Number-one dance hits of 1992 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play
number one hits of 1992.
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
number one hits of 1992.
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| January 4 | "I'll Be Your Friend" | Robert Owens Robert Owens (musician) Robert Owens is an American contemporary R&B and house-music vocalist best known for his work with the Chicago house group Fingers Inc. in the mid-1980s... |
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| January 18 | "Hold On (Tighter to Love)" | Clubland | |
| January 25 | "Just a Touch of Love" | C+C Music Factory C+C Music Factory C+C Music Factory is a dance-pop and hip hop group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivillés which stopped recording 1996, following Cole's death... |
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| February 1 | "Mindflux" | N-Joi N-Joi N-Joi is a house music and techno production duo from Southend, Essex, England, consisting of Nigel Champion and Mark Franklin, with sometime vocalist/front person Saffron. Champion went to Framlingham College and Franklin to Felsted School but met up again after school in 1987.Between 1991 and... |
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| February 8 | "A Deeper Love" | Clivilles & Cole C+C Music Factory C+C Music Factory is a dance-pop and hip hop group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivillés which stopped recording 1996, following Cole's death... |
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| February 15 | "Only Love Can Break Your Heart Only Love Can Break Your Heart "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" is a song written by Neil Young.-Genesis and recording:The song is the third track on Neil Young's album After the Gold Rush. The song was supposedly written for Graham Nash after Nash's split from Joni Mitchell, though Young in interviews has been somewhat... " |
Saint Etienne Saint Etienne (band) Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists... |
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| February 29 | "We Got a Love Thang We Got a Love Thang "We Got a Love Thang" is a 1991 song by the musician CeCe Peniston, originally released on her debut album Finally from 1992.The song was co-written by Chantay Savage, and became the second number one hit for the artist, remaining on the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart two weeks... " |
CeCe Peniston CeCe Peniston CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S... |
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| March 14 | "Comin' on Strong" | Desiya Desiya Desiya was a dance/house music project, fronted by the DJ/remixer/producer Matthew Parkhouse from New York, and featured Melissa Yiannakou on vocals. Its 1992 #1 hit on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, "Comin' on Strong," was released by Mute/Elektra Records, and featured remixes... |
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| March 21 | "Chic Mystique Chic Mystique "Chic Mystique" is a 1992 song recorded by American disco and R&B act Chic. Written and produced by guitarist Nile Rodgers, it was the second single from the album Chic-Ism and was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play in the U.S... " |
Chic Chic (band) Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"... |
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| March 28 | "Don't Lose the Magic" | Shawn Christopher Shawn Christopher Shawn Christopher is a female African American dance music singer from Chicago, Illinois.-Career:She was a touring backing vocalist for R&B singer Chaka Khan from 1982 to 1985. She is also a former member of the industrial dance band known as My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, and sang with the... |
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| April 11 | "Moira Jane's Café" | Definition of Sound Definition of Sound Definition of Sound was a London-based dance-music group, consisting of Kevin Clark and Don Weekes, working with musicians Rex Brough and latterly, Mike Spencer. Their second and fourth singles, "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" and "Moira Jane's Café" were in the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart. The... |
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| April 18 | "Make It Mine" | The Shamen The Shamen The Shamen were an experimental electronic music band, from 1985–1999, initially formed in Aberdeen, Scotland, as a psychedelic-influenced indie rock act. The founding members are Colin Angus , Derek McKenzie and Keith McKenzie... |
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| April 25 | "Hear the Music Hear the Music "Hear the Music" is a song by House music DJ/Producer Todd Terry, who recorded the track under the alias "Gypsymen." The single reached the top spot in April 1992 and stayed there for one week.... " |
Gypsymen Todd Terry Todd N. Terry is an American DJ, producer, and remixer.-Career:Terry's productions extensively used samples blending the sounds of classic disco, the Chicago sound, and elements of hip-hop.... |
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| May 2 | "Workout" | Frankie Knuckles Frankie Knuckles Frankie Knuckles is an American DJ, record producer and remix artist. He played an important role in developing house music as a Chicago DJ in the 1980s and he helped to popularize house music in the 1990s, with his work as a producer and remixer... featuring Roberta Gilliam |
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| May 16 | "Take Me Back to Love Again" | Kathy Sledge Kathy Sledge Kathy Sledge , the youngest of five sisters, Carol,Debra,Joni and Kim. She is an American singer who has had several hits on the International Pop and Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "Take Me Back To Love Again," which hit #1 in 1992. She is the granddaughter of former opera singer... |
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| May 23 | "Love You All My Lifetime" | Chaka Khan Chaka Khan Chaka Khan , frequently known as the Queen of Funk, is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career... |
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| May 30 | "(Can You) Feel the Passion" | Blue Pearl Blue Pearl Blue Pearl was a techno and house music duo, consisting of American female singer Durga McBroom and British musician Youth . They charted two songs on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.... |
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| June 6 | "Closer" | Mr. Fingers Larry Heard Larry Heard is a Memphis, Tennessee-based musician widely known for the Chicago-based house music he produced during the mid-1980s and continues to produce today. He was leader of the influential group Fingers Inc. and has recorded solo under various names, most notably Mr... |
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| June 13 | "In the Closet In the Closet "In the Closet" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson from his 1991 Dangerous album. The song became that album's second number one R&B single and its third top ten pop single, hitting number six on the Billboard Hot 100.... " |
Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... |
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| June 20 | "Club Lonely" | Lil Louis & the World Lil Louis Lil Louis is the stage name used by Chicago-born house-music producer and DJ Louis Sims. He scored a number of hits on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the 1980s and 1990s, three of which hit #1.... |
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| June 27 | "Keep on Walkin' Keep on Walkin' (song) "Keep On Walkin" is a 1992 song by the musician CeCe Peniston, recorded for her debut album release Finally on A&M Records.The song was released as the singer's third single from the album and was her third number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart... " |
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| July 4 | "Nothing Can Stop Us" | Saint Etienne | |
| July 11 | "Surrender Yourself" | The Daou The Daou The Daou was a New York-based dance music duo consisting of husband-and-wife Peter and Vanessa Daou. Their only album Head Music was released in 1992. The single "Surrender Yourself" went to number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. The pair subsequently performed under her name alone, and... |
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| July 18 | "Runaway" | Deee-Lite Deee-Lite Deee-Lite was an American house and club/dance group, formed in New York City, United States. The group's best-known single was "Groove Is in the Heart", from their 1990 debut album, World Clique. However, Deee-Lite achieved longer lasting success on the U.S... |
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| July 25 | "Rain Falls" | Frankie Knuckles featuring Lisa Michaelis Lisa Michaelis Lisa Michaelis is a female actress/singer/musician/children's performer who was born in New York City and now lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where she is the founder of Laughing Pizza Productions, a children's record and video label.... |
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| August 1 | "Pennies from Heaven" | Inner City | |
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| August 15 | "Jump!" | The Movement | |
| August 22 | "Strobelite Honey" | Black Sheep Black Sheep (hip hop group) Black Sheep is an alternative hip hop duo from Queens, New York, composed of Andres "Dres" Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean. The duo is from New York but met as teenagers in North Carolina, where both of their families relocated. The group was an affiliate of the Native Tongues, which... |
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| August 29 | "It's a Fine Day It's a Fine Day "It's a Fine Day" is a song written by English poet and musician Edward Barton. It was originally recorded in 1983 by Jane, and later by Opus III for whom it was a major international hit in 1992.-Original recording by Jane:... " |
Opus III Opus III Opus III were a techno and house music group from England who had success on the UK Singles Chart and on the U.S. Dance charts. The group consisted of vocalist Kirsty Hawkshaw and producers/musicians Kevin 'The Fly' Dodds, Ian Munro and Nigel 'Spider' Walton... |
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| September 5 | "Rhythm Is a Dancer Rhythm Is a Dancer "Rhythm Is a Dancer" is a song recorded by the act Snap!, released as a single in the second quarter of 1992, from the album The Madman's Return... " |
Snap! Snap! Snap! is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Frankfurt-based producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of line-up changes over the years, but was most successful when fronted by rapper Turbo B, who performed on the UK number 1 singles "The Power" and... |
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| September 12 | "LSI (Love Sex Intelligence) LSI (Love Sex Intelligence) "LSI " is a 1992 song recorded by the band The Shamen with vocals by Jhelisa Anderson. Having been remixed by the Beatmasters, it was the first single taken from their album Boss Drum... " |
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| September 26 | "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) "Everybody's Free " is the second single by Zambian-born Zimbabwean singer Rozalla. It is her only hit to date.-Chart performances:... " |
Rozalla Rozalla Rozalla is a dance music performer, born to a Zambian mother and a Zimbabwean father... |
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| October 3 | "The Colour of Love" | Reese Project | |
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| October 17 | "Keep It Comin' (Dance Till You Can't Dance No More) Keep It Comin' (Dance Till You Can't Dance No More) "Keep It Comin' " is a single by C+C Music Factory. It features vocals by Q-Unique and Deborah Cooper.The song is featured in the film, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and its accompanying soundtrack.-Track listings:... " |
C+C Music Factory featuring Q-Unique Q-Unique Anthony Quiles, better known by his stage name Q-Unique is an Puerto rican-American rapper, record producer and a member of rap group Arsonists and the hard rock band StillWell... and Deborah Cooper Deborah Cooper Deborah Cooper is a female, part African American, professional dance music singer, award winning composer and entertainer, with several number one and top charting dance music and house music hits.-History:... |
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| October 24 | "Hypnotized" | Clubland featuring Zemya Hamilton | |
| October 31 | "Stinkin Thinkin" | Happy Mondays Happy Mondays Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan... |
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| November 14 | "Saved My Life" | Lil Louis & the World | |
| November 21 | "Erotica Erotica (song) "Erotica" is the lead single from American singer-songwriter Madonna's fifth studio album, Erotica . The single was released in October 1992 by Maverick Records, and later included on her greatest hits albums GHV2 and Celebration... " |
Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983... |
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| November 28 | "Are You Ready to Fly Are You Ready to Fly "Are You Ready to Fly" is a 1992 single by Zambian born singer Rozalla, from her album Everybody's Free. The song achieved a certain success in many countries, including U.S... " |
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| December 5 | "Carry On" | Martha Wash Martha Wash Martha Wash is an American R&B, Pop, Soul, House singer/songwriter known for her distinctive and powerful voice.-Early career:... |
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| December 12 | "The New Anthem" | Reel 2 Real Reel 2 Real Reel 2 Real is a house music and reggae-influenced duo which had seven Top 10 hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the 1990s.-Biography:... featuring Erick More Erick Morillo Erick Morillo is a Colombian-American DJ, music producer and record label owner. Having produced under a number of pseudonyms, including Ministers De la Funk, The Dronez, RAW, Smooth Touch, RBM, Deep Soul, Club Ultimate and Li'l Mo Ying Yang, Morillo is best known for his international work in... |
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| December 19 | "Leash Called Love" | The Sugarcubes The Sugarcubes The Sugarcubes were an Icelandic alternative rock band formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. They received critical and popular acclaim internationally.-History:... |
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| December 26 | "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day Lovely Day (song) "Lovely Day" is a song by American soul and R&B singer Bill Withers. Published in 1977 , the song was written by Withers and Skip Scarborough and appears on Withers' 1978 album Menagerie.... " |
The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. was an American 1990s R&B and dance music group, assembled by Robert Clivillés and David Cole of C&C Music Factory. The group featured lead vocals by Michelle Visage, who was formerly a member of another Clivilles & Cole group, Seduction... featuring Michelle Visage Michelle Visage Michelle Visage is a singer and TV/radio host.-Career:Michelle was discovered in 1989 when she was asked to join Seduction, an R&B and dance vocal trio assembled by Robert Clivilles and David Cole of C&C Music Factory fame... |
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See also
- 1992 in music1992 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s....
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart