R&B number-one hits of 1995 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1995:
Chart history
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 7 | Creep Creep (TLC song) "Creep" is the Grammy-winning first single by American R&B group TLC from their second studio album CrazySexyCool, released on October 31, 1994 by LaFace Records... |
TLC TLC (band) TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats... |
| January 14 | Creep | TLC |
| January 21 | Creep | TLC |
| January 28 | Creep | TLC |
| February 4 | Creep | TLC |
| February 11 | Baby Baby (Brandy song) "Baby" is an R&B song by American singer Brandy. It was penned by Keith Crouch, Kipper Jones, and Rahsaan Patterson and produced by Krouch for her self-titled debut studio album, Brandy . Released as the album's second single on January 24, 1995 , the song spent four weeks on top of the Billboard... |
Brandy Brandy (entertainer) Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu.... |
| February 18 | Baby | Brandy |
| February 25 | Baby | Brandy |
| March 4 | Baby | Brandy |
| March 11 | Candy Rain | Soul for Real Soul for Real Soul for Real is an R&B group from Wheatley Heights, New York, made up of brothers Andre , Brian , Christopher , and Jason Dalyrimple... |
| March 18 | Candy Rain | Soul for Real |
| March 25 | Candy Rain | Soul for Real |
| April 1 | This Is How We Do It This Is How We Do It "This Is How We Do It" is a 1995 song by American R&B singer Montell Jordan. This song, Jordan's first single, is representative of the new jack swing style popular at the time, featuring Jordan singing over an enhanced sample of Slick Rick's "Children's Story." "This is How We Do It" was... |
Montell Jordan Montell Jordan Montell Jordan is a former American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. Jordan became the main solo male artist on its Def Soul imprint until leaving the label in 2003. Of his live performances it is often regarded that he is a rock oriented musician, with Jordan even going as far as to... |
| April 8 | This Is How We Do It | Montell Jordan |
| April 15 | This Is How We Do It | Montell Jordan |
| April 22 | This Is How We Do It | Montell Jordan |
| April 29 | This Is How We Do It | Montell Jordan |
| May 6 | This Is How We Do It | Montell Jordan |
| May 13 | This Is How We Do It | Montell Jordan |
| May 20 | I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need to Get By I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need to Get By I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By is a Grammy winning duet performed by rapper Method Man, and R&B singer Mary J. Blige.The song is a remix of Method Man's "All I Need" , with an interpolation of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's 1968 hit, "You're All I Need to Get By", with Mary J... |
Method Man Method Man Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man... featuring Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has... |
| May 27 | I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need to Get By | Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige |
| June 3 | I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need to Get By | Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige |
| June 10 | Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days) Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days) "Don't Take It Personal " is a song by American R&B singer Monica. It was written by producer Dallas Austin, Willie James Baker, Daryl Simmons, Marlon Williams and rappers LL Cool J and Chuck D for her debut studio album, Miss Thang , incorporating samples of both LL Cool J's 1993 record "Back Seat... |
Monica |
| June 17 | Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days) | Monica |
| June 24 | One More Chance / Stay with Me One More Chance (Notorious B.I.G. song) "One More Chance / Stay with Me Remix" is a hit song by The Notorious B.I.G., featuring Faith Evans, with additional uncredited vocals from Mary J. Blige. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on July 31, 1995.... |
The Notorious B.I.G. The Notorious B.I.G. Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough... |
| July 1 | One More Chance / Stay with Me | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| July 8 | One More Chance / Stay with Me | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| July 15 | One More Chance / Stay with Me | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| July 22 | One More Chance / Stay with Me | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| July 29 | One More Chance / Stay with Me | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| August 5 | One More Chance / Stay with Me | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| August 12 | One More Chance / Stay with Me | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| August 19 | One More Chance / Stay with Me | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| August 26 | Boombastic / In the Summertime Boombastic (song) "Boombastic" is the second single released by Shaggy from his album Boombastic. Released in 1995, it achieved huge success in many countries, including Ireland, UK, Sweden, New Zealand and Australia where it topped the singles charts.-Song information:... |
Shaggy |
| September 2 | You Are Not Alone You Are Not Alone "You Are Not Alone", released on the 10th of August 1995, is the second single from Michael Jackson's album HIStory. The R&B ballad's composition has been attributed R. Kelly in response to difficult times in his personal life. He then forwarded a bare demo tape to Jackson, who liked the song and... |
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... |
| September 9 | You Are Not Alone | Michael Jackson |
| September 16 | You Are Not Alone | Michael Jackson |
| September 23 | You Are Not Alone | Michael Jackson |
| September 30 | Fantasy Fantasy (Mariah Carey song) "Fantasy" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on September 12, 1995 by Columbia Records as the lead single for her fifth studio album, Daydream . The song was written by Carey and Dave Hall, both serving as primary producers alongside Sean Combs... |
Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993... |
| October 7 | Fantasy | Mariah Carey |
| October 14 | Fantasy | Mariah Carey |
| October 21 | Fantasy | Mariah Carey |
| October 28 | Fantasy | Mariah Carey |
| November 4 | Fantasy | Mariah Carey |
| November 11 | Who Can I Run To Who Can I Run To "Who Can I Run To" is a song originally recorded by The Jones Girls in 1979. A 1995 cover version by R&B group, Xscape, spent one week at number one on the U.S. R&B Singles chart and reached number eight on the pop chart... |
Xscape Xscape (band) Xscape, was a female American R&B group that originally started out as a quintet and then became a quartet. The group had a string of hit songs during the 1990s... |
| November 18 | You Remind Me of Something You Remind Me of Something "You Remind Me of Something" is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer R. Kelly. As the lead single from his self-titled album, the hit song was the fourth song from Kelly to reach number-one on the US R&B chart where it stayed for a week, and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100... |
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... |
| November 25 | Exhale (Shoop Shoop) Exhale (Shoop Shoop) "Exhale " is a song by American recording artist Whitney Houston, featured on the soundtrack for the film Waiting to Exhale. It was released as the lead single from the soundtrack on November 7, 1995, by Arista Records. The song was written and produced by Babyface... |
Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among... |
| December 2 | Exhale (Shoop Shoop) | Whitney Houston |
| December 9 | Exhale (Shoop Shoop) | Whitney Houston |
| December 16 | Exhale (Shoop Shoop) | Whitney Houston |
| December 23 | Exhale (Shoop Shoop) | Whitney Houston |
| December 30 | Exhale (Shoop Shoop) | Whitney Houston |
Chart comparisons
- Five songs reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100/pop chart: "Creep," "This Is How We Do It," "You Are Not Alone," "Fantasy" and "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)."
- Six songs reached number-one on the Rhythmic crossover chartRhythmic Top 40 number-one hits of 1995 (USA)This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Rhythmic Top 40 number-ones of 1995.-See also:*1995 in music*Top 40 Mainstream number-one hits of 1995 *Number-one dance hits of 1995 *R&B number-one hits of 1995...
: "Creep," "Candy Rain," "This Is How We Do It," "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days," "You Are Not Alone" and "Fantasy." - Two songs reached number-one on the Hot Rap Singles chart: "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" and "One More Chance / Stay with Me."
See also
- 1995 in music1995 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
- List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1995 (U.S.)