| CASH BOX Top R&B Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 17, 1994 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ON BENDED KNEE (Motown 0244) ...... Boyz II Men | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2 | CREEP (LaFace 24082) ...... TLC | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | |
| 3 | BEFORE I LET YOU GO (Interscope 98211) ...... BLACKstreet | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| 4 | PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH (A&M 0778) ...... Barry White | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 5 | BE HAPPY (Uptown/MCA 54927) ...... Mary J. Blige | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
| 6 | HERE COMES THE HOTSTEPPER (Columbia 77614) ...... Ini Kamoze | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| 7 | YOU WANT THIS / 70’S LOVE GROOVE (Virgin 38455) ...... Janet Jackson | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 / 6 | |
| 8 | HOW MANY WAYS / I BELONG TO YOU (LaFace 24081) ...... Toni Braxton | 9 | 26 | 14 | 14 / 2 | |
| 9 | CAN’T HELP MYSELF (EastWest America 98208) ...... Gerald Levert | 11 | 13 | 19 | 6 | |
| 10 | SHAME (Hollywood/Jive 42269) ...... Zhane | 12 | 14 | 28 | 4 | |
| 11 | I WANNA BE DOWN (Atlantic 87225) ...... Brandy | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
| 12 | IF YOU LOVE ME (MJJ Music/Epic 77732) ...... Brownstone | 14 | 16 | 25 | 8 | |
| 13 | LET’S TALK ABOUT IT (EastWest America 98221) ...... Men At Large | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
| 14 | OLD SCHOOL LOVIN’ (Silas/MCA 54929) ...... Chante Moore | 15 | 17 | 21 | 8 | |
| 15 | FOOLIN’ AROUND (Big Beat/Atlantic 98207) ...... Changing Faces | 16 | 18 | 20 | 8 | |
| 16 | U WILL KNOW (Mercury 856 200) ...... B.M.U. (Black Men United) | 10 | 8 | 5 | 12 | |
| 17 | ALWAYS AND FOREVER (Epic/LV 77735) ...... Luther Vandross | 19 | 21 | 30 | 6 | |
| 18 | I APOLOGIZE (Elektra 64497) ...... Anita Baker | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 19 | I CAN GO DEEP (Hollywood/Jive 42264) ...... Silk | 17 | 15 | 17 | 7 | |
| 20 | BLACK COFFEE (Uptown/MCA 54931) ...... Heavy D & Boyz | 20 | 19 | 18 | 7 | |
| 21 | THE MOST BEATIFULLEST THING IN THS WORLD (Jive 42249) ...... Keith Murray | 28 | 36 | 40 | 5 | |
| 22 | I MISS YOU (Arista 12773) ...... NIIU | 36 | 41 | 57 | 6 | |
| 23 | WHY NOT TAKE ALL OF ME (Warner Bros. 18101) ...... Casserine featuring Cato | 23 | 25 | 27 | 10 | |
| 24 | THE SWEETEST DAYS (Wing 851 110) ...... Vanessa Williams | 31 | 34 | 37 | 6 | |
| 25 | CAN I STAY WITH YOU (Warner Bros. 18007) ...... Karyn White | 29 | 32 | 36 | 5 | |
| 26 | I NEVER SEEN A MAN CRY (aka I Seen A Man Die) (Rap-A-Lot/ ...... | 30 | 40 | 48 | 6 | |
| 27 | EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK (Giant 17988) ...... Jade | 35 | 38 | 54 | 5 | |
| 28 | FLAVA IN YA EAR (Bad Boy 79001) ...... Craig Mack | 24 | 23 | 23 | 16 | |
| 29 | TURN IT UP (Perspective 7472) ...... Raja-Nee | 32 | 35 | 38 | 9 | |
| 30 | I’LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU (Motown 2257) ...... Boyz II Men | 18 | 10 | 10 | 19 | |
| 31 | BODY & SOUL (Elektra 64520) ...... Anita Baker | 21 | 20 | 11 | 17 | |
| 32 | GET UP ON IT (Elektra 64506) ...... Keith Sweat | 22 | 9 | 9 | 15 | |
| 33 | TASTY (Perspective 7476) ...... Lo-Key? | 34 | 37 | 45 | 7 | |
| 34 | AT YOUR BEST (You Are Love) (Blackground/Jive 42239) ...... Aaliyah | 25 | 22 | 12 | 21 | |
| 35 | CAN U GET WIT IT (LaFace 24075) ...... Usher | 27 | 27 | 22 | 18 | |
| 36 | FORGET I WAS A “G” (Motown 2271) ...... Whitehead Brothers | 37 | 39 | 42 | 6 | |
| 37 | WHEN A MAN CRIES (Virgin 38450) ...... Tony Terry | 26 | 24 | 24 | 12 | |
| 38 | SPACE (Warner Bros. 18012) ...... Prince | 33 | 33 | 35 | 6 | |
| 39 | THROUGH THE RAIN (Polydor 853 314) ...... Tanya Blount | 39 | 42 | 52 | 19 | |
| 40 | NOT ENOUGH HOURS IN THE NIGHT (Giant 18016) ...... After 7 | 47 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | WHY YOU WANNA PLAY ME OUT? (Columbia 77269) ...... Trisha Covington | 55 | 77 | 90 | 4 | |
| 42 | FA ALL Y’ALL (So So Def/Chaos 77593) ...... Da Brat | 41 | 29 | 31 | 11 | |
| 43 | I’LL TAKE HER (Mercury 856 124) ...... Ill Al Skratch featuring Brian McKnight | 42 | 30 | 15 | 15 | |
| 44 | DON’T SAY GOODBYE GIRL (Qwest/Warner Bros. 18254) ...... Tevin Campbell | 54 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | WHEN YOU NEED ME (Silas/MCA 54902) ...... Aaron Hall | 45 | 44 | 26 | 13 | |
| 46 | THUGGISH-RUGGISH-BONE (Ruthless/Relativity 5527) ...... Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 46 | 46 | 44 | 16 | |
| 47 | THIS LOVE IS FOREVER (Caliber 22008) ...... Howard Hewitt | 49 | 56 | 66 | 6 | |
| 48 | JUICY / UNBELIEVABLE (Bad Boy 79004) ...... Notorious B.I.G. | 48 | 48 | 33 | 15 | |
| 49 | ALL THIS LOVE (MCA 54925) ...... Patti LaBelle | 43 | 31 | 34 | 10 | |
| 50 | WHERE DID WE GO WRONG (Kaper/RCA 62989) ...... Blackgirl | 38 | 28 | 29 | 13 | |
| 51 | BACK SEAT (Wit No Sheets) (Luke 181) ...... H-Town | 56 | 57 | 62 | 5 | |
| 52 | TAKE A TOKE (Columbia 77742) ...... C&C Music Factory Featurng Trilogy | 62 | 67 | 73 | 5 | |
| 53 | THINKING ABOUT YOU (Motown 2256) ...... Felicia Adams | 58 | 64 | 70 | 7 | |
| 54 | DOWN 4 WHATEVA (Jive/Hollywood 42260) ...... Nuttin’ Nyce | 61 | 66 | 71 | 6 | |
| 55 | TASTE YOUR LOVE (Uptown/MCA 54672) ...... Horace Brown | 53 | 54 | 56 | 11 | |
| 56 | STROKE YOU UP (Big Beat/Atlantic 98279) ...... Changing Faces | 51 | 47 | 43 | 22 | |
| 57 | END OF THE ROAD MEDLEY (MCA album cut) ...... Gladys Knight | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | ONE TOUCH (MCA/GRP 3054) ...... Phil Perry | 57 | 59 | 61 | 8 | |
| 59 | SLIDE (Reprise 18407) ...... El DeBarge | 68 | 74 | 89 | 4 | |
| 60 | STAY THE NIGHT (Street Life/Scotti Brothers 75393) ...... Gerald Alston | 60 | 62 | 68 | 5 | |
| 61 | THE HUMP IS ON (Atlantic 87201) ...... J. Little | 63 | 65 | 67 | 5 | |
| 62 | WHERE I WANNA BE BOY (StepSun 0144) ...... Missjones | 66 | 71 | 84 | 4 | |
| 63 | DO YOU SEE (Violator/RAL 853 962) ...... Warren G | 72 | 79 | 83 | 4 | |
| 64 | CONSTANTLY (MCA 54948) ...... Immature | 73 | 80 | 87 | 4 | |
| 65 | TOOTSEE ROLL (Downlow/Rip-It 6911) ...... 69 Boyz | 64 | 58 | 53 | 19 | |
| 66 | I’D GIVE ANYTHING (EastWest America 98244) ...... Gerald Levert | 52 | 51 | 46 | 21 | |
| 67 | NEVER LIE (MCA 54850) ...... Immature | 59 | 49 | 47 | 21 | |
| 68 | TIC TOC (Pendulum/EMI 58246) ...... Lords Of The Underground | 75 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | 5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time Is Up) (Giant 18066) ...... Jade | 67 | 45 | 32 | 15 | |
| 70 | KITTY KITTY (Rip-It 6921) ...... 69 Boyz | 77 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | 9TH WONDER (Blackitolism) (Pendulum/EMI 58159) ...... Digable Planets | 44 | 43 | 41 | 11 | |
| 72 | GROOVE OF LOVE (Gasoline Alley 54912) ...... Ebony Vibe Everlasting (E.V.E.) | 50 | 50 | 55 | 9 | |
| 73 | BIOLOGICAL DIDN’T BOTHER (Jive 42267) ...... Shaquille O’Neal | 79 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | WHERE DID THE LOVE GO (Say What, Say What, Say What?) (Tommy Boy 640) ...... Sabelle | 65 | 68 | 69 | 8 | |
| 75 | BREAKDOWN (Jive 42244) ...... Fu-Schnickens | 70 | 72 | 72 | 8 | |
| 76 | ALL I NEED (Is A Chance) (Reprise 18064) ...... Take 6 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 5 | |
| 77 | WHEN CAN I SEE YOU (Epic 77608) ...... Babyface | 74 | 73 | 63 | 29 | |
| 78 | BRING THE PAIN (Def Jam 853 964) ...... Method Man | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | DO YOU WANNA GET FUNKY (Columbia 77582) ...... C+C Music Factory | 69 | 52 | 51 | 21 | |
| 80 | HIT BY LOVE (A&M 0768) ...... CeCe Peniston | 76 | 55 | 39 | 12 | |
| 81 | BOUNCE (RCA 62873) ...... Kansas City Original Sound | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | BEHIND BARS (Def Jam 851 060) ...... Slick Rick | 82 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | SLYDE (Way 2 Funky 3001) ...... Cameo | 85 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | DREAM AWAY (Fox 10020) ...... Babyface & Lisa Stansfield | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | THIS LIL’ GAME WE PLAY (Biv 10/Motown 0252) ...... Subway featuring 702 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | HOLD ON (Island 851 064) ...... Tanya Blount | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | DISTANT LOVER (Ms. B/Solar 70057) ...... Betty Wright | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | GIT UP, GIT OUT (LaFace 24085) ...... OutKast (featuring Goodie Mob) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | ECSTASY (Atlantic 87179) ...... Angel Moore | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | STRAIGHT TO MY FEET (Priority 50835) ...... Hammer/Deion Sanders | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | I DON’T WANT TO KNOW (MCA 54919) ...... Gladys Knight | 80 | 75 | 64 | 18 | |
| 92 | WORD IS BOND (Elektra 66191) ...... Brand Nubian | 87 | 86 | 88 | 5 | |
| 93 | YOUR LOVE IS A... (Motown 2253) ...... Whitehead Brothers | 88 | 70 | 58 | 21 | |
| 94 | IF ANYTHING EVER HAPPENED TO YOU (Capitol 58241) ...... BeBe & CeCe Winans | 83 | 63 | 50 | 16 | |
| 95 | PLAYAZ CLUB (Chrysalis/EMI 58267) ...... Rappin’ 4-Tay | 90 | 87 | 76 | 13 | |
| 96 | WHERE IS MY LOVE? (Reprise 18140) ...... El DeBarge featuring Babyface | 91 | 82 | 74 | 16 | |
| 97 | CHOCOLATE (RAL/PMP 853 502) ...... Y?N-Vee | 81 | 53 | 49 | 12 | |
| 98 | HONEY (Arista 12743) ...... Aretha Franklin | 89 | 61 | 59 | 15 | |
| 99 | PARTY (Epic Street 77400) ...... Dis ’N’ Dat | 92 | 91 | 95 | 10 | |
| 100 | WHAT MAKES A MAN (Cheat On His Woman) (MCA 54792) ...... Melvin Riley | 84 | 60 | 60 | 11 | |
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