Regional Hits of 1992

Other Years: 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

The standard page for 1992 lists the biggest hit songs across the World. This page compares that with the top 20 biggest hits of the year in North America and Europe. The region index explains how these results were generated and the long term trends.

The number of North American chart entries declines from about 1980 onwards. After 1990 the results are over dominated by European charts.

  North America   World   Europe  
# Artist Song Title Artist Song Title Artist Song Title #
1 Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You Moves 0 Moves 0 Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You Moves 0 Moves 0 Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You 1
2 Eric Clapton Tears in Heaven Moves -5 Moves -3 Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit Moves -4 Moves -2 Snap Rhythm is a Dancer 2
3 Vanessa Williams Save the Best For Last Moves -12 Moves -11 Mr Big To Be With You Moves -1 Moves -9 Dr Alban It's My Life 3
4 Boyz II Men End of the Road Moves -1 Moves -21 Snap Rhythm is a Dancer Moves 2 Moves 1 Mr Big To Be With You 4
5 Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit Moves 3 Moves 1 Boyz II Men End of the Road Moves -5 Moves -4 Charles & Eddie Would I Lie to You? 5
6 Madonna This Used to Be My Playground Moves -5 Moves -6 Kris Kross Jump Moves -3 Moves 4 Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit 6
7 Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson Beauty & the Beast Moves -45 Moves 5 Eric Clapton Tears in Heaven Moves -36 Moves -13 Guns & Roses Knockin' On Heaven's Door 7
8 Sir Mix-a-Lot Baby Got Back Moves -32 Moves -71 Inner Circle Sweat (A La La La La Song) Moves 0 Moves 0 Inner Circle Sweat (A La La La La Song) 8
9 Red Hot Chili Peppers Under the Bridge Moves -1 Moves -97 Charles & Eddie Would I Lie to You? Moves 4 Moves 3 Kris Kross Jump 9
10 U2 One Moves -3 Moves 1 Red Hot Chili Peppers Under the Bridge Moves -30 Moves 5 Boyz II Men End of the Road 10
11 Tom Cochrane Life is a Highway Moves -38 Moves 5 Madonna This Used to Be My Playground Moves -16 Moves -12 Michael Jackson Heal the World 11
12 Kris Kross Jump Moves 6 Moves -100 Dr Alban It's My Life Moves 9 Moves -5 Shakespear's Sister Stay 12
13 Mariah Carey I'll Be There Moves -11 Moves 3 U2 One Moves -16 Moves -14 Roxette How Do You Do! 13
14 Mr Big To Be With You Moves 11 Moves -20 Michael Jackson Remember the Time Moves -14 Moves -4 KLF Justified & Ancient 14
15 Patti Smith & Don Henley Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough Moves -31 Moves 12 Vanessa Williams Save the Best For Last Moves -59 Moves -19 U96 Das Boot 15
16 The Heights How Do You Talk To An Angel Moves -66 Moves -5 Guns & Roses November Rain Moves -4 Moves -13 Metallica Nothing Else Matters 16
17 Billy Ray Cyrus Achy Breaky Heart Moves -5 Moves -20 Shakespear's Sister Stay Moves 5 Moves -25 Erasure Abba-Esque 17
18 En Vogue All My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) Moves -49 Moves -62 KLF Justified & Ancient Moves 4 Moves -19 Ten Sharp You 18
19 House of Pain Jump Around Moves -41 Moves -7 Jon Secada Just Another Day Moves -2 Moves -11 Tasmin Archer Sleeping Satellite 19
20 Celine Dion If You Asked Me To Moves -59 Moves -100 Guns & Roses Knockin' On Heaven's Door Moves 13 Moves 4 Guns & Roses November Rain 20

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