US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending August 17, 1996

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending August 17, 1996

US Top 40 Singles Week Ending AUGUST 17, 1996

#1 MACARENA (BAYSIDE BOYS MIX) By Los Del Rio

US Top 40 Singles – AUGUST 17, 1996

TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 1 MACARENA (BAYSIDE BOYS MIX) –•– Los Del Rio – 35 (1)
2 4 TWISTED –•– Keith Sweat – 9 (2)
3 8 C’MON ‘N RIDE IT (THE TRAIN) –•– Quad City DJ’s – 23 (3)
4 2 YOU’RE MAKING ME HIGH / LET IT FLOW –•– Toni Braxton – 11 (1)
5 6 CHANGE THE WORLD –•– Eric Clapton – 5 (5)
6 10 LOUNGIN –•– LL Cool J – 7 (6)
7 7 I CAN’T SLEEP BABY (IF I) –•– R. Kelly – 6 (5)
8 3 CALIFORNIA LOVE / HOW DO U WANT IT –•– 2 Pac Featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman – 10 (1)
9 12 I LOVE YOU ALWAYS FOREVER –•– Donna Lewis – 9 (9)
10 5 GIVE ME ONE REASON –•– Tracy Chapman – 20 (3)

11 9 YOU LEARN / YOU OUGHTA KNOW –•– Alanis Morissette – 4 (6)
12 11 WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL –•– Jewel – 12 (11)
13 13 ELEVATORS (ME & YOU) –•– Outkast – 4 (12)
14 14 INSENSITIVE –•– Jann Arden – 28 (12)
15 19 COUNTING BLUE CARS –•– Dishwalla – 20 (15)
16 16 ONLY YOU –•– 112 – 12 (16)
17 17 WHY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH –•– Monica – 11 (9)
18 15 BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME –•– Celine Dion – 24 (1)
19 18 KISSIN’ YOU –•– Total – 16 (12)
20 20 ALWAYS BE MY BABY –•– Mariah Carey – 20 (1)

21 26 THAT GIRL –•– Maxi Priest Featuring Shaggy – 8 (21)
22 32 WHERE DO YOU GO –•– No Mercy – 7 (22)
23 24 IRONIC –•– Alanis Morissette – 23 (4)
24 22 NOBODY KNOWS –•– Tony Rich Project – 36 (2)
25 21 CHILDREN –•– Robert Miles – 15 (21)
26 23 SWEET DREAMS –•– La Bouche – 21 (13)
27 — IT’S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW –•– Celine Dion – 1 (27)
28 28 JEALOUSY –•– Natalie Merchant – 10 (28)
29 25 THA CROSSROADS –•– Bone Thugs N Harmony – 15 (1)
30 27 TIL I HEAR IT FROM YOU / FOLLOW YOU DOWN –•– Gin Blossoms – 28 (9)

31 30 I LIKE –•– Montell Jordan Featuring Slick Rick – 8 (28)
32 29 THE EARTH, THE SUN, THE RAIN –•– Color Me Badd – 16 (21)
33 31 TOUCH ME, TEASE ME –•– Case Featuring Foxy Brown – 15 (14)
34 35 STUPID GIRL –•– Garbage – 4 (34)
35 — WHO YOU ARE –•– Pearl Jam – 1 (35)
36 33 SOMEDAY –•– All-4-One – 8 (30)
37 34 HAY Crucial –•– Conflict – 15 (18)
38 38 WHY DOES IT HURT SO BAD –•– Whitney Houston – 3 (38)
39 36 TONIGHT, TONIGHT –•– Smashing Pumpkins – 8 (36)
40 42 TUCKER’S TOWN –•– Hootie & The Blowfish – 6 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – AUGUST 17, 1996

43 40 MISSING –•– Everything But The Girl – 54 (2)
44 39 WONDER –•– Natalie Merchant – 37 (20)
47 37 UNTIL IT SLEEPS –•– Metallica – 11 (10)

POWER PLAYS – AUGUST 17, 1996

41 49 MACARENA (ORIGINAL VERSION) –•– Los Del Rio – 7 (41)
42 45 LIKE A WOMAN –•– Tony Rich Project – 4 (42)
45 48 MY BOO –•– Ghost Town DJ’s – 7 (45)
46 51 THE THINGS THAT YOU DO –•– Gina Thompson – 6 (46)
49 50 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE –•– Deborah Cox – 7 (49)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – AUGUST 17, 1996

27 — IT’S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW –•– Celine Dion – 1 (27)
35 — WHO YOU ARE –•– Pearl Jam – 1 (35)
52 — USE YOUR HEART –•– SWV – 1 (52)
61 — DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER –•– Oasis – 1 (61)
63 — WU-WEAR: THE GARMENT RENAISSANCE –•– RZA Featuring Method Man & Cappadonna – 1 (63)
78 — ASCENSION (DON’T EVER WONDER) –•– Maxwell – 1 (78)
91 — AS LONG AS IT MATTERS –•– Gin Blossoms – 1 (91)
97 — JELLYHEAD –•– Crush – 1 (97)