1
record label: Epic 74200
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #3, US dance #2
written by: Michael Jackson, Bernard Belle, Teddy Riley, John Lennon and Paul McCartney
album: Dangerous
comments: [new jack swing]
Michael Jackson
Remember the Time ... Come Together
1992
Epic
2
record label: Warner Bros. 28399
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #10, US dance #2
written by: Prince
album: Sign of the Times
Prince
Sign o' the Times
1987
Warner Bros.
3
record label: Columbia 05609
chart position: RandB #8, US #2, US dance #19, UK #87
written by: Rick James
album: How Could It Be
Eddie Murphy
Party All the Time
1985
Columbia
4
record label: Island 572 482
chart position: RandB #5, UK #4, US #21
written by: Damon Thomas and Babyface (as Kenneth Edmonds)
album: Enter the Dru
comments: [slow jam]
Dru Hill
These Are the Times
1998
Island
5
record label: Paisley Park 19750
chart position: RandB #1, US #9, US dance #6
written by: Prince
album: Pandemonium
The Time
Jerk Out
1990
Paisley Park
6
record label: Arista 2565
chart position: RandB #37, US #25, US AC #1
written by: Michael Bolton, Diane Warren and Andy Goldmark
album: Breathless
comments: [RnB Jazz]
Kenny G with Peabo Bryson
By the Time This Night Is Over
1993
Arista
7
record label: Warner Bros. 91817
chart position: RandB #6, US #20, US dance #9
written by: Prince & Jesse Johnson
album: Ice Cream Castle
The Time
Jungle Love
1984
Warner Bros.
8
record label: Avco 4660
chart position: RandB #6, US #46, UK #36, US dance #15
written by: Van McCoy
album: The Disco Kid
comments: [disco dance]
Van McCoy
Change with the Times
1975
Avco
9
record label: Pye 45606 (UK)
chart position: UK #5
written by: Biddu
album: Now
comments: [disco]
Jimmy James & the Vagabonds
Now Is the Time
1976
Pye
10
record label: Dakar 4501
chart position: RandB #5, US #61
written by: Richard Parker & Willie Henderson
album: I Had It All The Time / Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits
Tyrone Davis
I Had It All the Time
1972
Dakar
11
record label: Warner 7 29952
chart position: RandB #2, US #88, US dance #42
written by: Prince (as Jamie Starr)
album: What Time Is It?
The Time
777-9311
1982
Warner
12
record label: Warner Bros. 49864
chart position: RandB #7, US dance #16, US #90
written by: Prince & Dez Dickerson
album: The Time
The Time
Cool
1982
Warner Bros.
13
record label: Warner 29094
chart position: RandB #33, US dance #6, US #36
written by: Prince & Jesse Johnson
album: Ice Cream Castle
The Time
The Bird
1985
Warner
14
record label: Enterprise 9003
chart position: RandB #37, US #37
written by: Jimmy Webb
album: Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
1969
Enterprise
15
record label: Tent 40799 (UK)
chart position: UK #7
written by: Nick Trevisick and Paul Gurvitz
album: Silk and Steel
Five Star
Find the Time
1986
Tent
16
record label: Warner 49774
chart position: RandB #6, US dance #16
written by: Prince
album: The Time
The Time
Get It Up
1981
Warner
17
record label: Warner 9247
chart position: RandB #11, US #106, US dance #70
written by: Prince and Morris Day
album: Ice Cream Castles
The Time
Ice Cream Castles
1984
Warner
18
record label: Stateside 1204(UK)
chart position: UK #47
written by: Paul Kords
album: The First Lady Of Immediate
P.P. Arnold
The Time Has Come
1967
Stateside
19
record label: Soul Clock 107
chart position: RandB #17
written by: Nicholas Cardwell and Gordy Horman
The Whispers
The Time Will Come
1969
Soul Clock
20
record label: Warner 29856
chart position: RandB #24, US #104, US dance #42
written by: Prince (as Jamie Starr)
album: What Time Is It?
The Time
The Walk
1982
Warner
21
record label: Neptune 101
chart position: RandB #22
written by: Baby Washington
Baby Washington
The Time
1959
Neptune
22
record label: Elektra 69677
chart position: RandB #55, UK #72
album: They Said It Couldn't Be Done
comments: [hip hop]
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
Sign of the Times
1985
Elektra
23
record label: CBS 1608 (UK)
chart position: UK #76
written by: Rod Temperton
album: Sign of the Times
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Bob James
Sign of the Times
1981
CBS
24
record label: Dore 715
chart position: US #83
written by: Bobby Troup
The Superbs
Baby Baby All The Time
1964
Dore
25
record label: Volt 4016
chart position: RandB #28, US #84
written by: Jimmy Webb
album: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Lads
The Mad Lads
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
1969
Volt
26
record label: Hi 2144
chart position: US #110
written by: Jimmy Webb
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
1968
Hi
27
record label: Stax 198
chart position: Cashbox RandB #37
written by: Porter, Hayes, Cropper
album: Hold On, I'm Comin'
Sam & Dave
If You Got The Loving (I Got The Time)
1966
Stax
28
record label: Paisley Park 19759
chart position: RandB #44
written by: Prince
album: Pandemonium
The Time
Chocolate
1990
Paisley Park
29
record label: Mercury 73495
chart position: RandB #46
written by: Jerry Butler and Marvin Yancy
album: Sweet Sixteen
Jerry Butler
Take the Time to Tell Her
1974
Mercury
30
record label: MGM 14440
chart position: US #104
written by: William Backer
Brook Benton
If You Got the Time
1972
MGM
31
record label: EastWest
chart position: RandB #58
album: Levert.Sweat.Gill
comments: [slow jam]
LSG (Levert, Sweat & Gill)
All the Times
1998
EastWest
32
record label: RCA 384
chart position: Cashbox R&B #59
written by: E. Shelby
album: Love Can Make It Easier
The Friends Of Distinction
Now Is The Time
1972
RCA
33
record label: ABC 12253
chart position: RandB #65
written by: Jimmy Webb, Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Isaac Hayes & Dionne Warwick
By the Time I Get to Phoenix -- Say a Little Prayer
1977
ABC
34
record label: Warner 50039
chart position: RandB #49
weeksinr&bchart: 9
written by: Morris Day, Jamie Starr
album: The Time
comments: [disco funk]
The Time
The Stick
1982
Warner
35
record label: Warner 50039
chart position: RandB #49
written by: Prince
album: The Time
comments: [ballad]
The Time
Girl
1982
Warner
36
record label: Warner 7 29764
chart position: RandB #77
written by: Morris Day
album: What Time Is It?
The Time
Gigolos Get Lonely Too
1982
Warner
37
record label: Elektra 12372
chart position: RandB #78
written by: Terry Callier and Larry Wade
album: Turn You To Love
comments: [disco funk]
Terry Callier
Sign of the Times
1979
Elektra
38
record label: Hi 79528
chart position: RandB #95
written by: John E. Moore
Ann Peebles
If You Got the Time (I've Got the Love)
1979
Hi
--
record label: Chelsea
written by: Jim Webb
album: I\'m Doin\' Fine Now / The Best of New York City
comments: [ballad album cut]
New York City
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
1973
Chelsea
--
record label: Chess 2080
written by: Jimmy Webb
album: Cross My Heart (1974 compikation)
Billy Stewart
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
1969
Chess
--
record label: CBS 1381 (UK)
written by: D. McLane, G. Mackey
album: How 'Bout Us
Champaign
Can You Find The Time
1981
CBS
--
record label: Minit 32059
written by: B. Womack, J. Holiday
album: Fly Me to the Moon
Bobby Womack
Love, The Time Is Now
1969
Minit
--
record label: Casablanca 7009
written by: L. Perry, K. Davis, M. Cowart
album: One For The Road
comments: [album cut]
Greg Perry
I Want To Live And Let Live (Love And Let Love All The Time)
1975
Casablanca
--
record label: MCA 52793
written by: B. Womack, J. Ford
album: So Many Rivers
Bobby Womack
Whatever Happened To The Times
1985
MCA
--
record label: Fantasy 276
written by: General Crook
comments: [southern soul]
Bobby Jonz
I Got The Touch If You Got The Time
1986
Fantasy
--
record label: Genna 1002
written by: B. Reed, J. Moore
Darrow Fletcher
Now Is The Time For Love
1971
Genna
--
record label: DJM 659 (UK)
written by: K. Kaye, M. Hiller
Moon Williams
Everytime I Take The Time
1976
DJM
--
record label: Deluxe 148
written by: Jerry Middleton, Walter Harper
Reuben Bell
All The Time
1973
Deluxe
--
record label: Master Funk 008
written by: Emmett North, Jr.
The Funk Masters
Have You Got The Time
1984
Master Funk
--
record label: Warner Bros. 1 23835
written by: Jim Webb
album: Initial Thrust
comments: [beat ballad]
Dick Smith
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
1983
Warner Bros.
--
record label: Blue Note 848
written by: W. Jeffrey
album: Fever
comments: [jazz funk]
Ronnie Laws
All The Time
1976
Blue Note