| Top 40 Hits of August 1996 |
| 1 |
Spice Girls | Wannabe |
| 2 |
Los Del Rio | Macarena |
| 3 |
Robbie Williams | Freedom |
| 4 |
Dodgy | Good Enough |
| 5 |
OMC | How Bizarre |
| 6 |
3T featuring Michael Jackson | Why |
| 7 |
Fugees | Killing Me Softly |
| 8 |
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Tha Crossroads |
| 9 |
Underworld | Born Slippy |
| 10 |
Eternal | Someday |
| 11 |
Suede | Trash |
| 12 |
Peter Andre featuring Bubbler Ranx | Mysterious Girl |
| 13 |
Backstreet Boys | We've Got It Goin' On |
| 14 |
George Michael | Spinning The Wheel |
| 15 |
Alisha's Attic | I Am, I Feel |
| 16 |
Wink | Higher State Of Conciousness 96 Remixed |
| 17 |
Jamiroquai | Virtual Insanity |
| 18 |
Pet Shop Boys | Se A Vida E (That's The Way Life Is) |
| 19 |
Paul Weller | Peacock Suit |
| 20 |
East 17 | Someone To Love |
| 21 |
Nas | If I Ruled The World |
| 22 |
REM | E-Bow The Letter |
| 23 |
Bryan Adams | Let's Make It A Night To Remember |
| 24 |
Livin' Joy | Don't Stop Movin' |
| 25 |
Louise | Undivided Love |
| 26 |
Neneh Cherry | Woman |
| 27 |
Ant & Dec | Better Watch Out |
| 28 |
Alanis Morissette | Head Over Feet |
| 29 |
Toni Braxton | You're Makin Me High |
| 30 |
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Walking On The Milky Way |
| 31 |
Gary Barlow | Forever Love |
| 32 |
Celine Dion | Because You Loved Me |
| 33 |
Shed Seven | On Standby |
| 34 |
Baddiel / Skinner / Lightning Seeds | Three Lions |
| 35 |
Me Me Me | Hanging Around |
| 36 |
Gloria Estefan | You'll Be Mine (Party Time) |
| 37 |
Mark Morrison | Crazy |
| 38 |
Manic Street Preachers | Everything Must Go |
| 39 |
New Edition | Hit Me Off |
| 40 |
MN8 | Tuff Act To Follow |
