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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1996 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1996 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1996, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on to play song. . Click on label to list songs from that record label. Following on from the top 100 chart are listings of hundreds of other lesser-known Soul R&B songs from 1996, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

(Search on '1996' returned 581 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 recordlabel: DV8 Records 31458
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Red Rideout, Phillip Temple, Helenia Marshall, Ellastina Gosein and Shannon Collins
album: Zakiya
Zakiya Love Like Mine 1996 DV Records
2 recordlabel: Loud 64489
chartposition: RandB #23, US #60
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Aston Taylor, Yvette Michele
album: My Dream
Yvette Michele Everyday and Everynight 1996 Loud
3 recordlabel: Tribute 5913
chartposition: RandB #97
writtenby: Brian Overton, Khalid Keene, Ted Howard, Terrence Jones and Yolanda Adams
album: More Than a Melody
Yolanda Adams Gotta Have Love 1996 Tribute
4 recordlabel: Diadem Music 92193 1000 2
chartposition: US #75
album: Yolanda...Live in Washington
comments: [gospel]
Yolanda Adams The Battle Is the Lord's 1996 Diadem Music
5 recordlabel: Loud/RCA 64708
chartposition: RandB #58, US #101
writtenby: Xzibit (as Alvin Joiner)
album: At the Speed of Life
Xzibit The Foundation 1996 Loud/RCA
6 recordlabel: Loud/RCA 64565
chartposition: RandB #61, US #83
writtenby: Xzibit and Thayod Ausar
album: At the Speed of Life
Xzibit Paparazzi 1996 Loud/RCA
7 recordlabel: So So Def 78263
chartposition: RandB #16, US #53
writtenby: Jermaine Dupri, Lowe, MC Lyte, LaTocha Scott, Tamika Scott Byas, Kandi and Tameka
album: Off the Hook
Xscape featuring MC Lyte Can't Hang 1996 So So Def
8 recordlabel: So So Def 78323
chartposition: RandB #9, US #50
writtenby: Daryl Simmons
album: Off the Hook
comments: [slow jam]
Xscape Do You Want To 1996 So So Def
9 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 327(UK)
chartposition: UK #115
album: Moods
Will Downing Just to Be with You 1996 th and Bway (UK)
10 recordlabel: So So Def 7825
chartposition: RandB #69
album: Six
Whodini Keep Running Back 1996 So So Def
11 recordlabel: Arista 12976
chartposition: RandB #7, US #8, UK #12, US AC #4
writtenby: Babyface, Whitney Houston and Michael Houston
album: Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans Count on Me 1996 Arista
12 recordlabel: Arista 13312
chartposition: UK #1, RandB #29, US #15, US dance #35, US AC #12
writtenby: Annie Len nox
album: The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album
Whitney Houston Step by Step 1996 Arista
13 recordlabel: Arista 13213
chartposition: RandB #22, US #26, US AC #6
writtenby: Babyface
album: Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston Why Does It Hurt So Bad 1996 Arista
14 recordlabel: Arista 13293
chartposition: RandB #4, US #4, UK #16, US AC #2
writtenby: Sandy Linzer and David Wolfert
album: The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album
comments: [slow jam]
Whitney Houston I Believe in You and Me 1996 Arista
15 recordlabel: Motown
chartposition: RandB #110
album: Boyz of Swing II
mpcode: vR6seOvJ-SU
Whitehead Brothers Feel Your Pain 1996 Motown
16 recordlabel: Priority 53227
chartposition: RandB #19, US #21
writtenby: Diddy
album: Bow Down
comments: [rap]
Westside Connection Bow Down 1996 Priority
17 recordlabel: Interscope 97008
chartposition: RandB #36, UK #2. US #32
writtenby: Terry Britten and Graham Lyle
album: Supercop: Music from and Inspired by the Dimension Motion Picture
comments: [hip hop]
Warren G What's Love Got to Do with It 1996 Interscope
18 recordlabel: Payday 854518
chartposition: RandB #76, US #109
writtenby: Crazy Toones, WC and Allen Toussaint
album: Curb Servin'
WC & the Maad Circle The One 1996 Payday
19 recordlabel: Mercury 167
chartposition: US AC #15
writtenby: Gloria Shayne Baker and Noël Regney
comments: [christmas]
Vanessa Williams Do You Hear What I Hear? 1996 Mercury
20 recordlabel: Mercury 3145781027
chartposition: RandB #90, US #71, UK #162, US AC #5
writtenby: David Foster, E. Kopelson, Douglas Pashley and Linda Thompson
album: Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years
comments: [ballad]
Vanessa Williams Where Do We Go from Here? 1996 Mercury
21 recordlabel: Motown 0528
chartposition: RandB #87
weeksinr&bchart: 4
comments: samples 'I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky' by Ripple
Valerie George Being Single (Ain't Easy) 1996 Motown
22 recordlabel: RAL 577792
chartposition: RandB #58
weeksinr&bchart: 6
album: Conversation
comments: [hip hop] Warren G (backing vocal) samples 'Free' by Deniece Williams
Twinz Eastside LB 1996 RAL
23 recordlabel: Big Life 126 (UK)
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Michelle Escoffery, Janine Linton, Diane Joseph and Ian Green
album: Nothin' But The Truce
mpcode: buKrRNa3YwQ
Truce Celebration Of Life 1996 Big Life(UK)
24 recordlabel: Def Jam 578334
chartposition: RandB #90
weeksinr&bchart: 4
Trigger tha Gambler Ft. Smoothe Da Hustler & D.V. Alias Khrist My Crew Can't Go for That 1996 Def Jam
25 recordlabel: Elektra 64257
chartposition: US #106
writtenby: Tracy Chapman
album: New Beginning
comments: [reggae]
Tracy Chapman New Beginning 1996 Elektra
26 recordlabel: Elektra 64346
chartposition: RandB #35, US #3, UK #127, US AC #3
writtenby: Tracy Chapman
album: New Beginning
Tracy Chapman Give Me One Reason 1996 Elektra
27 recordlabel: Elektra 64297
chartposition: US #119
writtenby: Tracy Chapman
album: New Beginning
Tracy Chapman Smoke and Ashes 1996 Elektra
28 recordlabel: Bad Boy 79074
chartposition: RandB #28, US #50
writtenby: Tammy Lucas, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Q, Slim, Keisha Spivey, Pamela Long
album: Total
Total When Boy Meets Girl 1996 Bad Boy
29 recordlabel: Bad Boy 9057
chartposition: RandB #6, US #12, UK #29
writtenby: Julian Jackson, Raphael Saadiq, Janice Johnson and Brian James
album: Total
Total Kissin' You 1996 Bad Boy
30 recordlabel: Bad Boy 9074
chartposition: RandB #20, US #61, UK #49
writtenby: Raphael Saadiq and Janice Johnson
album: Total
Total Do You Think About Us? 1996 Bad Boy
31 recordlabel: Bad Boy 78612 73006 2
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Terri Robinson, Diddy and Rashad Smith
album: Total
Total Do You Know 1996 Bad Boy
32 recordlabel: Jive 42370 2
chartposition: RandB #49, US #68
writtenby: Too $hort, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Gary Cooper, Belita Woods and Stuart Jordan
album: Gettin' It
comments: [hip hop]
Too $hort featuring Parliament Funkadelic Gettin' It 1996 Jive
33 recordlabel: Mercury 128
chartposition: RandB #5, US #30, UK #33
writtenby: DJ Quik (as David Blake) and Raphael Saadiq
album: House of Music
comments: [hip hop] (featuring DJ Quik)
Tony! Toni! Tone! Let's Get Down 1996 Mercury
34 recordlabel: LaFace 24160
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #7, US AC #9, US dance #1
writtenby: Babyface and Bryce Luvah (as Bryce Wilson)
album: Secrets
Toni Braxton You're Makin' Me High -- Let It Flow 1996 LaFace
35 recordlabel: LaFace 24200
chartposition: RandB #2, US #1, UK #2, US AC #1, US dance #1
writtenby: Diane Warren
album: Secrets
comments: [slow jam]
Toni Braxton Un-Break My Heart 1996 LaFace
36 recordlabel: Logic 79591 59047
chartposition: UK #8
writtenby: Ken Morris (as Kenneth Morris) and Patrick Adams
comments: [dance, house]
Todd Terry featuring Martha Wash & Jocelyn Brown Keep On Jumpin' 1996 Logic
37 recordlabel: Virgin 38578
chartposition: RandB #34, US #101, UK #32
writtenby: Mike Chapman and Holly Knight
album: Wildest Dreams
Tina Turner featuring Barry White In Your Wildest Dreams 1996 Virgin
38 recordlabel: Virgin 19217
chartposition: UK #12, US AC #16, US #84
writtenby: Mark Leonard, Chas Sandford and John Waite
album: Wildest Dreams
Tina Turner Missing You 1996 Virgin
39 recordlabel: Parlophone 2
chartposition: UK #23
writtenby: Arthur Baker, Taylor Dayne and Fred Zarr
album: Wildest Dreams
Tina Turner Whatever You Want 1996 Parlophone
40 recordlabel: Virgin 12716
chartposition: UK #13, US dance #47, US AC #24
writtenby: James Ralston and Tony Joe White
album: Wildest Dreams
Tina Turner On Silent Wings 1996 Virgin
41 recordlabel: Parlophone 6448(UK)
chartposition: RandB #34, UK #27
writtenby: Terry Britten and Graham Lyle
album: Wildest Dreams
Tina Turner Something Beautiful Remains 1996 Parlophone (UK)
42 recordlabel: Azuli 48(UK)
chartposition: UK #195
writtenby: Joey Negro, Andrew Livingstone and Thelma Houston
Thelma Houston I Need Somebody Tonight 1996 Azuli (UK)
43 recordlabel: LaFace 24204
chartposition: RandB #53, US #88, UK #52
writtenby: Tony Rich
album: Words
The Tony Rich Project Leavin' 1996 LaFace
44 recordlabel: LaFace 4176
chartposition: RandB #42, US #41, UK #27, US AC #30
writtenby: Tony Rich
album: Words
The Tony Rich Project Like a Woman 1996 LaFace
45 recordlabel: Bellmark 74542-2
chartposition: RandB #102
album: Rude as Ever
comments: [slow jam]
mpcode: dtl1oNBpCJQ
The Rude Boys Lockdown 1996 Bellmark
46 recordlabel: Geffen 22216
chartposition: RandB #62, US #101
album: Illadelph Halflife
The Roots Clones 1996 Geffen
47 recordlabel: Go! Beat 2
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Slimkid3 and Fatlip
album: Labcabincalifornia
comments: [hip hop]
The Pharcyde She Said 1996 Go! Beat
48 recordlabel: Go! Beat 142
chartposition: RandB #73, US #39
writtenby: Slimkid3, Bootie Brown, Imani and J Dilla
album: Labcabincalifornia
comments: [hip hop]
The Pharcyde Drop 1996 Go! Beat
49 recordlabel: Atlantic 2329
chartposition: RandB 50, UK #8
writtenby: Coolio, Method Man, LL Cool, B Real, Jean Claude Olivier, Sam Barnes, and Busta Rhymes
album: Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
comments: (featuring B Real, Busta Rhymes, Coolio, LL Cool J and Method Man)
The Monstars Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem) 1996 Atlantic
50 recordlabel: Universal 56022
chartposition: RandB #28, US #51, UK #42
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Mr. Cheeks (as Terrance Kelly)
album: Legal Drug Money
comments: [hip hop] samples 'Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll' by Vaughan Mason and Crew
The Lost Boyz featuring Tha Dogg Pound Music Makes Me High 1996 Universal
51 recordlabel: Island 854 585
chartposition: RandB #13, US #33
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: T. Kelly, Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III)
album: Legal Drug Money
comments: from the movie Don't Be A Menace starring Marlon Wayans
The Lost Boyz Renee 1996 Island
52 recordlabel: Wild Pitch 19404
chartposition: RandB #97
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: William Paul Mitchell
The Large Professor I Juswannachill 1996 Wild Pitch
53 recordlabel: Wild Pitch 19397
chartposition: RandB #96
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: William Paul Mitchell and Dave Matthews
The Large Professor The Mad Scientist 1996 Wild Pitch
--- recordlabel: T Neck
comments: [slow jam] (background vocals by 112)
The Isley Brothers featuring Angela Winbush Floatin' on Your Love (Float N' Slow--My Gift To You) 1996 T Neck
1 recordlabel: T Neck 7253
chartposition: RandB #14, US #47, UK #88
writtenby: Ronald Isley, Angela Winbush and Reggie Griffin
album: Mission to Please
The Isley Brothers featuring Angela Winbush Floatin' on Your Love 1996 T Neck
2 recordlabel: Island 854586
chartposition: RandB #24, US #93
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: Mission to Please
comments: [slow jam]
The Isley Brothers Let's Lay Together 1996 Island
3 recordlabel: Rap A Lot 38544
chartposition: RandB #37, US #82, UK #49
writtenby: Scarface, Bushwick Bill and Willie D
album: The Resurrection
The Geto Boys featuring Flaj The World Is a Ghetto 1996 Rap A Lot
4 recordlabel: Ruffhouse 8462
chartposition: UK #1, RandB #22, US #69
writtenby: Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras (as Pras Michel)
album: The Score
comments: [hip hop]
The Fugees Ready or Not 1996 Ruffhouse
5 recordlabel: Ruffhouse 7935
chartposition: RandB #1, US #2, UK #1, US AC #30, US dance #48
writtenby: Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel
album: The Score
comments: [neo soul]
The Fugees Killing Me Softly 1996 Ruffhouse
6 recordlabel: Columbia 67147
chartposition: RandB #58, UK #2, US #38
writtenby: Vincent Ford and Bob Marley (uncredited)
album: The Score
The Fugees No Woman, No Cry 1996 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Priority 53223
chartposition: RandB #62, US #106, UK #60
writtenby: Barret Powell, Dashawn Jamal Yates, Jack McNair, Jahmal Bush, Sean Price and Tony Moore
comments: [hip hop]
The Fabulous Five Blah 1996 Priority
8 recordlabel: Hyped International 745301
chartposition: RandB #82
writtenby: Lynell Webster
The Dramatics Try Love Again 1996 Hyped International
9 recordlabel: Priority 53216
chartposition: RandB #65, US #124
weeksinr&bchart: 11
album: Gamers
The Conscious Daughters Gamers 1996 Priority
10 recordlabel: Sick Wid' It 42366
chartposition: RandB #49, US #101
weeksinr&bchart: 9
album: Game Related
comments: [hip hop]
The Click Scandalous 1996 Sick Wid' It
11 recordlabel: Atlantic 85500
chartposition: RandB #22, US #83, UK #32
weeksinr&bchart: 19
writtenby: Raymond Calhoun and Robert James
album: So Many Ways
comments: [from the movie High School High]
The Braxtons So Many Ways 1996 Atlantic
12 recordlabel: Atlantic 87017
chartposition: RandB #52, US #119
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Andrea Martin, Anthony 'Reezmo' Burroughs and Ivan Matias
album: So Many Ways
The Braxtons Only Love 1996 Atlantic
13 recordlabel: Big Beat 95640
chartposition: RandB #45, US #42, UK #21
writtenby: Freddie Mercury
album: Here We Come
The Braids Bohemian Rhapsody 1996 Big Beat
14 recordlabel: SBK 58556
chartposition: RandB #86, US #121
weeksinr&bchart: 4
album: How We Roll
The Barrio Boyzz I Wish 1996 SBK
15 recordlabel: Curb 6837
chartposition: RandB #101
writtenby: Terry Harris
album: Best Of Bar-Kays
mpcode: fOQ5ITpud2o
The Bar-Kays Everybody Wants That Love 1996 Curb
16 recordlabel: Rap a Lot 38571
chartposition: RandB #49, US #104
weeksinr&bchart: 16
writtenby: Marco Ennis, Raymond Scott and Simon Cullins
album: Doomsday: Forever RSO
The Almighty RSO featuring Faith Evans You Could Be My Boo 1996 Rap a Lot
17 recordlabel: Lil' Joe 893
chartposition: RandB #75
album: Shake a Lil' Somethin'
The 2 Live Crew Do the Damn Thing 1996 Lil' Joe
18 recordlabel: Lil' Joe 890
chartposition: RandB #59, US #72
writtenby: Mr. Mixx, Brother Marquis and Fresh Kid Ice
album: Shake a Lil' Somethin'
comments: [hip hop]
The 2 Live Crew Shake a Lil' Somethin'.. 1996 Lil' Joe
19 recordlabel: Priority 53236
chartposition: RandB #71
album: Makin' Moves... Everyday
Tha Truth Red Lights 1996 Priority
20 recordlabel: Death Row 53230
chartposition: RandB #21, US #45, UK #84
weeksinr&bchart: 17
writtenby: Dat Nigga Daz, Kurupt, Michel'le, Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg (as Snoop)
album: Dogg Food
Tha Dogg Pound featuring Michelle Let's Play House 1996 Death Row
21 recordlabel: Qwest 17602
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Tevin Campbell , Crouch and Jones
album: Back to the World
Tevin Campbell I Got It Bad 1996 Qwest
22 recordlabel: Warner
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: A Thin Line Between Love and Hate: Music from the Motion Picture
Tevin Campbell Knocks Me Off My Feet 1996 Warner
23 recordlabel: Qwest 17629
chartposition: RandB #16, US #47, US dance #33
writtenby: Noel Hogan and Dolores O'Riordan
album: Back to the World
Tevin Campbell Back to the World 1996 Qwest
24 recordlabel: EastWest 64323
chartposition: RandB #41, US #113
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster and Terry Ellis
Terry Ellis What Did I Do to You? 1996 EastWest
--- recordlabel: Lovelight 2210
album: Soul Of Jazz
comments: [disco dance]
Terry Burrus featuring Ada Dyer I Am For You 1996 Lovelight
1 recordlabel: Epic 78374
chartposition: RandB #72
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Dave Hall, Monica Payne and Terri Robinson
Terri & Monica Sexuality (If You Take Your Love) 1996 Epic
2 recordlabel: SBK 57878
chartposition: UK #36
writtenby: Ya Kid K (as Manuela Kamosi) and Jo Bogaert (as Thomas de Quincey)
Technotronic Pump Up the Jam (remix) 1996 SBK
3 recordlabel: Motown 374631417
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: Terry Williams and Missy Elliott
album: This Time
Taral Hicks Ooh, Ooh Baby 1996 Motown
4 recordlabel: Arista 07822 18796 4
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Babyface and Lisa Lopes
album: Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
TLC This Is How It Works 1996 Arista
5 recordlabel: Rowdy 5089
chartposition: RandB #23, US #40, UK #48
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Dallas Austin
comments: from Fled: From the MGM Motion Picture
T-Boz Touch Myself 1996 Rowdy
6 recordlabel: PWL International 324
chartposition: UK #53
writtenby: Al Green
comments: [dance, house]
Sybil So Tired of Being Alone 1996 PWL International
7 recordlabel: Perspective 314587555
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Nelson Pigford (sample) and Ekundayo Paris (sample)
Subway I'll Make Your Dreams Come True 1996 Perspective
8 recordlabel: Motown 860 543 2 (UK)
chartposition: R&B #120
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
comments: from the motion picture 'The Adventures of Pinocchio'
Stevie Wonder Kiss Lonely Good-Bye 1996 Motown(UK)
9 recordlabel: LaFace 24157
chartposition: RandB #62, US #96
comments: [hip hop]
Southsyde B.O.I.Z. Get Ready, Here It Comes (It's The Choo-Choo) 1996 LaFace
10 recordlabel: Lightyear Entertainment 541660
chartposition: US Dance #19, RandB #90, UK #141
writtenby: Jason Miles and Nona Hendryx
Sounds of Blackness Children of the World (Theme from People) 1996 Lightyear Entertainm
11 recordlabel: Jellybean 2509
chartposition: US dance #3
writtenby: Bobby Guy and Ernie Lake
comments: [dance, house]
Soul Solution Can't Stop Love 1996 Jellybean
12 recordlabel: Virgin 96556(UK)
chartposition: UK #31
writtenby: Jazzie B (as Beresford Romeo)
Soul II Soul Keep On Movin' (remix) 1996 Virgin (UK)
13 recordlabel: Warner 17753
chartposition: RandB #29, US #105
album: Somethin' for the People
Somethin' for the People You Want This Party Started 1996 Warner
14 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 43779
chartposition: RandB #91
album: Somethin' for the People
Somethin' for the People Can You Feel Me 1996 Warner Bros.
15 recordlabel: Warner 17681
chartposition: RandB #34, US #98
writtenby: E. Baker, R. Holiday, Curtis
album: Somethin' for the People
Somethin' for the People With You 1996 Warner
16 recordlabel: Perspective 31458 7512
chartposition: RandB #8, US #50, UK #45
album: Solo
Solo Where Do U Want Me to Put It 1996 Perspective
17 recordlabel: Perspective 00163
chartposition: RandB #50, US #121
album: Solo
Solo He's Not Good Enough 1996 Perspective
18 recordlabel: LaFace 24148
album: Brainchild
Society Of Soul E.M.B.R.A.C.E. Da Da Dah Dah 1996 LaFace
19 recordlabel: Death Row
chartposition: RandB #75
album: Christmas on Death Row
Snoop Dogg featuring Nate Dogg Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto 1996 Death Row
20 recordlabel: Death Row 6076
chartposition: RandB #37, UK #12
writtenby: Snoop Dogg (as Calvin Broadus) , Lonnie Simmons, Rudolph Taylor, Ronnie Wilson and Charles Wilson
album: Tha Doggfather
Snoop Dogg featuring Charlie Wilson Snoop's Upside Ya Head 1996 Death Row
21 recordlabel: Profile 5449
chartposition: RandB #74, US #112
album: Once Upon A Time In America
comments: [hip hop]
Smoothe Da Hustler Hustler's Theme 1996 Profile

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