US & UK hit charts

of 1992 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1991 <-

1992

-> 1993

Top songs: #1: I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston - #2: End of the Road by Boyz II Men - #3: I'll Be There by Mariah Carey - #4: Jump by Kris Kross - #5: Save the Best for Last by Vanessa Williams [Vanessa Lynn Williams]

11/1992

I Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston

from The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album

502 pts

R&B

Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1994 produced by David Foster
[Arista 12490]
written by Dolly Parton

07/1992

End of the Road
Boyz II Men

from Boomerang: Original Soundtrack Album

474 pts

R&B

produced by Babyface
[Motown 2178]
written by Kenneth Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid & Daryl Simmons

05/1992

I'll Be There
Mariah Carey

from MTV Unplugged

443 pts

R&B

featuring Trey Lorenz
live
[Columbia 74330]
written by Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis & Willie Hutch

03/1992

Jump
Kris Kross

from Totally Krossed Out

442 pts

dance

R&B

[Ruffhouse 74197]
written by Anthony Ciss

01/1992

Save the Best for Last
Vanessa Williams [Vanessa Lynn Williams]

from The Comfort Zone

437 pts

R&B

[Wing 865136]
written by Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman & Jon Lind

12/1992

Informer
Snow

from 12 Inches of Snow

424 pts

dance

R&B

[EastWest 98471]
written by Darrin O'Brien, Marvin Prince, Edmond Leary, Shawn Moltke & Terri V. Lowe

07/1992

This Used to Be My Playground
Madonna

from Barcelona Gold

394 pts

[Sire 18822]
written by Madonna & Shep Pettibone

07/1992

Rhythm Is a Dancer
Snap!

from The Madman's Return

384 pts

dance

[Arista 12437]
written by Benito Benites & John "Virgo" Garrett III

03/1992

My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
En Vogue

from Funky Divas

380 pts

dance

R&B

[EastWest 98586]
written by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster

#10

01/1992

Stay
Shakespears Sister

from Hormonally Yours

373 pts

alt.

[London-Sire 869 730]
written by Siobhan Fahey, Marcella Detroit & Manu Guiot

#11

01/1992

Remember the Time
Michael Jackson

from Dangerous

370 pts

dance

R&B

charted as Remember the Time / Come Together in UK charts
[Epic 74200]
written by Michael Jackson, Bernard Belle & Teddy Riley

#12

01/1992

Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton

from Rush: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack

366 pts

rock

Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1993 Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1993 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #353]
[Duck/Reprise 19038]
written by Eric Clapton & Will Jennings

#13

10/1992

Erotica
Madonna

from Erotica

343 pts

dance

116

R&B

[Maverick/Sire 18782]
written by Madonna, Shep Pettibone & Anthony Shimkin

#14

04/1992

Achy Breaky Heart
Billy Ray Cyrus

from Some Gave All

336 pts

ctry

[Mercury 866522]
written by Don Von Tress

#15

11/1992

A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)
Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle

from Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

333 pts

R&B

Academy Award for Best Original Song 1992 Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1994 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1992
[Columbia 74751]
written by Alan Menken & Tim Rice

#16

08/1992

People Everyday
Arrested Development

from 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of…

328 pts

dance

R&B

[Chrysalis 50397]
written by Sylvester Stewart & Todd Thomas

#17

05/1992

The Best Things in Life Are Free
Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson

from Mo' Money: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

321 pts

dance

R&B

with special guests BBD & Ralph Tresvant
[Perspective 0010]
written by Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown & Ray Henderson

#18

12/1992

Mr. Wendal
Arrested Development

from 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of…

317 pts

dance

R&B

charted as Mr Wendal / Revolution in UK charts
[Chrysalis 24810]
written by Arrested Development

#19

12/1992

Ordinary World
Duran Duran

from The Wedding Album

316 pts

alt.

[Capitol 44908]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor & Warren Cuccurullo

#20

08/1992

Would I Lie to You?
Charles & Eddie

from Duophonic

298 pts

R&B

[Capitol 44809]
written by Mike Leeson & Peter Vale

#21

04/1992

Just Another Day
Jon Secada

from Jon Secada

297 pts

[SBK 07383]
written by Jon Secada & Miguel A. Morejon

#22

11/1992

Don't Walk Away
Jade [American band]

from Jade to the Max

288 pts

R&B

[Giant 18686]
written by Vassal Benford & Ronald Spearman

#23

04/1992

In the Closet
Michael Jackson

from Dangerous

282 pts

dance

R&B

[Epic 74266]
written by Michael Jackson & Teddy Riley

#24

03/1992

Let's Get Rocked
Def Leppard

from Adrenalize

280 pts

rock

[Mercury 866 568]
written by Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Rick Savage

#25

02/1992

Hazard
Richard Marx

from Rush Street

278 pts

[Capitol 44796]
written by Richard Marx

#26

02/1992

Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers

from Blood Sugar Sex Magik

275 pts

rock

alt.

[Warner 18978]
written by Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Flea & Chad Smith

#27

09/1992

Rump Shaker
Wreckx-N-Effect

from Hard or Smooth

271 pts

dance

R&B

[MCA 54388]
written by Markell Riley, Aqil "A-Plus" Davidson & Pharrell Williams

#28

08/1992

Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
Patty Smyth

from Patty Smyth

268 pts

featuring Don Henley
[MCA 54403]
written by Patty Smyth & Glen Burtnik

#29

02/1992

Everything About You
Ugly Kid Joe

from America's Least Wanted

265 pts

rock

[Mercury 866632]
written by Whitfield Crane & Klaus Eichstadt

#30

12/1992

Deeper and Deeper
Madonna

from Erotica

261 pts

dance

[Maverick/Sire 18639]
written by Madonna, Shep Pettibone & Anthony Shimkin

#31

01/1992

One
U2

from Achtung Baby

261 pts

rock

alt.

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #36]
[Island 866533]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

#32

09/1992

Sleeping Satellite
Tasmin Archer

from Great Expectations

257 pts

alt.

[SBK 50426]
written by Tasmin Archer, John Beck [songwriter] & John Hughes

#33

08/1992

Humpin' Around
Bobby Brown

from Bobby

255 pts

dance

R&B

produced by Babyface
[MCA 54342]
written by Babyface, Bobby Brown, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons

#34

04/1992

Baby Got Back
Sir Mix-a-Lot

from Mack Daddy

249 pts

dance

R&B

[Def American 18947]
written by Sir Mix-a-Lot

#35

10/1992

If I Ever Fall in Love
Shai

from ...If I Ever Fall in Love

244 pts

R&B

[Gasoline Alley 54518]
written by Carl Martin

#36

06/1992

Baby-Baby-Baby
TLC

from Ooooooohhh....On the TLC Tip

238 pts

R&B

produced by Babyface
[LaFace 24028]
written by L.A. Reid, Babyface & Daryl Simmons

#37

06/1992

Too Funky
George Michael

from Red Hot + Dance

237 pts

dance

charity record
[Columbia 74352]
written by George Michael

#38

10/1992

How Do You Talk to an Angel
The Heights

from The Heights

236 pts

[Capitol 44890]
written by Steve Tyrell, Barry Coffing & Stephanie Tyrell

#39

12/1992

Heal the World
Michael Jackson

from Dangerous

235 pts

R&B

[Epic 74708]
written by Michael Jackson

#40

11/1992

In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)
Boyz II Men

from Music Inspired by the Jacksons: An American Dream Mini Series

230 pts

R&B

[Motown 2193]
written by Fred Parris

#41

02/1992

Make It Happen
Mariah Carey

from Emotions

229 pts

dance

R&B

[Columbia 74239]
written by Mariah Carey, David Cole & Robert Clivillés

#42

03/1992

Deeply Dippy
Right Said Fred

from Up

223 pts

dance

written by Richard Fairbrass, Fred Fairbrass & Rob Manzoli

#43

02/1992

Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg
TLC

from Ooooooohhh....On the TLC Tip

223 pts

R&B

[LaFace 24008]
written by Dallas Austin & Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

#44

05/1992

Friday I'm in Love
The Cure

from Wish

219 pts

dance

rock

alt.

[Fiction 64742]
written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Perry Bamonte, Porl Thompson & Boris Williams

#45

01/1992

Twilight Zone
2 Unlimited

from Get Ready!

217 pts

dance

[Radikal/Critique 15486]
written by Jean-Paul De Coster, Patrick De Meyer, Carlos Meire, Junny Rollocs & Phil Wilde

#46

09/1992

It's My Life
Dr. Alban

from One Love: The Album

215 pts

dance

alt.

[Arista 2491]
written by Dr. Alban & Denniz Pop

#47

04/1992

Tennessee
Arrested Development

from 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of…

215 pts

dance

R&B

R
[Chrysalis 23829]
written by Todd Thomas & Taree Jones

#48

04/1992

Please Don't Go / Game Boy
K.W.S.

from K.W.S.

211 pts

written by Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch

#49

06/1992

Abba-Esque EP
Erasure

from Abba-esque

211 pts

written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

#50

01/1992

Goodnight Girl
Wet Wet Wet

from High on the Happy Side

211 pts

written by Graeme Clark, Tommy Cunningham, Neil Mitchell & Marti Pellow

#51

09/1992

Ebeneezer Goode
The Shamen

from Boss Drum

211 pts

written by Colin Angus & Richard West

#52

07/1992

Ain't No Doubt
Jimmy Nail

from Growing Up in Public

211 pts

written by Guy Pratt, Danny Schogger, Jimmy Nail & Charlie Dore

#53

02/1992

Masterpiece
Atlantic Starr

from Love Crazy

210 pts

R&B

[Reprise 19076]
written by Kenny Nolan

#54

06/1992

Jump Around
House of Pain

from House of Pain (Fine Malt Lyrics)

210 pts

dance

R&B

[Tommy Boy 526]
written by Lawrence Muggerud, Erik Schrody, Earl Nelson & Bobby Relf

#55

04/1992

Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
Sophie B. Hawkins

from Tongues and Tails

208 pts

[Columbia 74164]
written by Sophie B. Hawkins

#56

06/1992

The One
Elton John

from The One

208 pts

[MCA 54423]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

#57

01/1992

We Got a Love Thang
CeCe Peniston

from Finally

205 pts

dance

R&B

[A&M 1594]
written by Eric Miller, Jeremiah McAllister & Chantay Savage

#58

09/1992

I'd Die Without You
P.M. Dawn

from The Bliss Album...?

204 pts

R&B

[Gee Street 24034]
written by Attrell Cordes

#59

05/1992

Keep On Walkin'
CeCe Peniston

from Finally

203 pts

dance

R&B

[A&M 1598]
written by Steve Hurley, Marc Williams & Kym Sims

#60

07/1992

Sesame's Treet
Smart E's

202 pts

dance

[Pyrotech 10083]
written by Joe Raposo & Heart

#61

08/1992

Walking on Broken Glass
Annie Lennox

from Diva

202 pts

alt.

[Arista 2452]
written by Annie Lennox

#62

10/1992

I'm Gonna Get You
Bizarre Inc

from Energique

201 pts

dance

featuring Angie Brown
[Columbia 74814]
written by Dennis Linde

#63

03/1992

Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen

from Wayne's World: Music from the Motion Picture

199 pts

rock

R
[Hollywood 64794]
written by Freddie Mercury

#64

07/1992

Who Is It
Michael Jackson

from Dangerous

199 pts

dance

R&B

[Epic 74406]
written by Michael Jackson

#65

02/1992

Live and Learn
Joe Public

from Joe Public

196 pts

dance

R&B

[Columbia 74012]
written by Joe Carter, Joseph Sayles, Nate Sayles, Kevin Scott & Dwight Wyatt

#66

10/1992

Keep the Faith
Bon Jovi

from Keep the Faith

195 pts

rock

[Jambco 864432]
written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora & Desmond Child

#67

08/1992

Real Love
Mary J. Blige

from What's the 411?

188 pts

dance

R&B

R
[Uptown/MCA 54455]
written by Mark C. Rooney & Mark Morales

#68

01/1992

Everybody in the Place
The Prodigy

from Experience

188 pts

dance

written by Liam Howlett

#69

02/1992

Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven
Bryan Adams

from Waking up the Neighbours

185 pts

rock

[A&M 1592]
written by Bryan Adams

#70

03/1992

Why
Annie Lennox

from Diva

185 pts

alt.

[Arista 2419]
written by Annie Lennox & Peter-John Vettese

#71

03/1992

Human Touch
Bruce Springsteen

from Human Touch

183 pts

rock

both sides ( Human Touch & Better Days) charted in the US
[Columbia 74273]
written by Bruce Springsteen

#72

04/1992

If You Asked Me To
Céline Dion

from Céline Dion

182 pts

[Epic 74277]
written by Diane Warren

#73

05/1992

Raving I'm Raving
Shut Up and Dance

from Death Is Not the End

181 pts

written by Marc Cohn, PJ & Smiley

#74

04/1992

On a Ragga Tip
SL2

181 pts

written by James Augustus, Steve Burnett, John Fernandez, Matthew Nelson & Elton Sinclair

#75

05/1992

Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Guns N' Roses

from Use Your Illusion II

181 pts

R
written by Bob Dylan

#76

06/1992

Heartbeat
Nick Berry

from Nick Berry [1992 album]

181 pts

written by Bob Montgomery & Norman Petty

#77

01/1992

Give Me Just a Little More Time
Kylie Minogue

from Let's Get to It

181 pts

written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. & Ron Dunbar

#78

03/1992

Finally
CeCe Peniston

from Finally

181 pts

R
written by CeCe Peniston, Felipe Delgado & Elbert Lee Linnear

#79

04/1992

Be Quick or Be Dead
Iron Maiden

from Fear of the Dark

181 pts

written by Bruce Dickinson & Janick Gers

#80

08/1992

Barcelona
Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé

181 pts

R
written by Freddie Mercury

#81

08/1992

Baker Street
Undercover

from Check Out the Groove

181 pts

written by Gerry Rafferty

#82

10/1992

Saving Forever for You
Shanice Wilson

from Beverly Hills, 90210: The Soundtrack

179 pts

R&B

produced by David Foster
[Giant 18719]
written by Diane Warren

#83

06/1992

Something Good
Utah Saints

from Utah Saints

179 pts

dance

alt.

[London 869842]
written by Jez Willis & Kate Bush

#84

06/1992

Giving Him Something He Can Feel
En Vogue

from Funky Divas

178 pts

R&B

[EastWest 98560]
written by Curtis Mayfield

#85

10/1992

To Love Somebody
Michael Bolton

from Timeless: The Classics

174 pts

produced by David Foster
[Columbia 74733]
written by Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb

#86

10/1992

Drive
R.E.M.

from Automatic for the People

172 pts

rock

alt.

[Warner 18729]
written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe

#87

09/1992

Free Your Mind / Giving Him Something He Can Feel
En Vogue

from Funky Divas

171 pts

R&B

[EastWest 98487]
written by Denzil Foster & Thomas McElroy

#88

04/1992

Hold on My Heart
Genesis

from We Can't Dance

170 pts

[Atlantic 87481]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford

#89

09/1992

Right Here
SWV

from It's About Time

169 pts

R&B

[RCA 62355]
written by Brian Alexander Morgan

#90

11/1992

Steam
Peter Gabriel

from Us

168 pts

rock

alt.

[Geffen 19145]
written by Peter Gabriel

#91

06/1992

Warm It Up
Kris Kross

from Totally Krossed Out

164 pts

dance

R&B

[Ruffhouse 74376]
written by Jermaine Dupri & Toni Colandreo

#92

01/1992

Come as You Are
Nirvana [American band]

from Nevermind

164 pts

rock

alt.

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #445]
[DGC 19120]
written by Kurt Cobain

#93

08/1992

She's Playing Hard to Get
Hi-Five

from Keep It Goin' On

164 pts

R&B

[Jive 42067]
written by Timmy Allen & William Walton

#94

02/1992

It's a Fine Day
Opus III

from Mind Fruit

164 pts

dance

alt.

written by Edward Barton

#95

10/1992

Faithful
Go West

from Indian Summer

164 pts

[EMI 50411]
written by Peter Cox, Richard Drummie & Martin Page

#96

12/1992

Phorever People
The Shamen

from Boss Drum

159 pts

dance

written by Colin Angus & Richard West

#97

12/1992

Love Song for a Vampire
Annie Lennox

from Bram Stoker's Dracula: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

159 pts

alt.

Little Bird / Love Song For A Vampire are a double A Side in the UK
[Arista 2508 (cassette)]
written by Annie Lennox

#98

06/1992

Even Better Than the Real Thing
U2

from Achtung Baby

158 pts

dance

rock

alt.

[Island 866977]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

#99

07/1992

LSI (Love, Sex, Intelligence)
The Shamen

from Boss Drum

158 pts

dance

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Epic 74437]
written by Colin Angus & Richard West

#100

03/1992

Nothing Else Matters
Metallica

from Metallica

157 pts

rock

[Elektra 4-64770]
written by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich

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