The following is a list of Oricon number-one singles of 1996.
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.January 1"To Love You More"Celine Dion with Kryzler & KpmpanyJanuary 8January 15"Departures"GlobeJanuary 22"My Friend"ZardJanuary 29"Departures"GlobeFebruary 5February 12"Sora mo Toberuhazu"SpitzFebruary 19"Namonaki Uta"Mr. ChildrenFebruary 26"Made in Japan"V6March 4"Sobakasu"Judy and MaryMarch 11"Dahlia"X JapanMarch 18"Mienai Chikara (Invisible One)/Move"B'zMarch 25"Don't Wanna Cry"Namie AmuroApril 1April 8"End of Sorrow"Luna SeaApril 15"Don't Wanna Cry"Namie AmuroApril 22"Hana (Mémento Mori)"Mr. ChildrenApril 29May 6"Anata ni Aitakute (Missing You)"Seiko MatsudaMay 13"Cherry"SpitzMay 20"Kokoro o hiraite"ZardMay 27"Real Thing Shakes"B'zJune 3"Ai no Kotodama (Spiritual Message)"Southern All StarsJune 10"Beat Your Heart"V6June 17"You're My Sunshine"Namie AmuroJune 24July 1"La La La Love Song"Toshinobu Kubota with Naomi CampbellJuly 8"Stay"Kyosuke HimuroJuly 15"Ai no Kotodama (Spiritual Message)"Southern All StarsJuly 22"Forever Love"X JapanJuly 29"Aoi inazuma"SMAPAugust 5"Namida no kage"Sharam QAugust 12"Atsuku nare"Maki OguroAugust 19"Machine gun or buppanase"Mr. ChildrenAugust 26"Squall"Kyosuke HimuroSeptember 2"Another Orion"Fumiya FujiiSeptember 9"Is this love"GlobeSeptember 16"Another Orion"Fumiya FujiiSeptember 23"Nagisa"SpitzSeptember 30"Take me Higher"V6October 7"Swallowtail Butterfly"Yen Town BandOctober 14"Save Your Dream"Tomomi KaharaOctober 21"Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi"PuffyOctober 28November 4November 11"Can't Stop Fallin' in Love"GlobeNovember 18"Pride"Miki ImaiNovember 25"Can't Stop Fallin' in Love"GlobeDecember 2"Shake"SMAPDecember 9"A Walk in the Park"Namie AmuroDecember 16"Yes"My Little LoverDecember 23"Pride"Miki ImaiDecember 30
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