Billboard #1 R&B Songs Of 1992 Rankdown (COMPLETE)

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Wow...shocker. I thought End of The Road would have made it into the top 10. Meanwhile, IWALU is really overstaying its welcome. Time 4 it 2 go now! 🙄

[Soulsista]

11. Come & Talk To Me - Jodeci

"Come & Talk To Me" was the fourth single from Forever My Lady. It became their third straight R&B charttopper and peaked inside the Top 20 of the Hot 100. It was also named Billboard's top R&B single for 1992.

The remix, produced by Puff Daddy, was popular at urban radio.




Stats
Chart Entry: March 21, 1992
Peak Date: May 30, 1992
Weeks At #1: 2
Weeks In Top 10: 7
Weeks On Chart: 30
Hot 100 Peak: #11

Points: 562
Average: 12.93
Standard Deviation: 6.577 (16th lowest)

B-Boy - 2
Soulsista - 4
newpower - 4
Mic Technique - 4
Kelly's 10th Fan - 4
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 7
singingrulebritannia - 9
aerodynamite - 9
#LisaRinna - 9
Glove Slap - 9
Gonza'90 - 10

Private Dancer - 11
rowellfarm490 - 12
SHOOTER - 13
wyckyd - 13
Ivy Leegue™ - 13
Juanca - 14
BB🌕 - 15
chanman - 16
ccarter1023 - 17
divasummer - 17
gonecountry - 17
.indulgecountry - 19
beyoncelover - 20
annoymous1 - 20

Talk To The Hand:
Mirago - 23
Troublemaker - 25
samo🦕 - 26

Observing
mamooshka

[Soulsista]

The Top 10:

Remember The Time - Michael Jackson
Diamonds And Pearls - Prince & The New Power Generation
Save The Best For Last - Vanessa Williams
My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) - En Vogue
Tennessee - Arrested Development
You Remind Me - Mary J. Blige
Giving Him Something He Can Feel - En Vogue
Baby-Baby-Baby - TLC
Real Love - Mary J. Blige
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston


Five more will be revealed tomorrow!

SPOILER: Click to show

{R&B Class Of '92}B-Boy singingrulebritannia beyoncelover aerodynamite ccarter1023 rowellfarm490 newpower divasummer #LisaRinna SHOOTER wyckyd Gonza'90 gonecountry Private Dancer 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 Ivy Leegue™ BB🌕 Mic Technique Mirago annoymous1 samo🦕 .indulgecountry Juanca Kelly's 10th Fan chanman Glove Slap Troublemaker mamooshka

[SHOOTER]

1-2-3-5-6-7
11
21-23-29

Lettuce prey y'all ain't fuck this up!

[B-Boy]

Damn! “Come & Talk To Me” missed the Top 10.

[wyckyd]

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9
11, 12, 24, 26

Not a bad showing tbh

[.indulgecountry]

"Tennessee" is the only song left I really want out, but everything else I'd theoretically be okay with winning.

[beyoncelover]

15. Ooh yayy glad one of my lower ranks came up with "Ain't Nobody Like You." This was a new song for me on the list but I enjoyed it on first listen, but it wasn't quite as instant for me like some other new songs to me. It could probably grow on me with more listens, especially as the chorus is really good.

14. "The Best Things In Life Are Free" was a surprise song to me because I had no idea about this song or that Luther & Janet made a song together. This is a really cute, fun and happy feel good kind of song. I enjoyed this on first listen and kinda wish I had it higher because it was fun. This is a song I could also see growing on me.

13. Oooof, I was doing SOO good with this rankdown. :'( Very impressed and happy with how my whole Top 11 made it to the Top 13... can not complain about that. But awww darn, I'm really bummed to see "End Of The Road" miss out making the Top 10 as I had this at #3. This is an amazing, beautiful song and such a classic to me. One of my favorites from Boyz II Men, for sure! Nice to see all of the success this song has had, all of which was deserving. But I am really surprised this song has the 3rd highest Standard Deviation.

12. Ahh darn I was so close to a perfect rank with "In The Closet" as I ranked this at #11, lol haha. This is a really fun and enjoyable song from Michael Jackson. This was a song I do and remember quite well. Not one of my very top favorites of this but still a great song!

11. "Come & Talk To Me" was a nice and enjoyable song from Jodeci. I don't really remember this from the past but this is a good song. It didn't stand out too much for me for songs based on first listen but it was good. And a song that could grow on me with more listens. As this was one of my lower ranks at #20, I'm okay with this missing out the Top 10.

[beyoncelover]

My remaining spots left: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 28

Wow 9 of my Top 10 are all remaining. Then that pesky #28 which needs to show up, LMAOO. JK. Although looking back, I feel really bad ranking that song so low as it doesn't deserve it, but ah well. But yeah I've never done so good in a rankdown but I am veryy happy here!

[newpower]

This was going too well to be true... lost my 1, 3 and 4 in the last set of reveals.

I think #2 will be the top 5, at least.

[samo🦕]

i've never gotten anything out of Jodeci's music and their two songs here were no exception

[2]

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
12, 16

[Soulsista]

First extra for today was the follow-up to their #1 R&B hit "Tennessee". It topped the rap chart and peaked at #2 on the R&B chart and #8 on the Hot 100. It was also their biggest hit in the UK, where it hit #2. It samples the Bob James song "Tappan Zee" and is an adaptation of the Sly & The Family Stone classic "Everyday People".

People Everyday - Arrested Development

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Next, the first single and biggest hit by this group from Buffalo. It peaked at #3 R&B and #4 on the Hot 100. Contains numerous samples.

Live And Learn - Joe Public

[gonecountry]

1-6, 8, 9, 11, 25

[Private Dancer]

Omg Vanessa Legendary Williams is still in!!!!!

I can see MJB having 2 songs in the top 5 and I can see TLC making the top 5 as well

[aerodynamite]

7 of my top 8, and then three big crossover hits. sounds about right

[Ivy Leegue™]

Y'all hate Boyz II Men, huh? Wild. Same with one of MJ's best latter-day songs. I hate it here.

[Soulsista]

Welcome back!

We kick off the Top 10 with the song that has the 4th highest SD. Someone will lose their #1 while four will lose a bottom 10, including a #32.

SPOILER: Click to show

{R&B Class Of '92}B-Boy singingrulebritannia beyoncelover aerodynamite ccarter1023 rowellfarm490 newpower divasummer #LisaRinna SHOOTER wyckyd Gonza'90 gonecountry Private Dancer 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 Ivy Leegue™ BB🌕 Mic Technique Mirago annoymous1 samo🦕 .indulgecountry Juanca Kelly's 10th Fan chanman Glove Slap Troublemaker mamooshka

[Soulsista]

10. Tennessee - Arrested Development

Formed in Atlanta, Arrested Development burst onto the hip hop scene with their debut single "Tennessee". It topped the R&B and Rap charts and peaked in the Top 10 on the Hot 100. It won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance By a Duo Or Group and helped them win the Grammy for Best New Artist. The song samples Prince's "Alphabet St." though it wasn't cleared ahead of time. After the song's success Prince charged the group $100,000 for the use of that sample.

One of the members of the group at the time was Dionne Farris, who would have a big hit of her own with "I Know" in 1995.

Apologies to Mic Technique...


Stats
Chart Entry: April 4, 1992
Peak Date: July 11, 1992
Weeks At #1: 1
Weeks In Top 10: 7
Weeks On Chart: 21
Hot 100 Peak: #6

Points: 577
Average: 12.39
Standard Deviation: 8.753 (4th highest)

Mic Technique - 1
wyckyd - 2
Gonza'90 - 2
chanman - 2
BB🌕 - 3
Mirago - 3
singingrulebritannia - 7
rowellfarm490 - 7
B-Boy - 9
gonecountry - 9
samo🦕 - 9
Juanca - 9
Troublemaker - 9
beyoncelover - 10
newpower - 10

SHOOTER - 11
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 13
Private Dancer - 14
Ivy Leegue™ - 14
divasummer - 15
ccarter1023 - 16
Soulsista - 17
Glove Slap - 18
aerodynamite - 19

Take Them To Another Place, Please!:
Kelly's 10th Fan - 27
#LisaRinna - 28
annoymous1 - 31
.indulgecountry - 32

Observing
mamooshka


The next reveal has the 5th highest SD. Two #1s will be lost, along with four bottom 10s.

[Ivy Leegue™]

Imagine trying to rob Prince of his coin, smh. They learned that day. I have a soft spot in my heart for this, Everyday People remix, and Mr. Wendel. I saw AD randomly perform at a festival on Jersey Island about 11 years ago. They were solid!

[Soulsista]

9. Save The Best For Last - Vanessa Williams

The third release from The Comfort Zone, "Save The Best For Last" is Vanessa's signature song and biggest hit, topping the R&B, AC, and Hot 100 charts. It received two Grammy nominations for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year, and was named by ASCAP as its Song Of The Year.

Apologies to Private Dancer and chanman...


Stats
Chart Entry: February 1, 1992
Peak Date: March 28, 1992
Weeks At #1: 3
Weeks In Top 10: 8
Weeks On Chart: 19
Hot 100 Peak: #1 (5 weeks)

Points: 600
Average: 11.57
Standard Deviation: 8.604 (5th highest)

Private Dancer - 1
chanman - 1
#LisaRinna - 2
Ivy Leegue™ - 2
Mirago - 2
gonecountry - 3
Juanca - 5
beyoncelover - 6
ccarter1023 - 6
Mic Technique - 6
annoymous1 - 8
.indulgecountry - 8
rowellfarm490 - 9
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 10
BB🌕 - 10

Soulsista - 11
samo🦕 - 12
divasummer - 13
Troublemaker - 13
Kelly's 10th Fan - 14
newpower - 15
Glove Slap - 17
singingrulebritannia - 20
Gonza'90 - 20

Their Best Is The Worst:
B-Boy - 23
wyckyd - 26
SHOOTER - 29
aerodynamite - 32

Observing
mamooshka


The next two songs are tied. They both have #1 rankings, but one has more than the other, so it'll be ranked higher. In addition to a #1, the song leaving us now has one other Top 5 and two bottom 10s.

[samo🦕]

I really hope this next song is my 16, it’d make my top 7 the actual top 7

[Glove Slap]

Should have put the VW song lower, lol people love female vocals on those gooey ballads. Title track should have been #1 instead of it.

[.indulgecountry]

Glad we started out the top 10 on the right foot by getting rid of the only song in it that I didn't like at all. I found nothing enjoyable about "Tennessee" honestly, lol.

[Soulsista]

8. Giving Him Something He Can Feel - En Vogue

A #1 R&B hit for Aretha Franklin in 1976 (titled as "Something He Can Feel"), "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" was the second release from En Vogue's sophomore album Funky Divas. With Dawn Robinson singing lead, it was their 2nd straight R&B charttopper and 5th overall, and was a Top 10 hit on the Hot 100.

Apologies to .indulgecountry...


Stats
Chart Entry: June 13, 1992
Peak Date: August 1, 1992
Weeks At #1: 1
Weeks In Top 10: 6
Weeks On Chart: 17
Hot 100 Peak: #6

Points: 603
Average: 11.46
Standard Deviation: 6.708 (16th highest)

.indulgecountry - 1
Ivy Leegue™ - 4
divasummer - 6
Private Dancer - 6
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 6
samo🦕 - 6
beyoncelover - 7
SHOOTER - 7
Gonza'90 - 7
Soulsista - 8
aerodynamite - 8
ccarter1023 - 8
BB🌕 - 8
#LisaRinna - 10

B-Boy - 11
wyckyd - 11
gonecountry - 11
annoymous1 - 11
Glove Slap - 11
newpower - 13
Mirago - 13
rowellfarm490 - 15
Juanca - 17
singingrulebritannia - 18

Troublemaker - 21
Kelly's 10th Fan - 22
Mic Technique - 25
chanman - 30

Observing
mamooshka


Next: seven of you will be losing your #1 while five will be a shedding a bottom 10. This song has the highest SD.

[.indulgecountry]

At least it made top 10 and landed higher than my last place, but damn... 💔😭

[Soulsista]

7. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

Written and first recorded by Dolly Parton in 1974, it was Whitney's version that turned it into a global phenomenon. Produced by David Foster for the soundtrack to The Bodyguard, in which she starred opposite Kevin Costner, not only did it top the R&B, AC, and Hot 100 charts in the US, it hit #1 in 24 other countries. The song cleaned up at awards season, winning American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock and Favorite R&B/Soul Single, and Grammys for Record Of The Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and helped The Bodyguard win for Album Of The Year. In addition, it was named Billboard's top pop and R&B single for 1993. It also has the distinction of being the first #1 on Billboard's R&B chart after the switch to Soundscan. And it's been a staple at weddings, despite the fact that it's a breakup song.

"I Will Always Love You" hit the charts again after Whitney's death in 2012.

Apologies to beyoncelover, ccarter1023, divasummer, #LisaRinna, Ivy Leegue™, annoymous1, and samo🦕...


Stats
Chart Entry: November 14, 1992
Peak Date: December 5, 1992
Weeks At #1: 11
Weeks In Top 10: 13
Weeks On Chart: 23
Hot 100 Peak: #1 (14 weeks)

Points: 603
Average: 11.46
Standard Deviation: 10.243 (Highest)

beyoncelover - 1
ccarter1023 - 1
divasummer - 1
#LisaRinna - 1
Ivy Leegue™ - 1
annoymous1 - 1
samo🦕 - 1
gonecountry - 2
Juanca - 2
Mirago - 4
Glove Slap - 6
Troublemaker - 7
Gonza'90 - 8
.indulgecountry - 10
chanman - 10

B-Boy - 12
wyckyd - 12
BB🌕 - 12
Kelly's 10th Fan - 12
rowellfarm490 - 16
newpower - 17
Mic Technique - 17

SHOOTER - 21
Soulsista - 26
aerodynamite - 29
Private Dancer - 29
singingrulebritannia - 30

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 32

Observing
mamooshka


The last song to miss the Top 5 has nine Top 5s, four bottom 10s, and one perfect ranking.

[annoymous1]

Not Whitney 💔.

[aerodynamite]

Jun 19, 2022 18:59:53 GMT -5 wyckyd said:

What song will have the highest SD? Lowest SD?

Lowest will prob be either “I Will Always Love You”

[annoymous1]

Watch it be Remember The Time next.

[Private Dancer]

Man, I hate Vanessa got out. Yes, I love female vocals on a gooey ballad. That's my soft spot. Vanessa ate that song up!!! There is a reason why it was the 4th biggest hit of that year, #1 for 5 weeks, #1 on airplay for 8 weeks, and 2nd most played song of the year.

Also, I love the En Vogue cover but Aretha did her thing with the original in 76