Top 100 songs for March 23, 1996
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1996 and the 1990s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Because You Loved Me (From "Up Close & Personal")” by Celine Dion. Meanwhile, “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)” by Coolio rises from No. 35 to No. 19. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New) — Coolioup 16 places, No. 35 → No. 19
- A Thin Line Between Love & Hate (From "A Thin Line...") — H-Townup 11 places, No. 73 → No. 62
- Stairway To Heaven — Pure Soulup 10 places, No. 94 → No. 84
New to this week’s Top 10
- Ironic — Alanis MorissetteNo. 7
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Real Love — The BeatlesNo. 11
- Count On Me (From "Waiting To Exhale") — Whitney Houston & CeCe WinansNo. 32
- Release Me — AngelinaNo. 74
- Renee — Lost BoyzNo. 79
- Funkorama — RedmanNo. 82
- Have I Never — A Few Good MenNo. 88
- Can't Get You Off My Mind — Lenny KravitzNo. 96
- Esa Nena Linda — Artie The 1 Man PartyNo. 98
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.