List of number-one R&B singles of 1996 (U.S.)

These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1996:

Chart history[]

Key

Indicates best-charting R&B single of 1996[1]

Issue Date	Song	Artist
January 6	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"	Whitney Houston
January 13
January 20	"Before You Walk out of My Life" / "Like This and Like That"	Monica
January 27
February 3	"Not Gon' Cry"	Mary J. Blige
February 10
February 17
February 24
March 2
March 9	"Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)"	R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley
March 16
March 23
March 30
April 6
April 13
April 20
April 27	"You're the One"	SWV
May 4	"Always Be My Baby"	Mariah Carey
May 11	"Tha Crossroads"	Bone Thugs N Harmony
May 18
May 25
June 1
June 8
June 15
June 22
June 29	"You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow"	Toni Braxton
July 6	"How Do U Want It" / "California Love"	2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
July 13
July 20
July 27	"You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow"	Toni Braxton
August 3	"I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)"	R. Kelly
August 10
August 17	"Twisted"	Keith Sweat
August 24
August 31	"Hit Me Off"	New Edition
September 7
September 14
September 21	"Twisted"	Keith Sweat
September 28	"If Your Girl Only Knew"	Aaliyah
October 5
October 12	"Last Night"	Az Yet
October 19	"No Diggity"	Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre
October 26
November 2
November 9
November 16	"Pony"	Ginuwine
November 23
November 30	"Nobody"	Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage
December 7
December 14
December 21	"I Believe I Can Fly"	R. Kelly
December 28

See also[]

• 1996 in music
• List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 1996 (U.S.)

References[]