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A woman with long brown hair wearing a colourful tank top, dark pants and a large necklace, singing into a microphoneA man wearing a black cowboy hat and a white shirt, playing guitar and singing into a microphoneShania Twain and George Strait each spent five weeks at number one in 1996.

Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1996, 28 different songs topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Country Singles & Tracks, in 52 issues of the magazine, based on weekly airplay data from country music radio stations compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.

The first number one of the year was "Rebecca Lynn" by Bryan White, which moved into the top spot in the issue dated January 6 and remained in place for only a single week before being replaced by "It Matters to Me" by Faith Hill. Canadian singer Shania Twain had the most number ones in 1996, topping the chart with "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!", "You Win My Love" and "No One Needs to Know". The three songs spent a total of five weeks at the top of the chart, tying Twain for the most weeks at number one by an artist with George Strait, who spent two weeks in the top spot with "Blue Clear Sky" and three with "Carried Away". Alan Jackson, Patty Loveless and Bryan White were the only other acts to have more than one number one in 1996. The longest unbroken run at number one in 1996 was three weeks, which was achieved by seven different songs.

The final number one of the year was "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" by LeAnn Rimes, which was the teenaged vocalist's first number one in the U.S. It would, however, prove to be the only country chart-topper for Rimes, whose career has fluctuated between country and pop. Other artists to top the chart for the first time in 1996 were Martina McBride with "Wild Angels", Deana Carter with "Strawberry Wine", Lonestar with "No News", and Rhett Akins with "Don't Get Me Started".

Chart history

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LeAnn Rimes had the final number one of the year.
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Martina McBride had her first number one in 1996 with "Wild Angels".
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"Strawberry Wine" gave Deana Carter her first number one in November.
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 6 "Rebecca Lynn" Bryan White
January 13 "It Matters to Me" Faith Hill
January 20
January 27
February 3 "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" Shania Twain
February 10
February 17 "Bigger Than the Beatles" Joe Diffie
February 24
March 2 "Wild Angels" Martina McBride
March 9 "I'll Try" Alan Jackson
March 16 "The Beaches of Cheyenne" Garth Brooks
March 23 "You Can Feel Bad" Patty Loveless
March 30
April 6 "To Be Loved by You" Wynonna
April 13 "No News" Lonestar
April 20
April 27
May 4 "You Win My Love" Shania Twain
May 11
May 18 "My Maria" Brooks & Dunn
May 25
June 1
June 8 "Blue Clear Sky" George Strait
June 15
June 22 "Time Marches On" Tracy Lawrence
June 29
July 6
July 13 "No One Needs to Know" Shania Twain
July 20 "Daddy's Money" Ricochet
July 27
August 3 "Don't Get Me Started" Rhett Akins
August 10 "Carried Away" George Strait
August 17
August 24
August 31 "She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart" Tim McGraw
September 7
September 14 "Guys Do It All the Time" Mindy McCready
September 21 "So Much for Pretending" Bryan White
September 28
October 5 "Living in a Moment" Ty Herndon
October 12 "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" Trisha Yearwood
October 19
October 26 "Like the Rain" Clint Black
November 2
November 9
November 16 "Lonely Too Long" Patty Loveless
November 23 "Strawberry Wine" Deana Carter
November 30
December 7 "Little Bitty" Alan Jackson
December 14
December 21
December 28 "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" LeAnn Rimes

See also

References

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