| CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 3, 1996 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YOU’RE MAKIN’ ME HIGH / LET IT FLOW (LaFace 24160) ...... Toni Braxton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 / 7 | |
| 2 | YOU LEARN / YOU OUGHTA KNOW (Maverick/Sire 17644) ...... Alanis Morissette | 3 | — | — | 2 / 1 | |
| 3 | HOW DO U WANT IT / CALIFORNIA LOVE (Death Row 854652) ...... 2Pac (featuring KC & JoJo) / (featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | I CAN’T SLEEP BABY (If I) (Jive 42377) ...... R. Kelly | 4 | 21 | 49 | 5 | |
| 5 | TWISTED (Elektra 64282) ...... Keith Sweat | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | |
| 6 | MACARENA (Bayside Boys Mix) (RCA 64407) ...... Los Del Rio | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34 | |
| 7 | CHANGE THE WORLD (Reprise 17621) ...... Eric Clapton | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 8 | C’MON N’ RIDE IT (The Train) (Big Beat 98083) ...... Quad City DJ’s | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | |
| 9 | GIVE ME ONE REASON (Elektra 64346) ...... Tracy Chapman | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 | |
| 10 | WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL (Atlantic 87151) ...... Jewel | 11 | 12 | 17 | 9 | |
| 11 | INSENSITIVE (A&M 581274) ...... Jann Arden | 10 | 11 | 11 | 24 | |
| 12 | THA CROSSROADS (Ruthless 6335) ...... Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 13 | JEALOUSY (Elektra 64301) ...... Natalie Merchant | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | |
| 14 | CHILDREN (Arista 1-3006) ...... Robert Miles | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | |
| 15 | HAY (Pallas/Universal 56008) ...... Crucial Conflict | 15 | 16 | 23 | 10 | |
| 16 | I LIKE (Def Jam/RAL 575046) ...... Montell Jordan featuring Slick Rick | 17 | 18 | 19 | 6 | |
| 17 | LOUNGIN (Def Jam 575062) ...... LL Cool J | 21 | 28 | 77 | 4 | |
| 18 | ONLY YOU (Bad Boy 7-9060) ...... 112 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 9 | |
| 19 | BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME (550 Music/Epic 78237) ...... Celine Dion | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | |
| 20 | MY BOO (So So Def 78358) ...... Ghost Town DJ’s | 20 | 20 | 40 | 4 | |
| 21 | COUNTING BLUE CARS (A&M 581462) ...... Dishwalla | 22 | 27 | 28 | 16 | |
| 22 | IF I RULED THE WORLD (Columbia 78327) ...... Nas | 23 | 23 | 43 | 6 | |
| 23 | KISSIN’ YOU (Bad Boy 7-9056) ...... Total | 16 | 25 | 13 | 15 | |
| 24 | I LOVE YOU ALWAYS FOREVER (Atlantic 87072) ...... Donna Lewis | 26 | 39 | 48 | 5 | |
| 25 | ALWAYS BE MY BABY (Columbia 78276) ...... Mariah Carey | 12 | 9 | 8 | 19 | |
| 26 | TONIGHT, TONIGHT (Virgin 38547) ...... Smashing Pumpkins | 34 | 43 | 46 | 5 | |
| 27 | THAT GIRL (Virgin 38550) ...... Maxi Priest featuring Shaggy | 28 | 50 | 53 | 5 | |
| 28 | THE EARTH, THE SUN, THE RAIN (Giant 17654) ...... Color Me Badd | 18 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
| 29 | WHY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH (Rowdy 3-5072) ...... Monica | 27 | 8 | 6 | 8 | |
| 30 | SOMEDAY (Walt Disney 64011) ...... All-4-One | 31 | 31 | 32 | 5 | |
| 31 | TOUCH ME TEASE ME (RAL/Def Jam 854620) ...... Case | 30 | 30 | 12 | 13 | |
| 32 | SWEET DREAMS (RCA 64505) ...... La Bouche | 32 | 29 | 21 | 18 | |
| 33 | NOBODY KNOWS (LaFace 24115) ...... Tony Rich Project | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | |
| 34 | THEME FROM MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (Mother/Island 576 670) ...... Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen | 29 | 10 | 7 | 11 | |
| 35 | ELEVATORS (Me & You) (LaFace 24177) ...... Outkast | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 36 | IRONIC (Maverick/Sire 17698) ...... Alanis Morissette | 36 | 33 | 33 | 20 | |
| 37 | STUPID GIRL (Almo Sounds 89004) ...... Garbage | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | TIL I HEAR IT FROM YOU / FOLLOW YOU DOWN (A&M 581380) ...... Gin Blossoms | 39 | 37 | 36 | 34 / 25 | |
| 39 | WHY DOES IT HURT SO BAD (Arista 1-3213) ...... Whitney Houston | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | WHERE DO YOU GO (Arista 1-3225) ...... No Mercy | 51 | 55 | 63 | 4 | |
| 41 | GET ON UP (MCA 55123) ...... Jodeci | 24 | 24 | 24 | 13 | |
| 42 | YOU’RE THE ONE (RCA 64516) ...... SWV | 37 | 32 | 27 | 15 | |
| 43 | FASTLOVE (DreamWorks 59001) ...... George Michael | 38 | 35 | 35 | 13 | |
| 44 | IT’S ALL THE WAY LIVE (Now) (Tommy Boy 7731) ...... Coolio | 41 | 22 | 22 | 9 | |
| 45 | IT’S A PARTY (Elektra 64268) ...... Busta Rhymes (featuring Zhane) | 46 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | SITTIN’ UP IN MY ROOM (Arista 1-2929) ...... Brandy | 45 | 45 | 45 | 29 | |
| 47 | UNTIL IT SLEEPS (Elektra 64276) ...... Metallica | 42 | 41 | 41 | 8 | |
| 48 | OLD MAN AND ME (When I Get To Heaven) (Atlantic 87074) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 43 | 40 | 39 | 14 | |
| 49 | I’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU (Hollywood 64008) ...... J’son | 49 | 49 | 50 | 10 | |
| 50 | TUCKER’S TOWN (Atlantic 87051) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 55 | 60 | 81 | 4 | |
| 51 | WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (Arista 1-3223) ...... Deborah Cox | 53 | 58 | 75 | 4 | |
| 52 | BLACKBERRY MOLASSES (EastWest 64299) ...... Mista | 56 | 59 | 60 | 5 | |
| 53 | MISSING (Atlantic 87124) ...... Everything But The Girl | 48 | 42 | 42 | 43 | |
| 54 | DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER (Epic 78356) ...... Oasis | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | TRES DELINQUENTES (PMP/Loud 64526) ...... Delinquent Habits | 44 | 36 | 26 | 14 | |
| 56 | FLOOD (Silvertone 42375) ...... Jars Of Clay | 47 | 38 | 25 | 12 | |
| 57 | WHERE IT’S AT (DGC/Bong Load 22214) ...... Beck | 58 | 62 | 67 | 5 | |
| 58 | WONDER (Elektra 64376) ...... Natalie Merchant | 52 | 52 | 52 | 35 | |
| 59 | BE MY LOVER (RCA 64446) ...... La Bouche | 59 | 56 | 58 | 38 | |
| 60 | BACK TO THE WORLD (Qwest 17629) ...... Tevin Campbell | 35 | 15 | 15 | 8 | |
| 61 | MINT CAR (Fiction/Elektra 64275) ...... Cure | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT US (Epic 78264) ...... Michael Jackson | 54 | 53 | 31 | 8 | |
| 63 | ONE BY ONE (Reprise 17695) ...... Cher | 57 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | KEEP ON, KEEPIN’ ON (Flavor Unit/EastWest 64302) ...... MC Lyte featuring Xscape | 50 | 47 | 44 | 20 | |
| 65 | 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New) (Tommy Boy 7721) ...... Coolio | 60 | 54 | 54 | 21 | |
| 66 | THE THINGS THAT YOU DO (Mercury 578158) ...... Gina Thompson | 89 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (Mercury 578102) ...... Vanessa Williams | 72 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | ALL ALONG (EMI 58576) ...... Blessid Union Of Souls | 73 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | YOU (Uptown/Universal 56001) ...... Monifah | 62 | 46 | 37 | 12 | |
| 70 | LIKE A WOMAN (LaFace 24175) ...... Tony Rich Project | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | COUNT ON ME (Arista 1-2976) ...... Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans | 61 | 61 | 55 | 19 | |
| 72 | REACH (Epic 78285) ...... Gloria Estefan | 67 | 67 | 68 | 16 | |
| 73 | ANGELINE IS COMING HOME (Atlas/A&M 6412) ...... Badlees | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | AIN’T NO NIGGA / DEAD PRESIDENTS (Roc-A-Fella 53233) ...... Jay-Z | 70 | 70 | 56 | 12 | |
| 75 | YOU STILL TOUCH ME (A&M 581582) ...... Sting | 63 | 51 | 51 | 11 | |
| 76 | ONE MORE TRY (RCA 64533) ...... Kristine W | 64 | 64 | 65 | 10 | |
| 77 | CLOSER TO FREE (Slash 17674) ...... BoDeans | 68 | 68 | 59 | 22 | |
| 78 | MACHINEHEAD (Trauma 98079) ...... Bush | 77 | 75 | 74 | 13 | |
| 79 | FOREVER MORE (Work 78297) ...... Puff Johnson | 66 | 63 | 38 | 10 | |
| 80 | HOUSE KEEPER (MJJ Music 78274) ...... Men Of Vizion | 69 | 66 | 66 | 5 | |
| 81 | THE ONLY THING THAT LOOKS GOOD ON ME IS YOU (A&M 581578) ...... Bryan Adams | 71 | 65 | 47 | 10 | |
| 82 | WRONG (Atlantic 87059) ...... Everything But The Girl | 79 | 72 | 69 | 9 | |
| 83 | PAPARAZZI (Loud/RCA 64565) ...... Xzibit | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | WAITING FOR WEDNESDAY (Geffen 19400) ...... Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | NEVER TOO BUSY (Columbia 78245) ...... Kenny Lattimore | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | PEPPER (Capitol album cut) ...... Butthole Surfers | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | IN THE MEANTIME (Sire 64303) ...... Spacehog | 84 | 84 | 84 | 17 | |
| 88 | BABY LUV (Epic 78359) ...... Groove Theory | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | WISHES (Perspective 587550) ...... Nathan Morris | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | SCARRED (Luther Campbell 164000) ...... Luke | 85 | 85 | 85 | 14 | |
| 91 | FOR THE LOVE OF YOU (143/Atlantic 87061) ...... Jordan Hill | 78 | 73 | 64 | 5 | |
| 92 | THE BIZNESS / STAKES IS HIGH (Tommy Boy 730) ...... De La Soul featuring Common Sense / De La Soul | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | PLEASE DON’T GO (MCA 55158) ...... Immature | 75 | 69 | 62 | 11 | |
| 94 | RELEASE ME (Upstairs 0115) ...... Angelina | 80 | 76 | 73 | 19 | |
| 95 | CAN’T GET YOU OFF MY MIND (Virgin 38535) ...... Lenny Kravitz | 87 | 81 | 78 | 19 | |
| 96 | WOO-HAH!! (Got You All In Check) (Elektra 64335) ...... Busta Rhymes | 76 | 74 | 72 | 21 | |
| 97 | ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS (Almo Sounds 89002) ...... Garbage | 91 | 88 | 88 | 21 | |
| 98 | DOWN LOW (Nobody Has To Know) (Jive 42373) ...... R. Kelly (featuring Ronald Isley & Ernie Isley) | 82 | 71 | 71 | 24 | |
| 99 | DOIN’ IT (Def Jam 576120) ...... LL Cool J | 90 | 83 | 82 | 23 | |
| 100 | AIN’T NOBODY / KISSING YOU (Bad Boy 7-9055) ...... Faith Evans | 81 | 82 | 83 | 18 / 14 | |
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