Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Hot R&B Singles number ones of 1991/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was promoted by PresN via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 21 April 2024 (UTC).

List of Hot R&B Singles number ones of 1991

 * Nominator(s): ChrisTheDude (talk) 22:24, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Here's the 49th article in this series for your delectation. In this year one artist reached number one for the first time after 15 years on the chart and another act reached number one for the first time who was actually aged 15. Feedback as ever will be gratefully received and swiftly acted upon -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 22:24, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Pseud 14
Image review: Passed
 * Freddie Jackson moved into the number-one position - in every instance in the article number one is written without the hyphen
 * Done. In the wording "number-one position", it is being used as an adjective rather than a noun and sources seem to be split as to whether it needs a hyphen in such cases but I changed it anyway
 * Thanks for the clarification. (I initially thought it was the opposite, at least from the sources I've looked up). Will take note for the future lists.
 * Hi-Five's "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" - more of a consistency thing as well, perhaps it should be written single first then artist, as how you listed the other singles on this last sentence.
 * Done
 * That’s all I could find. Great work as usual on this series. Pseud 14 (talk) 02:33, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
 * - thanks! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:39, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Solid work as always! Support. Also, if you have spare time and interest, wondering if I could get some feedback on the other side on a current FAC. Pseud 14 (talk) 15:09, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Images have alt text
 * Images are appropriately licensed in Commons
 * Images are relevant and have succinct captions. Pseud 14 (talk) 02:33, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Source review

 * All sources are appropriate, and in line with those used in similar featured lists. Nothing that needs a citation is lacking one. I couldn't see any issues with formatting. Pass for source review. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 22:42, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Support from Hurricanehink
I came here from my own FLC, and saw the other Hot R&B singles from 1990 already had several supports, so I thought I'd review this instead.


 * So my first nitpick is about the paragraph arrangement in the lead, since that's the primary area of prose in the list, and thus should be subject to scrutiny. The first paragraph is rather short. Just throwing it out there, I'd love if the first charting one was included there (to signify the start of the year), and then the bit about Shanice's "I Love Your Smile", since this all would be a logical end to the first paragraph:
 * No song spent more than two weeks in the top spot during 1991, although Shanice's "I Love Your Smile", which spent the last two weeks of the year atop the chart, would extend its run by two further weeks in 1992.


 * "With the exception of Gerald Levert, who would achieve a second solo number one in 1992,[4] none of the acts to top the chart twice during the year would achieve another R&B number one after 1991, and Color Me Badd, Hi-Five, the Rude Boys, and the Winans siblings all achieved the only two R&B number ones of their respective careers during the year." - that's a lot for one sentence. I'd rather the bit about Gerald Levert go with the other Levert info in the 2nd paragraph, and maybe simplify what you're saying here.
 * All of the above addressed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:31, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Two times, you say "a number", as if it's some vague unknown term.
 * A number of acts reached number one for the first and only time in 1991
 * "Can You Stop the Rain" by Peabo Bryson was one of a number of tracks to spend two weeks at number one in 1991.

Ultimately these all are minor. I imagine I'll be able to support without much work. Let me know what you think about my comments. ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 00:43, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I think both would be improved if it said what number that was. Otherwise, I like how the images are complete sentences, which is why they all end in a fullstop. Periodt.
 * All of the above addressed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:20, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * OMG, Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) is that song?! I think you need to mention how important that song is in popular culture. I just put it on, that song is still relevant and beloved in 2024. Give it some love.
 * Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:11, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Kinda along similar lines, I feel that Summertime is pretty iconic, but IDK if it's definitely worth mentioning that Will Smith would later have a #1 hit later on (Gettin' Jiggy wit It)
 * Gettin' Jiggy wit It wasn't an R&B #1, it only got to #6..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:18, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * And similar for Emotions. According to this, Mariah Carey hits her highest note in this song. It's probably trivial, and maybe not worth mentioning, it's just a song that I knew instantly when I saw it.
 * Definitely trivial, I think -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:31, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I fixed a few redirects in the song titles. I noticed that some of the links are also redirects in the artist names (I saw it for Pebbles and stopped checking), so would you mind double checking the artist names for redirects?
 * There's no requirement to fix redirects but I think I got them all anyway -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:44, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * - thanks for your review. All addressed, I think -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:20, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much for the quick response! I'm happy to support now. Yea, there was no requirement to fix the redirects, but I was trying to find *anything* to nitpick the article about, in a way to show how good it already is. Really appreciate the fixes. ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 18:21, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Comments from ZooBlazer
That's all from me. These were mostly nitpicks as the article looks great already, so if you disagree with the comments, not a big deal. Great job with the article. --  Zoo Blazer  02:27, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * "each of whom had two number ones, tied for the highest number of weeks in the top spot during the year, each spending three weeks" --> could this be slightly reworded to not have "each" used twice so close in the same sentence?
 * "would prove to be the only time he even reached the top 10" --> Remove "even"
 * "was the act's only R&B chart-topper but continued to be popular for decades afterwards" --> add "it" or something similar after but
 * - done the first and third ones. I left the second one because I was trying to make the point that you might expect an act who started their career with a bang with a number one single to have subsequent tracks get close to that position but in Washington's case he never even managed to get into the top 10 again...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:24, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Works for me. Happy to support. --  Zoo Blazer  22:16, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Hey man im josh
Source review: Passed
 * Reliable enough for the information being cited
 * Consistent date formatting
 * Consistent and proper reference formatting
 * Appropriate wikilinks where applicable
 * Spot checks on 10 sources match what they are being cited for

Feedback:
 * DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince in the lead and list should be DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince to match the casing of the article
 * See also section – update the link from List of number-one R&B albums of 1991 (U.S.) to List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1991
 * See also section – update the link from List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1991 to List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1991
 * Could you add to the top of the article, under the short description? That way if refs are added later on they use the proper date formatting.
 * - all of the above done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:03, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Great job as always Chris! Side note, it's been bugging me today that I don't fully understand the inconsistencies in some of these Billboard namings. Some of them are using a hyphen in "number-one". Is it "number ones" and "number-one" as a standard? Is there a de facto correct usage? I'd love to find something to better understand the naming conventions of these various Billboard articles. If so, I can do some cleanup on the article namings when I get time. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:50, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * It would be "number one" when used as a noun and "number-one" when used as an adjective. So "Mariah has had lots of number ones" vs "Mariah has had lots of number-one singles".  That's my understanding, anyway..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:03, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Cool, thanks. I see that you made the changes as well so I'm going to note my support. Hey man im josh (talk) 19:04, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Promoting. -- Pres N  20:25, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.