R&B number-one hits of 1996 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1996:
See also: 1996 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 6 | Exhale (Shoop Shoop) | Whitney Houston |
| January 13 | Exhale (Shoop Shoop) | Whitney Houston |
| January 20 | Before You Walk out of My Life / Like This and Like That | Monica |
| January 27 | Before You Walk out of My Life / Like This and Like That | Monica |
| February 3 | Not Gon' Cry | Mary J. Blige |
| February 10 | Not Gon' Cry | Mary J. Blige |
| February 17 | Not Gon' Cry | Mary J. Blige |
| February 24 | Not Gon' Cry | Mary J. Blige |
| March 2 | Not Gon' Cry | Mary J. Blige |
| March 9 | Down Low (Nobody Has to Know) | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
| March 16 | Down Low (Nobody Has to Know) | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
| March 23 | Down Low (Nobody Has to Know) | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
| March 30 | Down Low (Nobody Has to Know) | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
| April 6 | Down Low (Nobody Has to Know) | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
| April 13 | Down Low (Nobody Has to Know) | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
| April 20 | Down Low (Nobody Has to Know) | R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley |
| April 27 | You're the One | SWV |
| May 4 | Always Be My Baby | Mariah Carey |
| May 11 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| May 18 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| May 25 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| June 1 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| June 8 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| June 15 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| June 22 | Tha Crossroads | Bone Thugs N Harmony |
| June 29 | You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow | Toni Braxton |
| July 6 | How Do U Want It / California Love | 2Pac featuring K-Ci and JoJo |
| July 13 | How Do U Want It / California Love | 2Pac featuring K-Ci and JoJo |
| July 20 | How Do U Want It / California Love | 2Pac featuring K-Ci and JoJo |
| July 27 | You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow | Toni Braxton |
| August 3 | I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) | R. Kelly |
| August 10 | I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) | R. Kelly |
| August 17 | Twisted | Keith Sweat |
| August 24 | Twisted | Keith Sweat |
| August 31 | Hit Me Off | New Edition |
| September 7 | Hit Me Off | New Edition |
| September 14 | Hit Me Off | New Edition |
| September 21 | Twisted | Keith Sweat |
| September 28 | If Your Girl Only Knew | Aaliyah |
| October 5 | If Your Girl Only Knew | Aaliyah |
| October 12 | Last Night | Az Yet |
| October 19 | No Diggity | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
| October 26 | No Diggity | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
| November 2 | No Diggity | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
| November 9 | No Diggity | Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre |
| November 16 | Pony | Ginuwine |
| November 23 | Pony | Ginuwine |
| November 30 | Nobody | Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage |
| December 7 | Nobody | Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage |
| December 14 | Nobody | Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage |
| December 21 | I Believe I Can Fly | R. Kelly |
| December 28 | I Believe I Can Fly | R. Kelly |
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