Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1996 (USA)
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This is a List of Number 1 Hits (USA) in the United States by year from the Billboard Hot 100 for 1996:
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 6 | One Sweet Day | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 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 2 | One Sweet Day | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| February 9 | One Sweet Day | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| February 16 | One Sweet Day | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| February 23 | One Sweet Day | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| March 2 | One Sweet Day | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| March 9 | One Sweet Day | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| March 16 | One Sweet Day | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| March 23 | Because You Loved Me | Celine Dion |
| March 30 | Because You Loved Me | Celine Dion |
| April 6 | Because You Loved Me | Celine Dion |
| April 13 | Because You Loved Me | Celine Dion |
| April 20 | Because You Loved Me | Celine Dion |
| April 27 | Because You Loved Me | Celine Dion |
| May 4 | Always Be My Baby | Mariah Carey |
| May 11 | Always Be My Baby | Mariah Carey |
| May 18 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| May 25 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| June 1 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| June 8 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| June 15 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| June 22 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| June 29 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| July 6 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| July 13 | How Do U Want It | 2Pac featuring K-Ci and JoJo |
| July 20 | How Do U Want It | 2Pac featuring K-Ci and JoJo |
| July 27 | You're Makin' Me High | Toni Braxton |
| August 3 | Macarena (bayside boys remix) | Los Del Rio |
| August 10 | Macarena (bayside boys remix) | Los Del Rio |
| August 17 | Macarena (bayside boys remix) | Los Del Rio |
| August 24 | Macarena (bayside boys remix) | Los Del Rio |
| August 31 | Macarena (bayside boys remix) | Los Del Rio |
| September 7 | Macarena (bayside boys remix) | Los Del Rio |
| September 14 | Macarena (bayside boys remix) | Los Del Rio |
| September 21 | Macarena (bayside boys remix) | Los Del Rio |
| September 28 | Macarena (bayside boys remix) | Los Del Rio |
| October 5 | Macarena (bayside boys remix) | Los Del Rio |
| October 12 | Macarena (bayside boys remix) | Los Del Rio |
| October 19 | Macarena (bayside boys remix) | Los Del Rio |
| October 26 | Macarena (bayside boys remix) | Los Del Rio |
| November 2 | Macarena (bayside boys remix) | Los Del Rio |
| November 9 | No Diggity | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
| 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 | Toni Braxton |
| December 14 | Un-Break My Heart | Toni Braxton |
| December 21 | Un-Break My Heart | Toni Braxton |
| December 28 | Un-Break My Heart | Toni Braxton |
Artists that hit No. 1 for the first time this year
- Blackstreet, Dr. Dre - No Diggity
- Los Del Rio - Macarena
- Toni Braxton - You're Makin' Me High
- Bone Thugs N Harmony - Tha Crossroads
March 16 marked "One Sweet Day"'s 16th and final consecutive week at No. 1, making it the longest stay at No. 1 in Hot 100 history. There was only eight different No. 1's in 1996 (not including "One Sweet Day") making it the least amount of No. 1's in Hot 100 history up until 2002.
See also: List of Number 1 Hits (USA) Template:Top 100