These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1994:
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1994:
 | Indicates best-charting R&B single of 1994 [1] |
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s)' |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | "Can We Talk" | Tevin Campbell |
| January 8 | ||
| January 15 | "Cry for You" | Jodeci |
| January 22 | ||
| January 29 | ||
| February 5 | ||
| February 12 | "Understanding" | Xscape |
| February 19 | ||
| February 26 | "Bump n' Grind" | R. Kelly |
| March 5 | ||
| March 12 | ||
| March 19 | ||
| March 26 | ||
| April 2 | ||
| April 9 | ||
| April 16 | ||
| April 23 | ||
| April 30 | ||
| May 7 | ||
| May 14 | ||
| May 21 | "Back & Forth" | Aaliyah |
| May 28 | ||
| June 4 | ||
| June 11 | "Any Time, Any Place" | Janet Jackson |
| June 18 | ||
| June 25 | ||
| July 2 | ||
| July 9 | ||
| July 16 | ||
| July 23 | ||
| July 30 | ||
| August 6 | ||
| August 13 | ||
| August 20 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men |
| August 27 | ||
| September 3 | ||
| September 10 | ||
| September 17 | ||
| September 24 | ||
| October 1 | ||
| October 8 | ||
| October 15 | ||
| October 22 | "I Wanna Be Down" | Brandy |
| October 29 | ||
| November 5 | ||
| November 12 | ||
| November 19 | "Practice What You Preach" | Barry White |
| November 26 | ||
| December 3 | ||
| December 10 | "Creep" | TLC |
| December 17 | ||
| December 24 | ||
| December 31 | ||
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