| 1 |
record label: T.K. 1004
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1, US AC #19
written by: Harry Casey & Richard Finch
album: Rock Your Baby
comments: [disco dance]
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| 2 |
record label: Downtown 70002
chart position: RandB 53, US #2, UK #1, US AC #7, US dance #23, US alt. #7
written by: Danger Mouse, Cee Lo Green, Gian Franco Reverberi and Gian Piero Reverberi
album: St. Elsewhere
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| 3 |
record label: Columbia 07773
chart position: RandB #1, UK #8, US #1, US AC #1
written by: George Michael
album: Faith
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| 4 |
record label: United Artists 629
chart position: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #4
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Bert Russell & Norman Meade
album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits
comments: [deep soul]
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| 5 |
record label: Columbia 07941
chart position: RandB #8, US #1, UK #13, US dance #1
written by: George Michael
album: Faith
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| 6 |
record label: Jive
chart position: RandB #1, US #14, UK #68
written by: Chris Brown, Tyga and Kevin McCall
album: Fan of a Fan
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| 7 |
record label: Epic 664128
chart position: RandB #1, US #6, UK #16
written by: Woody Cunningham, Dr. Dre, Norman Durham, Roger (as Roger Troutman) and 2Pac
album: Ginuwine...The Bachelor
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| 8 |
record label: Liberty 55308
chart position: RandB #11, US #3
written by: Luther Dixon & Bob Elgin
album: 100 Lbs. Of Clay!
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| 9 |
record label: Warner Bros. 17120 (UK)
chart position: RandB #2, US #7, US AC #25
written by: Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller & Cynthia Weil
album: Weekend in L.A.
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| 10 |
record label: Motown 1360
chart position: RandB #4, US #10, US dance #36
written by: Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, K. Wales and Sly Stone (sample)
album: Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know
comments: [hip hop]
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| 11 |
record label: Soul 35063
chart position: RandB #2, US #19
written by: Lincoln Chase
album: Nitty Gritty
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 12 |
record label: Flash 115
chart position: RandB #2, US #79
weeksinr&bchart: 4
written by: Gus Jenkins
comments: [instrumental]
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| 13 |
record label: Epic
chart position: RandB #7, US #33
written by: Johnta Austin, Bryan Michael Cox and Jason Perry
album: Barbershop: Music from the Motion Picture
comments: [slow jam]
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| 14 |
record label: Motown 1892
chart position: RandB #5, US #96, US dance #1
written by: Georgio
album: Sexappeal
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| 15 |
record label: LaFace 24114
chart position: RandB #17, US #39
written by: Robert Barnett, Thomas Burton, Cameron Gipp, Khujo (as Willie Knighton) and Organized Noize
album: Soul Food
comments: [hip hop]
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| 16 |
record label: Vee Jay 256
chart position: RandB #3, US #36
weeksinr&bchart: 11
written by: Ted Jarrett
album: Gene Allison
comments: [ballad]
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| 17 |
record label: Buddah 428
chart position: RandB #3, US #47, US AC #40
written by: Jim Weatherly
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| 18 |
record label: Beserkley 69847
chart position: US dance #1, RandB #48, US rock #5, UK #63, US #2
written by: Greg Kihn & Steve Wright
album: Kihnspiracy
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| 19 |
record label: Flaming Arrow 35
chart position: RandB #7, US #60
written by: Eugene Davis
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| 20 |
record label: Buddah 487
chart position: RandB #4, US #50
written by: Gene McDaniels (as Eugene McDaniels)
album: 2nd Anniversary
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| 21 |
record label: Go! Beat 159
chart position: UK #7
written by: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
album: Gabrielle
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| 22 |
record label: 550 Music 0921
chart position: UK #10
written by: Prince
album: Ginuwine...The Bachelor
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| 23 |
record label: WEA 00191
chart position: UK #10
album: Kidology
comments: [reggae dancehall]
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| 24 |
record label: Go! Beat 587
chart position: UK #13
written by: Gabrielle and Jonny Dollar
album: Rise
comments: [ballad]
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| 25 |
record label: WEA 268
chart position: UK #17
album: Kidology
comments: [reggae dancehall]
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| 26 |
record label: Oasis 1 (UK)
chart position: UK #16
written by: Pete Bellotte, Giorgio Moroder
album: From Here To Eternity
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| 27 |
record label: Jive 1344
chart position: RandB #6
written by: Bobby Khozouri and Mark Stevens
album: Take It from Me
comments: re release
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| 28 |
record label: Cooltempo 282 (UK)
chart position: UK #25, R&B #120
written by: Guru
album: Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1
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| 29 |
record label: Arista 0426
chart position: RandB #8
written by: Emanuel LeBlanc, Herb Lane, Keith Crier and Paul Service
album: Disco Nights
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| 30 |
record label: Polydor 14525
chart position: US dance #8
written by: Gregg Diamond
album: Hot Butterfly
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| 31 |
record label: Warner 16980
chart position: UK #26
written by: Eden Ahbez
album: In Flight
comments: [jazz funk]
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| 32 |
record label: Chrysalis 58438
chart position: RandB #93, UK #28
weeksinr&bchart: 5
written by: Branford Marsalis, DJ Premier, Guru, Bahamadia, Chaka Khan and Damian Holland
album: Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2
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| 33 |
record label: United Artists 773
chart position: RandB #14, US #73
written by: Norman Meade and Bert Russell
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| 34 |
record label: Buddah 407
chart position: RandB #40, UK #32
written by: Patrick Williams, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
album: The One and Only
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| 35 |
record label: Columbia 397
chart position: RandB #21, US dance #5
written by: George Michael
album: Faith
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| 36 |
record label: Reproduction 41493 (UK)
chart position: UK #34
written by: Anna Jolley, Brian Harris and Mark Jolley
album: What You See Is What You Get
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| 37 |
record label: Mercury 73206
chart position: RandB #14, US #116
written by: James Thompson and Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon)
|
| 38 |
record label: Go Beat
chart position: UK #42
written by: Gabrielle , Paul Weller, Ben Wolff and Andy Dean
album: Always
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| 39 |
record label: United Artists 694
chart position: RandB #16
written by: Carl Spencer and Bob Halley
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| 40 |
record label: 550 Music 0746
chart position: RandB #16
written by: Stevie Wonder, Timbaland (as Tim Mosley) and Missy Elliott
album: Ginuwine...The Bachelor
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| 41 |
record label: Island 103 (UK)
chart position: UK #56
written by: Grace Jones
album: Living My Life
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| 42 |
record label: Arista 0177
chart position: RandB #22
written by: General Johnson
album: General Johnson
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| 43 |
record label: Def Jam
chart position: RandB # 72, US #67
written by: YG, Ty Dolla $ign, Marquise Newman, Nye Lee Jr. and Ted Bluechel
album: The Real 4Fingaz
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| 44 |
record label: Flaming Arrow 36
chart position: US #68
written by: Eugene Davis
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| 45 |
record label: Nautica 1301
chart position: RandB #24
written by: Balewa Muhammad, Ellison Kendrick and Tony Butler
album: Game
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| 46 |
record label: Rhino Atlantic
chart position: Rand25
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| 47 |
record label: ARS Productions
chart position: US dance #19
album: Grace Under Pressure
comments: [dance, garage house]
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| 48 |
record label: RCA 13436
chart position: RandB #30, US Dance #43
written by: Kossi Gardner
album: Everybody Loves a Winner
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 49 |
record label: MGM 14808
chart position: UK #98
written by: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
album: Experience Gloria Gaynor
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| 50 |
record label: Liberty 55444
chart position: US #99
written by: Larry Holofcener and Ed Scott
album: Tower Of Strength
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| 51 |
record label: Avatar 3638
chart position: RandB #59, US #104
album: Goodfellaz
comments: [slow jam]
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| 52 |
record label: Sugar Hill 555
chart position: RandB #36, US Dance #83
written by: Jiggs Chase, Sylvia Robinson, The Furious Five
album: Greatest Messages
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 53 |
record label: Polydor 16139
chart position: US dance #24
written by: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Allan Felder, Norman Harris and Ron Tyson
album: Park Avenue Sound
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| 54 |
record label: Cash Money
chart position: RandB #61, US #107
written by: Lil Wayne, Kane Beatz, William Roger Patterson, Tyga and Birdman
album: Bigga Than Life
comments: [album cut]
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| 55 |
record label: Columbia 02413
chart position: RandB #37
written by: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Touch
comments: [ballad]
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| 56 |
record label: Elektra 6353
chart position: RandB #37, US #123
album: The G Spot
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| 57 |
record label: Uni 55188
chart position: RandB #42, US #113
written by: Kat Day, Lorraine Brown, Garland Green and Jo Armstead
album: Jealous Kind of Fella
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| 58 |
record label: Arista 0203
chart position: RandB #42
written by: General Johnson
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| 59 |
record label: Columbia 04369
chart position: RandB #42, US Dance #73
written by: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: Visions
|
| 60 |
record label: FastFire 7005
chart position: RandB #43
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Your Love Looks Good on Me
comments: [ballad]
|
| 61 |
record label: Veep 1234
chart position: US #132
written by: Jerry Ragovoy and Mort Shuman
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.4 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
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| 62 |
record label: Noo Trybe 13116
chart position: RandB #49
written by: DJ Premier (as Christopher Martin), Guru (as Keith Elam), K Ci (as K Ci Hailey) and JoJo (as JoJo Hail
comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts] [Virgin album cut]
|
| 63 |
record label: MCA
chart position: RandB #50
written by: Tony Rich and Teddy Riley
album: Guy III
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 64 |
record label: Logic 97932 2
chart position: US AC #26
written by: Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone
comments: [Christmas]
|
| 65 |
record label: Motown 1969
chart position: RandB #52
written by: Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit
album: Gerald Alston
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| 66 |
record label: Atlantic 87792
chart position: RandB #54
written by: Bobby Lyle, Wayne Henderson and Harvey Mason
album: Dream Come True
comments: [smooth jazz instrumental]
|
| 67 |
record label: Warner 17409
chart position: RandB #55
written by: Hy Zaret and Alex North
|
| 68 |
record label: Bad Boy 79409
chart position: RandB #59
weeksinr&bchart: 20
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 69 |
record label: Five Fifty Music 8977
chart position: RandB #60
written by: Ginuwine, Timbaland and Robert Reives
album: Ginuwine...The Bachelor
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 70 |
record label: Big Beat 2094
chart position: RandB #68
weeksinr&bchart: 5
album: Tender Love
|
| 71 |
record label: Jive 1344
chart position: RandB #69
written by: Bobby Khozouri and Mark Stevens
album: Take It from Me
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| 72 |
record label: Rap A Lot
chart position: RandB #69
weeksinr&bchart: 4
written by: Leroy 'Precise' Edwards, Tonya Jupiter and Trementhia Jupiter
album: In That Water
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 73 |
record label: Chi Sound 2468
chart position: RandB #73
written by: Albert Thompson and Barbara Acklin
album: Gene Chandler '80
|
| 74 |
record label: Tabu 04062
chart position: RandB #74
written by: M. McDowell, R. Andrews, L. N. Chancler
album: Dangerous
comments: [funk]
|
| 75 |
record label: MCA 3230
chart position: RandB #76
weeksinr&bchart: 1
album: Just for You
comments: If You Don't Know Me By Now/Love Don't Love Nobody/End Of The Road
|
| 76 |
record label: Heat 2001
chart position: RandB #77
written by: Chicago Gangsters
|
| 77 |
record label: Roulette 7149
chart position: RandB #78
written by: Leroy Hutson
|
| 78 |
record label: Virgin
chart position: RandB #79
album: Guerilla City
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 79 |
record label: TBA 705
chart position: RandB #80
written by: Greg Phillinganes and Lionel Richie
album: Dancing in the Sun
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 80 |
record label: Motown 72643
chart position: US dance #39
written by: Georgio
album: Georgio
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 81 |
record label: Heat 2002
chart position: RandB #80
written by: Gangsters
album: Heat I
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 82 |
record label: Motown 1261
chart position: RandB #84
written by: Van McCoy & Joe Cobb
album: Love Songs & Other Tragedies
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 83 |
record label: Warner 28969
chart position: RandB #87
written by: Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
album: 20/20
comments: [ballad]
|
| 84 |
record label: Def Jam 005116
chart position: RandB #91
album: Fishscale
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 85 |
record label: Tommy Boy 978
chart position: RandB #94
weeksinr&bchart: 3
album: A Day In The Life Of A Player
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 86 |
record label: Epic 653109
chart position: RandB #96
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Gregory Hines
|
| 87 |
record label: Peak
chart position: RandB #115
written by: Glenn Jones, Ross Vannelli
album: Feels Good
comments: [slow jam album cut]
|
| 88 |
record label: Pirate Records 1201
chart position: US dance #81
written by: Norman Bergen and Reid Whitelaw
album: Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula OST
|
| 89 |
record label: Sidewalk 114
chart position: US Dance #88
written by: Ian Samwell and Robert Ahwai
album: Move It to the Music
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record label: Revue 11020
written by: J. Cameron, Garland Green, J. Thompson
album: Jealous Kind of Fella
|
| -- |
record label: Cotillion 44126
written by: D. Hathaway, Glenn Watts
|
| -- |
record label: Cotillion 44146
written by: Larry Wade, Terry Collier, Billy Butler
comments: [deep soul]
|
| -- |
record label: Becket 505
written by: J. Tindal, R. Meltzer, D. Morris Jr.
comments: [disco dance]
|
| -- |
record label: Warner 16970
written by: Donny Hathaway
album: In Flight
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| -- |
record label: Soul 706
written by: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
album: Everybody Needs Love
comments: [ballad album cut]
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| -- |
record label: Soul 706
written by: B. Mason
album: Everybody Needs Love
comments: [ballad album cut]
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| -- |
record label: Uni 55213
written by: J. Armstead, L. Venson
album: Jealous Kind Of Fella
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| -- |
record label: Samar 118
written by: DeCoteaux, Lendell
comments: [northern soul]
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| -- |
record label: Maxx 326
written by: Newman
album: Gladys Knight And The Pips
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record label: Buddah 203
written by: Joe Carpenter, George Hughley
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