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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: Zoo Entertainment 171732
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Jud Friedman, Alan Rich, Nick Martinelli and Phyllis Hyman
album: I Refuse to Be Lonely
comments: [ballad]
Phyllis Hyman I Refuse to Be Lonely 1996 Zoo Entertainment
2 recordlabel: Zoo 17198 2
chartposition: RandB #94
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and James Sigler
album: I Refuse to Be Lonely
comments: [ballad]
Phyllis Hyman I'm Truly Yours 1996 Zoo
--- recordlabel: ZYX 8083
Afrika Bambaataa Bell-E 2 Bell-E 1996 ZYX
1 recordlabel: ZTT 17708
chartposition: RandB #71, US #33, UK #51, US AC #4
writtenby: Seal
album: Seal [1994 album]
Seal Don't Cry 1996 ZTT
2 recordlabel: Yab Yum 77895
chartposition: RandB #7, UK #112, US AC #32
writtenby: Babyface
album: Bonafide
comments: [love ballad]
Jon B featuring Babyface Someone to Love 1996 Yab Yum
3 recordlabel: Yab Yum 7638
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Babyface
album: Bonafide
comments: [slow jam]
Jon B Isn't It Scary 1996 Yab Yum
4 recordlabel: Wreck 20168
chartposition: RandB #84
weeksinr&bchart: 6
comments: [hip hop]
Broadway Mu$t $tay Paid 1996 Wreck
5 recordlabel: Wreck 20161
chartposition: RandB #95
weeksinr&bchart: 4
album: Dah Shinin'
Smif-n-Wessun Wrekonize 1996 Wreck
6 recordlabel: Wreck 20161
chartposition: RandB #95, US #116
album: Dah Shinin'
Smif-n-Wessun Wontime 1996 Wreck
7 recordlabel: Wrap 349
chartposition: RandB #67, US #115
album: Get This Party Started
Kilo Nasty Dancer 1996 Wrap
8 recordlabel: Wrap 349
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: John Guldberg and Tim Stahl
album: Get This Party Started
Kilo White Horse 1996 Wrap
9 recordlabel: Work 78297
chartposition: RandB #31, UK #29, US #63
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Sally Dakota, Puff Johnson
album: Miracle
comments: [ballad] produced by Narada Michael Walden
Puff Johnson Forever More 1996 Work
10 recordlabel: Work 2332
chartposition: UK #20, R&B #114, US #118
writtenby: Tommy Scott and Phil Coulter
album: Miracle
Puff Johnson Over and Over 1996 Work
11 recordlabel: Wildcard 3(UK)
chartposition: UK #31
writtenby: Martin Lascelles, Steve O'Donnell and Taj Wyzgowski
album: Nu Colours
Nu Colours Desire 1996 Wildcard (UK)
12 recordlabel: Wildcard 1 (UK)
chartposition: UK #38
writtenby: Dinky Bingham, Joel Kipnis and Fay Simpson
Nu Colours Special Kind of Lover 1996 Wildcard(UK)
13 recordlabel: Wild Pitch 19404
chartposition: RandB #97
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: William Paul Mitchell
The Large Professor I Juswannachill 1996 Wild Pitch
14 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
15 recordlabel: Weeded 20189
chartposition: RandB #69, US #113, UK #140
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Mad Lion, Kenny Parker
album: Real Ting
Mad Lion featuring Brenda K. Starr Double Trouble 1996 Weeded
16 recordlabel: Wave Music 50011
chartposition: US Dance #7
writtenby: Fonda Rae and Lem Springsteen
comments: [dance, house]
Fonda Rae Living in Ecstasy 1996 Wave Music
17 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8005
chartposition: RandB #6, US #37
writtenby: Robert Poindexter, Richart Poindexter and Jackie Members
album: A Thin Line Between Love and Hate Soundtrack
comments: [slow jam]
H-Town A Thin Line Between Love and Hate 1996 Warner Bros.
--- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 43815
Al Jarreau Compared To What 1996 Warner Bros.
1 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 43779
chartposition: RandB #91
album: Somethin' for the People
Somethin' for the People Can You Feel Me 1996 Warner Bros.
--- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 403 (UK)
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield, Carlos Glover
album: New World Order
Curtis Mayfield Just a Little Bit of Love 1996 Warner Bros.(UK)
1 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 17710
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: Prince and Tommy Barbarella
album: Music from the Motion Picture Girl 6
Prince Girl 6 1996 Warner Bros.
2 recordlabel: Warner 9463482
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: New World Order
comments: [ballad]
Curtis Mayfield New World Order 1996 Warner
3 recordlabel: Warner 17753
chartposition: RandB #29, US #105
album: Somethin' for the People
Somethin' for the People You Want This Party Started 1996 Warner
4 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
5 recordlabel: Warner 17656
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Demonté Posey, Eric Benét and George Nash Jr.
album: True to Myself
comments: [slow jam]
Eric Benét Let's Stay Together 1996 Warner
6 recordlabel: Warner 17586
chartposition: RandB #66, US #117
weeksinr&bchart: 10
album: Gravity
Da Bush Babees featuring Mos Def The Love Song 1996 Warner
7 recordlabel: Warner 17498
chartposition: RandB #41, UK #62
writtenby: Demonté Posey, Eric Benét and George Nash Jr.
album: True to Myself
Eric Benét Spiritual Thang 1996 Warner
8 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
9 recordlabel: Walt Disney 10882
chartposition: RandB #83, US #30, US AC #14
writtenby: Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
album: The Hunchback of Notre Dame: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
comments: [ballad]
All-4-One Someday 1996 Walt Disney
10 recordlabel: WEA 1956
chartposition: UK #5
writtenby: Mark Morrison and Phil Chill
album: Return of the Mack
Mark Morrison featuring Q Tee Horny 1996 WEA
11 recordlabel: WEA 1814
chartposition: UK #6
writtenby: Mark Morrison and Mykaell S. Riley
album: Return of the Mack
Mark Morrison Crazy 1996 WEA
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: Virgin 6
chartposition: UK #18
album: VI Return of the Real
Ice-T The Lane 1996 Virgin
14 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
15 recordlabel: Virgin 38561
chartposition: RandB #69
weeksinr&bchart: 6
album: Quindon
Quindon Dream About You 1996 Virgin
16 recordlabel: Virgin 38550
chartposition: RandB #34, US #20, UK #15
writtenby: Gary Benson, Maxi Priest (as Max Elliott), Robert Livingston, Shaun Pizzonia, Shaggy
album: Mr. Lover Lover: The Best of Shaggy...Part 1
Maxi Priest Featuring Shaggy That Girl 1996 Virgin
17 recordlabel: Virgin 38543
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Babyface
album: Reflections
comments: [love ballad]
After 7 How Do You Tell the One 1996 Virgin
18 recordlabel: Virgin 38542
chartposition: RandB #35
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Biz Markie, Chris Stokes and Sean Mather
album: Quindon
Quindon It's You That's on My Mind 1996 Virgin
19 recordlabel: Virgin 38538
chartposition: US dance #18
writtenby: Billy Beck, Danny Madden and Rick Brown
album: Welcome to the Real World
Frankie Knuckles featuring Adeva Love Can Change It 1996 Virgin
20 recordlabel: Virgin 38529
writtenby: Shaggy (as Orville Burrell) and Ken Boothe
album: Boombastic
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Shaggy featuring Wayne Wonder The Train Is Coming 1996 Virgin
21 recordlabel: Virgin 38529
chartposition: RandB #52, UK #11, US #108
writtenby: Shaggy (as Orville Burrell), Robert Livingston, M. Dixon and Bob Marley
album: Boombastic
Shaggy Why You Treat Me So Bad 1996 Virgin
22 recordlabel: Virgin 19338
chartposition: UK #36
writtenby: Maxi Priest, Harry Hyams and Andrew Saidenberg
album: Man with the Fun
Maxi Priest Watching the World Go By 1996 Virgin
23 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
24 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
25 recordlabel: Virgin 11060
chartposition: US #112
writtenby: Byran Abrahms, Elliot Wolff, Howie Tee, Kevin Thornton and Mark Calderon
album: Head Over Heels
Paula Abdul Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up 1996 Virgin
26 recordlabel: VC Recordings (UK)
chartposition: UK #79
writtenby: Errol Jones, John Girvan and Rage and Steel
comments: [dance, house]
Shena More Than Woman 1996 VC Recordings (UK)
27 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
28 recordlabel: Universal 56012
chartposition: US #78
writtenby: Andy Goldmark and Mark Mueller
album: Feels So Good
comments: [love song]
Lina Santiago Just Because I Love You 1996 Universal
29 recordlabel: Universal 56008
chartposition: RandB #10, US #18
writtenby: Stanley Brown, Myron and Alex Cantrall (as Alex
album: The Final Tic
comments: [hip hop]
Crucial Conflict Hay 1996 Universal
30 recordlabel: Universal 56001
chartposition: RandB #11, US #32
writtenby: Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard and Jack Irons
album: Moods...Moments
comments: [slow jam]
Monifah You 1996 Universal
31 recordlabel: Universal 56000
chartposition: RandB #91, US #122
weeksinr&bchart: 2
album: Acoustic Soul
Intrigue Dance with Me 1996 Universal
32 recordlabel: Universal 1057
chartposition: RandB #71
album: Moods...Moments
Monifah Nobody's Body 1996 Universal
33 recordlabel: Universal 1019
chartposition: RandB #63, US #35, US dance #6
writtenby: Maxwell (as Musze) and Itaal Shur
album: Feels So Good
Lina Santiago Feels So Good (Show Me Your Love) 1996 Universal
34 recordlabel: Unity 010
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Hugh Cornwell, Jean Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield and Jet Black
album: 53rd State of Mind
comments: [hip hop]
Kaleef Golden Brown 1996 Unity
35 recordlabel: Union Records 713
chartposition: RandB #83
weeksinr&bchart: 9
album: On Fire
Jackal the Bear For Real 1996 Union Records
36 recordlabel: Underworld 58448
chartposition: RandB #76
weeksinr&bchart: 5
album: Never Let You Go
comments: [slow jam]
Jesse Baby, Baby, Baby 1996 Underworld
37 recordlabel: Tuff Break 31458
chartposition: RandB #92, US #109
weeksinr&bchart: 1
Gripsta Pop Goz 1996 Tuff Break
38 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
39 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 7739
chartposition: RandB #81
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Greg Hutch, Kannon
album: Time Will Reveal
comments: (remix)
Above the Law 100 Spokes 1996 Tommy Boy
40 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 7724
chartposition: RandB #87, UK #64
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: L.V. (as Larry Sanders) & Montell Jordan
album: I Am L.V.
comments: [slow jam] Montell Jordan (producer; backing vocal)
L.V. I Am L.V. 1996 Tommy Boy
41 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 7699
chartposition: UK #49
writtenby: Maurice Thompson, Jasiri Williams, Kenneth Blue, Andre Edwards, Treach, L.V., Stevie Wonder
album: I Am L.V.
L.V. featuring Treach Throw Your Hands Up 1996 Tommy Boy
42 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 757
chartposition: RandB #60, US #113
writtenby: Posdnuos, David Jolicoeur and Maseo
album: Stakes Is High
comments: [hip hop]
De La Soul Itzsoweezee (Hot) 1996 Tommy Boy
43 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 731
chartposition: RandB #47, US #29, UK #34
writtenby: Coolio (as Artis Ivey) and Fred Lewis
album: Eddie OST
comments: [hip hop]
Coolio It's All the Way Live (Now) 1996 Tommy Boy
44 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 728
chartposition: RandB #53, US #101
writtenby: Posdnuos, David Jolicoeur, Maseo and L. Lynn
album: Stakes Is High
comments: [hip hop]
De La Soul (featuring Common Sense) The Bizness 1996 Tommy Boy
45 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 725
chartposition: RandB #88
weeksinr&bchart: 2
album: Episodes Of A Hustla
Big Noyd featuring Mobb Deep Recognize and Realize (Part 2) 1996 Tommy Boy
46 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 721
chartposition: RandB #24, US #5, UK #13
writtenby: Coolio (as Artis Ivey Jr.) and Adrian Sear
album: Gangsta's Paradise
comments: [hip hop]
Coolio 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New) 1996 Tommy Boy
47 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 1149
chartposition: RandB #70, UK #55
writtenby: Posdnuos, David Jolicoeur, Maseo and J. Yancey
album: Stakes Is High
De La Soul Stakes Is High 1996 Tommy Boy
48 recordlabel: Talkin' Loud 22(UK)
chartposition: UK #29
Incognito Jump to My Love -- Always There (remix) 1996 Talkin' Loud (UK)
49 recordlabel: Talkin' Loud 2
chartposition: UK #82
album: Modern Day Jazz Stories
comments: [jazz funk]
Courtney Pine featuring Cassandra Wilson I've Known Rivers 1996 Talkin' Loud
50 recordlabel: Talkin' Loud 145786031(UK)
chartposition: UK #57
writtenby: Jean Paul Maunick and Graham Harvey
album: Beneath the Surface
Incognito Out of the Storm 1996 Talkin' Loud (UK)
51 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
--- 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: Sub Urban 25
chartposition: US Dance #31
writtenby: Helen Bruner and Terry Jones
comments: [dance, house]
Next Phase featuring Helen Bruner & Terry Jones I Ain't Got Time 1996 Sub Urban
2 recordlabel: Suave House 1562
chartposition: RandB #87
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Mr. Mike (as Mike Walls)
Mr. Mike Where Ya Love At 1996 Suave House
3 recordlabel: Suave House 1545
chartposition: RandB #58, US #110
weeksinr&bchart: 15
album: On Top of the World
comments: [hip hop]
Eightball & MJG featuring Nina Creque Space Age 1996 Suave House
4 recordlabel: Strictly Rhythm 12430
chartposition: US #73
writtenby: George Acosta and Brenda De Leon
album: Energy and Harmony
Planet Soul featuring Brenda Dee Feel the Music 1996 Strictly Rhythm
5 recordlabel: Street Life
chartposition: RandB #122
album: Can We Talk
mpcode: Oy0nJ6uiuFU
Shiro Can We Talk 1996 Street Life
6 recordlabel: Stockholm 577 321
chartposition: US Dance #56
writtenby: Mike Cleveland
comments: [dance]
Milk Inc. Last Night a DJ Saved My Life 1996 Stockholm
7 recordlabel: Step Sun 98086
chartposition: RandB #18, US #79
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Pure Soul
comments: [slow jam]
Pure Soul featuring The O'Jays Stairway to Heaven 1996 Step Sun
8 recordlabel: Sony Soho Square 663069 2
chartposition: UK #46
writtenby: David Townsend, Bernard Jackson and David Conley
album: Do Over
Pauline Henry Happy 1996 Sony Soho Square
9 recordlabel: Sony Soho Square 662938 2
chartposition: UK #40
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: Do Over
Pauline Henry ft. Wayne Marshall Never Knew Love Like This 1996 Sony Soho Square
--- recordlabel: So So Def 9218
comments: [christmas]
Alicia Keys Little Drummer Girl 1996 So So Def
1 recordlabel: So So Def 78427
chartposition: RandB #18, US #30
writtenby: Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat (as Shawntae Harris) and Rick James
album: Anuthatantrum
Da Brat Sittin' on Top of the World 1996 So So Def
2 recordlabel: So So Def 78358
chartposition: RandB #18, US #13
writtenby: Carl Mo (as Carlton Mahone Jr.) and Rodney Terry
Ghost Town D.J.'s My Boo 1996 So So Def
3 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
4 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
5 recordlabel: So So Def 7825
chartposition: RandB #69
album: Six
Whodini Keep Running Back 1996 So So Def
6 recordlabel: Six By Six Records 2
chartposition: UK #47
writtenby: Paris Grey, Ann Saunderson and Kevin Saunderson
comments: [dance, house]
Inner City Do Me Right 1996 Six By Six Records
7 recordlabel: Six By Six Records 127
chartposition: UK #28
writtenby: Neil Howard, Tracy Howard, Ann Saunderson, Kevin Saunderson and Michael Wilson
Inner City Your Love 1996 Six By Six Records
8 recordlabel: Sire 5825
chartposition: US dance #15, UK #29
writtenby: Billie Ray Martin and Eric Kupper
album: Deadline For My Memories
Billie Ray Martin Imitation of Life 1996 Sire
9 recordlabel: Sin Drome 1206
chartposition: RandB #53, US #125
album: Soul Survivor
comments: [love balld]
Bobby Caldwell I Give In 1996 Sin Drome
10 recordlabel: Silas 55208
chartposition: RandB #51, US #119
writtenby: Michael Stokes and Emanuel Johnson
album: Jesse Powell
comments: [love ballad]
Jesse Powell Gloria 1996 Silas
11 recordlabel: Silas 55136
chartposition: RandB #32, US #113
writtenby: Laney Stewart , Samuel Salter and Thabiso Nkhereanye
album: Jesse Powell
Jesse Powell All I Need 1996 Silas
12 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
13 recordlabel: Shindig 12 (UK)
chartposition: UK #49
writtenby: Chris Scott
comments: [dance, house]
Happy Clappers Never Again 1996 Shindig(UK)
14 recordlabel: Shabach 002
chartposition: US Dance #35
album: Love Town
Nicole McCloud Long Train Running (Without Love) 1996 Shabach
15 recordlabel: Salmon 372
chartposition: RandB #95
weeksinr&bchart: 2
DJ Polo featuring Ron Jeremy Freak Of The Week 1996 Salmon

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