List of number one hits in Ireland (1996)

This is a list of the number one hits in Ireland in 1996. It is based on the official singles charts in Ireland , which are compiled for the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). There were 17 number one singles and 9 number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1995 ←	List of number one hits in Ireland			1997 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 25, 1995 - January 5, 1996 1 week 1 Boyzone Father and Son Yusuf Islam - January 6, 1996 - January 12, 1996 1 week 1 George Michael Jesus to a Child George Michael, Andrew J. Ridgeley - January 13, 1996 - February 16, 1996 5 weeks 5 Babylon Zoo Spaceman Jasbinder Singh man - February 17, 1996 - February 23, 1996 1 week 1 Oasis Don't Look Back in Anger Noel Thomas Gallagher - February 24, 1996 - March 15, 1996 3 weeks 3 Take that How Deep Is Your Love Barry Alan Gibb , Robin Hugh Gibb , Maurice Ernest Gibb - March 16, 1996 - May 3, 1996 7 weeks 7th Richie Kavanagh Aon Focal Rush Richie Kavanagh - May 4, 1996 - May 31, 1996 4 weeks 4th Men United Man United Man David Carton, Pierce Henry Doherty, John Andrew Donnelly, Brendan Leo Mary Moran - June 1, 1996 - June 7, 1996 1 week 1 The Tony Rich Project Nobody Knows Don DuBose, Joseph Brooks Richards - June 8, 1996 - July 26, 1996 7 weeks 7th The Fugees Killing Me Softly Music: Charles Fox ; Text: Norman Gimbel - July 27, 1996 - August 2, 1996 1 week 1 Fools Garden Lemon Tree Volker Hinkel, Peter Freudenthaler - August 3, 1996 - August 30, 1996 4 weeks 4th Spice Girls Wannabe Matthew Paul Rowbottom, Richard Frederick Stannard, Melanie Janine Brown , Victoria Caroline Beckham , Geraldine Estelle Halliwell , Emma Lee Bunton , Melanie Jayne Chisholm - August 31, 1996 - September 13, 1996 2 weeks 2 The Wild Swans Dancin 'at the Crossroads Paul Bell, Thomas Brendan Wade - September 14, 1996 - October 4, 1996 3 weeks 3 OMC How Bizarre Paul Lawrence L. Fuemana, Alan Leo Jansson - October 5, 1996 - November 8, 1996 5 weeks 5 Boyzone Words Robin Hugh Gibb , Barry Alan Gibb , Maurice Ernest Gibb - November 9, 1996 - November 29, 1996 3 weeks 3 Dustin the Turkey & Bob Geldof Rat Trap Bob Geldof - November 30, 1996 - December 13, 1996 2 weeks 2 The Prodigy Breathe Music: Liam Howlett ; Text: Keith Flint , Keith Andrew Palmer , Liam Howlett - December 14, 1996 - January 24, 1997 6 weeks 6th Spice Girls 2 Become 1 Matthew Paul Rowbottom, Richard Frederick Stannard, Victoria Adams , Melanie Janine Brown , Emma Lee Bunton , Melanie Jayne Chisholm , Geraldine Estelle Halliwell -
← 1995				→ 1997 →

Albums

← 1995 ←	List of number one hits in Ireland			1997 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 14, 1995 - March 27, 1996 15 weeks (total of 20) 20th Oasis (What's the Story) Morning Glory - March 28, 1996 - April 3, 1996 1 week (total 3) 3 Take that Greatest hits - April 4, 1996 - April 10, 1996 1 week (total of 20) 20th Oasis (What's the Story) Morning Glory - April 11, 1996 - April 24, 1996 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Take that Greatest hits - April 25, 1996 - August 21, 1996 17 weeks (total of 18) 18th Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill - August 22, 1996 - September 4, 1996 2 weeks 2 ( Various artists ) Now That's What I Call Music 34 - September 5, 1996 - September 11, 1996 1 week (total of 18) 18th Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill - September 12, 1996 - October 2, 1996 3 weeks 3 SEM New Adventures in Hi-Fi - October 3, 1996 - October 9, 1996 1 week 1 Charlie Landsborough With you in mind - October 10, 1996 - October 23, 1996 2 weeks 2 Brian Kennedy A better man - October 24, 1996 - November 27, 1996 5 weeks 5 ( Various artists ) Faith of Our Fathers - November 28, 1996 - January 1, 1997 5 weeks 5 Dustin Unplucked -
← 1995				→ 1997 →

Web links

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