Rhythmic Top 40 number-one hits of 1995 (USA)
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This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Rhythmic Top 40
number-ones of 1995.
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 1995.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 7 | "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 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... |
| January 14 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
| January 21 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
| January 28 | "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... |
| February 4 | "Creep" | TLC |
| February 11 | "Creep" | TLC |
| February 18 | "Creep" | TLC |
| February 25 | "Creep" | TLC |
| March 4 | "Creep" | TLC |
| 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 | "Red Light Special Red Light Special "Red Light Special" is TLC's second single from CrazySexyCool, their second album. The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became their fifth top-ten single. It also reached #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart... " |
TLC |
| April 8 | "Candy Rain" | Soul For Real |
| April 15 | "Red Light Special" | TLC |
| April 22 | "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 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 | "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan |
| May 27 | "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan |
| June 3 | "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan |
| June 10 | "Freak Like Me Freak Like Me "Freak like Me" is the first single from Adina Howard's 1995 R&B debut album Do You Wanna Ride?. Like Howard's image, the song can be best described as hypersexual. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA.... " |
Adina Howard Adina Howard Adina Howard is an American R&B singer who rose to prominence during the mid 1990s with her debut album, Do You Wanna Ride? and her debut single, "Freak Like Me". Howard is known for her sexual image and provocative songs... |
| June 17 | "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 Monica (singer) Monica Denise Brown , and professionally known as Monica, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, Monica began performing as a child and became part of a traveling gospel choir, by the time she was ten... |
| June 24 | "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)" | Monica |
| July 1 | "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)" | Monica |
| July 8 | "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)" | Monica |
| July 15 | "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)" | Monica |
| July 22 | "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)" | Monica |
| July 29 | "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)" | Monica |
| August 5 | "Waterfalls" | TLC |
| August 12 | "Waterfalls" | TLC |
| August 19 | "He's Mine He's Mine "He's Mine" is a song by R&B girl group MoKenStef released as the first single from their debut album Azz Izz. It was the group's biggest hit, peaking at #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart during the summer of 1995. A remix by Grand Puba features samples of Patrice Rushen's "Remind Me" and Doug E... " |
MoKenStef MoKenStef MoKenStef was an Amercian female R&B trio from Los Angeles, California, active in the latter 1990s. The group name was a combination of the first syllable of each members' names: Monifa, Kenya, and Stefanie. They released an album, Azz Izz, in 1995, and their biggest hit was "He's Mine", which... |
| August 26 | "He's Mine" | MoKenStef |
| September 2 | "He's Mine" | MoKenStef |
| September 9 | "He's Mine" | MoKenStef |
| September 16 | "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 |
| September 23 | "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... |
| September 30 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
| 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 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
| November 18 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
| November 25 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
| December 2 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
| December 9 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
| December 16 | "One Sweet Day One Sweet Day "One Sweet Day" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey and R&B group Boyz II Men. The song was written by Carey, Walter Afanasieff and the members of Boyz II Men: Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, and Michael McCary. "One Sweet Day" was produced by Carey and Afanasieff for... " |
Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| December 23 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| December 30 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
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