This is a list of the American Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-ones of 1994. There were 10 singles that topped the chart this year. The first of these, "Hero" by Mariah Carey, spent three weeks at the top, concluding a four-week run that had begun in December 1993. The longest running number-one single of 1994 is "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men, which logged 14 weeks at number-one, tying the song with "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston for the most weeks at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 until "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men stayed atop the chart from December 1995 to the first quarter of 1996.
With the rise of "On Bended Knee" to the top of the Hot 100, Boyz II Men became the first act to chart consecutive number-one singles in the United States since The Beatles charted three consecutive number-one singles in 1964.
Furthermore, Lisa Loeb became the first artist to reach #1 with "Stay (I Missed You)" before signing to any record label.
That year, 7 acts earned their first number one song: Celine Dion, Ace of Base, R. Kelly, All-4-One, Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories, and Ini Kamoze. Sting, already having hit number one with The Police, earned his first number one song as a solo act. Boyz II Men was the only act to hit number one more than once, by hitting twice.
Chart history +KeyThe yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboards 1994 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. Issue dateSongArtist(s)784January 1"Hero"Mariah CareyJanuary 8January 15785January 22"All for Love"Bryan Adams / Rod Stewart / StingJanuary 29February 5786February 12"The Power of Love"Céline DionFebruary 19February 26March 5787March 12"The Sign"Ace of BaseMarch 19March 26April 2788April 9"Bump n' Grind"R. KellyApril 16April 23April 30reMay 7"The Sign" Ace of BaseMay 14789May 21"I Swear"All-4-OneMay 28June 4June 11June 18June 25July 2July 9July 16July 23July 30790August 6"Stay (I Missed You)"Lisa Loeb & Nine StoriesAugust 13August 20791August 27"I'll Make Love to You"Boyz II MenSeptember 3September 10September 17September 24October 1October 8October 15October 22October 29November 5November 12November 19November 26792December 3"On Bended Knee"December 10793December 17"Here Comes the Hotstepper"Ini KamozeDecember 24reDecember 31"On Bended Knee" Boyz II Men
Number-one artists + List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Boyz II Men 17 2 All-4-One 11 3 Ace of Base 6 4 Céline Dion 4 R. Kelly 6 Mariah Carey 3 Bryan Adams Rod Stewart Sting Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories 11 Ini Kamoze 2
See also 1994 in music List of Billboard number-one singles List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1990s
References
Additional sources Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition () Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12th Edition () Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties () Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.