| 1 |
record label: Arista 115 309
chart position: US #5, UK #1, US Dance #1
written by: Michael Münzing (as Benito Benites) and Luca Anzilotti
album: The Madman's Return
comments: [dance, house]
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| 2 |
record label: Gordy 1770
chart position: RandB #1, UK #4, US #3, US dance #3, US AC #1
written by: Diane Warren
album: Rhythm of the Night
comments: [pop soul] [Motown Sound]
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| 3 |
record label: ABC 12135
chart position: RandB #11, US #1, US AC #6, US dance #6
written by: Barry De Vorzon
album: Fallin' in Love
comments: Instrumental
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| 4 |
record label: AandM 1455
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, US dance #1, UK #23
written by: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis
album: Rhythm Nation 1814
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| 5 |
record label: Fantasy 736
chart position: RandB #4, US #6, UK #23, US AC #5
written by: Barney Perry
album: Flying Start
comments: [disco jazz funk]
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| 6 |
record label: Warner/Seven Arts 7250
chart position: RandB #12, US #11
written by: Charles Wright
album: In the Jungle, Babe
comments: [funk]
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| 7 |
record label: Warner 7417
chart position: RandB #3, US #12
written by: Charles Wright
album: Express Yourself
comments: [funk]
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| 8 |
record label: Warner/Seven Arts 7365
chart position: RandB #23, US #16
written by: Charles Wright & Don Trotter
album: In the Jungle, Babe
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| 9 |
record label: Okeh 7203
chart position: RandB #3, US #24
written by: Curtis Mayfield
album: Major's Greatest Hits
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| 10 |
record label: 4th and Bway 162 440 538
chart position: UK #14, US Dance #1
written by: Steve Anderson, Dave Seaman (as David Seaman), Ronnie Laws, William Jeffrey and Paul Allen
comments: [disco dance]
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| 11 |
record label: Checker 1129
chart position: RandB #7, US #27
written by: Bobby Moore
comments: [southern soul]
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| 12 |
record label: ABC 12177
chart position: RandB #19, US #20, US AC #14
written by: Dave Grusin & Morgan Ames
album: Disco fied
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
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| 13 |
record label: Manhattan 20 0889 7
chart position: US dance #1, RandB #20, UK #12
written by: Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson & Trevor Horn
album: Slave to the Rhythm
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| 14 |
record label: Warner Bros. 42745
chart position: US dance #1
written by: Debi Nova, Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders
album: One Rhythm
comments: [reggae]
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| 15 |
record label: Polydor 14373
chart position: RandB #93, US #7, US AC #11
written by: Buddy Buie, Dean Daughtry & Robert Nix
album: A Rock And Roll Alternative
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| 16 |
record label: Silver Label 2498
written by: Ralphi Rosario and Abel Aguilera
comments: [house]
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| 17 |
record label: Warner 7475
chart position: RandB #9, US #73
written by: Charles Wright
album: You're So Beautiful
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| 18 |
record label: FM Records 2100
chart position: US #83, US dance #3
written by: Jo Bogaert, Patrick De Meyer and Ya Kid K (as Manuela Kamosi)
album: Recall
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| 19 |
record label: Fontana 875 018
chart position: RandB #9, UK #52, US AC #21
written by: Roland Orzabal and Nicky Holland
album: Circle of One
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| 20 |
record label: Epic 654514
chart position: UK #16
written by: Gloria Estefan and Enrique Garcia
album: Let It Loose
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| 21 |
record label: Warner Bros. / Seven Arts 7298
chart position: RandB #12, US #67
written by: Charles Wright, Al McKay, James Gadson, John Rayford and Melvin Dunlap
album: In the Jungle, Babe
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| 22 |
record label: ABC Paramount 10530
chart position: RandB #7, US #39
written by: Woodrow Buddy Johnson
album: Sweet and Sour Tears
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| 23 |
record label: Luma 0099
chart position: UK #23
written by: Michael Münzing (as Benito Benites) and Luca Anzilotti (as John "Virgo" Garrett III)
comments: [re release remix]
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| 24 |
record label: Fortune 831
chart position: RandB #9
written by: Andre Williams
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| 25 |
record label: Stress 36
chart position: UK #51, US Dance #11
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| 26 |
record label: Qwest 29305
chart position: RandB #33, US Dance #11
written by: Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden
album: Patti Austin
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| 27 |
record label: Manhattan 50071
chart position: RandB #15
written by: R.J. Rice (as The Wiz) and DeDe Leitta
album: Hold On
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| 28 |
record label: London 8627
chart position: US #48
written by: Noble Thin Man Watts
comments: [instrumental]
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| 29 |
record label: ABC 12273
chart position: RandB #93, US AC #48
written by: Tom Scott
album: Sky's the Limit
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| 30 |
record label: ABC 12243
chart position: RandB #78, US #94, US AC #49
written by: Bill Conti, Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins
album: Last Night on Earth
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| 31 |
record label: Millennium 610
chart position: US #57
written by: Bruce Sudano and Joe Esposito
album: Brooklyn Dreams
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| 32 |
record label: MCA 24026
chart position: RandB #23, UK #81, US dance #37
album: Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em
comments: [hip hop]
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| 33 |
record label: LaFace 73008 24013
chart position: RandB #20
written by: L.A. Reid, Babyface and Daryl Simmons
album: Damian Dame
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| 34 |
record label: Keymen 108
chart position: RandB #44, US #73
written by: Fred Smith and Nathaniel Nathan
album: Hot Heat And Sweet Groove
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 35 |
record label: Boiling Point 754 (UK)
chart position: UK #77
written by: Bill Sharpe (as William Sharpe) and Roger Odell
album: City Rhythm
comments: [jazz funk]
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| 36 |
record label: Dunhill 4364
chart position: RandB #27
written by: Charles Wright
|
| 37 |
record label: Warner/Seven Arts 7338
chart position: RandB #35, US #103
written by: Charles Wright and Isaac Hayes
album: In the Jungle, Babe
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| 38 |
record label: 4th and Bway 173 (UK)
chart position: UK #94
written by: Steve Anderson and Dave Seaman
comments: [dance, garage house]
|
| 39 |
record label: CFM 4000
chart position: UK #94
written by: Clevin Brailsford, Gerry Thomas and Henry Ellerbee
|
| 40 |
record label: Prince-Adams 447
chart position: Cashbox RandB #32
written by: R. Robinson
comments: [instrumental]
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| 41 |
record label: ABC 12205
chart position: RandB #80, US #101
written by: Michael Omartian and Michael Price
album: Disco Fied
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| 42 |
record label: WB Seven Arts 7175
chart position: Cashbox RandB #44
written by: Hill, Rebennack
album: Hot Heat And Sweet Groove
comments: [instrumental]
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| 43 |
record label: 4th and Bway 328
chart position: UK #135
album: Changing Seasons
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| 44 |
record label: RFC 821
chart position: US Dance #31
written by: Boris Midney
|
| 45 |
record label: Epic 49 74287
chart position: US dance #32
written by: Rolf Ellmer (as Jam El Mar) and B.G. the Prince of Rap
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| 46 |
record label: SMI 5011
chart position: US Dance #34
written by: Midnight Energy
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| 47 |
record label: Warner Bros. 7451
chart position: Cashbox RandB #51
written by: Charles Wright
|
| 48 |
record label: Westbound 173
chart position: Cashbox RandB #53
written by: M. Davis
album: What's Up Front That-Counts
comments: [funk]
|
| 49 |
record label: WTG 73822
chart position: RandB #53
written by: Tillis and Martinez
album: Slave to the Rhythm
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 50 |
record label: Injection 134.601
chart position: US Dance #37
written by: Patrick Cowley
|
| 51 |
record label: Innovation II 9159
chart position: RandB #68
written by: John R. Jackson, Henry Miles, Anthony Roberts and Robert Thompson
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| 52 |
record label: Arista 0355
chart position: RandB #84
weeksinr&bchart: 7
written by: Alvin Field and Michael Zager
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| 53 |
record label: Vigor 1726
chart position: RandB #92
written by: Rhythm Makers
|
| 54 |
record label: ABC 12334
chart position: RandB #92
written by: Dan Walsh, Michael Omartian and Michael Price
album: Sky's the Limit
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| 55 |
record label: Polydor 14288
chart position: RandB #97
weeksinr&bchart: 2
written by: Jerry Pritchette
|
| 56 |
record label: Full Speed Ahead 7711
chart position: Cashbox RandB #98
written by: Lee Mitchell
comments: [southern soul]
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| 57 |
record label: GRP
chart position: RandB #116
album: Emotions
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record label: Capitol 2728
written by: Freddie Terrell, Herman Histon
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record label: Reginald 1403
written by: Henry R. Hines
album: Lost Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2
comments: [deep soul]
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record label: Blue Candle 1527
written by: N. Dean, Horace Straws
album: Joey Gilmore
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record label: 20th Century Fox 2428
written by: James Thompson
album: When You're #1
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record label: Sonic 117
written by: Phillips, Thompson
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record label: Hot Vinyl 18 (UK)
written by: S. Slavin
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