Number Ones in 1996
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Used in the Michelle Pfeiffer film 'Dangerous Minds', 'Gangsta's Paradise' was the highest selling singe of the year. It featured on Coolio's album also called 'Gangsta's Paradise'.
Number one from Oct 16, 1995 to Jan 14, 1996
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Michael's first self penned hit! Appeared on the 'Older' album.
Number one from Jan 15, 1996 to Jan 28, 1996
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From the album 'Boombastic', this track rose to popularity when it was used as the theme to a Levi's commercial!
Number one from Jan 29, 1996 to Feb 4, 1996 | Feb 12, 1996 to Mar 3, 1996
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Noel Gallagher originally wanted to sing lead vocal on this song, instead of his brother Liam who ended up singing it. Taken from their 1996 album 'What's The Story? (Morning Glory!)'.
Number one from Feb 5, 1996 to Feb 11, 1996
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From the album 'Relish', 'One Of Us' scored Joan Osborne a Grammy nomination for 'Best Female Pop Vocal Performance'.
Number one from Mar 4, 1996 to Apr 7, 1996
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OMC stands for Otara Millionaires Club - a tongue-in-cheek reference to the band's home town 'Otara' - one of the poorest suburbs of Auckland, this single featured on the album 'How Bizarre'.
Number one from Apr 8, 1996 to May 12, 1996
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From George Michael's album 'Older', 'Fastlove' was later covered in a remix by Robbie Williams!
Number one from May 13, 1996 to May 26, 1996 | Jun 3, 1996 to Jun 16, 1996
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Despite the fact that Metallica have sold over 95 million albums, 'Until It Sleeps' was their only song that made it to number one. It's from their album 'Load'.
Number one from May 27, 1996 to Jun 2, 1996
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Originally recorded by Roberta Flack in 1971, this version featured on the Fugees' album 'The Score'.
Number one from Jun 17, 1996 to Aug 4, 1996
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This single from Celine Dion's 'Falling Into You' album sold an estimated 2 million copies world wide!
Number one from Aug 5, 1996 to Aug 25, 1996
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A less successful version of the Macarena was released by a band called Los Del Mar.
Number one from Aug 26, 1996 to Oct 27, 1996
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Number one in 22 nations, this single is from their debut album 'Spice'.
Number one from Oct 28, 1996 to Jan 12, 1997
