| CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 25, 1996 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THA CROSSROADS (Ruthless 6335) ...... Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 4 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 2 | ALWAYS BE MY BABY (Columbia 78276) ...... Mariah Carey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | YOU’RE THE ONE (RCA 64516) ...... SWV | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME (550 Music/Epic 78237) ...... Celine Dion | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 5 | IRONIC (Maverick/Sire 17698) ...... Alanis Morissette | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 6 | GIVE ME ONE REASON (Elektra 64346) ...... Tracy Chapman | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | |
| 7 | OLD MAN AND ME (When I Get To Heaven) (Atlantic 87074) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 7 | 16 | 18 | 4 | |
| 8 | COUNT ON ME (Arista 1-2976) ...... Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| 9 | KEEP ON, KEEPIN’ ON (Flavor Unit/EastWest 64302) ...... MC Lyte featuring Xscape | 12 | 24 | 34 | 10 | |
| 10 | NOBODY KNOWS (LaFace 24115) ...... Tony Rich Project | 10 | 10 | 8 | 24 | |
| 11 | FASTLOVE (DreamWorks 59001) ...... George Michael | 16 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 12 | 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New) (Tommy Boy 7721) ...... Coolio | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 13 | DOWN LOW (Nobody Has To Know) (Jive 42373) ...... R. Kelly (featuring Ronald Isley & Ernie Isley) | 13 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| 14 | THE EARTH, THE SUN, THE RAIN (Giant 17654) ...... Color Me Badd | 17 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | INSENSITIVE (A&M 581274) ...... Jann Arden | 20 | 21 | 36 | 14 | |
| 16 | SWEET DREAMS (RCA 64505) ...... La Bouche | 21 | 25 | 31 | 8 | |
| 17 | JUST A GIRL (Trauma 98116) ...... No Doubt | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | |
| 18 | TIL I HEAR IT FROM YOU / FOLLOW YOU DOWN (A&M 581380) ...... Gin Blossoms | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 / 15 | |
| 19 | 5 O’CLOCK (MCA 55075) ...... Nonchalant | 18 | 20 | 22 | 12 | |
| 20 | WOO-HAH!! (Got You All In Check) (Elektra 64335) ...... Busta Rhymes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
| 21 | CLOSER TO FREE (Slash 17674) ...... BoDeans | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
| 22 | SITTIN’ UP IN MY ROOM (Arista 1-2929) ...... Brandy | 22 | 12 | 11 | 19 | |
| 23 | DOIN’ IT (Def Jam 576120) ...... LL Cool J | 23 | 13 | 10 | 13 | |
| 24 | ALL THE THINGS (Your Man Won’t Do) (Island 854530) ...... Joe | 24 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
| 25 | AIN’T NOBODY / KISSING YOU (Bad Boy 7-9055) ...... Faith Evans | 26 | 27 | 28 | 8 / 4 | |
| 26 | RENEE (Island 854584) ...... Lost Boyz | 27 | 28 | 30 | 9 | |
| 27 | MISSING (Atlantic 87124) ...... Everything But The Girl | 28 | 18 | 19 | 33 | |
| 28 | WHO DO U LOVE (Arista 1-2950) ...... Deborah Cox | 29 | 14 | 14 | 17 | |
| 29 | YOU (Uptown/Universal 56001) ...... Monifah | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE (Jac-Mac/Warner 17699) ...... H-Town | 32 | 32 | 33 | 13 | |
| 31 | KISSIN’ YOU (Bad Boy 7-9056) ...... Total | 35 | 37 | 38 | 5 | |
| 32 | MACARENA (Bayside Boys Mix) (RCA 64407) ...... Los Del Rio | 43 | — | — | 24 | |
| 33 | CHAINS (Epic 78281) ...... Tina Arena | 38 | 41 | 44 | 5 | |
| 34 | BE MY LOVER (RCA 64446) ...... La Bouche | 33 | 31 | 26 | 28 | |
| 35 | WONDER (Elektra 64376) ...... Natalie Merchant | 36 | 33 | 27 | 25 | |
| 36 | PLEASE DON’T GO (MCA 55158) ...... Immature | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | GET ON UP (MCA 55123) ...... Jodeci | 62 | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | 1979 (Virgin 38534) ...... Smashing Pumpkins | 31 | 26 | 24 | 18 | |
| 39 | MACHINEHEAD (Trauma 98079) ...... Bush | 41 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | FLOOD (Silvertone 42375) ...... Jars Of Clay | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | C’MON N’ RIDE IT (The Train) (Big Beat 98083) ...... Quad City DJ’s | 56 | 68 | 71 | 12 | |
| 42 | I DON’T WANNA BE ALONE (Gasoline Alley 55178) ...... Shai | 25 | 63 | 66 | 5 | |
| 43 | TOUCH ME TEASE ME (RAL/Def Jam 854620) ...... Case | 49 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS (Almo Sounds 89002) ...... Garbage | 44 | 44 | 47 | 11 | |
| 45 | RELEASE ME (Upstairs 0115) ...... Angelina | 45 | 46 | 49 | 9 | |
| 46 | NOT GON’ CRY (Arista 1-2957) ...... Mary J. Blige | 34 | 23 | 21 | 18 | |
| 47 | THE 13TH (Fiction/Elektra 64292) ...... Cure | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | THE WORLD I KNOW (Atlantic 87088) ...... Collective Soul | 37 | 35 | 35 | 27 | |
| 49 | LADY (EMI 58543) ...... D’Angelo | 30 | 22 | 17 | 14 | |
| 50 | ONE SWEET DAY (Columbia 78074) ...... Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men | 46 | 30 | 25 | 31 | |
| 51 | TRES DELINQUENTES (PMP/Loud 64526) ...... Delinquent Habits | 51 | 66 | 69 | 4 | |
| 52 | DON’T WANNA LOSE YOU (Mercury 852857) ...... Lionel Richie | 42 | 42 | 45 | 6 | |
| 53 | NAME (Warner Bros. 17758) ...... Goo Goo Dolls | 53 | 38 | 37 | 34 | |
| 54 | GET MONEY (Undeas/Big Beat 98087) ...... Junior M.A.F.I.A. | 39 | 39 | 43 | 15 | |
| 55 | I WANT TO COME OVER (Island 854528) ...... Melissa Etheridge | 47 | 40 | 39 | 15 | |
| 56 | REACH (Epic 78285) ...... Gloria Estefan | 57 | 57 | 59 | 6 | |
| 57 | COUNTING BLUE CARS (A&M 581462) ...... Dishwalla | 60 | 62 | 64 | 6 | |
| 58 | ESA NENA LINDA (Scotti Bros. 78065) ...... Artie The 1 Man Party | 58 | 59 | 60 | 7 | |
| 59 | CHILDREN (Arista 1-3006) ...... Robert Miles | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | THEME FROM MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (Mother/Island 576 670) ...... Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 61 | SCARRED (Luther Campbell 164000) ...... Luke | 61 | 84 | 91 | 4 | |
| 62 | YOUR LOVING ARMS (Sire 64450) ...... Billie Ray Martin | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | LOVE DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (Maverick/Sire 17714) ...... Madonna | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | LIVE AND DIE FOR HIP HOP (Ruffhouse 78270) ...... Kris Kross | 68 | 71 | 74 | 4 | |
| 65 | AIN’T NO NIGGA / DEAD PRESIDENTS (Roc-A-Fella 53233) ...... Jay-Z | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | CAN’T GET YOU OFF MY MIND (Virgin 38535) ...... Lenny Kravitz | 71 | 73 | 73 | 9 | |
| 67 | I WILL SURVIVE (RCA 64492) ...... Chantay Savage | 54 | 34 | 23 | 15 | |
| 68 | ANYTHING (MJJ Music 77913) ...... 3T | 55 | 43 | 32 | 34 | |
| 69 | IN THE MEANTIME (Sire 64303) ...... Spacehog | 59 | 29 | 29 | 7 | |
| 70 | DON’T CRY (ZTT/Warner 17708) ...... Seal | 70 | 55 | 54 | 24 | |
| 71 | WONDERWALL (Epic 78216) ...... Oasis | 63 | 48 | 42 | 18 | |
| 72 | HOOK (A&M 1176) ...... Blues Traveler | 72 | 56 | 56 | 31 | |
| 73 | AMISH PARADISE (Rock ’n’ Roll/Scotti Bros. 78061) ...... “Weird Al” Yankovic | 50 | 50 | 52 | 8 | |
| 74 | FEELS SO GOOD (Show Me Your Love) (Universal 56004) ...... Lina Santiago | 64 | 52 | 41 | 17 | |
| 75 | LUCKY LOVE (Arista 1-2979) ...... Ace Of Base | 74 | 60 | 46 | 13 | |
| 76 | PEACHES (Columbia 78254) ...... Presidents Of The United States Of America | 75 | 61 | 50 | 11 | |
| 77 | SHADOWBOXIN’ (Geffen 19396) ...... Genius/GZA featuring Method Man | 76 | 58 | 58 | 7 | |
| 78 | CUMBERSOME (Mammoth 98111) ...... Seven Mary Three | 78 | 78 | 78 | 18 | |
| 79 | GLYCERINE (Trauma 98088) ...... Bush | 79 | 79 | 79 | 19 | |
| 80 | ONE FOR THE MONEY (Motown 860512) ...... Horace Brown | 77 | 53 | 53 | 8 | |
| 81 | YOU STILL TOUCH ME (A&M 581582) ...... Sting | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | SLOW JAMS (Qwest 17673) ...... Quincy Jones featuring Babyface & Tamia with Portrait & Barry White | 81 | 65 | 65 | 10 | |
| 83 | JESUS TO A CHILD (DreamWorks 59000) ...... George Michael | 82 | 82 | 82 | 15 | |
| 84 | NO MORE GAMES (Loose Cannon 852706) ...... Skindeep featuring Li’l Kim Of Junior M.A.F.I.A. | 83 | 83 | 87 | 4 | |
| 85 | MR. ICE CREAM MAN (No Limit 53218) ...... Master P | 86 | 86 | 90 | 4 | |
| 86 | SOUL FOOD (LaFace 24145) ...... Goodie Mob | 67 | 67 | 70 | 7 | |
| 87 | FU-GEE-LA (Ruffhouse 78195) ...... Fugees (Refugee Camp) | 73 | 64 | 55 | 19 | |
| 88 | TAKE A LOOK (Hollywood 64003) ...... J’son | 84 | 72 | 61 | 16 | |
| 89 | CAN’T BE WASTING MY TIME (Island 854538) ...... Mona Lisa featuring Lost Boyz | 87 | 81 | 81 | 14 | |
| 90 | SCARY KISSES (Discovery 74528) ...... Voice Of The Beehive | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | HAVE I NEVER (LaFace 24142) ...... Few Good Men | 89 | 89 | 75 | 9 | |
| 92 | AIN’T NO PLAYA LIKE... (Chrysalis/EMI 58527) ...... Rappin’ 4-Tay | 85 | 85 | 88 | 13 | |
| 93 | ENVY / FIREWATER (Violator/Relativity 1546) ...... Fat Joe | 91 | 76 | 72 | 7 | |
| 94 | GANGSTA’S PARADISE (MCA Soundtracks 55104) ...... Coolio featuring L.V. | 90 | 74 | 62 | 41 | |
| 95 | ONE OF US (Blue Gorilla/Mercury 852 368) ...... Joan Osborne | 88 | 47 | 40 | 30 | |
| 96 | WHERE DO U WANT ME TO PUT IT (Perspective 587512) ...... Solo | 95 | 87 | 83 | 13 | |
| 97 | STAYIN’ ALIVE (Radikal/Critique 15562) ...... N-Trance | 93 | 93 | 93 | 18 | |
| 98 | KEEP TRYIN’ (Epic 78197) ...... Groove Theory | 98 | 97 | 85 | 16 | |
| 99 | SCENT OF ATTRACTION (550 Music/Epic 78257) ...... Patra with Aaron Hall | 96 | 95 | 80 | 10 | |
| 100 | ONLY LOVE (The Ballad Of Sleeping Beauty) (Columbia 78177) ...... Sophie B. Hawkins | 94 | 69 | 57 | 14 | |
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