List of number one hits in Japan (1996)

The Japanese number one hit list includes dates from January 1 to December 31, 1996 . The last week of the year coincides with the first week of the new year. The sales figures of the respective number one in their week are given. All information is based on the official Japanese charts from Oricon .

Singles

← 1995 ←	List of number one hits in Japan			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 14, 1996 3 weeks (total 5) 5 Celine Dion To Love You More David Foster , Edgar Bronfman, Jr. - January 15, 1996 - January 21, 1996 1 week (total 3) 3 Globe DEPARTURES - January 22, 1996 - January 28, 1996 1 week 1 Zard My friend - January 29, 1996 - February 11, 1996 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Globe DEPARTURES - February 12, 1996 - February 18, 1996 1 week 1 Pointed Sora mo toberu hazu - February 19, 1996 - February 25, 1996 1 week 1 Mr. Children Na mo naki uta - February 26, 1996 - March 3, 1996 1 week 1 V6 / Coming Century MADE IN JAPAN / Daijōbu - March 4, 1996 - March 10, 1996 1 week 1 Judy and Mary Sobakasu - March 11, 1996 - March 17, 1996 1 week 1 X Japan DAHLIA - March 18, 1996 - March 24, 1996 1 week 1 B'z Mienai chikara - March 25, 1996 - April 7, 1996 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Namie Amuro Don't wanna cry Tetsuya Komuron , Takahiro Maedan, Cozy Kubo - April 8, 1996 - April 14, 1996 1 week 1 Luna Sea END OF SORROW - April 15, 1996 - April 21, 1996 1 week (total 3) 3 Namie Amuro Don't wanna cry Tetsuya Komuron, Takahiro Maedan, Cozy Kubo - April 22, 1996 - May 5, 1996 2 weeks 2 Mr. Children Hana - May 6, 1996 - May 12, 1996 1 week 1 Seiko Matsuda Anata ni aitakute / Ashita e to kakedashite yukō - May 13, 1996 - May 19, 1996 1 week 1 Pointed Cherry - May 20, 1996 - May 26, 1996 1 week 1 Zard Kokoro o hiraite - May 27, 1996 - June 2, 1996 1 week 1 B'z Real Thing Shakes Koshi Inaba , Tak Matsumoto - June 3, 1996 - June 9, 1996 1 week 1 Southern All Stars Ai no kotodama - June 10, 1996 - June 16, 1996 1 week 1 V6 / Coming Century BEAT YOUR HEART / STAY GOLD - June 17, 1996 - June 30, 1996 2 weeks 2 Namie Amuro You're my sunshine Tetsuya Komuro - July 1, 1996 - July 7, 1996 1 week 1 Toshinobu Kubota with Naomi Campbell LA LA LA LOVE SONG - July 8, 1996 - July 14, 1996 1 week 1 Kyōsuke Himuro STAY - July 8, 1996 - July 14, 1996 1 week 1 Southern All Stars Ai no kotodama - July 15, 1996 - July 21, 1996 1 week 1 Kyōsuke Himuro STAY - July 22, 1996 - July 28, 1996 1 week 1 X Japan Forever love - July 29, 1996 - August 4, 1996 1 week 1 SMAP Aoi inazuma - August 5, 1996 - August 11, 1996 1 week 1 Sharam Q Namida no kage - August 5, 1996 - August 18, 1996 2 weeks 2 Maki Ōguro Atsuku nare - August 19, 1996 - August 24, 1996 1 week 1 Mr. Children Machine-gun o buppanase - August 25, 1996 - September 1, 1996 2 weeks 2 Kyōsuke Himuro SQUALL - September 2, 1996 - September 8, 1996 1 week (total 2) 2 Fumiya Fujii Another Orion - September 9, 1996 - September 15, 1996 1 week 1 Globe Is this love - September 16, 1996 - September 22, 1996 1 week (total 2) 2 Fumiya Fujii Another Orion - September 23, 1996 - September 29, 1996 1 week 1 Pointed Nagisa - September 30, 1996 - October 6, 1996 1 week 1 V6 / Coming Century TAKE ME HIGHER / sukisa sukkyanen - October 7, 1996 - October 13, 1996 1 week 1 Yen Town Band Swallowtail Butterfly - October 14, 1996 - October 20, 1996 1 week 1 Tomomi Kahara save your dream - October 21, 1996 - November 10, 1996 3 weeks 3 PUFFY Kore ga watashi no ikiru michi - November 11, 1996 - November 17, 1996 1 week 1 Globe Can't Stop Fallin 'in Love - November 18, 1996 - November 24, 1996 1 week (4 in total) 4th Miki Imai PRIDE - November 25, 1996 - December 1, 1996 1 week 1 Globe Can't Stop Fallin 'in Love - December 2, 1996 - December 8, 1996 1 week 1 SMAP SHAKE - December 9, 1996 - December 15, 1996 1 week 1 Namie Amuro a walk in the park - December 16, 1996 - December 22, 1996 1 week 1 My little lover YES - December 23, 1996 - January 12, 1997 3 weeks (4 in total) 4th Miki Imai PRIDE -
← 1995				→ 1997 →

Web links

• List of all number one hits on the Oricon charts

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