List of Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1990s (U.S.)
| Billboard's Hot 100 & Best Sellers in Stores number-one singles by decade |
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| US Singles Chart • Billboard magazine |
This article is about the American Billboard Hot 100 chart held during the 1990s.
The Billboard Hot 100 chart is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During the 1990s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations.
Number ones
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- ♪ – Number-one single of the year
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Statistics by decade
[change | change source]By artist
[change | change source]The following artists achieved four or more number-one hits during the 1990s. A number of artists had number-one singles on their own as well as part of a collaboration.
| Artist | Number-one hits |
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| Mariah Carey | 14 |
| Janet Jackson | 6 |
| Boyz II Men | 5 |
| Celine Dion | 4 |
| Whitney Houston | 4 |
| Madonna | 4 |
| TLC | 4 |
Artists by total number of weeks at number one
[change | change source]The following artists were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1990s.
| Artist | Weeks at number-one |
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| Mariah Carey | 60 |
| Boyz II Men | 50 |
| Monica | 22 |
| Puff Daddy | 19 |
| TLC | 18 |
| Whitney Houston | 18 |
| Janet Jackson | 17 |
| Céline Dion | 17 |
| Brandy | 15 |
| Bryan Adams | 15 |
| Elton John | 15 |
Top 10 songs
[change | change source]The following ten songs were rated by Billboard as the best-selling and most-played songs in the US during the 1990s.[5]
| # | Song | Artist(s) |
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| 1 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men |
| 2 | "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" | Los Del Rio |
| 3 | "I'll Make Love To You" | Boyz II Men |
| 4 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| 5 | "Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | Elton John |
| 6 | "End of the Road" | Boyz II Men |
| 7 | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston |
| 8 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy & Monica |
| 9 | "I Swear" | All-4-One |
| 10 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy & Faith Evans ft. 112 |
Songs by total number of weeks at number one
[change | change source]The following songs were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1990s.
| Weeks at number one |
Song | Artist(s) |
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| 16 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men |
| 14 | "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" | Los Del Rio |
| 14 | "I'll Make Love To You" | Boyz II Men |
| 14 | "Candle in the Wind '97" | Elton John |
| 14 | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston |
| 13 | "End of the Road" | Boyz II Men |
| 13 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy & Monica |
| 12 | "Smooth" | Santana ft. Rob Thomas |
| 11 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| 11 | "I Swear" | All-4-One |
| 11 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy & Faith Evans ft. 112 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart listing for the week of November 28, 1992. November 28, 1992. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ Fred Bronson (November 19, 1994). Chart Beat: Another Lucky 13 For Boyz II Men. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
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- ↑ "Billboard - Music Charts, News, Photos & Video". Billboard.
- ↑ "Hot 100 Singles of The 90's". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 25 December 1999 – 1 January 2000. Retrieved February 8, 2012.