List of Radio & Records number-one singles of the 1990s

This is a list of songs that have peaked at number-one on the Radio & Records singles chart in the 1990s.

1990

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 5	"Another Day in Paradise"[lower-alpha 1]	Phil Collins
January 12	"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"	Michael Bolton
January 19
January 26	"Downtown Train"	Rod Stewart
February 2	"Opposites Attract"	Paula Abdul and The Wild Pair
February 9
February 16
February 23	"Escapade"	Janet Jackson
March 2
March 9
March 16
March 23	"Love Will Lead You Back"	Taylor Dayne
March 30
April 6	"Don't Wanna Fall in Love"	Jane Child
April 13
April 20	"Nothing Compares 2 U"	Sinéad O'Connor
April 27
May 4
May 11	"Vogue"	Madonna
May 18
May 25
June 1
June 8	"U Can't Touch This"	MC Hammer
June 15	"It Must Have Been Love"	Roxette
June 22	"Step by Step"	New Kids on the Block
June 29
July 6	"She Ain't Worth It"	Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown
July 13
July 20
July 27	"Vision of Love"	Mariah Carey
August 3
August 10
August 17	"Come Back to Me"	Janet Jackson
August 24	"If Wishes Came True"	Sweet Sensation
August 31	"Release Me"	Wilson Phillips
September 7
September 14
September 21	"Something Happened on the Way to Heaven"	Phil Collins
September 28
October 5	"Praying for Time"	George Michael
October 12
October 19	"Black Cat"	Janet Jackson
October 26	"I Don't Have the Heart"	James Ingram
November 2	"Ice Ice Baby"	Vanilla Ice
November 9
November 16	"Love Takes Time"	Mariah Carey
November 23
November 30	"I'm Your Baby Tonight"	Whitney Houston
December 7	"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"	Stevie B
December 14
December 21	"Justify My Love"	Madonna

1991

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 11	"Love Will Never Do (Without You)"	Janet Jackson
January 18
January 25
February 1	"The First Time"	Surface
February 8	"All the Man That I Need"	Whitney Houston
February 15
February 22	"Someday"	Mariah Carey
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 22	"Coming Out of the Dark"	Gloria Estefan
March 29	"I've Been Thinking About You"	Londonbeat
April 5
April 12	"You're in Love"	Wilson Phillips
April 19	"Baby Baby"	Amy Grant
April 26
May 3
May 10	"Touch Me (All Night Long)"	Cathy Dennis
May 17	"I Don't Wanna Cry"	Mariah Carey
May 24
May 31
June 7	"Rush Rush"	Paula Abdul
June 14
June 21
June 28
July 5
July 12	"Unbelievable"	EMF
July 19	"Right Here, Right Now"	Jesus Jones
July 26	"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"	Bryan Adams
August 2
August 9
August 16
August 23
August 30
September 6	"The Promise of a New Day"	Paula Abdul
September 13	"I Adore Mi Amor"	Color Me Badd
September 20
September 27
October 4	"Emotions"	Mariah Carey
October 11
October 18
October 25	"Romantic"	Karyn White
November 1
November 8	"Cream"	Prince and The New Power Generation
November 15	"When a Man Loves a Woman"	Michael Bolton
November 22
November 29
December 6	"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"	Boyz II Men
December 13	"Black or White"	Michael Jackson
December 20

1992

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 10	"Can't Let Go"	Mariah Carey
January 17
January 24
January 31	"Diamonds and Pearls"	Prince and The New Power Generation
February 7
February 14	"I Love Your Smile"	Shanice
February 21
February 28	"Remember the Time"	Michael Jackson
March 6
March 13
March 20	"Save the Best for Last"	Vanessa Williams
March 27
April 3
April 10
April 17	"Make It Happen"	Mariah Carey
April 24
May 1	"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"	En Vogue
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29	"Under the Bridge"	Red Hot Chili Peppers
June 5
June 12	"I'll Be There"	Mariah Carey featuring Trey Lorenz
June 19
June 26
July 3
July 10
July 17
July 24	"This Used to Be My Playground"	Madonna
July 31
August 7
August 14
August 21	"End of the Road"	Boyz II Men
August 28
September 4
September 11
September 18
September 25
October 2	"Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough"	Patty Smyth & Don Henley
October 9
October 16
October 23	"I'd Die Without You"	P.M. Dawn
October 30
November 6
November 13	"How Do You Talk to an Angel"	The Heights
November 20
November 27	"I Will Always Love You"	Whitney Houston
December 4
December 11
December 18

1993

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 8	"I Will Always Love You"	Whitney Houston
January 15
January 22
January 29	"Deeper and Deeper"	Madonna
February 5	"A Whole New World"	Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
February 12
February 19
February 26	"Ordinary World"	Duran Duran
March 5
March 12	"I'm Every Woman"	Whitney Houston
March 19	"That's What Love Can Do"	Boy Krazy
March 26
April 2	"I Have Nothing"	Whitney Houston
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30	"Love Is"	Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight
May 7	"Looking Through Patient Eyes"	P.M. Dawn
May 14
May 21	"That's the Way Love Goes"	Janet Jackson
May 28
June 4
June 11
June 18
June 25
July 2	"Weak"	SWV
July 9
July 16
July 23
July 30	"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You"	UB40
August 6
August 13
August 20	"Dreamlover"	Mariah Carey
August 27
September 3
September 10
September 17
September 24
October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22	"Again"	Janet Jackson
October 29
November 5
November 12
November 19
November 26	"Hero"	Mariah Carey
December 3
December 10
December 17

1994

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 7	"Hero"	Mariah Carey
January 14	"All for Love"	Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting
January 21
January 28
February 4
February 11	"The Sign"	Ace of Base
February 18
February 25
March 4
March 11
March 18
March 25
April 1
April 8	"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"	Prince
April 15
April 22	"The Sign"	Ace of Base
April 29	"Mr. Jones"	Counting Crows
May 6
May 13
May 20	"I'll Remember"	Madonna
May 27
June 3
June 10
June 17	"I Swear"	All-4-One
June 24
July 1	"Don't Turn Around"	Ace of Base
July 8
July 15
July 22
July 29
August 5
August 12	"Stay (I Missed You)"	Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
August 19
August 26
September 2
September 9	"I'll Make Love to You"	Boyz II Men
September 16
September 23
September 30
October 7	"All I Wanna Do"	Sheryl Crow
October 14
October 21
October 28
November 4
November 11
November 18	"Another Night"	Real McCoy
November 25
December 2
December 9
December 16	"On Bended Knee"	Boyz II Men

1995

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 6	"On Bended Knee"	Boyz II Men
January 13
January 20
January 27
February 3
February 10	"Take a Bow"	Madonna
February 17
February 24
March 3
March 10
March 17	"I Know"	Dionne Farris
March 24
March 31
April 7
April 14
April 21
April 28
May 5
May 12
May 19	"I Believe"	Blessid Union of Souls
May 26
June 2	"Let Her Cry"	Hootie & the Blowfish
June 9	"I'll Be There for You"	The Rembrandts
June 16
June 23
June 30
July 7
July 14
July 21
July 28
August 4	"Kiss from a Rose"	Seal
August 11
August 18
August 25
September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29	"Only Wanna Be with You"	Hootie & the Blowfish
October 6
October 13
October 20	"Fantasy"	Mariah Carey
October 27
November 3
November 10
November 17
November 24
December 1	"Name"	Goo Goo Dolls
December 8	"One Sweet Day"	Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
December 15
December 22

1996

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 12	"One Sweet Day"	Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
January 19
January 26
February 2
February 9
February 16	"Missing"	Everything but the Girl
February 23
March 1
March 8
March 15	"Nobody Knows"	Tony Rich Project
March 22
March 29	"Ironic"	Alanis Morissette
April 5
April 12
April 19
April 26	"Because You Loved Me"	Celine Dion
May 3
May 10
May 17
May 24
May 31
June 7
June 14	"Give Me One Reason"	Tracy Chapman
June 21
June 28	"Killing Me Softly"	Fugees
July 5	"You Learn"	Alanis Morissette
July 12
July 19
July 26
August 2
August 9
August 16	"I Love You Always Forever"	Donna Lewis
August 23
August 30
September 6
September 13
September 20
September 27
October 4
October 11
October 18
October 25
November 1
November 8	"Head over Feet"	Alanis Morissette
November 15
November 22
November 29
December 6	"Don't Speak"	No Doubt
December 13
December 20

1997

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 10	"Don't Speak"	No Doubt
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21	"Lovefool"	The Cardigans
February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
April 4	"You Were Meant for Me"	Jewel
April 11
April 18
April 25
May 2
May 9	"I Want You"	Savage Garden
May 16	"MMMBop"	Hanson
May 23
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18	"Bitch"	Meredith Brooks
July 25
August 1
August 8	"Semi-Charmed Life"	Third Eye Blind
August 15
August 22
August 29
September 5
September 12
September 19	"Foolish Games"	Jewel
September 26
October 3
October 10
October 17	"Fly"	Sugar Ray
October 24
October 31
November 7
November 14
November 21
November 28	"Tubthumping"	Chumbawamba
December 5
December 12
December 19

1998

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 9	"Tubthumping"	Chumbawamba
January 16
January 23	"Truly Madly Deeply"	Savage Garden
January 30
February 6	"My Heart Will Go On"	Celine Dion
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 6
March 13
March 20
March 27
April 3
April 10	"Truly Madly Deeply"	Savage Garden
April 17	"Torn"	Natalie Imbruglia
April 24
May 1
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29
June 5
June 12
June 19
June 26
July 3	"Uninvited"	Alanis Morissette
July 10
July 17	"Iris"	Goo Goo Dolls
July 24
July 31
August 7
August 14	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"	Aerosmith
August 21
August 28
September 4
September 11
September 18
September 25
October 2
October 9	"One Week"	Barenaked Ladies
October 16
October 23
October 30
November 6
November 13
November 20	"Thank U"	Alanis Morissette
November 27	"Jumper"	Third Eye Blind
December 4	"Lullaby"	Shawn Mullins
December 11
December 18

1999

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 8	"Lullaby"	Shawn Mullins
January 15
January 22	"Save Tonight"	Eagle-Eye Cherry
January 29	"Slide"	Goo Goo Dolls
February 5
February 12	"...Baby One More Time"	Britney Spears
February 19
February 26
March 5
March 12
March 19	"Every Morning"	Sugar Ray
March 26
April 2
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30
May 7	"Kiss Me"	Sixpence None the Richer
May 14
May 21	"Livin' la Vida Loca"	Ricky Martin
May 28
June 4
June 11
June 18
June 25
July 2
July 9	"I Want It That Way"	Backstreet Boys
July 16
July 23
July 30	"All Star"	Smash Mouth
August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27
September 3	"Genie in a Bottle"	Christina Aguilera
September 10
September 17
September 24
October 1	"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)"	Lou Bega
October 8
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5	"Smooth"	Santana featuring Rob Thomas
November 12
November 19
November 26
December 3
December 10
December 17

Notes

1. "Another Day in Paradise" spent an additional four weeks at number one in 1989.