| CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 7, 1996 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I LOVE YOU ALWAYS FOREVER (Atlantic 87072) ...... Donna Lewis | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | MACARENA (Bayside Boys Mix) (RCA 64407) ...... Los Del Rio | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | |
| 3 | LOUNGIN (Def Jam 575062) ...... LL Cool J | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | |
| 4 | HIT ME OFF (MCA 55210) ...... New Edition | 23 | 24 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | TWISTED (Elektra 64282) ...... Keith Sweat | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 6 | CHANGE THE WORLD (Reprise 17621) ...... Eric Clapton | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL (Atlantic 87151) ...... Jewel | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
| 8 | C’MON N’ RIDE IT (The Train) (Big Beat 98083) ...... Quad City DJ’s | 5 | 3 | 7 | 27 | |
| 9 | ONLY YOU (Bad Boy 7-9060) ...... 112 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | |
| 10 | JEALOUSY (Elektra 64301) ...... Natalie Merchant | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
| 11 | ELEVATORS (Me & You) (LaFace 24177) ...... Outkast | 11 | 16 | 17 | 6 | |
| 12 | YOU’RE MAKIN’ ME HIGH / LET IT FLOW (LaFace 24160) ...... Toni Braxton | 8 | 7 | 1 | 14 / 12 | |
| 13 | COUNTING BLUE CARS (A&M 581462) ...... Dishwalla | 13 | 14 | 14 | 21 | |
| 14 | I CAN’T SLEEP BABY (If I) (Jive 42377) ...... R. Kelly | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | |
| 15 | WHERE DO YOU GO (Arista 1-3225) ...... No Mercy | 21 | 26 | 35 | 9 | |
| 16 | GIVE ME ONE REASON (Elektra 64346) ...... Tracy Chapman | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | |
| 17 | MY BOO (So So Def 78358) ...... Ghost Town DJ’s | 17 | 17 | 18 | 9 | |
| 18 | THAT GIRL (Virgin 38550) ...... Maxi Priest featuring Shaggy | 18 | 18 | 19 | 10 | |
| 19 | STUPID GIRL (Almo Sounds 89004) ...... Garbage | 20 | 21 | 23 | 6 | |
| 20 | YOU LEARN / YOU OUGHTA KNOW (Maverick/Sire 17644) ...... Alanis Morissette | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 / 6 | |
| 21 | USE YOUR HEART (RCA 64607) ...... SWV | 29 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | LIKE A WOMAN (LaFace 24175) ...... Tony Rich Project | 22 | 27 | 31 | 6 | |
| 23 | IT’S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW (550 Music/Epic 78345) ...... Celine Dion | 24 | 30 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | HOW DO U WANT IT / CALIFORNIA LOVE (Death Row 854652) ...... 2Pac (featuring KC & JoJo) / (featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
| 25 | BABY LUV (Epic 78359) ...... Groove Theory | 25 | 25 | 26 | 6 | |
| 26 | TUCKER’S TOWN (Atlantic 87051) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 30 | 32 | 34 | 9 | |
| 27 | INSENSITIVE (A&M 581274) ...... Jann Arden | 26 | 22 | 22 | 29 | |
| 28 | IF YOUR GIRL ONLY KNEW (Blackground/Atlantic 98067) ...... Aaliyah | 86 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | KISSIN’ YOU (Bad Boy 7-9056) ...... Total | 27 | 28 | 24 | 20 | |
| 30 | ALWAYS BE MY BABY (Columbia 78276) ...... Mariah Carey | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | |
| 31 | WHY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH (Rowdy 3-5072) ...... Monica | 31 | 31 | 29 | 13 | |
| 32 | BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME (550 Music/Epic 78237) ...... Celine Dion | 32 | 23 | 21 | 26 | |
| 33 | IRONIC (Maverick/Sire 17698) ...... Alanis Morissette | 36 | 36 | 37 | 25 | |
| 34 | NOBODY KNOWS (LaFace 24115) ...... Tony Rich Project | 34 | 34 | 33 | 39 | |
| 35 | WHY DOES IT HURT SO BAD (Arista 1-3213) ...... Whitney Houston | 35 | 35 | 36 | 7 | |
| 36 | SWEET DREAMS (RCA 64505) ...... La Bouche | 37 | 37 | 30 | 23 | |
| 37 | THE THINGS THAT YOU DO (Mercury 578158) ...... Gina Thompson | 41 | 43 | 46 | 8 | |
| 38 | TOUCH MYSELF (Rowdy/LaFace 3-5080) ...... T-Boz | 39 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | WHO YOU ARE (Epic 78389) ...... Pearl Jam | 38 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | MISSING YOU (EastWest 64262) ...... Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight & Chaka Khan | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | BLACKBERRY MOLASSES (EastWest 64299) ...... Mista | 43 | 46 | 47 | 10 | |
| 42 | CHILDREN (Arista 1-3006) ...... Robert Miles | 40 | 33 | 28 | 17 | |
| 43 | LAST NIGHT (LaFace 24181) ...... Az Yet | 51 | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | TIL I HEAR IT FROM YOU / FOLLOW YOU DOWN (A&M 581380) ...... Gin Blossoms | 45 | 42 | 40 | 39 / 30 | |
| 45 | DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER (Epic 78356) ...... Oasis | 46 | 47 | 50 | 6 | |
| 46 | I LIKE (Def Jam/RAL 575046) ...... Montell Jordan featuring Slick Rick | 33 | 20 | 16 | 11 | |
| 47 | PO PIMP (Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe 38559) ...... Do Or Die featuring Twista | 50 | 55 | 60 | 4 | |
| 48 | THA CROSSROADS (Ruthless 6335) ...... Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 48 | 38 | 32 | 18 | |
| 49 | ASCENSION (Don’t Ever Wonder) (Columbia 78372) ...... Maxwell | 53 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | THE EARTH, THE SUN, THE RAIN (Giant 17654) ...... Color Me Badd | 42 | 39 | 39 | 18 | |
| 51 | KEY WEST INTERMEZZO (I Saw You First) (Mercury 578398) ...... John Mellencamp | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | TOUCH ME TEASE ME (RAL/Def Jam 854620) ...... Case | 47 | 40 | 38 | 18 | |
| 53 | WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (Arista 1-3223) ...... Deborah Cox | 44 | 44 | 45 | 9 | |
| 54 | WU-WEAR: THE GARMENT RENAISSANCE (Big Beat 98045) ...... RZA featuring Method Man & Cappadonna | 55 | 57 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | SOMEDAY (Walt Disney 64011) ...... All-4-One | 49 | 49 | 41 | 10 | |
| 56 | TELL ME (I’ll Be Around) (Motown 860410) ...... Shades | 66 | 70 | 80 | 4 | |
| 57 | BUT ANYWAY (A&M album cut) ...... Blues Traveler | 65 | 69 | 88 | 4 | |
| 58 | IF I RULED THE WORLD (Columbia 78327) ...... Nas | 19 | 19 | 20 | 11 | |
| 59 | GETTIN’ IT (Dangerous/Jive 42409) ...... Too Short featuring Parliament Funkadelic | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | ALL I SEE (Kedar/Universal 56003) ...... A+ | 62 | 62 | 63 | 5 | |
| 61 | DO YOU MISS ME (Classified 0227) ...... Jocelyn Enriquez | 63 | 64 | 66 | 4 | |
| 62 | ANGELINE IS COMING HOME (Atlas/A&M 6412) ...... Badlees | 64 | 67 | 72 | 7 | |
| 63 | AS LONG AS IT MATTERS (A&M 581672) ...... Gin Blossoms | 80 | 83 | 87 | 4 | |
| 64 | LET’S MAKE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (A&M 581862) ...... Bryan Adams | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | NOWHERE TO GO (Island 854664) ...... Melissa Etheridge | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | IT’S A PARTY (Elektra 64268) ...... Busta Rhymes (featuring Zhane) | 54 | 45 | 44 | 8 | |
| 67 | TONIGHT, TONIGHT (Virgin 38547) ...... Smashing Pumpkins | 52 | 41 | 25 | 10 | |
| 68 | UNTIL IT SLEEPS (Elektra 64276) ...... Metallica | 60 | 52 | 49 | 13 | |
| 69 | HAY (Pallas/Universal 56008) ...... Crucial Conflict | 56 | 51 | 42 | 15 | |
| 70 | IT’S ALL THE WAY LIVE (Now) (Tommy Boy 7731) ...... Coolio | 68 | 63 | 57 | 14 | |
| 71 | REACH (Epic 78285) ...... Gloria Estefan | 71 | 71 | 71 | 21 | |
| 72 | PEPPER (Capitol album cut) ...... Butthole Surfers | 72 | 74 | 76 | 6 | |
| 73 | THEME FROM MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (Mother/Island 576 670) ...... Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen | 69 | 53 | 48 | 16 | |
| 74 | ALL ALONG (EMI 58576) ...... Blessid Union Of Souls | 61 | 61 | 64 | 8 | |
| 75 | WHERE IT’S AT (DGC/Bong Load 22214) ...... Beck | 74 | 54 | 54 | 10 | |
| 76 | YOU’RE THE ONE (RCA 64516) ...... SWV | 73 | 60 | 51 | 20 | |
| 77 | FASTLOVE (DreamWorks 59001) ...... George Michael | 76 | 65 | 53 | 18 | |
| 78 | FLOOD (Silvertone 42375) ...... Jars Of Clay | 70 | 66 | 61 | 17 | |
| 79 | SHAKE A LIL’ SOMETHIN’... (Lil’ Joe 890) ...... 2 Live Crew | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | YOU (Uptown/Universal 56001) ...... Monifah | 79 | 80 | 73 | 17 | |
| 81 | OLD MAN AND ME (When I Get To Heaven) (Atlantic 87074) ...... Hootie & Blowfish | 77 | 68 | 55 | 19 | |
| 82 | GET ON UP (MCA 55123) ...... Jodeci | 75 | 75 | 52 | 18 | |
| 83 | ONE BY ONE (Reprise 17695) ...... Cher | 81 | 73 | 65 | 8 | |
| 84 | JUMP ON IT (Rhyme Cartel/American 17626) ...... Sir Mix-A-Lot | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | I’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU (Hollywood 64008) ...... J’son | 83 | 79 | 67 | 15 | |
| 86 | TRES DELINQUENTES (PMP/Loud 64526) ...... Delinquent Habits | 84 | 72 | 62 | 19 | |
| 87 | ONE MORE TRY (RCA 64533) ...... Kristine W | 85 | 85 | 77 | 15 | |
| 88 | WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (Mercury 578102) ...... Vanessa Williams | 88 | 86 | 68 | 8 | |
| 89 | MACHINEHEAD (Trauma 98079) ...... Bush | 89 | 88 | 83 | 18 | |
| 90 | MISSING (Atlantic 87124) ...... Everything But The Girl | 57 | 56 | 56 | 48 | |
| 91 | THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT US (Epic 78264) ...... Michael Jackson | 87 | 87 | 70 | 13 | |
| 92 | MINT CAR (Fiction/Elektra 64275) ...... Cure | 90 | 76 | 58 | 7 | |
| 93 | AIN’T NO NIGGA / DEAD PRESIDENTS (Roc-A-Fella 53233) ...... Jay-Z | 92 | 77 | 74 | 17 | |
| 94 | PAPARAZZI (Loud/RCA 64565) ...... Xzibit | 78 | 78 | 79 | 6 | |
| 95 | THE BIZNESS / STAKES IS HIGH (Tommy Boy 730) ...... De La Soul featuring Common Sense / De La Soul | 91 | 81 | 81 | 6 | |
| 96 | WISHES (Perspective 587550) ...... Nathan Morris | 94 | 84 | 84 | 6 | |
| 97 | HOUSE KEEPER (MJJ Music 78274) ...... Men Of Vizion | 95 | 93 | 85 | 10 | |
| 98 | THE ONLY THING THAT LOOKS GOOD ON ME IS YOU (A&M 581578) ...... Bryan Adams | 96 | 95 | 91 | 15 | |
| 99 | BACK TO THE WORLD (Qwest 17629) ...... Tevin Campbell | 98 | 89 | 69 | 13 | |
| 100 | YOU STILL TOUCH ME (A&M 581582) ...... Sting | 100 | 94 | 75 | 16 | |
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