Other #1 songs on August 31, 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

She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart by Tim McGraw

#1 country song

She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart

Tim McGraw

Stand Up by Love Tribe

#1 dance track

Stand Up

Love Tribe

Hit Me Off by New Edition

#1 R&B song

Hit Me Off

New Edition

Wannabe by Spice Girls

#1 song in the UK

Wannabe

Spice Girls

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

Independence Day

Independence Day

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Notable August 31 Birthdays
Born in the 1990s

Brittany Mahomes

Sports Team Owner

Born August 31, 1995

Jaylen Barron

Actress

Born August 31, 1998

BossMan Dlow

Rapper

Born August 31, 1998