| CASH BOX Top Urban Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 16, 1996 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | NO DIGGITY (Interscope 97007) ...... BLACKstreet (featuring Dr. Dre) | 1 | 5 | |||
| 2 | PONY (550 Music 78373) ...... Ginuwine | 6 | 10 | |||
| 3 | WHAT KIND OF MAN WOULD I BE (Perspective 7558) ...... Mint Condition | 5 | 11 | |||
| 4 | NOBODY (Elektra 64245) ...... Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage | 4 | 5 | |||
| 5 | THIS IS FOR THE LOVER IN YOU (Epic 78443) ...... Babyface featuring LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley & Jeffrey Daniels | 2 | — | 3 | ||
| 6 | LAST NIGHT (LaFace 24181) ...... Az Yet | 3 | 12 | |||
| 7 | TELL ME (Island 854 660) ...... Dru Hill | 7 | 12 | |||
| 8 | WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU (Maverick/Reprise 17600) ...... Me’Shell Ndegeocello | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 9 | I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU (MCA 55264) ...... New Edition | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 10 | MISSING YOU (EastWest America 64262) ...... Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight & Chaka Khan |
N O I S S U E |
10 | 12 | ||
| 11 | UN-BREAK MY HEART (LaFace 24200) ...... Toni Braxton | 22 | — | 3 | ||
| 12 | IF YOUR GIRL ONLY KNEW (Blackground/Atlantic 98067) ...... Aaliyah | 8 |
N O I S S U E |
11 | ||
| 13 | ONLY YOU (Bad Boy 79060) ...... 112 | 11 | 24 | |||
| 14 | TWISTED (Elektra 64282) ...... Keith Sweat | 9 | 23 | |||
| 15 | FLOATIN’ ON YOUR LOVE (Island 854 738) ...... Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley & Angela Winbush | 16 | 7 | |||
| 16 | STEELO (Biv 10 0530) ...... 702 | 18 | 9 | |||
| 17 | SITTIN’ ON TOP OF THE WORLD (So So Def/Columbia 78426) ...... Da Brat | 19 | 5 | |||
| 18 | YOUR SECRET LOVE (Epic/LV 78400) ...... Luther Vandross | 12 | 5 | |||
| 19 | USE YOUR HEART (RCA 64607) ...... SWV | 13 | 13 | |||
| 20 | ASCENSION (Don’t Ever Wonder) (Columbia 78372) ...... Maxwell | 15 | 13 | |||
| 21 | HOW DO U WANT IT / CALIFORNIA LOVE (Death Row/Interscope 854 652) ...... 2Pac (featuring KC & Jojo) / 2Pac (featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman) | 14 | 22 | |||
| 22 | THE THINGS THAT YOU DO (Mercury 578 159) ...... Gina Thompson | 27 | 19 | |||
| 23 | BOW DOWN (Lench Mob/Priority 53227) ...... Westside Connection | 17 | 7 | |||
| 24 | NO TIME (Undeas/Big Beat/Atlantic 95631) ...... Lil’ Kim featuring Puff Daddy | 42 | 5 | |||
| 25 | STREET DREAMS (Columbia 78409) ...... Nas | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 26 | YOU’RE MAKING ME HIGH / LET IT FLOW (LaFace 24160) ...... Toni Braxton | 20 | 24 | |||
| 27 | KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET (LaFace 24210) ...... Donell Jones | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 28 | I CAN’T SLEEP BABY (If I) (Jive 42377) ...... R. Kelly | 21 | 20 | |||
| 29 | LOUNGIN (Def Jam 575 062) ...... LL Cool J | 23 | 19 | |||
| 30 | PO PIMP (Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe 38559) ...... Do Or Die | 24 | 17 | |||
| 31 | NEVER LEAVE ME ALONE (Death Row/Interscope 97012) ...... Nate Dogg featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 32 | JUST THE WAY (Playas Play) (EMI/Def Squad 58579) ...... Alfonzo Hunter | 37 | 7 | |||
| 33 | DO YOU THINK ABOUT US (Bad Boy 79074) ...... Total | 39 | — | 3 | ||
| 34 | DON’T LET GO (Love) (EastWest America 64231) ...... En Vogue | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | LET’S GET THE MOOD RIGHT (Motown 0510) ...... Johnny Gill | 25 | 9 | |||
| 36 | HIT ME OFF (MCA 55210) ...... New Edition | 26 | 13 | |||
| 37 | WHY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH (Rowdy 35072) ...... Monica | 28 | 24 | |||
| 38 | MY BOO (So So Def/Columbia 78358) ...... Ghost Town DJ’s | 31 | 19 | |||
| 39 | ELEVATORS (Me & You) (LaFace 24177) ...... OutKast | 29 | 17 | |||
| 40 | COME SEE ME (Bad Boy 79073) ...... 112 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | KISSIN’ YOU (Bad Boy 79056) ...... Total | 30 | 29 | |||
| 42 | TOUCH ME TEASE ME (RAL/Def Jam 854 620) ...... Case featuring Foxxy Brown | 32 | 27 | |||
| 43 | CAN’T KNOCK THE HUSTLE (Roc-A-Fella/Priority 53242) ...... Jay-Z | 33 | 10 | |||
| 44 | GET ON UP (MCA 55123) ...... Jodeci | 34 | 27 | |||
| 45 | ME AND THOSE DREAMIN’ EYES OF MINE (EMI 58570) ...... D’Angelo | 35 | 18 | |||
| 46 | WHY DOES IT HURT SO BAD (Arista 13214) ...... Whitney Houston | 36 | 17 | |||
| 47 | IF I RULED THE WORLD (Columbia 78327) ...... Nas | 38 | 22 | |||
| 48 | C’MON N’ RIDE IT (The Train) (Big Beat/Atlantic 98083) ...... Quad City DJ’s | 40 | 37 | |||
| 49 | ALL I SEE (Universal 56003) ...... A+ | 41 | 16 | |||
| 50 | LOVER’S GROOVE (MCA 55234) ...... Immature | 43 | 7 | |||
| 51 | THAT GIRL (Virgin 38550) ...... Maxi Priest featuring Shaggy | 44 | 17 | |||
| 52 | BLACKBERRY MOLASSES (EastWest America 64299) ...... Mista | 45 | 20 | |||
| 53 | GOOD LOVE (Malaco 2525) ...... Johnnie Taylor | 46 | 16 | |||
| 54 | YOU (Uptown/Universal 56001) ...... Monifah | 47 | 27 | |||
| 55 | MOVIN’ ON (A&M 1656) ...... CeCe Peniston | 48 | 15 | |||
| 56 | TELL ME (I’ll Be Around) (Motown 0410) ...... Shades | 49 | 17 | |||
| 57 | WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (Interscope 97008) ...... Warren G featuring Adina Howard | 50 | 5 | |||
| 58 | SO MANY WAYS (Atlantic 87056) ...... Braxtons | 51 | 16 | |||
| 59 | TOUCH MYSELF (Rowdy 35080 ) ...... T-Boz | 52 | 14 | |||
| 60 | BABY LUV (Epic 78359) ...... Groove Theory | 53 | 15 | |||
| 61 | THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE (Motown 0430) ...... Horace Brown | 54 | 18 | |||
| 62 | WU-WEAR: THE GARMENT RENAISSANCE (Big Beat/Atlantic 98045) ...... RZA featuring Method Man & Cappadonna | 55 | 13 | |||
| 63 | SET IT OFF (EastWest America 64253) ...... Organized Noize | 56 | 9 | |||
| 64 | WITH YOU (Warner Bros. 17681) ...... Somethin’ For The People | 57 | 12 | |||
| 65 | MORE TO LOVE (Def Jam/Spoiled Rotten 575 652) ...... Case | 58 | 5 | |||
| 66 | NEVER TOO BUSY (Columbia 78245) ...... Kenny Lattimore | 59 | 29 | |||
| 67 | DA’ DIP (Hard Hood/Power/Triad 0112) ...... Freak Nasty | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | IN THE HOOD (LaFace 24127) ...... Donell Jones | 60 | 24 | |||
| 69 | ALL THE THINGS (Your Man Won’t Do) (Island 854 530) ...... Joe | 61 | 40 | |||
| 70 | I GOT IT BAD (Qwest/Warner Bros. 17602) ...... Tevin Campbell | 62 | 10 | |||
| 71 | WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (Arista 13223) ...... Deborah Cox | 63 | 19 | |||
| 72 | DIRTY SOUTH (LaFace 24173) ...... Goodie Mob | 64 | 12 | |||
| 73 | HAY (Pallas/Universal 56008) ...... Crucial Conflict | 65 | 27 | |||
| 74 | IT’S ALRIGHT (Columbia 78376) ...... Kaycee Grogan | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | STAY WITH ME (Motown 0591) ...... Jason Weaver | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | IT’S A PARTY (Elektra 64268) ...... Busta Rhymes featuring Zhane | 66 | 18 | |||
| 77 | DO THANGZ (MJJ Music/550 Music 78422) ...... Men Of Vizion | 67 | — | 3 | ||
| 78 | GIVE ME ONE REASON (Elektra 64346) ...... Tracy Chapman | 68 | 19 | |||
| 79 | COME OVER (Bad Boy 79065) ...... Faith Evans | 69 | 11 | |||
| 80 | THA CROSSROADS (Ruthless 6335) ...... Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 70 | 27 | |||
| 81 | GET READY, HERE IT COMES (It’s The Choo-Choo) (LaFace 24157) ...... Southsyde B.O.I.Z. | 80 | 10 | |||
| 82 | LOVE LIKE MINE (DV8/A&M 1852) ...... Zakiya | 89 | 7 | |||
| 83 | THE LOVE SONG (Warner Bros. 17586) ...... Bush Babees featuring Mos Def | 96 | 5 | |||
| 84 | SHAKE A LIL’ SOMETHIN’... (Lil’ Joe 890) ...... 2 Live Crew | 76 | 14 | |||
| 85 | CHANGE THE WORLD (Reprise 17621) ...... Eric Clapton | 79 | 17 | |||
| 86 | GETTIN’ IT (Jive 42409) ...... Too Short featuring Parliament Funkadelic | 71 | 12 | |||
| 87 | LIKE A WOMAN (LaFace 24175) ...... Tony Rich Project | 72 | 16 | |||
| 88 | LET’S STAY TOGETHER (Jac-Mac/Warner Bros. 17656) ...... Eric Benet | 73 | 20 | |||
| 89 | HOUSE KEEPER (MJJ Music 78274) ...... Men Of Vizion | 74 | 30 | |||
| 90 | HOW CAN WE STOP (Motown 0586) ...... Horace Brown featuring Faith Evans | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | I LIKE (Def Jam/RAL 575 046) ...... Montell Jordan featuring Slick Rick | 94 | 21 | |||
| 92 | SAY IT AGAIN (Island 854 648) ...... Nneka | 75 | 16 | |||
| 93 | LOVE & HAPPINESS (Perspective 7546) ...... Smooth | 77 | 12 | |||
| 94 | I DON’T WANNA BE ALONE (Gasoline Alley 55178) ...... Shai | 78 | 24 | |||
| 95 | HOME (Rip-It 2711) ...... 4U | 81 | 20 | |||
| 96 | IT AIN’T EASY (Livin’ Without U) (Pure 2331) ...... Dalia | 82 | 5 | |||
| 97 | GLORIA (Silas/MCA 55208) ...... Jesse Powell | 83 | 16 | |||
| 98 | BACK TO THE WORLD (Qwest/Warner Bros. 17629) ...... Tevin Campbell | 84 | 21 | |||
| 99 | KEEP RUNNING BACK (So So Def/Columbia 78325) ...... Whodini | 85 | 11 | |||
| 100 | FOREVER MORE (Work 78297) ...... Puff Johnson | 86 | 27 | |||
| The November 16, 1996, issue was the last one published by the original Cash Box Magazine. |
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