| 1 |
record label: DreamWorks 59000
chart position: RandB #22, US #7, UK #1, US AC #6
written by: George Michael
album: Older
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| 2 |
record label: MCA 55580
chart position: RandB #2, US #10
written by: Jesse Powell and Carl Roland
album: 'Bout It
comments: [slow jam]
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| 3 |
record label: Minit 607
chart position: RandB #3 (1 week), US #28
weeksinr&bchart: 11
written by: Jessie Hill
album: Can't Get Enough (Of That Ooh Poo Pah Doo)
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| 4 |
record label: Def Jam 002709
chart position: RandB #2, US #11, UK #16
written by: Kanye West and Rhymefest
album: The College Dropout
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| 5 |
record label: AandM 2878
chart position: RandB #2, US #53, US dance #12
weeksinr&bchart: 18
written by: Jesse Johnson
album: Shockadelica
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| 6 |
record label: Atlantic 2982
chart position: RandB #19, US #30, US AC #3
written by: Janis Ian
album: Killing Me Softly
comments: [ballad]
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| 7 |
record label: EMI 2492
chart position: UK #17, US Dance #3
written by: Ken Gibson
album: Nice and Slow
comments: [disco dance]
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| 8 |
record label: AandM 2702
chart position: RandB #4, US #61, US Dance #20
written by: Jesse Johnson
album: Jesse Johnson's Revue
comments: [disco funk]
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| 9 |
record label: AandM 3020
chart position: RandB #4, US #78, US dance #13
weeksinr&bchart: 14
written by: Jesse Johnson
album: Every Shade of Love
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| 10 |
record label: RCA Victor 47 8040
chart position: RandB #7, US #31
weeksinr&bchart: 10
written by: Jesse Belvin, Jo Ann Belvin
album: Just Jesse Belvin
comments: [ballad]
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| 11 |
record label: AandM 2730
chart position: RandB #3, US #110
written by: Jesse Johnson
album: Jesse Johnson's Revue
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| 12 |
record label: AandM 2749
chart position: RandB #7, US #76
written by: Jesse Johnson
album: Jesse Johnson's Revue
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| 13 |
record label: House 10
chart position: UK #10, US Dance #15
written by: Farley
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| 14 |
record label: Jamie 1145
chart position: RandB #7
weeksinr&bchart: 3
written by: George Motola and John Marascalco
album: The Casual
comments: [ballad]
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| 15 |
record label: EMI 2564
chart position: UK #26, US Dance #17
written by: Nancy Nova (as Carol Holness) and Ken Gibson
album: Nice and Slow
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| 16 |
record label: EMI 2615
chart position: UK #29
written by: Ken Gibson and Peter Yellowstone
album: Come with Me
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| 17 |
record label: Zea 50000
chart position: RandB #18, US #117
written by: James McClelland
comments: [funky soul]
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| 18 |
record label: Jive 523072 (EU)
chart position: UK #47
written by: Andreas Carlsson, Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
album: Jessica
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| 19 |
record label: AandM 2901
chart position: RandB #28, US Dance #18
weeksinr&bchart: 13
written by: Jesse Johnson
album: Shockadelica
|
| 20 |
record label: AandM 2730
chart position: US Dance #12
written by: Jesse Johnson
album: Jesse Johnson's Revue
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| 21 |
record label: AandM 1214
chart position: RandB #19
weeksinr&bchart: 14
written by: Jesse Johnson
album: Every Shade of Love
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| 22 |
record label: Passion Records 12 6
chart position: US Dance #19
written by: Art Posey, Josef Powell and Simon Soussan
album: Queen of Fools
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| 23 |
record label: MCA 55457
chart position: RandB #25, US #85
written by: Jonathon Robinson, Joey Elias and Eric Jackson
album: 'Bout It
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| 24 |
record label: RCA Victor 7387
chart position: RandB #25, US #81
weeksinr&bchart: 2
written by: Larry Holofcener and Ed Scott (as Edward Scott)
|
| 25 |
record label: AandM 2912
chart position: RandB #23
weeksinr&bchart: 13
written by: Jesse Johnson
album: Shockadelica
|
| 26 |
record label: Winley 225
chart position: US #74
written by: Arlene Smith and George Goldner
|
| 27 |
record label: ZAY 30002
chart position: RandB #25
written by: Harry Warren and Mack Gordon
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| 28 |
record label: Lil' Man 95024
chart position: RandB #26, US #74
written by: Idris Davidson, Menton Smith, Jesse Williams, Maurice White, Charles Stepney and Philip Bailey
album: My Melody
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| 29 |
record label: Underworld 58329
chart position: RandB #29, US #124
weeksinr&bchart: 20
album: Never Let You Go
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 30 |
record label: Sugar Hill 32016
chart position: RandB #73, UK #83
comments: [hip hop, funk]
|
| 31 |
record label: Silas 55136
chart position: RandB #32, US #113
written by: Laney Stewart , Samuel Salter and Thabiso Nkhereanye
album: Jesse Powell
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| 32 |
record label: Minit 611
chart position: US #91
written by: Jessie Hill
comments: [rock 'n soul]
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| 33 |
record label: Thomas 805
chart position: RandB #35, US #95
written by: Gene Barge and Jesse Anderson
|
| 34 |
record label: Tamla 2696
chart position: US dance #21
written by: H. Lewis, K. Lewis
album: Totally Tata
comments: [Motown Sound] [album cut]
|
| 35 |
record label: Motown 1218
chart position: RandB #34
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Heroes
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 36 |
record label: 20th Century 6684
chart position: RandB #42, US #92
written by: Jesse Anderson, Shena DeMell, Sugar Pie DeSanto and Jesse James
|
| 37 |
record label: Silas 55208
chart position: RandB #51, US #119
written by: Michael Stokes and Emanuel Johnson
album: Jesse Powell
comments: [love ballad]
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| 38 |
record label: Capitol 10259
chart position: RandB #40
weeksinr&bchart: 12
written by: Ralph MacDonald and William Salter
album: Dead Presidents: Music from the Motion Picture
comments: [love song]
|
| 39 |
record label: Icee
chart position: RandB #41
comments: [gospel]
|
| 40 |
record label: Blue Thumb 204
chart position: Cashbox RandB #41
written by: Dave Dixon, Jessie Hill
album: Naturally
comments: [funk]
|
| 41 |
record label: D.C. Sound 2
chart position: Cashbox RandB #44
written by: Keni Lewis, Gene Dozier
comments: [northern soul]
|
| 42 |
record label: ZEA 50003
chart position: RandB #47
written by: Audrey Calvin
|
| 43 |
record label: Metromedia 111
chart position: Cashbox RandB #48
written by: D. Hart
|
| 44 |
record label: GospoCentric
chart position: RandB #50
weeksinr&bchart: 1
album: Christmas
comments: [christmas gospel album cut] [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
|
| 45 |
record label: MCA 252101
chart position: RandB #58
album: JP
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 46 |
record label: Celestial Arts 4471
chart position: RandB #59
written by: Jes and Gerry Williams
album: The Storms Are Coming
|
| 47 |
record label: EMI
chart position: RandB #59
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Audience of One
comments: [gospel]
|
| 48 |
record label: TTED 3026
chart position: RandB #61
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 49 |
record label: Fall Out 009
chart position: RandB #67
written by: Al Hudson, Al Perkins and Cuba Gregory
album: JP
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 50 |
record label: Geffen 28149
chart position: US Dance #45
written by: Jesse Saunders
album: Center of Attraction
|
| 51 |
record label: 20th Century 2201
chart position: RandB #73
written by: Bradford Craig, Ron Carson and H. B. Barnum
|
| 52 |
record label: Golden Boy 7125
chart position: RandB #74
written by: Sam Brown
|
| 53 |
record label: Underworld 58448
chart position: RandB #76
weeksinr&bchart: 5
album: Never Let You Go
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 54 |
record label: G Funk 73741
chart position: RandB #79
weeksinr&bchart: 6
written by: Jessica, Keith Andes
album: You Can't Resist
|
| 55 |
record label: AandM 2778
chart position: RandB #87
written by: Jesse Johnson
album: Jesse Johnson's Revue
|
| 56 |
record label: Geffen 20670
chart position: RandB #90
written by: Glen Barbee, Leon Sylvers III (as Leon Sylvers) and Norman A. Whitfield Jr.
album: Center of Attraction
|
| 57 |
record label: Good Fridays 0101
chart position: RandB #98
weeksinr&bchart: 1
comments: [gospel dance]
|
| 58 |
record label: Riviera 9922 2
chart position: RandB #99
album: Jesse
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 59 |
record label: MCA 25448-1
chart position: RandB #103
written by: Jesse Powell, Kenneth Hickson, Nicole Wray, Tamara Jordan, Trina Powell, Ken Fambro and Tip Green
album: JP
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record label: Hi 32077
written by: Green
album: Call Me...
comments: [gospel soul ballad album cut]
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| -- |
record label: Bound Sound 1008
written by: Clarence Reid, Joyce Straws
album: Free To Be Me
comments: [southern soul]
|
| -- |
record label: Barry 1019
written by: Jesse Gould
comments: [southern soul]
|
| -- |
record label: Barry 1019
written by: Jesse Gould, Kelly Owens
comments: [southern soul]
|
| -- |
record label: Pyramid 605
written by: R. Cobb, A. Johnson
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
|
| -- |
record label: Bound Sound 1008
written by: Clarence Reid
album: Free To Be Me
comments: [southern soul] [album cut]
|
| -- |
record label: Express 2286
written by: William McClain, Gien McDaniel, Salvador Cole
album: Music For Lovers
|
| -- |
record label: United Artists 561
album: I Don't Know What The World Is Coming To
|
| -- |
record label: Stax 3002
written by: Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
comments: [gospel soul album cut]
|
| -- |
record label: Atlantic 2901
written by: Robert Fryson
album: Amazing Grace
comments: [gospel]
|
| -- |
record label: Chicago Music Bag 1001
written by: H. Scott, I. Gates, W. Scott
comments: [ballad]
|
| -- |
record label: Columbia 82672
written by: Anders Bagge, Meja Beckman
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| -- |
record label: Tamla 326
written by: Stevie Wonder
album: Innervisions
comments: [album cut]
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| -- |
record label: Nugget 1
written by: Billy Nichols, Jessie Gould
comments: [disco dance]
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