December 21, 1996

----- DROPOUTS -----
Who Will Save Your Soul - Jewel ----- 11 (2) / 27
Bow Down - Westside Connection ----- 21 (4) / 11
Loungin - LL Cool J ----- 3 / 23
C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train) - Quad City DJ's ----- 3 / 29



 40 --- Cold Rock A Party - MC Lyte (42)
39 39 --- Come See Me - 112
 38 --- Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit - Gina G (50)
33 37 --- Never Leave Me Alone - Nate Dogg feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg
 36 --- You Were Meant For Me - Jewel (41)
35 35 --- Let's Make A Night To Remember - Bryan Adams
36 34 --- My Boo - Ghost Town DJ's
31 33 --- You Learn / You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
32 32 --- Steelo - 702
30 31 --- Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) - John Mellencamp

24 30 --- You Must Love Me - Madonna
29 29 --- Just Between You And Me - DC Talk
28 28 --- Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla
27 27 --- Street Dreams - Nas
22 26 --- You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow - Toni Braxton    
25 25 --- This Is Your Night - Amber
21 24 --- Change The World - Eric Clapton
20 23 --- Tell Me - Dru Hill
23 22 --- No Time - Lil' Kim feat. Puff Daddy
19 21 --- Twisted - Keith Sweat

18 20 --- Falling - Montell Jordan
17 19 --- What Kind Of Man Would I Be - Mint Condition
16 18 --- This Is For The Lover In You - Babyface feat. LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley & Jeffrey Daniels
 17 --- Fly Like An Eagle - Seal (HOT SHOT DEBUT)
15 16 --- Last Night - Az Yet
14 15 --- I Love You Always Forever - Donna Lewis
12 14 --- When You Love A Woman - Journey
11 13 --- If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow
10 12 --- Where Do You Go - No Mercy
13 11 --- Macarena (bayside boys mix) - Los Del Rio                              

09 10 --- I'm Still In Love With You - New Edition
07 09 --- Pony - Ginuwine
08 08 --- I Finally Found Someone - Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams
06 07 --- It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion
05 06 --- Mouth - Merril Bainbridge
03 05 --- Nobody - Keith Sweat feat. Athena Cage
04 04 --- Don't Let Go (Love) - En Vogue
02 03 --- No Diggity - BLACKstreet feat. Dr. Dre          
26 02 --- I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
01 01 --- Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton        


Scoring her debut is UK dance singer Gina G.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 21-27 December 1996

01 -- KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR Dunblane *
02 03 UNBREAK MY HEART Toni Braxton
03 04 ONE AND ONE Robert Miles ft Maria Nayler
04 01 A DIFFERENT BEAT Boyzone *
05 -- HORNY Mark Morrison
06 -- ALL BY MYSELF Celine Dion
07 02 BREATHE The Prodigy **
08 -- YOUR CHRISTMAS WISH The Smurfs
09 -- SALVA MEA Faithless
10 06 FOREVER Damage

11 08 DON'T MARRY HER The Beautiful South
12 15 HILLBILLY ROCK, HILLBILLY ROLL The Woolpackers
13 18 SAY YOU'LL BE THERE The Spice Girls **
14 -- OFFSHORE Chicane
15 10 I NEED YOU 3T
16 13 IF YOU EVER East 17 + Gabrielle
17 -- STEP BY STEP Whitney Houston
18 05 I FEEL YOU Peter Andre *
19 16 COSMIC GIRL Jamiroquai
20 -- LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE Lighthouse Family

21 14 WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Warren G + Adina Howard
22 09 LIVE LIKE HORSES Elton John + Luciano Pavarotti
23 -- CHAMPAGNE Salt N Pepa
24 17 NO WOMAN, NO CRY The Fugees
25 12 SNOOPS UPSIDE YOUR HEAD Snoop Doggy Dogg
26 11 BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW! Prince
27 -- I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING No Way Sis
28 23 YOU'RE GORGEOUS Babybird
29 19 WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED? Robson Green & Jerome Flynn **
30 20 CHILD Mark Owen

31 07 AUSTRALIA Manic Street Preachers
32 -- IN YOUR WILDEST DREAMS Tina Turner + Barry White
33 -- ONLY HUMAN Dina Carroll
34 -- IN THE ONES YOU LOVE Diana Ross
35 -- MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN '96 The Shamen
36 -- IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU S.W.V.
37 21 SECRETS Eternal
38 31 INSOMNIA Faithless
39 25 I AIN'T MAD AT'CHA 2pac
40 26 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Ant & Dec

-- 22 THE MAN DON'T GIVE A FUCK Super Furry Animals
-- 24 ONE KISS FROM HEAVEN Louise
-- 27 WIDE OPEN SPACE Mansun
-- 28 I'M NOT GIVING YOU UP Gloria Estefan
-- 29 ELECTROLITE R.E.M.
-- 30 IT'S IN YOUR EYES Phil Collins
-- 32 GOVINDA Kula Shaker
-- 33 EVERYDAY IS A WINDING ROAD Sheryl Crow
-- 34 WORDS Boyzone *
-- 35 GOLDEN BROWN Kaleef
-- 36 PUMP UP THE JAM '96 Technotronic
-- 37 THE LANE Ice T
-- 38 KOOTCHI Neneh Cherry
-- 39 STRANGER IN MOSCOW Michael Jackson
-- 40 LOVE CAN'T TURN AROUND Farley Jackmaster Funk w/Darryl Pandy


Dunblane were covering Bob Dylan to raise money after the Dunblane school massacre earlier in the month

No Way Sis were making their debut, one of very few tribute acts to make the Top 40 (Bjorn Again being another)

The Turner/White collaboration at #32 gave rise to acrimony over the video, which was made by Aardman Animations, featuring Tina & Barry rendered in plasticine (also featuring Wallace & Gromit). Whilst Tina had no objections, the late Walrus of Love did, causing the farce of having his image blotted out by a black cube whenever it appeared on screen