| CASH BOX Top R&B Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 28, 1991 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | NEVER STOP (Delicious Vinyl 868 552) ...... Brand New Heavies (featuring N’Dea Davenport) | 3 | 8 | 14 | 14 | |
| 2 | I ADORE MI AMOR (Giant/Reprise 19204) ...... Color Me Badd | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| 3 | DON’T WANNA CHANGE THE WORLD (Philadelphia Int’l/Zoo 14005) ...... Phyllis Hyman | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| 4 | RUNNING BACK TO YOU (Wing 867 518) ...... Vanessa Williams | 10 | 11 | 19 | 9 | |
| 5 | WHY CAN’T YOU COME HOME (Reprise 19327) ...... Ex-Girlfriend | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | |
| 6 | DON’T WANT TO BE A FOOL (Epic 73879) ...... Luther Vandross | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| 7 | SO MUCH LOVE (Bust It/Capitol 44710) ...... B Angie B | 7 | 9 | 28 | 14 | |
| 8 | JUST ASK ME TO (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19275) ...... Tevin Campbell | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | |
| 9 | MY NAME IS NOT SUSAN (Arista 12259) ...... Whitney Houston | 11 | 13 | 18 | 10 | |
| 10 | GETT OFF (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19225) ...... Prince & N.P.G. | 14 | 17 | 25 | 11 | |
| 11 | ROMANTIC (Warner Bros. 19319) ...... Karyn White | 12 | 12 | 16 | 7 | |
| 12 | LONG HOT SUMMER (MCA 54104) ...... J.T. Taylor | 15 | 16 | 22 | 12 | |
| 13 | O.P. P. (Tommy Boy 988) ...... Naughty By Nature | 16 | 22 | 26 | 9 | |
| 14 | SAVE ME (Elektra 66513) ...... Lisa Fischer | 17 | 30 | 33 | 8 | |
| 15 | ADDICTIVE LOVE (Capitol 44721) ...... BeBe & CeCe Winans | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 16 | EMOTIONS (Columbia 73977) ...... Mariah Carey | 19 | 35 | 41 | 5 | |
| 17 | LET THE BEAT HIT ’EM (Columbia 73847) ...... Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| 18 | IT AIN’T OVER ’TIL IT’S OVER (Virgin 98795) ...... Lenny Kravitz | 18 | 14 | 23 | 13 | |
| 19 | IT’S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY (Motown 2136) ...... Boyz II Men | 20 | 28 | 34 | 7 | |
| 20 | SPECIAL (A&M 1561) ...... Vesta | 13 | 3 | 2 | 16 | |
| 21 | WORD TO THE MUTHA! (MCA album cut) ...... Bell Biv DeVoe | 21 | 24 | 30 | 8 | |
| 22 | D-O-G ME OUT (MCA 54151) ...... Guy | 23 | 39 | 44 | 7 | |
| 23 | I’M ON YOUR SIDE (Arista 2238) ...... Jennifer Holiday | 25 | 32 | 35 | 9 | |
| 24 | TENDER KISSES (Capitol 44680) ...... Tracie Spencer | 26 | 33 | 42 | 9 | |
| 25 | I’M STILL WAITING (Giant/Reprise 19230) ...... Johnny Gill | 29 | 51 | 66 | 5 | |
| 26 | FOREVER MY LADY (Uptown/MCA 54197) ...... Jodeci | 27 | 52 | 69 | 6 | |
| 27 | A ROLLER SKATING JAM CALLED “SATURDAYS” (Tommy Boy 990) ...... De La Soul | 30 | 49 | 58 | 7 | |
| 28 | WHEN LOVE CRIES (Atlantic 87624) ...... Donna Summer | 31 | 45 | 47 | 7 | |
| 29 | FUN DAY (Motown 2127) ...... Stevie Wonder | 37 | 47 | 51 | 5 | |
| 30 | NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE (Uptown/MCA 54088) ...... Heavy D. & Boyz | 24 | 19 | 9 | 16 | |
| 31 | SOMETIMES I WONDER (Tabu 0003) ...... S.O.S. Band | 40 | 44 | 52 | 6 | |
| 32 | SMALL THING (Def Jam/Columbia 73849) ...... Newkirk | 43 | 59 | 62 | 7 | |
| 33 | ARE YOU STILL IN LOVE WITH ME (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19261) ...... Keith Washington | 28 | 18 | 13 | 13 | |
| 34 | UNFORGETTABLE (Elektra 64875) ...... Natalie Cole | 22 | 15 | 12 | 14 | |
| 35 | TURN IT UP (Bust It/Capitol 44717) ...... Oaktown’s 3.5.7 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 12 | |
| 36 | ALWAYS (MCA 54099) ...... Pebbles | 34 | 20 | 6 | 15 | |
| 37 | JEALOUS GIRL (Motown 2134) ...... Another Bad Creation | 38 | 41 | 43 | 8 | |
| 38 | TONITE (Profile 7338) ...... D J Quik | 33 | 26 | 20 | 14 | |
| 39 | IF YOU’RE SERIOUS (SBK 07361) ...... Riff | 39 | 34 | 32 | 18 | |
| 40 | CAN YOU STOP THE RAIN (Columbia 73745) ...... Peabo Bryson | 35 | 21 | 10 | 19 | |
| 41 | ALL ABOUT YOU (Motown 2087) ...... Pretty In Pink | 44 | 46 | 48 | 12 | |
| 42 | HOUSECALL (Your Body Can’t Lie To Me) (Epic 73929) ...... Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest | 45 | 53 | 59 | 7 | |
| 43 | RIGHT DOWN TO IT (LaFace 24002) ...... Damian Dame | 55 | 67 | 71 | 5 | |
| 44 | FLY GIRL (Tommy Boy 991) ...... Queen Latifah | 54 | 66 | 70 | 5 | |
| 45 | YOU’RE THE ONE (Columbia 73964) ...... Surface Featuring Bernard Jackson | 51 | 56 | 60 | 5 | |
| 46 | SUPERWOMAN (MCA album cut) ...... Gladys Knight (featuring Dionne Warwick & Patti LaBelle) | 52 | 60 | 65 | 4 | |
| 47 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE GOES (Capitol 44740) ...... Young M.C. | 46 | 29 | 36 | 9 | |
| 48 | I WANT YOU (Capitol 44733) ...... Marc Nelson | 63 | 72 | 77 | 4 | |
| 49 | 6 MINUTES OF PLEASURE (Def Jam/Columbia 73820) ...... L. L. Cool J | 47 | 40 | 37 | 15 | |
| 50 | TEARDROPS (Mercury 868 682) ...... Small Change | 53 | 70 | 75 | 6 | |
| 51 | FEELS LIKE ANOTHER ONE (MCA 54225) ...... Patti LaBelle | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | AIN’T GONNA HURT NOBODY (Select 66507) ...... Kid ’N Play | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | THE PRESSURE (pt. 1) (Perspective 0007) ...... Sounds Of Blackness | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY/ LIVING FOR THE CITY (Giant/Reprise 19304) ...... Troop/Levert featuring Queen Latifah | 49 | 43 | 40 | 16 | |
| 55 | HOUSE PARTY II (I Don’t Know What You Come To Do) (MCA 54170) ...... Tony! Toni! Tone! | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX (Next Plateau 333) ...... Salt-N-Pepa | 73 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | THAT KIND OF GUY (Epic 73867) ...... Tony Terry | 48 | 42 | 38 | 11 | |
| 58 | I WANT YOUR SEX (Profile 5341) ...... Nemesis | 61 | 80 | 83 | 5 | |
| 59 | KEEP ON LOVIN’ ME (EMI 50365) ...... O’Jays | 56 | 55 | 54 | 10 | |
| 60 | I CAN’T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE (Jive 1445) ...... Hi-Five | 50 | 38 | 21 | 20 | |
| 61 | MEN (MCA 54117) ...... Gladys Knight | 36 | 23 | 4 | 17 | |
| 62 | IN YOUR EYES (Elektra 64886) ...... Shirley Murdock | 41 | 37 | 31 | 18 | |
| 63 | GONNA CATCH YOU (SBK 07365) ...... Lonnie Gordon | 80 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | WHEN IN LOVE (First Priority 98715) ...... MC Lyte | 76 | 79 | 85 | 4 | |
| 65 | PUT ME IN YOUR MIX (A&M 1581) ...... Barry White | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME (Motown 2139) ...... Diana Ross | 70 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | GOOD VIBRATIONS (Interscope/EastWest America 98764) ...... Marky Mark & Funky Bunch with Loleatta Holloway | 72 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | I GO CRAZY (Island 868 532) ...... Will Downing | 58 | 54 | 46 | 11 | |
| 69 | ME AND YOU (Qwest/Warner Bros. album cut) ...... Tony! Toni! Tone! | 66 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | RATED R (MCA 54149) ...... Ralph Tresvant | 62 | 57 | 56 | 9 | |
| 71 | ROLLIN (RCA 62032) ...... Georgio | 65 | 62 | 57 | 9 | |
| 72 | I’LL TAKE YOU THERE (Capitol 44749) ...... BeBe & CeCe Winans (featuring Mavis Staples) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE (Motown 2120) ...... Dee Harvey | 71 | 69 | 72 | 8 | |
| 74 | SUMMERTIME (Jive/RCA 1442) ...... D J Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince | 42 | 27 | 17 | 17 | |
| 75 | OPTIMISTIC (Perspective 0001) ...... Sounds Of Blackness | 60 | 48 | 39 | 19 | |
| 76 | THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMM... (Columbia 73687) ...... C & C Music Factory Featuring Freedom Williams | 68 | 58 | 53 | 14 | |
| 77 | EVERYDAY PEOPLE (Arista 2239) ...... Aretha Franklin | 64 | 36 | 24 | 15 | |
| 78 | I KNEW (EastWest America 98774) ...... Chris Bender | 69 | 63 | 55 | 13 | |
| 79 | THIS BEAT IS HOT (Epic 73950) ...... B.G. The Prince Of Rap | 75 | 73 | 74 | 8 | |
| 80 | SUMMER BREEZE (Atlantic 87664) ...... Nicki Richards | 77 | 31 | 29 | 13 | |
| 81 | MAIN COURSE (Capitol 44691) ...... Freddie Jackson | 57 | 50 | 50 | 21 | |
| 82 | PARADISE (Novus 64001) ...... Marion Meadows | 78 | 82 | 88 | 4 | |
| 83 | HEY DONNA (Impact 54208) ...... Rythm Syndicate | 91 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | AIN’T NOBODY BETTER (EastWest America 98755) ...... Yo-Yo | 74 | 65 | 63 | 7 | |
| 85 | HEART OF NEW YORK (Orpheus/Epic 73927) ...... Alex Bugnon | 83 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | MIND PLAYING TRICKS ON ME (Rap-A-Lot/Priority 7241) ...... Geto Boys | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | ARE YOU FREE (Perspective 0002) ...... Mint Condition | 87 | 81 | 79 | 13 | |
| 88 | WOMAN’S HEART (Reprise 19271) ...... Le Gent | 59 | 74 | 89 | 4 | |
| 89 | GOTTA HAVE YOU (Motown 4759) ...... Stevie Wonder | 67 | 61 | 45 | 18 | |
| 90 | CLOSER THAN CLOSE (Columbia 73925) ...... Peabo Bryson | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | WHAT COMES AROUND GOES AROUND (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. 19218) ...... Biz Markie | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | HIP HOP JUNKIES (RAL/Columbia 73784) ...... Nice & Smooth | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | HOW CAN YOU HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE (Columbia 73766) ...... Cheryl Pepsii Riley | 88 | 75 | 61 | 20 | |
| 94 | ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME (Atlantic 87640) ...... Rude Boys | 89 | 86 | 84 | 7 | |
| 95 | PAIN (GRP 3042) ...... Voyceboxing | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | LOVE TALK (Amherst 334) ...... Stylistics | 81 | 78 | 78 | 6 | |
| 97 | THE YOKE (G.U.O.T. R.) (Tabu/Epic 73880) ...... Alexander O’Neal | 92 | 68 | 67 | 9 | |
| 98 | HOW KOOL CAN ONE BLACKMAN BE? (Jive/RCA 1453) ...... Kool Moe Dee | 94 | 92 | 82 | 14 | |
| 99 | (So Tired Of Standing Still We Got To) MOVE ON (Scotti Brothers 75286) ...... James Brown | 98 | 91 | 91 | 10 | |
| 100 | STRONG FOR YOU (Island 868 700) ...... Miles Jaye | 90 | 71 | 68 | 8 | |
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