1
record label: Island 002304
chart position: RandB #16, US #5, UK #2, US dance #1
written by: Paul Poli and Teedra Moses
album: It's About Time
Christina Milian featuring Fabolous
Dip It Low
2004
Island
2
record label: United Artists 50910
chart position: RandB #5, US #2, US AC #6
written by: Eddie Cornelius
album: Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
comments: [pop soul]
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
Too Late to Turn Back Now
1972
United Artists
3
record label: Venture 149
chart position: RandB #5, UK #13, US #39, US dance #1
written by: Geraldine Hunt & Daniel Joseph
album: Cheri
comments: [disco funk boogie]
Cheri
Murphy's Law
1982
Venture
4
record label: Sunnyview 411
chart position: RandB #9, US dance #16, UK #89, US #56
written by: Ben Cenac (as Maurice Benjamin Cenac)
album: Jam on Revenge
Newcleus
Jam on It
1984
Sunnyview
5
record label: Warner 8821
chart position: RandB #13, US Dance #3
written by: P. Adams, K. Morris, C. Staton, W. Garfield
album: Chance
Candi Staton
When You Wake Up Tomorrow
1979
Warner
6
record label: Atlanta Artists 327 (UK)
chart position: RandB #5
written by: Larry Blackmon, Robert Smith and Billy Allen
album: Real Men ... Wear Black
Cameo
I Want It Now
1990
Atlanta Artists
7
record label: Payday 570043
chart position: RandB #18, US #56
album: The Shadiest One
comments: [hip hop]
WC
Just Clownin'
1997
Payday
8
record label: Sunnyview 3007
chart position: RandB #26, UK #44
written by: Ben Cenac (as Maurice Benjamin Cenac)
album: Jam on Revenge
Newcleus
Jam on Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)
1983
Sunnyview
9
record label: Def Jam 063974
chart position: RandB #43, US #81, UK #48
written by: Snoop Dogg, WC, Nate Dogg and Scott Storch
album: Ghetto Heisman
WC ft. Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg
The Streets
2002
Def Jam
10
record label: Mercury 71841
chart position: RandB #17, US #56
written by: Jimmy Oliver and Clyde McPhatter
Clyde McPhatter
I Never Knew
1961
Mercury
11
record label: Payday 570258
chart position: RandB #33, US #64
written by: Frankie Beverly, WC, M. Thompson and J. Williams
album: The Shadiest One
WC featuring Jon B
Better Days
1998
Payday
12
record label: Mercury 72407
chart position: RandB #22, US #117
written by: Ed Townsend
Clyde McPhatter
Crying Won't Help You Now
1965
Mercury
13
record label: Untertainment 79170
chart position: RandB #22, US #99
written by: Darrell Branch and Cam'ron
album: S.D.E.
comments: [hip hop]
Cam'ron
Let Me Know
1999
Untertainment
14
record label: Fame 250
chart position: RandB #34, US #80
written by: Allen Toussaint
Clarence Carter
Mother-in-Law
1973
Fame
15
record label: Vee Jay 295
chart position: RandB #19, US #80
weeksinr&bchart: 12
written by: Wade Flemons
Wade Flemons & the Newcomers
Here I Stand
1958
Vee Jay
16
record label: Stax 0099
chart position: RandB #28, US #74
written by: Bettye Crutcher & Marvell Thomas
The Newcomers
Pin the Tail on the Donkey
1971
Stax
17
record label: London 850 259
chart position: RandB #50, US #88
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: WC, Crazy Toones, Ice Cube, Mack 10, G. Duke, B. Miller, N. Chancler and C.I. Johnson
album: Curb Servin'
WC & the Maad Circle featuring Ice Cube & Mack 10
West Up
1995
London
18
record label: Sunnyview 416
chart position: RandB #31
written by: Ben Cenac
album: Jam on Revenge
Newcleus
Computer Age (Push the Button)
1984
Sunnyview
19
record label: Payday 854518
chart position: RandB #76, US #109
written by: Crazy Toones, WC and Allen Toussaint
album: Curb Servin'
WC & the Maad Circle
The One
1996
Payday
20
record label: Chess 1737
chart position: US #108
written by: Chuck Berry (as E. Anderson)
Chuck Berry
Broken Arrow
1959
Chess
21
record label: Payday
album: The Shadiest One
comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
WC featuring Ice Cube
Cheddar
1998
Payday
22
record label: EastWest 96327
chart position: RandB #43
written by: Chris Bender
album: Draped
comments: [new jack swing]
Chris Bender
I Knew
1991
EastWest
23
record label: Wand 161
chart position: US #93
written by: Luther Dixon
Chuck Jackson
Somebody New
1964
Wand
24
record label: RSO 1036
chart position: RandB #48 US dance #79
written by: Curtis Mayfield
album: Something to Believe In
Curtis Mayfield
Love Me, Love Me Now
1980
RSO
25
record label: RCA 13447
chart position: RandB #65, US Dance #50
written by: Michael Toles, Allen Jones (as Allen A. Jones) and Chocolate Milk
album: F r i c t i o n
Chocolate Milk
Who's Getting It Now
1983
RCA
26
record label: Cash Money 060073
chart position: RandB #57
album: Bang Or Ball
comments: [hip hop]
Mack 10 ft. Ice Cube, WC & Butch Cassidy
Connected For Life
2002
Cash Money
27
record label: Truth 3204
chart position: RandB #66
written by: Homer Banks & Carl Hampton
The Newcomers
Keep an Eye on Your Close Friends
1974
Truth
28
record label: Truth 3213
chart position: RandB #74
written by: Homer Banks & Carl Hampton
The Newcomers
Too Much Going to Say Good-Bye
1975
Truth
29
record label: Private Stock 153
chart position: RandB #74
written by: Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin
Cissy Houston
Tomorrow
1977
Private Stock
30
record label: Sunnyview 425
chart position: RandB #74
written by: Ben Cenac and Bob Crafton
album: Space Is The Place
comments: [hip hop]
Newcleus
I Wanna Be a B-Boy
1985
Sunnyview
31
record label: Sunnyview 3024
chart position: RandB #74
written by: Ben Cenac and Bob Crafton
album: Space Is The Place
comments: [hip hop]
Newcleus
Let's Jam
1985
Sunnyview
32
record label: Sunnyview 436
chart position: RandB #77
written by: Amos Larkins II, Ben Cenac, Bob Craftonand Joe Webb
comments: [hip hop]
Newcleus
Na Na Beat
1986
Sunnyview
33
record label: Roc a Fella 002668
chart position: RandB #81
Cam'ron featuring Jaheim
Lord You Know
2004
Roc a Fella
34
record label: Mercury 74011
chart position: RandB #84
written by: J. Banks, H. Thigpen and D. Weatherspoon
The Newcomers
Do Yourself a Favor
1978
Mercury
35
record label: AVI 311
chart position: RandB #86
written by: Casper (as Terry Marshall)
Casper
Groovy Ghost Show
1980
AVI
36
record label: Gold Plate 1954
chart position: RandB #86
written by: Mac & Mac
Chicago Gangsters
I'm an Outlaw
1977
Gold Plate
37
record label: JRS 36000
chart position: RandB #87
album: Men with Charm
comments: [new jack swing]
MWC (Men with Charm)
Never Forget
1992
JRS
38
record label: Def Jam 15748 1
chart position: RandB #97
album: Ghetto Heisman
WC featuring Case
Flirt
2003
Def Jam
--
record label: Tamla Motown 1005 (UK)
written by: L. Caston, T. McFaddin
album: Caston and Majors
comments: [Motown Sound]
Caston & Majors
I'll Keep My Light In My Window
1974
Tamla Motown
--
record label: Mighty Mo 902
written by: Williams, Kent, Bailey
Charles Johnson
I Bet'cha Don't Know
1975
Mighty Mo
--
record label: Zodiac 1018
written by: Black Beanium Davis
Chuck Bernard
Everything Is Alright Now
1970
Zodiac
--
record label: Motown 7 919R1
album: Love Dancer
comments: [Motown Sound] [album cut]
Cuba Gooding
I'm Yours Now
1979
Motown R
--
record label: Truth 3213
written by: Carl Hampton, Homer Banks
The Newcomers
The Whole World's A Picture Show
1974
Truth
--
record label: Volt 4022
written by: A. Jones
The Newcomers
Open Up Your Heart (Let Me In)
1969
Volt
--
record label: Volt 4049
written by: Mack Rice, Gemini
The Newcomers
You Put The Sunshine Back In My World
1970
Volt
--
record label: Stax 0186
written by: John Spirit, Robert Rappaport, Steve Rappaport
The Newcomers
The Martian Hop
1973
Stax
--
record label: Mercury 74011
written by: Mark Chapman
The Newcomers
That's When You Know Your Woman Wants To Be Free
1978
Mercury
--
record label: Stax 0099
written by: Allen Jones, Marshall Jones
The Newcomers
Mannish Boy
1969
Stax