List of number one hits in France (1996)

This list contains all of the number one hits in France in 1996. There were eleven number one singles and 16 number one albums that year.

Singles

Albums

Coolio feat. LV - Gangsta's Paradise 13 weeks (November 26, 1995 - February 24, 1996, total of 14 weeks) Ophélie Winter - Dieu m'a donné la foi 1 week (February 25th - March 2nd) Coolio feat. LV - Gangsta's Paradise 1 week (March 3rd - March 9th, 14 weeks in total) Babylon Zoo - Spaceman 2 weeks (March 10th - March 23rd) Robert Miles - Children 11 weeks (March 24th - June 8th) Mark Snow - The X-Files 1 week (June 9th - June 15th) Los del Río - Macarena 4 weeks (June 16 - July 13, a total of 7 weeks) Carrapicho - tic, tic tac 3 weeks (July 14th - August 3rd) Los del Río - Macarena 3 weeks (August 4th - August 24th, a total of 7 weeks) The Fugees - Killing Me Softly 5 weeks (August 25th - September 28th) Spice Girls - Wannabe 3 weeks (September 29th - October 19th) Khaled - Aïcha 1 week (October 20th - October 26th) Gala - Freed from Desire 13 weeks (October 27, 1996 - January 25, 1997)

Celine Dion - D'eux 15 weeks (November 26, 1995 - March 9, 1996, a total of 44 weeks; → 1995 ) Celine Dion - Falling into You 4 weeks (March 10th - April 6th, a total of 5 weeks) Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire 1 week (April 7th - April 13th) Celine Dion - Falling into You 1 week (April 14th - April 20th, a total of 5 weeks) The Cranberries - To The Faithful Departed 3 weeks (April 21 - May 11) George Michael - Older 2 weeks (May 12th - May 25th) Michel Polnareff - Live At The Roxy 1 week (May 26th - June 1st, 2 weeks in total) Metallica - Load 1 week (June 2nd - June 8th) Michel Polnareff - Live At The Roxy 1 week (June 9th - July 6th, 2 weeks in total) Johnny Hallyday - Lorada Tour 3 weeks (July 7th - July 27th, 4 weeks in total) Worlds Apart - Everybody 1 week (July 28th - August 3rd, 2 weeks in total) Johnny Hallyday - Lorada Tour 1 week (August 4th - August 10th, 4 weeks in total) The Fugees - The Score 7 weeks (August 11th - September 28th, a total of 8 weeks) Nirvana - From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah 1 week (September 29th - October 5th) The Fugees - The Score 1 week (October 6th - October 12th, a total of 8 weeks) Phil Collins - Dance Into The Light 1 week (October 13th - October 19th) Celine Dion - Live à Paris 2 weeks (October 20th - November 2nd, a total of 8 weeks; → 1997 ) Barbara - Barbara 1 week (November 3rd - November 9th) Noir Désir - 667,667 Club 1 week (November 10th - November 16th) Celine Dion - Live à Paris 5 weeks (November 17th - December 21st, a total of 8 weeks) Spice Girls - Spice 1 week (December 22nd - December 28th) Worlds Apart - Everybody 1 week (December 29, 1996 - January 4, 1997, a total of 2 weeks)

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• Number 1 singles
• Number 1 albums

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