| CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 4, 1996 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME (550 Music/Epic 78237) ...... Celine Dion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2 | ALWAYS BE MY BABY (Columbia 78276) ...... Mariah Carey | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | IRONIC (Maverick/Sire 17698) ...... Alanis Morissette | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | YOU’RE THE ONE (RCA 64516) ...... SWV | 9 | — | — | 2 | |
| 5 | 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New) (Tommy Boy 7721) ...... Coolio | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
| 6 | DOWN LOW (Nobody Has To Know) (Jive 42373) ...... R. Kelly (featuring Ronald Isley & Ernie Isley) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 7 | WOO-HAH!! (Got You All In Check) (Elektra 64335) ...... Busta Rhymes | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |
| 8 | NOBODY KNOWS (LaFace 24115) ...... Tony Rich Project | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | |
| 9 | COUNT ON ME (Arista 1-2976) ...... Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans | 10 | 13 | 13 | 6 | |
| 10 | DOIN’ IT (Def Jam 576120) ...... LL Cool J | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | |
| 11 | SITTIN’ UP IN MY ROOM (Arista 1-2929) ...... Brandy | 11 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |
| 12 | CLOSER TO FREE (Slash 17674) ...... BoDeans | 15 | 15 | 20 | 9 | |
| 13 | GIVE ME ONE REASON (Elektra 64346) ...... Tracy Chapman | 19 | 43 | 56 | 6 | |
| 14 | WHO DO U LOVE (Arista 1-2950) ...... Deborah Cox | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | |
| 15 | TIL I HEAR IT FROM YOU / FOLLOW YOU DOWN (A&M 581380) ...... Gin Blossoms | 13 | 10 | 7 | 21 / 12 | |
| 16 | ALL THE THINGS (Your Man Won’t Do) (Island 854530) ...... Joe | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 17 | LADY (EMI 58543) ...... D’Angelo | 17 | 11 | 8 | 11 | |
| 18 | OLD MAN AND ME (When I Get To Heaven) (Atlantic 87074) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 19 | MISSING (Atlantic 87124) ...... Everything But The Girl | 18 | 17 | 15 | 30 | |
| 20 | JUST A GIRL (Trauma 98116) ...... No Doubt | 28 | 34 | 38 | 16 | |
| 21 | NOT GON’ CRY (Arista 1-2957) ...... Mary J. Blige | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
| 22 | 5 O’CLOCK (MCA 55075) ...... Nonchalant | 36 | 39 | 51 | 9 | |
| 23 | I WILL SURVIVE (RCA 64492) ...... Chantay Savage | 23 | 24 | 26 | 12 | |
| 24 | 1979 (Virgin 38534) ...... Smashing Pumpkins | 22 | 23 | 23 | 15 | |
| 25 | ONE SWEET DAY (Columbia 78074) ...... Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men | 21 | 22 | 22 | 28 | |
| 26 | BE MY LOVER (RCA 64446) ...... La Bouche | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | |
| 27 | WONDER (Elektra 64376) ...... Natalie Merchant | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | |
| 28 | AIN’T NOBODY / KISSING YOU (Bad Boy 7-9055) ...... Faith Evans | 29 | 46 | 48 | 5/1 | |
| 29 | IN THE MEANTIME (Sire 64303) ...... Spacehog | 30 | 32 | 40 | 4 | |
| 30 | RENEE (Island 854584) ...... Lost Boyz | 31 | 33 | 44 | 6 | |
| 31 | SWEET DREAMS (RCA 64505) ...... La Bouche | 45 | 48 | 52 | 5 | |
| 32 | ANYTHING (MJJ Music 77913) ...... 3T | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
| 33 | A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE (Jac-Mac/Warner 17699) ...... H-Town | 41 | 42 | 54 | 10 | |
| 34 | KEEP ON, KEEPIN’ ON (Flavor Unit/EastWest 64302) ...... MC Lyte featuring Xscape | 37 | 41 | 42 | 7 | |
| 35 | THE WORLD I KNOW (Atlantic 87088) ...... Collective Soul | 35 | 36 | 36 | 24 | |
| 36 | INSENSITIVE (A&M 581274) ...... Jann Arden | 38 | 40 | 50 | 11 | |
| 37 | NAME (Warner Bros. 17758) ...... Goo Goo Dolls | 34 | 35 | 34 | 31 | |
| 38 | KISSIN’ YOU (Bad Boy 7-9056) ...... Total | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | I WANT TO COME OVER (Island 854528) ...... Melissa Etheridge | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 | |
| 40 | ONE OF US (Blue Gorilla/Mercury 852 368) ...... Joan Osborne | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
| 41 | FEELS SO GOOD (Show Me Your Love) (Universal 56004) ...... Lina Santiago | 40 | 18 | 18 | 14 | |
| 42 | WONDERWALL (Epic 78216) ...... Oasis | 42 | 37 | 32 | 15 | |
| 43 | GET MONEY (Undeas/Big Beat 98087) ...... Junior M.A.F.I.A. | 50 | 60 | 60 | 12 | |
| 44 | CHAINS (Epic 78281) ...... Tina Arena | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | DON’T WANNA LOSE YOU (Mercury 852857) ...... Lionel Richie | 46 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | LUCKY LOVE (Arista 1-2979) ...... Ace Of Base | 39 | 29 | 29 | 10 | |
| 47 | ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS (Almo Sounds 89002) ...... Garbage | 49 | 50 | 53 | 8 | |
| 48 | TIME (Atlantic 87095) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 43 | 38 | 33 | 25 | |
| 49 | RELEASE ME (Upstairs 0115) ...... Angelina | 51 | 53 | 57 | 6 | |
| 50 | PEACHES (Columbia 78254) ...... Presidents Of The United States Of America | 33 | 28 | 28 | 8 | |
| 51 | BEFORE YOU WALK OUT OF MY LIFE / LIKE THIS AND LIKE THAT (Rowdy 3-5052) ...... Monica | 44 | 44 | 41 | 28 | |
| 52 | AMISH PARADISE (Rock ’n’ Roll/Scotti Bros. 78061) ...... “Weird Al” Yankovic | 53 | 55 | 55 | 5 | |
| 53 | ONE FOR THE MONEY (Motown 860512) ...... Horace Brown | 57 | 62 | 68 | 5 | |
| 54 | DON’T CRY (ZTT/Warner 17708) ...... Seal | 54 | 56 | 59 | 21 | |
| 55 | FU-GEE-LA (Ruffhouse 78195) ...... Fugees (Refugee Camp) | 24 | 19 | 19 | 16 | |
| 56 | HOOK (A&M 1176) ...... Blues Traveler | 56 | 45 | 39 | 28 | |
| 57 | ONLY LOVE (The Ballad Of Sleeping Beauty) (Columbia 78177) ...... Sophie B. Hawkins | 55 | 30 | 30 | 11 | |
| 58 | SHADOWBOXIN’ (Geffen 19396) ...... Genius/GZA featuring Method Man | 67 | 71 | 84 | 4 | |
| 59 | REACH (Epic 78285) ...... Gloria Estefan | 65 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | ESA NENA LINDA (Scotti Bros. 78065) ...... Artie The 1 Man Party | 63 | 67 | 70 | 4 | |
| 61 | TAKE A LOOK (Hollywood 64003) ...... J’son | 61 | 63 | 66 | 13 | |
| 62 | GANGSTA’S PARADISE (MCA Soundtracks 55104) ...... Coolio featuring L.V. | 60 | 52 | 43 | 38 | |
| 63 | NO ONE ELSE (Bad Boy 7-9042) ...... Total | 62 | 47 | 37 | 20 | |
| 64 | COUNTING BLUE CARS (A&M 581462) ...... Dishwalla | 69 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | SLOW JAMS (Qwest 17673) ...... Quincy Jones featuring Babyface & Tamia with Portrait & Barry White | 68 | 96 | 78 | 7 | |
| 66 | I DON’T WANNA BE ALONE (Gasoline Alley 55178) ...... Shai | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | REAL LOVE (Apple 58544) ...... Beatles | 58 | 21 | 21 | 6 | |
| 68 | DO YOU WANT TO / CAN’T HANG (So So Def 78263) ...... Xscape / Xscape featuring MC Lyte | 70 | 57 | 49 | 8 / 1 | |
| 69 | TRES DELINQUENTES (PMP/Loud 64526) ...... Delinquent Habits | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | SOUL FOOD (LaFace 24145) ...... Goodie Mob | 77 | 87 | 88 | 4 | |
| 71 | C’MON N’ RIDE IT (The Train) (Big Beat 98083) ...... Quad City DJ’s | 71 | 77 | 81 | 9 | |
| 72 | ENVY / FIREWATER (Violator/Relativity 1546) ...... Fat Joe | 73 | 88 | 89 | 4 | |
| 73 | CAN’T GET YOU OFF MY MIND (Virgin 38535) ...... Lenny Kravitz | 74 | 74 | 83 | 6 | |
| 74 | LIVE AND DIE FOR HIP HOP (Ruffhouse 78270) ...... Kris Kross | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | HAVE I NEVER (LaFace 24142) ...... Few Good Men | 75 | 75 | 79 | 6 | |
| 76 | SCANDALOUS (Sick Wid’ It/Jive 42366) ...... The Click | 76 | 78 | 82 | 4 | |
| 77 | GIVE ME...A REASON (Velocity 0629) ...... Buffy | 64 | 64 | 67 | 7 | |
| 78 | CUMBERSOME (Mammoth 98111) ...... Seven Mary Three | 78 | 73 | 72 | 15 | |
| 79 | GLYCERINE (Trauma 98088) ...... Bush | 79 | 76 | 73 | 16 | |
| 80 | SCENT OF ATTRACTION (550 Music/Epic 78257) ...... Patra with Aaron Hall | 66 | 66 | 69 | 7 | |
| 81 | CAN’T BE WASTING MY TIME (Island 854538) ...... Mona Lisa featuring Lost Boyz | 81 | 68 | 61 | 11 | |
| 82 | JESUS TO A CHILD (DreamWorks 59000) ...... George Michael | 82 | 69 | 63 | 12 | |
| 83 | WHERE DO U WANT ME TO PUT IT (Perspective 587512) ...... Solo | 83 | 79 | 75 | 10 | |
| 84 | DROP (Delicious Vinyl 58483) ...... Pharcyde | 84 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | KEEP TRYIN’ (Epic 78197) ...... Groove Theory | 86 | 80 | 71 | 13 | |
| 86 | TONITE’S THA NIGHT (Ruffhouse 78092) ...... Kris Kross | 80 | 61 | 62 | 21 | |
| 87 | NO MORE GAMES (Loose Cannon 852706) ...... Skindeep featuring Li’l Kim Of Junior M.A.F.I.A. | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | AIN’T NO PLAYA LIKE... (Chrysalis/EMI 58527) ...... Rappin’ 4-Tay | 98 | 97 | 96 | 10 | |
| 89 | HIGH AND DRY (Capitol 58537) ...... Radiohead | 87 | 65 | 65 | 7 | |
| 90 | MR. ICE CREAM MAN (No Limit 53218) ...... Master P | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | SCARRED (Luther Campbell 164000) ...... Luke | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | LA FAMILIA (Ruthless/Relativity 1547) ...... Frost | 88 | 84 | 76 | 9 | |
| 93 | STAYIN’ ALIVE (Radikal/Critique 15562) ...... N-Trance | 91 | 91 | 91 | 15 | |
| 94 | I GOT ID / LONG ROAD (Epic 78199) ...... Pearl Jam | 92 | 93 | 93 | 19 | |
| 95 | BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (Rainmaker/Interscope 98138) ...... Deep Blue Something | 59 | 54 | 45 | 37 | |
| 96 | LET’S PLAY HOUSE (Death Row 53230) ...... Tha Dogg Pound featuring Michel’le | 94 | 86 | 86 | 16 | |
| 97 | YOU’LL SEE (Maverick/Sire 17719) ...... Madonna | 85 | 81 | 77 | 26 | |
| 98 | FUNKORAMA (Interscope 98084) ...... Redman | 89 | 82 | 74 | 6 | |
| 99 | STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (StepSun/Interscope 98086) ...... Pure Soul | 99 | 83 | 80 | 7 | |
| 100 | SOON AS I GET HOME (Bad Boy 7-9041) ...... Faith Evans | 95 | 94 | 92 | 22 | |
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