List of number one hits in Italy (1996)

This list of number one hits is based on the charts of the Italian music magazine Musica e dischi (singles) and FIMI (albums) in 1996. The official FIMI single charts did not start until the following year.

There were 16 number-one singles and 17 number-one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1995 ←	List of number one hits in Italy  (M&D)			1997 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) 51st week 1995 - 3rd week 1996 5 weeks (6 in total) 6th Coolio Gangsta's Paradise Coolio, Doug Rasheed, Larry Sanders , Stevie Wonder The title song of the film Dangerous Minds was awarded a Grammy and was successful worldwide. 4th - 12th Week 9 weeks 9 Robert Miles Children Roberto Concina - 13th week 1 week 1 Elio e le Storie Tese / Orchestra Casadei La terra dei cachi Belisari, Conforti, Civaschi, Fasani With this song, the satirical rock band achieved second place and the critic's award at the Sanremo Festival in 1996 . However, the finale drew an investigation into the Carabinieri for fraud allegations against the organizers , as a victory for the band was suspected. 14th week 1 week 1 Michael Jackson They Don't Care About Us Michael Jackson - 15th week 1 week 1 2Pac California Love Tupac Shakur , Andre Young , Joe Cocker , Woodrow Cunningham, Norman Durham, Mikel Hooks, Ronald Hudson, Christopher Stainton , Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman , J-Flexx - 16.-17. Week 2 weeks 2 Eros Ramazzotti Più bella cosa Claudio Guidetti, Eros Ramazzotti, Adelio Cogliati Ramazzotti entered the festival bar competition of the year with this song and won the award for best single. It was his third number one hit in Italy. 18. – 19. Week 2 weeks 2 George Michael Fastlove George Michael - 20-21 Week 2 weeks 2 Livin 'Joy Don't Stop Movin ' Doris Diggs, Gianni Visnadi - 22-27 Week 6 weeks 6th Robert Miles Fable Roberto Concina The Italian trance musician had his second number one hit in a year. 28th week 1 week 1 Alexia Summer Is Crazy Alessia Aquilani, Robyx For the Italian singer it was the second number one hit in two years; it should remain her last. 29.- 32. Week 4 weeks 4th Fugees Killing Me Softly Charles Fox , Norman Gimbel - 33-35 Week 3 weeks 3 Bob Marley What Goes Around Comes Around J. Norman, Joe Venneri, Al Pyfrom The remixes of the song (including by Alex Natale of Alex Party ) from 1968 with unreleased material posthumously earned the reggae musician a number one hit. 36-38 Week 3 weeks 3 Regina Killing Me Softly Charles Fox , Norman Gimbel The cover version of the Brazilian singer also brought the song to number one. 39th week 1 week 1 Michael Jackson Stranger in Moscow Michael Jackson, Brad Buxer - 40-46 Week 7 weeks 7th Underworld Born Slippy Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson - 47th week 1996 - 4th week 1997 10 weeks 10 Robert Miles One and One Roberto Concina For Miles, the collaboration with the singer Maria Nayler was the third number one hit of the year.
← 1995				→ 1997 →

Albums

← 1995 ←	List of number one albums in Italy			1997 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 29, 1995 - January 4, 1996 1 week (total 3) 3 Madonna Something to Remember - January 5, 1996 - January 11, 1996 1 week (total 3) 3 Antonello Venditti Prendilo do - January 12, 1996 - January 18, 1996 1 week (total 3) 3 Madonna Something to Remember - January 19, 1996 - January 25, 1996 1 week 1 Jovanotti Lorenzo 1990-1995 - January 26, 1996 - February 15, 1995 3 weeks 3 Vasco Rossi Nessun pericolo… per te - February 16, 1996 - February 21, 1996 1 week (total 5) 5 Zucchero Spirito DiVino - February 22, 1996 - February 28, 1996 1 week 1 Bruce Springsteen The Ghost of Tom Joad - March 1, 1996 - March 7, 1996 1 week 1 Michael Bolton Greatest hits - March 8, 1996 - March 21, 1996 2 weeks 2 Sting Mercury Falling - March 22, 1996 - March 28, 1996 1 week 1 Take that Greatest hits - March 29, 1996 - April 25, 1996 4 weeks 4th Elio e le Storie Tese Eat the Phikis - April 26, 1996 - May 9, 1996 2 weeks 2 The cranberries To the Faithful Departed - May 10, 1996 - August 29, 1996 16 weeks 16 Eros Ramazzotti Dove c'è musica - August 30, 1996 - September 5, 1996 1 week 1 Francesco De Gregori Prendere e lasciare - September 6, 1996 - September 19, 1996 2 weeks (9 in total) 9 Lucio Dalla Canzoni - September 20, 1996 - September 26, 1996 1 week 1 Fabrizio De André Anime salve - September 27, 1996 - November 14, 1996 7 weeks (9 in total) 9 Lucio Dalla Canzoni - November 15, 1996 - November 21, 1996 1 week 1 Francesco Guccini D'amore, di morte e ... - November 22, 1996 - January 2, 1997 6 weeks (8 in total) 8th Zucchero The Best of Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari's Greatest Hits -
← 1995				→ 1997 →

Web links

• Chart archive of Musica e dischi (paid subscription access)
• Number one albums (FIMI / M & D, 1995-2006)

supporting documents

1. ↑ Mario Luzzatto Fegiz et al. a .: Sanremo truccato? “Non fu Ron il più votato” . In: Corriere della Sera . November 13, 1996, p. 1; 17 ( online [accessed September 1, 2015]).

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