The Billboard Rhythmic chart debuted in the issue dated October 3, 1992, as the Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover chart, alongside the Top 40/Mainstream chart (now called Mainstream Top 40). Weekly rankings are "compiled from a national sample of airplay" as measured by Nielsen BDS monitoring rhythmic radios stations continuously. The first number-one song on both charts was "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men.
On June 25, 1997, the chart was renamed to Rhythmic Top 40 as a way to distinguish stations that continued to play a broad based rhythmic mix from those whose mix leaned heavily toward R&B and hip-hop. Prior to the Billboard Hot 100 becoming an all-genre songs chart in December 1998, the Rhythmic Top 40's panel of radio stations monitored by BDS made up one portion of stations measured towards the airplay component of the Hot 100 (alongside Mainstream Top 40, Adult Top 40, Adult Contemporary, and Modern Rock stations).[1]
Below are the songs that reached number one on the chart from its inception to the end of 1999 in chronological order.
Number-one rhythmic hits of the 1990s
edit| Contents |
|---|
| Reached number one |
Song | Artist(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992[2] | |||
| October 3 | "End of the Road" | Boyz II Men | |
| October 10 | |||
| October 17 | |||
| October 24 | |||
| October 31 | |||
| November 7 | |||
| November 14 | "What About Your Friends" | TLC | |
| November 21 | "Real Love" | Mary J. Blige | |
| November 28 | "If I Ever Fall in Love" | Shai | |
| December 5 | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | |
| December 12 | |||
| December 19 | |||
| December 26 | |||
| 1993[3] | |||
| January 2 | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | |
| January 9 | |||
| January 16 | |||
| January 23 | |||
| January 30 | |||
| February 6 | |||
| February 13 | "Here We Go Again!" | Portrait | |
| February 20 | "Don't Walk Away" | Jade | |
| February 27 | "Freak Me" | Silk | |
| March 6 | |||
| March 13 | |||
| March 20 | |||
| March 27 | |||
| April 3 | |||
| April 10 | |||
| April 17 | |||
| April 24 | |||
| May 1 | |||
| May 8 | |||
| May 15 | |||
| May 22 | |||
| May 29 | "That's the Way Love Goes" | Janet Jackson | |
| June 5 | |||
| June 12 | |||
| June 19 | "Weak" | SWV | |
| June 26 | |||
| July 3 | |||
| July 10 | |||
| July 17 | |||
| July 24 | |||
| July 31 | |||
| August 7 | |||
| August 14 | "Lately" | Jodeci | |
| August 21 | |||
| August 28 | "Right Here/Human Nature" | SWV | |
| September 4 | |||
| September 11 | |||
| September 18 | "Dreamlover" | Mariah Carey | |
| September 25 | |||
| October 2 | |||
| October 9 | |||
| October 16 | |||
| October 23 | |||
| October 30 | "Just Kickin' It" | Xscape | |
| November 6 | |||
| November 13 | |||
| November 20 | |||
| November 27 | |||
| December 4 | "Shoop" | Salt-n-Pepa | |
| December 11 | |||
| December 18 | |||
| December 25 | |||
| 1994[4] | |||
| January 1[5] | "Shoop" | Salt-n-Pepa | |
| January 8 | |||
| January 15 | |||
| January 22 | |||
| January 29 | |||
| February 5 | |||
| February 12 | |||
| February 19 | "Whatta Man" | Salt-n-Pepa featuring En Vogue | |
| February 26 | |||
| March 5 | "So Much in Love" | All-4-One | |
| March 12 | |||
| March 19 | "Whatta Man" | Salt-n-Pepa featuring En Vogue | |
| March 26 | |||
| April 2 | "Bump n' Grind" | R. Kelly | |
| April 9 | |||
| April 16 | |||
| April 23 | |||
| April 30 | |||
| May 7 | |||
| May 14 | |||
| May 21 | "I Swear" | All-4-One | |
| May 28 | |||
| June 4 | |||
| June 11 | |||
| June 18 | |||
| June 25 | "Any Time, Any Place" / "And On & On" | Janet Jackson | |
| July 2 | |||
| July 9 | "Back & Forth" | Aaliyah | |
| July 16 | |||
| July 23 | |||
| July 30 | |||
| August 6 | |||
| August 13 | "Any Time, Any Place" / "And On & On" | Janet Jackson | |
| August 20 | "Funkdafied" | Da Brat | |
| August 27 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men | |
| September 3 | |||
| September 10 | |||
| September 17 | |||
| September 24 | |||
| October 1 | |||
| October 8 | |||
| October 15 | |||
| October 22 | |||
| October 29 | |||
| November 5 | |||
| November 12 | |||
| November 19 | "Here Comes the Hotstepper" | Ini Kamoze | |
| November 26 | |||
| December 3[6] | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men | |
| December 10 | |||
| December 17 | |||
| December 24 | |||
| December 31 | |||
| 1995[7] | |||
| January 7 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men | |
| January 14 | |||
| January 21 | |||
| January 28 | "Creep" | TLC | |
| February 4 | |||
| February 11 | |||
| February 18 | |||
| February 25 | |||
| March 4 | |||
| March 11 | "Candy Rain" | Soul for Real | |
| March 18 | |||
| March 25 | |||
| April 1 | "Red Light Special" | TLC | |
| April 8 | "Candy Rain" | "Soul for Real" | |
| April 15 | "Red Light Special" | TLC | |
| April 22 | "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan | |
| April 29 | |||
| May 6 | |||
| May 13 | |||
| May 20 | |||
| May 27 | |||
| June 3 | |||
| June 10 | "Freak Like Me" | Adina Howard | |
| June 17 | "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" | Monica | |
| June 24 | |||
| July 1 | |||
| July 8 | |||
| July 15 | |||
| July 22 | |||
| July 29 | |||
| August 5 | "Waterfalls" | TLC | |
| August 12 | |||
| August 19 | "He's Mine" | MoKenStef | |
| August 26 | |||
| September 2 | |||
| September 9 | |||
| September 16 | "You Are Not Alone" | Michael Jackson | |
| September 23 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey | |
| September 30 | "You Are Not Alone" | Michael Jackson | |
| October 7 | Fantasy | Mariah Carey | |
| October 14 | |||
| October 21 | |||
| October 28 | |||
| November 4 | |||
| November 11 | |||
| November 18 | |||
| November 25 | |||
| December 2 | |||
| December 9 | |||
| December 16 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men | |
| December 23 | |||
| December 30 | |||
| 1996[8] | |||
| January 6 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men | |
| January 13 | |||
| January 20 | |||
| January 27 | |||
| February 3 | |||
| February 10 | |||
| February 17 | "Nobody Knows" | Tony Rich Project | |
| February 24 | "Sittin' Up in My Room" | Brandy | |
| March 2 | |||
| March 9 | |||
| March 16 | |||
| March 23 | "Always Be My Baby" | Mariah Carey | |
| March 30 | |||
| April 6 | |||
| April 13 | |||
| April 20 | |||
| April 27 | "Killing Me Softly" | The Fugees | |
| May 4 | |||
| May 11 | |||
| May 18 | |||
| May 25 | |||
| June 1 | |||
| June 8 | |||
| June 15 | |||
| June 22 | |||
| June 29 | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| July 6 | |||
| July 13 | |||
| July 20 | |||
| July 27 | |||
| August 3 | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat | |
| August 10 | |||
| August 17 | |||
| August 24 | |||
| August 31 | |||
| September 7 | |||
| September 14 | |||
| September 21 | |||
| September 28 | |||
| October 5 | |||
| October 12 | |||
| October 19 | |||
| October 26 | |||
| November 2 | |||
| November 9 | "No Diggity" | BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre | |
| November 16 | |||
| November 23 | |||
| November 30 | |||
| December 7 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton | |
| December 14 | "Nobody" | Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage | |
| December 21 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton | |
| December 28 | |||
| 1997[9] | |||
| January 4 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton | |
| January 11 | |||
| January 18 | |||
| January 25 | |||
| February 1 | |||
| February 8 | |||
| February 15 | "Don't Let Go (Love)" | En Vogue | |
| February 22 | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls | |
| March 1 | |||
| March 8 | |||
| March 15 | |||
| March 22 | |||
| March 29 | "Return of the Mack" | Mark Morrison | |
| April 5 | |||
| April 12 | |||
| April 19 | |||
| April 26 | "Don't Leave Me" | BLACKstreet | |
| May 3 | |||
| May 10 | "Return of the Mack" | Mark Morrison | |
| May 17 | |||
| May 24 | "Don't Leave Me" | BLACKstreet | |
| May 31 | "Return of the Mack" | Mark Morrison | |
| June 7 | "Don't Leave Me" | BLACKstreet | |
| June 14 | "Return of the Mack" | Mark Morrison | |
| June 21 | |||
| June 28 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 | |
| July 5 | |||
| July 12 | |||
| July 19 | |||
| July 26 | |||
| August 2 | "Men in Black" | Will Smith | |
| August 9 | |||
| August 16 | |||
| August 23 | |||
| August 30 | |||
| September 6 | |||
| September 13 | |||
| September 20 | |||
| September 27 | "Honey" | Mariah Carey | |
| October 4 | |||
| October 11 | |||
| October 18 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Usher | |
| October 25 | |||
| November 1 | |||
| November 8 | |||
| November 15 | |||
| November 22 | |||
| November 29 | |||
| December 6 | |||
| December 13 | |||
| December 20 | |||
| December 27 | |||
| 1998[10] | |||
| January 3 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Usher | |
| January 10 | "My Love Is the Shhh!" | Somethin' for the People featuring Trina & Tamara | |
| January 17 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Usher | |
| January 24 | "All My Life" | K-Ci & JoJo | |
| January 31 | |||
| February 7 | |||
| February 14 | |||
| February 21 | |||
| February 28 | |||
| March 7 | |||
| March 14 | "Nice & Slow" | Usher | |
| March 21 | |||
| March 28 | |||
| April 4 | "Anytime" | Brian McKnight | |
| April 11 | |||
| April 18 | |||
| April 25 | |||
| May 2 | "Too Close" | Next | |
| May 9 | |||
| May 16 | |||
| May 23 | |||
| May 30 | |||
| June 6 | |||
| June 13 | |||
| June 20 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica | |
| June 27 | |||
| July 4 | |||
| July 11 | |||
| July 18 | |||
| July 25 | |||
| August 1 | |||
| August 8 | |||
| August 15 | |||
| August 22 | "Are You That Somebody?" | Aaliyah | |
| August 29 | |||
| September 5 | |||
| September 12 | |||
| September 19 | |||
| September 26 | |||
| October 3 | |||
| October 10 | |||
| October 17 | |||
| October 24 | |||
| October 31 | "Touch It" | Monifah | |
| November 7 | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Lauryn Hill | |
| November 14 | |||
| November 21 | |||
| November 28 | "How Deep Is Your Love" | Dru Hill featuring Redman | |
| December 5 | |||
| December 12 | |||
| December 19 | |||
| December 26 | "Have You Ever?" | Brandy | |
| 1999[11][12] | |||
| January 2 | Have You Ever? | Brandy | |
| January 9 | |||
| January 16 | |||
| January 23 | |||
| January 30 | |||
| February 6 | |||
| February 13 | |||
| February 20 | |||
| February 27 | "Angel of Mine" | Monica | |
| March 6 | |||
| March 13 | "No Scrubs" | TLC | |
| March 20 | |||
| March 27 | |||
| April 3 | |||
| April 10 | |||
| April 17 | |||
| April 24 | |||
| May 1 | |||
| May 8 | |||
| May 15 | |||
| May 22 | |||
| May 29 | |||
| June 5 | |||
| June 12 | |||
| June 19 | |||
| June 26 | "Livin' la Vida Loca" | Ricky Martin | |
| July 3 | "Where My Girls At" | 702 | |
| July 10 | |||
| July 17 | |||
| July 24 | "If You Had My Love" | Jennifer Lopez | |
| July 31 | |||
| August 7 | "Where My Girls At" | 702 | |
| August 14 | |||
| August 21 | "Genie in a Bottle" | Christina Aguilera | |
| August 28 | |||
| September 4 | |||
| September 11 | |||
| September 18 | |||
| September 25 | |||
| October 2 | |||
| October 9 | |||
| October 16 | |||
| October 23 | |||
| October 30 | "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)" | Lou Bega | |
| November 6 | |||
| November 13 | "Back at One" | Brian McKnight | |
| November 20 | |||
| November 27 | |||
| December 4 | "Bring It All to Me" | Blaque | |
| December 11 | "Back at One" | Brian McKnight | |
| December 18 | "Bring It All to Me" | Blaque | |
| December 25 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mayfield, Geoff; Sandiford-Waller, Theda (December 5, 1998). "A New Hot 100 Reflects Changes in Music Business". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 49. p. 129. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ "Billboard Charts Archive: Rhythmic – 1992 Archive". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Charts Archive: Rhythmic – 1993 Archive". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Charts Archive: Rhythmic – 1994 Archive". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Rhythmic Songs". Billboard. January 1, 1994. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Rhythmic Songs". Billboard. December 31, 1994. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Charts Archive: Rhythmic – 1995 Archive". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Charts Archive: Rhythmic – 1996 Archive". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Charts Archive: Rhythmic – 1997 Archive". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Charts Archive: Rhythmic – 1998 Archive". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Charts Archive: Rhythmic – 1999 Archive". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Charts Archive: Rhythmic – 2000 Archive". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2020.