| CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 24, 1996 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MISSING (Atlantic 87124) ...... Everything But The Girl | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| 2 | ONE SWEET DAY (Columbia 78074) ...... Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
| 3 | NOT GON’ CRY (Arista 1-2957) ...... Mary J. Blige | 4 | 15 | 24 | 5 | |
| 4 | SITTIN’ UP IN MY ROOM (Arista 1-2929) ...... Brandy | 9 | 11 | 15 | 6 | |
| 5 | BE MY LOVER (RCA 64446) ...... La Bouche | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | |
| 6 | NOBODY KNOWS (LaFace 24115) ...... Tony Rich Project | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | EXHALE (Shoop Shoop) (Arista 1-2885) ...... Whitney Houston | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| 8 | TIL I HEAR IT FROM YOU / FOLLOW YOU DOWN (A&M 581380) ...... Gin Blossoms | 8 | — | — | 11 / 2 | |
| 9 | WONDERWALL (Epic 78216) ...... Oasis | 14 | 17 | 34 | 5 | |
| 10 | TONITE’S THA NIGHT (Ruffhouse 78092) ...... Kris Kross | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 11 | TIME (Atlantic 87095) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |
| 12 | HOOK (A&M 1176) ...... Blues Traveler | 13 | 20 | 29 | 18 | |
| 13 | ONE OF US (Blue Gorilla/Mercury 852 368) ...... Joan Osborne | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | |
| 14 | HEY LOVER (Def Jam 577 494) ...... LL Cool J | 12 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| 15 | NAME (Warner Bros. 17758) ...... Goo Goo Dolls | 15 | 6 | 5 | 21 | |
| 16 | ANYTHING (MJJ Music 77913) ...... 3T | 16 | 10 | 11 | 21 | |
| 17 | SOON AS I GET HOME (Bad Boy 7-9041) ...... Faith Evans | 17 | 18 | 19 | 12 | |
| 18 | WONDER (Elektra 64376) ...... Natalie Merchant | 19 | 25 | 26 | 12 | |
| 19 | NO ONE ELSE (Bad Boy 7-9042) ...... Total | 21 | 22 | 23 | 10 | |
| 20 | GLYCERINE (Trauma 98088) ...... Bush | 20 | 21 | 22 | 6 | |
| 21 | BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (Rainmaker/Interscope 98138) ...... Deep Blue Something | 18 | 13 | 9 | 27 | |
| 22 | THE WORLD I KNOW (Atlantic 87088) ...... Collective Soul | 22 | 24 | 25 | 14 | |
| 23 | 1979 (Virgin 38534) ...... Smashing Pumpkins | 24 | 62 | 70 | 5 | |
| 24 | FEELS SO GOOD (Show Me Your Love) (Universal 56004) ...... Lina Santiago | 25 | 35 | 61 | 4 | |
| 25 | I WANT TO COME OVER (Island 854528) ...... Melissa Etheridge | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | BEFORE YOU WALK OUT OF MY LIFE / LIKE THIS AND LIKE THAT (Rowdy 3-5052) ...... Monica | 23 | 14 | 14 | 18 | |
| 27 | DON’T CRY (ZTT/Warner 17708) ...... Seal | 51 | 51 | 54 | 11 | |
| 28 | YOU’LL SEE (Maverick/Sire 17719) ...... Madonna | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
| 29 | DIGGIN’ ON YOU (LaFace 24119) ...... TLC | 28 | 19 | 12 | 14 | |
| 30 | FANTASY (Columbia 78043) ...... Mariah Carey | 30 | 26 | 17 | 23 | |
| 31 | TELL ME (Epic 77961) ...... Groove Theory | 29 | 28 | 20 | 27 | |
| 32 | FU-GEE-LA (Ruffhouse 78195) ...... Fugees (Refugee Camp) | 38 | 43 | 49 | 6 | |
| 33 | WE GOT IT (MCA 55148) ...... Immature | 37 | 40 | 42 | 12 | |
| 34 | GANGSTA’S PARADISE (MCA Soundtracks 55104) ...... Coolio featuring L.V. | 31 | 29 | 18 | 28 | |
| 35 | SET U FREE (Strictly Rhythm 12362) ...... Planet Soul | 32 | 23 | 21 | 16 | |
| 36 | NATURAL ONE (London 0430) ...... Folk Implosion | 27 | 27 | 33 | 11 | |
| 37 | ALL THE THINGS (Your Man Won’t Do) (Island 854530) ...... Joe | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | AS I LAY ME DOWN (Columbia 77801) ...... Sophie B. Hawkins | 33 | 36 | 35 | 33 | |
| 39 | ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU (Atlantic 87132) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 39 | 39 | 38 | 33 | |
| 40 | LADY (EMI 58543) ...... D’Angelo | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | BACK FOR GOOD (Arista 1-2848) ...... Take That | 34 | 30 | 28 | 28 | |
| 42 | RUNAWAY (A&M 1194) ...... Janet Jackson | 35 | 31 | 27 | 25 | |
| 43 | KISS FROM A ROSE (ZTT/Sire 17896) ...... Seal | 42 | 42 | 39 | 35 | |
| 44 | CUMBERSOME (Mammoth 98111) ...... Seven Mary Three | 46 | 47 | 52 | 5 | |
| 45 | JESUS TO A CHILD (DreamWorks 59000) ...... George Michael | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | GET MONEY (Undeas/Big Beat 98087) ...... Junior M.A.F.I.A. | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | ROLL TO ME (A&M 1114) ...... Del Amitri | 44 | 44 | 43 | 34 | |
| 48 | VISIONS OF A SUNSET (Polydor 580962) ...... Shawn Stockman | 50 | 50 | 53 | 6 | |
| 49 | CARNIVAL (Elektra 64413) ...... Natalie Merchant | 45 | 45 | 41 | 29 | |
| 50 | JUST A GIRL (Trauma 98116) ...... No Doubt | 53 | 57 | 60 | 6 | |
| 51 | EVERYDAY AND EVERYNIGHT (Loud/RCA 64489) ...... Yvette Michele | 55 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | AIN’T NOBODY (Work 78228) ...... Diana King | 54 | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | I MISS YOU (Come Back Home) (Uptown/MCA 55107) ...... Monifa | 52 | 52 | 58 | 16 | |
| 54 | KEEP TRYIN’ (Epic 78197) ...... Groove Theory | 57 | 61 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | ENERGY (Aqua Boogie 852636) ...... Devone | 56 | 60 | 71 | 5 | |
| 56 | WHO DO U LOVE (Arista 1-2950) ...... Deborah Cox | 63 | 70 | 90 | 4 | |
| 57 | OH VIRGINIA (EMI album cut) ...... Blessid Union Of Souls | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | STAYIN’ ALIVE (Radikal/Critique 15562) ...... N-Trance | 59 | 72 | 78 | 5 | |
| 59 | PROMISES BROKEN (Columbia 78215) ...... Soul Asylum | 62 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | CAN’T BE WASTING MY TIME (Island 854538) ...... Mona Lisa featuring Lost Boyz | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | DOWN LOW (Nobody Has To Know) (Jive 42373) ...... R. Kelly (featuring Ronald Isley & Ernie Isley) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | ONLY LOVE (The Ballad Of Sleeping Beauty) (Columbia 78177) ...... Sophie B. Hawkins | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 63 | RUN-AROUND (A&M 0982) ...... Blues Traveler | 60 | 53 | 50 | 49 | |
| 64 | I GOT ID / LONG ROAD (Epic 78199) ...... Pearl Jam | 48 | 48 | 47 | 9 | |
| 65 | RIDIN’ LOW (Hollywood 64004) ...... L.A.D. Featuring Darvy Traylor | 43 | 37 | 37 | 14 | |
| 66 | LET’S PLAY HOUSE (Death Row 53230) ...... Tha Dogg Pound featuring Michel’le | 40 | 41 | 48 | 6 | |
| 67 | DREAMING OF YOU (EMI Latin 58490) ...... Selena | 61 | 46 | 40 | 17 | |
| 68 | BULLET WITH BUTTERFLY WINGS (Virgin 38522) ...... Smashing Pumpkins | 64 | 49 | 46 | 15 | |
| 69 | LEFLAUR LEFLAH ESHKOSHKA (Priority 53223) ...... Heltah Skeltah & O.G.C. a.k.a. Fab 5 | 73 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | ALL CRIED OUT (Viper 0201) ...... Denine with Collage’s Adam Marano | 72 | 76 | 83 | 4 | |
| 71 | BLESSED (Rocket 852 394) ...... Elton John | 69 | 69 | 68 | 14 | |
| 72 | LOVE U 4 LIFE (Uptown/MCA 55133) ...... Jodeci | 41 | 38 | 36 | 16 | |
| 73 | YOU REMIND ME OF SOMETHING (Jive 42344) ...... R. Kelly | 66 | 34 | 31 | 18 | |
| 74 | BEAUTIFUL LIFE (Arista 1-2889) ...... Ace Of Base | 36 | 33 | 30 | 16 | |
| 75 | TOO HOT (Tommy Boy 7718) ...... Coolio | 67 | 54 | 44 | 11 | |
| 76 | WHO CAN I RUN TO? (So So Def 78056) ...... Xscape | 70 | 55 | 51 | 21 | |
| 77 | GET TOGETHER (Giant 17750) ...... Big Mountain | 65 | 32 | 32 | 10 | |
| 78 | DANGER (Fader 127 049) ...... Blahzay Blahzay | 71 | 65 | 57 | 20 | |
| 79 | WHERE EVER YOU ARE (EastWest 64361) ...... Terry Ellis | 75 | 75 | 69 | 16 | |
| 80 | I WILL SURVIVE (RCA 64492) ...... Chantay Savage | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | TAKE A LOOK (Hollywood 64003) ...... J’son | 81 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | SEXUAL HEALING (SOS/Zoo 14248) ...... Max-A-Million | 80 | 81 | 67 | 16 | |
| 83 | CELEBRATION / TAKE YOUR CHANCE (Curb-Edel 76972) ...... Fun Factory | 83 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | MICROPHONE MASTER (EastWest 64309) ...... Das EFX featuring Mobb Deep | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | CELL THERAPY (LaFace 24113) ...... Goodie Mob | 74 | 66 | 63 | 18 | |
| 86 | CRUISIN’ (EMI 58468) ...... D’Angelo | 84 | 83 | 73 | 16 | |
| 87 | THROW YOUR HANDS UP / GANGSTA’S PARADISE (Tommy Boy 7699) ...... L.V. | 87 | 84 | 84 | 14 | |
| 88 | JUST TAH LET U KNOW (Ruthless 5532) ...... Eazy-E | 76 | 56 | 55 | 9 | |
| 89 | INSENSITIVE (A&M 581274) ...... Jann Arden | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | FREE AS A BIRD (Apple 58497) ...... Beatles | 77 | 64 | 45 | 10 | |
| 91 | I WILL REMEMBER YOU (Arista 1-2893) ...... Sarah McLachlan | 91 | 78 | 66 | 12 | |
| 92 | WHEN LOVE AND HATE COLLIDE (Mercury 852 424) ...... Def Leppard | 78 | 68 | 65 | 12 | |
| 93 | I’D LIE FOR YOU (And That’s The Truth) (MCA 55134) ...... Meat Loaf | 88 | 74 | 62 | 19 | |
| 94 | SOLITUDE (Lava 98141) ...... Edwin McCain | 89 | 80 | 80 | 20 | |
| 95 | WE’VE GOT IT GOIN’ ON (Jive 42329) ...... Backstreet Boys | 92 | 91 | 91 | 17 | |
| 96 | HOOKED ON YOU (Keia/Elektra 64359) ...... Silk | 90 | 79 | 74 | 18 | |
| 97 | MAGIC CARPET RIDE (Sm:)e 9014) ...... Mighty Dub Kats | 93 | 85 | 77 | 13 | |
| 98 | AUTOMATIC LOVER (Call For Love) (Arista 1-2876) ...... Real McCoy | 95 | 94 | 86 | 19 | |
| 99 | EAST 1999 (Ruthless 6332) ...... Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 97 | 92 | 76 | 11 | |
| 100 | FAST LIFE (Cold Chillin’/Epic Street 78081) ...... Kool G Rap & D.J. Polo | 94 | 88 | 88 | 12 | |
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