Below is a list from Billboard magazine’s Top ear-End Hot 100 songs for 1992. Chart © by Billboard, a part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. All Rights Reserved. Learn more about Billboard here.
Top 100 Songs of 1992
1All 4 Love – Color Me Badd
2Under the Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
3Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton
4Just Another Day – Jon Secada
5My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It) – En Vogue
6To Be With You – Mr. Big
7I Love Your Smile – Shanice
8Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus
9I’ll Be There – Mariah Carey
10November Rain – Guns N’ Roses
11Life Is a Highway – Tom Cochrane
12Remember the Time – Michael Jackson
13This Used to Be My Playground – Madonna
14Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough – Patty Smyth
15Diamonds and Pearls – Prince and The N.P.G.
16Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me – George Michael and Elton John
17Masterpiece – Atlantic Starr
18If You Asked Me To – Celine Dion
19Live and Learn – Joe Public
20Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
21Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover – Sophie B. Hawkins
22Tell Me What You Want Me to Do – Teven Campbell
23Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg – TLC
24Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
25The Best Things In Life Are Free – Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson
26Set Adrift On Memory Bliss – P.M. Dawn
272 Legit 2 Quit – Hammer
28Breakin’ My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes) – Mint Condition
29Wishing On a Star – Cover Girls
30She’s Playing Hard to Get – Hi-Five
More 70 Top Songs of 1992
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- End of the Road – Boyz II Men
- Baby Got Back – Sir Mix A-Lot
- Jump – Kris Kross
- Save the Best for Last – Vanessa Williams
- Baby-Baby-Baby – TLC
- I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred
- Black or White – Michael Jackson
- Finally – CeCe Peniston
- Can’t Let Go – Mariah Carey
- Jump Around – House Of Pain
- Giving Him Something He Can Feel – En Vogue
- Come & Talk to Me – Jodeci
- Humpin’ Around – Bobby Brown
- It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday – Boyz II Men
- Move This – Technotronic
- Tennessee – Arrested Development
- Make It Happen – Mariah Carey
- The One – Elton John
- Stay – Shakespear’s Sister
- Please Don’t Go – K.W.S.
- I’d Die Without You – P.M. Dawn
- Good for Me – Amy Grant
- All I Want – Toad The Wet Sprocket
- When a Man Loves a Woman – Michael Bolton
- I Can’t Dance – Genesis
- Hazard – Richard Marx
- Mysterious Ways – U2
- Too Funky – George Michael
- How Do You Talk to an Angel – The Heights
- One – U2
- Keep On Walkin’ – CeCe Peniston
- Hold On My Heart – Genesis
- The Way I Feel About You – Karyn White
- Beauty and the Beast – Céline Dion and Peabo Bryson
- Warm It Up – Kris Kross
- In the Closet – Michael Jackson
- People Everyday – Arrested Development
- No Son of Mine – Genesis
- Wildside – Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch
- Do I Have to Say the Words? – Bryan Adams
- Friday I’m In Love – The Cure
- Everything About You – Ugly Kid Joe
- Blowing Kisses in the Wind – Paula Abdul
- Thought I’d Died and Gone to Heaven – Bryan Adams
- Rhythm Is a Dancer – Snap
- Addams Groove – Hammer
- Missing You Now – Michael Bolton
- Back to the Hotel – N2Deep
- Everything Changes – Kathy Troccoli
- Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad – Def Leppard
- Take This Heart – Richard Marx
- When I Look Into Your Eyes – Firehouse
- I Wanna Love You – Jade
- Uhh Ahh – Boyz II Men
- Real Love – Mary J. Blige
- Justified & Ancient (Stand by the Jams) [Extended Version] [featuring Tammy Wynette] – The KLF
- Slow Motion – Color Me Badd
- What About Your Friends – TLC
- Thinkin’ Back – Color Me Badd
- Would I Lie to You? – Charles and Eddie
- That’s What Love Is For – Amy Grant
- Keep Coming Back – Richard Marx
- Free Your Mind – En Vogue
- Keep It Comin’ – Keith Sweat
- Just Take My Heart – Mr. Big
- I Will Remember You – Amy Grant
- We Got a Love Thang – CeCe Peniston
- Let’s Get Rocked – Def Leppard
- They Want EFX – Das EFX
- I Can’t Make You Love Me – Bonnie Raitt
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Top 100 Songs of 1992 – Final Thoughts
The Top 100 Songs of 1992 showcased a diverse range of musical styles and genres, including rock, pop, hip hop, and R&B. The year saw the rise of alternative rock with bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam leading the charge. Other notable artists included Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, and Madonna, who all had hit songs on the charts.
The soundtrack for the movie “The Bodyguard,” which starred Houston, was one of the best-selling albums of the year, with the hit song “I Will Always Love You” becoming an instant classic. Overall, the Top 100 Songs of 1992 represented a pivotal year in music history, reflecting the changing musical landscape of the time.

