Top 40 Hits of August 1996
| 1 | The Spice Girls | Wannabe |
| 2 | Los Del Rio | Macarena |
| 3 | Fugees | Killing Me Softly |
| 4 | Robbie Williams | Freedom |
| 5 | Peter Andre featuring Bubbler Ranx | Mysterious Girl |
| 6 | OMC | How Bizarre |
| 7 | Underworld | Born Slippy |
| 8 | Dodgy | Good Enough |
| 9 | Wink | Higher State Of Consciousness '96 Remixes |
| 10 | 3T featuring Michael Jackson | Why |
| 11 | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Tha Crossroads |
| 12 | Alisha's Attic | I Am, I Feel |
| 13 | Suede | Trash |
| 14 | Eternal | Someday |
| 15 | Neneh Cherry | Woman |
| 16 | Alanis Morissette | Head Over Feet |
| 17 | Livin' Joy | Don't Stop Movin' |
| 18 | Backstreet Boys | We've Got It Goin' On |
| 19 | Manic Street Preachers | Everything Must Go |
| 20 | Gary Barlow | Forever Love |
| 21 | George Michael | Spinning The Wheel |
| 22 | Toni Braxton | You're Makin' Me High |
| 23 | Mark Morrison | Crazy |
| 24 | East 17 | Someone To Love |
| 25 | Paul Weller | Peacock Suit |
| 26 | Baddiel & Skinner and The Lightning Seeds | Three Lions |
| 27 | Celine Dion | Because You Loved Me |
| 28 | Nas | If I Ruled The World |
| 29 | Pet Shop Boys | Se A Vida E (That's The Way Life Is) |
| 30 | Jamiroquai | Virtual Insanity |
| 31 | Bryan Adams | Let's Make It A Night To Remember |
| 32 | Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen | Theme From Mission - Impossible |
| 33 | Ant & Dec | Better Watch Out |
| 34 | Sean Maguire | Don't Pull Your Love |
| 35 | REM | E-Bow The Letter |
| 36 | Tori Amos | Hey Jupiter / Professional Widow |
| 37 | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Walking On The Milky Way |
| 38 | Louise | Undivided Love |
| 39 | Tina Arena | Sorrento Moon (I Remember) |
| 40 | New Edition | Hit Me Off |