1
record label: Keen 34013
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #29
written by: Sam Cooke
album: Sam Cooke / The Best of Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
You Send Me
1957
Keen
2
record label: MCA 52770
chart position: RandB #1, UK #2, US #1, US AC #2
written by: Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
album: Winner in You
Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
On My Own
1986
MCA
3
record label: Tamla 54046
chart position: RandB #1 (7 weeks), US #1
weeksinr&bchart: 23
written by: Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman & Freddie Gorman
album: Please Mr. Postman
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes
Please, Mr. Postman
1961
Tamla
4
record label: Motown 1519
chart position: RandB #1, UK #7, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Endless Love: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12
comments: [Motown Sound] [love ballad]
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
Endless Love
1981
Motown
5
record label: Mercury 70893
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4
written by: Georges Boulanger and Jimmy Kennedy
album: The Platters
comments: [ballad]
The Platters
My Prayer
1956
Mercury
6
record label: Epic 823
chart position: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #9
written by: Michael Jackson
album: Thriller
Michael Jackson
Billie Jean
1983
Epic
7
record label: Columbia 05024
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US dance #1, US AC #10
written by: Beyoncé, Ne Yo, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Espen Lind and Amund Bjørklund
album: B'Day
Beyoncé
Irreplaceable
2006
Columbia
8
record label: Siren 111
chart position: RandB #2, UK #3, US #1, US dance #3, US AC #39
written by: Elliot Wolff
album: Forever Your Girl
comments: [dance]
Paula Abdul
Straight Up
1988
Siren
9
record label: Bad Boy 79097
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1
written by: Sting (as Gordon Sumner), Sauce Money (as Todd Gaither) and Faith Evans
album: No Way Out
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
I'll Be Missing You
1997
Bad Boy
10
record label: Motown 1098
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Reach Out
comments: [Motown Sound]
Four Tops
Reach Out I'll Be There
1966
Motown
11
record label: Avco 4653
chart position: RandB #1, UK #3, US dance #3, US AC #2
written by: Van McCoy
album: Disco Baby
comments: [disco]
Van McCoy
The Hustle
1975
Avco
12
record label: Tamla 54176
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1
written by: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
album: In The Groove / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
1968
Tamla
13
record label: ABC Paramount 10487
chart position: RandB #1 (5 weeks) US #4
weeksinr&bchart: 21
written by: Curtis Mayfield
album: The Impressions
The Impressions
It's Alright
1963
ABC Paramount
14
record label: Motown 1745
chart position: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Stevie Wonder
album: The Woman in Red: Selections from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder
I Just Called to Say I Love You
1984
Motown
15
record label: Motown 1074
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #7
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: More Hits By The Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes (with Diana Ross)
Stop! In The Name Of Love
1965
Motown
16
record label: 20th Century 2140
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1
written by: Carl Douglas
comments: [disco dance]
Carl Douglas
Kung Fu Fighting
1974
20th Century
17
record label: J Records 61888
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2
written by: Scott Storch, Ne Yo and Kameron Houff
album: Turning Point
Mario
Let Me Love You
2004
J Records
18
record label: Motown 1494
chart position: RandB #1, UK #2, US dance #1, US 31, US AC #18
written by: Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards
album: Diana / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11
comments: [Motown Sound]
Diana Ross
Upside Down
1980
Motown
19
record label: Columbia 79493
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1, US dance #1
written by: Beyoncé (as Beyoncé Knowles), Sam Barnes, Jean Claude Olivier and Cory Rooney
album: Charlie's Angels: Music from the Motion Picture
Destiny's Child
Independent Women (Part I)
2000
Columbia
20
record label: Motown 374631191
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #5, US AC #1
written by: Babyface
album: II
comments: [slow jam]
Boyz II Men
I'll Make Love to You
1994
Motown
21
record label: Tamla 54199
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1
written by: Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby (as Hank Cosby) & Smokey Robinson
album: Make It Happen / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
The Tears of a Clown
1970
Tamla
22
record label: LaFace
chart position: RandB #3, US #1, UK #1, US dance #3
written by: will.i.am
album: Raymond v. Raymond
Usher featuring will.i.am
OMG
2010
LaFace
23
record label: Juana 3422
chart position: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US dance #1
written by: Frederick Knight
album: Sons Of Love
comments: [disco dance]
Anita Ward
Ring My Bell
1979
Juana
24
record label: Virgin 1460
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, US AC #16, UK #2, US dance #1
written by: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: Janet
Janet Jackson
That's the Way Love Goes
1993
Virgin
25
record label: ABC Paramount 10330
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1, US AC #1
written by: Don Gibson
album: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
I Can't Stop Loving You
1962
ABC Paramount
26
record label: Columbia 02860
chart position: RandB #8, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1, US rock #34
written by: Paul McCartney
album: Tug of War
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
Ebony and Ivory
1982
Columbia
27
record label: Virgin 97522
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3, US dance #1
written by: Wayne Garfield, Jimmy Jam, Janet Jackson , Terry Lewis, Mauro Malavasi and David Roman
album: All for You
Janet Jackson
All for You
2001
Virgin
28
record label: CBS 8852
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US AC #12
written by: Winfred Lovett
album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye
comments: [ballad]
The Manhattans
Kiss and Say Goodbye
1976
CBS
29
record label: LaFace 24200
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #2, US AC #1, US dance #1
written by: Diane Warren
album: Secrets
comments: [slow jam]
Toni Braxton
Un-Break My Heart
1996
LaFace
30
record label: Atlantic 2071
chart position: RandB #1 (1 week), US #1, UK #2
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
album: Save The Last Dance For Me
The Drifters
Save the Last Dance for Me
1960
Atlantic
31
record label: Hi 2202
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #7, US AC #36
written by: Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr.
album: Let's Stay Together
comments: [beat ballad]
Al Green
Let's Stay Together
1972
Hi
32
record label: Atlantic 84089
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2
written by: Brandy (as Brandy Norwood), Rodney Jerkins, Japhe Tejeda, Fred Jerkins III and LaShawn Daniels
album: The Boy Is Mine
Brandy & Monica
The Boy Is Mine
1998
Atlantic
33
record label: Epic 74100
chart position: RandB #3, US #1, UK #1, US AC #23, US dance #2
written by: Michael Jackson and Bill Bottrell
album: Dangerous
Michael Jackson
Black or White
1991
Epic
34
record label: Def Jam 008990
chart position: RandB #4, US #1, UK #1, US dance #1
written by: Jay Z, Thaddis Harrell, The Dream and Tricky Stewart
album: Good Girl Gone Bad
Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
Umbrella
2007
Def Jam
35
record label: Island 005162
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2, US AC #3, US dance #1
written by: Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Johnta Austin, Babyface, Darnell Bristol and Sid Johnson
album: The Emancipation of Mimi
comments: [slow jam]
Mariah Carey
We Belong Together
2005
Island
36
record label: Arista 9598
chart position: RandB #2, UK #1, US #1, US dance #1, US AC #1
written by: George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam
album: Whitney
Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody
1987
Arista
37
record label: Motown 1056
chart position: RandB #1 (7 weeks), US #1, UK #5
weeksinr&bchart: 20
written by: William Robinson
album: Mary Wells Sings My Guy
comments: [Motown Sound]
Mary Wells
My Guy
1964
Motown
38
record label: Columbia 78075
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #6, US AC #1
written by: Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff, Wanya Morris, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Michael McCary
album: Daydream
comments: [slow jam]
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
One Sweet Day
1995
Columbia
39
record label: LaFace 6155
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3
written by: Kevin
album: FanMail
TLC
No Scrubs
1999
LaFace
40
record label: Enterprise 9038
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #4, US AC #6
written by: Isaac Hayes
album: Shaft: Music from the movie / Stax Greatest Hits
Isaac Hayes
Theme from Shaft
1971
Enterprise
41
record label: Motown 1066
chart position: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #1, UK #1
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Where Did Our Love Go
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes (with Diana Ross)
Baby Love
1964
Motown
42
record label: ABC 9972
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #7
written by: traditional, Harold Logan and Lloyd Price
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #456]
Lloyd Price
Stagger Lee
1959
ABC
43
record label: Arista 74321
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1, US AC #1
written by: Dolly Parton
album: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
Whitney Houston
I Will Always Love You
1992
Arista
44
record label: Columbia 79949
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1, US dance #1
written by: Beyoncé, Rich Harrison, Jay Z and Eugene Record
album: Dangerously in Love
Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
Crazy in Love
2003
Columbia
45
record label: CBS 1593
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3, US dance #1
written by: Robert Clivilles & Freedom Williams
album: Gonna Make You Sweat
C plus C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
1990
CBS
46
record label: Columbia 04839
chart position: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1, US Rock #27, US Country #76,
written by: Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie
album: We Are the World: U.S.A. for Africa
USA for Africa
We Are the World
1985
Columbia
47
record label: Fo Reel 19509
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1
written by: Nelly, Antoine Macon, Kenny Gamble and Bunny Sigler
album: Nellyville
Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
Dilemma
2002
Fo Reel
48
record label: Beltone 1002
chart position: RandB #1 (10 weeks), US #1
weeksinr&bchart: 19
written by: Ritchie Adams & Malou Rene
album: Tossin' & Turnin'
Bobby Lewis
Tossin' and Turnin
1961
Beltone
49
record label: Atco 6087
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #30
weeksinr&bchart: 21
written by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
The Coasters
Searchin'
1957
Atco
50
record label: Epic 3121
chart position: RandB #3, US #1, UK #2, US AC #4
written by: Minnie Riperton & Richard Rudolph
album: Perfect Angel
comments: [ballad]
Minnie Riperton
Lovin' You
1975
Epic
51
record label: Colpix 186
chart position: RandB #1 (2 weeks), US #1, UK #1
weeksinr&bchart: 11
written by: Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
The Marcels
Blue Moon
1961
Colpix
52
record label: P.I.R. 3521
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #12, US AC #10
written by: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert
album: 360 Degrees of Billy Paul / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound ballad]
Billy Paul
Me and Mrs. Jones
1972
P.I.R.
53
record label: Motown 1698
chart position: RandB #1, UK #2, US #1, US dance #5, US AC #1
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Can't Slow Down
comments: [Motown Sound]
Lionel Richie
All Night Long
1983
Motown
54
record label: Columbia 77080
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #9, US AC #2, US dance #1
written by: Mariah Carey and Dave Hall
album: Music Box
Mariah Carey
Dreamlover
1993
Columbia
55
record label: Virgin 1670
chart position: RandB #8, US #1, UK #4, US dance #1
written by: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis and René Elizondo Jr.
album: The Velvet Rope
Janet Jackson
Together Again
1997
Virgin
56
record label: Motown 1097
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: The Supremes A Go Go
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes (with Diana Ross)
You Can't Hurry Love
1966
Motown
57
record label: Epic 79639
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #4
written by: Martin Denny, LeShan Lewis, Jennifer Lopez , Troy Oliver and Cory Rooney
album: J. Lo
Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule
I'm Real
2001
Epic
58
record label: Tamla 54281
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2, US AC #3, US dance #2
written by: Stevie Wonder
album: Songs In The Key Of Life
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder
Sir Duke
1977
Tamla
59
record label: Gee 1002
chart position: RandB #1, US #6, UK #1
weeksinr&bchart: 17
written by: Frankie Lymon, Herman Santiago and George Goldner
album: The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #307]
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
1956
Gee
60
record label: Warner 22924
chart position: RandB #1, UK #2, US #1, US dance #1, US alt. #18
written by: Prince
album: Batman
Prince
Batdance
1989
Warner
61
record label: LaFace 59149
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1
written by: Usher, Lil Jon, Sean Garrett, J. Que, Ludacris, Rob McDowell, LRoc and LaMarquis Jefferson
album: Confessions
Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris
Yeah!
2004
LaFace
62
record label: Motown 1722
chart position: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Can't Slow Down
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
Lionel Richie
Hello
1984
Motown
63
record label: Motown 1076
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #23
written by: Brian Holland, Lamount Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Second Album / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4
comments: [Motown Sound]
Four Tops
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
1965
Motown
64
record label: Jive 9678
chart position: RandB #1, UK #3, US #1, US dance #25, US AC #5
written by: Robert John
album: Tear Down These Walls
Billy Ocean
Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car
1988
Jive
65
record label: Casablanca 2233
chart position: RandB #2, UK #2, US #1, US dance #1
written by: Steven Greenberg
album: Mouth to Mouth
comments: [disco]
Lipps, Inc.
Funkytown
1980
Casablanca
66
record label: Motown 1171
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US AC #24
written by: Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis & Willie Hutch
album: Third Album / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
The Jackson 5
I'll Be There
1970
Motown
67
record label: Tamla 54080
chart position: RandB #1 (6 weeks), US #1
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Clarence Paul & Henry Cosby
album: The 12 Year Old Genius: Recorded Live
comments: [Motown Sound] [instrumental]
Stevie Wonder
Fingertips
1963
Tamla
68
record label: AFO 302
chart position: RandB #1, US #3
written by: Barbara George
album: I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
Barbara George
I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
1962
AFO
69
record label: Arista 13774
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #6
written by: Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Carlos Santana, Karl Perazzo and Raul Rekow
album: Supernatural
Santana
Maria Maria
2000
Arista
70
record label: Blitzz/Atlantic 87243
chart position: RandB #13, US #1, UK #2, US AC #3
written by: Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers
album: All 4 One
All-4-One
I Swear
1994
Blitzz/Atlantic
71
record label: Volt 157
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3
written by: Otis Redding & Steve Cropper
album: The Dock of the Bay / Atlantic Soul Classics
comments: [southern soul]
Otis Redding
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
1968
Volt
72
record label: Shady 497856
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3
written by: Mike Elizondo, 50 Cent and Dr. Dre
album: Get Rich or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
In da Club
2003
Shady
73
record label: Arista 9559
chart position: RandB #5, UK #1, US #1, US AC #2, US dance #12
written by: Simon Climie & Dennis Morgan
album: Aretha [1986 album]
Aretha Franklin & George Michael
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
1987
Arista
74
record label: Dimension 1000
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2
written by: Gerry Goffin & Carole King
album: Llllloco Motion
Little Eva
The Loco-Motion
1962
Dimension
75
record label: RCA 13274
chart position: RandB #1, US dance #1, UK #7, US #17
written by: Kashif (as Kashif Saleem)
album: Get Loose
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King)
Love Come Down
1982
RCA
76
record label: Epic 50225
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #7, US dance #12
written by: Robert Parissi
album: Wild Cherry
comments: [funk]
Wild Cherry
Play That Funky Music
1976
Epic
77
record label: Mercury 71565
chart position: RandB #1 (10 weeks), US #5
weeksinr&bchart: 17
written by: Clyde Otis, Murray Stein & Brook Benton
album: The Two Of Us
comments: [jazz RnB]
Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
Baby, You've Got What It Takes
1960
Mercury
78
record label: Atlantic 85443
chart position: RandB #4, US #2, UK #1
written by: Mark Morrison and Phil Chill
album: Return of the Mack
Mark Morrison
Return of the Mack
1996
Atlantic
79
record label: Polydor 14508
chart position: RandB #4, UK #1, US #1, US dance #1, US AC #9
written by: Freddie Perren & Dino Fekaris
album: Love Tracks
comments: [disco]
Gloria Gaynor
I Will Survive
1978
Polydor
80
record label: Jive 88175
chart position: RandB #11, US #1, UK #1, US dance #1
written by: Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and Danja
album: FutureSex/LoveSounds
Justin Timberlake
SexyBack
2006
Jive
81
record label: Arista 3547
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #6, US dance #1
written by: Jermaine Dupri, Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer and Tamara Savage
album: The Boy Is Mine
comments: (featuring Jermaine Dupri and R.O.C.)
Monica
The First Night
1998
Arista
82
record label: Giant 19382
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #1
written by: Dr. Freeze
album: C.M.B.
Color Me Badd
I Wanna Sex You Up
1991
Giant
83
record label: Fury 1023
chart position: RandB #1, US #1
written by: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
album: Kansas City
Wilbert Harrison
Kansas City
1959
Fury
84
record label: Roc A Fella
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2
written by: Kanye West, Ray Charles and Renald Richard
album: Late Registration
Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
Gold Digger
2005
Roc A Fella
85
record label: Tamla 54232
chart position: RandB #3, US #1, UK #7, US AC #1
written by: Stevie Wonder
album: Talking Book / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
1973
Tamla
86
record label: LaFace 24107
chart position: RandB #4, US #1, UK #4, US AC #24
written by: Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa
album: CrazySexyCool
TLC
Waterfalls
1995
LaFace
87
record label: Motown 1157
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2
written by: Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Fonce Mizell
album: Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 2
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Jackson 5
I Want You Back
1969
Motown
88
record label: Work 79163
chart position: RandB #6, US #1, UK #4, US dance #5
written by: LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins and Cory Rooney
album: On the 6
Jennifer Lopez
If You Had My Love
1999
Work
89
record label: Mercury 71289
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3
written by: Morty Nevins, Al Nevins, Artie Dunn and Buck Ram
The Platters
Twilight Time
1958
Mercury
90
record label: Motown 3746310611
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1, US AC #35
written by: Babyface (as Kenneth Edmonds), L.A. Reid (as Antonio
album: Boomerang: Original Soundtrack Album
comments: [slow jam]
Boyz II Men
End of the Road
1992
Motown
91
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.
92
record label: Polydor 14547
chart position: RandB #1, UK #4, US #1, US AC #4
written by: Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren
album: 2 Hot
comments: [Sweet Soul]
Peaches & Herb
Reunited
1979
Polydor
93
record label: Motown 1060
chart position: RandB #1 (2 weeks), US #1, UK #3
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Where Did Our Love Go
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes (with Diana Ross)
Where Did Our Love Go
1964
Motown
94
record label: SBK 18
chart position: RandB #6, US #1, UK #1, US dance #28
written by: Vanilla Ice & Earthquake
album: Hooked
Vanilla Ice
Ice Ice Baby
1990
SBK
95
record label: Arista 9381
chart position: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Gerry Goffin
album: Whitney Houston
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston
Saving All My Love for You
1985
Arista
96
record label: Philles 124
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #1
written by: Phil Spector, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
album: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
comments: [pop soul]
The Righteous Brothers
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin
1964
Philles
97
record label: Atlantic 2864
chart position: RandB #4, US #1, UK #14, US AC #1
written by: Ewan MacColl
album: First Take
comments: [ballad]
Roberta Flack
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
1972
Atlantic
98
record label: Murder Inc. 588986
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4
written by: Channel 7, Mark DeBarge, Ashanti, Etterlene Jordan and Irv Gotti
album: Ashanti
Ashanti
Foolish
2002
Murder Inc.
99
record label: Def Jam
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1, US dance #14
written by: Ne Yo, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen
album: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
Rihanna
Take a Bow
2008
Def Jam
100
record label: Warner Bros.
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #6, US dance #1
written by: Prince
album: Parade
Prince
Kiss
1986
Warner Bros.