[1] At the start of the year, Michael Bolton was at number one with "Said I Loved You...But I Lied", retaining a position which the song had occupied at the end of 1993.
[2] The song remained at number one through the issue of Billboard dated February 19 for a final total of 12 weeks atop the chart, tying the record for the longest unbroken run at number one on the AC listing set by the song which it had displaced from the top spot, "The River of Dreams" by Billy Joel.
In the issue of Billboard dated June 11 Madonna reached number one with the song "I'll Remember", from the soundtrack of the comedy-drama film With Honors.
[4] After four weeks in the top spot it was displaced by "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" by Elton John, as featured in the animated film The Lion King.
The track also reached the top spot on the Hot R&B Singles listing,[6] and was one of two of 1994's AC number ones to also top Billboard's all-genre chart, the Hot 100,[6] the other being Celine Dion's cover version of Jennifer Rush's 1984 song "The Power of Love".