| CASH BOX Top R&B Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending AUGUST 17, 1991 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MEN (MCA 54117) ...... Gladys Knight | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2 | CAN YOU STOP THE RAIN (Columbia 73745) ...... Peabo Bryson | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | |
| 3 | SUMMERTIME (Jive/RCA 1442) ...... D J Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince | 6 | 9 | 5 | 11 | |
| 4 | SPECIAL (A&M 1561) ...... Vesta | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| 5 | I CAN’T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE (Jive 1445) ...... Hi-Five | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| 6 | ADDICTIVE LOVE (Capitol 44721) ...... BeBe & CeCe Winans | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | |
| 7 | IN YOUR EYES (Elektra 64886) ...... Shirley Murdock | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 8 | ALWAYS (MCA 54099) ...... Pebbles | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | |
| 9 | LET THE BEAT HIT ’EM (Columbia 73847) ...... Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | 9 | 11 | 15 | 9 | |
| 10 | DON’T WANT TO BE A FOOL (Epic 73879) ...... Luther Vandross | 16 | 22 | 34 | 6 | |
| 11 | ARE YOU STILL IN LOVE WITH ME (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19261) ...... Keith Washington | 13 | 16 | 16 | 7 | |
| 12 | OPTIMISTIC (Perspective 0001) ...... Sounds Of Blackness | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 13 | EVERYDAY PEOPLE (Arista 2239) ...... Aretha Franklin | 10 | 15 | 18 | 9 | |
| 14 | FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY/ LIVING FOR THE CITY (Giant/Reprise 19304) ...... Troop/Levert featuring Queen Latifah | 14 | 14 | 17 | 10 | |
| 15 | NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE (Uptown/MCA 54088) ...... Heavy D. & Boyz | 15 | 18 | 24 | 10 | |
| 16 | UNFORGETTABLE (Elektra 64875) ...... Natalie Cole | 28 | 28 | 31 | 8 | |
| 17 | WHY CAN’T YOU COME HOME (Reprise 19327) ...... Ex-Girlfriend | 22 | 29 | 33 | 7 | |
| 18 | NEVER STOP (Delicious Vinyl 868 552) ...... Brand New Heavies (featuring N’Dea Davenport) | 23 | 30 | 40 | 8 | |
| 19 | DON’T WANNA CHANGE THE WORLD (Philadelphia Int’l/Zoo 14005) ...... Phyllis Hyman | 19 | 23 | 23 | 7 | |
| 20 | IF YOU’RE SERIOUS (SBK 07361) ...... Riff | 20 | 21 | 21 | 12 | |
| 21 | JUST ASK ME TO (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19275) ...... Tevin Campbell | 25 | 41 | 45 | 6 | |
| 22 | TONITE (Profile 7338) ...... D J Quik | 33 | 33 | 36 | 8 | |
| 23 | IT AIN’T OVER ’TIL IT’S OVER (Virgin 98795) ...... Lenny Kravitz | 35 | 38 | 41 | 7 | |
| 24 | MY NAME IS NOT SUSAN (Arista 12259) ...... Whitney Houston | 30 | 44 | 51 | 4 | |
| 25 | I ADORE MI AMOR (Giant/Reprise 19204) ...... Color Me Badd | 34 | 46 | 49 | 4 | |
| 26 | NIGHTS LIKE THIS (Virgin 98798) ...... After 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 27 | GOTTA HAVE YOU (Motown 4759) ...... Stevie Wonder | 17 | 7 | 3 | 12 | |
| 28 | SO MUCH LOVE (Bust It/Capitol 44710) ...... B Angie B | 29 | 34 | 39 | 8 | |
| 29 | LONG HOT SUMMER (MCA 54104) ...... J.T. Taylor | 39 | 47 | 54 | 6 | |
| 30 | SUMMER BREEZE (Atlantic 87664) ...... Nicki Richards | 37 | 36 | 37 | 7 | |
| 31 | I’M A GOOD WOMAN LOOKING FOR A GOOD MAN (Epic 73861) ...... Sweet Obsession | 31 | 37 | 46 | 8 | |
| 32 | BABY I’M READY (Atlantic 87696) ...... Levert | 21 | 12 | 9 | 17 | |
| 33 | GETT OFF (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19225) ...... Prince & N.P.G. | 41 | 45 | 47 | 5 | |
| 34 | TURN IT UP (Bust It/Capitol 44717) ...... Oaktown’s 3.5.7 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 6 | |
| 35 | 6 MINUTES OF PLEASURE (Def Jam/Columbia 73820) ...... L. L. Cool J | 32 | 32 | 35 | 9 | |
| 36 | ROMANTIC (Warner Bros. 19319) ...... Karyn White | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | STRAIGHT DOWN TO BUSINESS (MCA 54121) ...... Ready For The World | 18 | 17 | 22 | 13 | |
| 38 | RUNNING BACK TO YOU (Wing 867 518) ...... Vanessa Williams | 45 | 68 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMM... (Columbia 73687) ...... C & C Music Factory Featuring Freedom Williams | 40 | 42 | 44 | 8 | |
| 40 | THAT KIND OF GUY (Epic 73867) ...... Tony Terry | 44 | 53 | 57 | 5 | |
| 41 | KEEP ON LOVIN’ ME (EMI 50365) ...... O’Jays | 50 | 57 | 67 | 4 | |
| 42 | SAVE ME (Elektra 66513) ...... Lisa Fischer | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | COME AND GET IT (Motown 2105) ...... Yours Truly | 48 | 48 | 48 | 8 | |
| 44 | MOTOWNPHILLY (Motown 2090) ...... Boyz II Men | 36 | 19 | 7 | 18 | |
| 45 | MAIN COURSE (Capitol 44691) ...... Freddie Jackson | 38 | 20 | 12 | 15 | |
| 46 | WORD TO THE MUTHA! (MCA album cut) ...... Bell Biv DeVoe | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 47 | IT’S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY (Motown 2136) ...... Boyz II Men | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | I GO CRAZY (Island 868 532) ...... Will Downing | 52 | 52 | 52 | 5 | |
| 49 | I KNEW (EastWest America 98774) ...... Chris Bender | 49 | 55 | 55 | 7 | |
| 50 | ARE YOU FREE (Perspective 0002) ...... Mint Condition | 55 | 63 | 71 | 7 | |
| 51 | I’M ON YOUR SIDE (Arista 2238) ...... Jennifer Holiday | 75 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | HOW CAN YOU HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE (Columbia 73766) ...... Cheryl Pepsii Riley | 26 | 26 | 30 | 14 | |
| 53 | I FIND EVERYTHING IN YOU (Elektra 64882) ...... Teddy Pendergrass | 27 | 27 | 32 | 10 | |
| 54 | AMAZING LOVE (Capitol/Manhattan 44708) ...... Phil Perry | 24 | 24 | 27 | 11 | |
| 55 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE GOES (Capitol 44740) ...... Young M.C. | 57 | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | ALL ABOUT YOU (Motown 2087) ...... Pretty In Pink | 60 | 60 | 60 | 6 | |
| 57 | SHE NEEDS TO GET SOME (MCA 53870) ...... Ray Parker Jr. | 47 | 40 | 29 | 11 | |
| 58 | RATED R (MCA 54149) ...... Ralph Tresvant | 63 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | SHOW ME (Atlantic 87652) ...... Chris Pittman | 61 | 61 | 66 | 5 | |
| 60 | THE MORNING AFTER I MADE LOVE TO YOU (Arista 2236) ...... Jeffrey Osborne | 42 | 31 | 19 | 12 | |
| 61 | D-O-G ME OUT (MCA 54151) ...... Guy | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 62 | EXCLUSIVITY (LaFace 4000) ...... Damian Dame | 46 | 39 | 26 | 16 | |
| 63 | ROLLIN (RCA 62032) ...... Georgio | 74 | 80 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | O.P. P. (Tommy Boy 988) ...... Naughty By Nature | 87 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | STRONG FOR YOU (Island 868 700) ...... Miles Jaye | 65 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | THE YOKE (G.U.O.T. R.) (Tabu/Epic 73880) ...... Alexander O’Neal | 68 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | AIN’T NOBODY BETTER (EastWest America 98755) ...... Yo-Yo | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 68 | A ROLLER SKATING JAM CALLED “SATURDAYS” (Tommy Boy 990) ...... De La Soul | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 69 | MIRACLE WORKER (Bellmark 71729) ...... Rance Allen Group | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | I NEED A GOOD MAN (Luke 98859) ...... Jiggie Gee | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | JEALOUS GIRL (Motown 2134) ...... Another Bad Creation | 77 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE (Motown 2120) ...... Dee Harvey | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | TENDER KISSES (Capitol 44680) ...... Tracie Spencer | 78 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | WHEN LOVE CRIES (Atlantic 87624) ...... Donna Summer | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | WISH I COULD FIND ANOTHER (RCA 62009) ...... La Rue | 84 | 62 | 62 | 6 | |
| 76 | HOW KOOL CAN ONE BLACKMAN BE? (Jive/RCA 1453) ...... Kool Moe Dee | 54 | 54 | 59 | 8 | |
| 77 | P.A.S.S.I.O.N. (Impact 54046) ...... Rythm Syndicate | 62 | 49 | 38 | 14 | |
| 78 | (So Tired Of Standing Still We Got To) MOVE ON (Scotti Brothers 75286) ...... James Brown | 67 | 67 | 79 | 4 | |
| 79 | I SHOULDN’T HAVE DONE IT (Def Jam/Columbia 73740) ...... Slick Rick | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | SMALL THING (Def Jam/Columbia 73849) ...... Newkirk | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | FLESH & BLOOD (Motown 4805) ...... Louis Price | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | RUMORS (Jive/RCA 1464) ...... Ruby Turner | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | IT’S A LOVE THANG (Word) (Virgin 96334) ...... Redhead Kingpin & F.B.I. | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | YOU’RE GONNA GET SERVED (RCA 2822) ...... Gene Rice | 53 | 35 | 20 | 16 | |
| 85 | I GOT YOU WHERE I WANT (Polydor 867 276) ...... Marva Hicks | 58 | 59 | 64 | 7 | |
| 86 | THIS BEAT IS HOT (Epic 73950) ...... B.G. The Prince Of Rap | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME (Atlantic 87640) ...... Rude Boys | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | HOLD ON (EastWest America 98750) ...... Pride ’N Politix | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | HASSLE FREE (Atlantic 87653) ...... Ann G. | 76 | 76 | 85 | 4 | |
| 90 | HOUSECALL (Your Body Can’t Lie To Me) (Epic 73929) ...... Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | LOVE’S GOT ME (MCA/10 54109) ...... Loose Ends | 82 | 58 | 58 | 9 | |
| 92 | POP GOES THE WEASEL (Def Jam/Columbia 73728) ...... 3rd Bass | 81 | 51 | 42 | 12 | |
| 93 | HEAVEN (Atlantic 87717) ...... Rude Boys | 71 | 71 | 74 | 16 | |
| 94 | DO WHAT I GOTTA DO (MCA 54035) ...... Ralph Tresvant | 73 | 43 | 28 | 17 | |
| 95 | I CAN’T STAND IT (Elektra 64878) ...... A. K. | 94 | 79 | 80 | 5 | |
| 96 | SWING IT (EastWest America 98793) ...... J.T. | 91 | 72 | 72 | 7 | |
| 97 | SILENT VOICE (Chrysalis/Cooltempo 23735) ...... Innocence | 66 | 66 | 69 | 6 | |
| 98 | GIVE ME ALL THE LOVE (Zoo 14015) ...... Lazet Michaels | 64 | 65 | 68 | 8 | |
| 99 | THE CHUBBSTER (Select 5015) ...... Chubb Rock | 85 | 56 | 56 | 8 | |
| 100 | HAD ENUF? (Warner Bros./Uptown 19315) ...... Al B. Sure! | 56 | 25 | 25 | 11 | |
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