US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending October 5, 1996

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending October 5, 1996

US Top 40 Singles Week Ending OCTOBER 5, 1996

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

US Top 40 Singles – OCTOBER 5, 1996

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

1 1 MACARENA (BAYSIDE BOYS MIX) –•– Los Del Rio – 42 (1)
2 2 I LOVE YOU ALWAYS FOREVER –•– Donna Lewis – 16 (2)
3 3 IT’S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW –•– Celine Dion – 8 (3)
4 4 TWISTED –•– Keith Sweat – 16 (2)
5 5 C’MON ‘N RIDE IT (THE TRAIN) –•– Quad City DJ’s – 30 (3)
6 6 CHANGE THE WORLD –•– Eric Clapton – 12 (5)
7 9 WHERE DO YOU GO –•– No Mercy – 14 (7)
8 7 LOUNGIN –•– LL Cool J – 14 (3)
9 11 CALIFORNIA LOVE / HOW DO U WANT IT –•– 2 Pac Featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman – 17 (1)
10 8 YOU’RE MAKING ME HIGH / LET IT FLOW –•– Toni Braxton – 18 (1)

11 10 YOU LEARN / YOU OUGHTA KNOW –•– Alanis Morissette – 11 (6)
12 17 IF YOUR GIRL ONLY KNEW –•– Aaliyah – 6 (12)
13 12 GIVE ME ONE REASON –•– Tracy Chapman – 27 (3)
14 18 LAST NIGHT –•– Az Yet – 7 (14)
15 14 I CAN’T SLEEP BABY (IF I) –•– R. Kelly – 13 (5)
16 13 ONLY YOU –•– 112 – 19 (13)
17 15 WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL –•– Jewel – 19 (11)
18 16 COUNTING BLUE CARS –•– Dishwalla – 27 (15)
19 20 KEY WEST INTERMEZZO (I SAW YOU FIRST) –•– John Mellencamp – 6 (19)
20 26 MOUTH –•– Merril Bainbridge – 5 (20)

21 47 BOW DOWN –•– Westside Connection – 2 (21)
22 22 USE YOUR HEART –•– SWV – 8 (22)
23 24 PO PIMP –•– Do Or Die Featuring Twista – 10 (23)
24 28 IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY –•– Sheryl Crow – 3 (24)
25 25 MISSING YOU –•– Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight & Chaka Khan – 7 (25)
26 19 HIT ME OFF –•– New Edition – 6 (3)
27 21 ELEVATORS (ME & YOU) –•– Outkast – 11 (12)
28 29 LET’S MAKE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER –•– Bryan Adams – 6 (28)
29 27 SWEET DREAMS –•– La Bouche – 28 (13)
30 30 THIS IS YOUR NIGHT –•– Amber – 17 (30)

31 31 INSENSITIVE –•– Jann Arden – 35 (12)
32 37 WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT –•– Warren G Featuring Adina Howard – 3 (32)
33 23 MACARENA (ORIGINAL VERSION) –•– Los Del Rio – 14 (23)
34 35 MY BOO –•– Ghost Town DJ’s – 14 (34)
35 33 STUPID GIRL –•– Garbage – 11 (24)
36 36 ASCENSION (DON’T EVER WONDER) –•– Maxwell – 8 (36)
37 — NOBODY –•– Keith Sweat Featuring Athena Cage – 1 (37)
38 51 PONY –•– Ginuwine – 5 (38)
39 38 JEALOUSY –•– Natalie Merchant – 17 (23)
40 41 BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME –•– Celine Dion – 31 (1)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – OCTOBER 5, 1996

42 32 ALWAYS BE MY BABY –•– Mariah Carey – 27 (1)
43 39 IRONIC –•– Alanis Morissette – 30 (4)
44 40 NOBODY KNOWS –•– Tony Rich Project – 43 (2)
46 34 WHY DOES IT HURT SO BAD –•– Whitney Houston – 10 (26)

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 5, 1996

41 49 TELL ME –•– Dru Hill – 6 (41)
50 59 WHAT KIND OF MAN WOULD I BE –•– Mint Condition – 5 (50)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – OCTOBER 5, 1996

37 — NOBODY –•– Keith Sweat Featuring Athena Cage – 1 (37)
62 — MUSIC MAKES ME HIGH –•– Lost Boyz – 1 (62)
76 — FALLING –•– Montell Jordan – 1 (76)
78 — ME AND THOSE DREAMIN’ EYES OF MINE –•– D’Angelo – 1 (78)
90 — ONE AND ONE –•– Robert Miles Featuring Maria Nayler – 1 (90)
95 — MISSING YOU –•– Tina Turner – 1 (95)
96 — STRAWBERRY WINE –•– Deana Carter – 1 (96)