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Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1996

1995 <-1996-> 1997
    

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1.
10/1996
448

✫1
US
✫1
AC


✫1
dance
2
R&B




2
UK
produced by David Foster
[LaFace 24200]
written by Diane Warren
2.
10/1996
439

✫1
US
6
AC








2
alt.
✫1
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Trauma LP Cut]
written by Eric Stefani & Gwen Stefani
3.
12/1996
413

2
US
3
AC




✫1
R&B




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #406]
[Jive 42422]
written by R. Kelly
4.
03/1996
407

✫1
US
2
AC


6
dance
✫1
R&B




3
UK
[Columbia 78276]
written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri & Manuel Seal (as Manuel Seal Jr.)
5.
03/1996
400

2
US
30
AC


48
dance
✫1
R&B




✫1
UK
featuring Lauryn Hill
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Ruffhouse LP Cut]
written by Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel
6.
05/1996
376

✫1
US
28
AC










2
UK
[R]
[RCA 64407]
written by Rogerio Rodrigues & Marcia Freitas Rodrigues
7.
05/1996
366

✫1
US
9
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




7
UK
produced by Babyface ; charted as You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow in US Hot 100 charts ; charted as Let It Flow in US AC charts
[LaFace 24160]
written by Babyface & Bryce Luvah (as Bryce Wilson)
8.
03/1996
351

✫1
US
✫1
AC




41
R&B




5
UK
produced by David Foster
[550 Music/Epic 78237]
written by Diane Warren
9.
08/1996
349

2
US
✫1
AC


15
dance






3
UK
produced by Jim Steinman
[550 Music/Epic 78345]
written by Jim Steinman
10.
12/1996
343

4
US
8
AC










✫1
UK
11.
06/1996
317

2
US
2
AC










5
UK
[Atlantic 87072]
written by Donna Lewis
12.
01/1996
316

7
US
6
AC




22
R&B




✫1
UK
[DreamWorks 59000]
written by George Michael
13.
05/1996
301

8
US
8
AC




44
R&B




✫1
UK
[DreamWorks 59001]
written by Jon Douglas & George Michael
14.
12/1996
273

4
US
✫1
AC










6
UK
produced by David Foster
[550 Music/Epic 78529]
written by Eric Carmen & Sergei Rachmaninoff
15.
12/1996
265

8
US
21
AC


✫1
dance






3
UK
[Warner 43809]
written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
16.
08/1996
256

3
US
27
AC








25
alt.
7
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Maverick LP Cut]
written by Glen Ballard & Alanis Morissette
17.
01/1996
250

4
US
28
AC






18
rock
✫1
alt.
11
UK
[Maverick/Sire 17698]
written by Alanis Morissette & Glen Ballard
18.
11/1996
250

2
US
30
AC






✫1
rock
✫1
alt.
54
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Jakob Dylan
19.
11/1996
241

2
US
✫1
AC








26
alt.
32
UK
[Atlantic 87021]
written by Jewel & Steve Poltz
20.
12/1996
236

4
US
2
AC




4
R&B




16
UK
produced by David Foster ; charted as I Believe in You and Me / Somebody Bigger Than You and I in US R&B charts
[Arista 13293]
written by Sandy Linzer & David Wolfert
21.
06/1996
207

5
US
✫1
AC




54
R&B




18
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1997]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1997]
[Reprise 17621]
written by Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy & Wayne Kirkpatrick
22.
12/1996
199



23
AC


5
dance




9
alt.
2
UK
re-issue (international release)
[Stockholm LP Cut]
written by Nina Persson & Peter Svensson
23.
02/1996
195

8
US
4
AC




7
R&B




12
UK
produced by Babyface
[Arista 12976]
written by Babyface, Whitney Houston & Michael Houston
24.
11/1996
193

8
US
2
AC










10
UK
25.
02/1996
177

6
US
23
AC






40
rock
7
alt.
24
UK
charted as You Learn / You Oughta Know in Billboard's Hot 100 charts
[Maverick/Sire 17644]
written by Alanis Morissette & Glen Ballard
26.
04/1996
175

3
US
3
AC




35
R&B




127
UK
[Elektra 64346]
written by Tracy Chapman
27.
11/1996
159

10
US
9
AC




44
R&B




13
UK
[Warner Sunset 87046]
written by Steve Miller
28.
11/1996
159

11
US
28
AC






31
rock
17
alt.
12
UK
[A&M 2032]
written by Sheryl Crow, Brian MacLeod & Jeff Trott
29.
12/1996
155

15
US
12
AC


3
dance
29
R&B




15
UK
[Arista 13312]
written by Annie Lennox
30.
11/1996
139

35
US
✫1
AC










8
UK
[R]
[Jive 42528]
written by Eugene Wilde & Albert Manno
31.
01/1996
137

52
US
9
AC


7
dance






7
UK
[Reprise 17695]
written by Tony Griffiths (as Anthony Griffiths)
32.
11/1996
137

18
US
15
AC










10
UK
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1996]
[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1996]
[Warner 17495]
written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
33.
08/1996
131

24
US
6
AC










10
UK
[A&M 1862]
written by Bryan Adams & Robert John "Mutt" Lange
34.
04/1996
118

42
US
5
AC


2
dance






15
UK
[Epic 78285]
written by Gloria Estefan & Diane Warren
35.
10/1996
114

45
US
6
AC










9
UK
[Atlantic 87043]
written by Phil Collins
36.
06/1996
112

9
US
2
AC












[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff
37.
01/1996
112

12
US
4
AC










40
UK
[A&M 1274]
written by Ann Loree
38.
04/1996
106

13
US
18
AC






6
rock
33
alt.
57
UK
[Atlantic 87074]
written by Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker & Jim Sonefeld
39.
05/1996
104

11
US
29
AC








14
alt.
52
UK
[Atlantic 87151]
written by Jewel
40.
10/1996
100

12
US
✫1
AC












[Columbia 78428]
written by Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry
41.
03/1996
97

39
US
5
AC




17
R&B




17
UK
[Mercury 852857]
written by Lionel Richie, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris) & Terry Lewis
42.
08/1996
89

14
US
15
AC






10
rock


92
UK
[Mercury 858398]
written by John Mellencamp & George Green (as George M. Green)
43.
07/1996
83

84
US
16
AC










12
UK
[Virgin 38553]
written by Mark Leonard, Chas Sandford & John Waite
44.
09/1996
75

13
US
22
AC












[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Reprise LP Cut]
written by Neil Osbourne, Philip Comparelli, Brad Merritt & Darryl Neudorf
45.
06/1996
72



24
AC


47
dance






13
UK
[Virgin LP Cut]
written by James Ralston & Tony Joe White
46.
11/1996
68

16
US
19
AC












[Atlantic 87027]
written by Duncan Sheik
47.
10/1996
67

41
US
22
AC










22
UK
[Play-Tone/Epic 78401]
written by Adam Schlesinger
48.
02/1996
64

16
US
26
AC












[Slash 17647]
written by Kurt Neumann & Sam Llanas
49.
02/1996
62



22
AC






6
rock
8
alt.
30
UK
50.
01/1996
62

22
US
17
AC






22
rock


129
UK
[Island 854528]
written by Melissa Etheridge
51.
07/1996
58

26
US
6
AC




22
R&B






produced by Babyface
[Arista 13213]
written by Babyface
52.
07/1996
58

41
US
30
AC




42
R&B




27
UK
[LaFace 24175]
written by Tony Rich
53.
08/1996
54

25
US
30
AC




10
R&B






[EastWest 64262]
written by Gordon Chambers & Barry Eastmond
54.
05/1996
51

60
US
21
AC










27
UK
[A&M 581582]
written by Sting
55.
06/1996
51

23
US
17
AC












[Elektra 64301]
written by Natalie Merchant
56.
12/1996
49

77
US
8
AC










30
UK
[Face Value 87016]
written by Phil Collins
57.
11/1996
45

54
US
4
AC










58
UK
[Warner 17459]
written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
58.
12/1996
43



9
AC










28
UK
[Epic 78464]
written by Gloria Estefan & Kike Santander
59.
06/1996
39

30
US
14
AC




83
R&B






[Hollywood 64011]
written by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz
60.
07/1996
39

38
US
24
AC






29
rock


79
UK
[Atlantic 87051]
written by Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker & Jim Sonefeld
61.
11/1996
37

29
US
24
AC












[Virgin 38575]
written by TobyMac (as Toby McKeehan) & Mark Heimermann
62.
11/1996
32

46
US
24
AC






13
rock




[Mercury 578816]
written by John Mellencamp
63.
06/1996
30

71
US
5
AC




90
R&B




162
UK
co-produced by David Foster
[Mercury 578102]
written by David Foster, Evan Kopelson, Douglas Pashley & Linda Thompson (as Linda Thompson-Jenner)
64.
09/1996
29

70
US
4
AC












[MCA 55222]
written by Jeff Pence, Charles Roth (as C.P. Roth), Andrea M. Sarmiento, Matt Senatore & Eliot Sloan
65.
01/1996
26



25
AC
✫1
country










[Curb/MCA 55084]
written by Gary Burr & Mike Reid
66.
09/1996
26

40
US
24
AC












[Island 854664]
written by Melissa Etheridge
67.
10/1996
24

63
US
16
AC




62
R&B




126
UK
[instrumental]
[Arista 13260]
written by Kenny G
68.
01/1996
23



2
AC












[Lava LP Cut]
written by Carole King
69.
02/1996
21

49
US
22
AC












[Columbia 78177]
written by Sophie B. Hawkins
70.
11/1996
20



10
AC










66
UK
[Mercury LP Cut]
written by Lionel Richie
71.
04/1996
20

78
US
29
AC


16
dance








[Maverick 17714]
written by Miles Gregory
72.
01/1996
20

63
US
29
AC






29
rock




[Columbia 78215]
written by Dan Murphy & Marc Perlman
73.
08/1996
19

101
US
9
AC




76
R&B




147
UK
[Mercury 578374]
written by Lionel Richie & Babyface
74.
01/1996
18

49
US
34
AC












[Christmas]
[instrumental]
[album cut]
written by Robert Kinkel, Paul O'Neill & Jon Oliva
75.
02/1996
18

54
US
30
AC












[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Jeff Pence, Matt Senatore & Eliot Sloan
76.
12/1996
17

73
US
18
AC
60
country










[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[R]
[christmas]
[TVT]
written by Joe Beal & Jim Boothe
77.
07/1996
15

70
US
27
AC












[EMI 58576]
written by Lawrence Dermer, Emilio Estefan (as Emilio Estefan Jr.) & Clay Ostwald
78.
06/1996
14

105
US
10
AC












[Curb 76991]
written by Amanda Hunt-Taylor & Chuck Jones
79.
02/1996
14



7
AC












[RCA Victor LP Cut]
written by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
80.
01/1996
13



35
AC






22
rock
29
alt.


[Warner LP Cut]
written by Adam Sandler
81.
11/1996
11



10
AC












[Elektra LP Cut]
written by Marcel T. East (as Marcel East), Nathan East & Huey Lewis
82.
10/1996
10



11
AC












[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Walter Afanasieff, Diane Warren & Michael Bolton
83.
08/1996
10



12
AC












[River North LP Cut]
written by Marc Beeson & Gerald Martin
84.
03/1996
9



13
AC












[River North 3007]
written by Chuck Jones & Pam Rose
85.
04/1996
9

107
US
23
AC












[EMI Latin 58554]
written by Diane Warren
86.
12/1996
8



15
AC












[Mercury LP Cut]
written by Gloria Shayne Baker & Noël Regney
87.
08/1996
8



16
AC












with Kathy Troccoli
[River North 3011]
written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich
88.
03/1996
8



16
AC












[Windham Hill LP Cut]
written by Jim Brickman & Hollye Levan
89.
03/1996
7



17
AC












[Hollywood LP Cut]
written by John Lennon
90.
08/1996
7



18
AC












[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Harry Connick Jr.
91.
12/1996
6



20
AC












[R]
[Christmas]
[Asylum 45555]
written by Charles Brown & Gene Redd
92.
05/1996
6



21
AC












[Island LP Cut]
written by Soraya
93.
03/1996
5



24
AC












[Hollywood LP Cut]
written by Graham Gouldman & Eric Stewart
94.
08/1996
5



24
AC












[Windham Hill LP Cut]
written by Jim Brickman
95.
11/1996
5



25
AC












with Robbie Robertson
[Reprise LP Cut]
written by Van Morrison
96.
01/1996
5



27
AC












[R]
[Christmas]
[Asylum 45555]
written by Charles Brown & Gene Redd
97.
07/1996
5



27
AC












[Parachute LP Cut]
written by Jane Kelly Williams
98.
05/1996
4



28
AC












[Motown LP Cut]
written by John Bettis, Bruce Roberts & Julia Taylor-Stanley
99.
01/1996
4



29
AC












[R]
[Christmas]
[Capitol LP Cut]
written by Paul McCartney
100.
01/1996
4



32
AC












as John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir
[R]
[Christmas]
[Capitol LP Cut]
written by John Lennon & Yoko Ono

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