| CASH BOX Top R&B Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 25, 1991 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | KISSING YOU (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19414) ...... Keith Washington | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | I WANNA SEX YOU UP (Giant/Reprise 19382) ...... Color Me Badd | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | |
| 3 | POWER OF LOVE / LOVE POWER (Epic 73778) ...... Luther Vandross | 9 | 19 | 19 | 5 | |
| 4 | I DON’T WANNA CRY (Columbia 73743) ...... Mariah Carey | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
| 5 | CALL ME (Capitol 44681) ...... Phil Perry | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| 6 | DON’T GO (Atlantic 87719) ...... En Vogue | 15 | 15 | 20 | 9 | |
| 7 | IT SHOULD’VE BEEN YOU (Elektra 64900) ...... Teddy Pendergrass | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 8 | I DON’T WANT TO LOSE YOUR LOVE (Capitol 44658) ...... B Angie B | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | WITH YOU (Epic 73713) ...... Tony Terry | 17 | 20 | 22 | 11 | |
| 10 | MIRACLE (Arista 2222) ...... Whitney Houston | 20 | 17 | 17 | 7 | |
| 11 | PLAYGROUND (Motown 2132) ...... Another Bad Creation | 14 | 13 | 15 | 8 | |
| 12 | HOW CAN I EASE THE PAIN (Elektra 64897) ...... Lisa Fischer | 10 | 23 | 25 | 6 | |
| 13 | YOUR LOVE (pt. 2) (Vintertainment/Elektra 64894) ...... Keith Sweat | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
| 14 | A HEART IS A HOUSE FOR LOVE (Virgin 98849) ...... Dells | 7 | 18 | 23 | 10 | |
| 15 | EMOTIONALLY YOURS (EMI 50352) ...... O’Jays | 23 | 29 | 33 | 6 | |
| 16 | DO WHAT I GOTTA DO (MCA 54035) ...... Ralph Tresvant | 27 | 28 | 45 | 5 | |
| 17 | DO ME RIGHT (MCA 54097) ...... Guy | 26 | 27 | 41 | 6 | |
| 18 | MOTOWNPHILLY (Motown 2090) ...... Boyz II Men | 34 | 44 | 55 | 6 | |
| 19 | IF MY BROTHER’S IN TROUBLE (Arista 2213) ...... Jeffrey Osborne | 8 | 10 | 18 | 11 | |
| 20 | EXCLUSIVITY (LaFace 4000) ...... Damian Dame | 32 | 49 | 67 | 4 | |
| 21 | STRIKE IT UP (RCA 2792) ...... Black Box | 25 | 26 | 30 | 10 | |
| 22 | IT’S SOMETHIN’ (Virgin 98834) ...... Lalah Hathaway | 22 | 25 | 27 | 11 | |
| 23 | BABY I’M READY (Atlantic 87696) ...... Levert | 29 | 38 | 58 | 5 | |
| 24 | SHE’S DOPE! (MCA 54056) ...... Bell Biv DeVoe | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 25 | IF? (Ruthless/Atco 98862) ...... Michel’le | 28 | 37 | 44 | 6 | |
| 26 | WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? (Tabu/Epic 73810) ...... Alexander O’Neal | 43 | 53 | 75 | 4 | |
| 27 | BACKYARD (MCA 53982) ...... Pebbles (with Salt-N-Pepa) | 18 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| 28 | MAIN COURSE (Capitol 44691) ...... Freddie Jackson | 42 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | YOU’RE GONNA GET SERVED (RCA 2822) ...... Gene Rice | 41 | 58 | 79 | 4 | |
| 30 | I TRY (Island 878 888) ...... Will Downing | 31 | 31 | 37 | 9 | |
| 31 | LET’S PUSH IT (Chrysalis/Cooltempo 23597) ...... Innocence | 40 | 47 | 54 | 8 | |
| 32 | THIS TIME MAKE IT FUNKY (Capitol 44699) ...... Tracie Spencer | 45 | 52 | 66 | 6 | |
| 33 | KRAZE (Zoo 14003) ...... Lazet Michaels | 35 | 35 | 39 | 8 | |
| 34 | I’M DREAMIN’ (Giant/Reprise 19441) ...... Christopher Williams | 19 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 35 | HERE WE GO (Columbia 73690) ...... C & C Music Factory Presents Freedom Williams & Zelma Davis | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | |
| 36 | U CAN’T PLAY WITH MY YO-YO (EastWest America 98831) ...... Yo-Yo | 44 | 54 | 64 | 7 | |
| 37 | DON’T LEAVE ME (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19413) ...... Winans | 37 | 45 | 49 | 8 | |
| 38 | DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL (Def Jam/Columbia 73696) ...... Nikki D | 38 | 41 | 46 | 8 | |
| 39 | ALWAYS (Arista 2133) ...... Carmen Carter | 39 | 43 | 43 | 8 | |
| 40 | NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN (Columbia 73643) ...... Surface | 62 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | CIRCLE OF ONE (Fontana 868 162) ...... Oleta Adams | 51 | 63 | 85 | 4 | |
| 42 | I CAN’T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE (Jive 1445) ...... Hi-Five | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | HEAVEN (Atlantic 87717) ...... Rude Boys | 59 | 75 | 90 | 4 | |
| 44 | THE OTHER SIDE (Jive 1436) ...... Ruby Turner | 46 | 48 | 48 | 7 | |
| 45 | WHATEVER YOU WANT (Wing 879 590) ...... Tony! Toni! Tone! | 30 | 14 | 4 | 13 | |
| 46 | RING RING RING (Ha Ha Hey) (Tommy Boy 965) ...... De La Soul | 47 | 50 | 63 | 5 | |
| 47 | BORN AND RAISED IN COMPTON (Profile 5323) ...... D J Quik | 49 | 55 | 69 | 6 | |
| 48 | NIGHTS LIKE THIS (Virgin 98798) ...... After 7 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | SWEET CONTROL (Mercury 868 098) ...... Jon Lucien | 53 | 51 | 51 | 7 | |
| 50 | THIS MUST BE HEAVEN (MCA 54082) ...... Omar Chandler featuring Audrey Wheeler | 68 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT (Def Jam/Columbia 73706) ...... L. L. Cool J | 24 | 24 | 29 | 12 | |
| 52 | THROUGH (Epic 73707) ...... Victoria Wilson-James | 21 | 21 | 26 | 12 | |
| 53 | THANX 4 THE FUNK (Motown 2080) ...... Boys | 36 | 22 | 12 | 14 | |
| 54 | NAKED (Atlantic 87738) ...... Nicki Richards | 33 | 33 | 38 | 10 | |
| 55 | HOW CAN YOU HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE (Columbia 73766) ...... Cheryl Pepsii Riley | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | SERIOUS (RCA 2760) ...... La Rue | 16 | 16 | 24 | 14 | |
| 57 | SPARK OF LOVE (Capitol 44659) ...... Special Generation | 57 | 61 | 61 | 15 | |
| 58 | CAN YOU STOP THE RAIN (Columbia 73745) ...... Peabo Bryson | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 59 | TIC TOK (Alpha Int’l 70720) ...... Lorenzo Smith | 72 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | SENSUOUS (Island 868 268) ...... Miles Jaye | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 61 | RUSH, RUSH (Virgin 98828) ...... Paula Abdul | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 62 | WHAT COMES NATURALLY (MCA 53742) ...... Sheena Easton | 48 | 34 | 34 | 10 | |
| 63 | RAMPAGE (Def Jam/RAL/Columbia 73705) ...... EPMD (featuring L. L. Cool J) | 65 | 73 | 76 | 6 | |
| 64 | I GOT WHAT I NEED (Motown 2091) ...... Colin England | 64 | 69 | 70 | 8 | |
| 65 | ANTI FUNKY WORLD (EastWest America 98838) ...... Nation Funktasia | 66 | 78 | 82 | 5 | |
| 66 | OPTIMISTIC (Perspective 0001) ...... Sounds Of Blackness | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | P.A.S.S.I.O.N. (Impact 54046) ...... Rythm Syndicate | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | MY HEART IS FAILING ME (SBK 07342) ...... Riff | 54 | 56 | 21 | 15 | |
| 69 | DO YOU STILL DREAM ABOUT ME (Columbia 73717) ...... Nancy Wilson | 63 | 62 | 68 | 11 | |
| 70 | STRAIGHT DOWN TO BUSINESS (MCA 54121) ...... Ready For The World | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | TELL ME THIS NIGHT WON’T END (Motown 2095) ...... Gerald Alston (with Brenda Russell) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (SBK 07348) ...... Terry Steele | 77 | 81 | 87 | 4 | |
| 73 | JUST WANT TO HOLD YOU (Warner Bros. 19330) ...... Jasmine Guy | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | BABY COME TO ME (GRP 9952) ...... George Howard | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | WHY (Mercury 868 228) ...... Small Change | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | JUST US TWO (Epic 73675) ...... Teena Marie | 50 | 32 | 32 | 11 | |
| 77 | PIECE OF MY HEART (Giant/Warner Bros. 19364) ...... Tara Kemp | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | FOLLOW 4 NOW (Giant/Warner Bros. 19406) ...... MC Sway & D J King Tech | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE (Polydor 879 002) ...... Marva Hicks | 55 | 30 | 10 | 15 | |
| 80 | HOMEY DON’T PLAY THAT (P.R.O. Division/RAL/Columbia 73759) ...... Terminator X & Valley Of The Jeep Beets featuring Bonnie ’N’ Clyde | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | I WANT 2B THE 14U (Capitol 44722) ...... Whispers | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | GYPSY WOMAN (She’s Homeless) (Mercury 868 208) ...... Crystal Waters | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | SOUTH OF THE RIVER (Island 868 302) ...... Mica Paris | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | SEE-SAW (EMI 50348) ...... Atoozi | 84 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | JUDY (MCA 54111) ...... Whodini | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | WE WANT THE FUNK (Interscope/EastWest America 98815) ...... Gerardo | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | WRAP MY BODY TIGHT (Motown 2077) ...... Johnny Gill | 58 | 39 | 28 | 16 | |
| 88 | GET WILD GO KRAZY (Arista 2195) ...... K-9 Posse | 73 | 74 | 74 | 5 | |
| 89 | IS IT GOOD TO YOU (Capitol 44626) ...... Whispers | 88 | 71 | 56 | 16 | |
| 90 | PLAYING YOUR GAME (Crew La-Poo 714) ...... Buffalo Soldiers | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO (Young ’N’ Strong) (Warner Bros. 19455) ...... Diana Ross & Al B. Sure! | 56 | 40 | 31 | 15 | |
| 92 | ELEVATOR (Epic 73707) ...... Sweet Obsession | 67 | 67 | 71 | 6 | |
| 93 | ALL NIGHT BLUE (Malaco 2168) ...... Dorothy Moore | 93 | 100 | 100 | 7 | |
| 94 | TELL ME (A&M 1542) ...... Wooten Brothers | 60 | 60 | 50 | 16 | |
| 95 | COME DO ME (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 21766) ...... The Genius | 79 | 77 | 77 | 5 | |
| 96 | SLEEPLESS NIGHTS (Novus/RCA 3121) ...... Marion Meadows | 87 | 83 | 83 | 5 | |
| 97 | GO ON (Next Plateau 50153) ...... Sybil | 98 | 86 | 86 | 5 | |
| 98 | DO YOU WANT ME (Next Plateau 50137) ...... Salt-N-Pepa featuring Hurby Luv Bug | 92 | 95 | 92 | 18 | |
| 99 | SEX CYMBAL (Warner Bros. 19435) ...... Sheila E. | 95 | 94 | 57 | 13 | |
| 100 | NEW JACK HUSTLER (Nino’s Theme) (Giant/Sire/Warner Bros. 19442) ...... Ice-T | 70 | 68 | 62 | 9 | |
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