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.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1996 . . .

The following songs were released in 1996 but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of 1996 or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
501	recordlabel: WEA 1814 chartposition: UK #6 writtenby: Mark Morrison and Mykaell S. Riley album: Return of the Mack	Mark Morrison	Crazy	1996	WEA
502	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
---	recordlabel: MCA 12533 writtenby: Devante album: Your Heart's In Good Hands	Al Green	Could This Be The Love	1996	MCA
1	recordlabel: Profile 5445 chartposition: RandB #62, US #104 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: Anthony Roberts, Saladine Wallace and Salahadeen Wilds album: Uptown Saturday Night	Camp Lo	Coolie High	1996	Profile
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 43815	Al Jarreau	Compared To What	1996	Warner Bros.
1	recordlabel: Bad Boy 9073 chartposition: RandB #15, US #33 writtenby: Bob Robinson, Diddy (as Sean Combs) and Tim Kelley album: 112	112	Come See Me	1996	Bad Boy
2	recordlabel: Bad Boy 79065 chartposition: RandB #56, US #109 writtenby: Faith Evans and Floyd Howard album: Faith comments: [slow jam]	Faith Evans	Come Over	1996	Bad Boy
3	recordlabel: Def Jam 576552 chartposition: RandB #77 weeksinr&bchart: 10 album: Dos of Soul comments: [slow jam] (from the movie The Nutty Professor)	Dos of Soul	Come Around	1996	Def Jam
4	recordlabel: Elektra 63974 chartposition: RandB #5, US #11, UK #15 writtenby: MC Lyte (as Lana Moore) and Rashad Smith album: Bad as I Wanna B comments: [hip hop]	MC Lyte	Cold Rock a Party	1996	Elektra
5	recordlabel: Geffen 22216 chartposition: RandB #62, US #101 album: Illadelph Halflife	The Roots	Clones	1996	Geffen
6	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
7	recordlabel: Reprise 17621 chartposition: RandB #54, US #5, UK #18, US AC #1 writtenby: Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy and Wayne Kirkpatrick album: Phenomenon: Music from the Motion Picture	Eric Clapton	Change the World	1996	Reprise
8	recordlabel: MCA 3809 chartposition: RandB #37, UK #23 writtenby: Billy Beck,Leroy Bonner, Sandra	Salt-N-Pepa	Champagne	1996	MCA
9	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)
10	recordlabel: GRP 3073 chartposition: RandB #89 weeksinr&bchart: 5 writtenby: Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper album: Brave New World	Russ Freeman & The Rippingtons featuring The Whispers & Phil Perry	Caravan of Love	1996	GRP
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: Northwestside 1 chartposition: RandB #35, UK #30, US #73 writtenby: Jay Z, Marcus Miller and Jerome Foster album: Reasonable Doubt comments: [hip hop] featuring Mary J. Blige	Jay-Z	Can't Knock The Hustle	1996	Northwestside
13	recordlabel: PWL 22 (UK) chartposition: US dance #2, UK #18 writtenby: Chris Scott comments: [dance, house]	Happy Clappers	Can't Help It	1996	PWL(UK)
14	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
15	recordlabel: Island 854538 chartposition: RandB #20, US #65 writtenby: Alfred Antoine, Andre Evans, Johnta Austin, Tim Patterson, Garfield Duncan, Lost Boyz and DJ Premier album: 11 20 79	Mona Lisa featuring Lost Boyz	Can't Be Wasting My Time	1996	Island
16	recordlabel: Relativity 1567 chartposition: RandB #68, US #92 album: Can You Feel Me	Dru Down	Can You Feel Me	1996	Relativity
17	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 43779 chartposition: RandB #91 album: Somethin' for the People	Somethin' for the People	Can You Feel Me	1996	Warner Bros.
18	recordlabel: Street Life chartposition: RandB #122 album: Can We Talk mpcode: Oy0nJ6uiuFU	Shiro	Can We Talk	1996	Street Life
19	recordlabel: Perspective 00218 chartposition: US Dance #11 writtenby: Ann Nesby, Jimmy Wright, Jimmy Jam album: I'm Here for You comments: [dance]	Ann Nesby	Can I Get a Witness	1996	Perspective
20	recordlabel: Death Row 00001 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #6 weeksinr&bchart: 33 writtenby: Joe Cocker, Woodrow Cunningham, Norman Durham, Mikel Hooks, Ronald Hudson, Christopher Stainton album: All Eyez on Me comments: [hip hop]	2Pac featuring Dr. Dre & Roger (Troutman)	California Love	1996	Death Row
21	recordlabel: Bluemoon 98071 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: J.J. Cale album: Naked and True	Randy Crawford	Cajun Moon	1996	Bluemoon
22	recordlabel: Big Beat 2279 chartposition: RandB #15, US #3, UK #117 writtenby: Barry White, C.C. Orange (as C.C. Lemonhead), Jay McGowan (as Jay Ski McGowan) and Mike Phillips album: Get on up and Dance	Quad City DJs	C'mon 'N Ride It (The Train)	1996	Big Beat
23	recordlabel: Profile 5440 chartposition: RandB #65, US #102 album: Once Upon A Time In America comments: [hip hop]	Smoothe Da Hustler	Broken Language	1996	Profile
24	recordlabel: Columbia 78273 chartposition: RandB #50, US #120 writtenby: Kino Watson album: True 2 the Game comments: sample 'Float On' by the Floaters	Kino Watson	Bring It On	1996	Columbia
25	recordlabel: Funky Base 160 chartposition: UK #137 writtenby: Kyle Robinson and Rob Base	Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock	Break of Dawn '96	1996	Funky Base
26	recordlabel: Priority 53227 chartposition: RandB #19, US #21 writtenby: Diddy album: Bow Down comments: [rap]	Westside Connection	Bow Down	1996	Priority
27	recordlabel: Luther Campbell Music 050 167 001 1 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: Luke (as Luther Campbell) album: Uncle Luke	Luke	Bounce to Da Beat	1996	Luther Campbell Musi
28	recordlabel: Ruffhouse 78339 chartposition: RandB #73, US #87 writtenby: B Real (as Louis Freese), DJ Muggs (as Lawrence Muggerud) and Sen Dog (as Senen Reyes) album: Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom	Cypress Hill	Boom Biddy Bye Bye	1996	Ruffhouse
29	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
30	recordlabel: Death Row chartposition: RandB #73 album: Body Snatchers	Rare Essence	Body Snatchers	1996	Death Row
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2306 writtenby: Johnnie Taylor, Floyd C. Bonner, Ron Neal album: Good Love comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	Body Rock	1996	Malaco
---	recordlabel: EastWest 9547 2 writtenby: Darryl McClary, Janai Abercrombie, Michael Allen, Paula Pierre Louis, Traci Nash album: Sa Deuce comments: [slow jam]	Sa-Deuce	Body Knockin'	1996	EastWest
1	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
2	recordlabel: EastWest 5874 chartposition: RandB #13, US #53 weeksinr&bchart: 20 writtenby: Organized Noize and Marqueze Ethridge album: Mista	Mista	Blackberry Molasses	1996	EastWest
3	recordlabel: EMI 58573 chartposition: RandB #79, US #117 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: Mad Cobra, Tony Kelly and Clifton Dillon album: Milkman comments: samples "Money" by Jimmy Spicer	Mad Cobra	Big Long John	1996	EMI
4	recordlabel: NPG 724388356121(UK) chartposition: RandB #10, UK #11, US #31 writtenby: Thom Bell and Linda Creed album: Emancipation	Prince	Betcha by Golly Wow!	1996	NPG (UK)
---	recordlabel: ZYX 8083	Afrika Bambaataa	Bell-E 2 Bell-E	1996	ZYX
1	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
2	recordlabel: AandM 2004 chartposition: RandB #52, US #120 writtenby: JoJo (as JoJo Hailey) and Darryl Pearson album: I'm Movin' On comments: [slow jam] ( featuring JoJo Hailey)	CeCe Peniston	Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)	1996	A&M
3	recordlabel: Aftermath 6087 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Dr. Dre , Bud'da and J Flexx album: The Aftermath	Dr. Dre	Been There, Done That	1996	Aftermath
4	recordlabel: Hopsack and Silk 398 chartposition: RandB #80 album: Been Found	Ashford & Simpson	Been Found	1996	Hopsack and Silk
5	recordlabel: Epic 3678237 chartposition: RandB #41, US #1, UK #5, US AC #1 writtenby: Diane Warren album: Falling into You comments: [slow jam]	Celine Dion	Because You Loved Me	1996	Epic
6	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
7	recordlabel: Jive chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: R. Kelly album: R. Kelly comments: [slow jam]	R. Kelly	Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby...	1996	Jive
8	recordlabel: Underworld 58448 chartposition: RandB #76 weeksinr&bchart: 5 album: Never Let You Go comments: [slow jam]	Jesse	Baby, Baby, Baby	1996	Underworld
9	recordlabel: Epic 78359 chartposition: RandB #23, US #65 writtenby: Bryce Luvah (as Bryce Wilson), Amel Larrieux and Darryl Brown album: Groove Theory	Groove Theory	Baby Luv	1996	Epic
10	recordlabel: Chameleon 74808 chartposition: UK #65 writtenby: John Lee Hooker and James Bracken comments: [blues]	John Lee Hooker featuring Robert Cray	Baby Lee	1996	Chameleon
11	recordlabel: Columbia 78365 chartposition: RandB #8, US #36, UK #39 writtenby: Maxwell (as Musze) and Itaal Shur comments: [neo soul]	Maxwell	Ascension (Don't Even Wonder)	1996	Columbia
12	recordlabel: EastWest chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Renne A. Neuville album: Sunset Park	Aaliyah	Are You Ready	1996	EastWest
13	recordlabel: Priority 53219 chartposition: RandB #85 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: Ras Kass (as John Austin IV) album: Soul on Ice	Ras Kass	Anything Goes	1996	Priority
14	recordlabel: Big Life 129 chartposition: UK #68 writtenby: Terri Robinson, Dominic Owen and Fabian Hamilton album: Forever comments: (Rap by Lil' Cease)	Damage	Anything	1996	Big Life
15	recordlabel: EastWest 1938 chartposition: RandB #95, US dance #6, UK #4 writtenby: Carolyn Franklin and Sonny Saunders album: Greatest Hits	Simply Red	Angel	1996	EastWest
16	recordlabel: Columbia 78276 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3, US AC #2, US dance #6 writtenby: Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal album: Daydream comments: [slow jam]	Mariah Carey	Always Be My Baby	1996	Columbia
17	recordlabel: Island 854 552 chartposition: RandB #2, US #11, UK #34 writtenby: Joe, Joshua Thompson and Michele Williams album: All That I Am comments: [slow jam]	Joe (Lewis Thomas)	All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)	1996	Island
18	recordlabel: Big Beat 98068 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Lattrel and Tracy album: Touch Of Soul	Art n' Soul	All My Luv	1996	Big Beat
19	recordlabel: Kedar 56003 chartposition: RandB #29, US #66 weeksinr&bchart: 20 writtenby: Carl Carr, Rodney Jerkins and The Smith Brothers album: The Latch Key Child	A Plus (female vocals by Shakita Atily)	All I See	1996	Kedar
20	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
21	recordlabel: Columbia 78315 chartposition: RandB #87 weeksinr&bchart: 5 album: AsantÃƒÂ© Mode	Asante	All About You	1996	Columbia
22	recordlabel: Bad Boy 78612790681 chartposition: RandB #14, US #67 writtenby: D. Owens, D. Wolinski, Babyface, Chucky Thompson, Faith Evans and Diddy (as Sean Combs) album: Faith	Faith Evans	Ain't Nobody -- Kissing You	1996	Bad Boy
23	recordlabel: Geffen 1063 chartposition: UK #1, RandB #27, US #46 writtenby: LL Cool J (as James Todd Smith) and David Wolinski (as Hawk Wolinski) album: Beavis and Butt Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack comments: [hip hop]	LL Cool J	Ain't Nobody	1996	Geffen
24	recordlabel: Rowdy 5075 chartposition: US #9 writtenby: Dallas Austin, Treach (as Anthony Criss) and Diane Warren	Monica featuring Treach of Naughty by Nature	Ain't Nobody	1996	Rowdy
25	recordlabel: Chrysalis 58528 chartposition: RandB #55, US #73 writtenby: Rappin' 4 Tay (as Anthony FortÃƒÂ©) , Stan Keith and Shannon Lacy album: Off Parole	Rappin 4Tay	Ain't No Playa	1996	Chrysalis
26	recordlabel: Roc A Fella 53233 chartposition: RandB #17, US #50 weeksinr&bchart: 21 writtenby: Jay Z, Foxy Brown, Jaz O, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Tyrone Thomas and August Moon album: Reasonable Doubt comments: [hip hop]	Jay-Z featuring Foxy Brown	Ain't No Nigga	1996	Roc A Fella
27	recordlabel: Bust It 74003 chartposition: RandB #70 weeksinr&bchart: 9	Kawz	Ain't No Love and Happiness	1996	Bust It
28	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
29	recordlabel: Columbia 8647 chartposition: RandB #75 album: It Was Written comments: [hip hop]	Nas	Affirmative Action	1996	Columbia
30	recordlabel: LaFace 26029 chartposition: RandB #23, US #35 writtenby: AndrÃƒÂ© 3000 and Big Boi album: ATLiens comments: [hip hop]	OutKast	ATLiens	1996	LaFace
31	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.
32	recordlabel: Chrysalis/EMI 58575 chartposition: RandB #74, US #117 writtenby: Rappin' 4 Tay and Al Eaton album: Off Parole	Rappin 4Tay	A Lil' Some'em Some'em	1996	Chrysalis/EMI
33	recordlabel: Arista chartposition: RandB #16 album: Money Talks: The Album comments: [slow jam]	Mary J. Blige	A Dream	1996	Arista
34	recordlabel: MCA 3691 chartposition: RandB #8, US #24, UK #44 writtenby: Raguel Dill, Kapin Ferguson, Andre Harrison, Tonya Pointer, Alonzo Simmons and Dewayne Staten album: Until the Day comments: [hip hop]	Nonchalant	5 O'Clock	1996	MCA
35	recordlabel: MJJ Music 663199 5 chartposition: UK #11 writtenby: Taryll Jackson and TJ Jackson album: Brotherhood comments: [love song]	3T	24-7	1996	MJJ Music
36	recordlabel: Death Row 00004 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: 2Pac, Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger album: All Eyez on Me comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]	2Pac featuring Snoop Dogg	2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted	1996	Death Row
37	recordlabel: Jive 399 chartposition: RandB #38, UK #34 weeksinr&bchart: 11 writtenby: Q Tip (as Kamaal Fareed), Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phife Dawg and J Dilla album: Beats, Rhymes and Life comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]	A Tribe Called Quest	1nce Again	1996	Jive
38	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
39	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

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