| CASH BOX Top R&B Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 7, 1993 | |||||
| (No new chart published this week [published chart was a reprint of the previous week’s chart]; weeks-on-chart column has been updated) | ||||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
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N O N E W C H A R T P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O N E W C H A R T P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
WHOOMP! (There It Is) (Life 79001) ...... Tag Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| LATELY (Uptown/MCA 54652) ...... Jodeci | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| SOMETHING’S GOIN’ ON (Maverick/Sire 18564) ...... U.N.V. | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| LOSE CONTROL / GIRL U FOR ME (Keia/Elektra 64643) ...... Silk | 4 | 5 | 16 | 4 / 8 | ||
| THAT’S THE WAY LOVE GOES (Virgin 12650) ...... Janet Jackson | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | ||
| WEAK (RCA 62585) ...... SWV | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | ||
| KNOCKIN’ DA BOOTS (Luke 161) ...... H-Town | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | ||
| IF I HAD NO LOOT (Wing 859 056) ...... Tony Toni Tone | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | ||
| WHOOT, THERE IT IS (Wrap/Toy 150) ...... 95 South | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | ||
| CRY NO MORE (Gasoline Alley 54650) ...... II D Extreme | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | ||
| LOVE NO LIMIT (Uptown/MCA 54639) ...... Mary J. Blige | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | ||
| ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG (LaFace 24047) ...... Toni Braxton | 12 | 14 | 14 | 7 | ||
| ABC-123 (Atlantic 87366) ...... Levert | 13 | 8 | 7 | 12 | ||
| SHOW ME LOVE (Big Beat 10118) ...... Robin S | 14 | 10 | 8 | 12 | ||
| SLAM (JMJ/RAL/Chaos 74882) ...... Onyx | 15 | 15 | 17 | 8 | ||
| SEEMS YOU’RE MUCH TOO BUSY (A&M 0140) ...... Vertical Hold | 16 | 16 | 18 | 11 | ||
| ONE LAST CRY (Mercury 862 404) ...... Brian McKnight | 17 | 21 | 21 | 7 | ||
| I GET AROUND / KEEP YA HEAD UP (Interscope/Atlantic 96036) ...... 2Pac | 18 | 18 | 35 | 6 | ||
| UNCONDITIONAL LOVE (Jive 42144) ...... Hi-Five | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | ||
| SOMEBODY ELSE WILL (EMI 50462) ...... O’Jays | 20 | 20 | — | 3 | ||
| GET IT UP (Epic Soundtrax/LaFace 77059) ...... TLC | 21 | — | — | 2 | ||
| LET ME BE THE ONE (Atlantic 87347) ...... Intro | 22 | 23 | 23 | 8 | ||
| ONE WOMAN (Giant/Reprise 18606) ...... Jade | 23 | 17 | 15 | 15 | ||
| INSANE IN THE BRAIN (Ruffhouse/Columbia 77019) ...... Cypress Hill | 24 | 24 | 33 | 4 | ||
| DAZZEY DUKS (TMR/Bellmark 3089) ...... Duice | 25 | 22 | 24 | 26 | ||
| BABY I’M YOURS (Gasoline Alley 54574) ...... Shai | 26 | 28 | 38 | 11 | ||
| RIGHT HERE / HUMAN NATURE / DOWNTOWN (RCA 62614) ...... SWV | 27 | — | — | 2 | ||
| EVERY LITTLE THING U DO (Uptown/MCA 54603) ...... Christopher Williams | 28 | 26 | 9 | 15 | ||
| DRE DAY (Death Row/Interscope/Priority 53827) ...... Dr. Dre | 29 | 27 | 20 | 12 | ||
| RUN TO YOU (Arista 12570) ...... Whitney Houston | 30 | 34 | 45 | 6 | ||
| UM UM GOOD (EastWest America 98435) ...... Men At Large | 31 | 25 | 25 | 12 | ||
| PASSIN’ ME BY (Delicious Vinyl 98434) ...... Pharcyde | 32 | 40 | 39 | 12 | ||
| RUFFNECK (First Priority 98401) ...... MC Lyte | 33 | 39 | 65 | 4 | ||
| DO DA WHAT (EastWest America 98419) ...... 1 Of The Girls | 34 | 49 | 76 | 8 | ||
| DAY BY DAY (Capitol 44934) ...... Portrait | 35 | 35 | 37 | 7 | ||
| GIMME (Reprise 18488) ...... Cheryl “Pepsii” Riley | 36 | 36 | 42 | 7 | ||
| IF (Virgin 12676) ...... Janet Jackson | 37 | 74 | — | 3 | ||
| SAY IT ISN’T OVER (RCA 62540) ...... Five XI | 38 | 43 | 43 | 8 | ||
| VERY SPECIAL (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 18437) ...... Big Daddy Kane | 39 | 81 | 81 | 4 | ||
| IT’S FOR YOU (Motown 2207) ...... Shanice | 40 | 54 | — | 3 | ||
| I’M SO INTO YOU (RCA 62451) ...... SWV | 41 | 30 | 26 | 26 | ||
| LITTLE MIRACLES (Happen Every Day) (Epic/LV 74945) ...... Luther Vandross | 42 | 33 | 27 | 13 | ||
| I DON’T WANNA FIGHT (Virgin 12652) ...... Tina Turner | 43 | 38 | 44 | 11 | ||
| I WANNA HOLD ON TO YOU (Island 862 212) ...... Mica Paris | 44 | 51 | 54 | 7 | ||
| THE FLOOR (Motown 2202) ...... Johnny Gill | 45 | 29 | 22 | 12 | ||
| DON’T WALK AWAY (Giant/Reprise 18686) ...... Jade | 46 | 31 | 32 | 34 | ||
| I LIKE IT (Big Beat/Atlantic 98413) ...... Jomanda | 47 | 50 | 57 | 4 | ||
| CHIEF ROCKA (Pendulum/Elektra 64631) ...... Lords Of The Underground | 48 | 48 | 55 | 6 | ||
| IT’S ON (Tommy Boy 569) ...... Naughty By Nature | 49 | 47 | 47 | 6 | ||
| PINK COOKIES IN A PLASTIC BAG GETTING CRUSHED BY BUILDINGS / BACK SEAT (Of My Jeep) (Def Jam/Columbia 74984) ...... L L Cool J | 50 | 41 | 40 | 8 | ||
| THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS (MCA 54618) ...... Bobby Brown | 51 | 42 | 41 | 15 | ||
| FREAK ME (Keia/Elektra 64654) ...... Silk | 52 | 32 | 28 | 23 | ||
| THE BONNIE AND CLYDE THEME / IBWIN’ WIT MY CREWIN’ (EastWest America 96054) ...... Yo Yo (featuring Ice Cube) / Yo Yo | 53 | 45 | 68 | 8 | ||
| [position skipped on published chart] | ||||||
| SIX FEET DEEP (Rap-A-Lot 53823) ...... Geto Boys | 55 | 52 | 34 | 12 | ||
| ALRIGHT (Ruffhouse/Columbia 77103) ...... Kris Kross | 56 | — | — | 2 | ||
| LICK U UP (Luke 163) ...... H-Town | 57 | 53 | 85 | 4 | ||
| WORK IT OUT (Luke 162) ...... Luke | 58 | 55 | 69 | 6 | ||
| I AIN’T THE ONE (Cold Chillin’ 18595) ...... T.C.F. Crew | 59 | 37 | 29 | 11 | ||
| WHAT’S UP DOC? (Can We Rock?) (Jive 42127) ...... Fu-Schnickens with Shaquille O’Neil (Shaq-Fu) | 60 | 59 | — | 3 | ||
| CHECK YO SELF (Priority 53830) ...... Ice Cube featuring Das EFX | 61 | — | — | 2 | ||
| BY THE TIME THIS NIGHT IS OVER (Arista 12565) ...... Kenny G (with Peabo Bryson) | 62 | 56 | 31 | 11 | ||
| TAKE A LOOK (Elektra 64636) ...... Natalie Cole | 63 | 63 | 72 | 4 | ||
| BABY BE MINE (MCA 54561) ...... Blackstreet Featuring Teddy Riley | 64 | 58 | 51 | 14 | ||
| TEDDY BEAR (Scotti Brothers 75360) ...... G-Wiz | 65 | 66 | 67 | 4 | ||
| FEEL NO PAIN (Epic 74903) ...... Sade | 66 | 44 | 58 | 8 | ||
| WILL YOU BE THERE (Epic 77060) ...... Michael Jackson | 67 | — | — | 2 | ||
| WANT U BACK (RCA 62565) ...... Me-2-U | 68 | 79 | — | 3 | ||
| TRULY SOMETHING SPECIAL (Virgin 12670) ...... After 7 | 69 | 60 | 71 | 4 | ||
| MY CUTIE (MCA 54661) ...... Wreckx-N-Effect | 70 | 72 | — | 3 | ||
| IF I COULD (Columbia 74864) ...... Regina Belle | 71 | 46 | 46 | 22 | ||
| GIVE HIM A LOVE HE CAN FEEL (Pendulum/Elektra 64655) ...... Tene Williams | 72 | 61 | 49 | 11 | ||
| STICKS AND STONES (Capitol 44964) ...... Walter & Scotty | 73 | — | — | 2 | ||
| LET ME ROLL (Rap-A-Lot 53831) ...... Scarface | 74 | 62 | 86 | 4 | ||
| IN MY NATURE (Pocketown 42150) ...... Nuttin’ Nyce | 75 | 57 | 73 | 4 | ||
| I WANT TO KNOW YOUR NAME (Capitol/Black Tie 44930) ...... Walter & Scotty | 76 | 64 | 50 | 13 | ||
| GOTTA KNOW (Your Name) (A&M 0254) ...... Malaika | 77 | 65 | 77 | 4 | ||
| 24/7 GOOD LOVIN’ (EastWest America 98403) ...... Big Bub | 78 | 67 | 78 | 4 | ||
| SO ALONE (EastWest America 98459) ...... Men At Large | 79 | 68 | 52 | 34 | ||
| SO GOOD (Reprise 18573) ...... Michael Cooper | 80 | 69 | 48 | 13 | ||
| WHO IS IT (Epic 74406) ...... Michael Jackson | 81 | 70 | 53 | 18 | ||
| IN THE MIDDLE (Tabu 7710) ...... Alexander O’Neal | 82 | 71 | 30 | 13 | ||
| BUMPIN’ (Adaptation Of Humpin’) (Next Plateau 357021) ...... Paperboy | 83 | — | — | 2 | ||
| COMFORTER (Gasoline Alley/MCA 54596) ...... Shai | 84 | 73 | 56 | 27 | ||
| DEEPER (DJ West/Columbia ) ...... Boss | 85 | 75 | 59 | 13 | ||
| RECIPE OF A HOE (DJ West/Chaos 74967) ...... Boss | 86 | — | — | 2 | ||
| IT’S ALRIGHT (Silas/MCA 54558) ...... Chante Moore | 87 | 76 | 61 | 23 | ||
| I HAVE NOTHING (Arista 12527) ...... Whitney Houston | 88 | 77 | 66 | 22 | ||
| HEY THERE PRETTY LADY (Perspective 7426) ...... Lo-Key? | 89 | 78 | 70 | 4 | ||
| IT WAS A GOOD DAY (Priority 53817) ...... Ice Cube | 90 | 80 | 74 | 20 | ||
| VERY SPECIAL (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 18437) ...... Big Daddy Kane | 91* | 81 | 81 | — | ||
| FALLIN DOWN (Polydor 867 326) ...... Nu Colours | 92 | 83 | 79 | 7 | ||
| DEDICATED (Jive 42115) ...... R. Kelly & Public Announcement | 93 | 85 | 82 | 27 | ||
| ABOVE THE RIM (MCA 54620) ...... Bell Biv DeVoe | 94 | 84 | 80 | 8 | ||
| KISS OF LIFE (Epic 74848) ...... Sade | 95 | 82 | 75 | 23 | ||
| DITTY (Next Plateau/ffrr 350 012) ...... Paperboy | 96 | 87 | 83 | 25 | ||
| NUTHIN’ BUT A “G” THANG (Interscope/Death Row/Priority 53816) ...... Dr. Dre | 97 | 88 | 88 | 27 | ||
| DOWN WITH THE KING (Profile 5391) ...... Run-D.M.C. | 98 | 91 | 87 | 17 | ||
| WHAT’S THE FLAVOR (Capitol 44928) ...... Young M.C. | 99 | 90 | 90 | 4 | ||
| BAD BOYS (Big Beat 98426) ...... Inner Circle | 100 | 89 | 89 | 11 | ||
| *On the previous week’s published chart, “Very Special” was listed both at #39 and at #91. |
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