Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of December 9, 1995

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (From "Waiting To Exhale")

Whitney Houston

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

Babyface

Producer(s):

Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’: How to Watch the Whitney Houston Biopic Online

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of December 9, 1995

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (From "Waiting To Exhale")
  Whitney Houston
- 1
- 1
- 3
- - 1
  - 1
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

Babyface

Producer(s):

Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

2
- One Sweet Day
  Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
- 2
- 2
- 2
- - 2
  - 2
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

M.Carey, M.McCary, N.Morris, W.Morris, S.Stockman, W.Afanasieff

Producer(s):

W.Afanasieff, M.Carey

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

3
- You Remind Me Of Something
  R. Kelly
- 4
- 1
- 4
- - 4
  - 1
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

R.S.Kelly

Producer(s):

R.Kelly

RIAA Certification: Platinum

4
- Before You Walk Out Of My Life/Like This And Like That
  Monica
- 5
- 4
- 8
- - 5
  - 4
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

A.Martin, C.Shack, K.Karlin, D.L.Austin, C.Wolfe

Producer(s):

Soulshock, Karlin, D.Austin, C.Wolfe

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rowdy/Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

5
- Hey Lover
  LL Cool J
- 3
- 3
- 5
- - 3
  - 3
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

R.Temperton, J.T.Smith

Producer(s):

Red Hot Lover Tone

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

6
- Who Can I Run To
  Xscape
- 6
- 1
- 9
- - 6
  - 1
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Roebuck, D.Simmons, Alstin,Jr.

Producer(s):

J.Dupri

Imprint/Promotion Label:

So So Def/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Gold

7 NEW
NEW
- Soon As I Get Home
  Faith Evans
- -
- 7
- 1
- - -
  - 7
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

F.Evans, C.E.Thompson, S.J.Combs

Producer(s):

C.Thompson, Diddy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Arista

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

8
- Diggin' On You
  TLC
- 8
- 8
- 4
- - 8
  - 8
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

Babyface

Producer(s):

Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

9
- Tell Me
  Groove Theory
- 7
- 3
- 20
- - 7
  - 3
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

B.Wilson, A.Larrieux, D.Brown

Producer(s):

B.P.Wilson

RIAA Certification: Gold

10
- Cruisin'
  D'Angelo
- 10
- 10
- 8
- - 10
  - 10
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

W.Robinson, M.Taplin

Producer(s):

D'Angelo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

Gains In Performance

11
- Fantasy
  Mariah Carey
- 9
- 1
- 11
- - 9
  - 1
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

M.Carey, C.Frantz, T.Weymouth, D.Hall, A.Belew, S.Stanley

Producer(s):

M.Carey, D.Hall, Diddy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

12
- Where Ever You Are
  Terry Ellis
- 13
- 12
- 6
- - 13
  - 12
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

D.Foster, T.McElroy

Producer(s):

D.Foster, T.McElroy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

East West/EEG

Gains In Performance

13
- Love U 4 Life
  Jodeci
- 16
- 13
- 6
- - 16
  - 13
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

DeVante

Producer(s):

D.Swing

Gains In Performance

14
- Already Missing You
  Gerald Levert & Eddie Levert, Sr.
- 14
- 7
- 11
- - 14
  - 7
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

G.Levert, E.T.Nicholas

Producer(s):

G.Levert, E.Nicholas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

East West/EEG

15
- Hooked On You
  Silk
- 12
- 12
- 6
- - 12
  - 12
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Soulshock, K.Karlin, A.Martin, K.Jones

Producer(s):

Soulshock, Karlin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

16
- Sentimental
  Deborah Cox
- 11
- 4
- 15
- - 11
  - 4
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

D.L.Austin, C.Wolfe, D.Cox

Producer(s):

D.Austin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

17 NEW
NEW
- Tonite's Tha Night
  Kris Kross
- -
- 17
- 1
- - -
  - 17
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

J.Dupri Mauldin, R.Parker, K.Harrison, T.Crum, R.Aikens, R.Neal, C.Satchell

Producer(s):

J.Dupri

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

18
- Cell Therapy
  Goodie Mob
- 18
- 17
- 9
- - 18
  - 17
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Organized Noize, R.Barnett, T.Burton, C.Gipp, W.Knighton, Jr.

Producer(s):

Organized Noize

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

Gains In Performance

19
- You Put A Move On My Heart
  Quincy Jones Introducing Tamia
- 21
- 19
- 8
- - 21
  - 19
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

R.Temperton

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Qwest/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

20
- I Miss You (Come Back Home) (From "New York Undercover")
  Monifah
- 20
- 20
- 9
- - 20
  - 20
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Heavy D, T.Robinson

Producer(s):

Heavy D

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uptown/Universal

Gains In Performance

21
- Heaven
  Solo
- 17
- 7
- 19
- - 17
  - 7
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis, J.Q.Wright, D.Stokes, D.Chavis, E.Mack, S.Garcia

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Perspective/A&M

22
- Anything
  3T
- 22
- 22
- 10
- - 22
  - 22
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

T.Jackson, T.Jackson, T.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MJJ/550 Music

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

23
- Brokenhearted
  Brandy
- 15
- 2
- 14
- - 15
  - 2
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

K.E.Crouch, K.Jones

Producer(s):

K.Crouch, K.Jones

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- Come With Me
  Shai
- 19
- 15
- 14
- - 19
  - 15
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

Shai

Producer(s):

Shai

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gasoline Alley/MCA

25
- Funny How Time Flies
  Intro
- 29
- 25
- 6
- - 29
  - 25
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

K.Greene, D.Hall

Producer(s):

D.Hall

Biggest gain in airplay

Gains In Performance

26
- Danger
  Blahzay Blahzay
- 26
- 26
- 10
- - 26
  - 26
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Outloud, P.F.Cuttin

Producer(s):

P.F.Cuttin, Outloud

Imprint/Promotion Label:

FADER Label/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

27
- I Want You Back
  Pure Soul
- 27
- 27
- 5
- - 27
  - 27
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

E.T.Riley, S.Blaire, K.Anderson

Producer(s):

Teddy Riley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Step Sun/Interscope

Gains In Performance

28
- Gangsta's Paradise (From "Dangerous Minds")
  Coolio Featuring L.V.
- 23
- 2
- 17
- - 23
  - 2
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

A.Ivey,Jr., L.J.Sanders, D.Rasheed, S.H.Morris

Producer(s):

D.Rasheed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tommy Boy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

29
- Runaway
  Janet Jackson
- 24
- 6
- 13
- - 24
  - 6
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

J.Jackson, J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis, J.Jackson

RIAA Certification: Gold

30
- I Remember
  Boyz II Men
- 36
- 30
- 2
- - 36
  - 30
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

N.Morris, W.Morris, S.Stockman, T.Kelley, B.H.Robinson

Producer(s):

Tim & Bob

Gains In Performance

31 NEW
NEW
- We Got It
  Immature (Featuring Smooth)
- -
- 31
- 1
- - -
  - 31
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

C.B.Stokes, S.Mather, J.Carter, A.Toussaint

Producer(s):

C.Stokes, S.Mather

Gains In Performance

32 NEW
NEW
- Too Hot
  Coolio
- -
- 32
- 1
- - -
  - 32
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

A.Ivey, B.Dobbs, G.Brown

Producer(s):

B.Dobbs

Gains In Performance

33
- Damn Thing Called Love
  After 7
- 33
- 33
- 5
- - 33
  - 33
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

J.Buk

Producer(s):

Babyface, Jon B.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

Gains In Performance

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of December 9, 1995

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (From "Waiting To Exhale")

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‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’: How to Watch the Whitney Houston Biopic Online

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (From "Waiting To Exhale")

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One Sweet Day

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You Remind Me Of Something

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Before You Walk Out Of My Life/Like This And Like That

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Hey Lover

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Who Can I Run To

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Soon As I Get Home

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Diggin' On You

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Tell Me

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Cruisin'

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Fantasy

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Where Ever You Are

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Love U 4 Life

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Already Missing You

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Hooked On You

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Sentimental

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Tonite's Tha Night

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Cell Therapy

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You Put A Move On My Heart

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