| 1 |
record label: Arista 9598
chart position: RandB #2, UK #1, US #1, US dance #1, US AC #1
written by: George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam
album: Whitney
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| 2 |
record label: Columbia 02860
chart position: RandB #8, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1, US rock #34
written by: Paul McCartney
album: Tug of War
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| 3 |
record label: MCA 53383
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #6, US dance #7
written by: Bobby Brown, Gene Griffin & Teddy Riley
album: Don't Be Cruel
comments: [dance]
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| 4 |
record label: Motown 1433
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #20, US AC #8
written by: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: II
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| 5 |
record label: Arista 3544
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #55, US dance #1
written by: Montell Jordan and Shep Crawford (as Anthony
album: One Wish
comments: [slow jam]
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| 6 |
record label: Duke 340
chart position: RandB #2 (1 week), US #71
weeksinr&bchart: 20
written by: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
album: Two Steps from the Blues
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| 7 |
record label: Motown 1702
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #6, US dance #3, US rock #31
written by: Rockwell (as Kennedy Gordy) & Curtis Anthony Nolen
album: Somebody's Watching Me
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 8 |
record label: Columbia
chart position: RandB #2, US #9
written by: Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox, Johnta Austin and Da Brat
album: The Price of Fame
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| 9 |
record label: Hot Wax 7004
chart position: RandB #6, US #8
written by: General Johnson (as Norman Johnson), Greg Perry & Angelo Bond
album: Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed
|
| 10 |
record label: Arista 13724
chart position: RandB #1, US #8
written by: Shep Crawford and J. Russell
album: One Wish
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 11 |
record label: Clouds 11
chart position: RandB #6, US #9, US AC #10
written by: Bobby Caldwell & Alfons Kettner
album: What You Won't Do for Love
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| 12 |
record label: United Artists 375
chart position: RandB #1, US #10
written by: James Alexander & Zelda Samuels
album: Lookin' for a Love Again
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 13 |
record label: Duke 360
chart position: RandB #6, US #22
weeksinr&bchart: 12
written by: Deadric Malone
album: Call On Me/That's The Way Love Is
|
| 14 |
record label: So So Def 14011
chart position: RandB #1, US #20, UK #19
written by: Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Bryan Michael Cox
album: Beware of Dog
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| 15 |
record label: Motown 1165
chart position: RandB #7, US #20, UK #33, US AC #18
written by: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
album: Diana Ross / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 16 |
record label: Arista 12950
chart position: RandB #12, US #17, UK #31, US dance #1
written by: Vassal Benford and Larry Campbell
album: Deborah Cox
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| 17 |
record label: De lite 17 (UK)
chart position: UK #7
written by: Robert Bell, James
album: In the Heart
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| 18 |
record label: Atlantic 2475
chart position: RandB #1, US #21, UK #11
written by: Timbaland (as Tim Mosley) and Static Major (as Stephen Garrett)
album: Dr. Dolittle Movie Soundtrack
comments: (featuring Timbaland)
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| 19 |
record label: Word Of Mouth 1
chart position: RandB #4, US #27, UK #34, US dance #33
written by: Deborah Cox, Dallas Austin and Colin Wolfe
album: Deborah Cox
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| 20 |
record label: Warner 49857
chart position: UK #11
written by: Tom Snow and Nan O'Byrne
album: Secret Combination
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| 21 |
record label: Checker 1129
chart position: RandB #7, US #27
written by: Bobby Moore
comments: [southern soul]
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| 22 |
record label: Ruthless 5527
chart position: RandB #17, US #22
written by: Krayzie Bone (as Anthony Henderson), Bizzy Bone (as Bryon McCane), Wish Bone and
album: Creepin on Ah Come Up
comments: [hip hop]
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| 23 |
record label: Island 099
chart position: UK #9
written by: Bob Marley
album: Kaya
comments: [Reggae]
|
| 24 |
record label: United Artists 50946
chart position: RandB #8, US #31
written by: Jim Ford
album: Understanding...
comments: [southern soul ballad]
|
| 25 |
record label: Vinyl Dreams 71
chart position: RandB #2, UK #13, US #75, US dance #13
written by: Jocelyn Brown & Annette Brown
album: Somebody Else's Guy
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| 26 |
record label: Freakstreet 2006 (UK)
chart position: UK #4
written by: Tom Snow and Nan O'Byrne
album: Much Love
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| 27 |
record label: Capitol 437
chart position: RandB #1, UK #33, US #69
written by: Barry Eastmond & Jolyon Skinner
album: Just Like the First Time
|
| 28 |
record label: Atlantic 11404
chart position: RandB #6, UK #34, US #64, US dance #34
written by: Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
|
| 29 |
record label: P.I.R. 137361
chart position: RandB #5, US #38, US dance #12
written by: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: The Jones Girls / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 30 |
record label: EMI 532
chart position: RandB #66, UK #12
written by: R. L Kirkland & Ruth Davis
|
| 31 |
record label: Caprice 110
chart position: RandB #10, US #22
written by: Rudy Clark
album: James Ray
|
| 32 |
record label: Stone Flower 9001
chart position: RandB #8, US #32
written by: Sly Stone
|
| 33 |
record label: Prelude 8011
chart position: UK #11
written by: Rodney Brown and Willie Lester
album: You Got What It Takes
comments: [disco funk boogie]
|
| 34 |
record label: Stax 0078
chart position: RandB #4, US #39
written by: Arthur Snider
album: One Step Beyond
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 35 |
record label: Arista 3614
chart position: RandB #20, US dance #1, US #70, UK #49
written by: Kay Gee (as Kay Gee Gist), Alonzo Jackson, De'Andre Griffin and Taura Stinson
album: One Wish
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 36 |
record label: Marc 104
chart position: RandB #3, UK #7, US #44
written by: Bob Relf (as Bobby Relf) & Earl Nelson
album: Harlem Shuffle
comments: [northern soul]
|
| 37 |
record label: Ensign 201(UK)
chart position: UK #15
written by: Breeze McKrieth, David Baptiste and Kenny Wellington
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 38 |
record label: Gordy 7069
chart position: RandB #5, US #29
written by: Thomas Chong & Tom Baird
album: Bobby Taylor And The Vancouvers / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
|
| 39 |
record label: Atlantic 2381
chart position: RandB #19, US #29
written by: Bert Russell (as Bert Berns), Solomon Burke & Jerry Wexler
album: The Wicked Pickett
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 40 |
record label: Arista 13860
chart position: RandB #14, US #70, dance #4
written by: Montell Jordan, Shae Jones, Shep Crawford and Stacey Daniels
album: Whitney: The Greatest Hits / Ultimate Deborah Cox
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 41 |
record label: Columbia 10334
chart position: RandB #5, US #33
written by: Clarence Coulter, Don Davis & Chico Jones
album: Eargasm
|
| 42 |
record label: Def Jam 004850
chart position: RandB #13, US #51, UK #38
written by: Bobby Valentino, Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson
album: Bobby Valentino
|
| 43 |
record label: Duke 377
chart position: RandB #5, US #42
written by: Al Braggs (as Alfred Braggs) & Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
album: Call On Me
comments: [ballad]
|
| 44 |
record label: DreamWorks 59018
chart position: RandB #23, US #32
written by: Diane Warren
album: The Prince of Egypt: Music from the Original Motion Picture
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 45 |
record label: Mercury 884 572
chart position: US Dance #1, RandB #88, UK #97
written by: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman
album: O'Chi
comments: [disco dance]
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| 46 |
record label: Arista 13380
chart position: US dance #1, RandB #22, US #56
written by: Alfred Antoine, Thom Bell, Linda Creed, Andre Evans and N. Renee
album: Money Talks OST /One Wish
comments: [slow jam]
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| 47 |
record label: AandM 2738
chart position: RandB #17, US dance #10, UK #26, US #3, US AC #39, US rock #1
written by: Sting
album: The Dream of the Blue Turtles
|
| 48 |
record label: RCA Victor 47 8088
chart position: RandB #3, US #70
written by: Sam Cooke
album: Twistin' The Night Away
|
| 49 |
record label: Atlantic 2241
chart position: RandB #4, US #58
written by: Bert Russell (as Bert Berns), Solomon Burke and Jerry Wexler
album: Atlantic Soul Classics
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 50 |
record label: RCA Victor 9447
chart position: UK #5
written by: Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
album: To Love Somebody
|
| 51 |
record label: Columbia 74431
chart position: US #83, UK #34, US dance #1
written by: Robert Clivillés, Anthony Quiles, Duran Ramos and David Cole
album: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
|
| 52 |
record label: Arista 3861
chart position: US dance #1
written by: Fred Jerkins III, Isaac Phillips, Lashawn Daniels, Nycolia Turman and Rodney Jerkins
album: One Wish
|
| 53 |
record label: J Records 80813211001
chart position: US dance #1
written by: Ahmad Russell, Christopher Jenning, Eric Johnson, Eric Jones, James, James Glasco and Tiffany Palmer
album: Dr. Dolittle 2: Original Soundtrack / The Morning After
|
| 54 |
record label: J Records 82876525151
chart position: US dance #1
written by: Shep Crawford
album: The Morning After
|
| 55 |
record label: Deco
chart position: US dance #1
|
| 56 |
record label: Deco
chart position: US dance #1
written by: Avila, Avila, Cox, Najera, Salter, Thomson and Wright
album: The Promise
|
| 57 |
record label: Capitol 5950
chart position: RandB #8, US #1, UK #13, US AC #7, US country #17
written by: Bobbie Gentry
album: Ode to Billie Joe
|
| 58 |
record label: J Records
chart position: US Dance #1
written by: Ahmad Russell, Chris Jennings, Eric Johnson and Eric Jones
album: The Morning After
|
| 59 |
record label: MCA 2074
chart position: RandB #2
written by: Bunny Sigler and Eugene Lambchops Curry
album: Burnin'
comments: [ballad]
|
| 60 |
record label: Duke 402
chart position: RandB #6, US #75
written by: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone), Joe Scott and Gil Caple
|
| 61 |
record label: Atlantic 86531
chart position: US dance #2
written by: John Smith and Valerie Day
album: Told U So
|
| 62 |
record label: Revue 735
chart position: UK #11
written by: Ben Peters
album: Everything To Me
comments: [reggae]
|
| 63 |
record label: Trojan 9088
chart position: UK #14
written by: Ronald Binge
comments: [reggae instrumental]
|
| 64 |
record label: AM:PM 5885001(UK)
chart position: UK #13
written by: Jocelyn Brown
album: I'm Movin' On
|
| 65 |
record label: Smash 1858
chart position: RandB #10, US #67
written by: Jim Jam
album: Back To Soul
|
| 66 |
record label: Duke 449
chart position: RandB #9, US #60
written by: V. Walls, A. Nugeire
|
| 67 |
record label: MCA 4078
chart position: RandB #42, UK #20
written by: Bobby Brown , R. Bryant, Chris Gaddy, Derrick Garrett, Felicia Jefferson, Quincy Jones
album: Forever
|
| 68 |
record label: Duke 347
chart position: RandB #12, US #76
written by: Charlie Rich
album: Here's the Man
|
| 69 |
record label: Tent 41661 (UK)
chart position: UK #23
written by: Dean Chamberlain and Martin Briley
album: Between the Lines
|
| 70 |
record label: Uptown 23982
chart position: RandB #8, US Dance #7
written by: Heavy D, Eddie Ferrell (as Eddie F) and Nevelle Hodge
album: Big Tyme
|
| 71 |
record label: Definity 001 1
chart position: UK #23, US Dance #27
written by: James Calloway and Sonny T. Davenport
comments: [dance]
|
| 72 |
record label: Duke 435
chart position: RandB #16
written by: Buddy Johnson
|
| 73 |
record label: Pye 71057
chart position: RandB #62, US #94, US Dance #8
written by: Biddu
album: You Don't Stand A Chance If You Can't Dance
|
| 74 |
record label: Club 3 (UK)
chart position: UK #25
written by: Ann Godwin, Curtis Josephs and Rob Kilgore
album: Let the Music Play
|
| 75 |
record label: Virgin 99390
chart position: RandB #21, US #40, UK #62, US dance #14
written by: Boy George (as George O'Dowd)
album: Boyfriend
|
| 76 |
record label: Juana 3414
chart position: RandB #8, US #108
written by: David Camon
album: In Control
comments: [deep soul]
|
| 77 |
record label: P.I.R. 3529
chart position: RandB #14, US #68
written by: Leon Huff
album: The Ebonys / The Best Of Philadelphia
|
| 78 |
record label: Duke 196
chart position: RandB #10
weeksinr&bchart: 9
written by: Scott Harper
album: Two Steps from the Blues
comments: [blues soul]
|
| 79 |
record label: City Beat 1222
chart position: RandB #55, US Dance #10
written by: Shedrick Guy, Guy Vaughn and Kechia Jenkins
|
| 80 |
record label: Gordy 1714
chart position: RandB #22, US #43, UK #96, US AC #35
written by: Rick James
album: Cold Blooded
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 81 |
record label: Philips 6051023
chart position: UK #32
written by: Ross, Renzetti
comments: [re release] [northern soul]
|
| 82 |
record label: P.I.R. 3503
chart position: RandB #10, US #51
written by: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
|
| 83 |
record label: Motown 1643
chart position: RandB #15, US #104, US Dance #28
written by: Bobby Nunn
album: Second to Nunn
comments: [funk]
|
| 84 |
record label: MCA 2007
chart position: RandB #75, UK #30, US Dance #14
written by: Laney Stewart and Thaddis Harrell
album: Good Life
|
| 85 |
record label: Fantasy 652
chart position: RandB #22, US #96
written by: Dee Erwin
album: Love Rhymes
comments: [dance]
|
| 86 |
record label: Smash 1964
chart position: RandB #14, US #120
written by: Bobby Byrd and B. Jones
|
| 87 |
record label: So So Def
chart position: RandB #21, US #72, UK #61
written by: Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
album: Doggy Bag
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 88 |
record label: Checker 1152
chart position: RandB #16, US #97
written by: Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] and Sugar Pie DeSanto
|
| 89 |
record label: AandM 397 148
chart position: US AC #6
written by: Max Gronenthal, Andrew Kastner & Larry John McNally
album: Warm Your Heart
|
| 90 |
record label: Big Beat 98046
chart position: RandB #49, UK #42, US #123
written by: Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Owen Mcintyre, Malcom Duncan, Roger Ball, Robbie Mcintosh, Andrea Martin
album: High School High: The Soundtrack
|
| 91 |
record label: Ariola America 7719
chart position: RandB #93, US Dance #13
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Any Way You Want It
comments: charted as Standing in the Shadows of Love/Love Shadow / Fire / The Letter in US dance charts
|
| 92 |
record label: KoKo 728
chart position: RandB #13
written by: Johnny Baylor
album: Do You Love Somebody
|
| 93 |
record label: Hi 2205
chart position: RandB #13, US #101
written by: Al Jackson & Timothy Matthews
album: Straight from the Heart / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 94 |
record label: MCA 2038
chart position: UK #39
written by: Gina Go Go, Laney Stewart, Thaddis Harrell and Tony Haynes
|
| 95 |
record label: T.K. 7577
chart position: RandB #28, US #42
written by: Bobby Caldwell
album: Cat in the Hat
|
| 96 |
record label: Cameo 429
chart position: RandB #14
written by: Bobby Marchan
|
| 97 |
record label: ABC 12360
chart position: RandB #14
written by: David Ervin and Kenny Pierce
album: Come Fly with Me
|
| 98 |
record label: Duke 366
chart position: RandB #28, US #56
written by: Deadric Malone
|
| 99 |
record label: Stax 193
chart position: RandB #15
written by: Isaac Hayes and David Porter
album: Wanted One Soul Singer
|
| 100 |
record label: Ariola America 7700
chart position: RandB #38, US Dance #16
written by: Amber Dilena and Jack Keller
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