Bobby Brown got a street name after him called “BOBBY BROWN WAY” in his hometown in Boston MA.
Career Highlights As A Solo Artist
6-Number one R&B Hits
7-Top 10 R&B Hits
2-Number one Dance Hits
1- Number one Australian Hit
2-Number one Belgium hits
1-Number one Canadian RPM Hit
2-Number one Pop Hits
7-Top Pop Hits
2-Top 20 Pop Hits
“Don’t Be Cruel” Brown dedicated the album to his deceased best friend James “Jimbo” Flint who was stabbed to death when Brown was aged 11.
“My Prerogative” was also the second-biggest single of 1989, ranking at number two on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1989.
“Don’t Be Cruel” The album also spent a total of 11 non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard R&B Albums chart over the course of 1988 and 1989.being the best-selling album of 1989 in the United States.
At the 32nd Grammy Awards, Brown won Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for “Every Little Step”.
In 2015, Billboard ranked Don’t Be Cruel at number 82 on its list of the Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums.
Don’t Be Cruel also garnered Brown two American Music Awards, a Soul Train Music Award and a People’s Choice Award also a Grammy.
“Bobby” The album also reached number one on the Billboard R&B Albums chart, and reached the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden.
Brown received his second Grammy Award nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 35th Grammy Awards for the single “Humpin’ Around”.
In 1990, Brown was featured on the number-one hit “She Ain’t Worth It” by Glenn Medeiros, making it his second number 1 hit on the pop chart.
Bobby is the only r&b singer to win 12 Boston Music Awards that’s from Boston.
* Courtesy: The Bobby Brown Legacy
