| CASH BOX Top R&B Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending OCTOBER 12, 1991 | |||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | ROMANTIC (Warner Bros. 19319) ...... Karyn White | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| 2 | RUNNING BACK TO YOU (Wing 867 518) ...... Vanessa Williams | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | |
| 3 | I ADORE MI AMOR (Giant/Reprise 19204) ...... Color Me Badd | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 4 | O.P. P. (Tommy Boy 988) ...... Naughty By Nature | 10 | 13 | 16 | 11 | |
| 5 | GETT OFF (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19225) ...... Prince & N.P.G. | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | |
| 6 | EMOTIONS (Columbia 73977) ...... Mariah Carey | 11 | 16 | 19 | 7 | |
| 7 | IT’S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY (Motown 2136) ...... Boyz II Men | 14 | 19 | 20 | 9 | |
| 8 | I’M ON YOUR SIDE (Arista 2238) ...... Jennifer Holiday | 16 | 23 | 25 | 11 | |
| 9 | D-O-G ME OUT (MCA 54151) ...... Guy | 19 | 22 | 23 | 9 | |
| 10 | NEVER STOP (Delicious Vinyl 868 552) ...... Brand New Heavies (featuring N’Dea Davenport) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| 11 | SAVE ME (Elektra 66513) ...... Lisa Fischer | 12 | 14 | 17 | 10 | |
| 12 | TENDER KISSES (Capitol 44680) ...... Tracie Spencer | 20 | 24 | 26 | 11 | |
| 13 | WHY CAN’T YOU COME HOME (Reprise 19327) ...... Ex-Girlfriend | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 14 | WORD TO THE MUTHA! (MCA album cut) ...... Bell Biv DeVoe | 18 | 21 | 21 | 10 | |
| 15 | FOREVER MY LADY (Uptown/MCA 54197) ...... Jodeci | 27 | 26 | 27 | 8 | |
| 16 | DON’T WANT TO BE A FOOL (Epic 73879) ...... Luther Vandross | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| 17 | FUN DAY (Motown 2127) ...... Stevie Wonder | 21 | 29 | 37 | 7 | |
| 18 | DON’T WANNA CHANGE THE WORLD (Philadelphia Int’l/Zoo 14005) ...... Phyllis Hyman | 13 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
| 19 | SOMETIMES I WONDER (Tabu 0003) ...... S.O.S. Band | 22 | 31 | 40 | 8 | |
| 20 | MY NAME IS NOT SUSAN (Arista 12259) ...... Whitney Houston | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 21 | WHEN LOVE CRIES (Atlantic 87624) ...... Donna Summer | 25 | 28 | 31 | 9 | |
| 22 | I’M STILL WAITING (Giant/Reprise 19230) ...... Johnny Gill | 23 | 25 | 29 | 7 | |
| 23 | SO MUCH LOVE (Bust It/Capitol 44710) ...... B Angie B | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |
| 24 | HOUSECALL (Your Body Can’t Lie To Me) (Epic 73929) ...... Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest | 32 | 42 | 45 | 9 | |
| 25 | FEELS LIKE ANOTHER ONE (MCA 54225) ...... Patti LaBelle | 29 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | SMALL THING (Def Jam/Columbia 73849) ...... Newkirk | 28 | 32 | 43 | 9 | |
| 27 | A ROLLER SKATING JAM CALLED “SATURDAYS” (Tommy Boy 990) ...... De La Soul | 26 | 27 | 30 | 9 | |
| 28 | JUST ASK ME TO (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19275) ...... Tevin Campbell | 15 | 8 | 9 | 14 | |
| 29 | RIGHT DOWN TO IT (LaFace 24002) ...... Damian Dame | 33 | 43 | 55 | 7 | |
| 30 | FLY GIRL (Tommy Boy 991) ...... Queen Latifah | 35 | 44 | 54 | 7 | |
| 31 | PUT ME IN YOUR MIX (A&M 1581) ...... Barry White | 44 | 65 | 96 | 4 | |
| 32 | I WANT YOU (Capitol 44733) ...... Marc Nelson | 36 | 48 | 63 | 6 | |
| 33 | THE PRESSURE (pt. 1) (Perspective 0007) ...... Sounds Of Blackness | 46 | 53 | 85 | 4 | |
| 34 | LONG HOT SUMMER (MCA 54104) ...... J.T. Taylor | 17 | 12 | 15 | 14 | |
| 35 | IT AIN’T OVER ’TIL IT’S OVER (Virgin 98795) ...... Lenny Kravitz | 24 | 18 | 18 | 15 | |
| 36 | SUPERWOMAN (MCA album cut) ...... Gladys Knight (featuring Dionne Warwick & Patti LaBelle) | 39 | 46 | 52 | 6 | |
| 37 | I’LL TAKE YOU THERE (Capitol 44749) ...... BeBe & CeCe Winans (featuring Mavis Staples) | 64 | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | AIN’T GONNA HURT NOBODY (Select 66507) ...... Kid ’N Play | 47 | 52 | 84 | 4 | |
| 39 | YOU’RE THE ONE (Columbia 73964) ...... Surface Featuring Bernard Jackson | 42 | 45 | 51 | 7 | |
| 40 | IS IT GOOD TO YOU (Uptown/MCA 54200) ...... Heavy D. & Boyz | 51 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | KEEP ON LOVIN’ ME (EMI 50365) ...... O’Jays | 63 | 59 | 56 | 12 | |
| 42 | HOUSE PARTY II (I Don’t Know What You Come To Do) (MCA 54170) ...... Tony! Toni! Tone! | 53 | 55 | 79 | 4 | |
| 43 | TEARDROPS (Mercury 868 682) ...... Small Change | 45 | 50 | 53 | 8 | |
| 44 | GONNA CATCH YOU (SBK 07365) ...... Lonnie Gordon | 56 | 63 | 80 | 5 | |
| 45 | LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX (Next Plateau 333) ...... Salt-N-Pepa | 52 | 56 | 73 | 5 | |
| 46 | I WANT YOUR SEX (Profile 5341) ...... Nemesis | 54 | 58 | 61 | 7 | |
| 47 | LET THE BEAT HIT ’EM (Columbia 73847) ...... Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | 31 | 17 | 2 | 17 | |
| 48 | ALL ABOUT YOU (Motown 2087) ...... Pretty In Pink | 43 | 41 | 44 | 14 | |
| 49 | UNFORGETTABLE (Elektra 64875) ...... Natalie Cole | 41 | 34 | 22 | 16 | |
| 50 | ADDICTIVE LOVE (Capitol 44721) ...... BeBe & CeCe Winans | 30 | 15 | 8 | 18 | |
| 51 | TURN IT UP (Bust It/Capitol 44717) ...... Oaktown’s 3.5.7 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 14 | |
| 52 | WHEN IN LOVE (First Priority 98715) ...... MC Lyte | 58 | 64 | 76 | 6 | |
| 53 | WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME (Motown 2139) ...... Diana Ross | 60 | 66 | 70 | 5 | |
| 54 | CLOSER THAN CLOSE (Columbia 73925) ...... Peabo Bryson | 67 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | JEALOUS GIRL (Motown 2134) ...... Another Bad Creation | 38 | 37 | 38 | 10 | |
| 56 | WHAT COMES AROUND GOES AROUND (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. 19218) ...... Biz Markie | 66 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | GOOD VIBRATIONS (Interscope/EastWest America 98764) ...... Marky Mark & Funky Bunch with Loleatta Holloway | 59 | 67 | 72 | 5 | |
| 58 | CAN’T WAIT TO GET YOU HOME (Orpheus/Epic 73995) ...... Eric Gable | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | PAIN (GRP 3042) ...... Voyceboxing | 62 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | ARE YOU STILL IN LOVE WITH ME (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19261) ...... Keith Washington | 48 | 33 | 28 | 15 | |
| 61 | SPECIAL (A&M 1561) ...... Vesta | 37 | 20 | 13 | 18 | |
| 62 | NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE (Uptown/MCA 54088) ...... Heavy D. & Boyz | 34 | 30 | 24 | 18 | |
| 63 | ALWAYS (MCA 54099) ...... Pebbles | 55 | 36 | 34 | 17 | |
| 64 | HIP HOP JUNKIES (RAL/Columbia 73784) ...... Nice & Smooth | 70 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | PRIVATE LINE (EastWest America 98705) ...... Gerald Levert | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 66 | GIVING YOU ALL MY LOVE (Pendulum/Elektra 64841) ...... Chris Walker | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | MIND PLAYING TRICKS ON ME (Rap-A-Lot/Priority 7241) ...... Geto Boys | 72 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | SOMEONE ELSE’S EYES (Arista 12350) ...... Aretha Franklin | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | LIVING IN CONFUSION (Philadelphia Int’l/Zoo 14023) ...... Phyllis Hyman | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | HEART OF NEW YORK Orpheus/Epic 73927) ...... Alex Bugnon | 79 | 85 | 83 | 5 | |
| 71 | GOOD TIME (Virgin 98735) ...... Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | RING MY BELL (Jive 42023) ...... D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | CAN YOU STOP THE RAIN (Columbia 73745) ...... Peabo Bryson | 49 | 40 | 35 | 21 | |
| 74 | HEY DONNA (Impact 54208) ...... Rythm Syndicate | 73 | 83 | 91 | 4 | |
| 75 | SET THE NIGHT TO MUSIC (Atlantic 87607) ...... Roberta Flack with Maxi Priest | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | LOOK WHO’S LOVING ME (Atlantic 87618) ...... Escoffery’s | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU (Columbia 74010) ...... Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | SECOND TIME FOR LOVE (Capitol 44731) ...... Freddie Jackson | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | AFTER THE SUMMER’S GONE (Headliner/RCA 62051) ...... pc Quest | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | DO IT TAM TAM (RJAM/Island 868 738) ...... Tam Tam | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | AFTER THE DANCE (Warner Bros. 19184) ...... Fourplay featuring El DeBarge | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | GIVE A LITTLE LOVE (Atlantic 87662) ...... Levert | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | FACTS OF LIFE (Giant/Reprise 19231) ...... Danny Madden | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS (Capitol 15777) ...... Young M.C. | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | MAKIN’ HAPPY (Mercury 868 762) ...... Crystal Waters | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | TONITE (Profile 7338) ...... D J Quik | 50 | 38 | 33 | 16 | |
| 87 | MOVE ME (EastWest America 98747) ...... Nation Funktasia | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | LOVE CRAZY (Reprise 19150) ...... Atlantic Starr | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | ARE YOU FREE (Perspective 0002) ...... Mint Condition | 77 | 87 | 87 | 15 | |
| 90 | THIS BEAT IS HOT (Epic 73950) ...... B.G. The Prince Of Rap | 80 | 79 | 75 | 10 | |
| 91 | WOMAN’S HEART (Reprise 19271) ...... Le Gent | 94 | 88 | 59 | 6 | |
| 92 | OPTIMISTIC (Perspective 0001) ...... Sounds Of Blackness | 85 | 75 | 60 | 21 | |
| 93 | DO YA (A&M 2394) ...... Vesta | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | RATED R (MCA 54149) ...... Ralph Tresvant | 82 | 70 | 62 | 11 | |
| 95 | CAN’T TRUSS IT (Def Jam/Columbia 73870) ...... Public Enemy | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | SUMMERTIME (Jive/RCA 1442) ...... D J Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince | 91 | 74 | 42 | 19 | |
| 97 | LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE (Motown 2120) ...... Dee Harvey | 83 | 73 | 71 | 10 | |
| 98 | SUMMER BREEZE (Atlantic 87664) ...... Nicki Richards | 96 | 80 | 77 | 15 | |
| 99 | ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME (Atlantic 87640) ...... Rude Boys | 98 | 94 | 89 | 9 | |
| 100 | ME AND YOU (Qwest/Warner Bros. album cut) ...... Tony! Toni! Tone! | 99 | 69 | 66 | 5 | |
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