List of number-one singles of 1996 (Canada)

Six different artists reached number one for the first time in 1996: Joan Osborne, Everything but the Girl, Collective Soul, Melissa Etheridge, BoDeans, and the Tragically Hip.

Canadian singer Alanis Morissette was the most successful act of 1996 in Canada, reaching number one with four different singles between January and November: "Hand in My Pocket", "Ironic", "You Learn", and "Head over Feet"—all from her album Jagged Little Pill.

Mariah Carey, Hootie & the Blowfish, and Bryan Adams were the only other acts to top Canada's chart with multiple singles.

Aside from Morissette, three other Canadian acts reached number one: the Tragically Hip, Bryan Adams, and Celine Dion.

Eric Clapton stayed five weeks at number one with "Change the World", as did John Mellencamp with "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)".

Alanis Morissette , who had four different number-one singles in 1996, had the most successful hit of the year with " You Learn ". Her preceding single, " Ironic ", came in second place.
Hootie & the Blowfish held the number-one position in Canada for four weeks with two tracks: " Time " and " Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven) ".
" I Want to Come Over " gave Melissa Etheridge her first number-one single in Canada when it topped the chart in March.
Tracy Chapman gained her second Canadian number-one single in 1996 with " Give Me One Reason ".
Canadian band the Tragically Hip topped the RPM chart for two nonconsecutive weeks in June and July with " Ahead by a Century ".
John Mellencamp remained atop the chart for five weeks in 1996 with his fourth Canadian number one, " Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) ".