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.

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.

Los del Río (pictured) earned their first Hot 100 number-one single with " Macarena ", which stayed at the top position for fourteen straight weeks.