The #1 song in the UK on August 5, 1996

Wannabe By Spice Girls

Other #1 songs on August 5, 1996

#1 Hit Song

Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
Los Del Rio

#1 R&B Song

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

#1 Country Song

Carried Away
George Strait

#1 Alternative Hit

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

#1 Dance Track

Keep on Jumpin'
Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown

Notable August 5 birthdays in the 1990s

Olivia Holt

Born August 05, 1997