These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1995:
Indicates best-charting R&B single of 1995 [1] |
Issue Date | Song | Artist |
January 7 | "Creep" | TLC |
January 14 | ||
January 21 | ||
January 28 | ||
February 4 | ||
February 11 | "Baby" | Brandy |
February 18 | ||
February 25 | ||
March 4 | ||
March 11 | "Candy Rain" | Soul for Real |
March 18 | ||
March 25 | ||
April 1 | "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan |
April 8 | ||
April 15 | ||
April 22 | ||
April 29 | ||
May 6 | ||
May 13 | ||
May 20 | "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need to Get By" | Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige |
May 27 | ||
June 3 | ||
June 10 | "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" | Monica |
June 17 | ||
June 24 | "One More Chance / Stay with Me" | The Notorious B.I.G. |
July 1 | ||
July 8 | ||
July 15 | ||
July 22 | ||
July 29 | ||
August 5 | ||
August 12 | ||
August 19 | ||
August 26 | "Boombastic / In the Summertime" | Shaggy |
September 2 | "You Are Not Alone" | Michael Jackson |
September 9 | ||
September 16 | ||
September 23 | ||
September 30 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
October 7 | ||
October 14 | ||
October 21 | ||
October 28 | ||
November 4 | ||
November 11 | "Who Can I Run To" | Xscape |
November 18 | "You Remind Me of Something" | R. Kelly |
November 25 | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Whitney Houston |
December 2 | ||
December 9 | ||
December 16 | ||
December 23 | ||
December 30 | ||
"I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career, the country single was released in 1974. The song was a commercial success for Parton, twice reaching the top spot of Billboard Hot Country Songs: first in June 1974, then again in October 1982, with a re-recording for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack.
"End of the Road" is a song by American R&B group Boyz II Men for the Boomerang soundtrack. It was released in 1992 and was written by Babyface, Antonio L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons. "End of the Road" achieved domestic and international success. In the United States, "End of the Road" spent a then record breaking 13 weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, a record broken later in the year by Whitney Houston's 14-week number one hit "I Will Always Love You"; Boyz II Men would later match Houston's record with "I'll Make Love to You", which spent 14 weeks at number one in 1994, and then reclaim the record with "One Sweet Day", which spent 16 weeks at number one from 1995 to 1996.
"Exhale " is a song by American recording artist and actress Whitney Houston, featured on the soundtrack for the film Waiting to Exhale. It was released as the lead single from the soundtrack on November 7, 1995, by Arista Records. The song was written and produced by Babyface. A mid-tempo R&B and soul ballad, composed in the key of D-flat major, the song's lyrics speak about growing up and learning to let go. The song garnered mostly positive reviews from critics, many of whom noted Houston's vocal maturity in the song.
Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album is a soundtrack for the film of the same name, released on November 14, 1995, by Arista Records. Written and produced by Babyface, the soundtrack features appearances by several prominent R&B artists, including Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, TLC, Brandy, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Faith Evans, Patti LaBelle, SWV and Mary J. Blige. The album remained at number one on the US Billboard 200 album chart for five weeks and Top R&B Albums chart for ten weeks, going 7× platinum, on September 4, 1996. It spawned two number-one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart; "Exhale " and "Let It Flow", and three top-ten hits, "Sittin' Up in My Room", "Not Gon' Cry" and "Count on Me". "Exhale ", "Let It Flow" and "Not Gon' Cry" also topped the R&B hits chart. All songs were written and produced by Babyface, except for "My Funny Valentine". The album also includes songs by lesser-known artists like Shanna and Sonja Marie.
"Power of Love/Love Power" is a single by American singer-songwriter Luther Vandross. It was released on April 9, 1991 as the lead single from his 1991 album of the same name. The hit song spent two weeks at number one on the US R&B chart, and peaked at number four on the US pop chart, becoming his biggest pop solo hit.
"No One" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for her third studio album As I Am (2007). It was written and produced by Keys and Kerry Brothers Jr., with additional writing by DJ Dirty Harry. The song was released as the lead single from As I Am on October 9, 2007, by J Records.
"Let It Flow" is a song by American R&B singer Toni Braxton. Written and produced by Babyface, the song was originally recorded for, and included on, the soundtrack to the 1995 motion picture Waiting to Exhale.
"See You Again" is a song by American rapper and singer Wiz Khalifa featuring fellow American singer Charlie Puth. It was commissioned for the soundtrack of the 2015 film Furious 7 as a tribute to actor Paul Walker, who died in a single-vehicle accident on November 30, 2013. The song was released on March 10, 2015, as the soundtrack's lead single in the United States. It was later included as a bonus track on the international release of Puth's debut album, Nine Track Mind.