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1992 Music Hits
When 1992 rolled in the music industry was awash in the new wave Grunge music scene led by Nirvana and Kurt Cobain. Along with the other Grunge bands, the press was rapidly trying to catch up on the new sounds and lyrics as well as keep tabs on established groups and the changing lives of the industry's legends.
In 1992, as a tribute to Elvis Presley, the U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp in his honor. The stamp and related items became instant collector's items. The move made other musicians sit back in awe as they too contemplated whether or not they would one day achieve such celebrity from the U.S..
It was the year of Farm Aid V with favorites Neil Young, John Cougar Mellencamp, and Paul Simon.
The year's top five hits include another motion picture soundtrack single that followed in the footsteps of the previous year. In 1990 the hit song to the movie “Robin Hood” was the #1 hit and in 1991, Whitney Houston's “I Will Always Love You” turned out to be one of the biggest hits of all time. It played constantly on radio, television and throughout neighborhoods. The #2 hit was Nirvana with “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. The song tore through traditional music and the video had fans glued to their television sets. R&B's Boyz II Men broke out with their #3 hit, “End Of The Road”, its melodies and subject matter performed brilliantly by the three lead singers became an instant hit and a long lasting one often played at ceremonies like proms and graduation ceremonies. From the still kicking Disco music era comes the band Snaps!'s hit “Rhythm Is A Dancer” which sort of brought back that bawdy Disco sound that had become obsolete in the U.S.. The tune was very popular in overseas markets as the Disco era hadn't quite gone away and was moving into more into the techno-pop era that would follow shortly. Rounding out the top five songs of 1992 is Mr. Big's “To Be With You” another hit in the European market that set the tone for following hits.
Other hits of 1992 include a wide mix of all genres. This boost in such popular works sent the decade into strong starts. Songs like “Human Touch” from legend Bruce Springsteen, “Diamonds and Pearls” from Prince, “Invisible Touch” by Genesis and their other hit “Jesus He Knows Me”, “Jimmy Olsen's Blues” by the Spin Doctors really opened up a new genre of superhero related tunes that would find resurrection later in the 2000s as superhero movies dominated the box office, Eric Clapton's “Layla” re-emerged but as an acoustic masterpiece, R.E.M.'s “Man On The Moon”, Sade soulful singer of that melancholy music burst onto the scene and her hit “No Ordinary Love” topped charts and captivated audiences, “Save The Best For Last” by Vanessa L. Williams, U2's “Who's gonna Ride Your Wild Horses”, and Annie Lennox's “Walking On Broken Glass” were all hot tunes that jammed the dance clubs and covered the airwaves. The videos to the songs, most of them, are favorites to this day.