Number ones
 | Best-selling R&B single of the year |
| Issue date | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey |
| 8 January | "Here Comes the Hotstepper" | Ini Kamoze |
| 15 January | ||
| 22 January | ||
| 29 January | ||
| 5 February | "I've Got a Little Something for You" | MN8 |
| 12 February | ||
| 19 February | ||
| 26 February | ||
| 5 March | ||
| 12 March | "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" | Freak Power |
| 19 March | ||
| 26 March | "Two Can Play That Game" | Bobby Brown |
| 2 April | ||
| 9 April | ||
| 16 April | ||
| 23 April | "If You Only Let Me In" | MN8 |
| 30 April | ||
| 7 May | ||
| 14 May | "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan |
| 21 May | ||
| 28 May | "(Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime) I Need Your Loving" | Baby D |
| 3 June | ||
| 10 June | ||
| 17 June | "Scream" | Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson |
| 24 June | "Stillness in Time" | Jamiroquai |
| 1 July | "Shy Guy" | Diana King |
| 8 July | ||
| 15 July | ||
| 22 July | ||
| 29 July | ||
| 5 August | ||
| 12 August | "Waterfalls" | TLC |
| 19 August | ||
| 26 August | ||
| 2 September | ||
| 9 September | ||
| 16 September | "Boombastic" | Shaggy |
| 23 September | ||
| 30 September | ||
| 7 October | ||
| 14 October | "Power of a Woman" | Eternal |
| 21 October | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio |
| 28 October | ||
| 4 November | ||
| 11 November | ||
| 18 November | ||
| 25 November | ||
| 2 December | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 9 December | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio |
| 16 December | ||
| 23 December | ||
| 30 December |