7 | [Maverick/Sire 17644] written by Alanis Morissette & Glen Ballard |
 | 52. | 08/1996 | | 50
 | US 25 US AC 30 US R&B 10 | [EastWest 64262] written by Gordon Chambers & Barry Eastmond |
 | 53. | 02/1996 | | 49
 | UK 30 US AC 22 US rock 6 US alt. 8 | [A&M 581380] written by Scott Johnson, Bill Leen, Phillip Rhodes, Jesse Valenzuela & Robin Wilson |
| 54. | 07/1996 | | 45
 | US 41 UK 27 US AC 30 US R&B 42 | [LaFace 24175] written by Tony Rich |
| 55. | 02/1996 | | 42
 | US 33 US AC 4 US R&B 71 | [ZTT 17708] written by Seal |
 | 56. | 12/1996 | | 40
 | US 77 UK 30 US AC 8 | written by Phil Collins |
| 57. | 05/1996 | | 40
 | US 60 UK 27 US AC 21 | [A&M 581582] written by Sting |
| 58. | 11/1996 | | 37
 | US 54 UK 58 US AC 4 | written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis |
| 59. | 06/1996 | | 37
 | US 30 US AC 14 US R&B 83 | [Hollywood 64011] written by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz |
 | 60. | 11/1996 | | 36
 | US 29 US AC 24 | [Virgin 38575] written by Toby McKeehan & Mark Heimermann |
| 61. | 07/1996 | | 36
 | US 38 UK 79 US AC 24 US rock 29 | [Atlantic 87051] written by Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker & Jim Sonefeld |
 | 62. | 12/1996 | | 32
 | UK 28 US AC 9 | written by Gloria Estefan & Kike Santander |
| 63. | 11/1996 | | 31
 | US 46 US AC 24 US rock 13 | [Mercury 578816] written by John Mellencamp |
| 64. | 10/1996 | | 26
 | US 70 US AC 4 | [MCA 55222] written by Jeff Pence, C.P. Roth, Andrea M. Sarmiento, Matt Senatore & Eliot Sloan |
 | 65. | 1996 | | 25
 | US AC 25 US country ✫1 | written by Gary Burr & Mike Reid |
 | 66. | 07/1996 | | 25
 | US 71 UK 162 US AC 5 US R&B 90 | co-produced by David Foster written by David Foster, E. Kopelson, Douglas Pashley & Linda Thompson (as Linda Thompson-Jenner) |
| 67. | 10/1996 | | 24
 | US 40 US AC 24 | [Island 854664] written by Melissa Etheridge |
| 68. | 10/1996 | | 21
 | US 63 UK 126 US AC 16 US R&B 62 | [instrumental] [Arista 13260] written by Kenny G |
| 69. | 03/1996 | | 18
 | US 49 US AC 22 | [Columbia 78177] written by Sophie B. Hawkins |
| 70. | 04/1996 | | 17
 | US 78 US AC 29 US dance 16 | [Maverick 17714] written by Miles Gregory |
| 71. | 07/1996 | | 16
 | UK 112 US AC 32 US R&B 7 | featuring Babyface [Yab Yum 77895] written by Babyface |
| 72. | 01/1996 | | 16
 | US 63 US AC 29 US rock 29 | [Columbia 78215] written by Dan Murphy & Marc Perlman |
| 73. | 11/1996 | | 15
 | UK 66 US AC 10 | written by Lionel Richie |
| 74. | 08/1996 | | 15
 | US 101 UK 147 US AC 9 US R&B 76 | [Mercury 578374] written by Lionel Richie & Babyface |
| 75. | 07/1996 | | 14
 | US 70 US AC 27 | [EMI 58576] written by Lawrence Dermer, Emilio Estefan (as Emilio Estefan Jr.) & Clay Ostwald |
| 76. | 02/1996 | | 14
 | US 54 US AC 30 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [album cut] written by Jeff Pence, Matt Senatore & Eliot Sloan |
| 77. | 06/1996 | | 11
 | US 105 US AC 10 | written by Amanda Hunt-Taylor & Chuck Jones |
| 78. | 01/1996 | | 11
 | US AC 35 US rock 22 US alt. 29 | written by Adam Sandler |
| 79. | 1996 | | 10
 | US AC 7 | written by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim |
| 80. | 1996 | | 8
 | US AC 10 | written by Marcel East, Nathan East & Huey Lewis |
| 81. | 1996 | | 8
 | US AC 11 | written by Walter Afanasieff, Diane Warren & Michael Bolton |
| 82. | 1996 | | 7
 | US AC 12 | written by Marc Beeson & Gerald Martin |
| 83. | 1996 | | 7
 | US AC 13 | written by Chuck Jones & Pam Rose |
 | 84. | 04/1996 | | 7
 | US 107 US AC 23 | [EMI Latin 58554] written by Diane Warren |
| 85. | 1996 | | 6
 | US AC 15 | [album cut] written by Gloria Shayne Baker & Noël Regney |
| 86. | 1996 | | 6
 | US AC 16 | with Kathy Troccoli [River North 3011] written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich |
| 87. | 1996 | | 6
 | US AC 16 | [album cut] written by Jim Brickman & Hollye Levan |
| 88. | 1996 | | 6
 | US AC 17 | written by John Lennon |
| 89. | 1996 | | 5
 | US AC 18 | written by Harry Connick Jr. |
| 90. | 1996 | | 5
 | US AC 20 | [R] [Christmas] written by Charles Brown & Gene Redd |
| 91. | 1996 | | 5
 | US AC 21 | [album cut] written by Soraya |
| 92. | 1996 | | 5
 | US AC 21 | written by Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry |
| 93. | 1996 | | 4
 | US AC 24 | [album cut] written by Jim Brickman |
| 94. | 1996 | | 4
 | US AC 24 | written by Graham Gouldman & Eric Stewart |
| 95. | 1996 | | 4
 | US AC 25 | with Robbie Robertson [album cut] written by Van Morrison |
| 96. | 1996 | | 4
 | US AC 27 | [album cut] |
| 97. | 1996 | | 4
 | US AC 27 | [R] [Christmas] written by Charles Brown & Gene Redd |
| 98. | 1996 | | 3
 | US AC 28 | written by Bettis, Roberts & Stanley |
| 99. | 1996 | | 3
 | US AC 29 | [R] [album cut] written by Paul McCartney |
 | 100. | 1996 | | 3
 | US AC 32 | as John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir [R] [Christmas] written by John Lennon & Yoko Ono |