Top 40 Mainstream number-one hits of 1995 (USA)
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This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Top 40 Mainstream 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 | "Another Night Another Night (song) "Another Night" is a dance song by Real McCoy from their album Another Night. It was one of their biggest hits, reaching number 18 in Germany, number three on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S. during the holiday season of 1994-1995, number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one on... " |
Real McCoy |
| January 21 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
| January 28 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
| February 4 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
| February 11 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
| February 18 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
| February 25 | "Take a Bow" | Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983... |
| March 4 | "Take a Bow" | Madonna |
| March 11 | "Take a Bow" | Madonna |
| March 18 | "Take a Bow" | Madonna |
| March 25 | "Take a Bow" | Madonna |
| April 1 | "I Know I Know I Know may refer to:*"She's So High/I Know", a 1990 double-a side release by the British band Blur*"I Know" , 2006*"I Know" , 2008*"I Know", a song recorded by Perry Como, written by Carl Stutz and Edith Lindeman... " |
Dionne Farris Dionne Farris Dionne Farris is an American female R&B/soul musician who sang on three songs with the hip hop group Arrested Development... |
| April 8 | "I Know" | Dionne Farris |
| April 15 | "I Know" | Dionne Farris |
| April 22 | "I Know" | Dionne Farris |
| April 29 | "I Know" | Dionne Farris |
| May 6 | "I Know" | Dionne Farris |
| May 13 | "I Know" | Dionne Farris |
| May 20 | "I Know" | Dionne Farris |
| May 27 | "I Know" | Dionne Farris |
| June 3 | "I Know" | Dionne Farris |
| June 10 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart Total Eclipse of the Heart "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song written and produced by Jim Steinman and recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night... " |
Nicki French Nicki French Nicola S. French is a female English singer and dancer. She is best known for her 1995 dance cover version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", and for representing the United Kingdom in 2000 at Eurovision in Stockholm.-Career:French provided backing vocals on Rose-Marie's 1992 album, Emotional Exposure... |
| June 17 | "I'll Be There For You I'll Be There for You (Rembrandts song) "I'll Be There for You" is a song recorded by the American pop rock duo The Rembrandts. It is best known as the theme song to the American sitcom Friends, which premiered during 1994 and ended in 2004... " |
The Rembrandts The Rembrandts The Rembrandts are an American pop-rock duo formed by Phil Solem and Danny Wilde in 1989. They had previously worked together as members of Great Buildings in 1981... |
| June 24 | "I'll Be There For You" | The Rembrandts |
| July 1 | "I'll Be There For You" | The Rembrandts |
| July 8 | "I'll Be There For You" | The Rembrandts |
| July 15 | "I'll Be There For You" | The Rembrandts |
| July 22 | "I'll Be There For You" | The Rembrandts |
| July 29 | "I'll Be There For You" | The Rembrandts |
| August 5 | "I'll Be There For You" | The Rembrandts |
| August 12 | "Kiss from a Rose Kiss from a Rose "Kiss from a Rose" is a song from Seal's second eponymous album Seal . The song was first released as a single in July 1994. Re-released in 1995, it was included on the Batman Forever film soundtrack, helping it top the charts in the U.S. and Australia. It took the 1996 Grammy Awards for both... " |
Seal Seal (musician) Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an... |
| August 19 | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal |
| August 26 | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal |
| September 2 | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal |
| September 9 | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal |
| September 16 | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal |
| September 23 | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal |
| September 30 | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal |
| October 7 | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal |
| October 14 | "Only Wanna Be With You Only Wanna Be With You "Only Wanna Be with You" is a rock song released in July 1995 by Hootie & the Blowfish, the third single from their breakthrough album, Cracked Rear View. It peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, #3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and #2 on the Billboard... " |
Hootie & The Blowfish Hootie & the Blowfish Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band that enjoyed popularity in the second half of the 1990s. They were originally formed in 1986 at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld, and Mark Bryan. The band has recorded five studio albums to date, and has... |
| October 21 | "Only Wanna Be With You" | Hootie & The Blowfish |
| October 28 | "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... |
| 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 | "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 16 | "One Sweet Day" | 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 |