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]
George McCrae
Rock Your Baby
1974
T.K.
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
Gnarls Barkley
Crazy
2006
Downtown
3
record label: Columbia 07773
chart position: RandB #1, UK #8, US #1, US AC #1
written by: George Michael
album: Faith
George Michael
One More Try
1988
Columbia
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]
Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
Cry Baby
1963
United Artists
5
record label: Columbia 07941
chart position: RandB #8, US #1, UK #13, US dance #1
written by: George Michael
album: Faith
George Michael
Monkey
1988
Columbia
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
Chris Brown ft. Tyga & Kevin McCall
Deuces
2010
Jive
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
Ginuwine
Pony
1996
Epic
8
record label: Liberty 55308
chart position: RandB #11, US #3
written by: Luther Dixon & Bob Elgin
album: 100 Lbs. Of Clay!
Gene McDaniels
A Hundred Pounds of Clay
1961
Liberty
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.
George Benson
On Broadway
1978
Warner Bros.
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]
Another Bad Creation
Playground
1991
Motown
11
record label: Soul 35063
chart position: RandB #2, US #19
written by: Lincoln Chase
album: Nitty Gritty
comments: [Motown Sound]
Gladys Knight & the Pips
The Nitty Gritty
1969
Soul
12
record label: Flash 115
chart position: RandB #2, US #79
weeksinr&bchart: 4
written by: Gus Jenkins
comments: [instrumental]
Gus Jenkins
Tricky
1956
Flash
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]
Ginuwine
Stingy
2002
Epic
14
record label: Motown 1892
chart position: RandB #5, US #96, US dance #1
written by: Georgio
album: Sexappeal
Georgio
Tina Cherry
1987
Motown
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]
Goodie Mob
Cell Therapy
1995
LaFace
16
record label: Vee Jay 256
chart position: RandB #3, US #36
weeksinr&bchart: 11
written by: Ted Jarrett
album: Gene Allison
comments: [ballad]
Gene Allison
You Can Make It if You Try
1957
Vee Jay
17
record label: Buddah 428
chart position: RandB #3, US #47, US AC #40
written by: Jim Weatherly
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Love Finds Its Own Way
1975
Buddah
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
Greg Kihn Band
Jeopardy
1983
Beserkley
19
record label: Flaming Arrow 35
chart position: RandB #7, US #60
written by: Eugene Davis
Gloria Walker
Talking About My Baby
1968
Flaming Arrow
20
record label: Buddah 487
chart position: RandB #4, US #50
written by: Gene McDaniels (as Eugene McDaniels)
album: 2nd Anniversary
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Money
1975
Buddah
21
record label: Go! Beat 159
chart position: UK #7
written by: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
album: Gabrielle
Gabrielle
Walk On By
1997
Go! Beat
22
record label: 550 Music 0921
chart position: UK #10
written by: Prince
album: Ginuwine...The Bachelor
Ginuwine
When Doves Cry
1997
Music
23
record label: WEA 00191
chart position: UK #10
album: Kidology
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Glamma Kid ft. Shola Ama
Why
1999
WEA
24
record label: Go! Beat 587
chart position: UK #13
written by: Gabrielle and Jonny Dollar
album: Rise
comments: [ballad]
Gabrielle
Should I Stay
2000
Go! Beat
25
record label: WEA 268
chart position: UK #17
album: Kidology
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Glamma Kid
Bills 2 Pay
2000
WEA
26
record label: Oasis 1 (UK)
chart position: UK #16
written by: Pete Bellotte, Giorgio Moroder
album: From Here To Eternity
Georgio Moroder
From Here To Eternity
1977
Oasis
27
record label: Jive 1344
chart position: RandB #6
written by: Bobby Khozouri and Mark Stevens
album: Take It from Me
comments: re release
Glenn Jones
Stay
1990
Jive
28
record label: Cooltempo 282 (UK)
chart position: UK #25, R&B #120
written by: Guru
album: Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1
Guru featuring DC Lee
No Time to Play
1993
Cooltempo
29
record label: Arista 0426
chart position: RandB #8
written by: Emanuel LeBlanc, Herb Lane, Keith Crier and Paul Service
album: Disco Nights
GQ
Make My Dreams a Reality
1979
Arista
30
record label: Polydor 14525
chart position: US dance #8
written by: Gregg Diamond
album: Hot Butterfly
Gregg Diamond Bionic Boogie Ft. Luther Vandross
Hot Butterfly
1978
Polydor
31
record label: Warner 16980
chart position: UK #26
written by: Eden Ahbez
album: In Flight
comments: [jazz funk]
George Benson
Nature Boy
1977
Warner
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
Guru featuring Chaka Khan
Watch What You Say
1995
Chrysalis
33
record label: United Artists 773
chart position: RandB #14, US #73
written by: Norman Meade and Bert Russell
Garnet Mimms
Look Away
1964
United Artists
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
Gladys Knight & the Pips
The One and Only
1978
Buddah
35
record label: Columbia 397
chart position: RandB #21, US dance #5
written by: George Michael
album: Faith
George Michael
Hard Day
1987
Columbia
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
Glen Goldsmith
I Won't Cry
1987
Reproduction
37
record label: Mercury 73206
chart position: RandB #14, US #116
written by: James Thompson and Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon)
Gene Chandler
You're a Lady
1971
Mercury
38
record label: Go Beat
chart position: UK #42
written by: Gabrielle , Paul Weller, Ben Wolff and Andy Dean
album: Always
Gabrielle
Why
2007
Go Beat
39
record label: United Artists 694
chart position: RandB #16
written by: Carl Spencer and Bob Halley
Garnet Mimms
Tell Me Baby
1964
United Artists
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
Ginuwine
I'll Do Anything--I'm Sorry
1997
Music
41
record label: Island 103 (UK)
chart position: UK #56
written by: Grace Jones
album: Living My Life
Grace Jones
My Jamaican Guy
1983
Island
42
record label: Arista 0177
chart position: RandB #22
written by: General Johnson
album: General Johnson
General Johnson
All in the Family
1976
Arista
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
YG
Toot It and Boot It
2010
Def Jam
44
record label: Flaming Arrow 36
chart position: US #68
written by: Eugene Davis
Gloria Walker & Chevelles
Please Don't Desert Me Baby
1969
Flaming Arrow
45
record label: Nautica 1301
chart position: RandB #24
written by: Balewa Muhammad, Ellison Kendrick and Tony Butler
album: Game
Game
All Night All Day
1992
Nautica
46
record label: Rhino Atlantic
chart position: Rand25
Gerald Levert
Can It Stay
2010
Rhino Atlantic
47
record label: ARS Productions
chart position: US dance #19
album: Grace Under Pressure
comments: [dance, garage house]
Grace Under Pressure
Make My Day
1997
ARS Productions
48
record label: RCA 13436
chart position: RandB #30, US Dance #43
written by: Kossi Gardner
album: Everybody Loves a Winner
comments: [disco funk]
Glenn Jones
I Am Somebody
1983
RCA
49
record label: MGM 14808
chart position: UK #98
written by: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
album: Experience Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor
Walk On By
1975
MGM
50
record label: Liberty 55444
chart position: US #99
written by: Larry Holofcener and Ed Scott
album: Tower Of Strength
Gene McDaniels
Funny
1962
Liberty
51
record label: Avatar 3638
chart position: RandB #59, US #104
album: Goodfellaz
comments: [slow jam]
Goodfellaz
If You Walk Away
1997
Avatar
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]
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
The Birthday Party
1981
Sugar Hill
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
Gloria Gaynor
You're All I Need to Get By
1978
Polydor
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]
Birdman ft. Tyga & Lil Wayne
Loyalty
2010
Cash Money
55
record label: Columbia 02413
chart position: RandB #37
written by: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Touch
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips
If That'll Make You Happy
1981
Columbia
56
record label: Elektra 6353
chart position: RandB #37, US #123
album: The G Spot
Gerald Levert
Funny
2002
Elektra
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
Garland Green
Don't Think That I'm a Violent Guy
1969
Uni
58
record label: Arista 0203
chart position: RandB #42
written by: General Johnson
General Johnson
Don't Walk Away
1976
Arista
59
record label: Columbia 04369
chart position: RandB #42, US Dance #73
written by: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: Visions
Gladys Knight & the Pips
When You're Far Away
1984
Columbia
60
record label: FastFire 7005
chart position: RandB #43
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Your Love Looks Good on Me
comments: [ballad]
Gene Chandler
Lucy
1986
FastFire
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]
Garnet Mimms
My Baby
1966
Veep
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]
Gang Starr featuring K-Ci & JoJo
Royalty
1998
Noo Trybe
63
record label: MCA
chart position: RandB #50
written by: Tony Rich and Teddy Riley
album: Guy III
comments: [slow jam]
Guy
Why You Wanna Keep Me from My Baby
2000
MCA
64
record label: Logic 97932 2
chart position: US AC #26
written by: Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone
comments: [Christmas]
Gloria Gaynor
Little Drummer Boy
2002
Logic
65
record label: Motown 1969
chart position: RandB #52
written by: Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit
album: Gerald Alston
Gerald Alston
I Can't Tell You Why
1989
Motown
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]
Gerald Albright
My, My, My
1990
Atlantic
67
record label: Warner 17409
chart position: RandB #55
written by: Hy Zaret and Alex North
George Benson
Unchained Melody
1980
Warner
68
record label: Bad Boy 79409
chart position: RandB #59
weeksinr&bchart: 20
comments: [hip hop]
G. Dep
Special Delivery
2001
Bad Boy
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]
Ginuwine
Only When U R Lonely
1988
Five Fifty Music
70
record label: Big Beat 2094
chart position: RandB #68
weeksinr&bchart: 5
album: Tender Love
Groove U.
(Seek and You'll Find) The Kinda Right Baby
1994
Big Beat
71
record label: Jive 1344
chart position: RandB #69
written by: Bobby Khozouri and Mark Stevens
album: Take It from Me
Glenn Jones
Stay
1986
Jive
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]
Ghetto Twiinz
Responsibility
1997
Rap A Lot
73
record label: Chi Sound 2468
chart position: RandB #73
written by: Albert Thompson and Barbara Acklin
album: Gene Chandler '80
Gene Chandler
Lay Me Gently
1980
Chi Sound
74
record label: Tabu 04062
chart position: RandB #74
written by: M. McDowell, R. Andrews, L. N. Chancler
album: Dangerous
comments: [funk]
General Kane (as General Caine)
Bomb Body
1983
Tabu
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
Gladys Knight
End of the Road Medley
1994
MCA
76
record label: Heat 2001
chart position: RandB #77
written by: Chicago Gangsters
Gangsters
Wop That Wandy
1980
Heat
77
record label: Roulette 7149
chart position: RandB #78
written by: Leroy Hutson
Geraldine Hunt
You Brought Joy
1973
Roulette
78
record label: Virgin
chart position: RandB #79
album: Guerilla City
comments: [hip hop]
Guerilla Black ft. Jazze Pha & Brooke Valentine
Guerilla Nasty
2004
Virgin
79
record label: TBA 705
chart position: RandB #80
written by: Greg Phillinganes and Lionel Richie
album: Dancing in the Sun
comments: [instrumental]
George Howard
Love Will Find a Way
1985
TBA
80
record label: Motown 72643
chart position: US dance #39
written by: Georgio
album: Georgio
comments: [slow jam]
Georgio
Sweeter Than Candy
1989
Motown
81
record label: Heat 2002
chart position: RandB #80
written by: Gangsters
album: Heat I
comments: [disco funk]
Gangsters
Shake Your Body
1981
Heat
82
record label: Motown 1261
chart position: RandB #84
written by: Van McCoy & Joe Cobb
album: Love Songs & Other Tragedies
comments: [Motown Sound]
G.C. Cameron
Let Me Down Easy
1973
Motown
83
record label: Warner 28969
chart position: RandB #87
written by: Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
album: 20/20
comments: [ballad]
George Benson
New Day
1985
Warner
84
record label: Def Jam 005116
chart position: RandB #91
album: Fishscale
comments: [hip hop]
Ghostface Killah
Be Easy
2005
Def Jam
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]
Gold Money
Money
1992
Tommy Boy
86
record label: Epic 653109
chart position: RandB #96
written by: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines
You Need Somebody
1988
Epic
87
record label: Peak
chart position: RandB #115
written by: Glenn Jones, Ross Vannelli
album: Feels Good
comments: [slow jam album cut]
Glenn Jones
I Wonder Why
2002
Peak
88
record label: Pirate Records 1201
chart position: US dance #81
written by: Norman Bergen and Reid Whitelaw
album: Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula OST
Gloria Gaynor
Love Is Just a Heartbeat Away
1979
Pirate Records
89
record label: Sidewalk 114
chart position: US Dance #88
written by: Ian Samwell and Robert Ahwai
album: Move It to the Music
Gonzalez
People's Party
1979
Sidewalk
--
record label: Revue 11020
written by: J. Cameron, Garland Green, J. Thompson
album: Jealous Kind of Fella
Garland Green
Mr. Misery
1968
Revue
--
record label: Cotillion 44126
written by: D. Hathaway, Glenn Watts
Garland Green
Always Be My Baby
1971
Cotillion
--
record label: Cotillion 44146
written by: Larry Wade, Terry Collier, Billy Butler
comments: [deep soul]
Garland Green
You Can't Get Away That Easy
1972
Cotillion
--
record label: Becket 505
written by: J. Tindal, R. Meltzer, D. Morris Jr.
comments: [disco dance]
Garfield Fleming
Don't Send Me Away
1981
Becket
--
record label: Warner 16970
written by: Donny Hathaway
album: In Flight
George Benson
Valdez In The Country
1977
Warner
--
record label: Soul 706
written by: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
album: Everybody Needs Love
comments: [ballad album cut]
Gladys Knight & The Pips
I'll Be Standing By
1967
Soul
--
record label: Soul 706
written by: B. Mason
album: Everybody Needs Love
comments: [ballad album cut]
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Yes, I'm Ready
1967
Soul
--
record label: Uni 55213
written by: J. Armstead, L. Venson
album: Jealous Kind Of Fella
Garland Green
Angel Baby
1970
Uni
--
record label: Samar 118
written by: DeCoteaux, Lendell
comments: [northern soul]
Gloria Parker
The Best Thing For You Baby
1966
Samar
--
record label: Maxx 326
written by: Newman
album: Gladys Knight And The Pips
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Maybe Maybe Baby
1964
Maxx
--
record label: Buddah 203
written by: Joe Carpenter, George Hughley
George Hughley
That's Why I Cry
1970
Buddah