1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
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
7
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
Snap!
The Power
1990
Arista
8
record label: Arista 54962
chart position: RandB #9, US #1, UK #3, US alt. #16
written by: André 3000
album: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Hey Ya!
2003
Arista
9
record label: Arista 9434
chart position: RandB #1, UK #5, US #1, US dance #3, US AC #1
written by: George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam & Narada Michael Walden
album: Whitney Houston
comments: [disco dance]
Whitney Houston
How Will I Know
1985
Arista
10
record label: Arista 9212
chart position: RandB #1, UK #2, US #1, US dance #6, US AC #9, US rock #38
written by: Ray Parker Jr
album: Ghostbusters: Original Soundtrack Album
Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio)
Ghostbusters
1984
Arista
11
record label: Arista 15036
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #5
written by: Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri and Usher (as Usher Raymond)
album: 8701
comments: [slow jam]
Usher
U Got It Bad
2001
Arista
12
record label: Arista 612 693
chart position: RandB #1, UK #1, US #3, US dance #1, US AC #7
written by: Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney & Andy Morris
album: Affection
Lisa Stansfield
All Around the World
1989
Arista
13
record label: Arista 9781
chart position: RandB #3, UK #3, US #2, US dance #3
written by: Bill Pettaway Jr., Sean Spencer, Kevin Lyles, Rodney Hollaman & Ky Adeyemo
album: All or Nothing
comments: [hip hop]
Milli Vanilli
Girl You Know It's True
1988
Arista
14
record label: Arista 9870
chart position: RandB #20, UK #2, US #1, US AC #21
written by: Frank Farian, Peter Bischof Fallenstein & Dietmar Kawohl
album: All or Nothing
Milli Vanilli
Girl I'm Gonna Miss You
1989
Arista
15
record label: Arista 9642
chart position: RandB #5, US #1, UK #5, US dance #1, AC #8
written by: Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
album: Whitney
comments: [disco dance]
Whitney Houston
So Emotional
1987
Arista
16
record label: Arista 9466
chart position: RandB #3, UK #8, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Linda Creed & Michael Masser
album: Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Greatest Love of All
1986
Arista
17
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
Whitney Houston
My Love Is Your Love
1999
Arista
18
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]
Monica
Angel of Mine
1998
Arista
19
record label: Arista (UK)
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #7
written by: Big Boi, Carl Mo and Sleepy Brown
album: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown
The Way You Move
2003
Arista
20
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
Whitney Houston
I'm Your Baby Tonight
1990
Arista
21
record label: Arista 13992
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3, US dance #41
written by: Anita McCloud and Edmund
album: 8701
Usher
U Remind Me
2001
Arista
22
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
Next
Too Close
1998
Arista
23
record label: Arista 9743
chart position: RandB #22, UK #1, US #5, US AC #1
written by: Albert Hammond & John Bettis
album: One Moment in Time: 1988 Summer Olympics Album
Whitney Houston
One Moment in Time
1988
Arista
24
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]
Whitney Houston
I Have Nothing
1993
Arista
25
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]
Whitney Houston
Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
1995
Arista
26
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
Whitney Houston
I'm Every Woman
1993
Arista
27
record label: Arista 9863
chart position: RandB #1, UK #16, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
album: Friends
comments: [ballad] featuring Elton John, Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight
Dionne Warwick
That's What Friends Are For
1985
Arista
28
record label: Arista 9674
chart position: RandB #2, UK #14, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Chuck Jackson & Frank Wildhorn
album: Whitney
comments: [love ballad]
Whitney Houston
Where Do Broken Hearts Go
1988
Arista
29
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]
Deborah Cox
Nobody's Supposed to Be Here
1998
Arista
30
record label: Arista 2156
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #13, US AC #1
written by: Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore
album: I'm Your Baby Tonight
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston
All The Man That I Need
1990
Arista
31
record label: Arista 8883 (UK)
chart position: RandB #14, UK #2, US #10, US AC #1
written by: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
album: Heartbreaker
Dionne Warwick
Heartbreaker
1982
Arista
32
record label: Arista 3641
chart position: RandB #7, US #4, UK #3, US dance #1
written by: LaShawn Daniels, Toni Estes, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III and Isaac Phillips
album: My Love Is Your Love
Whitney Houston
It's Not Right but It's Okay
1999
Arista
33
record label: Arista 9616
chart position: RandB #2, UK #14, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Will Jennings & Michael Masser
album: Whitney
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston
Didn't We Almost Have It All
1987
Arista
34
record label: Arista 115 309
chart position: US #5, UK #1, US Dance #1
written by: Michael Münzing (as Benito Benites) and Luca Anzilotti
album: The Madman's Return
comments: [dance, house]
Snap!
Rhythm Is a Dancer
1992
Arista
35
record label: Arista 0592
chart position: RandB #1, US #4, AC #11
written by: Ray Parker Jr
album: A Woman Needs Love
Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio)
A Woman Needs Love
1981
Arista
36
record label: Arista 3405
chart position: RandB #5, US #5, UK #10
written by: Ronald Bell, G. Brown, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo
album: Harlem World
comments: [hip hop]
Mase
Feel So Good
1997
Arista
37
record label: Arista 15060
chart position: RandB #2, US #3, UK #4
written by: Pharrell Williams
album: 8701
Usher with P. Diddy
U Don't Have to Call
2002
Arista
38
record label: Arista 0669
chart position: RandB #2, US #4, US dance #24, US AC #33
written by: Ray Parker Jr
album: The Other Woman
Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio)
The Other Woman
1982
Arista
39
record label: Arista 9832
chart position: RandB #9, US #1, UK #16, US dance #10
written by: Frank Farian & B. Nail
album: All or Nothing
Milli Vanilli
Baby Don't Forget My Number
1988
Arista
40
record label: Arista 13974
chart position: RandB #6, US #2, UK #12
written by: Dallas Austin
album: So Blu
Blu Cantrell
Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)
2001
Arista
41
record label: Arista 9904
chart position: RandB #14, US #1, UK #52, US AC #27
written by: Diane Warren
album: Girl You Know It's True
Milli Vanilli
Blame It on the Rain
1989
Arista
42
record label: Arista 13613
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #142, US dance #1
written by: Soulshock, Kenneth Karlin and Tamara Savage
album: My Love Is Your Love
comments: [slow jam]
Whitney Houston ft. Faith Evans & Kelly Price
Heartbreak Hotel
1998
Arista
43
record label: Arista 13293
chart position: RandB #4, US #4, UK #16, US AC #2
written by: Sandy Linzer and David Wolfert
album: The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album
comments: [slow jam]
Whitney Houston
I Believe in You and Me
1996
Arista
44
record label: Arista 12929
chart position: RandB #2, US #2, UK #30
written by: Babyface (as Kenneth Edmonds)
album: Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
Brandy
Sittin' Up in My Room
1995
Arista
45
record label: Arista 0588
chart position: RandB #45, US #6, US AC #5
written by: Gino Vannelli
album: Nightwalker
comments: [ballad]
Gino Vannelli
Living Inside Myself
1981
Arista
46
record label: Arista 12989
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #39
written by: Babyface
album: Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album / Share My World
comments: [slow jam]
Mary J. Blige
Not Gon' Cry
1996
Arista
47
record label: Arista 9640
chart position: RandB #27, US #1, UK #97, US AC #1
written by: Lewis Martinez
album: Exposure
comments: [ballad]
Exposé
Seasons Change
1987
Arista
48
record label: Arista 9284
chart position: RandB #20, US #2, UK #15, US dance #1
written by: Keith Diamond, Robert John
album: Suddenly
Billy Ocean
Loverboy
1984
Arista
49
record label: Arista 0283
chart position: RandB #5, UK #11, US #8
written by: Ray Parker Jr
album: Raydio
Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio)
Jack and Jill (Back Up the Hill)
1978
Arista
50
record label: Arista 9573
chart position: RandB #23, UK #22, US #4, US AC #3
written by: Kenny G
album: Duotones
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Kenny G
Songbird
1987
Arista
51
record label: Arista 9700
chart position: RandB #21, US #3, UK #41, US AC #2
written by: Jimmy George
album: Tell It to My Heart
comments: [ballad]
Taylor Dayne
I'll Always Love You
1988
Arista
52
record label: Arista 3815
chart position: RandB #1, US #7, UK #19
written by: Eddie Berkeley, Kay Gee (as Kier Gist) and R.L. (as R.L. Huggar)
album: Welcome II Nextasy
Next
Wifey
2000
Arista
53
record label: Arista 9720
chart position: RandB #5, UK #10, US #9, US AC #10, US dance #1
written by: Toni C.
album: Whitney
comments: [disco, boogie]
Whitney Houston
Love Will Save the Day
1988
Arista
54
record label: Arista 34847
chart position: RandB #1, US #24, UK #11, US dance #8
written by: Ne Yo, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen
album: Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
Spotlight
2008
Arista
55
record label: Arista 9410
chart position: RandB #2, UK #11, US #7, US AC #10, US dance #1
written by: Aretha Franklin, Preston Glass & Narada Michael Walden
album: Who's Zoomin' Who?
Aretha Franklin
Who's Zoomin' Who?
1985
Arista
56
record label: Arista 74321
chart position: RandB #2, US #7, UK #59
written by: Dallas Austin and Lisa
album: Ooooooohhh....On the TLC Tip
TLC
What About Your Friends
1992
Arista
57
record label: Arista Digital
chart position: RandB #16, US #100, UK #5, US dance #1
written by: Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz and Norman Harris
album: I Look to You
Whitney Houston
Million Dollar Bill
2009
Arista Digital
58
record label: Arista 9354
chart position: RandB #1, UK #68, US #3, US AC #11, US dance #1
written by: Jeffrey Cohen & Narada Michael Walden
album: Who's Zoomin' Who?
Aretha Franklin
Freeway of Love
1985
Arista
59
record label: Arista 12976
chart position: RandB #7, US #8, UK #12, US AC #4
written by: Babyface, Whitney Houston and Michael Houston
album: Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans
Count on Me
1996
Arista
60
record label: Arista 74321 10696
chart position: UK #2, US Dance #29
written by: Michael Münzing (as Benito Benites), Luca Anzilotti
album: The Madman's Return
Snap! featuring Niki Harris
Exterminate!
1993
Arista
61
record label: Arista 109 869
chart position: RandB #13, US #3, UK #81, US AC #2
written by: Daryl Hall
album: Ooh Yeah!
Hall & Oates
Everything Your Heart Desires
1988
Arista
62
record label: Arista 0419
chart position: RandB #18, US #5, US AC #5
written by: Richard Kerr & Will Jennings
album: Dionne [1979 album]
comments: [ballad]
Dionne Warwick
I'll Never Love This Way Again
1979
Arista
63
record label: Arista 1
chart position: RandB #4, US #7, UK #33
written by: Dallas Austin and Chris Wolfe
album: Miss Thang
Monica
Like This and Like That
1995
Arista
64
record label: Arista 3675
chart position: RandB #4, US #10
weeksinr&bchart: 22
written by: Vincent Brown, Treach (as Anthony Criss), Kay Gee (as Kay Gee Gist) and B. Golson
album: Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury
comments: [hip hop]
Naughty by Nature featuring Zhané
Jamboree
1999
Arista
65
record label: Arista 11393
chart position: RandB #70, US #7
written by: Craig Love, T Pain, Lil Jon, LaMarquis Jefferson and Baby Bash
album: Cyclone
Baby Bash featuring T-Pain
Cyclone
2007
Arista
66
record label: Arista 9555
chart position: RandB #14, US #5, US dance #1
written by: Lewis Martinez
album: Exposure
Exposé
Come Go With Me
1987
Arista
67
record label: Arista 9274
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, US AC #4, UK #93
written by: LaLa
album: Whitney Houston
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston
You Give Good Love
1985
Arista
68
record label: Arista 0699
chart position: RandB #1, UK #42, US #24, US dance #4
written by: Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
album: Jump to It
Aretha Franklin
Jump to It
1982
Arista
69
record label: Arista 13724
chart position: RandB #1, US #8
written by: Shep Crawford and J. Russell
album: One Wish
comments: [slow jam]
Deborah Cox & R.L. from Next
We Can't Be Friends
1999
Arista
70
record label: Arista 15054 Arista
chart position: RandB #30, US #6
written by: Francis Scott Key
album: Whitney: The Greatest Hits
Whitney Houston
The Star Spangled Banner
2001
Arista Arista
71
record label: Arista 50984
chart position: UK #1, RandB #83, US dance #17, US #70
written by: Arnavour, Richard Bembery, Melvin Bradford, Stefan Harris, Xzibit, Andrea Martin and Eminem
album: Bittersweet
Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul
Breathe
2002
Arista
72
record label: Arista 2222
chart position: RandB #2, US #9, US AC #4
written by: L.A. Reid and Babyface
album: I'm Your Baby Tonight
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston
Miracles
1991
Arista
73
record label: Arista 9617
chart position: RandB #29, US #7, UK #76, US dance #2
written by: Lewis Martinez
album: Exposure
Exposé
Let Me Be the One
1987
Arista
74
record label: Arista 9279
chart position: RandB #14, UK #6, US #13, US AC #1
written by: Larry Di Tomaso & Ralph Dino
album: Jermaine Jackson [1984 album]
comments: [love ballad]
Jermaine Jackson
Do What You Do
1984
Arista
75
record label: Arista 3793
chart position: RandB #13, US #27, UK #19, US dance #1, US AC #20
written by: Diane Warren
album: My Love Is Your Love
comments: [slow jam]
Whitney Houston
I Learned from the Best
1999
Arista
76
record label: Arista 0251
chart position: RandB #2, US #24, UK #27, US AC #22
written by: Linda Creed & Michael Masser
album: Weekend in L.A
comments: [ballad]
George Benson
The Greatest Love of All
1977
Arista
77
record label: Arista 0399
chart position: RandB #3, US #9, US AC #25
written by: Ray Parker Jr
album: Rock On
Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio)
You Can't Change That
1979
Arista
78
record label: Arista 0388
chart position: RandB #1, US #12, US dance #3
written by: Emanuel LeBlanc, Herb Lane, Keith Crier & Paul Service
album: Disco Nights
comments: [disco dance]
GQ
Disco Nights (Rock Freak)
1979
Arista
79
record label: Arista 07822 12651
chart position: RandB #30, US #63, UK #5, US dance #1
written by: Robert Clivillas & David Cole
album: Greatest Hits (1980 1994)
Aretha Franklin
A Deeper Love
1994
Arista
80
record label: Arista 13312
chart position: UK #1, RandB #29, US #15, US dance #35, US AC #12
written by: Annie Len nox
album: The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album
Whitney Houston
Step by Step
1996
Arista
81
record label: Arista 12362
chart position: RandB #12, US dance #1, UK #10, US #27, US AC #13
written by: Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris
album: Real Love
Lisa Stansfield
Change
1991
Arista
82
record label: Arista 0527
chart position: RandB #19, US #23, US AC #1
written by: Richard Kerr & Will Jennings
album: No Night So Long
comments: [ballad]
Dionne Warwick
No Night So Long
1980
Arista
83
record label: Arista 12702
chart position: RandB #5, US #26, UK #17, US AC #22
written by: Babyface & Daryl Simmons
album: Greatest Hits (1980 1994)
comments: [ballad]
Aretha Franklin
Willing to Forgive
1994
Arista
84
record label: Arista 9116
chart position: RandB #12, US #12, US AC #10
written by: Ray Parker Jr
album: Woman Out of Control
Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio)
I Still Can't Get Over Loving You
1983
Arista
85
record label: Arista 112 185
chart position: RandB #17, UK #41, US #16, US AC #3
written by: Albert Hammond & Diane Warren
album: Through The Storm
Aretha Franklin & Elton John
Through the Storm
1989
Arista
86
record label: Arista 9567
chart position: RandB #5, US #12, US AC #1
written by: Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
album: Reservations for Two
Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne
Love Power
1987
Arista
87
record label: Arista 2187
chart position: RandB #60, UK #6, US #11, US AC #6
written by: Dave Stewart
album: Lily Was Here
comments: instrumental
Dave Stewart featuring Candy Dulfer
Lily Was Here
1990
Arista
88
record label: Arista 12950
chart position: RandB #12, US #17, UK #31, US dance #1
written by: Vassal Benford and Larry Campbell
album: Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox
Who Do U Love
1996
Arista
89
record label: Arista / GRP 2506
chart position: RandB #1, UK #10, US dance #9
written by: Tom Browne & Toni Smith
album: Love Approach
comments: [funk]
Tom Browne
Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)
1980
Arista / GRP
90
record label: Arista 655 (UK)
chart position: RandB #14, US #16, UK #96, US AC #5
written by: Jermaine Jackson, Michael Omartian & Stevie Wonder
album: Precious Moments
Jermaine Jackson
I Think It's Love
1986
Arista
91
record label: Arista 0459
chart position: RandB #25, US #15, US AC #1
written by: Isaac Hayes & Adrienne Anderson
album: Dionne [1979 album]
Dionne Warwick
Deja Vu
1979
Arista
92
record label: Arista Digital
chart position: RandB #5, US #63, UK #37
written by: Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas and Brian Kennedy
album: Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
If This Isn't Love
2009
Arista Digital
93
record label: Arista 74321
chart position: RandB #73, US #18, UK #47, US AC #1
written by: Kenny G
album: Breathless
comments: [Jazz RnB Instrumental]
Kenny G
Forever in Love
1992
Arista
94
record label: Arista 9453
chart position: RandB #9, US #22, UK #54, US dance #4, US AC #21
written by: Beppe Cantarelli & Roy Freeland
album: Who's Zoomin' Who?
Aretha Franklin
Another Night
1986
Arista
95
record label: Arista 74321
chart position: RandB #44, US #34, UK #17, US dance #1
written by: Bill Withers, David Cole, Michelle Visage, Robert Clivillés, Skip Scarborough and Tommy Never
S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. introducing Michelle Visage
It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day
1992
Arista
96
record label: Arista 9625
chart position: RandB #17, US #15, US AC #2
written by: Walter Afanasieff, Preston Glass & Narada Michael Walden
album: Duotones
comments: [jazz soul ballad]
Kenny G with Lenny Williams
Don't Make Me Wait for Love
1987
Arista
97
record label: Arista 9870
chart position: RandB #54, US #4, UK #74
written by: Frank Farian, P.G. Wilder, Brad Howell and David Clayton Thomas
album: All or Nothing
comments: [hip hop]
Milli Vanilli
All or Nothing
1990
Arista
98
record label: Arista 9636
chart position: RandB #15, UK #7, US #27
written by: Bunny Sigler & Carol Davis
album: Say It Again
Jermaine Stewart
Say It Again
1988
Arista
99
record label: Arista 3455
chart position: RandB #5, US #26, UK #22, US dance #1
written by: Lauryn Hill & Edie Brickell (sample)
album: A Rose Is Still a Rose
Aretha Franklin
A Rose Is Still a Rose
1998
Arista
100
record label: Arista 74321 16930 7
chart position: RandB #47, US #36, UK #14, US dance #1
written by: Babyface, Whitney Houston, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
album: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
Whitney Houston
Queen of the Night
1993
Arista