These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1996:
Chart history +KeyIndicates best-charting R&B single of 1996 Issue DateSongArtist January 6 "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" Whitney Houston January 13 January 20 "Before You Walk out of My Life" / "Like This and Like That" Monica January 27 February 3 "Not Gon' Cry" Mary J. Blige February 10 February 17 February 24 March 2 March 9 "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley March 16 March 23 March 30 April 6 April 13 April 20 April 27 "You're the One" SWV May 4 "Always Be My Baby" Mariah Carey May 11 "Tha Crossroads" Bone Thugs-n-Harmony May 18 May 25 June 1 June 8 June 15 June 22 June 29 "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" Toni Braxton July 6 "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman July 13 July 20 July 27 "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" Toni Braxton August 3 "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)" R. Kelly August 10 August 17 "Twisted" Keith Sweat August 24 August 31 "Hit Me Off" New Edition September 7 September 14 September 21 "Twisted" Keith Sweat September 28 "If Your Girl Only Knew" Aaliyah October 5 October 12 "Last Night" Az Yet October 19 "No Diggity" Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre October 26 November 2 November 9 November 16 "Pony" Ginuwine November 23 November 30 "Nobody" Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage December 7 December 14 December 21 "I Believe I Can Fly" R. Kelly December 28
See also 1996 in music Billboard Year-End Hot R&B Singles of 1996 List of number-one R&B hits (United States) List of number-one R&B albums of 1996 (U.S.)
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