| CASH BOX Top R&B Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 31, 1994 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ON BENDED KNEE (Motown 0244) ...... Boyz II Men | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | CREEP (LaFace 24082) ...... TLC | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | BEFORE I LET YOU GO (Interscope 98211) ...... BLACKstreet | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | BE HAPPY (Uptown/MCA 54927) ...... Mary J. Blige | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 5 | PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH (A&M 0778) ...... Barry White | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| 6 | HERE COMES THE HOTSTEPPER (Columbia 77614) ...... Ini Kamoze | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
| 7 | IF YOU LOVE ME (MJJ Music/Epic 77732) ...... Brownstone | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |
| 8 | HOW MANY WAYS / I BELONG TO YOU (LaFace 24081) ...... Toni Braxton | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 / 4 | |
| 9 | SHAME (Hollywood/Jive 42269) ...... Zhane | 9 | 10 | 12 | 6 | |
| 10 | CAN’T HELP MYSELF (EastWest America 98208) ...... Gerald Levert | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
| 11 | I WANNA BE DOWN (Atlantic 87225) ...... Brandy | 11 | 11 | 8 | 18 | |
| 12 | YOU WANT THIS / 70’S LOVE GROOVE (Virgin 38455) ...... Janet Jackson | 12 | 7 | 5 | 11 / 8 | |
| 13 | I APOLOGIZE (Elektra 64497) ...... Anita Baker | 13 | 18 | 40 | 4 | |
| 14 | FOOLIN’ AROUND (Big Beat/Atlantic 98207) ...... Changing Faces | 14 | 15 | 16 | 10 | |
| 15 | THE MOST BEATIFULLEST THING IN THS WORLD (Jive 42249) ...... Keith Murray | 15 | 21 | 28 | 7 | |
| 16 | ALWAYS AND FOREVER (Epic/LV 77735) ...... Luther Vandross | 16 | 17 | 19 | 8 | |
| 17 | OLD SCHOOL LOVIN’ (Silas/MCA 54929) ...... Chante Moore | 17 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| 18 | LET’S TALK ABOUT IT (EastWest America 98221) ...... Men At Large | 18 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
| 19 | U WILL KNOW (Mercury 856 200) ...... B.M.U. (Black Men United) | 19 | 16 | 10 | 14 | |
| 20 | I MISS YOU (Arista 12773) ...... NIIU | 20 | 22 | 36 | 8 | |
| 21 | I CAN GO DEEP (Hollywood/Jive 42264) ...... Silk | 21 | 19 | 17 | 9 | |
| 22 | THE SWEETEST DAYS (Wing 851 110) ...... Vanessa Williams | 22 | 24 | 31 | 8 | |
| 23 | CAN I STAY WITH YOU (Warner Bros. 18007) ...... Karyn White | 23 | 25 | 29 | 7 | |
| 24 | I NEVER SEEN A MAN CRY (aka I Seen A Man Die) (Rap-A-Lot/ ...... | 24 | 26 | 30 | 8 | |
| 25 | EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK (Giant 17988) ...... Jade | 25 | 27 | 35 | 7 | |
| 26 | BLACK COFFEE (Uptown/MCA 54931) ...... Heavy D & Boyz | 26 | 20 | 20 | 9 | |
| 27 | WHY NOT TAKE ALL OF ME (Warner Bros. 18101) ...... Casserine featuring Cato | 27 | 23 | 23 | 12 | |
| 28 | TURN IT UP (Perspective 7472) ...... Raja-Nee | 28 | 29 | 32 | 11 | |
| 29 | FLAVA IN YA EAR (Bad Boy 79001) ...... Craig Mack | 29 | 28 | 24 | 18 | |
| 30 | END OF THE ROAD MEDLEY (MCA album cut) ...... Gladys Knight | 30 | 57 | 71 | 4 | |
| 31 | FORGET I WAS A “G” (Motown 2271) ...... Whitehead Brothers | 31 | 36 | 37 | 8 | |
| 32 | TASTY (Perspective 7476) ...... Lo-Key? | 32 | 33 | 34 | 9 | |
| 33 | DON’T SAY GOODBYE GIRL (Qwest/Warner Bros. 18254) ...... Tevin Campbell | 33 | 44 | 54 | 5 | |
| 34 | AGE AIN’T NOTHING BUT A NUMBER (Blackground/Jive 42273) ...... Aaliyah | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | I’LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU (Motown 2257) ...... Boyz II Men | 35 | 30 | 18 | 21 | |
| 36 | WHEN A MAN CRIES / CAN’T LET GO (Virgin 38450) ...... Tony Terry | 36 | 37 | 26 | 14 / 2 | |
| 37 | NOT ENOUGH HOURS IN THE NIGHT (Giant 18016) ...... After 7 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 5 | |
| 38 | WHY YOU WANNA PLAY ME OUT? (Columbia 77269) ...... Trisha Covington | 38 | 41 | 55 | 6 | |
| 39 | CONSTANTLY (MCA 54948) ...... Immature | 39 | 64 | 73 | 6 | |
| 40 | BODY & SOUL (Elektra 64520) ...... Anita Baker | 40 | 31 | 21 | 19 | |
| 41 | DO YOU SEE (Violator/RAL 853 962) ...... Warren G | 41 | 63 | 72 | 6 | |
| 42 | AT YOUR BEST (You Are Love) (Blackground/Jive 42239) ...... Aaliyah | 42 | 34 | 25 | 23 | |
| 43 | GET UP ON IT (Elektra 64506) ...... Keith Sweat | 43 | 32 | 22 | 17 | |
| 44 | CAN U GET WIT IT (LaFace 24075) ...... Usher | 44 | 35 | 27 | 20 | |
| 45 | THIS LOVE IS FOREVER (Caliber 22008) ...... Howard Hewitt | 45 | 47 | 49 | 8 | |
| 46 | FA ALL Y’ALL (So So Def/Chaos 77593) ...... Da Brat | 46 | 42 | 41 | 13 | |
| 47 | TAKE A TOKE (Columbia 77742) ...... C&C Music Factory Featurng Trilogy | 47 | 52 | 62 | 7 | |
| 48 | I’LL TAKE HER (Mercury 856 124) ...... Ill Al Skratch featuring Brian McKnight | 48 | 43 | 42 | 17 | |
| 49 | BACK SEAT (Wit No Sheets) (Luke 181) ...... H-Town | 49 | 51 | 56 | 7 | |
| 50 | DOWN 4 WHATEVA (Jive/Hollywood 42260) ...... Nuttin’ Nyce | 50 | 54 | 61 | 8 | |
| 51 | WHEN YOU NEED ME (Silas/MCA 54902) ...... Aaron Hall | 51 | 45 | 45 | 15 | |
| 52 | THINKING ABOUT YOU (Motown 2256) ...... Felicia Adams | 52 | 53 | 58 | 9 | |
| 53 | THUGGISH-RUGGISH-BONE (Ruthless/Relativity 5527) ...... Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 53 | 46 | 46 | 18 | |
| 54 | SLIDE (Reprise 18407) ...... El DeBarge | 54 | 59 | 68 | 6 | |
| 55 | WHERE I WANNA BE BOY (StepSun 0144) ...... Missjones | 55 | 62 | 66 | 6 | |
| 56 | SPACE (Warner Bros. 18012) ...... Prince | 56 | 38 | 33 | 8 | |
| 57 | BOUNCE (RCA 62873) ...... Kansas City Original Sound | 57 | 81 | 86 | 4 | |
| 58 | STAY THE NIGHT (Street Life/Scotti Brothers 75393) ...... Gerald Alston | 58 | 60 | 60 | 7 | |
| 59 | JUICY / UNBELIEVABLE (Bad Boy 79004) ...... Notorious B.I.G. | 59 | 48 | 48 | 17 | |
| 60 | WHERE DID WE GO WRONG (Kaper/RCA 62989) ...... Blackgirl | 60 | 50 | 38 | 15 | |
| 61 | STROKE YOU UP (Big Beat/Atlantic 98279) ...... Changing Faces | 61 | 56 | 51 | 24 | |
| 62 | TIC TOC (Pendulum/EMI 58246) ...... Lords Of The Underground | 62 | 68 | 75 | 5 | |
| 63 | TASTE YOUR LOVE (Uptown/MCA 54672) ...... Horace Brown | 63 | 55 | 53 | 13 | |
| 64 | KITTY KITTY (Rip-It 6921) ...... 69 Boyz | 64 | 70 | 77 | 5 | |
| 65 | TOOTSEE ROLL (Downlow/Rip-It 6911) ...... 69 Boyz | 65 | 65 | 64 | 21 | |
| 66 | THE HUMP IS ON (Atlantic 87201) ...... J. Little | 66 | 61 | 63 | 7 | |
| 67 | THIS LIL’ GAME WE PLAY (Biv 10/Motown 0252) ...... Subway featuring 702 | 67 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | THROUGH THE RAIN (Polydor 853 314) ...... Tanya Blount | 68 | 39 | 39 | 21 | |
| 69 | 5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time Is Up) (Giant 18066) ...... Jade | 69 | 69 | 67 | 17 | |
| 70 | BRING THE PAIN (Def Jam 853 964) ...... Method Man | 70 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | BIOLOGICAL DIDN’T BOTHER (Jive 42267) ...... Shaquille O’Neal | 71 | 73 | 79 | 5 | |
| 72 | GROOVE OF LOVE (Gasoline Alley 54912) ...... Ebony Vibe Everlasting (E.V.E.) | 72 | 72 | 50 | 11 | |
| 73 | DREAM AWAY (Fox 10020) ...... Babyface & Lisa Stansfield | 73 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | HOLD ON (Island 851 064) ...... Tanya Blount | 74 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | GIT UP, GIT OUT (LaFace 24085) ...... OutKast (featuring Goodie Mob) | 75 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | ALL I NEED (Is A Chance) (Reprise 18064) ...... Take 6 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 7 | |
| 77 | CANDY RAIN (Uptown/MCA 54906) ...... Soul For Real | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | I’D GIVE ANYTHING (EastWest America 98244) ...... Gerald Levert | 78 | 66 | 52 | 23 | |
| 79 | NEVER LIE (MCA 54850) ...... Immature | 79 | 67 | 59 | 23 | |
| 80 | SLYDE (Way 2 Funky 3001) ...... Cameo | 80 | 83 | 85 | 5 | |
| 81 | ECSTASY (Atlantic 87179) ...... Angel Moore | 81 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | BEHIND BARS (Def Jam 851 060) ...... Slick Rick | 82 | 82 | 82 | 5 | |
| 83 | NO MORE BLUE CHRISTMAS’ (Elektra album cut) ...... Natalie Cole | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | STRAIGHT TO MY FEET (Priority 50835) ...... Hammer/Deion Sanders | 84 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | DISTANT LOVER (Ms. B/Solar 70057) ...... Betty Wright | 85 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | I WISH (Motown 0246) ...... Shanice | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | BREAKDOWN (Jive 42244) ...... Fu-Schnickens | 87 | 75 | 70 | 10 | |
| 88 | ALL THIS LOVE (MCA 54925) ...... Patti LaBelle | 88 | 49 | 43 | 12 | |
| 89 | (She’s Got) SKILLZ (Blitzz/Atlantic 87223) ...... All-4-One | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | TAKE YOU THERE (Elektra 64496) ...... Pete Rock & C. L. Smooth | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | ONE TOUCH (MCA/GRP 3054) ...... Phil Perry | 91 | 58 | 57 | 10 | |
| 92 | 9TH WONDER (Blackitolism) (Pendulum/EMI 58159) ...... Digable Planets | 92 | 71 | 44 | 13 | |
| 93 | HIT BY LOVE (A&M 0768) ...... CeCe Peniston | 93 | 80 | 76 | 14 | |
| 94 | I DON’T WANT TO KNOW (MCA 54919) ...... Gladys Knight | 94 | 91 | 80 | 20 | |
| 95 | YOUR LOVE IS A... (Motown 2253) ...... Whitehead Brothers | 95 | 93 | 88 | 23 | |
| 96 | WHERE DID THE LOVE GO (Say What, Say What, Say What?) (Tommy Boy 640) ...... Sabelle | 96 | 74 | 65 | 10 | |
| 97 | IF ANYTHING EVER HAPPENED TO YOU (Capitol 58241) ...... BeBe & CeCe Winans | 97 | 94 | 83 | 18 | |
| 98 | WHERE IS MY LOVE? (Reprise 18140) ...... El DeBarge featuring Babyface | 98 | 96 | 91 | 18 | |
| 99 | PLAYAZ CLUB (Chrysalis/EMI 58267) ...... Rappin’ 4-Tay | 99 | 95 | 90 | 15 | |
| 100 | WHEN CAN I SEE YOU (Epic 77608) ...... Babyface | 100 | 77 | 74 | 31 | |
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