This is a list of the German Media Control Top100 Singles Chart number-ones of 1996.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 5 January | "Earth Song" | Michael Jackson |
| 12 January | "Earth Song" | Michael Jackson |
| 19 January | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio featuring L.V. |
| 26 January | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio featuring L.V. |
| 2 February | "Missing (Todd Terry Remix)" | Everything but the Girl |
| 9 February | "Missing (Todd Terry Remix)" | Everything but the Girl |
| 16 February | "Spaceman" | Babylon Zoo |
| 23 February | "Lemon Tree" | Fools Garden |
| 1 March | "Lemon Tree" | Fools Garden |
| 8 March | "Lemon Tree" | Fools Garden |
| 15 March | "Lemon Tree" | Fools Garden |
| 22 March | "Children" | Robert Miles |
| 29 March | "Children" | Robert Miles |
| 5 April | "Children" | Robert Miles |
| 12 April | "Children" | Robert Miles |
| 19 April | "Children" | Robert Miles |
| 26 April | "Children" | Robert Miles |
| 3 May | "Children" | Robert Miles |
| 10 May | "They Don't Care About Us" | Michael Jackson |
| 17 May | "They Don't Care About Us" | Michael Jackson |
| 24 May | "They Don't Care About Us" | Michael Jackson |
| 31 May | "Macarena" | Los del Rio |
| 7 June | "Macarena" | Los del Rio |
| 14 June | "Macarena" | Los del Rio |
| 21 June | "Macarena" | Los del Rio |
| 28 June | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| 5 July | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| 12 July | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| 19 July | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| 26 July | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| 2 August | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| 9 August | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| 16 August | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| 23 August | "I Can't Help Myself" | The Kelly Family |
| 30 August | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees |
| 6 September | "I Can't Help Myself" | The Kelly Family |
| 13 September | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls |
| 20 September | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls |
| 27 September | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls |
| 4 October | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls |
| 11 October | "Zehn kleine Jägermeister" | Die Toten Hosen |
| 18 October | "Zehn kleine Jägermeister" | Die Toten Hosen |
| 25 October | "Zehn kleine Jägermeister" | Die Toten Hosen |
| 1 November | "Zehn kleine Jägermeister" | Die Toten Hosen |
| 8 November | "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" | Backstreet Boys |
| 15 November | "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" | Backstreet Boys |
| 22 November | "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" | Backstreet Boys |
| 29 November | "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" | Backstreet Boys |
| 6 December | "Verpiss' Dich" | Tic Tac Toe |
| 13 December | "Time to Say Goodbye" | Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman |
| 20 December | "Time to Say Goodbye" | Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman |
| 27 December | "Time to Say Goodbye" | Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman |
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—Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914)
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