Billboard Hot 100

Week of May 18, 1996

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Tha Crossroads

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

Bone, D.J.U-Neek, The Isley Bros., C.H.Jasper

Producer(s):

D.J.U-Neek

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/Relativity

Gains In Performance

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony & Three 6 Mafia Verzuz Showdown Nearly Came to Blows, But Special Guests Saved the Day

Billboard Hot 100

Week of May 18, 1996

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Tha Crossroads
  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- 2
- 1
- 2
- - 2
  - 1
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

Bone, D.J.U-Neek, The Isley Bros., C.H.Jasper

Producer(s):

D.J.U-Neek

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/Relativity

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

2
- Always Be My Baby
  Mariah Carey
- 1
- 1
- 7
- - 1
  - 1
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

M.Carey, J.Dupri Mauldin, M.L.Seal, Jr., J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis

Producer(s):

M.Carey, J.Dupri

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

3
- Because You Loved Me (From "Up Close & Personal")
  Celine Dion
- 3
- 1
- 11
- - 3
  - 1
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.E.Warren

Producer(s):

D.Foster

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

4
- Ironic
  Alanis Morissette
- 5
- 4
- 10
- - 5
  - 4
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

A.Morissette, G.Ballard

Producer(s):

G.Ballard

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maverick/Reprise

RIAA Certification: Gold

5
- Nobody Knows
  The Tony Rich Project
- 4
- 2
- 23
- - 4
  - 2
  - 23

Songwriter(s):

J.Rich, D.DuBose

Producer(s):

T.Rich

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

6
- You're The One
  SWV
- 6
- 6
- 5
- - 6
  - 6
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

Allstar, A.Martin, I.Matias, T.Johnson, C.Gamble

Producer(s):

Allstar

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

7
- 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)
  Coolio
- 7
- 5
- 11
- - 7
  - 5
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

A.Ivey,Jr., A.Sear

Producer(s):

J.Carter, Poison Ivey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tommy Boy

RIAA Certification: Gold

8
- Give Me One Reason
  Tracy Chapman
- 10
- 8
- 7
- - 10
  - 8
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

T.L.Chapman

Producer(s):

D.Gehman, T.Chapman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

9
- Count On Me (From "Waiting To Exhale")
  Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans
- 8
- 8
- 9
- - 8
  - 8
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Babyface, W.Houston, M.Houston

Producer(s):

Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

10
- Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)
  R. Kelly Featuring Ronald Isley
- 9
- 4
- 12
- - 9
  - 4
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

R.S.Kelly

Producer(s):

R.Kelly

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive

RIAA Certification: Platinum

11
- Follow You Down/Til I Hear It From You
  Gin Blossoms
- 12
- 9
- 15
- - 12
  - 9
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

J.Valenzuela, R.Wilson, M.Crenshaw, S.Johnson, B.Leen, P.Rhodes

Producer(s):

J.Hampton, Gin Blossoms

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

12
- Sittin' Up In My Room (From "Waiting To Exhale")
  Brandy
- 13
- 2
- 21
- - 13
  - 2
  - 21

Songwriter(s):

Babyface

Producer(s):

Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

13
- Keep On, Keepin' On (From "Sunset Park")
  MC Lyte Featuring Xscape
- 15
- 13
- 10
- - 15
  - 13
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

J.Dupri Mauldin, MC Lyte, M.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

J.Dupri

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Flavor Unit/East West/EEG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

14
- Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)
  Hootie & The Blowfish
- 17
- 14
- 4
- - 17
  - 14
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

M.Bryan, D.Felber, D.Rucker, J.Sonefeld

Producer(s):

D.Gehman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

Gains In Performance

15
- Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check/Everything Remains Raw
  Busta Rhymes
- 11
- 8
- 11
- - 11
  - 8
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

T.Smith, R.Smith

Producer(s):

R.Smith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

16
- Insensitive (From "Bed Of Roses")
  Jann Arden
- 18
- 16
- 15
- - 18
  - 16
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

A.Loree

Producer(s):

E.Cherney

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

Gains In Performance

17
- Missing
  Everything But The Girl
- 16
- 2
- 41
- - 16
  - 2
  - 41

Songwriter(s):

T.Thorn, B.Watt

Producer(s):

B.Watt, T.Thorn, J.Coxon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

RIAA Certification: Gold

18
- Sweet Dreams
  La Bouche
- 21
- 18
- 8
- - 21
  - 18
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

G.A.Saraf, M.Sonmez, M.Thornton, R.Haynes

Producer(s):

Click Production

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

19
- Doin It
  LL Cool J
- 14
- 9
- 11
- - 14
  - 9
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

J.T.Smith, B.R.Smith

Producer(s):

R.Smith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- Wonder
  Natalie Merchant
- 27
- 20
- 24
- - 27
  - 20
  - 24

Songwriter(s):

N.Merchant

Producer(s):

N.Merchant

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

21
- All The Things (Your Man Won't Do) (From "Don't Be A Menace...")
  Joe
- 19
- 11
- 15
- - 19
  - 11
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

Joe, J.P.Thompson, M.Williams

Producer(s):

Joe, J.P.Thompson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

22
- Closer To Free (From "Party Of Five")
  BoDeans
- 20
- 16
- 11
- - 20
  - 16
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

Llanas, Neumann

Producer(s):

Bodeans

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slash/Reprise

23
- Fastlove
  George Michael
- 34
- 23
- 2
- - 34
  - 23
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

G.Michael

Producer(s):

G.Michael, J.Douglas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DreamWorks/Geffen

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- Just A Girl
  No Doubt
- 28
- 23
- 23
- - 28
  - 23
  - 23

Songwriter(s):

G.Stefani, T.Dumont

Producer(s):

M.Wilder

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Trauma/Interscope

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- Be My Lover
  La Bouche
- 26
- 6
- 28
- - 26
  - 6
  - 28

Songwriter(s):

G.A.Saraf, A.Brenner, M.Thornton, L.McCray

Producer(s):

A.Brenner, G.A.Saraf

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

26
- 1979
  The Smashing Pumpkins
- 25
- 12
- 15
- - 25
  - 12
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

W.P.Corgan

Producer(s):

Flood, A.Moulder, W.P.Corgan

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

RIAA Certification: Gold

27
- Who Do U Love
  Deborah Cox
- 22
- 17
- 16
- - 22
  - 17
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

L.L.Campbell II, V.G.Benford

Producer(s):

L.Campbell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

28
- Not Gon' Cry (From "Waiting To Exhale")
  Mary J. Blige
- 29
- 2
- 17
- - 29
  - 2
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

Babyface

Producer(s):

Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- 5 O'Clock
  Nonchalant
- 24
- 24
- 12
- - 24
  - 24
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

Nonchalant, D.Staten,Sr., A.Simmons,Jr., K.L.Ferguson,Jr., R.Dill, A.Harrison

Producer(s):

B.Alexander, Lonnie, Kapin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

30
- The Earth, The Sun, The Rain
  Color Me Badd
- 37
- 30
- 3
- - 37
  - 30
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

E.Wolff, S.Piersa

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Giant

Gains In Performance

31
- The World I Know
  Collective Soul
- 31
- 19
- 27
- - 31
  - 19
  - 27

Songwriter(s):

E.Roland, R.B.Childress

Producer(s):

E.Roland, M.Serletic

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

32
- You
  Monifah
- 39
- 32
- 2
- - 39
  - 32
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

Heavy D, R.Burrell, V.J.Herbert, C.King

Producer(s):

Heavy D

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uptown/Universal

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

33
- Name
  Goo Goo Dolls
- 30
- 5
- 32
- - 30
  - 5
  - 32

Songwriter(s):

J.T.Rzeznik

Producer(s):

L.Giordano

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

34
- Renee
  Lost Boyz
- 33
- 33
- 9
- - 33
  - 33
  - 9

Billboard Hot 100

Week of May 18, 1996

Billboard Hot 100

Tha Crossroads

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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony & Three 6 Mafia Verzuz Showdown Nearly Came to Blows, But Special Guests Saved the Day

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Tha Crossroads

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Always Be My Baby

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Because You Loved Me (From "Up Close & Personal")

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Ironic

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Nobody Knows

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You're The One

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1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)

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Give Me One Reason

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Count On Me (From "Waiting To Exhale")

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Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)

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Follow You Down/Til I Hear It From You

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Sittin' Up In My Room (From "Waiting To Exhale")

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Keep On, Keepin' On (From "Sunset Park")

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Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)

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Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check/Everything Remains Raw

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Insensitive (From "Bed Of Roses")

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Missing

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Sweet Dreams