Other #1 songs on August 6, 1996
Across genres and charts

Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand by Primitive Radio Gods

#1 alternative hit

Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand

Primitive Radio Gods

Carried Away by George Strait

#1 country song

Carried Away

George Strait

I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) by R. Kelly

#1 R&B song

I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)

R. Kelly

Wannabe by Spice Girls

#1 song in the UK

Wannabe

Spice Girls

Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) by Los del RĂ­o

#1 song

Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)

Los del RĂ­o

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 6, 1996

Independence Day

Independence Day

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Notable August 6 Birthdays
Born in the 1990s

Hunter Greene

Baseball Player

Born August 6, 1999