| 1 |
record label: CBS 1593
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3, US dance #1
written by: Robert Clivilles & Freedom Williams
album: Gonna Make You Sweat
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| 2 |
record label: Wing 865 136
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3, US AC #1
written by: Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman and Jon Lind
album: The Comfort Zone
comments: [ballad]
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| 3 |
record label: Columbia 04417
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2, US dance #1, US AC #3
written by: Tom Snow & Dean Pitchford
album: Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture
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| 4 |
record label: Specialty 608
chart position: RandB #1, US #5, UK #21
written by: Larry Williams
album: Here's Larry Williams
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| 5 |
record label: Columbia 10693
chart position: RandB #1, UK #3, US #1, US AC #1
written by: John Vallins & Nat Kipner
|
| 6 |
record label: Island 002304
chart position: RandB #16, US #5, UK #2, US dance #1
written by: Paul Poli and Teedra Moses
album: It's About Time
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| 7 |
record label: Columbia 10320
chart position: RandB #70, US #3, UK #1, US dance #1
written by: Beyoncé, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Amanda Ghost and Ian Dench
album: B'Day [deluxe edition]
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| 8 |
record label: Columbia 02812
chart position: RandB #1, US #10, US AC #6
written by: Teddy Randazzo, Bob Weinstein & Lou Stallman
album: Niecy
comments: [love ballad]
|
| 9 |
record label: Star Trak
chart position: RandB #1, US #5, UK #6
written by: Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Jay Z
album: The Neptunes Present... Clones
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| 10 |
record label: Giant 18630
chart position: RandB #55, US #3, US AC #1
written by: John Keller and Tonio K (as Steve Krikorian)
album: Beverly Hills, 90210: The Soundtrack
comments: [ballad]
|
| 11 |
record label: Columbia 10429
chart position: RandB #2, UK #1, US #25, US dance #31, US AC #38
written by: Deniece Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts & Susaye Greene
album: This Is Niecy
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| 12 |
record label: Tamla 54122
chart position: RandB #1, US #8
written by: Pete Moore, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers & Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin)
album: Moods Of Marvin Gaye
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 13 |
record label: Herald 552
chart position: RandB #3 (2 weeks), US #1, UK #14
weeksinr&bchart: 18
written by: Maurice Williams
album: Stay
|
| 14 |
record label: Hollywood 64001
chart position: RandB #53, US #4, UK #21, US AC #2
written by: Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
album: Pocahontas: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
comments: [ballad]
|
| 15 |
record label: Roxbury 0236
chart position: RandB #1, US #4, UK #31, US AC 31
written by: William DeVaughn
album: Be Thankful for What You Got
comments: [philly sound]
|
| 16 |
record label: Wing 871 078
chart position: RandB #1, US #8, UK #74, US AC #2
written by: Lisa Montegomery & Geneva Paschal
album: The Right Stuff
|
| 17 |
record label: Island 006316
chart position: RandB #13, US #21, UK #4, US dance #4
written by: Bunny Sigler, Young Jeezy, Phil Hurtt, Dre, Cool and Jazmine Sullivan
album: So Amazin'
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| 18 |
record label: Roc A Fella 063717
chart position: RandB #1, US #8, UK #17
written by: Jay Z, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
album: The Blueprint 2: The Gift and The Curse
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| 19 |
record label: Def Soul 588775
chart position: UK #3, RandB #58, US #27, US dance #13
written by: Christina Milian, Bloodshy (as Christian Karlsson) and Avant (as Pontus Winnberg)
album: Christina Milian
|
| 20 |
record label: Roc A Fella 001651
chart position: RandB #6, US #10, UK #32
written by: Jay Z, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
album: The Black Album
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| 21 |
record label: Casablanca 909
chart position: RandB #1, US #16
written by: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins & Bernie Worrell
album: Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome
comments: [funk]
|
| 22 |
record label: Mercury 73839
chart position: RandB #1, US #10
written by: Paul Mitchell & William Bell
album: Coming Back for More
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| 23 |
record label: Wing 851 110
chart position: RandB #40, US #18, UK #41, US AC #3
written by: Phil Galdston, Jon Lind and Wendy Waldman
album: The Sweetest Days
comments: [ballad]
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| 24 |
record label: Motown 20348
chart position: RandB #1, US #14
written by: Tyrell Bing, E.J. Dixon III and Roy
album: Nothin' but Drama
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 25 |
record label: Polydor 172
chart position: RandB #1, US #18, US dance #2
written by: Trevor Gale and Kenni Hairston
album: The Comfort Zone
|
| 26 |
record label: Parlophone (UK)
chart position: UK #2
written by: Jamelia, Soulshock and Peter Biker
album: Thank You
|
| 27 |
record label: Arista 9625
chart position: RandB #17, US #15, US AC #2
written by: Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass & Narada Michael Walden
album: Duotones
comments: [jazz soul ballad]
|
| 28 |
record label: Casablanca 856
chart position: RandB #5, US #15
written by: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins & Jerome Brailey
album: Mothership Connection
comments: [funk]
|
| 29 |
record label: Star Trak 005660
chart position: RandB #32, US #49, UK #3
written by: Pharrell Williams
album: In My Mind
|
| 30 |
record label: Def Jam 68555
chart position: RandB #3, UK #17, US dance #3
written by: Vincent F. Bell (as Vincent Bell), Alvin Moody & Russell Simmonds
album: Raw
|
| 31 |
record label: Def Jam 69072
chart position: RandB #5, UK #8
written by: Fred Gordon & Vincent F. Bell
album: Raw
|
| 32 |
record label: Revilot 207
chart position: RandB #3, US #20
written by: George Clinton & Deron Taylor
comments: [northern soul]
|
| 33 |
record label: Stax 0005
chart position: UK #8, RandB #17, US #75
written by: William Bell & Booker T. Jones
album: Stax Greatest Hits
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 34 |
record label: Polydor 213
chart position: RandB #11, US #26, US AC #2
written by: Keith Thomas and Cynthia Weil
album: The Comfort Zone
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 35 |
record label: Columbia 10556
chart position: UK #8, RandB #65, US #103
written by: Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett & Lani Groves
album: This Is Niecy
|
| 36 |
record label: Geffen 22936
chart position: RandB #4, US #49, US dance #18
written by: Timmy Gatling & Alton Stewart
album: Adventures in Paradise
|
| 37 |
record label: Wing 3
chart position: RandB #4, US dance #1, US #44, UK #71
written by: Kipper Jones & Rex Salas
album: The Right Stuff
|
| 38 |
record label: Specialty 615
chart position: RandB #4, US #14, UK #11
written by: Larry Williams
|
| 39 |
record label: Virgin 47305
chart position: RandB #61, US #22, US dance #27
written by: Gregory Bruno, Fat Joe, Davy Deluge, Corey Rooney, Brenda Russell and ThalÃa
album: Thalia [english album]
|
| 40 |
record label: Island 003477
chart position: RandB #91, US #100, UK #9, US dance #6
written by: Bradley Spalter, Lambert Waldrip II, Aleese Simmons, Andre Mortion, Khaleef Chiles and James Banks
album: It's About Time
|
| 41 |
record label: Columbia 10772
chart position: RandB #10, UK #45, US #47, US AC #16
written by: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
|
| 42 |
record label: Smash 1920
chart position: RandB #40, US #40, UK #30
written by: Buddy Kaye & Philip Springer
album: My Boy Lollipop
|
| 43 |
record label: ARC 02406
chart position: RandB #11, US #53
written by: Fritz Baskett, Clarence McDonald & Deniece Williams
album: My Melody
comments: [ballad]
|
| 44 |
record label: Star Trak 007134
chart position: RandB #40, US #57, UK #31
written by: Pharrell Williams and Kanye West
album: In My Mind
|
| 45 |
record label: AandM 680
chart position: RandB #5, US #55
written by: Tena Clark, Gary Prim & Vesta Williams
album: Vesta 4 U
comments: [ballad]
|
| 46 |
record label: Columbia 10971
chart position: RandB #26, US #73, US dance #1
written by: Cheyenne Fowler & Keg Johnson
album: When Love Comes Calling
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 47 |
record label: Ram a Lot
chart position: RandB #9, US #31
written by: Skip, Wacko, Juvenile and Donald Robertson
album: Beginning of the End
|
| 48 |
record label: Wing 863 540
chart position: RandB #3, US #52, US dance #8
written by: Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.), Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley
album: The Comfort Zone
comments: (featuring rap by Black Sheep)
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| 49 |
record label: Wing 865 072
chart position: RandB #2, US #62, US dance #25
written by: Kipper Jones and Reggie Stewart
album: The Comfort Zone
|
| 50 |
record label: Deluxe 6093
chart position: RandB #5, US #11
weeksinr&bchart: 12
written by: Jack Fulton and Lois Steele
album: Otis Williams And His Charms Sing Their All Time Hits
comments: [ballad]
|
| 51 |
record label: ABC 12300
chart position: RandB 31, US #105, UK #38, US Dance #10
written by: Lenny Williams, Bernard Thompson
album: Choosing You
|
| 52 |
record label: Mercury 439
chart position: RandB #23, US #67, UK #52, US dance #6
written by: Abenaa and J. Dibbs
album: The Sweetest Days
|
| 53 |
record label: Rhythm Series
chart position: UK #5
written by: Jamelia, Colin Emmanuel, Daniel DeBourg and Moses Davies
album: Drama
|
| 54 |
record label: Parlophone 6615
chart position: UK #3
written by: Remee, Joe Belmaati and Cutfather
album: Thank You
|
| 55 |
record label: Virgin 1784
chart position: US dance #1
written by: Eric Kupper, Frankie Knuckles and Danny Madden
album: Beyond the Mix
comments: [dance, house]
|
| 56 |
record label: Casablanca 950
chart position: RandB #1, US #89
written by: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) and Bernie Worrell (as Bernard Worrell)
album: Motor Booty Affair
|
| 57 |
record label: Giant 21846
chart position: RandB #1, US #89
written by: Stanley Brown
album: New Jack City: Music from the Motion Picture
|
| 58 |
record label: Parlophone 6635
chart position: UK #4
written by: Jamelia, Chris Martin and Rik Simpson
album: Thank You
|
| 59 |
record label: Bold! Soul 2002
chart position: US Dance #1
written by: Michael Garvin, Janice Walton and Charmain Naik
comments: [dance, house]
|
| 60 |
record label: AandM 395 347
chart position: RandB #2
written by: Attala Zane Giles and Vesta Williams
album: Special
comments: [love ballad]
|
| 61 |
record label: Stax 0015
chart position: RandB #10, US #45
written by: Booker T. Jones and William Bell
album: Bound to Happen
|
| 62 |
record label: Excello 2104
chart position: RandB #8 US #66
weeksinr&bchart: 3
written by: Morgan Babb
|
| 63 |
record label: Rhythm Series
chart position: UK #11
written by: Jamelia Davis
album: Drama
|
| 64 |
record label: Roxbury 2001
chart position: RandB #10, US #43
written by: Pal Rakes and Russ Faith
album: Be Thankful for What You Got
|
| 65 |
record label: Parlophone (UK)
chart position: UK #9
written by: Alex Cantrall, Olivia Longott, Phillip White, Soulshock, Bruce Brody, Gregg Sutton and Sam Brown
album: Thank You
|
| 66 |
record label: AandM 2880
chart position: RandB #9, UK #14, US dance #45
written by: Vesta Williams & Dean Gant
album: Vesta
|
| 67 |
record label: Casablanca 505
chart position: RandB #10, US #63
written by: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Fuzzy Haskins and Bernie Worrell
album: Up for the Down Stroke
|
| 68 |
record label: AandM 5223
chart position: RandB #4
written by: Attala Zane Giles, Billy Osborne and Vesta Williams
album: Vesta 4 U
comments: [love ballad]
|
| 69 |
record label: Columbia 1908
chart position: US #74, US dance #4
written by: George Michael, Michael Munves and Freedom Williams (as Frederick Williams)
album: Freedom
|
| 70 |
record label: Def Jam 69072
chart position: RandB #4
written by: D. Miller, P. Ingram & K. Curry
album: Raw
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 71 |
record label: Breakout 600
chart position: RandB #17, UK #89, US Dance #5
written by: Bryan Loren
album: Vesta
|
| 72 |
record label: District Of Columbia 1
chart position: UK #15
written by: Julia McGirt and David Ylvisaker
|
| 73 |
record label: Deluxe 6138
chart position: RandB #5
weeksinr&bchart: 4
written by: Hicks, Johnson, Robinson
album: This Is Otis Williams And His Charms
comments: [ballad]
|
| 74 |
record label: Columbia 06410
chart position: RandB #10, US Dance #5
written by: Dana Eaves and Hubert Eaves III
album: Miracles of the Heart
|
| 75 |
record label: Columbia 07021
chart position: RandB #6, US dance #23
written by: Michael Jeffries, Michael Boyd and Deniece Williams
|
| 76 |
record label: Wing 871 936
chart position: RandB #10, US #88, US AC #10
written by: Kenny Harris and Salas
album: The Right Stuff
comments: [ballad]
|
| 77 |
record label: Def Jam 654898
chart position: RandB #12, UK #34, US dance #28
weeksinr&bchart: 14
written by: Vincent F. Bell, Alvin Moody & Nikki D
album: Raw
|
| 78 |
record label: OBR 45417
chart position: Rand #6
written by: Babyface (as Kenneth Edmonds)
album: Alyson Williams
comments: [beat ballad]
|
| 79 |
record label: ABC 12289
chart position: RandB #62, US #108, UK #52, US Dance #10
written by: Lenny Williams
album: Choosing You
comments: Choosing You / Shoo Doo Fu Fu Ooh! in US dance charts
|
| 80 |
record label: Casablanca 2317
chart position: RandB #7
written by: Ronald Dunbar (as Ron Dunbar), Donnie Sterling and George Clinton
album: Trombipulation
|
| 81 |
record label: Geffen 22781
chart position: RandB #7
album: Adventures in Paradise
comments: [ballad]
|
| 82 |
record label: Uptown 54603
chart position: RandB #7, US #75
written by: Christopher Williams and 3 Boys from Newark
album: Changes
|
| 83 |
record label: Columbia 74225
chart position: RandB #7
written by: Al B. Sure! and Kevin Deane
album: Alyson Williams
|
| 84 |
record label: Cadet 5640
chart position: RandB #37, US #76, US AC #21
written by: John Lennon
album: Mother Nature's Son
|
| 85 |
record label: Activ 12TV8
chart position: US Dance #7
written by: Saundra Williams
|
| 86 |
record label: Columbia 08014
chart position: RandB #8, US dance #66
written by: Skylark
album: As Good As It Gets
|
| 87 |
record label: Casablanca 2235
chart position: RandB #8, US Dance #69
written by: Bootsy Collins (as William Collins), George Clinton and J.S. Theracon
album: Gloryhallastoopid
|
| 88 |
record label: Music World
chart position: US dance #5, UK #47
written by: Solange Knowles, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins
album: Unexpected
|
| 89 |
record label: Lava 931992
chart position: US AC #4
written by: Johnny Marks
album: Silver and Gold
comments: [christmas]
|
| 90 |
record label: Deluxe 6091
chart position: RandB #14, US #48
written by: Rudy Toombs
|
| 91 |
record label: Fortune 831
chart position: RandB #9
written by: Andre Williams
|
| 92 |
record label: EMI 04614
chart position: RandB #9
written by: Robin Smith and Stephanie Spruill
album: Tokyo Blue
comments: [smooth jazz soul ballad]
|
| 93 |
record label: AandM 1263
chart position: RandB #9
written by: Attala Zane Giles
album: Vesta 4 U
|
| 94 |
record label: Columbia 03807
chart position: RandB #9, US #102
written by: Deniece Williams and George Duke
album: I'm So Proud
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 95 |
record label: Columbia 73564
chart position: RandB #9
written by: W.C. Handy
comments: [ballad] [from the movie Mo' Better Blues]
|
| 96 |
record label: Specialty 597
chart position: RandB #11
written by: Lloyd Price
album: Larry Williams' Greatest Hits
|
| 97 |
record label: Casablanca 900
chart position: RandB #14, US #102
written by: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Garry Shider
album: Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome
|
| 98 |
record label: Ensign 3 (UK)
chart position: UK #30
written by: Chris Gunning, Chris Hill, N. Grainge and Tony Eyers
|
| 99 |
record label: Wing 887 781
chart position: RandB #10
written by: Wesley Thomas Jr., Adil Bayyan and Amir Salaam Bayyan
album: The Right Stuff
|
| 100 |
record label: Mercury 3145781027
chart position: RandB #90, US #71, UK #162, US AC #5
written by: David Foster, E. Kopelson, Douglas Pashley and Linda Thompson
album: Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years
comments: [ballad]
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