CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MAY 9, 1992
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1DON’T BE AFRAID (Soul/MCA 54330)
...... Aaron Hall		  1  1  910
  2MY LOVIN’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It) (EastWest America 98586)
...... En Vogue		123340  6
  3GOODBYE (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19008)
...... Tevin Campbell		  2  2  811
  4ALL WOMAN (Arista 12398)
...... Lisa Stansfield		  3  811  8
  5IT’S O.K. (Capitol 44814)
...... BeBe & CeCe Winans		  7  7  513
  6I’M CRYIN’ (Motown 2153)
...... Shanice		15151812
  7JUMP (Ruffhouse/Columbia 74197)
...... Kris Kross		  51323  5
  8WHY ME BABY? (Elektra 64777)
...... Keith Sweat		  6182211
  9LOVE YOU ALL MY LIFETIME (Warner Bros. 18987)
...... Chaka Khan		132832  5
10SOMETIMES IT’S ONLY LOVE (Epic 74226)
...... Luther Vandross		302621  9
11LOVE ME (Capitol 44820)
...... Tracie Spencer		954343  5
12MAKE IT HAPPEN (Columbia 74239)
...... Mariah Carey		  4121411
13AIN’T 2 PROUD 2 BEG (LaFace 24009)
...... TLC		  9  4  113
14GOTTA LEARN MY RHYTHM (LaFace 24012)
...... Damian Dame		204550  5
15COME & TALK TO ME (Uptown/MCA 54175)
...... Jodeci		314141  6
16I DREAM, I DREAM (LaFace 24016)
...... Jermaine Jackson		336568  5
17STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU (Pendulum/Elektra 64767)
...... Meli’sa Morgan		3845—  3
18PLEASE DON’T GO (Motown 2155)
...... Boyz II Men		41303511
19SOMEBODY LOVES YOU BABY (You Know Who It Is) (MCA 54315)
...... Patti LaBelle		17  9  614
20BREAKIN’ MY HEART (Pretty Brown Eyes) (Perspective 0004)
...... Mint Condition		1810  716
21TAKE ME BACK TO LOVE AGAIN (Epic 74212)
...... Kathy Sledge		212126  5
22WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT (Philadelphia Int’l/Zoo 14030)
...... Phyllis Hyman		19111015
23TAKE TIME (Pendulum/Elektra 64813)
...... Chris Walker		161619  6
24DON’T MAKE ME BEG TONIGHT (Capitol 44804)
...... Gary Brown		545857  8
25I’M THE ONE YOU NEED (MCA 54276)
...... Jody Watley		143439  9
26LET’S GET SMOOTH (Solar/Epic 74541)
...... Calloway		24202510
27BABY GOT BACK (Def American/Rhyme Cartel 18947)
...... Sir Mix-A-Lot		358296  4
28DIAMONDS AND PEARLS (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19083)
...... Prince & N.P.G.		26231514
29BABY HOLD ON TO ME (EastWest America 98639)
...... Gerald Levert (with Eddie Levert)		27241620
30MASTERPIECE (Reprise 19076)
...... Atlantic Starr		10  5  413
31IN THE CLOSET (Epic 74266)
...... Michael Jackson		3462—  3
32WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP (SBK 07384)
...... Riff		325259  6
33SECRETS OF THE HEART (Giant 19113)
...... Lisa Taylor		292933  6
34THE CHOICE IS YOURS (Mercury 866 087)
...... Black Sheep		23192412
35MONEY DON’T MATTER 2 NIGHT (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19020)
...... Prince & N.P.G.		396464  7
36UP AND OVER (Stronger And Better) (Atlantic 87521)
...... Skyy		3683—  3
37LIVE AND LEARN (Columbia 74012)
...... Joe Public		614652  6
38DO NOT PASS ME BY (Capitol 44797)
...... Hammer		28251711
39HERE I GO AGAIN (Atlantic 87540)
...... Glenn Jones		  8  3  315
40LOVE OR THE SINGLE LIFE (EastWest America 98605)
...... Modest FoK		77——  2
41REMEMBER THE TIME (Epic 74200)
...... Michael Jackson		25221316
42SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST (Wing 865 136)
...... Vanessa Williams		11  6  214
43SUPERFICIAL LOVE (Atlantic 87529)
...... Bas Noir		51——  2
44(Meanwhile) BACK AT THE RANCH (EastWest America 98620)
...... Smoove		4867—  3
45TENNESSEE (Chrysalis 23829)
...... Arrested Development		457274  4
46THE LOVER IN YOU (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 19229)
...... Big Daddy Kane		535756  9
47FOREVER & EVER (Cardiac 4007)
...... Robyn Springer		476163  6
48JUICE (Know The Ledge) (Soul/MCA 54333)
...... Eric B. & Rakim		44484512
49LOVE STORIES (Arista 12378)
...... Jennifer Holliday		49393816
50MELT IN YOUR MIND (Zoo 14028)
...... Mark Money		556970  5
51TEARS OF JOY (Tabu 0102)
...... Cherrelle		22172011
52FIRE & EARTH (Polydor 865 082)
...... X-Clan		466061  6
53IF YOU WANT IT (Profile 5361)
...... 2nd II None		378191  4
54SMILE (Atlantic 87539)
...... Tim Owens		43373115
55EVERLASTING LOVE (Epic 74119)
...... Tony Terry		50402725
56COUNT ON ME (Capitol 44792)
...... Marc Nelson		567072  9
57I WANNA ROCK (Luke 98619)
...... Luke		577173  9
58A MINUTE TO PRAY AND A SECOND TO DIE (Rap-A-Lot/Priority 57004)
...... Scarface		587580  4
59HOOPS OF FIRE (Motown 2152)
...... Temptations		597978  8
60HONEY LOVE (Jive 42031)
...... R. Kelly & Public Announcement		———  1
61WHERE WOULD I BE (MCA 54206)
...... Gladys Knight		52273014
62LET ME GROOVE YOU (Virgin 98625)
...... KCM		76——  2
  63*LOVE OR THE SINGLE LIFE (EastWest America 98605)
...... Modest FoK		77———
64THEY WANT EFX (EastWest America 96206)
...... Das EFX		88——  2
65THE FEELING I GET (Motown 2148)
...... By All Means		———  1
66YOU REMIND ME (Uptown/MCA 54327)
...... Mary J. Blige		———  1
67PEACEFUL JOURNEY (Uptown/MCA 54328)
...... Heavy D. & Boyz		67383417
68I WANT YOU (MCA 54137)
...... Jody Watley		68555426
69VICTIM OF THE GHETTO (Virgin 98635)
...... College Boyz		858797  4
70...A NICE TIME FOR LOVIN’ (Columbia 74031)
...... Surface		70545313
71MAKE YA BODY MOVE (Pump 15109)
...... Chill Deal Boyz		71636016
72CROSS YOUR MIND (GRP 3043)
...... George Howard		93——  2
73JOY (Virgin 98615)
...... Soul II Soul		———  1
74ROMEO & JULIET (RCA 62192)
...... Stacy Earl (featuring Wild Pair)		94——  2
75DO IT TO ME (Motown 2160)
...... Lionel Richie		———  1
76CAN’T HAVE MY MAN (OBR/Columbia 74224)
...... Alyson Williams		———  1
77SCHOOL ME (EastWest America 98577)
...... Gerald Levert		———  1
78PAPER DOLL (Gee Street/Island 866 375)
...... PM Dawn		78767517
  78†BUSTIN’ OUT (On Funk) (Bust It 44818)
...... Doug E. Fresh & New Get Fresh Crew		———  1
79THIS IS THE WAY WE ROLL (Capitol 44786)
...... Hammer		———  1
80STAY (Uptown/MCA 54285)
...... Jodeci		80424223
81WHEN ONLY A FRIEND WILL DO (Jive 42038)
...... Mike Davis		99——  2
82HOW DO I LOVE THEE (Tommy Boy 524)
...... Queen Latifah		———  1
83SHO FEELS GOOD (Epic album cut)
...... Candyman		838484  5
84HEAR THE MUSIC (E Legal 846209)
...... Gypsymen		844447  5
85UHH AHH (Motown 2141)
...... Boyz II Men		69565526
86THINKIN’ BACK (Giant/Reprise 19074)
...... Color Me Badd		86868614
87SHUT EM DOWN (Def Jam/Columbia 74165)
...... Public Enemy		87858517
88EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT (Tommy Boy 999)
...... Naughty By Nature		64595821
89GOOD FRIEND (Epic 74157)
...... Paris Red		898989  8
90TESTIFY (Perspective 0006)
...... Sounds Of Blackness		90352815
91HEART TO HEART (MCA 54249)
...... J.T. Taylor (with Stephanie Mills)		81787724
92TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19131)
...... Tevin Campbell		92888828
93I LOVE YOUR SMILE (Motown 2093)
...... Shanice Wilson		72666629
94LOVE IS CALLING YOU (RCA 62163)
...... Gene Rice		74535122
95THE COMFORT ZONE (Wing 865 072)
...... Vanessa Williams		42362928
96WHERE’S THE PARTY? (Jive 42033)
...... 2 Too Many		———  1
97THE BLUES COME OVER ME (MCA 54339)
...... B. B. King		97978710
98(Everybody) GET UP (Reprise 19124)
...... Roger		98989829
99BE A FATHER TO YOUR CHILD (PWL America/Mercury 867 888)
...... Ed O.G & Da Bulldogs		91918123
100 THE JONES’ (Motown 2138)
...... Temptations		96968227
*On the original published chart, “Love Or The Single Life” was listed both at #40 and at #63.

†“Bustin' Out (On Funk)” was omitted from this week’s published chart, but was listed on the following week’s chart with a Last Week position of #78.
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