1
record label: Roc A Fella
chart position: RandB #30, US #1, UK #1
written by: Kanye West, Thomas Bangalter, Guy Manuel de Homem Christo and Edwin Birdsong
album: Graduation
Kanye West
Stronger
2007
Roc A Fella
2
record label: Tamla 54027
chart position: RandB #2 (6 weeks), US #23
weeksinr&bchart: 21
written by: Janie Bradford & Berry Gordy
album: US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 1
comments: [Motown Sound]
Barrett Strong
Money
1960
Tamla
3
record label: Mercury 72898
chart position: RandB #1, US #4
written by: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Jerry Butler
album: The Ice Man Cometh
comments: [philly sound]
Jerry Butler
Only the Strong Survive
1969
Mercury
4
record label: China 43102
chart position: UK #4, RandB #49
written by: Labi Siffre
album: So Strong
Labi Siffre
(Something Inside) So Strong
1987
China
5
record label: King 45 5575
chart position: RandB #14
weeksinr&bchart: 9
written by: Albert King
album: The Big Blues
Albert King
Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong
1961
King
6
record label: Warner 19455
chart position: RandB #4
written by: Al B. Sure! and Kyle West
album: Private Times...And The Whole 9!
comments: [slow jam]
Diana Ross & Al B. Sure!
No Matter What You Do (Young 'N' Strong)
1991
Warner
7
record label: Tent 41565
chart position: UK #16
written by: Diane Warren
album: Between the Lines
Five Star
Strong as Steel
1987
Tent
8
record label: Mirage 99631
chart position: RandB #26, US #103, UK #46, US Dance #25
written by: Curtis Josephs and Ed Chisolm
album: Do You Wanna Get Away
Shannon
Stronger Together
1985
Mirage
9
record label: Fortune 518
chart position: RandB #12
weeksinr&bchart: 1
written by: Nolan Strong
The Diablos featuring Nolan Strong
The Way You Dog Me Around
1956
Fortune
10
record label: Volt 124
chart position: RandB #18, US #74
written by: Roosevelt Jamison
album: The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
Otis Redding
That's How Strong My Love Is
1965
Volt
11
record label: PWL 269
chart position: UK #41
album: Good 'N' Ready
Sybil
Stronger Together
1993
PWL
12
record label: Epic 1
chart position: UK #44
written by: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman
album: Stronger Than Pride
Sade
Love Is Stronger Than Pride
1988
Epic
13
record label: EastWest 98334
chart position: RandB #20, US #56
comments: [hip hop]
Sudden Change
Comin' On Strong
1994
EastWest
14
record label: Arista 0133
chart position: RandB #19, US #108
written by: Leonard Perry and Kenneth Stover
Jeff Perry
Love Don't Come No Stronger (Than Yours and Mine)
1975
Arista
15
record label: P.I.R. 3635
chart position: RandB #68, UK #33
written by: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Jerry Butler
album: Only the Strong Survive / The Best Of Philadelphia
Billy Paul
Only the Strong Survive
1977
P.I.R.
16
record label: Atlantic 1828
chart position: RandB #16
album: Nearer to You
Skyy
Up and Over (Stronger and Better)
1992
Atlantic
17
record label: Island (UK)
chart position: UK #71
written by: Amy Winehouse and Salaam Remi
album: Frank
Amy Winehouse
Stronger Than Me
2003
Island
18
record label: Fortune 546
written by: Devora Brown
Nolan Strong
Mind Over Matter
1962
Fortune
19
record label: Curtom 0131
chart position: RandB #29
written by: Curtis Mayfield
album: Short Eyes: The Original Picture Sound Track
Curtis Mayfield
Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here
1977
Curtom
20
record label: AandM 2685
chart position: RandB #30
written by: Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach and Bruce Roberts
album: Lookin' for Trouble
Joyce Kennedy
Stronger Than Before
1984
A&M
21
record label: Wand 1142
chart position: Cashbox RandB #37
written by: T. Kaye, J. Northern, R. Bailey
comments: [northern soul]
Chuck Jackson
I've Got To Be Strong
1966
Wand
22
record label: Capitol 4052
chart position: RandB #41
written by: Barrett Strong
album: Stronghold
Barrett Strong
Is It True
1975
Capitol
23
record label: Columbia 43857
chart position: Cashbox RandB #43
written by: R. Jamison
comments: [ballad]
Mattie Moultrie
That's How Strong My Love Is
1966
Columbia
24
record label: T Neck 03394
chart position: RandB #44
written by: McKinley Jackson, Shirley Jones and Valorie Jones
album: We Go a Long Way Back
Bloodstone
My Love Grows Stronger (Part 1)
1982
T Neck
25
record label: CBS 4241 (UK)
chart position: US dance #32
written by: Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn and Winston Foster
album: King Yellowman
comments: Reggae
Yellowman
Strong Me Strong
1984
CBS
26
record label: Parachute 519
chart position: RandB #51
written by: Jerry Weaver
album: Words Don't Say Enough
7th Wonder
My Love Ain't Never Been This Strong
1978
Parachute
27
record label: CBS 2
chart position: US dance #34
album: The Chimes
The Chimes
Stronger Together
1990
CBS
28
record label: Active 66390
chart position: US Dance #35
comments: [dance, garage house]
Loleatta Holloway
Strong Enough
1992
Active
29
record label: Mergela 4573
chart position: RandB #61
weeksinr&bchart: 1
album: Various Hip Hop Artists One Million Strong
comments: ft. Mobb Deep, Chuck D, DA Smart, Erule, Merchant, Lord Jamar, RZA, Killah Priest, Sunz Of Man
One Million Strong
Where Ya At
1995
Mergela
30
record label: Atlantic 2436
chart position: US #123
written by: Roosevelt Jamison
The Sweet Inspirations
That's How Strong My Love Is
1967
Atlantic
31
record label: Fantasy 860
chart position: RandB #63
written by: Charles Buie (as Charles Allen Buie) and Larry James
Sweet Thunder
I Leave You Stronger
1979
Fantasy
32
record label: Mercury 74036
chart position: RandB #66
written by: Caroline Crawford
Carolyn Crawford
Coming On Strong
1979
Mercury
33
record label: Island 6677
chart position: RandB #67
album: Strong
comments: [beat ballad]
Miles Jaye
Strong for You
1991
Island
34
record label: RandR 15313
chart position: RandB #75
written by: Drake McGilbery and Maria Tynes
album: Shackin' Up
Chuck Armstrong
Give Me All Your Sweet Lovin'
1976
RandR
35
record label: Epic 11011
chart position: RandB #78
written by: Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong
Stand Up and Cheer for the Preacher
1973
Epic
36
record label: Jive 1051
chart position: RandB #80
album: Vanessa Bell Armstrong
comments: [ballad]
Vanessa Bell Armstrong
You Bring Out the Best in Me
1987
Jive
37
record label: Harvey Mason
chart position: RandB #84
written by: Ester Dean, Chris Brown, Chauncy Hollis, Dwayne Dalton and Polow da Don
album: More Than a Game: Music Inspired by More Than a Game
Mary J. Blige
Stronger
2009
Harvey Mason
38
record label: Jive 1248
chart position: RandB #94
written by: Labi Siffre
album: Something on the Inside
comments: [gospel soul]
Vanessa Bell Armstrong
Something on the Inside
1993
Jive
39
record label: Atlantic 3509
chart position: RandB #94
written by: Johnny Bristol, James Jamerson Jr.
album: Feeling My Way
Margie Joseph
I Feel His Love Getting Stronger
1978
Atlantic
40
record label: Platinum 15095 9579 2
chart position: RandB #95
album: Strong
comments: [slow jam]
Strong
Mi Amiga
1999
Platinum
41
record label: Rendezvous Music
chart position: RandB #113
written by: Jonathan Butler and Kurt Lykes
album: So Strong
Jonathan Butler
So Strong
2010
Rendezvous Music
--
record label: Gold Mind 4007
written by: Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson
album: Loleatta
Loleatta Holloway
We're Getting Stronger (The Longer We Stay Together)
1977
Gold Mind
--
record label: CBS 3 (UK)
written by: Johnson, Powell, Giscombe
album: Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
Are We Strong Enough
1987
CBS
--
record label: REW 33079
written by: Chuck Armstrong
album: Shackin' Up
Chuck Armstrong
I'm A Lonely Man
1974
REW
--
record label: Malaco 2172
written by: Phillip Mitchell, Billy Clements
album: Feel The Love
Dorothy Moore
Be Strong Enough To Hold On
1991
Malaco
--
record label: Excel 101
written by: K. Gamble, L. Huff
album: Intruders Super Hits
comments: [ballad]
The Intruders
Gonna Be Strong
1966
Excel
--
record label: Epic 10829
written by: Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart
album: There's A Riot Goin' On
comments: [funk]
Sly & The Family Stone
Brave and Strong
1971
Epic
--
record label: Hi 2288
written by: Al Green
Al Green
Strong As Death (Sweet As Love)
1975
Hi
--
record label: EMI 2114 (UK)
written by: Biddu, L. Vanderbilt
Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon
Strong Love Proud Love
1974
EMI
--
record label: Barry 1010
written by: Clarence Jackson
Thelma Jones
Stronger
1967
Barry
--
record label: Hi 2114
written by: Wilkins
Don Bryant
Coming On Strong
1966
Hi
--
record label: Cream 5006 (UK)
written by: Steals, Thomas, Steals
comments: [northern soul]
Four Perfections
I'm Not Strong Enough
1976
Cream
--
record label: Capitol 4223
written by: B. Strong, B. Always
album: Live and Love
Barrett Strong
Man Up In The Sky
1976
Capitol
--
record label: Capitol 4120
written by: B. Always, B. Strong
album: Stronghold
Barrett Strong
Surrender
1975
Capitol
--
record label: Phase II 2048
written by: B. Strong
comments: [disco dance]
Barrett Strong
Rock It Easy
1981
Phase II
--
record label: Atlantic 3205
written by: Sam Dees
album: The Show Must Go On
Sam Dees
Come Back Strong
1974
Atlantic
--
record label: Sound Stage Seven 2640
written by: Al Reed
Chuck Armstrong
How Sweet It Is
1969
Sound Stage Seven
--
record label: Sound Stage Seven 2658
written by: M. Terry, M. Wesson
Chuck Armstrong
Keep Your Mind On Me
1970
Sound Stage Seven
--
record label: Black Rock 2001
written by: G. McGregor
Chuck Armstrong
A Better Place
1972
Black Rock
--
record label: Lovelite 1008
written by: Byron Gregory, Patricia A. Hamilton
Patti & The Lovelites
Love So Strong
1973
Lovelite
--
record label: Volt 4060
written by: Jimmy Hughes, Al Jackson Jr.
Jimmy Hughes
Just Ain't Strong As I Used To Be
1971
Volt
--
record label: Venture 114
written by: Marshall McQueen
Chuck Strong
You Beat Me At My Game Like A Lady
1979
Venture
--
record label: Invasion 2003
written by: Willie Hutch
Chuck Strong
Doin' It Cause It Feels Good
1982
Invasion
--
record label: Invasion 2005
written by: A. Green, M. Hodges
Chuck Strong
Love And Happiness
1983
Invasion
--
record label: Invasion 2007
written by: C. Strong
album: Love Don't Change Overnight
Chuck Strong
Undercover Freak
1984
Invasion
--
record label: Team Records 1001
written by: Leo Graham
album: Love Don't Change Overnight
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Chuck Strong
So Good (To Be Home With You)
1985
Team Records
--
record label: Team Records 1010
written by: C. Strong, W. Williams
album: You Left A Gold Mine For A Gold Digger
Chuck Strong
You Left A Gold Mine (For A Gold Digger)
1990
Team Records
--
record label: Hit Parade 1010
written by: W.Williams, H.Powell, C.Strong
album: You Left A Gold Mine For A Gold Digger
comments: [southern soul]
Chuck Strong
Don't Make Me Choose
1991
Hit Parade
--
record label: Team 1015
written by: Winston Williams, Charles Strong
album: Stolen Love
comments: [southern soul]
Chuck Strong
Why Do You Make Me Cheat On You
1993
Team
--
record label: Atlantic 3352
written by: P. Mitchell, B. Clements
comments: [deep soul]
Bettye Swann
Be Strong Enough to Hold On
1976
Atlantic
--
record label: Team 1011
album: Stolen Love
comments: [southern soul]
Chuck Strong
It's A Matter Of Life (Or Death)
1993
Team
--
record label: Goldwax 332
written by: C. Shields
album: A Man Needs A Woman
James Carr
Stronger Than Love
1968
Goldwax
--
record label: Scepter 1273
written by: Silvers, Sherman and Venet
Judy Clay
My Arms Aren't Strong Enough
1964
Scepter
--
record label: Fame 4201
written by: Roosevelt Jamison
album: I'm Just A Prisoner
comments: [southern soul ballad album cut]
Candi Staton
That's How Strong My Love Is
1970
Fame