1996's year-end chart ranks 50 songs. The top spot went to Wannabe by Spice Girls, followed by Ironic by Alanis Morissette and Killing Me Softly by Fugees. George Michael was named Singer of the Year, Alanis Morissette Female Singer of the Year and Fugees Band of the Year.
| Pos | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wannabe | Spice Girls |
| 2 | Ironic | Alanis Morissette |
| 3 | Killing Me Softly | Fugees |
| 4 | Macarena | Los del Rio |
| 5 | Wonderwall | Oasis |
| 6 | Don't Speak | No Doubt |
| 7 | Children | Robert Miles |
| 8 | Ready or Not | Fugees |
| 9 | Un-Break My Heart | Toni Braxton |
| 10 | Say You'll Be There | Spice Girls |
| 11 | Breakfast at Tiffany's | Deep Blue Something |
| 12 | Coco Jamboo | Mr. President |
| 13 | X-Files | DJ Dado |
| 14 | How Deep Is Your Love | Take That |
| 15 | Fastlove | George Michael |
| 16 | Mysterious Girl | Peter Andre |
| 17 | Don't Look Back in Anger | Oasis |
| 18 | Where Do You Go | No Mercy |
| 19 | Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is) | Pet Shop Boys |
| 20 | One and One | Robert Miles and Maria Naylor |
| 21 | Head over Feet | Alanis Morissette |
| 22 | You Learn | Alanis Morissette |
| 23 | California Love | 2Pac and Dr. Dre |
| 24 | Jesus to a Child | George Michael |
| 25 | Milk | Garbage |
| 26 | Earth Song | Michael Jackson |
| 27 | If You Ever | East 17 and Gabrielle |
| 28 | Lemon Tree | Fool's Garden |
| 29 | We've Got It Goin' On | Backstreet Boys |
| 30 | To Deserve You | Bette Midler |
| 31 | One Sweet Day | Mariah Carey and Boyz 2 Men |
| 32 | It's Gonna Be Alright | Deep Zone featuring Ceybil Jefferies |
| 33 | Hallo Spaceboy | David Bowie and Pet Shop Boys |
| 34 | Firestarter | The Prodigy |
| 35 | Virtual Insanity | Jamiroquai |
| 36 | Fu-Gee-La | Fugees |
| 37 | I Love You Always Forever | Donna Lewis |
| 38 | Maganoona | Dana International |
| 39 | Flava | Peter Andre |
| 40 | Words | Boyzone |
| 41 | Tic, Tic Tac | Carrapicho |
| 42 | It's All Coming Back to Me Now | Celine Dion |
| 43 | You Must Love Me | Madonna |
| 44 | If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) | Nas and Lauryn Hill |
| 45 | Insomnia | Faithless |
| 46 | Change the World | Eric Clapton |
| 47 | Theme from Mission: Impossible | Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen |
| 48 | Stupid Girl | Garbage |
| 49 | One of Us | Joan Osborne |
| 50 | Woman | Neneh Cherry |