CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending FEBRUARY 13, 1993
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU (Arista 12490)
...... Whitney Houston		  1  1  112
  2BABY I’M FOR REAL / NATURAL HIGH (Virgin 12623)
...... After 7		  2  2  213
  3HERE WE GO AGAIN! (Capitol 44865)
...... Portrait		  3  3  315
  4IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE (Gasoline Alley 54518)
...... Shai		  4  4  416
  5QUALITY TIME (Jive 42109)
...... Hi-Five		  9152712
  6DON’T WALK AWAY (Giant/Reprise 18686)
...... Jade		448080  9
  7REMINISCE (Uptown/MCA 54526)
...... Mary J. Blige		17171712
  8RUMP SHAKER (MCA 54388)
...... Wreckx-N-Effect		19191916
  9MR. WENDAL (Chrysalis 24810)
...... Arrested Development		626262  4
10LOVE SHOULDA BROUGHT YOU HOME (LaFace 24035)
...... Toni Braxton		16161516
11GOOD ENOUGH (MCA 54517)
...... Bobby Brown		15  9  916
12GET AWAY (MCA 54511)
...... Bobby Brown		313150  4
13IN THE STILL OF THE NITE (I’ll Remember) (Motown 2193)
...... Boyz II Men		10101010
14REBIRTH OF SLICK (Cool Like Dat) (Pendulum/Elektra 64674)
...... Digable Planets		———  1
15GIVE IT UP, TURN IT LOOSE (EastWest America 98455)
...... En Vogue		24343411
16HAPPY DAYS (Keia/Elektra 64701)
...... Silk		747474  8
17I GOT A THANG 4 YA! (Perspective 0008)
...... Lo-Key?		  5  5  520
18NO ORDINARY LOVE (Epic 74734)
...... Sade		11111614
19LOVE’S TAKEN OVER (Silas/MCA 54321)
...... Chante Moore		  6  6  616
20ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT (MCA 54474)
...... Stephanie Mills		28282812
21I GOT A MAN (Island 864 305)
...... Positive K		636363  5
22SLOW AND SEXY (Epic 74741)
...... Shabba Ranks (featuring Johnny Gill)		  8  8  817
23HEY LOVE (Can I Have A Word) (Jive 42017)
...... Mr. Lee (featuring R. Kelly)		———  1
24WHAT ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS (LaFace 24025)
...... TLC		34242421
25GAMES (Atlantic 87448)
...... Chuckii Booker		12121121
26INSIDE THAT I CRIED (A&M 0059)
...... CeCe Peniston		13131220
27LOVE MAKES NO SENSE (Tabu 7706)
...... Alexander O’Neal		6161—  3
28A WHOLE NEW WORLD (Aladdin’s Theme) (Columbia 74751)
...... Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle		37373711
29EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT (Uptown/MCA 54523)
...... Father M.C.		535353  8
30ALL I SEE (Uptown/MCA 54508)
...... Christopher Williams		18181810
31DAMN U (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 18700)
...... Prince & New Power Generation		646464  9
32ALL RIGHT NOW (MCA 54513)
...... Patti LaBelle		32323211
33SO ALONE (EastWest America 98459)
...... Men At Large		666666  9
34I’M EVERY WOMAN (Arista 12519)
...... Whitney Houston		575757  4
35CRAZY LOVE (A&M 0034)
...... CeCe Peniston		606060  8
36FLEX (Columbia 74373)
...... Mad Cobra		14141316
37MAKE LOVE 2 ME (Alpha Int’l 787 001)
...... Lorenzo		30303012
38CONFUSED (Qwest/Warner Bros. 18721)
...... Tevin Campbell		38383812
39ME AND MRS JONES (Capitol 44899)
...... Freddie Jackson		393941  8
40SAVING FOREVER FOR YOU (Giant/Reprise 18719)
...... Shanice		45454513
41MURDER SHE WROTE (Mango 530 131)
...... Chaka Demus & Pliers		———  1
42DAZZEY DUKS (TMR/Bellmark 3089)
...... Duice		———  1
43PUSH (Capitol 44850)
...... Tisha		———  1
44GO AHEAD AND CRY (Atlantic 87419)
...... Rude Boys		545454  8
45IT’S GONNA BE A LOVELY DAY (Arista 12486)
...... S.O.U.L. S.Y. S.T.E.M. introducing Michelle Visage		727272  8
46REAL LOVE (Uptown/MCA 54455)
...... Mary J. Blige		—100 9427
47RELEASE ME (Giant/Reprise 18676)
...... Miki Howard		555555  8
48HEAL THE WORLD (Epic 74708)
...... Michael Jackson		484848  8
49NATALIE (Warner Bros. 18696)
...... Al B. Sure!		494949  9
50WHO’S THE MAN? (Uptown/MCA 54543)
...... Heavy D & Boyz		5059—  3
51AIN’T NOBODY LIKE YOU (Giant/Reprise 18849)
...... Miki Howard		—888821
52IT HURTS ME (MCA 54528)
...... Jacci McGhee		828282  9
53PEOPLE EVERYDAY (Chrysalis 50397)
...... Arrested Development		25252525
54GANGSTA BITCH (Tommy Boy 541)
...... Apache		———  1
55SHOOP SHOOP (Never Stop Givin’ You Love) (Reprise 18649)
...... Michael Cooper		585858  8
56I’M SO INTO YOU (RCA 62451)
...... SWV		———  1
57THROUGH THE TEARS (Pendulum/Elektra 64733)
...... Meli’sa Morgan		20202027
58GANGSTA (MCA 54555)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		  7  7  712
59I’VE BEEN WATCHIN’ (Columbia 74467)
...... Joe Public		21212121
60PUNKS JUMP UP TO GET BEAT DOWN (Elektra 64687)
...... Brand Nubian		———  1
61IT MUST BE LOVE (Motown 2194)
...... Good Girls		8585—  3
62COME A LITTLE CLOSER (RCA 62360)
...... Gene Rice		———  1
63MY NAME IS PRINCE (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 18707)
...... Prince & New Power Generation		22222216
647 (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 18824)
...... Prince & New Power Generation		2727—  3
65RIGHT HERE (RCA 62355)
...... SWV		26262616
66I COULD USE A LITTLE LOVE (Right Now) (Capitol/Orpheus 44855)
...... Freddie Jackson		23232329
67YOU ME (EastWest America 98495)
...... Men At Large		33333317
68HELL OF A SITUATION (Motown 2181)
...... Gerald Alston		35353512
69COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN (EMI 50417)
...... Wendy Moten		———  1
70NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO IT (Big Beat 10076)
...... Double XX Posse		———  1
71COMFORTER (Gasoline Alley/MCA 54596)
...... Shai		76——  2
72WICKED (Priority 53813)
...... Ice Cube		565656  8
73WHERE DO WE GO (Reprise 18784)
...... Simple Pleasure		29292910
74PICK IT UP (Luke 454)
...... Home Team		52525212
75NO RHYME, NO REASON (Warner Bros. 18756)
...... George Duke		42424212
76SO WHAT! (Tabu 7700)
...... II Close		———  1
77SHAMROCKS AND SHENANIGANS (Boom Shalock Lock Boom) (Tommy Boy 543)
...... House Of Pain		777777  4
78HOMIES (Pump 19134)
...... Lighter Shade Of Brown		———  1
79HEAD BANGER (RAL/Def Jam/Chaos 74700)
...... EPMD		797979  9
80ONE NITE STAND (Uptown/MCA 54445)
...... Father M.C.		36363620
81FOREVER IN LOVE (Arista 12482)
...... Kenny G		656565  4
82’TIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (Capitol/Manhattan 44852)
...... Rachelle Ferrell		40404018
83JUST MY LUCK (Columbia/OBR 74171)
...... Alyson Williams		83838334
84I’M CALLING YOU (Do-Po-Liddle-Lo-Le-Yeah!) (Epic 74732)
...... Oscar		848484  5
85I WANT TO LOVE YOU DOWN (Elektra 64694)
...... Keith Sweat		41413917
86TAP THE BOTTLE (Soul/MCA 54535)
...... Young Black Teenagers		86——  2
87IT’S A SHAME (Ruffhouse/Columbia 74836)
...... Kris Kross		87——  2
88NUTHIN’ BUT A “G” THANG (Interscope/Death Row/Priority 53816)
...... Dr. Dre		88——  2
89HIP HOP HOORAY (Tommy Boy 554)
...... Naughty By Nature		89——  2
90REVOLUTION (Chrysalis 24812)
...... Arrested Development		46464611
91M.M.D.R.N.F. (My Mama Didn’t Raise No Fool) (Zoo 14073)
...... Voices		———  1
92INFORMER (EastWest America 96112)
...... Snow		9292—  3
93STRAIGHT OUT THE SEWER (EastWest America 98465)
...... Das EFX		707070  9
94KICKIN’ IT (Virgin 12594)
...... After 7		43434325
95WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEBODY (I’m Saving My Love For You) (MCA 54481)
...... Patti LaBelle		47474720
96TRUST IN ME (Scotti Brothers 75351)
...... AZ-1		515151  5
97DEDICATED (Jive 42115)
...... R. Kelly & Public Announcement		97——  2
98JANET (Sin-Drome 1174)
...... Bobby Caldwell		98——  2
99WELCOME TO MY LOVE (Capitol/Manhattan 44892)
...... Rachelle Ferrell		99——  2
100 PHOTOGRAPH OF MARY (Epic 74783)
...... Trey Lorenz		100 ——  2
NOTE: The published R&B chart in this week’s issue was a reprint of a chart from 1992. Chart positions above were taken from the Last Week column in the following week’s issue, with positions unaccounted for filled in by records in the order they appeared on the previous week’s chart.
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