Throwing back to the week of September 24, 1994, we find Boyz II Men clinging to the top spot with ‘I’ll Make Love to You,’ halfway through its 14-week run at #1.
At #2 was indie pop darling Lisa Loeb with ‘Stay (I Missed You),’ a song buoyed by its inclusion in the Reality Bites soundtrack. Loeb’s tune eventually reached the top spot, making her the first artist to land a #1 while unsigned.
Throwing back to the week of September 3, 1994, we find Boyz II Men atop the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘I’ll Make Love to You.’
Written and produced by Babyface, this track was the biggest hit of 1994, spending a record-tying 14 weeks at #1. It would go on to be the third-highest charting song of the decade, behind only Los Del Rio’s ‘Macarena’ and (quite the flex) Boyz II Men’s collaboration with Mariah Carey, ‘One Sweet Day.’
Throwing back to the week of August 13, 1994, we have repeats in the top three positions of the Billboard Hot 100.
At #1 is Lisa Loeb with ‘Stay (I Missed You),‘ a song I featured 16 years ago mostly because of the crush I’ve had on Loeb since the song’s video debuted.
Next up is the All-4-One juggernaut ‘I Swear,’ which finally released its stranglehold on the top spot. And then came Coolio’s ‘Fantastic Voyage.’
Throwing back to the week of July 27, 1994, we find All-4-One’s ‘I Swear’ nearing the end of its historic run at #1.
Just behind it is Lisa Loeb’s ‘Stay (I Missed You),’ her debut single, which was featured in the movie Reality Bites. This indie pop classic would dethrone All-4-One the following week. I had a healthy crush on Loeb in 1994.
Throwing back to the week of July 2, 1994, we find All-4-One’s ‘I Swear’ continuing its stranglehold on the #1 spot.
At #2 is rapper Warren G with ‘Regulate,’ a track from the soundtrack of the basketball drama Above the Rim. Another West Coast rapper, Nate Dogg, is featured on the track.
Nate is the cousin of Snoop Dogg, whom Warren G is credited with discovering. The trio performed together in Long Beach, California, as a group called 213 before all three found success as solo artists.
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