# List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1995

The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales and airplays.
Twelve singles topped the chart during the year. "On Bended Knee" by Boyz II Men began its peak at the top in 1994. The longest running number-one single of 1995 is "Fantasy" by Mariah Carey, which logged eight weeks atop the chart. The second longest-reigning number one single is a three-way tie between "Take a Bow" by Madonna, "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan, and "Waterfalls" by TLC, with seven weeks each.
"One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men held the record for the longest running song at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 with 16 weeks. It also broke the 14-week record held by Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and Boyz II Men's "I'll Make Love to You". Five of those weeks were logged in 1995 and the other 11 weeks were logged in 1996. Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" became the first single to debut at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 and holds the Guinness World Record as the first song in the 37-year history of the Billboard Hot 100 to debut at number one. In addition, "Fantasy", "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" by Whitney Houston, and "One Sweet Day" also debuted at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100.
That year, 5 acts earned their first number one song: TLC, Montell Jordan, Seal, Coolio, and L.V. Mariah Carey and TLC were the only acts to hit number one more than once, with two songs each.

## Chart history

Key :
* The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1995 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| re | January 7 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
| re | January 14 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
| re | January 21 | "On Bended Knee" | Boyz II Men |
| 794 | January 28 | "Creep" | TLC |
| 794 | February 4 | "Creep" | TLC |
| 794 | February 11 | "Creep" | TLC |
| 794 | February 18 | "Creep" | TLC |
| 795 | February 25 | "Take a Bow" | Madonna |
| 795 | March 4 | "Take a Bow" | Madonna |
| 795 | March 11 | "Take a Bow" | Madonna |
| 795 | March 18 | "Take a Bow" | Madonna |
| 795 | March 25 | "Take a Bow" | Madonna |
| 795 | April 1 | "Take a Bow" | Madonna |
| 795 | April 8 | "Take a Bow" | Madonna |
| 796 | April 15 | "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan |
| 796 | April 22 | "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan |
| 796 | April 29 | "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan |
| 796 | May 6 | "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan |
| 796 | May 13 | "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan |
| 796 | May 20 | "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan |
| 796 | May 27 | "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan |
| 797 | June 3 | "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" | Bryan Adams |
| 797 | June 10 | "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" | Bryan Adams |
| 797 | June 17 | "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" | Bryan Adams |
| 797 | June 24 | "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" | Bryan Adams |
| 797 | July 1 | "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" | Bryan Adams |
| 798 | July 8 | "Waterfalls" | TLC |
| 798 | July 15 | "Waterfalls" | TLC |
| 798 | July 22 | "Waterfalls" | TLC |
| 798 | July 29 | "Waterfalls" | TLC |
| 798 | August 5 | "Waterfalls" | TLC |
| 798 | August 12 | "Waterfalls" | TLC |
| 798 | August 19 | "Waterfalls" | TLC |
| 799 | August 26 | "Kiss from a Rose" | Seal |
| 800 | September 2 | "You Are Not Alone" | Michael Jackson |
| 801 | September 9 | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio featuring L.V. |
| 801 | September 16 | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio featuring L.V. |
| 801 | September 23 | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio featuring L.V. |
| 802 | September 30 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
| 802 | October 7 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
| 802 | October 14 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
| 802 | October 21 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
| 802 | October 28 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
| 802 | November 4 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
| 802 | November 11 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
| 802 | November 18 | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey |
| 803 | November 25 | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Whitney Houston |
| 804 | December 2 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 804 | December 9 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 804 | December 16 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 804 | December 23 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |
| 804 | December 30 | "One Sweet Day" | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | Mariah Carey | 13 |
| 2 | TLC | 11 |
| 3 | Boyz II Men | 8 |
| 4 | Madonna | 7 |
| 4 | Montell Jordan | 7 |
| 6 | Bryan Adams | 5 |
| 7 | Coolio | 3 |
| 7 | L.V. | 3 |
| 9 | Seal | 1 |
| 9 | Michael Jackson | 1 |
| 9 | Whitney Houston | 1 |