The

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

is one of many music charts compiled by the

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that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the

during 1996, as well as singles which peaked in

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but were in the top 10 in 1996. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced). One-hundred and ninety-five singles were in the top ten in 1996. Nine singles from 1995 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. " I Am Blessed" by

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was the only single from 1995 to reach its peak in 1996. Forty-nine artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1996.

Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. Lou Pearlman formed the group in 1993 in Orlando, Florida. The ...

The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons in Manchester in 1989. They were pioneers (along with the Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, the Crystal Method, and other acts) in bringing the big beat gen ...

, Faithless,

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and Spice Girls were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1996. The 1995 Christmas number-one, "

Earth Song "Earth Song" is a song written and performed by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson for his ninth studio album, '' HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I'' (1995). It was released on November 27, 1995, by Epic Records as the third ...

" by

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, remained at number-one for the first two weeks of 1996. The first new number-one single of the year was "

Jesus to a Child "Jesus to a Child" is a song by British singer and songwriter George Michael. It was released in January 1996 the first of six singles from his third studio album, ''Older'' (1996). The song peaked at number one in Australia, Finland, Hungary, ...

" by George Michael. Overall, twenty-four different singles peaked at number-one in 1996, with Spice Girls (3) having the most singles hit that position.

Background

Multiple entries

One-hundred and ninety-five singles charted in the top 10 in 1996, with one-hundred and eighty-seven singles reaching their peak this year. Forty-nine artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1996.

Boyzone Boyzone were an Irish boy band, created in 1993 by talent manager Louis Walsh. Before even recording any material, Boyzone made an appearance on RTÉ's '' The Late Late Show''. Their most successful line-up was composed of Keith Duffy, Steph ...

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers, also known simply as the Manics, are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood in 1986. The band consists of cousins James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Sean Moore (drums, percussion, soundscapes), plus ...

Mark Morrison Mark Morrison (born 3 May 1972) is a British R&B singer. His single, " Return of the Mack", became a No. 1 or top 10 hit in several European countries in 1996. The song peaked at No. 2 in the United States the following year. Career Mark M ...

and

shared the record for the most top ten singles in 1996 with four hit singles each. Two of

's singles reached number-one: the Bee Gees cover "

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" in October and their

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title track " A Different Beat" in December. The other hits were "

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", which reached number 2 at the end of 1995, and "

Coming Home Now "Coming Home Now" is the sixth single taken from Irish boy band Boyzone's debut album, ''Said and Done'' (1995). It was their only single to be written solely by the group, without any outside co-writers. The song peaked at number four on the UK ...

", which charted at number 4 in March. Another all-male group,

from

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, had four top ten singles, with the highest charting "

A Design for Life "A Design for Life" is a single by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers from their fourth studio album, '' Everything Must Go'' (1996). Released on 15 April 1996, the song peaked and debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Origins The title ...

" reaching number two in April. Of the other artists,

had a number-one hit with "

peaked at number 3 with "

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reached number-one with his signature-song "

Return of the Mack "Return of the Mack" is a song written and recorded by British R&B singer Mark Morrison, released as the third single from his debut album by the same name (1996). It topped the UK Singles Chart a month after its release, then became a Euro ...

" and

's biggest hit was " Someday", which peaked at number 4.

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was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single " Ooh Aah...Just a Little Bit".

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, Mariah Carey and

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were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1996.

Chart debuts

Seventy-nine artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1996, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, eight went on to record another hit single that year: Ash,

, Dr. Dre, Faithless, Garbage,

, Sleeper and

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. 3T,

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Kula Shaker Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band. Led by frontman Crispian Mills, the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s. The band enjoyed commercial success in the UK between 1996 and 1999, notching up a num ...

Ocean Colour Scene Ocean Colour Scene (often abbreviated to OCS) are an English rock band formed in Solihull in 1989. They have had five top 10 albums including a number one in 1997. They have also achieved seventeen top 40 singles and six top 10 singles to dat ...

and

Robert Miles Roberto Concina (3 November 1969 – 9 May 2017), known professionally as Robert Miles, was an Italian record producer, composer, musician and DJ. His 1995 composition "Children" sold more than 5 million copies and topped the charts worldwide. ...

all had a second single make the top ten.

had three other entries in his breakthrough year. The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single. ;Notes

Peter Andre Peter Andre (born Peter James Andrea, 27 February 1973) is an English-Australian singer and television personality of Australian descent. Andre gained popularity as a singer, best known for his singles "Mysterious Girl" and " Flava". He is als ...

made his top 10 debut with his own single, “ Mysterious Girl”, one of three top ten singles in 1996, but the previous year he was part of the Childliners collective who reached number 9 with “ The Gift of Christmas”. Goldbug included Richard Walmsley who was a former member of Beatmasters, the production team who debuted in 1987 with "

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". U2's

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had appeared on a track outside the group before, the Band Aid charity single " Do They Know It's Christmas" in 1984. However his collaboration with fellow U2 member

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on " Theme from Mission: Impossible" was his official solo top 10 debut. Wink previously charted under the name

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but a shortened version was used for the "

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" remix.

appeared on "The Gift of Christmas" charity single in 1995 but "

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" was their first entry as a group. Acting and singing duo

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had previous chart credits under the name PJ & Duncan, including debut single " Let's Get Ready to Rhumble".

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had left

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in 1995 and his debut solo single arrived this year, a cover of " Freedom! '90" by George Michael, renamed as "Freedom" and peaking in second spot. Former bandmates

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and

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both launched solo careers in 1996 after the group went on hiatus - Barlow's " Forever Love" topped the chart, with Owen's " Child" reaching number 3. ''

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'' was formed by survivors of the

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, with

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of Dire Straits playing guitar on the track. Scottish musician Ted Christopher wrote an extra new verse to "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" honouring the tragedy.

Songs from films

Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "

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''), " Theme from Mission: Impossible" ('' Mission: Impossible''), " Born Slippy .NUXX" ('' Trainspotting''), "

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''), "

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" and "

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" ('' Evita'') and "

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" ('' Police Story 3: Super Cop'').

Charity singles

In the aftermath of the

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, a school shooting in

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which claimed the lives of sixteen children and their teacher, surviving students and teachers recorded a tribute single, which included a cover of "

Knockin' on Heaven's Door "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film '' Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid''. Released as a single two months after the film's premiere, it became a worldwide hit, ...

" (which included an extra verse specially written by Ted Christopher) and a new song "Throw These Guns Away". It peaked at number-one on 21 December 1996 (week ending) for a single week.

Best-selling singles

had the best-selling single of the year with their cover of " Killing Me Softly", which spent eleven weeks in the top 10 (including five weeks at number-one), sold over 1.3 million copies and was certified 2× platinum by the BPI. "

Wannabe "Wannabe" is the debut single by English girl group the Spice Girls. Written and composed by the group members in collaboration with Matt Rowe and Richard "Biff" Stannard during the group's first professional songwriting session, it was produ ...

" by Spice Girls came in second place.

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's " Spaceman", "

Say You'll Be There "Say You'll Be There" is a song recorded by the English girl group Spice Girls for their debut studio album ''Spice'' (1996). The Spice Girls co-wrote the song with Eliot Kennedy after the group left Heart Management in 1995. Later, Jonathan ...

" and "

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", both by Spice Girls, made up the top five. Songs by

, Baddiel,

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and

featuring

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were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year.

Top-ten singles

;Key

Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1996, including songs that reached their peak in 1995. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist.

Notes

* "Missing" originally peaked outside the top ten at number 69 upon its initial release in 1994. * "Lifted" originally peaked outside the top ten at number 61 upon its initial release in May 1995. * "Passion" originally peaked outside the top ten at number 29 upon its initial release in 1992. * "Real Love" was written by

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before his death in 1980. It was recorded by

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, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in 1995 and was the last original song by the band to chart. * "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" was the

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's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1996. * "Move Move Move (The Red Tribe)" was released by Manchester United F.C. to celebrate reaching the

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in 1996. * "Pass & Move (It's the Liverpool Groove)" was released by

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and Boot Room Boyz to celebrate reaching the

in 1996. * "Three Lions" was released as the official single to support the

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football team's

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. * "Three Lions" spent one week at number one on 1 June 1996 (week ending) and returned to the top spot on 6 July 1996 (week ending) when

reached the semi-finals of

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. * "Where Love Lives" originally peaked outside the top ten at number 87 upon its initial release in 1990. * "Crazy" originally peaked outside the top ten at number 19 upon its initial release in April 1995. * "Higher State of Consciousness" was re-released in 1996 as a single containing remixes by various DJs and producers. The remixed version was credited to ''Wink'' rather ''Josh Wink''. * Spanish dance song

Macarena "Macarena" is a dance song by Spanish pop duo Los del Río, about a woman of the same name. The song uses a type of clave rhythm. Originally appearing on the 1993 album '' A mí me gusta'', a subsequent remix by Miami-based producers The Bays ...

was named by VH1 in the 2002 documentary series ''100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders'' as the best one-hit wonder of all time. * Eternal recorded a version of the song "Someday" from the

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film ''

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'' which was used on the end credits of the VHS in the UK. * "We've Got It Goin' On" originally peaked outside the top ten at number 54 upon its initial release in October 1995. * "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 4 January 1997 (week ending). * "Don't Marry Her" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 28 December 1996 (week ending). * Figure includes single that peaked in 1995. * Figure includes single that first charted in 1995 but peaked in 1996. * Figure includes appearance on 3T's "Why". * Figure includes appearance on 2Pac's "California Love". * Figure includes appearance on Blackstreet's "No Diggity". * Figure includes appearance on East 17's "If You Ever". * Figure includes a top 10 hit with the group Take That.

References

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at the

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