If you were listening to Top 40 radio 25 years ago, then chances are you heard Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" a few times each day. Originally released on the Boomerang soundtrack and then as a single after the group had released all of their singles from their debut album, Cooleyhighharmony, "End of the Road" did something no other song in music history had done. On October 30, 1992, "End of the Road" was the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 for the 12th consecutive week, breaking Elvis Presley's 36-year-old record for "Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel."
The song would stay at #1 for another week. However, a few weeks later, Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" would start its 14-week run at #1, breaking Boyz II Men's record. Not to be outdone by a cokehead, Boyz II Men's 1994 hit "I'll Make Love to You" tied Houston's streak, and then their collaboration with Mariah Carey, "One Sweet Day," broke that record by staying at #1 for 16 consecutive weeks between December 1995 and March 1996. That streak has since been tied this year by "Despacito."
But anyway, "End of the Road" was actually the beginning of Boyz II Men's #1 hits. All in all, Boyz II Men had five #1 songs (including "One Sweet Day"), which spent nearly an entire year (50 weeks) at #1. That's on top of their ten other Top 40 hits, including five other Top 10s. "End of the Road" ended up being the #1 song on Billboard's Year End Hot 100 chart for 1992 and the #6 song on Billboard's End of Decade chart for the '90s.
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