1
record label: Private Stock 45073chart position: RandB #10, US #1, UK #28, US AC #13weeksinr&bchart: 15written by: Walter Murphyalbum: Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Trackcomments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
A Fifth of Beethoven
1976
Private Stock
2
record label: United Artists 281chart position: RandB #6, US #8written by: Howard Scott, B.B. Dickerson , Harold Brown, Charles Miller,Lercy Jordanalbum: Deliver the Word comments: [funk jazz]
War
Gypsy Man
1973
United Artists
3
record label: 10 Records 57chart position: RandB #81, UK #11written by: Fredrick Conway, Hiawatha Conway, Huston Conway & James Conwayalbum: Turn It Up!comments: [disco funk]
The Conway Brothers
Turn It Up
1985
Records
4
record label: Priority 7206chart position: RandB #45, UK #26written by: Eazy E, Ice Cube and Charles Wright (sample)album: Straight Outta Comptoncomments: [hip hop]
NWA
Express Yourself
1989
Priority
5
record label: Ruthless 7224chart position: RandB #51, UK #38weeksinr&bchart: 9written by: Dr. Dre, Eazy E, Gregory Hutchison and MC Renalbum: 100 Miles and Runnin'comments: [rap]
NWA
100 Miles and Runnin'
1990
Ruthless
6
record label: United Artists 50815chart position: RandB #18written by: Allen, Brown, Dickerson, Goldstein, Jordan, Miller, Oskar, Scottalbum: All Day Music
War
Get Down
1971
United Artists
7
record label: AllIDo Digitalchart position: RandB #125, US #99, UK #12written by: Wale, Dre, Cool, Lady Gaga and Makeebaalbum: Attention Deficitcomments: [hip hop]
Wale featuring Lady Gaga
Chillin
2009
AllIDo Digital
8
record label: Chrysalis 43365chart position: US #75, UK #67, US Dance #19written by: David Was, Don Was and Aaron Zigmanalbum: What Up, Dog?comments: RandB mix Original version released in UK 1988
Was (Not Was)
Anything Can Happen
1989
Chrysalis
9
record label: 4th and Bway 238 (UK)chart position: UK #60written by: The D.O.C. (as Tracy Curry), MC Ren (as Lorenzo Patterson), Burke Reeves and Dr. Dre (as Andre Young)album: Efil4zaggin
NWA
Alwayz into Somethin'
1991
4th and Bway
10
record label: Ruthless 57107chart position: RandB #91, UK #70weeksinr&bchart: 3album: Straight Outta Comptoncomments: [rap]
NWA
Gangsta Gangsta
1989
Ruthless
11
record label: Fontana 912chart position: UK #91written by: David Was and Don Wasalbum: Are You Okay?
Was (Not Was)
I Feel Better Than James Brown
1990
Fontana
12
record label: Vee Jay 321chart position: US #101written by: Otis Blackwell
Wade Flemons
Slow Motion
1959
Vee Jay
13
record label: Okeh 7295chart position: US #124written by: Joe Brooksalbum: Greatest OKeh Hits
Walter Jackson
My Ship Is Comin' In
1967
Okeh
14
record label: Okeh 7260chart position: RandB #46, US #83written by: Layng Martine (as Layng Martine Jr.) and Lou Stallmanalbum: Speak Her Name / Greatest OKeh Hits
Walter Jackson
A Corner in the Sun
1966
Okeh
15
record label: Avenue 71706chart position: RandB #64written by: Howard Scott, Harold Brown and Milton Myrickalbum: Peace Signcomments: [funk]
War
Peace Sign
1994
Avenue
16
record label: Columbia 04427chart position: RandB #67written by: David Porter and Donald O'Connoralbum: Electric Universe
Earth, Wind & Fire
Moonwalk
1984
Columbia
17
record label: Prioritychart position: RandB #71written by: Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren and Snoop Doggcomments: [hip hop] from the movie Next Friday starring Ice Cube
NWA featuring Snoop Dogg
Chin Check
2000
Priority
18
record label: PBT 302chart position: RandB #81written by: Fredrick Conway, Hiawatha Conway, Huston Conway and James Conwayalbum: Turn It Up!
The Conway Brothers
Raise the Roof
1986
PBT
19
record label: Ichiban 12chart position: RandB #84written by: Fredrick Conway, Hiawatha Conway, Huston Conway and James Conwayalbum: Lady in Red
The Conway Brothers
I Can't Fight It
1987
Ichiban
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record label: 20th Century Fox 2426written by: J. Georgantones, R. Dewey, R. Winters, L. Chiatealbum: Send In The Clowns
Walter Jackson
Magic Man
1979
20th Century Fox
--
record label: Old Town 1984written by: Margaret Conway, Robert Templecomments: [disco, dance, boogie]
Conway & Temple
Love Lights
1982
Old Town
--
record label: Oliver 2002written by: Denny Randell, Sandy Linzercomments: [northern soul]
The Steinways
My Hearts Not In It Anymore
1967
Oliver
--
record label: Oliver 2002written by: Bob Randcomments: [northern soul]
The Steinways
You've Been Leading Me On
1966
Oliver
--
record label: Wand 1247written by: Carol King Gerry Goffin
Walter Jackson
No Easy Way Down
1972
Wand
--
record label: Columbia 4 42659written by: A. Altman, N. Gimbel
Walter Jackson
Then Only Then
1963
Columbia
--
record label: OKeh 4 7305written by: B. Crewe, G. Knight
Walter Jackson
Everything Under The Sun
1967
OKeh
--
record label: OKeh 4 7305written by: G. Knight, F. Nieman, D. Christopher
Walter Jackson
Road To Ruin
1967
OKeh
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