Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 1996
These hits topped the Ultratop 50 in 1996.
| Date | Artist | Song |
| January 6 | Double Vision | Knockin |
| January 13 | Double Vision | Knockin |
| January 20 | Double Vision | Knockin |
| January 27 | Double Vision | Knockin |
| February 3 | Double Vision | Knockin |
| February 10 | Double Vision | Knockin |
| February 17 | Babylon Zoo | Spaceman |
| February 24 | Babylon Zoo | Spaceman |
| March 2 | Andrea Bocelli | Con te partirò |
| March 9 | Andrea Bocelli | Con te partirò |
| March 16 | Andrea Bocelli | Con te partirò |
| March 23 | Andrea Bocelli | Con te partirò |
| March 30 | Andrea Bocelli | Con te partirò |
| April 6 | Andrea Bocelli | Con te partirò |
| April 13 | Andrea Bocelli | Con te partirò |
| April 20 | Andrea Bocelli | Con te partirò |
| April 27 | Andrea Bocelli | Con te partirò |
| May 4 | Andrea Bocelli | Con te partirò |
| May 11 | Joan Osborne | One of us |
| May 18 | 2 Fabiola | Lift U up |
| May 25 | 2 Fabiola | Lift U up |
| June 1 | 2 Fabiola | Lift U up |
| June 8 | 2 Fabiola | Lift U up |
| June 15 | Los Del Rio | Macarena |
| June 22 | Los Del Rio | Macarena |
| June 29 | Los Del Rio | Macarena |
| July 6 | Los Del Rio | Macarena |
| July 13 | Los Del Rio | Macarena |
| July 20 | Los Del Rio | Macarena |
| July 27 | The Fugees | Killing me softly |
| August 3 | The Fugees | Killing me softly |
| August 10 | The Fugees | Killing me softly |
| August 17 | The Fugees | Killing me softly |
| August 24 | The Fugees | Killing me softly |
| August 31 | The Fugees | Killing me softly |
| September 7 | The Fugees | Killing me softly |
| September 14 | The Fugees | Killing me softly |
| September 21 | Spice Girls | Wannabe |
| September 28 | Spice Girls | Wannabe |
| October 5 | Spice Girls | Wannabe |
| October 12 | Spice Girls | Wannabe |
| October 19 | Spice Girls | Wannabe |
| October 26 | Rob de Nijs | Banger hart |
| November 2 | Rob de Nijs | Banger hart |
| November 9 | Céline Dion | It's all coming back to me now |
| November 16 | Céline Dion | It's all coming back to me now |
| November 23 | Céline Dion | It's all coming back to me now |
| November 30 | Céline Dion | It's all coming back to me now |
| December 7 | Céline Dion | It's all coming back to me now |
| December 14 | Robert Miles & Maria Nayler | One and one |
| December 21 | Robert Miles & Maria Nayler | One and one |
| December 28 | Robert Miles & Maria Nayler | One and one |