List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1994

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John Mellencamp topped the chart for eight weeks with a cover version of Van Morrison's "Wild Night", recorded in collaboration with Me'shell Ndegeocello. JohnMellencamp01a.jpg
John Mellencamp topped the chart for eight weeks with a cover version of Van Morrison's "Wild Night", recorded in collaboration with Me'shell Ndegeocello.

In 1994, Billboard magazine published a chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. The chart, which in 1994 was published under the title Hot Adult Contemporary, has undergone various name changes during its history but has been published as Adult Contemporary since 1996. [1] In 1994, eight songs topped the chart, based on weekly airplay data from radio stations compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. [2]

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At the start of the year, Michael Bolton was at number one with "Said I Loved You...But I Lied", retaining a position that the song had occupied at the end of 1993. [3] The song remained at number one through the issue of Billboard dated February 19 for a final total of 12 weeks atop the chart, tying the record for the longest unbroken run at number one on the AC listing set by the song that it had displaced from the top spot, "The River of Dreams" by Billy Joel. [4] The longest run at number one to take place wholly during 1994 was achieved by Richard Marx with his song "Now and Forever", which came one week short of the record, spending 11 consecutive weeks in the top spot. As no artist had more than one chart-topper during the year, Marx thus also spent the highest number of weeks at number one of any act during the year.

Two consecutive chart-toppers in the summer came from film soundtracks. In the issue of Billboard dated June 11, Madonna reached number one with the song "I'll Remember", from the soundtrack of the comedy-drama film With Honors . [5] After four weeks in the top spot, it was displaced by "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" by Elton John, as featured in the animated film The Lion King . [6] John's song won both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song as well as the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. [6] The year's final number one was "I'll Make Love to You" by the R&B group Boyz II Men, which held the top spot for the final two weeks of 1994. The track also reached the top spot on the Hot R&B Singles listing, [7] and was one of two of 1994's AC number ones to also top Billboard's pop music chart, the Hot 100, the other being Celine Dion's cover version of Jennifer Rush's 1984 song "The Power of Love". [8] [9]

Chart history

Michael Bolton began the year at number one with his song "Said I Loved You...But I Lied". Michael Bolton in 1997.jpg
Michael Bolton began the year at number one with his song "Said I Loved You...But I Lied".
Sheryl Crow topped the chart for eight weeks with "All I Wanna Do". Sheryl Crow - November 2014 (cropped).jpg
Sheryl Crow topped the chart for eight weeks with "All I Wanna Do".
"Now and Forever" by Richard Marx spent 11 consecutive weeks at number one. Richardmarx-jan27th2005-0002.jpg
"Now and Forever" by Richard Marx spent 11 consecutive weeks at number one.
Chart history
Issue dateTitleArtist(s)Ref.
January 1"Said I Loved You...But I Lied" Michael Bolton [3]
January 8 [10]
January 15 [11]
January 22 [12]
January 29 [13]
February 5 [14]
February 12 [15]
February 19 [16]
February 26"The Power of Love" Celine Dion [17]
March 5 [18]
March 12 [19]
March 19 [20]
March 26"Now and Forever" Richard Marx [21]
April 2 [22]
April 9 [23]
April 16 [24]
April 23 [25]
April 30 [26]
May 7 [27]
May 14 [28]
May 21 [29]
May 28 [30]
June 4 [31]
June 11"I'll Remember" Madonna [32]
June 18 [33]
June 25 [34]
July 2 [35]
July 9"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Elton John [36]
July 16 [37]
July 23 [38]
July 30 [39]
August 6 [40]
August 13 [41]
August 20 [42]
August 27 [43]
September 3"Wild Night" John Mellencamp featuring Me'shell Ndegeocello [44]
September 10 [45]
September 17 [46]
September 24 [47]
October 1 [48]
October 8 [49]
October 15 [50]
October 22 [51]
October 29"All I Wanna Do" Sheryl Crow [52]
November 5 [53]
November 12 [54]
November 19 [55]
November 26 [56]
December 3 [57]
December 10 [58]
December 17 [59]
December 24"I'll Make Love to You" Boyz II Men [60]
December 31 [61]

See also

References

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