Dive into a nostalgic journey through time with the 200 best songs of 1996 worldwide! From charttopping pop hits to indie gems that defined the year, this musical countdown will transport you back to a year filled with unforgettable melodies and iconic moments. It served as a reflection of the universal appeal of certain songs and artists, making it an essential reference point for music enthusiasts and industry professionals alike.

The World Chart Airplay is based on the weekly Top 40 lists presented by The World Chart Show, that was a highly influential program broadcasted in over 120 countries around the world, making it one of the most widely listenedto radio shows of its time.

As the yearend chart represented a global audience, it provided a fascinating insight into the collective musical tastes and trends that shaped the international music landscape in 1996.

2 Pac feat. DR. DRE California love
3T AnythingWhy
Ace Of Base Beautiful lifeLucky LoveNever gonna say I’m sorry
Alanis Morissette IronicYou LearnHead over feetYou Oughta KnowHand in my pocket
Annie Lennox Waiting In Vain
BABYLON ZOO Spaceman
Backstreet Boys Get DownWe’ve got to goin’ on
BLACKSTREET No diggity
Blues Traveler Hook
Blur Country HouseThe Universal
BODEANS Closer to free
Bon Jovi Lie to meSomething For The PainThese days
BONE THUGS & HARMONY Tha crossroads
BOYZONE Father & sonWords
BRANDY Sittin’ up in my room
Bryan Adams The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is YouLet’s make a night to remember
Bush Glycerine
Céline Dion It’s all coming back to me nowAll by myselfBecause You Loved Me
CHER Walking in Memphis
Collective Soul The World I Know
Coolio 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ new)tOO hotGangsta’s paradise
CORONA I don’t wanna be a star
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Satellite
DEEP BLUE SOMETHING Breakfast at Tiffanny’s
Def Leppard When Love And Hate Collide
Donna Lewis I love you always forever
EAST 17 Thunder
ELTON JOHN BlessedPlease
ENVOGUE Don’t let go (love)
ENYA Anywhere is
Eric Clapton Change The World
EROS RAMAZZOTTI Piu bella cosaStella gemela
ETERNAL Power of a woman
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL MissingWrong
FOO FIGTHERS Big me
Fool’s Garden Lemon Tree
Fugees Killing me softlyReady or not
FUN FACTORY Celebration
GARBAGE Stupid girl
Gary Barlow Forever Love
GEORGE MICHAEL FastloveSpinning the wheelJesus to a child
GINA G Ooh aah just a little bit
Gloria Estefan ReachYou’ll be mine
Hootie & The Blowfish Old Man & MeTimeOnly Wanna Be With YouTucker’s town
JAMIROQUAI Virtual insanity
Janet Jackson RunawayTwenty fourplay
JOAN OSBORNE One of us
JOHN MELLENCAMP Key West Intermezzo (I saw you first)
JOURNEY When you love a woman
LA BOUCHE Sweet dreamsI love to love
LAURA PAUSINI Inalcanccabile
LENNY KRAVITZ Can’t get you off my head
LIONEL RICHIE Don’t wanna lose you
LOS DEL RIO Macarena
Madonna You’ll seeYou must love me
Mariah Carey Always Be My BabyFantasyOne Sweet Day
MARK MORRISON Return of the mack
MARY J. BLIGE Not gon’ cry
MAXI PRIEST That girl
MEAT LOAF I’d lie for you (and that’s the truth)
Melissa Etheridge I Want To Come Over
MERRIL BAINBRIDGE Mouth
METALLICA Until it sleeps
MICHAEL JACKSON They don´t care about usEarth songStranger in Moscow
MONICA Before you walk out of my life
MR. PRESIDENT Coco jambo
NATALIE MERCHANT WonderJealousy
NENEH CHERRY Woman
NICK CAVE & KYLIE MINOGUE Where the wild roses grow
NO DOUBT Don’t speak
NO MERCY Where do you go
NTRANCE Stayin’ alive
Oasis WonderwallDon’t Look Back In AngerChampagne supernova
OMC How bizarre
PASSENGERS Miss Sarajevo
Pet Shop Boys Se A Vida ÉBefore
Peter Andre Mysterious Girl
PHIL COLLINS Dance into the light
Prince GoldI Hate U
QUEEN You don’t fool meHeaven for everyoneA winter’s tale
R.E.M. Ebow the letter
Red Hot Chili Peppers My FriendsAeroplane
ROBBIE WILLIAMS Freedom
Robert Miles ChildrenFableOne & one
ROXETTE You don’t understand me
SCORPIONS You & I
Seal Don’t cryKiss From A RoseFly like an eagle
Shaggy Boombastic
SHERYL CROW If it makes you happy
Simply Red FairgroundRemembering the first timeNever never loveWe’re in this togetherAngel
SOPHIE B. HAWKINS Only loveAs I lay me down
SOUL ASYLUM Promises broken
SPICE GIRLS WannabeSay you’ll be there
STING Let your soul be your pilotYou still touch me
Take That How Deep Is Your Love
The Beatles Real loveFree As A Bird
The Cardigans Lovefool
The Cranberries Free to decideSalvation
THE CURE The 13th
THE ROLLING STONES Like a rolling stone
The Smashing Pumpkins 1979
Tina Turner GoldeneyeWhatever you wantMissing youOn silent wings
TLC Diggin’ on you
TOM PETTY Waiting for tonight
Toni Braxton You’re Makin’ Me HighUnbreak my heart
TORI AMOS Caught a little sneeze
Tracy Chapman Give Me One Reason
WHIGFIELD Sexy eyes
Whitney Houston ExhaleCount on me