1
record label: Tamla 54232chart position: RandB #3, US #1, UK #7, US AC #1written by: Stevie Wonderalbum: Talking Book / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
1973
Tamla
2
record label: T.K. 1015chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US dance #18written by: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finchalbum: KC and the Sunshine Band comments: [disco funk]
KC & The Sunshine Band
That's The Way (I Like It)
1975
T.K.
3
record label: Soul City 772chart position: RandB #6, US #1, UK #11, US AC #1written by: Galt MacDermot, James Rado & Gerome Ragnialbum: The Age of Aquariuscomments: [pop soul]
The 5th Dimension
Aquarius -- Let the Sunshine In
1969
Soul City
4
record label: Philips 40365chart position: RandB #3, US #2, UK #12written by: Bobby Hebbalbum: Sunnycomments: [northern soul]
Bobby Hebb
Sunny
1966
Philips
5
record label: T.K. 1019chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #22written by: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finchalbum: Part 3 comments: [disco funk]
KC & The Sunshine Band
(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
1976
T.K.
6
record label: T.K. 1022chart position: RandB #3, US #1, UK #41written by: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finchalbum: Part 3 comments: [disco funk]
KC & The Sunshine Band
I'm Your Boogie Man
1977
T.K.
7
record label: T.K. 1035chart position: UK #3, US #1, US AC #27written by: Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finchalbum: Do You Wanna Go Partycomments: [ballad]
KC & The Sunshine Band
Please Don't Go
1979
T.K.
8
record label: T.K. 1009chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #21, US dance #11written by: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finchalbum: KC And The Sunshine Bandcomments: [disco funk]
KC & The Sunshine Band
Get Down Tonight
1975
T.K.
9
record label: Sussex 219chart position: RandB #6, US #3, US AC #2written by: Bill Withersalbum: Just As I Amcomments: [ballad]
Bill Withers
Ain't No Sunshine
1971
Sussex
10
record label: Tamla 54139chart position: RandB #3, US #9, UK #20, US AC #29written by: Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller) & Bryan Wellsalbum: Down to Earthcomments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder
A Place in the Sun
1966
Tamla
11
record label: T.K. 1023chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #31, US AC #36written by: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finchalbum: Part 3comments: [disco dance]
KC & The Sunshine Band
Keep It Comin' Love
1976
T.K.
12
record label: Sucka Free 77009chart position: RandB #2, US #2, UK #14written by: Lil' Flipalbum: U Gotta Feel Me
Lil' Flip featuring Lea
Sunshine
2004
Sucka Free
13
record label: Island / Tuff Gong 15(UK)chart position: UK #3, US Dance #1written by: Bob Marleyalbum: Africa Unite: The Singles Collectioncomments: [Reggae]
Bob Marley & the Wailers
Sun Is Shining
1999
Island / Tuff Gong
14
record label: Epic 3017 (UK)chart position: UK #1, US #18, US dance #24written by: Harry Wayne Casey and Deborah Carteralbum: All in a Night's Work
KC & The Sunshine Band
Give It Up
1983
Epic
15
record label: London 11chart position: UK #4, US dance #1, RandB #63album: Eddy Grantcomments: (featuring Donnie Calvin)
Rockers Revenge
Walking on Sunshine
1982
London
16
record label: Tear Drop 3014chart position: RandB #6, US #11, US AC #4weeksinr&bchart: 17written by: Joe Senecaalbum: Talk To Me
Sunny & The Sunglows
Talk To Me
1963
Tear Drop
17
record label: Atlantic 04974chart position: UK #3written by: Twista (as Carl Mitchell) and Bill Withersalbum: Kamikazecomments: [hip hop]
Twista ft. Anthony Hamilton
Sunshine
2004
Atlantic
18
record label: Soulife 95524chart position: RandB #3, US #18, UK #9, US dance #11written by: Sunshine Anderson, Mike City, Chris Dawley and Rayshawn Sherreralbum: Your Woman
Sunshine Anderson
Heard It All Before
2001
Soulife
19
record label: Atco 7080chart position: UK #3written by: Bobby Hebbalbum: Take the Heat Off Mecomments: [disco]
Boney M.
Sunny
1977
Atco
20
record label: ABC Paramount 10375chart position: RandB #1, US #7written by: Jimmie Davis & Charles Mitchellalbum: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
You Are My Sunshine
1962
ABC Paramount
21
record label: Tamla Motown 821(UK)chart position: UK #10, RandB #21, US #37, US AC #17written by: Smokey Robinsonalbum: Floy Joy / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes
Automatically Sunshine
1972
Tamla Motown
22
record label: Mercury 1761142 (UK)chart position: UK #4written by: David Jordan and Simon Piltonalbum: Set the Mood
David Jordan
Sun Goes Down
2008
Mercury
23
record label: Mercury 76126chart position: RandB #14, US dance #5, UK #42, US #84written by: Linton Beckles, Lipson Francis & Roy Carteralbum: Central Line
Central Line
Walking into Sunshine
1981
Mercury
24
record label: Def Soul 152851chart position: RandB #6, US #31, US dance 33written by: Ivan Barias, V. Davis, Carvin Haggins, Bobby Hebb and Musiq Soulchildalbum: Aijuswanaseingcomments: [neo soul]
Musiq Soulchild
Just Friends (Sunny)
2000
Def Soul
25
record label: T.K. 1025chart position: RandB #29, UK #34, US #35written by: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finchalbum: Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Trackcomments: [disco funk]
KC & The Sunshine Band
Boogie Shoes
1978
T.K.
26
record label: Jay Boy 88(UK)chart position: UK #7written by: Harry Wayne Casey and Willie Clarkealbum: Do It Goodcomments: [disco funk]
KC & The Sunshine Band
Queen of Clubs
1974
Jay Boy
27
record label: Blue Note 1009chart position: RandB #2, US #45written by: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard Scottalbum: Platinum Jazzcomments: [funk]
War
L.A. Sunshine
1977
Blue Note
28
record label: Tamla Motown 826(UK)chart position: UK #8written by: Bill Withersalbum: Got to Be There / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
Michael Jackson
Ain't No Sunshine
1972
Tamla Motown
29
record label: Atlantic 2047chart position: RandB #17, US #95weeksinr&bchart: 7written by: Joe Greenealbum: The Genius of Ray Charlescomments: [ballad]
Ray Charles
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'
1960
Atlantic
30
record label: Tamla 54297chart position: RandB #19, US #34, US AC #44, US dance #33written by: Norma Helms & Mitchell Bottleralbum: Ride to the Rainbow comments: [Motown Sound]
Thelma Houston
Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
1979
Tamla
31
record label: T.K. 1028chart position: RandB #30, UK #47, US #35written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.album: Who Do Ya Love comments: [disco dance]
KC & The Sunshine Band
It's The Same Old Song
1978
T.K.
32
record label: Roadshow 991chart position: RandB #3, US #45written by: Emanuel Johnson & Michael Stokesalbum: Enchantment comments: [Sweet Soul Ballad]
Enchantment
Sunshine
1977
Roadshow
33
record label: Capitol 5027chart position: RandB #19, US #12, US AC #3written by: George David Weiss & Joe Shermanalbum: Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer
Nat King Cole
That Sunday, That Summer
1963
Capitol
34
record label: T.K. 1020chart position: RandB# 4, US #37written by: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finchalbum: Part 3 comments: [disco funk]
KC & The Sunshine Band
I Like To Do It
1976
T.K.
35
record label: Warner 19590chart position: RandB #1, US #42written by: Al B. Sure!, DJ Eddie F. & Nevellealbum: Private Times...And the Whole 9!
Al B. Sure!
Misunderstanding
1990
Warner
36
record label: Gordy 7052chart position: RandB #18, US #85, UK #31written by: Clarence Paul, Luvel Broadnax & Stevie Wondercomments: [Motown Sound] [northern soul]
The Contours
Just a Little Misunderstanding
1966
Gordy
37
record label: TVT 0801chart position: RandB #75, US #43written by: Patrick Swayze and Stacy Widelitzalbum: Unexpected
Lumidee featuring Tony Sunshine
She's Like the Wind
2007
TVT
38
record label: T.K. 1003chart position: RandB #21, UK #17written by: Harry Casey & Clarence Reidalbum: Do It Good
KC & The Sunshine Band
Sound Your Funky Horn
1974
T.K.
39
record label: Polydor 622 (UK)chart position: UK #10written by: Wally Badarou, Mark King, Lindup and Phil Gouldalbum: Standing in the Light
Level 42
The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)
1983
Polydor
40
record label: CBS 653001 (UK)chart position: UK #4written by: Bill Withers and Skip Scarborough
Bill Withers
Lovely Day (Sunshine Mix)
1988
CBS
41
record label: Brunswick 55503chart position: RandB #17, US #47, UK #35written by: Eugene Recordalbum: The Chi Lites
The Chi-Lites
I Found Sunshine
1973
Brunswick
42
record label: Manhattan 50017chart position: RandB #21, UK #21, US #38, US dance #48, US rock #41written by: Steven Van Zandtalbum: Sun City: Artists United Against Apartheid
Artists United Against Apartheid
Sun City
1985
Manhattan
43
record label: Casablanca 902chart position: US dance #4, US #15, UK #41, Cashbox RandB #70written by: Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcusalbum: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Santa Esmeralda ft. Leroy Gomez
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
1977
Casablanca
44
record label: Montuno 8003chart position: US dance #3, RandB #39written by: Bobby Hebbalbum: Al Santiago Presents Yambucomments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]
Yambu
Sunny
1976
Montuno
45
record label: Go! Beat 23chart position: UK #9written by: Gabrielle and Jonathan Shortenalbum: Rise
Gabrielle
Sunshine
1999
Go! Beat
46
record label: Go! Beat 587chart position: UK #9written by: Gabrielle and Johnathan Shortenalbum: Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Gabrielle
Don't Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile)
2001
Go! Beat
47
record label: T.K. 1033chart position: RandB #8, US #50written by: Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finchalbum: Do You Wanna Go Party
KC & The Sunshine Band
Do You Wanna Go Party
1979
T.K.
48
record label: ABC Paramount 10509chart position: RandB #5, US #20, US AC #10written by: Haven Gillespie and Beasley Smithalbum: Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul
Ray Charles
That Lucky Old Sun
1963
ABC Paramount
49
record label: Columbia 06410chart position: RandB #10, US Dance #5written by: Dana Eaves and Hubert Eaves IIIalbum: Miracles of the Heart
James (D Train) Williams
Misunderstanding
1986
Columbia
50
record label: Bronze 20chart position: UK #17, RandB #61, US #108written by: Mac Tontoh, Sol Amarfio and Teddy Oseialbum: Welcome Home
Osibisa
Sunshine Day
1976
Bronze
51
record label: Prelude 8023chart position: RandB #33, US Dance #6written by: Lenny Underwood and Bert Reidalbum: Unlimited Touchcomments: [disco funk boogie]
Unlimited Touch
I Hear Music in the Streets
1981
Prelude
52
record label: Warner 9897(UK)chart position: UK #20written by: Rowland Smithalbum: Sunfire
Sunfire
Young Free and Single
1983
Warner
53
record label: Ruffhouse 79024chart position: RandB #63, US #70, UK #23written by: B Real, DJ Muggs and Barron Ricksalbum: IVcomments: [hip hop]
Cypress Hill
Tequila Sunrise
1998
Ruffhouse
54
record label: 4th and Bway 489chart position: RandB #47, US #23written by: Dinoalbum: 24 7
Dino
Sunshine
1989
4th and Bway
55
record label: Vee Jay 248chart position: RandB #12, US #65written by: J. Reedalbum: Jimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall / The Best Of Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed
The Sun Is Shining
1957
Vee Jay
56
record label: Giant 17654chart position: RandB #69, US #21written by: Elliot Wolff and Stacey Piersaalbum: Now and Forevercomments: [love ballad]
Color Me Badd
The Earth, the Sun, the Rain
1996
Giant
57
record label: Roc A Fella 574923chart position: RandB #37, US #95, UK #25written by: Jay Z and Daven album: In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
Jay-Z featuring Babyface & Foxy Brown
Sunshine
1997
Roc A Fella
58
record label: Verve 10523chart position: UK #24written by: Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgessalbum: Go Ahead and Cry
The Righteous Brothers
Island in the Sun
1966
Verve
59
record label: Philly Groove 169chart position: RandB #13, US #81written by: Norman Harris and Allan Felderalbum: Tell Me This Is a Dream / Delfonics Super Hits
The Delfonics
Walk Right Up to the Sun
1971
Philly Groove
60
record label: Anxious 37chart position: UK #32written by: Jimmy Helms, George Chandler, Jimmy Chambers and William Henshallalbum: Harmonycomments: [dance, garage house]
Londonbeat
You Bring on the Sun
1992
Anxious
61
record label: Stang 5003chart position: RandB #13, US #90written by: Sylvia Robinson and Bert Keyescomments: [Sweet Soul]
The Moments
Sunday
1969
Stang
62
record label: Talkin' Loudchart position: UK #31written by: Charles Stepney and Richard Rudolphalbum: Nuyorican Soul
Nuyorican Soul featuring Jocelyn Brown
I Am the Black Gold of the Sun
1997
Talkin' Loud
63
record label: Fontana 1chart position: UK #33written by: Elton John and Bernie Taupinalbum: Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Oleta Adams
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
1991
Fontana
64
record label: Jay Boy 101(UK)chart position: UK #34written by: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey), Richard Finch and Willie Clarkealbum: KC and The Sunshine Band
KC & The Sunshine Band
I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)
1975
Jay Boy
65
record label: Reprise 825chart position: RandB #20, US #53, US AC #35written by: Sheldon Reynolds, Maurice White and Allee Willisalbum: Millennium
Earth, Wind & Fire
Sunday Morning
1993
Reprise
66
record label: P.I.R. 2950chart position: RandB #17, US #48written by: Bunny Sigler and Phil Hurttalbum: Back Stabbers / Live in Londoncomments: [philly sound ballad]
The O'Jays
Sunshine (Part I and Part II)
1974
P.I.R.
67
record label: Pump Records 15186chart position: US #39album: Brown and Proudcomments: [hip hop]
Lighter Shade of Brown
On a Sunday Afternoon
1991
Pump Records
68
record label: Epic 46113chart position: UK #40written by: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amooalbum: Can You Feel the Force
The Real Thing
Rainin' Through My Sunshine
1978
Epic
69
record label: Columbia 10103chart position: RandB #20, US #44, US Dance #14written by: Maurice White and Jon Lindalbum: Sun Goddesscomments: [instrumental]
Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire
Sun Goddess
1975
Columbia
70
record label: Epic 49 03187chart position: US dance #9written by: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey)album: All In A Night's Work
KC & The Sunshine Band
(You Said) You'd Gimme Some More
1982
Epic
71
record label: Polydor 31458 0962 2chart position: RandB #18, US #45written by: Shawn Stockmancomments: [slow jam]
Shawn Stockman
Visions of a Sunset
1995
Polydor
72
record label: Casablanca 198chart position: UK #46written by: Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forseyalbum: Bad Girls
Donna Summer
Sunset People
1980
Casablanca
73
record label: RCA 65751chart position: RandB #19, US #70weeksinr&bchart: 20written by: LaShawn Daniels, Coko and Rodney Jerkinsalbum: Hot Coko
Coko
Sunshine
1999
RCA
74
record label: Elektra 69810chart position: RandB #16, US Dance #27written by: Twinkie Clarkalbum: You Brought the Sunshinecomments: [gospel disco dance]
The Clark Sisters
You Brought the Sunshine (Into My Life)
1983
Elektra
75
record label: Decca 30588chart position: US #49written by: Beverly Lee, Doris Coley, Micki Harris and Shirley Owens
The Shirelles
I Met Him on a Sunday (Ronde-Ronde)
1958
Decca
76
record label: T.K. 1022chart position: RandB #24, US #48written by: Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finchalbum: Part 3
KC & The Sunshine Band
Wrap Your Arms Around Me
1977
T.K.
77
record label: GRC 1011chart position: RandB #21, US #88written by: Dorothy Norwoodcomments: [deep soul]
Dorothy Norwood
There's Got to Be Rain in Your Life (To Appreciate the Sunshine)
1974
GRC
78
record label: Capitol 4587chart position: RandB #18written by: Byron Byrd and Kym Yanceyalbum: Sunburncomments: [funk]
Sun
Sun Is Here
1978
Capitol
79
record label: Boardwalk 151chart position: RandB #19written by: Everett Collins and Bernard Isley
Sunrize
Who's Stickin' It?
1982
Boardwalk
80
record label: Circa 51 (UK)chart position: UK #58written by: Davis, Oakenfold
Movement 98 featuring Carroll Thompson
Sunrise
1990
Circa
81
record label: Soulifechart position: RandB #54, UK #57written by: Mike Cityalbum: Your Woman
Sunshine Anderson
Lunch or Dinner
2001
Soulife
82
record label: Salsoul 397chart position: US Dance #13written by: Bruce Gray and Bruce Hawescomments: [disco dance]
First Choice
Let No Man Put Asunder
1983
Salsoul
83
record label: T.K. 6050(UK)chart position: RandB #62, US #63written by: Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finchalbum: Who Do Ya Love
KC & The Sunshine Band
Do You Feel Alright
1978
T.K.
84
record label: MCA 41180chart position: US #68, US AC #15written by: Jay Beckensteinalbum: Catching the Suncomments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]
Spyro Gyra
Catching the Sun
1980
MCA
85
record label: T.K. 1031chart position: RandB #88, US #68written by: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) and Richard Finchalbum: Who Do Ya Love
KC & The Sunshine Band
Who Do Ya Love
1978
T.K.
86
record label: Go! Beat 59 (UK)chart position: UK #66written by: Fatboy Slim (as Norman Cook)album: Excursion on the Versioncomments: [Reggae]
Beats International
The Sun Doesn't Shine
1991
Go! Beat
87
record label: Azuli 103 (UK)chart position: 168written by: Antonio Romeo, Darryl Pandy, Mark Patterson, Maurizio Zoffolicomments: [dance, house]
Darryl Pandy
Sunshine and Happiness
1999
Azuli
88
record label: Network Records 55chart position: UK #71written by: Eddy Grant
Krush
Walking on Sunshine
1992
Network Records
89
record label: Tabu 655191chart position: UK #72written by: J. Harris III, T. Lewisalbum: Hearsaycomments: [ballad]
Alexander O'Neal
Sunshine
1989
Tabu
90
record label: Capitol 4254chart position: RandB #31, US #76written by: Byron Byrdalbum: Wanna Make Love
Sun
Wanna Make Love (Come Flick My BIC)
1976
Capitol
91
record label: Capitol 16092chart position: RandB #25written by: Byron Byrdalbum: Destination: Sun
Sun
Radiation Level
1979
Capitol
92
record label: T.K. 1010chart position: RandB #25, US #88written by: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) and Richard Finchalbum: The Sound of Sunshine
The Sunshine Band
Shotgun Shuffle
1975
T.K.
93
record label: T.K. 1035chart position: RandB #25written by: Frederick Knight and Sam Deesalbum: Do You Wanna Go Party
KC & the Sunshine Band
I Betcha Didn't Know That
1979
T.K.
94
record label: Circa 12 (UK)chart position: RandB #51, UK #78written by: Bill Withersalbum: Feeling Freecomments: charted in RandB charts in USA in 1991
Sydney Youngblood
Ain't No Sunshine
1988
Circa
95
record label: Warner 27916chart position: UK #79, US dance #28written by: David Lewis and Wayne Lewisalbum: All in the Name of Love
Atlantic Starr
Let the Sun In
1988
Warner
96
record label: CBS 653198 (UK)chart position: UK #82written by: Bill Withersalbum: Bill Withers Greatest Hitscomments: Remix Ben Liebrand
Bill Withers
Ain't No Sunshine (The Total Eclipse Mix)
1988
CBS
97
record label: T.K. 1001chart position: RandB #27written by: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey)album: Do It Good
KC & the Sunshine Band
Blow Your Whistle
1973
T.K.
98
record label: Original Sound 90chart position: RandB #30, US #121written by: Charles Mitchell and Jimmie Davis
Dyke & the Blazers
You Are My Sunshine
1970
Original Sound
99
record label: Capitol chart position: RandB #32, US #98album: Sunday
Sunday
I Know
2000
Capitol
100
record label: Volt 4025chart position: RandB #28written by: King Curtis (as Curtis Ousley) and Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller)
Rev. Maceo Woods & the Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church Choir
Hello Sunshine
1969
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