This is a list of the U.S.A. Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-ones of 1994. There were nine singles that topped the chart this year. Although ten singles reached number one this calendar year, "Hero" by Mariah Carey began its peak position the previous year and is thus excluded. The longest running number-one single of 1994 is "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men, which logged 14 weeks at number-one, tying the song with "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston for the most weeks at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 until "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men stayed atop the chart from December 1995 to the first quarter of 1996.
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | "Hero" | Mariah Carey | |
| January 8 | |||
| January 15 | |||
| January 22 | "All for Love" | Bryan Adams / Rod Stewart / Sting | |
| January 29 | |||
| February 5 | |||
| February 12 | "The Power of Love" | Céline Dion | |
| February 19 | |||
| February 26 | |||
| March 5 | |||
| March 12 | "The Sign" | Ace of Base | |
| March 19 | |||
| March 26 | |||
| April 2 | |||
| April 9 | "Bump n' Grind" | R. Kelly | |
| April 16 | |||
| April 23 | |||
| April 30 | |||
| May 7 | "The Sign" | Ace of Base | |
| May 14 | |||
| May 21 | "I Swear" | All-4-One | |
| May 28 | |||
| June 4 | |||
| June 11 | |||
| June 18 | |||
| June 25 | |||
| July 2 | |||
| July 9 | |||
| July 16 | |||
| July 23 | |||
| July 30 | |||
| August 6 | "Stay (I Missed You)" | Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories | |
| August 13 | |||
| August 20 | |||
| August 27 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Boyz II Men | |
| September 3 | |||
| September 10 | |||
| September 17 | |||
| September 24 | |||
| October 1 | |||
| October 8 | |||
| October 15 | |||
| October 22 | |||
| October 29 | |||
| November 5 | |||
| November 12 | |||
| November 19 | |||
| November 26 | |||
| December 3 | "On Bended Knee" | ||
| December 10 | |||
| December 17 | "Here Comes the Hotstepper" | Ini Kamoze | |
| December 24 | |||
| December 31 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
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