| 1 |
record label: LaFace 6155
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3
written by: Kevin
album: FanMail
|
| 2 |
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
|
| 3 |
record label: Motown 374631191
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #5, US AC #1
written by: Babyface
album: II
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 4 |
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
|
| 5 |
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]
|
| 6 |
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
|
| 7 |
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
|
| 8 |
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]
|
| 9 |
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
|
| 10 |
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
|
| 11 |
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
|
| 12 |
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
|
| 13 |
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
|
| 14 |
record label: LaFace 24107
chart position: RandB #4, US #1, UK #4, US AC #24
written by: Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa
album: CrazySexyCool
|
| 15 |
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
|
| 16 |
record label: Giant 19382
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #1
written by: Dr. Freeze
album: C.M.B.
|
| 17 |
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.)
|
| 18 |
record label: SBK 18
chart position: RandB #6, US #1, UK #1, US dance #28
written by: Vanilla Ice & Earthquake
album: Hooked
|
| 19 |
record label: Atlantic 85443
chart position: RandB #4, US #2, UK #1
written by: Mark Morrison and Phil Chill
album: Return of the Mack
|
| 20 |
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]
|
| 21 |
record label: Columbia 0786
chart position: RandB #9, US #1, UK #1
written by: Terri McFaddin (as Theresa McFaddin), Patrice Rushen and Will Smith
album: Men in Black: The Album
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 22 |
record label: EastWest 98438
chart position: RandB #10, US #1, UK #2, US dance #24
written by: Snow (as Darrin O'Brien), Marvin Prince, Edmond Leary, MC Shan (as Shawn Moltke) and Terri V. Lowe
album: 12 Inches of Snow
comments: [reggae hip hop]
|
| 23 |
record label: Columbia 78043
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, US AC #8, UK #4, US dance #1
written by: Mariah Carey, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Dave Hall, Adrian Belew and Steven Stanley
album: Daydream
|
| 24 |
record label: Maverick/Sire 18000
chart position: RandB #40, US #1, UK #16, US AC #1
written by: Babyface and Madonna
album: Bedtime Stories
|
| 25 |
record label: Virgin 38
chart position: RandB #20, US #1, UK #6, US AC #1
written by: Peter Lord
album: Spellbound
|
| 26 |
record label: Columbia 12584
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3, US dance #39
written by: Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Beyoncé , LeToya Luckett, Kelly Rowland
album: The Writing's on the Wall
|
| 27 |
record label: Jive 42557
chart position: RandB #5, US #1, UK #3, US AC #1
written by: R. Kelly
album: R.
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 28 |
record label: Columbia 78276
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3, US AC #2, US dance #6
written by: Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal
album: Daydream
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 29 |
record label: Columbia 74197
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #2, US dance #13
written by: Treach (as Anthony Ciss)
album: Totally Krossed Out
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 30 |
record label: Warner Bros. 17119
chart position: US #1, UK #1 US dance #1
written by: Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennan, Paul Barry, Steven Torch, Matthew Gray and Timothy Powell
album: Believe
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 31 |
record label: Tommy 718
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #1
written by: Coolio, Doug Rasheed, L.V. (as Larry Sanders) and Stevie Wonder
album: Gangsta's Paradise
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 32 |
record label: Columbia 77614
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #4, US dance #22
written by: Ini Kamoze, Chris Kenner, Kenton Nix and Salaam Remi
album: Here Comes the Hotstepper
|
| 33 |
record label: Virgin 1481
chart position: RandB #7, US #1, UK #6, US AC #4
written by: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: janet.
|
| 34 |
record label: Columbia 78648
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #3, US dance #1
written by: Mariah Carey, Puff Daddy, Stevie J, Q Tip (The Ummah), Bobby Robinson, Stephen Hague, Ronald Larkins
album: Butterfly
|
| 35 |
record label: LaFace 4391
chart position: RandB #4, US #1, UK #6
written by: Dallas Austin and T Boz (as Tionne Watkins)
album: FanMail
|
| 36 |
record label: Arista 2013
chart position: RandB #4, US #2, UK #1, US dance #1
written by: Michael Münzing, Luca Anzilotti and D. Butler
album: World Power
|
| 37 |
record label: Columbia 74037
chart position: RandB #1, UK #17, US #1, US AC #3, US dance #1
written by: Mariah Carey, David Cole and Robert Clivillés
album: Emotions
|
| 38 |
record label: Columbia 78804
chart position: RandB #6, US #1, UK #3
written by: Nas (as Nasir Jones), Sam Barnes, Bernard Edwards, Joe Robinson, Nile Rodgers and Will Smith
album: Big Willie Style
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 39 |
record label: Ruffhouse 7935
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #1, US AC #30, US dance #48
written by: Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel
album: The Score
comments: [neo soul]
|
| 40 |
record label: Wing 865 136
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3, US AC #1
written by: Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman and Jon Lind
album: The Comfort Zone
comments: [ballad]
|
| 41 |
record label: LaFace 4259
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #1
written by: Usher (as Usher Raymond) and Jermaine Dupri
album: My Way
|
| 42 |
record label: Columbia 77224
chart position: RandB #5, US #1, UK #7, US AC #2
written by: Mariah Carey
album: Music Box
comments: [ballad]
|
| 43 |
record label: Epic 78002
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1, US AC #7, US dance #3
written by: R. Kelly
album: HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
comments: [ballad]
|
| 44 |
record label: Motown 1433
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #20, US AC #8
written by: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: II
|
| 45 |
record label: Columbia 79260
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #5, US dance #2
written by: Mariah Carey, Sean Carter, Shirley Elliston, Lincoln Chase, Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen
album: Rainbow
comments: [hip hop dance]
|
| 46 |
record label: Columbia 78822
chart position: RandB #4, US #1, UK #4, US AC #18, US dance #5
written by: Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff
album: Butterfly
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 47 |
record label: Jive 42422
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #1, US AC #3
written by: R. Kelly
album: Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 48 |
record label: Motown 1401
chart position: RandB #1, UK #2, US #2, US AC #50
written by: Jarvis La Rue Baker, Sylvester Jackson, Narada Michael Walden and Shanice Wilson
album: Inner Child
|
| 49 |
record label: Columbia 74330
chart position: RandB #11, US #1, UK #2, US AC #1
written by: Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis and Willie Hutch
album: MTV Unplugged
comments: [ballad]
|
| 50 |
record label: Anxious 32
chart position: US #1, UK #2, RandB #83, US dance #1, US AC #7
written by: Jimmy Chambers, Jimmy Helms, George Chandler & William Henshall
album: In The Blood
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 51 |
record label: Rush 314 579 580
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #11
written by: Montell Jordan, Oji Pierce and Slick Rick (as Ricky Walters)
album: This Is How We Do It
|
| 52 |
record label: Puff Daddy Records 1
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #6
weeksinr&bchart: 29
written by: Edwards, Mase, Nile Rodgers, Stevie J, Diddy, The Notorious B.I.G.
album: Life After Death
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 53 |
record label: LaFace 74321
chart position: RandB #4, US #3, UK #2, US AC #4
written by: Babyface
album: Toni Braxton
comments: [beat ballad]
|
| 54 |
record label: Interscope 6610
chart position: RandB #3, US #1, UK #2
written by: Kool Moe Dee (as Moe DeWese), Rob Fusari, Will Smith and Stevie Wonder
album: Wild Wild West: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture
|
| 55 |
record label: LaFace 21340947
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #22
written by: Dallas Austin
album: CrazySexyCool
|
| 56 |
record label: Columbia 73348
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #9, US AC #1
written by: Mariah Carey & Ben Margulies
album: Mariah Carey
comments: [ballad]
|
| 57 |
record label: Ruffhouse 41015
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #3
written by: Lauryn Hill
album: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 58 |
record label: Gee Street 33
chart position: RandB #16, UK #3, US #1, US dance #6
written by: Prince Be (as Attrell Cordes) and Gary Kemp
album: Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience
|
| 59 |
record label: Epic 3678237
chart position: RandB #41, US #1, UK #5, US AC #1
written by: Diane Warren
album: Falling into You
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 60 |
record label: EastWest 98586
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #4, US dance #8
written by: Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster
album: Funky Divas
|
| 61 |
record label: Columbia 40443
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #6, US dance #13
written by: Kevin
album: The Writing's on the Wall
|
| 62 |
record label: Columbia 38 77358
chart position: RandB #7, US #3, UK #1, US AC #4
written by: Peter Ham and Tom Evans
album: Music Box
comments: [ballad]
|
| 63 |
record label: Def American 18947
chart position: RandB #27, US #1, US dance #5
written by: Sir Mix a Lot
album: Mack Daddy
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 64 |
record label: Bad Boy 9080
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #19
written by: Diddy, Stevie J, Carlos Broady, Nashiem Myrick, Mase, Greg Prestopino, Matthew Wilder
album: No Way Out
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 65 |
record label: EastWest 64231
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #5
written by: Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Marqueze Ethridge and Organized Noize
album: EV3/Set If Off Soundtrack
|
| 66 |
record label: Columbia 73561
chart position: RandB #3, US #1, US AC #5, US dance #1, UK #38
written by: Mariah Carey and Ben Margulies
album: Mariah Carey
|
| 67 |
record label: RCA 07863 62585
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #33
written by: Brian Alexander Morgan
album: It's About Time
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 68 |
record label: MCA 152
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #8, US AC #26
written by: Rory Bennett and JoJo (as JoJo Hailey)
album: Love Always
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 69 |
record label: Arista 3715
chart position: RandB #2, US #4, UK #2, US dance #1
written by: Jerry Duplessis and Wyclef Jean
album: My Love Is Your Love
|
| 70 |
record label: Virgin 92865
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #1
written by: Shaggy (as Orville Burrell), Robert Livingston and King Floyd
album: Boombastic
|
| 71 |
record label: Arista 2108
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK 5, US AC #7, US dance #17
written by: L.A. Reid & Babyface
album: I'm Your Baby Tonight
|
| 72 |
record label: NPG 6015
chart position: RandB #2, US #3, UK #1, US AC #25
written by: Prince
album: The Beautiful Experience
|
| 73 |
record label: Bad Boy 79089
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #10
written by: Diddy, D Dot , Ron Lawrence, The Notorious B.I.G.
album: Life After Death
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 74 |
record label: Elektra 64654
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #72
written by: Roy Murray and Keith Sweat
album: Lose Control
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 75 |
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]
|
| 76 |
record label: Warner 19319
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #23, US AC #37, US dance #6
written by: Karyn White, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: Ritual of Love
|
| 77 |
record label: Arista 3575
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #55, US AC #6
written by: Rhett Lawrence and Travon Potts
album: The Boy Is Mine
comments: [beat ballad]
|
| 78 |
record label: Interscope 6343
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #8
written by: Bizzy Bone (as Bryon McCane II), Krayzie Bone (as Anthony Henderson), Layzie Bone
album: E. 1999 Eternal
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 79 |
record label: Motown 1481
chart position: RandB #3, US #4, UK #22
written by: Missy Elliott (as Melissa Elliott), Eric Seats and Rapture Stewart
album: 702
|
| 80 |
record label: LaFace 24116
chart position: RandB #11, US #2, UK #4, US AC #2
written by: Joe Rich (as Joseph Richards) and Don DuBose
album: Words
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 81 |
record label: Motown 422860714
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #10, US AC #30
written by: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: Evolution
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 82 |
record label: Jive 350
chart position: RandB #1, UK #8, US #1
written by: R. Kelly
album: 12 Play
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 83 |
record label: Columbia 74751
chart position: RandB #21, US #1, UK #12, US AC #1
written by: Alan Menken and Tim Rice
album: Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [ballad]
|
| 84 |
record label: LaFace 24160
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #7, US AC #9, US dance #1
written by: Babyface and Bryce Luvah (as Bryce Wilson)
album: Secrets
|
| 85 |
record label: Arista 12527
chart position: RandB #4, US #4, UK #3, US AC #1
written by: David Foster and Linda Thompson (as Linda Thompson Jenner)
album: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
comments: [ballad]
|
| 86 |
record label: Arista 3435
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #24
written by: Kay Gee, T Low (as Terry Brown), R.L. (as Robert Huggar) and Tweet (as Raphael Brown)
album: Rated Next
|
| 87 |
record label: Epic 656574
chart position: US #1, RandB #60, UK #25, US AC #1
written by: Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan and Jon Secada
album: Into the Light
|
| 88 |
record label: Columbia 79338
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #10
weeksinr&bchart: 23
written by: Mariah Carey, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: Rainbow
|
| 89 |
record label: Arista 12885
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #11, US AC #5
written by: Babyface
album: Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 90 |
record label: Ten Records 294 (UK)
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #7, US AC #15, US dance #12
written by: Max Elliott, Gary Benson & Winston Sela
album: Bonafide
|
| 91 |
record label: Columbia 77629
chart position: RandB #7, US #2, UK #3, US AC #11
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Songs
comments: [love ballad]
|
| 92 |
record label: Columbia 665659
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #5
written by: Barry White, Calvin Gaines, Mary Brown, Rob Fusari and Vincent Herbert
album: Destiny's Child
|
| 93 |
record label: Arista 74321
chart position: RandB #5, US #4, UK #4, US AC #26, US dance #1
written by: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
|
| 94 |
record label: Giant 18686
chart position: RandB #2, US #4, UK #7
written by: Vassal Benford and Ron Spearman (as Ronald Spearman)
album: Jade to the Max
|
| 95 |
record label: Interscope 8764
chart position: US #1, RandB #64, UK #14, US dance #10
written by: Donnie Wahlberg, Mark Wahlberg, Spice and Dan Hartman
album: Music for the People
comments: (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
|
| 96 |
record label: Arista 3544
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #55, US dance #1
written by: Montell Jordan and Shep Crawford (as Anthony
album: One Wish
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 97 |
record label: Interscope 6027
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #9
written by: Dr. Dre (as Andre Young), Chauncey Black (as Chauncey Hannibal), Teddy Riley, William Stewart
album: Another Level
comments: [hip hop] (featuring Dr. Dre)
|
| 98 |
record label: AandM 31458 1225
chart position: RandB #6, US #3, US AC #7, UK #6, US dance #8
written by: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: Design of a Decade
|
| 99 |
record label: Atlantic 5437
chart position: RandB #2, US #4, UK #27, US AC #3
written by: Diane Warren
album: Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 100 |
record label: Atlantic 8290
chart position: RandB #7, US #2, UK #5
written by: Nate Dogg and Warren G
album: Regulate...G Funk Era
comments: [hip hop]
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