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The Best Selling Singles of 1996

Mark Goodier welcomes in 2026 with an ‘All The 6s’ New Years Day special!

Radio 2 and Radio 1 are celebrating the music and memories from previous years ending in 6 to start 2026. To hear more, search ‘All the 6s’ on BBC Sounds.

This hour, Mark counts down the bestselling singles of 1996.

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56 minutes

Last on

New Year's Day 202614:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Deep Blue Something

    Breakfast At Tiffany's

    • This Year's Love (Various Artists) C.
    • Global Television.

  • The Prodigy

    Breathe

    • XL.

  • Toni Braxton

    Un-Break My Heart

    • Toni Braxton - Secrets.
    • Laface.

  • Oasis

    Don't Look Back In Anger

    • This Year's Love (Various Artists) C.
    • Global Television.

  • Peter Andre

    Mysterious Girl (feat. Bubbler Ranx)

    • This Year's Love (Various Artists) C.
    • Global Television.

  • Robert Miles

    Children

    • New Pure Moods (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Gina G

    Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit

    • Now 34 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • David Baddiel, Frank Skinner & The Lightning Seeds

    Three Lions

    • Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Mark Morrison

    Return Of The Mack

    • (CD Single).
    • WEA.

  • Spice Girls

    2 Become 1

    • Mixed Emotions III (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Babylon Zoo

    Spaceman (Radio Edit)

    • 90s: The Collection.
    • Rhino.
    • 14.

  • Spice Girls

    Wannabe

    • Bad Girls (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Fugees

    Killing Me Softly With His Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Ruffhouse.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • New Year's Day 202614:00
    BBC Radio 2

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    Start 2026 with music and memories from previous years ending in 6, from 1966 to 2016!