| CASH BOX Top R&B Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 4, 1995 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | CANDY RAIN (Uptown/MCA 54906) ...... Soul For Real | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | BABY (Atlantic 87173) ...... Brandy | 2 | 6 | 19 | 5 | |
| 3 | THIS LIL’ GAME WE PLAY (Biv 10/Motown 0252) ...... Subway featuring 702 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | |
| 4 | IF YOU LOVE ME (MJJ Music/Epic 77732) ...... Brownstone | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
| 5 | CREEP (LaFace 24082) ...... TLC | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
| 6 | I APOLOGIZE (Elektra 64497) ...... Anita Baker | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 7 | RED LIGHT SPECIAL (LaFace 24097) ...... TLC | 14 | — | — | 2 | |
| 8 | I MISS YOU (Arista 12773) ...... NIIU | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | |
| 9 | BIG POPPA (Bad Boy 79015) ...... Notorious B.I.G. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | FREAK LIKE ME (EastWest America 64484) ...... Adina Howard | 13 | 18 | 25 | 6 | |
| 11 | CAN I STAY WITH YOU (Warner Bros. 18007) ...... Karyn White | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | |
| 12 | ANSWERING SERVICE (EastWest America 64458) ...... Gerald Levert | 19 | 27 | — | 3 | |
| 13 | WHERE I WANNA BE BOY (StepSun 0144) ...... Missjones | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | |
| 14 | THANK YOU (Motown 0274) ...... Boyz II Men | 24 | — | — | 2 | |
| 15 | BEFORE I LET YOU GO (Interscope 98211) ...... BLACKstreet | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | |
| 16 | CONSTANTLY (MCA 54948) ...... Immature | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | |
| 17 | GET DOWN (Bad Boy 79012) ...... Craig Mack | 18 | 19 | 20 | 7 | |
| 18 | FOR YOUR LOVE (Motown 0290) ...... Stevie Wonder | 52 | — | — | 2 | |
| 19 | DANCE 4 ME (Giant 17989) ...... Christopher Williams | 22 | 24 | 28 | 6 | |
| 20 | I CAN CALL YOU (Capitol 58264) ...... Portrait | 34 | 49 | 77 | 4 | |
| 21 | THINK OF YOU (LaFace 24094) ...... Usher | 25 | 45 | 52 | 5 | |
| 22 | ON BENDED KNEE (Motown 0244) ...... Boyz II Men | 11 | 11 | 6 | 16 | |
| 23 | WHY YOU WANNA PLAY ME OUT? (Columbia 77269) ...... Trisha Covington | 23 | 25 | 27 | 15 | |
| 24 | WOMAN TO WOMAN / NATURAL BORN KILLAZ (Death Row/ ...... | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| 25 | LOVE OF MY LIFE (Capitol 58327) ...... BeBe & CeCe Winans | 27 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | LET’S GET IT ON (Epic 77833) ...... Shabba Ranks | 35 | 43 | 71 | 4 | |
| 27 | I’M GOING ALL THE WAY (Perspective 7480) ...... Sounds Of Blackness | 36 | 38 | 45 | 6 | |
| 28 | THIS IS HOW WE DO IT (PMP/RAL 851 468) ...... Montell Jordan | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | COME ON (A&M 0972) ...... Barry White | 45 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | I BELONG TO YOU / HOW MANY WAYS (LaFace 24081) ...... Toni Braxton | 17 | 14 | 7 | 13 / 25 | |
| 31 | PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH (A&M 0778) ...... Barry White | 20 | 20 | 17 | 24 | |
| 32 | (She’s Got) SKILLZ (Blitzz/Atlantic 87223) ...... All-4-One | 32 | 34 | 36 | 11 | |
| 33 | EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK (Giant 17988) ...... Jade | 28 | 22 | 16 | 16 | |
| 34 | NIKA (Epic Street 77804) ...... Vicious | 37 | 39 | 44 | 7 | |
| 35 | BE HAPPY (Uptown/MCA 54927) ...... Mary J. Blige | 30 | 17 | 14 | 18 | |
| 36 | I WANNA BE DOWN (Atlantic 87225) ...... Brandy | 26 | 23 | 23 | 27 | |
| 37 | FOOLIN’ AROUND (Big Beat/Atlantic 98207) ...... Changing Faces | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
| 38 | I NEVER SEEN A MAN CRY (aka I Seen A Man Die) (Rap-A-Lot/ ...... | 29 | 26 | 24 | 17 | |
| 39 | IF YOU THINK YOU’RE LONELY NOW (Mercury 856 572) ...... K-Ci Hailey Of Jodeci | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | MAD IZM (Capitol 58313) ...... Channel Live | 44 | 47 | 54 | 5 | |
| 41 | KITTY KITTY (Rip-It 6921) ...... 69 Boyz | 41 | 46 | 51 | 14 | |
| 42 | MAMA SAID (Virgin 38460) ...... Carleen Anderson | 42 | 44 | 53 | 5 | |
| 43 | CAN WE START ALL OVER AGAIN (Mercury 856 570) ...... Jonathan Butler | 46 | 50 | 85 | 4 | |
| 44 | IF ONLY YOU KNEW (MCA/GRP 3058) ...... Phil Perry | 50 | 55 | 88 | 4 | |
| 45 | SO FINE (Perspective 7478) ...... Mint Condition | 59 | 68 | 75 | 5 | |
| 46 | WHUTCHA WANT? (Profile 5426) ...... Nine | 47 | 52 | 65 | 7 | |
| 47 | HERE COMES THE HOTSTEPPER (Columbia 77614) ...... Ini Kamoze | 31 | 29 | 26 | 23 | |
| 48 | YOU WANT THIS / 70’S LOVE GROOVE (Virgin 38455) ...... Janet Jackson | 38 | 30 | 30 | 20 / 17 | |
| 49 | OLD SCHOOL LOVIN’ (Silas/MCA 54929) ...... Chante Moore | 39 | 35 | 34 | 19 | |
| 50 | DON’T SAY GOODBYE GIRL (Qwest/Warner Bros. 18254) ...... Tevin Campbell | 33 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
| 51 | TAKE YOU THERE (Elektra 64496) ...... Pete Rock & C. L. Smooth | 40 | 40 | 41 | 11 | |
| 52 | U WILL KNOW (Mercury 856 200) ...... B.M.U. (Black Men United) | 51 | 51 | 43 | 23 | |
| 53 | I NEVER STOPPED LOVING YOU (MCA 54951) ...... Patti LaBelle | 58 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | THIS LOVE IS FOREVER (Caliber 22008) ...... Howard Hewitt | 49 | 37 | 35 | 17 | |
| 55 | SHAME (Hollywood/Jive 42269) ...... Zhane | 48 | 32 | 29 | 15 | |
| 56 | ALWAYS AND FOREVER (Epic/LV 77735) ...... Luther Vandross | 53 | 28 | 22 | 17 | |
| 57 | RUB IT UP AGAINST YOU (Street Life/Scotti Brothers 78018) ...... Freddie Jackson | 77 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | JUST ROLL (Big Beat/Atlantic 98175) ...... Fabu | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | HOOK ME UP (Wilma/Bellmark 72533) ...... Johnny “Guitar” Watson | 61 | 67 | 63 | 7 | |
| 60 | BRING THE PAIN (Def Jam 853 964) ...... Method Man | 57 | 41 | 42 | 12 | |
| 61 | TAKE A BOW (Maverick/Sire 18000) ...... Madonna | 62 | 64 | 66 | 7 | |
| 62 | I LIKE (Keia/Elektra 64486) ...... Kut Klose | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | MAKE SWEET LOVE TO ME (Capitol 58330) ...... Whispers | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | CAN’T HELP MYSELF (EastWest America 98208) ...... Gerald Levert | 56 | 33 | 31 | 17 | |
| 65 | TOUR (Signet 162) ...... Capleton | 66 | 66 | 67 | 5 | |
| 66 | WE GOTTA RUN (Warner Bros. 17983) ...... Casserine | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | NEVER FIND SOMEONE LIKE YOU (Ruffhouse/Columbia 77817) ...... Keith Martin | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | THIS TIME (Silas/MCA 55001) ...... Chante Moore | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | PIMP OF THE YEAR (Relativity 1223) ...... Dru Down | 69 | 74 | 76 | 6 | |
| 70 | DIAL A JAM (Atlantic/Select 87174) ...... Coolio & 40 Thevz | 71 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | FOE THA LOVE OF $ (Ruthless/Relativity 5540) ...... Bone Thugs-N-Harmony featuring Eazy-E | 76 | 83 | 87 | 4 | |
| 72 | THE MOST BEATIFULLEST THING IN THS WORLD (Jive 42249) ...... Keith Murray | 55 | 42 | 39 | 16 | |
| 73 | BLACK COFFEE (Uptown/MCA 54931) ...... Heavy D & Boyz | 63 | 60 | 57 | 18 | |
| 74 | SLIDE (Reprise 18407) ...... El DeBarge | 54 | 31 | 32 | 15 | |
| 75 | AGE AIN’T NOTHING BUT A NUMBER (Blackground/Jive 42273) ...... Aaliyah | 60 | 57 | 46 | 11 | |
| 76 | THE SWEETEST DAYS (Wing 851 110) ...... Vanessa Williams | 64 | 58 | 37 | 17 | |
| 77 | NOT ENOUGH HOURS IN THE NIGHT (Giant 18016) ...... After 7 | 67 | 36 | 33 | 14 | |
| 78 | YOU’RE SORRY NOW (Motown/Illtown 0254) ...... Zhane | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | WHY WE SING (GospoCentric album cut) ...... Kirk Franklin & Family | 80 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | LOVE THANG (Street Life/Scotti Brothers 78014) ...... Sweet Sable | 82 | 84 | 90 | 4 | |
| 81 | RODEO (Rip-It 9511) ...... 95 South | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | CAN’T WAIT (RAL 851 466) ...... Redman | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | BODY & SOUL (Elektra 64520) ...... Anita Baker | 65 | 62 | 59 | 28 | |
| 84 | YOU CAN NEVER ASK TOO MUCH (Of Love) (Reprise 17954) ...... Take 6 | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | GET LIFTED (Jive 42282) ...... Keith Murray | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | SITTIN’ IN MY CAR (Def Jam 853 992) ...... Slick Rick featuring Doug E. Fresh | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | WHAT CAN I DO? (Priority album cut) ...... Ice Cube | 88 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | RECORD JOCK (Maverick/Sire 18055) ...... Dana Dane | 79 | 73 | 74 | 6 | |
| 89 | LET’S TALK ABOUT IT (EastWest America 98221) ...... Men At Large | 68 | 53 | 47 | 23 | |
| 90 | I LIKE WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO ME (Atlas 0876) ...... Joya | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | I CAN GO DEEP (Hollywood/Jive 42264) ...... Silk | 85 | 76 | 62 | 18 | |
| 92 | GET UP ON IT (Elektra 64506) ...... Keith Sweat | 74 | 71 | 60 | 26 | |
| 93 | DOWN 4 WHATEVA (Jive/Hollywood 42260) ...... Nuttin’ Nyce | 91 | 54 | 40 | 17 | |
| 94 | I’LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU (Motown 2257) ...... Boyz II Men | 84 | 56 | 49 | 30 | |
| 95 | TURN IT UP (Perspective 7472) ...... Raja-Nee | 93 | 72 | 61 | 20 | |
| 96 | FLAVA IN YA EAR (Bad Boy 79001) ...... Craig Mack | 87 | 59 | 55 | 27 | |
| 97 | I WISH (Motown 0246) ...... Shanice | 92 | 61 | 56 | 11 | |
| 98 | FORGET I WAS A “G” (Motown 2271) ...... Whitehead Brothers | 96 | 85 | 69 | 17 | |
| 99 | HOLD ON (Island 851 064) ...... Tanya Blount | 94 | 70 | 58 | 12 | |
| 100 | THINKING ABOUT YOU (Motown 2256) ...... Felicia Adams | 95 | 77 | 64 | 18 | |
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