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Boyz II Men would exceed even that record later in the decade with hits I'll Make Love to You and One Sweet Day (with Mariah Carey), which each exceeded records for the longest period of time a single remained at number 1. As of 2010, One Sweet Day still holds the all-time record with sixteen weeks at the top of the Hot 100. Although On Bended Knee did not exceed any records, it was still a very popular song that reached number 1 and made Boyz II Men the third artist (the other two are The Beatles and Elvis[4]) to replace themselves at the number one rating of the Billboard Hot 100. Because of this, Boys II Men are the artists that has stayed on the number one spot for a cumulative total of 50 times, just fourth behind Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Mariah Carey.[5] These achievements were enough to earn Boyz II Men recognition as Billboard Magazine's most successful musical group of the 1990s.[6]

From the beginning, Boyz II Men featured all four members as leads, avoiding the usual R&B group arrangement of one or two lead singers and a team of background singers. The multiple-lead arrangement became a Boyz II Men trademark, and it became typical to hear Wanya Morris' vibrato-heavy tenor, Shawn Stockman's tenor voice, Nathan Morris' baritone, and Michael McCary's bass (often used in spoken-word sections of many Boyz II Men hits) trading bars in each song.

Cooleyhighharmony achieved major success, eventually selling over nine million copies and winning the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 1992 Grammy Awards. Boyz II Men were also nominated for Best New Artist, alongside with British singer-songwriter Seal, fellow R&B group Color Me Badd, as well as dance revolutionaries C+C Music Factory, but the Grammy was awarded to singer-songwriter Marc Cohn. Motownphilly and It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday were number 1 R&B hits and top five U.S. pop hits.

End of the Road would become Boyz II Men's greatest commercial success and their signature song. The track remained at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for an unprecedented thirteen weeks, breaking the previous record of eleven weeks set by Elvis Presley with Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog in 1956. The song catapulted Boyz II Men from successful R&B singers toward worldwide acclaim.