Hot 100 number-one hits of 1992 (USA)

This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-ones of 1992. The longest running number-one single of 1992 is "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston, which stayed at the top of the chart for 14 weeks. "I Will Always Love You" became the longest running song at number one when it reached 14 weeks, breaking the record that Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" had just set at 13 weeks.

"End of the Road" broke the record previously set at 11 weeks by Elvis Presley in 1956 with "Hound Dog"/"Don't Be Cruel". "I Will Always Love You" would hold the record as the longest-running song atop the Hot 100 until "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men topped the chart for 16 weeks in 1995.

Although "I Will Always Love You" spent nine of its weeks atop the Hot 100 in 1993, it is considered the longest-running song of 1992 because that is when its run began.

A total of 12 songs topped the Hot 100, a record low since its debut in 1958. (Over 25 songs were number one each year from 1985 to 1991.) This is also the most recent year in which no artist had more than one song hit the No. 1 spot.

That year, 7 acts earned their first number one song: Right Said Fred, Mr. Big, Vanessa Williams, Kris Kross, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Boyz II Men, and The Heights.

Chart history

Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1992 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.

No.	Issue date	Song	Artist(s)	Ref.
762	January 4	"Black or White"	Michael Jackson	^[1]
	January 11			^[2]
	January 18			^[3]
763	January 25	"All 4 Love"	Color Me Badd	^[4]
764	February 1	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"	George Michael and Elton John	^[5]
765	February 8	"I'm Too Sexy"	Right Said Fred	^[6]
	February 15			^[7]
	February 22			^[8]
766	February 29	"To Be with You"	Mr. Big	^[9]
	March 7			^[10]
	March 14			^[11]
767	March 21	"Save the Best for Last"	Vanessa Williams	^[12]
	March 28			^[13]
	April 4			^[14]
	April 11			^[15]
	April 18			^[16]
768	April 25	"Jump"	Kris Kross	^[17]
	May 2			^[18]
	May 9			^[19]
	May 16			^[20]
	May 23			^[21]
	May 30			^[22]
	June 6			^[23]
	June 13			^[24]
769	June 20	"I'll Be There"	Mariah Carey	^[25]
769	June 27	"I'll Be There"	Mariah Carey	^[26]
770	July 4	"Baby Got Back"	Sir Mix-a-Lot	^[27]
	July 11			^[28]
	July 18			^[29]
	July 25			^[30]
	August 1			^[31]
771	August 8	"This Used to Be My Playground"	Madonna	^[32]
772	August 15	"End of the Road"	Boyz II Men	^[33]
	August 22			^[34]
	August 29			^[35]
	September 5			^[36]
	September 12			^[37]
	September 19			^[38]
	September 26			^[39]
	October 3			^[40]
	October 10			^[41]
	October 17			^[42]
	October 24			^[43]
	October 31			^[44]
	November 7			^[45]
773	November 14	"How Do You Talk to an Angel"	The Heights	^[46]
773	November 21	"How Do You Talk to an Angel"	The Heights	^[47]
774	November 28	"I Will Always Love You"	Whitney Houston	^[48]^[49]
	December 5			^[50]^[51]
	December 12			^[52]^[53]
	December 19			^[54]^[55]
	December 26			^[56]^[57]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
Position	Artist	Weeks at No. 1
1	Boyz II Men	13
2	Kris Kross	8
3	Vanessa Williams	5
	Sir Mix-A-Lot
	Whitney Houston
6	Right Said Fred	3
6	Mr. Big	3
8	Mariah Carey	2
8	The Heights	2
10	Color Me Badd	1
	George Michael
	Elton John
	Madonna

References

^ "January 4, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "January 11, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "January 18, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "January 25, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "February 1, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "February 8, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "February 15, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "February 22, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "February 29, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "March 7, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "March 14, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "March 21, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "March 28, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "April 4, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "April 11, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "April 18, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "April 25, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "May 2, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "May 9, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "May 16, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "May 23, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "May 30, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "June 6, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "June 13, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "June 20, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "June 27, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "July 4, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "July 11, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "July 18, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "July 25, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "August 1, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "August 8, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "August 15, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "August 22, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "August 29, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "September 5, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "September 12, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "September 19, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "September 26, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "October 3, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "October 10, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "October 17, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "October 24, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "October 31, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "November 7, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "November 14, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "November 21, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ "Whitney's Giant Leap 'Bodyguard' Soundtrack Number Climbs from 12 to 1". Chicago Tribune. November 24, 1992. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
^ "November 28, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ DeKnock, Jan (December 4, 1992). "Whitney Houston Gains on 2 Lists". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
^ "December 5, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ DeKnock, Jan (December 11, 1992). "Houston's 'Love' Does a Three-peat". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
^ "December 12, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ DeKnock, Jan (December 18, 1992). "'92 Ends with Houston's Triple Score". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
^ "December 19, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.
^ DeKnock, Jan (December 25, 1992). "Houston Sweeps out the Old Year". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
^ "December 26, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

Additional sources

Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties (ISBN 0-89820-137-3)
Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.

[1] "January 4, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[2] "January 11, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[3] "January 18, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[4] "January 25, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[5] "February 1, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[6] "February 8, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[7] "February 15, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[8] "February 22, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[9] "February 29, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[10] "March 7, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[11] "March 14, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[12] "March 21, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[13] "March 28, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[14] "April 4, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[15] "April 11, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[16] "April 18, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[17] "April 25, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[18] "May 2, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[19] "May 9, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[20] "May 16, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[21] "May 23, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[22] "May 30, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[23] "June 6, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[24] "June 13, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[25] "June 20, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[26] "June 27, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[27] "July 4, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[28] "July 11, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[29] "July 18, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[30] "July 25, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[31] "August 1, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[32] "August 8, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[33] "August 15, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[34] "August 22, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[35] "August 29, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[36] "September 5, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[37] "September 12, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[38] "September 19, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[39] "September 26, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[40] "October 3, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[41] "October 10, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[42] "October 17, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[43] "October 24, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[44] "October 31, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[45] "November 7, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[46] "November 14, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[47] "November 21, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[48] "Whitney's Giant Leap 'Bodyguard' Soundtrack Number Climbs from 12 to 1". Chicago Tribune. November 24, 1992. Retrieved April 19, 2010.

[49] "November 28, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[50] DeKnock, Jan (December 4, 1992). "Whitney Houston Gains on 2 Lists". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2010.

[51] "December 5, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[52] DeKnock, Jan (December 11, 1992). "Houston's 'Love' Does a Three-peat". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2010.

[53] "December 12, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[54] DeKnock, Jan (December 18, 1992). "'92 Ends with Houston's Triple Score". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2010.

[55] "December 19, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

[56] DeKnock, Jan (December 25, 1992). "Houston Sweeps out the Old Year". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2010.

[57] "December 26, 1992". Billboard Hot 100.

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Hot 100 number-one hits of 1992 (USA)

Chart history

Number-one artists

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References

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