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 1992 Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1992 by Alex Cosper WHITNEY HOUSTON - I Will Always Love You RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Under The Bridge U2 - One BOYZ II MEN - End Of The Road MARIAH CAREY - I'll Be There VANESSA WILLIAMS - Save The Best For Last ERIC CLAPTON - Tears In Heaven CELINE DION - If You Asked Me To MR. BIG - To Be With You GEORGE MICHAEL & ELTON JOHN - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 1992 Top Pop Hits 1992 Top Albums 1992 Top Ballads/Adult Contemporary 1992 Top Country Hits 1992 Top Dance Hits 1992 Top Modern/Alternative Hits 1992 Top R&B Hits 1992 Top Rock Hits More Adult Contemporary Songs of 1992: ANNIE LENNOX - Why MICHAEL JACKSON - Remember The Time THE CURE - Friday I'm In Love K.D. LANG - Constant Craving SADE - No Ordinary Love MADONNA - This Used To Be My Playground DURAN DURAN - Ordinary World WILSON PHILLIPS - You Won't See Me Cry MARIAH CAREY - Make It Happen TASMIN ARCHER - Sleeping Satellite MICHAEL JACKSON - Heal The World RESTLESS HEART - When She Cries BRYAN ADAMS - Do I Have To Speak The Words? BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Human Touch JON SECADA - Just Another Day GUNS N' ROSES - November Rain MICHAEL BOLTON - Missing You Now LIONEL RICHIE - My Destiny SHAKESPEAR'S SISTER - Stay LIONEL RICHIE - Do It To Me ERIC CLAPTON - Layla (unplugged) PATTY SMYTH & DON HENLEY - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough ATLANTIC STARR - Masterpiece CURTIS STIGERS - You're All That Matters To Me SOHIA B. HAWKINS - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - All I Want GENESIS - I Can't Dance MICHAEL JACKSON - In The Closet BOY GEORGE - The Crying Game CELINE DION & PEABO BRYSON - Beauty and the Beast ANNIE LENNOX - Walking On Broken Glass ELTON JOHN - The Last Song RICHARD MARX - Hazard MICHAEL BOLTON - To Love Somebody BRYAN ADAMS - Do I Have To Say The Words ELTON JOHN - The One MICHAEL BOLTON featuring KENNY G - Missing You Now GENESIS - No Son of Mine JON SECADA - Do You Believe In Us BRYAN ADAMS - Thought I'd Died and Gone To Heaven GENESIS - Hold On My Heart SARAH McLACHLAN - Into The Fire GO WEST - Faithful RICHARD MARX - Take This Heart MICHAEL BOLTON - Missing You Now By 1992 the concept of love ballads had become completely exploited as a commercial art form. One of the artists who had over-commercialized love songs was Michael Bolton with his over-the-top vocal style. It was almost as if lyrics and melody no longer mattered as long as the singer screamed with emotion. It was this style, along with the more bland background presentation that began to dominate adult contemporary playlists. Celine Dion ultimately became the female version of the screaming balladeer. It's important to remember, however, that the radical changes in pop music were not due to market command. It has always been a common misconception that whatever is high on the charts is a reflection of the "people's choice." For the most part, high chart positions have been a result of substantial radio airplay, which doesn't always correspond with sales. Usually sustained popularity of artists such as Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, do in fact parallel sales. But just because a song gets played in high rotation doesn't mean it's popular. It could be for promotional reasons or interests within the radio programming team, perhaps to corner the market for a certain sound. The pop music scene had suffered signifcant image blows in the early part of the 90s due to the revelations that certain artists like Milli Vanilli were not even the singers on their recordings. In other words, the public image didn't match the studio personnel sometimes. It was also revealed that several pop stars did not sing live in concert and that they were merely lypsincing to a backing track. Another complaint was that pop music was becoming too slick and over-produced. © Playlist Research. All rights reserved. |
