The #1 song on August 22, 1996

Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)

By Los del Río

Other #1 songs on August 22, 1996
Across genres and charts

#1 alternative hit

Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand

Primitive Radio Gods

#1 country song

Carried Away

George Strait

#1 dance track

You're Makin' Me High

Toni Braxton

#1 R&B song

Twisted

Keith Sweat

#1 song in the UK

Wannabe

Spice Girls

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 22, 1996

Independence Day

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Notable August 22 Birthdays
Born in the 1990s

Randall Cobb

Football Player

Brayden Schenn

Ice Hockey Player

Dillon Danis

Mixed Martial Artist

Israel Broussard

Actor

Maxx Crosby

Football Player

Drew Hutchison

Baseball Player

Adam Thielen

Football Player

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