Boyz II Men (pictured) earned a Hot 100 number-one single with "I'll Make Love to You", which stayed at the top position for fourteen straight weeks.

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

Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1994 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
No. Issue date Song Artist(s) Ref.
784 January 1 "Hero" Mariah Carey [1]
January 8 [2]
January 15 [3]
785 January 22 "All for Love" Bryan Adams / Rod Stewart / Sting [4]
January 29 [5]
February 5 [6]
786 February 12 "The Power of Love" Céline Dion [7]
February 19 [8]
February 26 [9]
March 5 [10]
787 March 12 "The Sign" Ace of Base [11]
March 19 [12]
March 26 [13]
April 2 [14]
788 April 9 "Bump n' Grind" R. Kelly [15]
April 16 [16]
April 23 [17]
April 30 [18]
re May 7 "The Sign" Ace of Base [19]
May 14 [20]
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]
790 August 6 "Stay (I Missed You)" Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories [32]
August 13 [33]
August 20 [34]
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]
792 December 3 "On Bended Knee" [49]
December 10 [50]
793 December 17 "Here Comes the Hotstepper" Ini Kamoze [51]
December 24 [52]
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

References

  1. ^ "January 1, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  2. ^ "January 8, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  3. ^ "January 15, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  4. ^ "January 22, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  5. ^ "January 29, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  6. ^ "February 5, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  7. ^ "February 12, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  8. ^ "February 19, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  9. ^ "February 26, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  10. ^ "March 5, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  11. ^ "March 12, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  12. ^ "March 19, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  13. ^ "March 26, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  14. ^ "April 2, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  15. ^ "April 9, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  16. ^ "April 16, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  17. ^ "April 23, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  18. ^ "April 30, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  19. ^ "May 7, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  20. ^ "May 14, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  21. ^ "May 21, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  22. ^ "May 28, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  23. ^ "June 4, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  24. ^ "June 11, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  25. ^ "June 18, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  26. ^ "June 25, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  27. ^ "July 2, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  28. ^ "July 9, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  29. ^ "July 16, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  30. ^ "July 23, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  31. ^ "July 30, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  32. ^ "August 6, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  33. ^ "August 13, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  34. ^ "August 20, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  35. ^ "August 27, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  36. ^ "September 3, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  37. ^ "September 10, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  38. ^ "September 17, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  39. ^ "September 24, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  40. ^ "October 1, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  41. ^ "October 8, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  42. ^ "October 15, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  43. ^ "October 22, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  44. ^ "October 29, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  45. ^ "November 5, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  46. ^ "November 12, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  47. ^ "November 19, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  48. ^ "November 26, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  49. ^ "December 3, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  50. ^ "December 10, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  51. ^ "December 17, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  52. ^ "December 24, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.
  53. ^ "December 31, 1994". Billboard Hot 100.

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