Songs
The biggest records on Billboard Hot 100 that entered the chart in the 1990s, ranked by Weeks on chart. Click a column to re-sort.
Record Power is the song's own figure: each week on the chart is worth its position as a share of a full chart — a #1 week is 3.5, a #21 week 1.8, a #100 week 0.1 — added up over the run. No credit split and no discount for what else the artist had charting, so a duet and an album-bomb single count the same as any other record. What a song earned each artist is on the artist pages.
Ranked by Weeks on chart, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a chart published by anyone else. How it works →
| # | Song | Record Power | Weeks at #1 | Top-ten weeks | Weeks on chart | Peak | On chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Do I LiveLeAnn Rimes | 147.3 | 0 | 32 | 69 | #2Dec 1997 | Jun 1997 → Oct 1998 |
| 2 | Foolish Games/You Were Meant For MeJewel | 146.0 | 0 | 28 | 65 | #2Apr 1997 | Nov 1996 → Feb 1998 |
| 3 | Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)Los Del Rio | 117.5 | 14 | 23 | 60 | #1Aug 1996 | Sep 1995 → Feb 1997 |
| 4 | SmoothSantana feat. Rob Thomas | 135.3 | 12 | 30 | 58 | #1Oct 1999 | Jul 1999 → Sep 2000 |
| 5 | HigherCreed | 74.3 | 0 | 6 | 57 | #7Jul 2000 | Sep 1999 → Dec 2000 |
| 6 | I Don't Want To WaitPaula Cole | 82.3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | #11Jan 1998 | Nov 1997 → Nov 1998 |
| 7 | AmazedLonestar | 92.2 | 2 | 12 | 55 | #1Mar 2000 | Jun 1999 → Aug 2000 |
| 8 | MissingEverything But The Girl | 88.7 | 0 | 13 | 55 | #2Feb 1996 | Aug 1995 → Aug 1996 |
| 9 | Barely BreathingDuncan Sheik | 73.3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | #16May 1997 | Nov 1996 → Dec 1997 |
| 10 | Too CloseNext | 122.7 | 5 | 23 | 53 | #1Apr 1998 | Feb 1998 → Feb 1999 |
| 11 | BreatheFaith Hill | 105.0 | 0 | 19 | 53 | #2Apr 2000 | Nov 1999 → Nov 2000 |
| 12 | Truly Madly DeeplySavage Garden | 123.7 | 2 | 26 | 52 | #1Jan 1998 | Dec 1997 → Nov 1998 |
| 13 | How's It Going To BeThird Eye Blind | 72.0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | #9Feb 1998 | Dec 1997 → Nov 1998 |
| 14 | Run-AroundBlues Traveler | 80.0 | 0 | 9 | 49 | #8Aug 1995 | Mar 1995 → Feb 1996 |
| 15 | This KissFaith Hill | 79.4 | 0 | 8 | 48 | #7Oct 1998 | Mar 1998 → Feb 1999 |
| 16 | Counting Blue CarsDishwalla | 59.3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | #15Aug 1996 | Apr 1996 → Mar 1997 |
| 17 | You Make Me Wanna...Usher | 102.1 | 0 | 23 | 47 | #2Oct 1997 | Aug 1997 → Jul 1998 |
| 18 | Nobody KnowsThe Tony Rich Project | 99.7 | 0 | 23 | 47 | #2Mar 1996 | Dec 1995 → Nov 1996 |
| 19 | Together AgainJanet | 83.1 | 2 | 14 | 46 | #1Jan 1998 | Dec 1997 → Oct 1998 |
| 20 | Follow You Down/Til I Hear It From YouGin Blossoms | 75.9 | 0 | 8 | 46 | #9Mar 1996 | Feb 1996 → Dec 1996 |
| 21 | Whoomp! (There It Is)Tag Team | 108.9 | 0 | 24 | 45 | #2Jul 1993 | May 1993 → Apr 1994 |
| 22 | Another NightReal McCoy | 101.1 | 0 | 23 | 45 | #3Nov 1994 | Aug 1994 → Jul 1995 |
| 23 | 100% Pure LoveCrystal Waters | 65.8 | 0 | 0 | 45 | #11Oct 1994 | May 1994 → Apr 1995 |
| 24 | You Gotta BeDes'ree | 70.2 | 0 | 10 | 44 | #5Mar 1995 | Sep 1994 → Jul 1995 |
| 25 | As I Lay Me DownSophie B. Hawkins | 65.5 | 0 | 9 | 44 | #6Oct 1995 | Jun 1995 → Mar 1996 |
| 26 | Hold My HandHootie & The Blowfish | 63.9 | 0 | 3 | 44 | #10Feb 1995 | Oct 1994 → Aug 1995 |
| 27 | Come To My WindowMelissa Etheridge | 42.6 | 0 | 0 | 44 | #25Aug 1994 | Feb 1994 → Dec 1994 |
| 28 | Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)Backstreet Boys | 89.8 | 0 | 18 | 43 | #2Sep 1997 | Jun 1997 → Apr 1998 |
| 29 | Semi-Charmed LifeThird Eye Blind | 84.6 | 0 | 14 | 43 | #4Aug 1997 | Jul 1997 → Apr 1998 |
| 30 | Change The WorldEric Clapton | 80.8 | 0 | 16 | 43 | #5Aug 1996 | Jul 1996 → May 1997 |
| 31 | You're Still The OneShania Twain | 105.7 | 0 | 23 | 42 | #2May 1998 | Feb 1998 → Nov 1998 |
| 32 | Un-Break My HeartToni Braxton | 105.4 | 11 | 25 | 42 | #1Dec 1996 | Oct 1996 → Aug 1997 |
| 33 | Where My Girls At?702 | 92.4 | 0 | 19 | 42 | #4Jun 1999 | May 1999 → Feb 2000 |
| 34 | Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look TonightElton John | 84.3 | 14 | 17 | 42 | #1Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 → Jul 1998 |
| 35 | Wild NightJohn Mellencamp & Me'Shell Ndegeocello | 75.1 | 0 | 13 | 42 | #3Sep 1994 | May 1994 → Mar 1995 |
| 36 | C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)Quad City DJ's | 73.8 | 0 | 15 | 42 | #3Aug 1996 | Mar 1996 → Dec 1996 |
| 37 | The FreshmenThe Verve Pipe | 62.2 | 0 | 6 | 42 | #5Jun 1997 | Feb 1997 → Dec 1997 |
| 38 | The SignAce Of Base | 93.7 | 6 | 21 | 41 | #1Mar 1994 | Jan 1994 → Oct 1994 |
| 39 | You're Makin' Me High/Let It FlowToni Braxton | 90.8 | 1 | 20 | 41 | #1Jul 1996 | Jun 1996 → Mar 1997 |
| 40 | I Love You Always ForeverDonna Lewis | 89.3 | 0 | 16 | 41 | #2Aug 1996 | Jun 1996 → Mar 1997 |
| 41 | All For YouSister Hazel | 63.8 | 0 | 0 | 41 | #11Aug 1997 | Jul 1997 → Apr 1998 |
| 42 | Return Of The MackMark Morrison | 83.7 | 0 | 15 | 40 | #2Jun 1997 | Mar 1997 → Nov 1997 |
| 43 | I Need To KnowMarc Anthony | 81.2 | 0 | 19 | 40 | #3Nov 1999 | Sep 1999 → Jun 2000 |
| 44 | I'm The Only OneMelissa Etheridge | 63.9 | 0 | 5 | 40 | #8Jan 1995 | Aug 1994 → May 1995 |
| 45 | Insensitive (From "Bed Of Roses")Jann Arden | 57.6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | #12Jun 1996 | Feb 1996 → Nov 1996 |
| 46 | Dazzey DuksDuice | 49.8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | #12Jul 1993 | Jan 1993 → Oct 1993 |
| 47 | This Is Your NightAmber | 39.5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | #24Jan 1997 | Jun 1996 → Mar 1997 |
| 48 | I Will Remember You (Live)Sarah McLachlan | 33.5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | #14Jul 1999 | Nov 1995 → Oct 1999 |
| 49 | Give Me One ReasonTracy Chapman | 83.5 | 0 | 17 | 39 | #3Jun 1996 | Apr 1996 → Dec 1996 |
| 50 | Where Do You GoNo Mercy | 78.6 | 0 | 12 | 39 | #5Oct 1996 | Jul 1996 → Mar 1997 |
| 51 | Rhythm Is A DancerSnap! | 69.9 | 0 | 14 | 39 | #5Jan 1993 | Aug 1992 → May 1993 |
| 52 | DecemberCollective Soul | 49.1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | #20Sep 1995 | May 1995 → Feb 1996 |
| 53 | Gangsta's Paradise (From "Dangerous Minds")Coolio feat. L.V. | 93.3 | 3 | 22 | 38 | #1Sep 1995 | Aug 1995 → May 1996 |
| 54 | TwistedKeith Sweat | 87.3 | 0 | 18 | 38 | #2Aug 1996 | Jun 1996 → Mar 1997 |
| 55 | I KnowDionne Farris | 69.2 | 0 | 10 | 38 | #4May 1995 | Jan 1995 → Oct 1995 |
| 56 | Tootsee Roll69 Boyz | 63.9 | 0 | 3 | 38 | #8Jan 1995 | Jul 1994 → Mar 1995 |
| 57 | Be My LoverLa Bouche | 59.5 | 0 | 8 | 38 | #6Feb 1996 | Nov 1995 → Jul 1996 |
| 58 | WonderNatalie Merchant | 46.5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | #20May 1996 | Dec 1995 → Aug 1996 |
| 59 | Back At OneBrian McKnight | 81.2 | 0 | 15 | 37 | #2Nov 1999 | Aug 1999 → May 2000 |
| 60 | Just Another DayJon Secada | 66.0 | 0 | 12 | 37 | #5Aug 1992 | Apr 1992 → Dec 1992 |
| 61 | Can I Get A...Jay-Z feat. Amil (Of Major Coinz) & Ja | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | #19Jan 1999 | Oct 1998 → Jun 1999 |
| 62 | Kiss From A RoseSeal | 80.8 | 1 | 17 | 36 | #1Aug 1995 | Jun 1995 → Feb 1996 |
| 63 | All That She WantsAce Of Base | 79.4 | 0 | 18 | 36 | #2Nov 1993 | Sep 1993 → May 1994 |
| 64 | All My LifeK-Ci & JoJo | 75.9 | 3 | 12 | 36 | #1Apr 1998 | Mar 1998 → Nov 1998 |
| 65 | NameGoo Goo Dolls | 74.0 | 0 | 15 | 36 | #5Jan 1996 | Oct 1995 → Jun 1996 |
| 66 | When Can I See YouBabyface | 66.4 | 0 | 11 | 36 | #4Sep 1994 | Jun 1994 → Feb 1995 |
| 67 | Breakfast At Tiffany'sDeep Blue Something | 58.3 | 0 | 8 | 36 | #5Jan 1996 | Aug 1995 → Apr 1996 |
| 68 | Roll To MeDel Amitri | 50.9 | 0 | 1 | 36 | #10Nov 1995 | Jul 1995 → Mar 1996 |
| 69 | My BooGhost Town DJ's | 33.2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | #27May 2016 | Jul 1996 → Jun 2016 |
| 70 | Don't Let Go (Love)En Vogue | 81.6 | 0 | 17 | 35 | #2Jan 1997 | Nov 1996 → Jul 1997 |
| 71 | Breathe AgainToni Braxton | 80.2 | 0 | 17 | 35 | #3Jan 1994 | Oct 1993 → Jun 1994 |
| 72 | NobodyKeith Sweat feat. Athena Cage | 79.1 | 0 | 18 | 35 | #3Dec 1996 | Oct 1996 → May 1997 |
| 73 | SlideGoo Goo Dolls | 73.7 | 0 | 8 | 35 | #8Feb 1999 | Dec 1998 → Jul 1999 |
| 74 | Don't Walk AwayJade | 65.5 | 0 | 12 | 35 | #4Mar 1993 | Dec 1992 → Aug 1993 |
| 75 | No, No, NoDestiny's Child | 65.5 | 0 | 8 | 35 | #3Mar 1998 | Nov 1997 → Jul 1998 |
| 76 | Let Her CryHootie & The Blowfish | 53.1 | 0 | 3 | 35 | #9Jul 1995 | Mar 1995 → Nov 1995 |
| 77 | In The House Of Stone And LightMartin Page | 45.7 | 0 | 0 | 35 | #14May 1995 | Dec 1994 → Aug 1995 |
| 78 | WaterfallsTLC | 78.0 | 7 | 18 | 34 | #1Jul 1995 | Jun 1995 → Jan 1996 |
| 79 | I Believe I Can Fly (From "Space Jam")R. Kelly | 76.1 | 0 | 16 | 34 | #2Dec 1996 | Dec 1996 → Aug 1997 |
| 80 | Hard To Say I'm SorryAz Yet feat. Peter Cetera | 65.6 | 0 | 5 | 34 | #8May 1997 | Feb 1997 → Oct 1997 |
| 81 | The World I KnowCollective Soul | 40.5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | #19Mar 1996 | Nov 1995 → Jul 1996 |
| 82 | Black BalloonGoo Goo Dolls | 38.8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | #16Oct 1999 | Jul 1999 → Feb 2000 |
| 83 | Found Out About YouGin Blossoms | 31.3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | #25Feb 1994 | Nov 1993 → Jul 1994 |
| 84 | HookBlues Traveler | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | #23Mar 1996 | Oct 1995 → May 1996 |
| 85 | Get Ready For This2 Unlimited | 16.4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | #38Apr 1995 | Sep 1992 → May 1995 |
| 86 | The Cup Of Life (The Official Song Of The World Cup, France '98)Ricky Martin | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | #45Aug 1999 | Jun 1998 → Oct 1999 |
| 87 | I'll Make Love To YouBoyz II Men | 88.3 | 14 | 22 | 33 | #1Aug 1994 | Aug 1994 → Mar 1995 |
| 88 | Because You Loved Me (From "Up Close & Personal")Celine Dion | 81.8 | 6 | 19 | 33 | #1Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 → Oct 1996 |
| 89 | I'll Be Missing YouPuff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112 | 78.8 | 11 | 17 | 33 | #1Jun 1997 | Jun 1997 → Jan 1998 |
| 90 | I Knew I Loved YouSavage Garden | 76.4 | 4 | 17 | 33 | #1Jan 2000 | Oct 1999 → Jun 2000 |
| 91 | The Power Of LoveCeline Dion | 73.7 | 4 | 16 | 33 | #1Feb 1994 | Nov 1993 → Jul 1994 |
| 92 | Kiss MeSixpence None The Richer | 72.0 | 0 | 16 | 33 | #2May 1999 | Nov 1998 → Sep 1999 |
| 93 | All I Wanna DoSheryl Crow | 68.7 | 0 | 14 | 33 | #2Oct 1994 | Aug 1994 → Mar 1995 |
| 94 | Sittin' Up In My Room (From "Waiting To Exhale")Brandy | 68.2 | 0 | 11 | 33 | #2Mar 1996 | Dec 1995 → Aug 1996 |
| 95 | Baby-Baby-BabyTLC | 66.8 | 0 | 14 | 33 | #2Aug 1992 | Jun 1992 → Jan 1993 |
| 96 | I Want YouSavage Garden | 59.9 | 0 | 8 | 33 | #4May 1997 | Mar 1997 → Oct 1997 |
| 97 | Tell MeGroove Theory | 58.9 | 0 | 7 | 33 | #5Nov 1995 | Aug 1995 → Apr 1996 |
| 98 | FinallyCeCe Peniston | 53.7 | 0 | 10 | 33 | #5Jan 1992 | Sep 1991 → May 1992 |
| 99 | Anything3T | 48.9 | 0 | 0 | 33 | #15Mar 1996 | Oct 1995 → May 1996 |
| 100 | Da' DipFreak Nasty | 46.1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | #15May 1997 | Jan 1997 → Aug 1997 |
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