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