List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1990s

;Key : – Number-one single of the year amassed the most number-one hits (14 songs) and had the longest cumulative run atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart (60 weeks) during the 1990s. Carey is also the only artist to spend at least one week at the summit of the chart in each year of the decade. remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 50 weeks during the 1990s. They scored five number-one songs, with three of them spending over 10 weeks atop the chart. ", performed by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, spent 16 weeks on top of the chart and became the longest-running number-one song in history, until surpassed in 2019 by "Old Town Road". earned six number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1990s. 's cover of "I Will Always Love You" spent 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, which at the time was a record. became the first artist to score a #1 hit before signing to any record label, with "Stay (I Missed You)". became the first artist to debut at #1 with "You Are Not Alone". His song "Black or White" also spent seven weeks at number one during 1991 and 1992. " by Elton John topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks. It is the best-selling single in the chart's history. == Statistics by decade ==

Artists by total number-one singles The following artists achieved three or more number-one hits during the 1990s. A number of artists had number-one singles on their own as well as part of a collaboration. Artists by total number of weeks at number-one The following artists were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1990s. Songs by total number of weeks at number-one The following songs were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1990s. • "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas spent 12 consecutive weeks at number one, on the charts dated from October 23, 1999, to January 8, 2000. Its reign at the top of the Hot 100 extended into the 2000s by two weeks, so only 10 of its weeks occurred in the 1990s, making it fall short of the 10 longest running number-ones in the 1990s if going strictly by its weeks at number one during the decade. ==See also==