List of number-one R&B singles of 1996 (U.S.)

These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1996:

Singer Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton (pictured in 2009) spent two non-consecutive weeks at number one with "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow".

Chart history

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Key
Indicates best-charting R&B single of 1996[1]
Issue Date Song Artist
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Singles - Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. 2007-11-10. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2020-06-21.