| CASH BOX Top Urban Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 17, 1996 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | NOT GON’ CRY (Arista 12957) ...... Mary J. Blige | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | |
| 2 | SITTIN’ UP IN MY ROOM (Arista 12929) ...... Brandy | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 3 | BEFORE YOU WALK OUT OF MY LIFE / LIKE THIS AND LIKE THAT (Rowdy 35052) ...... Monica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 / 22 | |
| 4 | ONE SWEET DAY (Columbia 78074) ...... Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5 | WHERE DO U WANT ME TO PUT IT (Perspective 7512) ...... Solo | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| 6 | TONITE’S THA NIGHT (Ruffhouse/Columbia 78092) ...... Kris Kross | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | |
| 7 | NO ONE ELSE (Bad Boy 79043) ...... Total | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| 8 | WE GOT IT (MCA 55148) ...... Immature | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 9 | ALL THE THINGS (Your Man Won’t Do) (Island 854 530) ...... Joe | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 10 | DO YOU WANT TO (So So Def/Columbia 78263) ...... Xscape | 10 | 13 | 15 | 4 | |
| 11 | SOON AS I GET HOME (Bad Boy 79040) ...... Faith Evans | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| 12 | NOBODY KNOWS (LaFace 24115) ...... Tony Rich Project | 13 | 21 | 27 | 5 | |
| 13 | LOVE U 4 LIFE (Uptown/MCA 55133) ...... Jodeci | 11 | 11 | 7 | 17 | |
| 14 | VISIONS OF A SUNSET (Polydor 580 962) ...... Shawn Stockman | 15 | 20 | 23 | 5 | |
| 15 | EXHALE (Shoop Shoop) (Arista 12885) ...... Whitney Houston | 12 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| 16 | FU-GEE-LA (Ruffhouse/Columbia 78194) ...... Fugees (Refugee Camp) | 20 | 31 | 51 | 5 | |
| 17 | WHERE EVER YOU ARE (EastWest America 64361) ...... Terry Ellis | 14 | 12 | 12 | 20 | |
| 18 | GET MONEY (Undeas/Big Beat 98087) ...... Junior M.A.F.I.A. | 40 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | I MISS YOU (Come Back Home) (Uptown/MCA 55107) ...... Monifa | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | |
| 20 | STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (StepSun/Interscope 98086) ...... Pure Soul featuring O’Jays | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 21 | EVERYDAY & EVERYNIGHT (Loud/RCA 64489) ...... Yvette Michelle | 25 | — | — | 2 | |
| 22 | HEY LOVER (Def Jam 577 494) ...... LL Cool J | 18 | 14 | 9 | 15 | |
| 23 | YOU REMIND ME OF SOMETHING (Jive 42344) ...... R. Kelly | 19 | 15 | 13 | 17 | |
| 24 | WHO DO U LOVE (Arista 12950) ...... Deborah Cox | 29 | 50 | 60 | 5 | |
| 25 | STILL IN LOVE (Mercury 856 896) ...... Brian McKnight | 16 | 19 | 25 | 14 | |
| 26 | LET’S PLAY HOUSE (Death Row/Interscope 53230) ...... Tha Dogg Pound featuring Michel’le | 21 | 22 | 24 | 5 | |
| 27 | YOU WANT THIS PARTY STARTED (Warner Bros. 17753) ...... Somethin’ For The People | 30 | 36 | 41 | 12 | |
| 28 | KEEP TRYIN’ (Epic 78197) ...... Groove Theory | 31 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | DIGGIN’ ON YOU (LaFace 24119) ...... TLC | 22 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
| 30 | CRUISIN’ (EMI 58468) ...... D’Angelo | 23 | 17 | 16 | 20 | |
| 31 | YOU PUT A MOVE ON MY HEART (Qwest/Warner Bros. 17751) ...... Quincy Jones introducing Tamia | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | |
| 32 | WHO CAN I RUN TO? (So So Def/Columbia 78056) ...... Xscape | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | |
| 33 | TELL ME (Epic 77961) ...... Groove Theory | 27 | 26 | 22 | 30 | |
| 34 | FANTASY (Columbia 78043) ...... Mariah Carey | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 | |
| 35 | HOOKED ON YOU (Elektra 64359) ...... Silk | 32 | 23 | 17 | 17 | |
| 36 | DANGER (Fader 127 049) ...... Blahzay Blahzay | 37 | 33 | 31 | 15 | |
| 37 | A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE & HATE (Jac-Mac/Warner Bros. 17699) ...... H-Town | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | GOIN’ UP YONDER (Giant 17717) ...... M.C. Hammer | 38 | 40 | 63 | 9 | |
| 39 | CELL THERAPY (LaFace 24113) ...... Goodie Mob | 33 | 28 | 28 | 18 | |
| 40 | ALREADY MISSING YOU (EastWest America 64374) ...... Gerald & Eddie Levert Sr. | 34 | 29 | 29 | 22 | |
| 41 | SENTIMENTAL (Arista 12852) ...... Deborah Cox | 35 | 30 | 30 | 25 | |
| 42 | ANYTHING (MJJ Music/550 Music/Epic 77913) ...... 3T | 36 | 32 | 32 | 20 | |
| 43 | HURRICANE (Sick Wid’ It/Jive 42335) ...... The Click | 39 | 34 | 34 | 13 | |
| 44 | DON’T GIVE UP (Island 854 478) ...... Island Inspirational All-Stars | 41 | 35 | 35 | 8 | |
| 45 | HOW WE ROLL (SBK/EMI 58498) ...... Barrio Boyzz | 45 | 45 | 58 | 5 | |
| 46 | YOUR HEART’S IN GOOD HANDS (MCA 55142) ...... Al Green | 46 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | TOO HOT (Tommy Boy 718) ...... Coolio | 42 | 37 | 33 | 12 | |
| 48 | GIVE ME THE NIGHT (Bluemoon 98090) ...... Randy Crawford | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | WELCOME (Def Jam/RAL 577 790) ...... Erick Sermon | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | JUST TAH LET U KNOW (Ruthless 5532) ...... Eazy-E | 43 | 38 | 36 | 8 | |
| 51 | ALL I NEED (Silas/MCA 55136) ...... Jesse Powell | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 52 | HEAVEN (Perspective 7498) ...... Solo | 47 | 42 | 38 | 29 | |
| 53 | BROKENHEARTED (Atlantic 87150) ...... Brandy | 49 | 44 | 40 | 28 | |
| 54 | CAN’T BE WASTING MY TIME (Island 854 538) ...... Mona Lisa featuring Lost Boyz | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 55 | SORRY, I (Mercury 852 410) ...... Will Downing | 51 | 47 | 47 | 14 | |
| 56 | GANGSTA’S PARADISE (MCA Soundtracks 55104) ...... Coolio featuring L.V. | 54 | 52 | 45 | 26 | |
| 57 | LOVE OF MINE (Capitol 58441) ...... Earth Gyrlz | 57 | 59 | 70 | 5 | |
| 58 | FUNKORAMA (Interscope 95691) ...... Redman | 60 | 60 | 65 | 4 | |
| 59 | RUNNIN’ (Delicious Vinyl/Capitol 58483) ...... The Pharcyde | 56 | 54 | 54 | 15 | |
| 60 | LIKE MARVIN GAYE SAID (What’s Going On) (Chrysalis/EMI 58494) ...... Speech | 65 | 67 | 80 | 5 | |
| 61 | EAST 1999 (Ruthless 6332) ...... Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 61 | 56 | 50 | 10 | |
| 62 | THROW YOUR HANDS UP / GANGSTER’S PARADISE (Tommy Boy 7699) ...... L.V. (featuring Treach) / L.V. | 69 | 64 | 64 | 12 | |
| 63 | GIMME YOURS (EMI 58512) ...... AZ | 59 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | YOU ARE NOT ALONE (Epic 78002) ...... Michael Jackson | 63 | 57 | 48 | 29 | |
| 65 | I HATE U (NPG/Warner Bros. 17811) ...... [Prince Symbol] | 64 | 58 | 53 | 23 | |
| 66 | FAST LIFE (Cold Chillin’/Epic Street 78081) ...... Kool G Rap | 68 | 62 | 56 | 11 | |
| 67 | ’TIL YOU DO ME RIGHT (Virgin 18587) ...... After 7 | 66 | 61 | 57 | 34 | |
| 68 | I WANT YOU BACK (StepSun/Interscope 98108) ...... Pure Soul | 48 | 43 | 39 | 17 | |
| 69 | FUNNY HOW TIME FLIES (Atlantic 87093) ...... Intro | 50 | 46 | 43 | 17 | |
| 70 | MICROPHONE MASTER (EastWest America 64309) ...... Das EFX featuring Mobb Deep | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | I REFUSE TO BE LONELY (Philadelphia Int’l/Zoo 14238) ...... Phyllis Hyman | 71 | 68 | 68 | 12 | |
| 72 | LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE (Columbia 77908) ...... Asante | 73 | 65 | 59 | 21 | |
| 73 | SURRENDER (Keia/Elektra 64350) ...... Kut Klose | 58 | 55 | 49 | 12 | |
| 74 | WHERE IS THE LOVE (Capitol 58504) ...... Jesse & Trina | 74 | 71 | 71 | 16 | |
| 75 | NASTY DANCER / WHITE HORSE (Wrap/Ichiban 349) ...... Kilo | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | DAMN THING CALLED LOVE (Virgin 38521) ...... After 7 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 20 | |
| 77 | EVER SINCE YOU WENT AWAY (Big Beat/Atlantic 98112) ...... Art N’ Soul | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | BROKEN LANGUAGE / HUSTLIN’ (Profile 5440) ...... Smoothe Da Hustler | 80 | 82 | 87 | 4 | |
| 79 | UKNOWHOWWEDU (Chrysalis/EMI 58517) ...... Bahamadia | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | I NEED YOU TONIGHT (Big Beat/Atlantic 98097) ...... Junior M.A.F.I.A. featuring Aaliyah | 76 | 81 | 55 | 16 | |
| 81 | WINGS OF THE MORNING (African Star/RAL/Def Jam 577 198) ...... Capleton (featuring Method Man) | 77 | 72 | 72 | 16 | |
| 82 | SEXY (Blue Thumb 3071) ...... Maysa | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | ICE CREAM (Loud/RCA 64426) ...... Chef Raekwon | 78 | 73 | 73 | 16 | |
| 84 | THE RIDDLER (Atlantic 87100) ...... Method Man | 79 | 77 | 79 | 13 | |
| 85 | HEINY HEINY (Rip-It 9521) ...... 95 South | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | I SPECIALIZE (Mecca Don/EastWest America 64362) ...... Michael Speaks | 81 | 76 | 86 | 8 | |
| 87 | IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU (Mecca Don/EastWest America 64347) ...... Adina Howard | 83 | 66 | 62 | 10 | |
| 88 | I REMEMBER (Motown 0480) ...... Boyz II Men | 44 | 41 | 37 | 13 | |
| 89 | WHAT’S UP STAR? (JMJ/RAL 577 432) ...... Suga | 87 | 90 | 89 | 11 | |
| 90 | COOLIE HIGH (Profile 5445) ...... Camp Lo | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | WE GOT IT GOIN’ ON (Tag/Atlantic 98132) ...... Changing Faces | 85 | 85 | 85 | 4 | |
| 92 | IT’S MY LIFE (Bust-It 74001) ...... Angie B. | 86 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 93 | PLAYA HATA (Noo Trybe 38517) ...... Luniz | 91 | 88 | 69 | 17 | |
| 94 | Y’ALL AIN’T READY YET (Big Boy/Jive 42331) ...... Mystikal | 70 | 70 | 74 | 12 | |
| 95 | O’L SKOOL (Mercury 852 229) ...... Isaac 2 Isaac | 84 | 79 | 83 | 17 | |
| 96 | RETURN OF DA LIVIN’ DEAD (Giant 17796) ...... The D.O.C. | 75 | 75 | 84 | 13 | |
| 97 | TAKE A LOOK (Hollywood 64003) ...... J’Son | 72 | 69 | 67 | 13 | |
| 98 | MOVE YA BODY (Big Beat/Atlantic 98100) ...... Mad Skillz | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | RUNAWAY (A&M 1194) ...... Janet Jackson | 52 | 48 | 44 | 24 | |
| 100 | COME WITH ME (Gasoline Alley 55081) ...... Shai | 53 | 49 | 42 | 23 | |
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