Rhythmic Top 40 number-one hits of 1994 (USA)
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This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Rhythmic Top 40
number-ones of 1994.
Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...
number-ones of 1994.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 1 | "Shoop" | Salt-N-Pepa Salt-N-Pepa Salt-N-Pepa is an American hip hop trio from Queens and Brooklyn, New York, that was formed in 1985. The group, consisting of Cheryl "Salt" Renee James, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, and Deidra "DJ Spinderella" Roper, was one of the first all-female rap crews.... |
| January 8 | "Shoop" | Salt-N-Pepa |
| January 15 | "Shoop" | Salt-N-Pepa |
| January 22 | "Shoop" | Salt-N-Pepa |
| January 29 | "Shoop" | Salt-N-Pepa |
| February 5 | "Shoop" | Salt-N-Pepa |
| February 12 | "Shoop" | Salt-N-Pepa |
| February 19 | "Whatta Man Whatta Man "Whatta Man" is a 1994 single by Salt-n-Pepa and En Vogue from Salt-N-Pepa's 1993 album Very Necessary. It was issued by Next Plateau/London Records and produced by Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor. It also appears on En Vogue's Runaway Love EP... " |
Salt-N-Pepa featuring En Vogue En Vogue En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music... |
| February 26 | "Whatta Man" | Salt-N-Pepa featuring En Vogue |
| March 5 | "So Much In Love" | All-4-One All-4-One All-4-One is a male R&B/pop group best known for their cover hit single "I Swear" from their self-titled 1994 debut album. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak, all from the Antelope Valley and Mojave, California areas, but are based in the Los Angeles... |
| March 12 | "Whatta Man" | Salt-N-Pepa featuring En Vogue |
| March 19 | "So Much In Love" | All-4-One |
| March 26 | "Whatta Man" | Salt-N-Pepa featuring En Vogue |
| April 2 | "Bump n' Grind Bump n' Grind "Bump n' Grind" is a song written, produced and performed by R&B musician R. Kelly. It was the second single released from his first solo album 12 Play in 1994. The track became a number one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , and it also spent twelve weeks at number one on the U.S... " |
R. Kelly R. Kelly Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play... |
| April 9 | "Bump n' Grind" | R. Kelly |
| April 16 | "Bump n' Grind" | R. Kelly |
| April 23 | "Bump n' Grind" | R. Kelly |
| April 30 | "Bump n' Grind" | R. Kelly |
| May 7 | "Bump n' Grind" | R. Kelly |
| May 14 | "Bump n' Grind" | R. Kelly |
| May 21 | "I Swear I Swear "I Swear" is a ballad written by Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers that became a hit for two acts in 1994. Initially it was a number one song on the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for American country music artist John Michael Montgomery at the beginning of the year. His version crossed over... " |
All-4-One All-4-One All-4-One is a male R&B/pop group best known for their cover hit single "I Swear" from their self-titled 1994 debut album. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak, all from the Antelope Valley and Mojave, California areas, but are based in the Los Angeles... |
| May 28 | "I Swear" | All-4-One |
| June 4 | "I Swear" | All-4-One |
| June 11 | "I Swear" | All-4-One |
| June 18 | "I Swear" | All-4-One |
| June 25 | "Any Time, Any Place Any Time, Any Place "Any Time, Any Place" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her fifth studio album, janet. . Released as the album's fifth single on May 23, 1994 it reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and became another R&B chart-topper for Jackson.Jackson has performed the song on some of her... " |
Janet Jackson Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years... |
| July 2 | "Any Time, Any Place" | Janet Jackson |
| July 9 | "Any Time, Any Place" | Janet Jackson |
| July 16 | "Back & Forth" | Aaliyah Aaliyah Aaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside... |
| July 23 | "Back & Forth" | Aaliyah |
| July 30 | "Back & Forth" | Aaliyah |
| August 6 | "Back & Forth" | Aaliyah |
| August 13 | "Back & Forth" | Aaliyah |
| August 20 | "Funkdafied Funkdafied Funkdafied is the debut album by female rapper Da Brat. It was released in 1994 and sold over one million copies, making her the first solo female rapper to go platinum... " |
Da Brat Da Brat Shawntae Harris , better known as Da Brat, is an American rapper and actress. Her debut album, Funkdafied, sold one million copies, making her the first female rapper to have a platinum-selling album.-Early life:... |
| August 27 | "I'll Make Love to You I'll Make Love to You "I'll Make Love to You" is a 1994 number-one hit single by R&B group Boyz II Men for the Motown label. The song, which was written by Babyface, was the lead single from their second album II. It was at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks, from August 27 to November 26, 1994... " |
Boyz II Men Boyz II Men Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary... |
| September 3 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men |
| September 10 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men |
| September 17 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men |
| September 24 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men |
| October 1 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men |
| October 8 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men |
| October 15 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men |
| October 22 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men |
| October 29 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men |
| November 5 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men |
| November 12 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men |
| November 19 | "Here Comes The Hotstepper Here Comes the Hotstepper "Here Comes the Hotstepper" is a dancehall song by musician Ini Kamoze, co-written with Richard Winsland and recorded in 1994. It extrapolates the well-known "na na na na na..." chorus from the song "Land of a Thousand Dances" by Chris Kenner, later covered by Wilson Pickett. To date it is Kamoze's... " |
Ini Kamoze Ini Kamoze Cecil Campbell , better known by his stage name Ini Kamoze is a Jamaican reggae singer. He is best known for his signature song, "Here Comes the Hotstepper", which was released in 1994, and subsequently topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart... |
| November 26 | "On Bended Knee On Bended Knee "On Bended Knee" is a 1994 number-one hit single by Boyz II Men for the Motown label.Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the single is notable for having replaced the previous Boyz II Men single, "I'll Make Love to You", as the top song on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States... " |
Boyz II Men |
| December 3 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
| December 10 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
| December 17 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
| December 24 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
| December 31 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
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