List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1994 explained

This is a list of the American Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-ones of 1994. There were 10 singles that topped the chart this year. The first of these, "Hero" by Mariah Carey, spent three weeks at the top, concluding a four-week run that had begun in December 1993. The longest running number-one single of 1994 is "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men, which logged 14 weeks at number-one, tying the song with "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston for the most weeks at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 until "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men stayed atop the chart from December 1995 to the first quarter of 1996.

With the rise of "On Bended Knee" to the top of the Hot 100, Boyz II Men became the first act to chart consecutive number-one singles in the United States since The Beatles charted three consecutive number-one singles in 1964.

Furthermore, Lisa Loeb became the first artist to reach #1 with "Stay (I Missed You)" before signing to any record label.

That year, 7 acts earned their first number one song: Celine Dion, Ace of Base, R. Kelly, All-4-One, Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories, and Ini Kamoze. Sting, already having hit number one with The Police, earned his first number one song as a solo act. Boyz II Men was the only act to hit number one more than once, by hitting twice.

Chart history

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The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboards 1994 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.

width=31		Issue date	Song	Artist(s)
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3	784	January 1	"Hero"	Mariah Carey	^[1]
January 8	^[2]
January 15	^[3]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3	785	January 22	"All for Love"	Bryan Adams / Rod Stewart / Sting	^[4]
January 29	^[5]
February 5	^[6]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=4	786	February 12	"The Power of Love"	Céline Dion	^[7]
February 19	^[8]
February 26	^[9]
March 5	^[10]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=4	787	March 12	bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center" rowspan="4"	"The Sign"	Ace of Base	^[11]
March 19	^[12]
March 26	^[13]
April 2	^[14]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=4	788	April 9	"Bump n' Grind"	R. Kelly	^[15]
April 16	^[16]
April 23	^[17]
April 30	^[18]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	re	May 7	bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center" rowspan="2"	"The Sign"	Ace of Base	^[19]
May 14	^[20]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=11	789	May 21	"I Swear"	All-4-One	^[21]
May 28	^[22]
June 4	^[23]
June 11	^[24]
June 18	^[25]
June 25	^[26]
July 2	^[27]
July 9	^[28]
July 16	^[29]
July 23	^[30]
July 30	^[31]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=3	790	August 6	"Stay (I Missed You)"	Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories	^[32]
August 13	^[33]
August 20	^[34]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=14	791	August 27	"I'll Make Love to You"	Boyz II Men	^[35]
September 3	^[36]
September 10	^[37]
September 17	^[38]
September 24	^[39]
October 1	^[40]
October 8	^[41]
October 15	^[42]
October 22	^[43]
October 29	^[44]
November 5	^[45]
November 12	^[46]
November 19	^[47]
November 26	^[48]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	792	December 3	"On Bended Knee"		^[49]
December 10	^[50]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center rowspan=2	793	December 17	"Here Comes the Hotstepper"	Ini Kamoze	^[51]
December 24	^[52]
bgcolor=#EDEAE0 align=center	re	December 31	"On Bended Knee"	Boyz II Men	^[53]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one! Position! Artist! Weeks at No. 1

1	Boyz II Men	17
2	All-4-One	11
3	Ace of Base	6
4	Céline Dion	4
	R. Kelly
6	Mariah Carey	3
	Bryan Adams
	Rod Stewart
	Sting
	Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
11	Ini Kamoze	2

See also

• 1994 in music
• List of Billboard number-one singles
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1990s

Additional sources

• Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition
• Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12th Edition
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties
• Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.

Notes and References

1. Web site: January 1, 1994. .
2. Web site: January 8, 1994. .
3. Web site: January 15, 1994. .
4. Web site: January 22, 1994. .
5. Web site: January 29, 1994. .
6. Web site: February 5, 1994. .
7. Web site: February 12, 1994. .
8. Web site: February 19, 1994. .
9. Web site: February 26, 1994. .
10. Web site: March 5, 1994. .
11. Web site: March 12, 1994. .
12. Web site: March 19, 1994. .
13. Web site: March 26, 1994. .
14. Web site: April 2, 1994. .
15. Web site: April 9, 1994. .
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18. Web site: April 30, 1994. .
19. Web site: May 7, 1994. .
20. Web site: May 14, 1994. .
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22. Web site: May 28, 1994. .
23. Web site: June 4, 1994. .
24. Web site: June 11, 1994. .
25. Web site: June 18, 1994. .
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27. Web site: July 2, 1994. .
28. Web site: July 9, 1994. .
29. Web site: July 16, 1994. .
30. Web site: July 23, 1994. .
31. Web site: July 30, 1994. .
32. Web site: August 6, 1994. .
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35. Web site: August 27, 1994. .
36. Web site: September 3, 1994. .
37. Web site: September 10, 1994. .
38. Web site: September 17, 1994. .
39. Web site: September 24, 1994. .
40. Web site: October 1, 1994. .
41. Web site: October 8, 1994. .
42. Web site: October 15, 1994. .
43. Web site: October 22, 1994. .
44. Web site: October 29, 1994. .
45. Web site: November 5, 1994. .
46. Web site: November 12, 1994. .
47. Web site: November 19, 1994. .
48. Web site: November 26, 1994. .
49. Web site: December 3, 1994. .
50. Web site: December 10, 1994. .
51. Web site: December 17, 1994. .
52. Web site: December 24, 1994. .
53. Web site: December 31, 1994. .