1
record label: Ten Records 294 (UK)
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #7, US AC #15, US dance #12
written by: Max Elliott, Gary Benson & Winston Sela
album: Bonafide
Maxi Priest
Close To You
1990
Ten Records
2
record label: United Artists 752
chart position: RandB #46, US 2, UK #8, US AC #5
written by: J. Vincent Edwards & Pierre Tubbs
comments: [disco dance] [northern soul]
Maxine Nightingale
Right Back Where We Started From
1975
United Artists
3
record label: Nomar 103
chart position: RandB #2 (weeks), US #19
weeksinr&bchart: 14
written by: Brown, Kirkland, Johnson
album: The Fabulous Sound Of Maxine Brown / Deep Soul Treasures Vol.3 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul] [released 1960, charted 1961]
Maxine Brown
All in My Mind
1961
Nomar
4
record label: Wand 162
chart position: RandB #2 (2 weeks), US #24
weeksinr&bchart: 14
written by: Carole King & Gerry Goffin
album: Spotlight On Maxine Brown
comments: [ballad]
Maxine Brown
Oh No, Not My Baby
1964
Wand
5
record label: Atlantic 7607
chart position: RandB #45, US #6, US AC #2
written by: Diane Warren
album: Set the Night to Music
Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest
Set the Night to Music
1991
Atlantic
6
record label: Windsong 11530
chart position: RandB #37, US #5, US AC #1
written by: David Lasley & Allee Willis
comments: [ballad]
Maxine Nightingale
Lead Me On
1979
Windsong
7
record label: Nomar 106
chart position: RandB #3 (1 week), US #25
weeksinr&bchart: 6
written by: S. W. Taylor & Maxine Brown
album: The Fabulous Sound Of Maxine Brown
comments: [ballad]
Maxine Brown
Funny
1961
Nomar
8
record label: Ten Records 221
chart position: UK #5, US #25, US AC #10
written by: Cat Stevens
album: Maxi Priest
comments: [Reggae]
Maxi Priest
Wild World
1988
Ten Records
9
record label: Virgin 38550
chart position: RandB #34, US #20, UK #15
written by: Gary Benson, Maxi Priest (as Max Elliott), Robert Livingston, Shaun Pizzonia, Shaggy
album: Mr. Lover Lover: The Best of Shaggy...Part 1
Maxi Priest Featuring Shaggy
That Girl
1996
Virgin
10
record label: Epic 1907
chart position: RandB #4, US #37, UK #31
written by: Shabba Ranks, Mikey Bennett, Maxi Priest, Brian Thompson and Clifton Dillon
album: As Raw as Ever
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest
Housecall (Your Body Can't Lie to Me)
1991
Epic
11
record label: United Artists 944
chart position: UK #11
written by: Vincent Edwards
Maxine Nightingale
Love Hit Me
1977
United Artists
12
record label: Wand 181
chart position: RandB #10, US #55
written by: Chris Kenner
album: Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits
Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown
Something You Got
1965
Wand
13
record label: Ten Records 198
chart position: UK #12
written by: Jeff Fortgang
album: Maxi Priest
comments: [reggae]
Maxi Priest
Some Guys Have All the Luck
1987
Ten Records
14
record label: Wand 185
chart position: Cashbox R&B #14, US #55
written by: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Jo Armstead
Maxine Brown
One Step at a Time
1965
Wand
15
record label: Ten Records 84
chart position: UK #32
written by: Maxi Priest and Paul Robinson
album: Intentions
comments: [reggae]
Maxi Priest
Strollin' On
1986
Ten Records
16
record label: Charisma 86500
chart position: UK #33
album: Fe Real
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Maxi Priest featuring Apache Indian
Can't Turn Away (Fe Real)
1992
Charisma
17
record label: Ten Records 416
chart position: UK #33
album: Fe Real
comments: [reggae]
Maxi Priest
Just Wanna Know
1992
Ten Records
18
record label: Virgin 19338
chart position: UK #36
written by: Maxi Priest, Harry Hyams and Andrew Saidenberg
album: Man with the Fun
Maxi Priest
Watching the World Go By
1996
Virgin
19
record label: Wand 191
chart position: Cashbox R&B #17, US #91
written by: Helen Miller and Roger Atkins
Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown
Can't Let You Out of My Sight
1965
Wand
20
record label: Ten Records 207 (UK)
chart position: UK #41
written by: M. Elliott, R. Simpson
album: Maxi Priest
comments: [reggae]
Maxi Priest featuring Beres Hammond
How Can We Ease The Pain?
1988
Ten Records
21
record label: Ten Records 420
chart position: RandB #77, UK #40
written by: Simon Law, Maxi Priest , Lee Hamblin and Trevor Davey
album: Fe Real
Maxi Priest
One More Chance
1993
Ten Records
22
record label: Charisma 1586
chart position: RandB #30, US #62, UK #62
written by: Handel Tucker
album: Bonafide
comments: [reggae]
Maxi Priest
Just a Little Bit Longer
1990
Charisma
23
record label: Commonwealth United 3001
chart position: RandB #15, US #73
written by: Helen Miller and Rose Marie McCoy
album: We'll Cry Together
Maxine Brown
We'll Cry Together
1969
Commonwealth Unite
24
record label: Wand 1148
chart position: RandB #20, US #91
written by: Isaac Hayes and David Porter
Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown
Hold On I'm Comin'
1967
Wand
25
record label: Ten Records 156
chart position: UK #49
written by: Maxi Priest, Angus Gaye and Dennis Robinson
album: Intentions
comments: [reggae]
Maxi Priest
Let Me Know
1987
Ten Records
26
record label: Charisma 12617
chart position: RandB #26, US #63, UK #50
written by: Maxi Priest, David Morales, Handel Tucker and Mikey Bennett
album: Fe Real
comments: [house, reggae, pop]
Maxi Priest
Groovin' in the Midnight
1992
Charisma
27
record label: Highrise 2004
chart position: RandB #17
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Jimmy Ruffin
comments: [ballad]
Maxine Nightingale featuring Jimmy Ruffin
Turn to Me
1982
Highrise
28
record label: Wand 173
chart position: RandB #26, US #56
written by: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Maxine Brown
It's Gonna Be Alright
1965
Wand
29
record label: Ten Records 127
chart position: UK #54
written by: P. Robinson, Maxi Priest (as Max Elliott) and C. Henry
album: You're Safe
comments: [reggae]
Maxi Priest
In the Springtime
1986
Ten Records
30
record label: Ten Records 238
chart position: UK #57
written by: Glynne Jones
album: Maxi Priest
comments: [reggae]
Maxi Priest
Goodbye to Love Again
1988
Ten Records
31
record label: Wand 1104
chart position: Cashbox RandB #19
written by: Rudy Clark
Maxine Brown
If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
1965
Wand
32
record label: Chart 1061
chart position: US country #64
written by: Brown
Maxine Brown
Sugar Cane County
1969
Chart
33
record label: Ten Records 135
chart position: UK #67
written by: Van Morrison
album: Intentions
comments: [reggae]
Maxi Priest
Crazy Love
1986
Ten Records
34
record label: Ten Records 613 782
chart position: UK #71
written by: Mike Leeson and Peter Vale
album: Bonafide
comments: [reggae]
Maxi Priest
Human Work of Art
1990
Ten Records
35
record label: United Artists 36395
chart position: US #73
written by: Lisa Capuano, Gavin Christopher, Herbie Hancock and Ray Parker Jr
album: Love Lines
Maxine Nightingale
(Bringing out) The Girl in Me
1979
United Artists
36
record label: Wand 135
chart position: Cashbox R&B #30, US #75
written by: Tony Bruno and Brenda Bruno
Maxine Brown
Ask Me
1963
Wand
37
record label: United Artists 36086
chart position: US #53, US AC #22
written by: Pierre Tubbs
Maxine Nightingale
Gotta Be the One
1976
United Artists
38
record label: Ten Records 175
chart position: UK #83
album: Intentions
comments: [reggae]
Maxi Priest
Woman in You
1987
Ten Records
39
record label: Peter Pan 2801
chart position: US dance #18
written by: Curtis Hudson
comments: [disco dance]
Maxine Singleton
Don't You Love It
1982
Peter Pan
40
record label: Wand 1155
chart position: RandB #46, US #91
written by: James Sheppard and William H. Miller (as William Miller)
Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown
Daddy's Home
1967
Wand
41
record label: ABC Paramount 45 10327
chart position: US #98
written by: Bob Crewe and Saul Bass
Maxine Brown
My Time For Cryin'
1962
ABC Paramount
42
record label: Wand 198
chart position: US #98
written by: Ivory Joe Hunter
Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown
I Need You So
1965
Wand
43
record label: Wand 142
chart position: RandB #34, US #99
written by: James W. Alexander and Ed Townsend
Maxine Brown
Coming Back to You
1963
Wand
44
record label: ABC Paramount 10255
chart position: Cashbox R&B #44, US #103
written by: Bobby Stevenson
Maxine Brown
After All We've Been Through
1961
ABC Paramount
45
record label: ABC Paramount 10290
chart position: US #104
written by: P. Medley and B. Thayer
Maxine Brown
I Got A Funny Kind Of Feeling
1962
ABC Paramount
46
record label: Epic 10424
chart position: Cashbox RandB #36
written by: K. Gambel, L. Huff, R. Chambers
Maxine Brown
Love In Them There Hills
1969
Epic
47
record label: Wand 1109
chart position: US #112
written by: Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown
I'm Satisfied
1966
Wand
48
record label: Wand 1117
chart position: Cashbox R&B #40
written by: Rudy Clark
comments: [northern soul]
Maxine Brown
One In A Million
1966
Wand
49
record label: Wand 1145
chart position: US #129
written by: Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss
Maxine Brown
I Don't Need Anything
1966
Wand
50
record label: Commonwealth United 3611
chart position: RandB #44
written by: Charles Jones and Robert Dobyne
Maxine Brown
I Can't Get Along Without You
1970
Commonwealth Unite
51
record label: Virgin 157
chart position: UK #156
written by: Apache Indian, Diamond Duggal, Maxi Priest and Simon Duggal
album: CombiNation
Maxi Priest & Elisha La'Verne
Back Together Again
2000
Virgin
52
record label: GRP 4017
chart position: RandB #54
written by: Bob Marley
album: Wes Bound
comments: [jazz funk reggae]
Lee Ritenour featuring Maxi Priest
Waiting in Vain
1993
GRP
53
record label: Ten Records 92
chart position: RandB #76
written by: Dallas Austin and Maxi Priest
album: Bonafide
comments: [ballad]
Maxi Priest
Space in My Heart
1991
Ten Records
54
record label: Atlantic 3455
chart position: RandB #82
written by: Ellwood Henderson (as Ellwood Henderson Jr.)
album: Maximum Stimulation
The Jimmy Castor Bunch
Maximum Stimulation
1978
Atlantic
--
record label: Monument 88642
written by: Bob Morrison
Maxine Weldon
I Want Sunday Back Again
1975
Monument
--
record label: Kent 110 (UK)
written by: Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick
comments: [northern soul]
Maxine Brown
It's Torture
1985
Kent
--
record label: Epic 26395
written by: E. Lewis, J. Ashford
album: Out Of Sight
comments: [album cut]
Maxine Brown
Don't Leave Me Baby
1968
Epic
--
record label: Connection 2804
written by: L. Stevens
Maxine Singleton
You Can't Run From Love
1983
Connection
--
record label: Blue Note 738
written by: S. Scarborough
album: Maxi
comments: [album cut]
Maxi
Lover To Lover
1977
Blue Note