Other #1 songs on August 31, 1996
Across genres and charts

#1 alternative hit

Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand

Primitive Radio Gods

#1 dance track

Stand Up

Love Tribe

#1 R&B song

Hit Me Off

New Edition

#1 song in the UK

Wannabe

Spice Girls

#1 song

Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)

Los del Río

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 31, 1996

Independence Day

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Notable August 31 Birthdays
Born in the 1990s

Brittany Mahomes

Sports Team Owner

Born August 31, 1995

Jalen Brunson

Basketball Player

Born August 31, 1996

Jaylen Barron

Actress

Born August 31, 1998

BossMan Dlow

Rapper

Born August 31, 1998