List of number one hits in Australia (1996)

This list of number-one hits in Australia in 1996 . Basis are the top 50 of the Australian charts of ARIA . There were 12 number one singles and 17 number one albums that year.

Singles • Albums • Hit parades of the year • Bottom of page

Singles

← 1995 ←	List of number one hits in Australia			1997 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) October 21, 1995 - January 19, 1996 13 weeks 13 Coolio feat. LV Gangsta's Paradise Stevie Wonder , Artis L. Ivey Jr., Douglas B. Rasheed, Larry James Sanders - January 20, 1996 - February 2, 1996 2 weeks 2 George Michael Jesus to a Child George Michael, Andrew J. Ridgeley - February 3, 1996 - February 9, 1996 1 week (total 5) 5 Shaggy Boombastic Orville Burrell , Robert McDonald Livingston, King Floyd III - February 10, 1996 - February 16, 1996 1 week 1 Oasis Wonderwall Noel Thomas Gallagher - February 17, 1996 - March 15, 1996 4 weeks (total 5) 5 Shaggy Boombastic Orville Burrell, Robert McDonald Livingston, King Floyd III - March 16, 1996 - April 12, 1996 4 weeks 4th Joan Osborne One of Us Eric M. Bazilian - April 13, 1996 - May 17, 1996 5 weeks 5 OMC How Bizarre Paul Lawrence L. Fuemana, Alan Leo Jansson - May 18, 1996 - May 31, 1996 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th George Michael Fastlove Patrice L. Rushen , Fred Douglas Washington Jr. George Michael, Theresa G. McFaddin - June 1, 1996 - June 7, 1996 1 week 1 Metallica Until It Sleeps James Alan Hetfield , Lars Ulrich - June 8, 1996 - June 21, 1996 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th George Michael Fastlove Patrice L. Rushen, Fred Douglas Washington Jr. George Michael, Theresa G. McFaddin - June 22, 1996 - August 9, 1996 7 weeks 7th The Fugees Killing Me Softly Music: Charles Fox ; Text: Norman Gimbel - August 10, 1996 - August 30, 1996 3 weeks 3 Celine Dion Because You Loved Me / The Power of the Dream Diane Eve Warren / Kenneth B. Edmonds , David W. Foster , Linda Thompson Jenner - August 31, 1996 - November 1, 1996 9 weeks 9 Los del Río Macarena Antonio Romero Monge, Rafael Ruiz Perdigones - November 2, 1996 - January 18, 1997 11 weeks 11 Spice Girls Wannabe Matthew Paul Rowbottom, Richard Frederick Stannard, Melanie Janine Brown , Victoria Caroline Beckham , Geraldine Estelle Halliwell , Emma Lee Bunton , Melanie Jayne Chisholm -
← 1995				→ 1997 →

Albums

← 1995 ←	List of number one hits in Australia			1997 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 17, 1995 - January 13, 1996 4 weeks 4th Enya The Memory of Trees - January 14, 1996 - February 3, 1996 3 weeks 3 live Throwing Copper - February 4, 1996 - March 9, 1996 5 weeks 5 Oasis (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - March 10, 1996 - March 23, 1996 2 weeks (total 10) 10 Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill - March 24, 1996 - March 30, 1996 1 week (4 in total) 4th Celine Dion Falling into you - March 31, 1996 - May 11, 1996 6 weeks (total 10) 10 Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill - May 12, 1996 - May 18, 1996 1 week 1 The cranberries To the Faithful Departed - May 19, 1996 - May 25, 1996 1 week (total 10) 10 Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill - May 26, 1996 - June 1, 1996 1 week 1 George Michael Older - June 2, 1996 - June 8, 1996 1 week 1 Soundgarden Down on the upside - June 9, 1996 - June 16, 1996 2 weeks (total 10) 10 Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill - June 17, 1996 - June 29, 1996 1 week 1 Metallica Load - June 30, 1996 - July 6, 1996 1 week (4 in total) 4th Celine Dion Falling into you - July 7, 1996 - July 13, 1996 1 week 1 You Am I Hourly, Daily - July 14, 1996 - July 20, 1996 1 week (4 in total) 4th Celine Dion Falling into you - July 21, 1996 - August 17, 1996 4 weeks (total 10) 10 Crowded House Hourly, Daily - August 18, 1996 - August 24, 1996 1 week (4 in total) 4th Celine Dion Falling into you - August 25, 1996 - August 31, 1996 1 week (total 3) 3 The Corrs Forgiven, not forgotten - September 1, 1996 - September 14, 1996 2 weeks 2 Pearl Jam No code - September 15, 1996 - September 21, 1996 1 week (total 3) 3 The Corrs Forgiven, not forgotten - September 22, 1996 - September 28, 1996 1 week 1 SEM New Adventures in Hi-Fi - September 29, 1996 - October 5, 1996 1 week (total 3) 3 The Corrs Forgiven, not forgotten - October 6, 1996 - October 12, 1996 1 week (6 in total) 6th Toni Childs The Very Best of Toni Childs - October 13, 1996 - October 20, 1996 2 weeks 2 Nirvana From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah - October 21, 1996 - October 26, 1996 1 week (6 in total) 6th Toni Childs The Very Best of Toni Childs - October 27, 1996 - November 2, 1996 1 week 1 Jimmy Barnes Hits - November 3, 1996 - November 30, 1996 4 weeks (6 in total) 6th Toni Childs The Very Best of Toni Childs - December 1, 1996 - December 7, 1996 1 week (total 3) 3 Michael Jackson HIStory - Past, Present and Future Book I. - December 8, 1996 - January 18, 1997 6 weeks (total 10) 10 Crowded House Hourly, Daily -
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Annual hit parades

← 1995 ←	List of number one hits in Australia			1997 →
Singles position# Albums Macarena Los del Río Antonio Romero Monge, Rafael Ruiz Perdigones 1 Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette Killing Me Softly The Fugees Music: Charles Fox ; Text: Norman Gimbel 2 Falling into You Celine Dion Because You Loved Me / The Power of the Dream Celine Dion Diane Eve Warren / Kenny B. Edmonds , David W. Foster , Linda Thompson Jenner 3 Forgiven, Not Forgotten The Corrs How Bizarre OMC Paul Lawrence L. Fuemana, Alan Leo Jansson 4th (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis Wannabe Spice Girls Matthew Paul Rowbottom, Richard Frederick Stannard, Melanie Janine Brown , Victoria Caroline Beckham , Geraldine Estelle Halliwell , Emma Lee Bunton , Melanie Jayne Chisholm 5 The Very Best of Toni Childs Toni Childs One of Us Joan Osborne Eric M. Bazilian 6th Recurring Dream - The Very Best of Crowded House Crowded House Missing (The Remix EP) Everything but the Girl Ben Watt , Tracey Anne Thorn 7th The Presidents of the United States of America The Presidents of the United States of America Return of the Mack Mark Morrison Mark Morrison 8th Throwing Copper Live What's Love Got to Do with It Warren G Terry Britten, Graham Hamilton Lyle 9 Daydream Mariah Carey You're Making Me High Toni Braxton Kenneth B. Edmonds , Brice P. Wilson, Toni Braxton 10 Romeo's Heart John Farnham
← 1995				→ 1997 →

literature

• Australian Chart Book by David Kent

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• ARIA Top 50 Singles Charts / ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart
• Australian charts with archive
• Annual charts: singles / albums

See also: Number One Hits 1996 in Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , Switzerland , Spain , Hungary , the United States and in the UK .