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Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American hip hop recording artist, actor, poet, and film producer. Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 1990s, after which he gained notable mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, his own record label imprint, and, in the past, has released music under various other labels such as Relativity, Geffen and GOOD Music, among others.

Below is a list of Common songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Fox 113987
chart position: RandB #1, US #9
written by: Erykah Badu, Bahamadia, Queen Latifah and Angie Stone
album: Worldwide Underground
Erykah Badu featuring Common Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)
2002 Fox
2 record label: MCA 2751
chart position: RandB #30, US #32, UK #16
written by: Teddy Riley, Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown and Benard Belle
Bobby Brown & Whitney Houston Something in Common
1992 MCA
3 record label: CBS 223 136
chart position: UK #2, US #45, US dance #42
written by: John Hurley
album: No Parlez
comments: charted as Love of the Common People / Come Back and Stay in US dance charts
Paul Young Love of the Common People
1983 CBS
4 record label: Trojan 7750
chart position: UK #9
written by: John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
comments: [reggae]
Nicky Thomas Love of the Common People
1970 Trojan
5 record label: MCA 155763
chart position: RandB #12, US #44, UK #56
written by: Bobby Caldwell, Norman Harris, Common (as Lonnie Lynn), Bruce Malament and Jimmy Yancey
album: Like Water for Chocolate
Common The Light
2000 MCA
6 record label: MCA
chart position: UK #13
written by: Mary J. Blige, Damon Blackman, Bruce Wallenstein, Ahkim Miller and Sting
album: No More Drama
Mary J. Blige featuring Common Dance for Me
2002 MCA
7 record label: RCA 2673
chart position: US Dance #8
written by: Bill House
album: Never Gonne Let You Go
Vicki Sue Robinson Common Thief
1976 RCA
8 record label: Geffen 5568 11
chart position: US dance #15, RandB #55
written by: Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Scott Storch, Common
album: Flo'Ology
Floetry featuring Common Supastar
2005 Geffen
9 record label: MCA Records 25714
chart position: RandB #21, US #65
written by: Common, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo
album: Electric Circus
comments: [hip hop]
Common featuring Mary J. Blige Come Close To Me
2002 MCA Records
10 record label: MCA
chart position: RandB #61, UK #48
written by: Common, Questlove and James Poyser
album: Like Water for Chocolate
comments: [hip hop]
Common Geto Heaven
2000 MCA
11 record label: Def Jam
chart position: US #49
written by: John Legend, Common and Rhymefest
comments: from 'Selma' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
John Legend featuring Common Glory
2005 Def Jam
12 record label: Metromedia 142
chart position: US #54, AC #19
written by: John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
The Winstons Love of the Common People
1969 Metromedia
13 record label: G.O.O.D./Geffen Digital
chart position: RandB #60, US #62
written by: Common, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo
album: Universal Mind Control
comments: [hip hop]
Common featuring Pharrell Universal Mind Control
2008 G.O.O.D./Geffen Di
14 record label: Virgin
chart position: RandB #64, UK #84
written by: Joss Stone, Novel, Tony Reyes, Common
album: Introducing Joss Stone
Joss Stone ft. Common Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now
2007 Virgin
15 record label: Geffen
chart position: UK #56
written by: Common (as Lonnie R. Lynn) and Kanye West
album: Finding Forever
Common featuring Lily Allen Drivin' Me Wild
2007 Geffen
16 record label: G.O.O.D. 004924
chart position: RandB #31, US #79, UK #134
written by: Common (as Lonnie Lynn) , Kanye West, John Mayer & Linda Lewis
album: Be
Common Go!
2005 G.O.O.D.
17 record label: Geffen 001009011
chart position: RandB #32, US #112
written by: Common
album: Finding Forever
Common I Want You
2007 Geffen
18 record label: Hollywood
chart position: RandB #116, UK #108
written by: Common, will.i.am and Martin Luther King Jr.
album: Freedom Writers: Music from the Motion Picture
comments: [hip hop]
Common A Dream
2007 Hollywood
19 record label: Fool's Gold 013161
chart position: RandB #39, US #43, UK #67
written by: Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Common, Lady Gaga and RedOne
album: Man on the Moon: The End of Day
Kid Cudi ft. Kanye West & Common Make Her Say
2009 Fool's Gold
20 record label: Rawkus 53474
chart position: RandB #41, US #110
album: Soundbombing 2
Common One-Nine-Nine-Nine
1999 Rawkus
21 record label: Geffen 4342 11
chart position: RandB #42, US #110, UK #134
written by: Common (as Lonnie Lynn) , Kanye West, Abiodun Oyewole, Umar Bin Hassan and Leon Moore
album: Be
Common The Corner
2005 Geffen
22 record label: G.O.O.D. 005583
chart position: RandB #44, US #109
written by: Common (as Lonnie Lynn) , Kanye West, General Johnson, Angelo Bond and Gregory Perry
album: Be
Common Testify
2005 G.O.O.D.
23 record label: G.O.O.D.
chart position: RandB #53, UK #179
written by: Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
album: Wake Up!
John Legend & The Roots Featuring Common & Melanie Fiona Wake Up Everybody
2010 G.O.O.D.
24 record label: Tommy Boy 728
chart position: RandB #53, US #101
written by: Posdnuos, David Jolicoeur, Maseo and L. Lynn
album: Stakes Is High
comments: [hip hop]
De La Soul (featuring Common Sense) The Bizness
1996 Tommy Boy
25 record label: Geffen 121192
chart position: RandB #55, US #111
written by: Common (as Lonnie Lynn) and Kanye West
album: Finding Forever
Common The People
2007 Geffen
26 record label: Relativity 1627
chart position: RandB #57, US #101, UK #59
written by: Common and Anthony Craig
album: One Day It'll All Make Sense
Common Reminding Me (Of Sef)
1997 Relativity
27 record label: BC 4008
chart position: RandB #58
weeksinr&bchart: 7
written by: Sting
comments: [instrumental] (produced by Began Cekic)
Common Sense Voices Inside My Head
1981 BC
28 record label: Rawkus 320
chart position: RandB #77
weeksinr&bchart: 6
album: Hi Teknology
Hi-Tek featuring Common & Vinia Mojica The Sun God
2001 Rawkus
29 record label: Motown 1259
chart position: RandB #84
written by: Bobby Miller
album: David Ruffin
comments: [Motown Sound]
David Ruffin Common Man
1973 Motown
30 record label: MCA 254 22
chart position: RandB #86
written by: Common, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo
comments: (ft. Erykah Badu, Pharrell and Q Tip) [neo soul hip hop]
Common Come Close remix (Closer)
2003 MCA
31 record label: MCA 155704
chart position: RandB #87
album: Like Water For Chocolate
comments: [hip hop]
Common The 6th Sense
2000 MCA
32 record label: Loud 88561
chart position: RandB #88, US #102
album: Resurrection
Common Resurrection
1995 Loud
33 record label: Relativity 88561 1209
chart position: RandB #91
written by: Common
album: Resurrection
Common I Used to Love H.E.R.
1994 Relativity
34 record label: GOOD Music
chart position: RandB #94
album: Universal Mind Control
comments: [hip hop]
Common Announcement
2008 GOOD Music
35 record label: Relativity 88561 1139
chart position: RandB #107
album: Can I Borrow a Dollar?
comments: [hip hop]
Common Breaker 1-9
1992 Relativity
36 record label: Relativity 88561 1183
chart position: RandB #108
album: Can I Borrow A Dollar?
comments: [hip hop]
Common Soul by the Pound
1993 Relativity
37 record label: Trauma 164
chart position: RandB #109
written by: Amir Thompson, James Poyser, Black Thought, Common, Joi and Sixx John
album: Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1
comments: [hip hop]
Shaquille O'Neal ft. Common & Black Thought In The Sun
2001 Trauma
-- record label: Parachute 2005 (UK)
written by: Carl Hampton and Homer Banks
album: Welcome To My Room
comments: [ballad album cut]
Randy Brown Too Little In Common
1978 Parachute
-- record label: Epic, Rags 33011
written by: Lou Courtney
album: I'm In Need Of Love
comments: [album cut]
Lou Courtney The Common Broken Heart
1974 Epic, Rags




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