Here are the yearly charts for the nation's best-selling recorded music for the year 1996 as they appear in the issue of Billboard magazine published for the week ending Dec. 28. Reprinted with permission.
TOP SINGLES
1. "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)," Los Del Rio (RCA)
2. "One Sweet Day," Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men (Columbia)
3. "Because You Loved Me," Celine Dion (550 Music)
4. "Nobody Knows," The Tony Rich Project (LaFace)
5. "Always Be My Baby," Mariah Carey (Columbia)
6. "Give Me One Reason," Tracy Chapman (Elektra)
7. "Tha Crossroads," Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Ruthless)
8. "I Love You Always Forever," Donna Lewis (Atlantic)
9. "You're Makin' Me High - Let It Flow," Toni Braxton (LaFace)
10. "Twisted," Keith Sweat (Elektra)
11. "C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train)," Quad City DJ's (QuadraSound-Big Beat)
12. "Missing," Everything But The Girl (Atlantic)
13. "Ironic," Alanis Morissette (Maverick)
14. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)," Whitney Houston (Arista)
15. "Follow You Down - Til I Hear It From You," Gin Blossoms (A&M)
16. "Sittin' Up In My Room," Brandy (Arista)
17. "How Do U Want It - California Love," 2Pac featuring KC & JoJo (Death Row)
18. "It's All Coming Back To Me Now," Celine Dion (550 Music)
19. "Change the World," Eric Clapton (Reprise)
20. "Hey Lover," LL Cool J (Def Jam)
1996, Billboard-Soundscan Inc.-Broadcast Data Systems.
TOP ALBUMS
1. "Jagged Little Pill," Alanis Morissette (Maverick-Reprise)
2. "Daydream," Mariah Carey (Columbia)
3. "Falling Into You," Celine Dion (550 Music)
4. " `Waiting to Exhale' Soundtrack," (Arista)
5. "The Score," The Fugees (Ruffhouse)
6. "The Woman In Me," Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
7. "Fresh Horses," Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
8. "Anthology 1," The Beatles (Apple)
9. "Cracked Rear View," Hootie & The Blowfish (Atlantic)
10. "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness," The Smashing Pumpkins (Virgin)
11. "Sixteen Stone," Bush (Trauma)
12. "All Eyez On Me," 2Pac (Death Row-Interscope)
13. "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" Oasis (Epic)
14. "Load," Metallica (Elektra)
15. "The Greatest Hits Collection," Alan Jackson (Arista)
16. "E. 1999 Eternal," Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Ruthless)
17. "R. Kelly," R. Kelly (Jive)
18. "New Beginning," Tracy Chapman (Elektra)
19. "Tragic Kingdom," No Doubt (Trauma)
20. "Gangsta's Paradise," Coolio (Tommy Boy)
1996, Billboard-Soundscan Inc.
COUNTRY SINGLES
1. "My Maria," Brooks & Dunn (Arista)
2. "Blue Clear Sky," George Strait (MCA)
3. "Time Marches On," Tracy Lawrence (Atlantic)
4. "Daddy's Money," Ricochet (Columbia)
5. "She Never Lets It Go To Her Heart," Tim McGraw (Curb)
6. "Living In A Moment," Ty Herndon (Epic)
7. "No One Needs To Know," Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
8. "You Can Feel Bad," Patty Loveless (Epic)
9. "Hypnotize The Moon," Clay Walker (Giant)
10. "No News," Lonestar (BNA)
11. "You Win My Love," Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
12. "(If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here!" Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
13. "So Much For Pretending," Bryan White (Asylum)
14. "It Matters To Me," Faith Hill (Warner Bros.)
15. "I Think About You," Collin Raye (Epic)
16. "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You," Toby Keith (Mercury Nashville)
17. "Home," Alan Jackson (Arista)
18. "Carried Away," George Strait (MCA)
19. "Bigger Than The Beatles," Joe Diffie (Epic)
20. "On A Good Night," Wade Hayes (Columbia)
1996, Billboard-Broadcast Data Systems
ADULT CONTEMPORARY SINGLES
1. "Back For Good," Take That (Arista)
2. "Because You Loved Me," Celine Dion (550 Music)
3. "One Sweet Day," Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men (Columbia)
4. "Blessed," Elton John (Rocket)
5. "As I Lay Me Down," Sophie B. Hawkins (Columbia)
6. "Nobody Knows," The Tony Rich Project (LaFace)
7. "Change The World," Eric Clapton (Reprise)
8. "Kiss From A Rose," Seal (ZTT-Sire)
9. "Don't Cry," Seal (ZTT)
10. "Only Wanna Be With You," Hootie & The Blowfish (Atlantic)
11. "Always Be My Baby," Mariah Carey (Columbia)
12. "Insensitive," Jann Arden (A&M)
13. "Give Me One Reason," Tracy Chapman (Elektra)
14. "You'll See," Madonna (Maverick)
15. "Missing," Everything But The Girl (Atlantic)
16. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)," Whitney Houston (Arista)
17. "Roll To Me," Del Amitri (A&M)
18. "Forever," Mariah Carey (Columbia)
19. "Til I Hear It From You," Gin Blossoms (A&M)
20. "I Love You Always Forever," Donna Lewis (Atlantic)
1996, Billboard
R&B SINGLES
1. "You're Makin' Me High - Let It Flow," Toni Braxton (LaFace)
2. "All The Things (Your Man Won't Do)," Joe (Island)
3. "Tha Crossroads," Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Ruthless)
4. "Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)," R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley (Jive)
5. "Twisted," Keith Sweat (Elektra)
6. "How Do U Want It - California Love," 2Pac featuring KC & JoJo (Death Row)
7. "Only You," 112 featuring The Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy)
8. "Sittin' Up In My Room," Brandy (Arista)
9. "Before You Walk Out Of My Life - Like This And Like That," Monica (Rowdy)
10. "Touch Me Tease Me," Case featuring Foxxy Brown (Spoiled Rotten-Def Jam)
11. "Why I Love You So Much - Ain't Nobody," Monica (Rowdy)
12. "Kissin' You," Total (Bad Boy)
13. "Not Gon' Cry," Mary J. Blige (Arista)
14. "Lady," D'Angelo (EMI)
15. "One Sweet Day," Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men (Columbia)
16. "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)," R. Kelly (Jive)
17. "You're The One," SWV (RCA)
18. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)," Whitney Houston (Arista)
19. "Always Be My Baby," Mariah Carey (Columbia)
20. "Loungin," LL Cool J (Def Jam)
1996, Billboard
MODERN ROCK TRACKS
(While the other charts are based on retail sales, this list is compiled from radio station airplay reports.)
1. "Pepper," Butthole Surfers (Capitol)
2. "1979," The Smashing Pumpkins (Virgin)
3. "Counting Blue Cars," Dishwalla (A&M)
4. "Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart," Stone Temple Pilots (Atlantic)
5. "Santa Monica (Watch The World Die)," Everclear (Tim Kerr)
6. "Wonderwall," Oasis (Epic)
7. "Spiderwebs," No Doubt (Trauma)
8. "In The Meantime," Spacehog (HiFi-Sire)
9. "Machinehead," Bush (Trauma)
10. "Stupid Girl," Garbage (Almo Sounds)
11. "Down," 311 (Capricorn)
12. "Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth. . .," Primitive Radio Gods (Ergo)
13. "Brain Stew - Jaded," Green Day (Reprise)
14. "Burden In My Hand," Soundgarden (A&M)
15. "Mother Mother," Tracy Bonham (Island)
16. "Glycerine," Bush (Trauma)
17. "Big Me," Foo Fighters (Roswell)
18. "Ironic," Alanis Morissette (Maverick)
19. "Champagne Supernova," Oasis (Epic)
20. "Where It's At," Beck (DGC)
1996, Billboard
LATIN TRACKS
(While the other charts are based on retail sales, this list is compiled from radio station airplay reports.)
1. "Un Million De Rosas," La Mafia (Sony)
2. "Amor," Cristian (Fonovisa)
3. "Por Amarte," Enrique Iglesias (Fonovisa)
4. "Que Pena Me Das," Marco Antonio Solis (Fonovisa)
5. "Como Te Extrano," Pete Astudillo (EMI Latin)
6. "Si Tu Te Vas," Enrique Iglesias (Fonovisa)
7. "No Te Vayas," Intocable (EMI Latin)
8. "Amarte A Ti," Cristian (Fonovisa)
9. "No Llores Por Mi," Enrique Iglesias (Fonovisa)
10. "Te Aprovechas," Grupo Limite (Polygram Latin)
11. "Experiencia Religiosa," Enrique Iglesias (Fonovisa)
12. "El Circo," Los Tigres Del Norte (Fonovisa)
13. "Desvelado," Bobby Pulido (EMI Latin)
14. "Mejores Que Ella," La Mafia (Sony)
15. "Basta Ya!" Olga Tanon (WEA Latina)
16. "Me Esta Doliendo Dejarte," Los Mismos (EMI Latin)
17. "Juan Sabor," La Tropa F (EMI Latin)
18. "Puedes Llegar," Voces Unidas (EMI Latin)
19. "Recuerdos, Tristeza Y Soledad," Marco Antionio Solis (Fonovisa)
20. "Dame," Luis Miguel (WEA Latina)
1996, Billboard
DANCE MAXI-SINGLES
1. "How Do U Want It - California Love," 2Pac featuring KC & JoJo (Death Row-Interscope)
2. "Ain't No Nigga - Dead Presidents," Jay-Z featuring Foxxy Brown (Freeze-Roc-A-Fella)
3. "Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check - Everything Remains Raw," Busta Rhymes (Elektra)
4. "Get Money," Junior M.A.F.I.A. featuring The Notorious B.I.G. (Undeas-Big Beat)
5. "Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)," R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley (Jive)
6. "Only You," 112 featuring The Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy)
7. "You're Makin' Me High - Let It Flow," Toni Braxton (LaFace)
8. "C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train)," Quad City DJ's (QuadraSound-Big Beat)
9. "Where Do You Go," No Mercy (Arista)
10. "Fu-Gee-La," Fugees (Ruffhouse)
11. "Missing," Everything But The Girl (Atlantic)
12. "Set U Free," Planet Soul (Strictly Rhythm)
13. "Be My Lover," La Bouche (RCA)
14. "You're The One," SWV (RCA)
15. "Children," Robert Miles (DeConstruction)
16. "Soon As I Get Home," Faith Evans (Bad Boy)
17. "No One Else," Total (Bad Boy)
18. "Release Me," Angelina (Upstairs)
19. "Keep On, Keepin' On," MC Lyte featuring Xscape (Flavor Unit-EastWest)
20. "Keep On Jumpin'," Martha Wash & Jocelyn Brown (Logic)
1996, Billboard
JAZZ ALBUMS
1. " `Leaving Las Vegas' Soundtrack," (Pangaea)
2. "Here's To The Ladies," Tony Bennett (Columbia)
3. "How Long Has This Been Going On," Van Morrison with Georgie Fame & Friends (Verve)
4. "New Moon Daughter," Cassandra Wilson (Blue Note)
5. "MTV Unplugged," Tony Bennett (Columbia)
6. "The New Standard," Herbie Hancock (Verve)
7. " `The Bridges of Madison County' Soundtrack," (Malpaso)
8. "The Best Of The Soundtracks," Ella Fitzgerald (Verve)
9. "Pearls," David Sanborn (Elektra)
10. "Old Places Old Faces," Joe Sample (Warner Bros.)
11. "All For You (A Dedication To The Nat King Cole Trio)," Diana Krall (Impulse!)
12. "Joe Cool's Blues," Wynton Marsalis & Ellis Marsalis (Columbia)
13. " `Swing Kids' Soundtrack," (Hollywood)
14. " `Kansas City' Soundtrack," (Verve)
15. "Loved Ones," Ellis & Branford Marsalis (Columbia)
16. "Surrender To The Air," Surrender To The Air (Elektra)
17. "The Promise," John McLaughlin (Verve)
18. "Christmas," Oscar Peterson (Telarc)
19. "Billie's Best," Billie Holiday (Verve)
20. "Straight Up," Bob James Trio (Warner Bros.)
1996, Billboard
CLASSICAL ALBUMS
1. " `Immortal Beloved' Soundtrack," (Sony Classical)
2. "Chant II," Benedictine Monks Of Santa Domingo Del Silos (Angel)
3. "Chant," Benedictine Monks Of Santa Domingo Del Silos (Angel)
4. "The 3 Tenors In Concert 1994," Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti - Mehta (Atlantic)
5. "In Concert," Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti - Mehta (London)
6. "A Portrait," Cecilia Bartoli (London)
7. "In Gabriel's Garden," Wynton Marsalis (Sony Classical)
8. "Adagio," Berlin Philharmonic - Karajan
9. "The Choir," Anthony Way & Stanislas Syrewicz (London)
10. "Paper Music," Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra - McFerrin (Sony Classical)
11. "Appalachia Waltz," Ma, Meyer, O'Connor (Sony Classical)
12. "Sing We Christmas," Chanticleer (Teldec)
13. "Duets & Arias," Roberto Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu (EMI Classics)
14. "Adagio II," Berlin Philharmonic - Karajan
15. "Songs of Angels," Robert Shaw Chamber Singers (Telarc)
1996, Billboard
GOSPEL ALBUMS
1. "Whatcha Lookin' 4," Kirk Franklin and the Family (Gospo Centric)
2. "Kirk Franklin and the Family," Kirk Franklin and the Family (Gospo Centric)
3. "Alone In His Presence," CeCe Winans (Sparrow)
4. "The Spirit of David," Fred Hammond & Radical for Christ (Benson)
5. "Stand!" V.I.P. Music & Arts Seminar Mass Choir (Verity)
6. "Kirk Franklin and the Family Christmas," Kirk Franklin and the Family (Gospo Centric)
7. "I've Got A Testimony," Rev. Clay Evans (Meek)
8. "I'll See You in the Rapture," Mississippi Mass Choir (Malaco)
9. "Irreplaceable Love," Commissioned (Benson)
10. "Show Up!," The New Life Community Choir featuring John P. Kee (Verity)
11. "Bible Stories," Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers (Crystal Rose)
12. "Yolanda Live in Washington," Yolanda Adams (Tribute-Diadem)
13. "On Time God," Dottie Peoples (Atlanta International)
14. "Live In New York By Any Means. . .," Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir (Benson)
15. "More Than A Melody," Yolanda Adams (Tribute)
16. "The Call," Anointed (Word)
17. "Shake The Devil Off," Dorothy Norwood (Malaco)
18. "Live At Azusa," Carlton Pearson (Warner Alliance)
19. "Broken," William Becton & Friends (Web)
20. "The Inner Court," Fred Hammond & Radical for Christ (Benson)
1996, Billboard
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN ALBUMS
1. "Jesus Freak," DC Talk (Forefront)
2. "Jars of Clay," Jars of Clay (Essential)
3. "Whatcha Lookin' 4," Kirk Franklin and the Family (Gospo Centric)
4. "I'll Lead You Home," Michael W. Smith (Reunion)
5. "I Love to Tell the Story: 25 Timeless Hymns," Andy Griffith (Sparrow)
6. "R.I.O.T.," Carman (Sparrow)
7. "WOW-1996: The Year's 30 Top Christian Artists and Songs," Various Artists (Sparrow)
8. "Take Me to Your Leader," Newsboys (Starsong)
9. "My Utmost For His Highest," Various Artists (Word)
10. "Alone In His Presence," CeCe Winans (Sparrow)
11. "The Whole Truth," Point Of Grace (Word)
12. "Kirk Franklin and the Family Christmas," Kirk Franklin and the Family (Gospo Centric)
13. "Signs of Life," Steven Curtis Chapman (Sparrow)
14. "Bloom," Audio Adrenaline (Forefront)
15. "Kirk Franklin and the Family," Kirk Franklin and the Family (Gospo Centric)
16. "The Music of Christmas," Steven Curtis Chapman (Sparrow)
17. "Life, Love & Other Mysteries," Point Of Grace (Word)
18. "House of Love," Amy Grant (Myrrh)
19. "The Concert Of A Lifetime," Ray Boltz (Word)
20. "Where I Stand," Twila Paris (Sparrow)
1996, Billboard
REGGAE ALBUMS
1."Boombastic," Shaggy (Virgin)
2."The Best Of - Volume Two," UB40 (Virgin)
3."Natural Mystic," Bob Marley & The Wailers (Tuff Gong)
4."Man with the Fun," Maxi Priest (Virgin)
5."The Best Of - Volume One," UB40 (Virgin)
6."`Til Shiloh," Buju Banton (Loose Cannon)
7."Reggae Gold 1996," Various Artists
8."Fire on the Mountain," Various Artists (Pow Wow)
9."Soul Almighty - The Formative Years Vol. 1," Bob Marley (Jad)
10."Prophecy," Capleton (African Star-Def Jam)
11."My Xperience," Bounty Killer (Blunt)
12."Scent of Attraction," Patra (550 Music)
13."Bad Boys," Inner Circle (Big Beat)
14."Tougher Than Love," Diana King (Work)
15."Free Like We Want 2 B," Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers (Elektra)
1996, Billboard
WORLD MUSIC ALBUMS
1. "The Best of the Gipsy Kings," Gipsy Kings (Nonesuch)
2. "Celtic Christmas," Various Artists (Windham Hill)
3. "Tierra Gitana," Gipsy Kings (Nonesuch)
4. "The Mask and Mirror," Loreena McKennitt (Warner Bros.)
5. "The Long Black Veil," The Chieftains (RCA Victor)
6. "The Lion King: Rhythm Of The Pride Lands," Lebo M (Walt Disney)
7. "Cesaria Evora," Cesaria Evora (Nonesuch)
8. "Women Of The World: Celtic," Various Artists (Putumayo)
9. "Lore," Clannad (Atlantic)
10. "Film Cuts," The Chieftains (RCA Victor)
11. "Spiritchaser," Dead Can Dance (4AD)
12. " `The Brothers McMullen' Sountrack," (Arista)
13. "Riverdance," Bill Whelan (Celtic Heartbeat)
14. "The Celtic Minstrel," James Galway (RCA Victor)
15. "Night Song," Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook (Real World)
1996, Billboard