| 1 |
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
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| 2 |
record label: Arista 9381
chart position: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Gerry Goffin
album: Whitney Houston
comments: [ballad]
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| 3 |
record label: Tamla 1808
chart position: RandB #1, UK #3, US #1, US dance #1, US AC #1
written by: Stevie Wonder
album: In Square Circle
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 4 |
record label: Jive 1672
chart position: RandB #6, UK #1, US #2, US AC #2, US dance #31,
written by: Wayne Anton Braithwaite, Barry Eastmond (as Barry James Eastmond), Robert John
album: The Jewel of the Nile: Music from the 20th Century Fox Motion Picture Soundtrack
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| 5 |
record label: CBS 6300 (UK)
chart position: US #1, UK #4, US AC #1
written by: D. Hall
album: The Secret Of Association
comments: [blue-eyed soul]
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| 6 |
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]
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| 7 |
record label: Capitol 5459
chart position: RandB #1, UK #18, US #18
written by: Paul Laurence
album: Rock Me Tonight
comments: [slow jam]
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| 8 |
record label: Motown 1819
chart position: RandB #1, UK #8, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Dancing on the Ceiling
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
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| 9 |
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
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| 10 |
record label: De lite 880 869
chart position: RandB #1, UK #4, US #2, US AC #1
written by: Robert Bell
album: Emergency
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| 11 |
record label: MCA 52536
chart position: RandB #13, UK #2, US #3, US AC #1, US dance #1
written by: Harold Faltermeyer
album: Beverly Hills Cop: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [instrumental]
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| 12 |
record label: MCA 52666
chart position: RandB #10, UK #5, US #1, US dance #23, US AC #16, US rock #2
written by: Jan Hammer
album: Miami Vice
comments: [instrumental]
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| 13 |
record label: Gordy 1770
chart position: RandB #1, UK #4, US #3, US dance #3, US AC #1
written by: Diane Warren
album: Rhythm of the Night
comments: [pop soul] [Motown Sound]
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| 14 |
record label: Carrere 337
chart position: UK #1
written by: Phyllis Nelson
album: Move Closer
comments: [ballad] Â
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| 15 |
record label: Motown 1773
chart position: RandB #1 UK #3, US #3, US AC #2
written by: Walter Orange, Dennis Lambert & Franne Golde
album: Nightshift
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 16 |
record label: Capitol 364
chart position: RandB #3, UK #3, US #2, US dance #23, US AC #3, US rock #29
written by: Terry Britten & Graham Lyle
album: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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| 17 |
record label: Atlantic 89560
chart position: RandB #8, US dance #4, UK #12, US #1, US AC #30, US rock #10
written by: Phil Collins
album: No Jacket Required
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| 18 |
record label: Jive 9323
chart position: RandB #5, UK #4, US #4, US AC #1
written by: Billy Ocean & Keith Diamond
album: Suddenly
comments: [love ballad]
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| 19 |
record label: AandM 2788
chart position: RandB #4, US #3, UK #10, US AC #1
written by: David Lewis & Wayne Lewis
album: As the Band Turns
comments: [love ballad]
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| 20 |
record label: Scotti Brothers 05682
chart position: RandB #10, UK #5, US #4, US dance #3
written by: Dan Hartman & Charlie Midnight
album: Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [disco funk]
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| 21 |
record label: Paisley Park 28972
chart position: RandB #3, US #2, US dance #4, UK #25, US rock #40
written by: Prince
album: Around the World in a Day
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| 22 |
record label: MCA 52636
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, US dance #1, UK #50
written by: Melvin Riley, Gordon Strozier & Gerald Valentine
album: Ready for the World
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| 23 |
record label: Chrysalis 42860
chart position: US dance #1, RandB #8, UK #1, US #15
written by: Paul Hardcastle, William Coutourie & Jonas McCord
album: Paul Hardcastle
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| 24 |
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?
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| 25 |
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?
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| 26 |
record label: Arista 9274
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, US AC #4, UK #93
written by: LaLa
album: Whitney Houston
comments: [ballad]
|
| 27 |
record label: Portrait 05713
chart position: RandB #3, US #5, UK #31, US AC #1
written by: Sade Adu & Martin Ditcham
album: Promise
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| 28 |
record label: Columbia 05609
chart position: RandB #8, US #2, US dance #19, UK #87
written by: Rick James
album: How Could It Be
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| 29 |
record label: Gordy 1793
chart position: RandB #2, US #6, UK #83, US AC #1
written by: David Foster, Jay Graydon & Randy Goodrum
album: Rhythm of the Night
comments: [beat ballad] [Motown Sound]
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| 30 |
record label: Tamla 1817
chart position: RandB #2, US #10, US dance #1, US AC #1, UK #67
written by: Stevie Wonder
album: In Square Circle
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 31 |
record label: Gordy 1741
chart position: RandB #3, US #7, US dance #1, UK #77
written by: Rick James
album: Only Four You
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 32 |
record label: Constellation 52606
chart position: RandB #11, UK #89, US #5, US AC #3
written by: Lynn Malsby
album: Meeting in the Ladies Room
comments: [love ballad] Â
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| 33 |
record label: Warner Bros. 28998
chart position: RandB #8, UK #60, US #7, US dance #5,
written by: Prince
album: Around the World in a Day
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| 34 |
record label: RCA 40025
chart position: UK #6
written by: Richard Hewson
album: Mystery
comments: [pop soul]
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| 35 |
record label: Sire 8934
chart position: RandB #19, UK #1, US dance #1
written by: Madonna & Stephen Bray
album: Like a Virgin [second edition]
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| 36 |
record label: RCA 49957
chart position: RandB #6, UK #17, US #11, US AC #32, US dance #1
written by: Sam Lorber & Dave Innis
album: Contact
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
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| 37 |
record label: Atlantic 89547
chart position: RandB #32, UK #1, US #75, US AC #15
written by: Joy Denny
album: When the Boys Meet the Girls
comments: [pop soul]
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| 38 |
record label: Epic 6361
chart position: US #10, US dance #7, RandB #60, UK #79
written by: Enrique Garcia
album: Primitive Love
comments: [disco, dance]
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| 39 |
record label: Tabu 05767
chart position: RandB #2, UK #6, US #26, US dance #13
written by: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis
album: High Priority
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| 40 |
record label: Capitol 386
chart position: UK #1, RandB #85, US #95
written by: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
album: Eaten Alive
comments: [disco dance]
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| 41 |
record label: Paisley Park 28890
chart position: RandB #2, US dance #1, US #11, UK #76
written by: Prince & Sheila E.
album: Romance 1600
comments: [disco dance]
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| 42 |
record label: Capitol 379
chart position: RandB #1, UK #49, US #12, US AC #3
written by: Barry Eastmond
album: Rock Me Tonight
comments: [love ballad]
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| 43 |
record label: RCA Victor 104472
chart position: RandB #66, UK #9, US #18, US dance 10,
written by: Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]
album: Be Yourself Tonight
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| 44 |
record label: MCA 52638
chart position: RandB #20, UK #3, US dance #1
written by: Colonel Abrams & Marston Freeman
album: Colonel Abrams
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
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| 45 |
record label: CBS 6057
chart position: RandB #6, UK #12, US #34, US dance #1
written by: Full Force
album: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force
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| 46 |
record label: Tabu 05418
chart position: RandB #17, UK #13
written by: Monte Moir
album: Alexander O'Neal
comments: [love ballad] [slow jam]
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| 47 |
record label: MCA 52517
chart position: RandB #3, US dance #1, US #17
written by: Sharon Robinson (as Sharon Teresa Robinson), Jon Gilutin & Bunny Hull
album: Beverly Hills Cop: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
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| 48 |
record label: Atlantic 89576
chart position: RandB #17, UK #5, US dance #5, US #104
written by: Steve Arrington & India Arrington
album: Dancin' in the Key of Life
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| 49 |
record label: Capitol 5518
chart position: RandB #41, UK #55, US #15, US dance #6
written by: Holly Knight
album: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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| 50 |
record label: MCA 52570
chart position: RandB #1, UK #13, US #43, US dance #12
written by: Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene & Steve Nichol
album: So Where Are You?
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| 51 |
record label: EMI 8297
chart position: US dance #1, US #18, RandB #51
weeksinr&bchart: 9
written by: Madonna
album: Wotupski!?!
comments: [disco dance] (featuring Madonna and Catherine Buchanan)
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| 52 |
record label: MCA 52734
chart position: RandB #4, US dance #3, US #21
written by: Gregory Potts
album: Ready for the World
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 53 |
record label: De lite 884 199
chart position: RandB #7, UK #50, US #18, US dance #41
written by: George Brown, Kool & the Gang & James
album: Emergency
comments: [disco funk]
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| 54 |
record label: AandM 2768
chart position: RandB #3, US dance #9, US #24
written by: Jesse Johnson & Ta Mara
album: Ta Mara & the Seen
comments: [disco dance]
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| 55 |
record label: Warner Bros. 9097 (UK)
chart position: RandB #11, UK #14, US dance #1, US #60
written by: Mic Murphy & David Frank
album: I Feel for You
comments: [disco, dance, boogie] Â
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| 56 |
record label: Jive 9374
chart position: RandB #10, UK #49, US #24, US AC #5
written by: Billy Ocean, Keith Diamond & James Woodley
album: Suddenly
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| 57 |
record label: RCA 14229
chart position: RandB #2, US dance #9, UK #18, US #59
written by: Ian Foster
album: Luxury of Life
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| 58 |
record label: Reality 242
chart position: RandB #4, UK #7
written by: Doug E. Fresh (as Douglas E. Davis) & Slick Rick (as Ricky Walters)
album: Oh, My God!
comments: [hip hop]
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| 59 |
record label: Elektra 69621
chart position: RandB #8, US dance #12, US #25
written by: Ky Adeyemo (as Kayode Adeyemo), Ernesto Phillips & Keith Diamond
album: Restless
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 60 |
record label: Critique 715
chart position: UK #8, US dance #3, RandB #37, US #109
written by: Jochim Fluitsima & Eric van Tijn
album: Mai Tai
|
| 61 |
record label: Chrysalis 6
chart position: RandB #60, UK #5
written by: Melvin Steals & Mervin Steals
album: Hopes and Dreams
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| 62 |
record label: Capitol 353
chart position: RandB #1, UK #79, US #88, US Dance #34
written by: Frankie Beverly
album: Can't Stop The Love
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 63 |
record label: RCA 14108
chart position: RandB #16, US dance #6, UK #15, US #65
written by: Barry Blue & Robin Smith
album: Luxury of Life
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| 64 |
record label: Winner 01 (UK)
chart position: UK #7
written by: A. Davis
album: Fresh
comments: [Reggae]
|
| 65 |
record label: Mercury 884 009
chart position: RandB #4, UK #22, US #47, US dance #7
written by: Rene Moore & Angela Winbush
album: Street Called Desire
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| 66 |
record label: Capitol 5535
chart position: RandB #8, US dance #19, UK #81, US #25, US AC #28
written by: Keith Diamond & Barry Eastmond
album: Rock Me Tonight
|
| 67 |
record label: Supreme 101 (UK)
chart position: RandB #20, UK #7, US dance #22
written by: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman
album: Princess
|
| 68 |
record label: Manhattan 20 0889 7
chart position: US dance #1, RandB #20, UK #12
written by: Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson & Trevor Horn
album: Slave to the Rhythm
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| 69 |
record label: Atlantic 9534 (UK)
chart position: US dance #2, RandB #8, UK #21, US #68
written by: Steve Arrington & India Arrington
album: Dancin' in the Key of Life
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 70 |
record label: Epic 6334
chart position: RandB #79, UK #6
written by: Sidney Simien
|
| 71 |
record label: Atlanta Artists 884010
chart position: RandB #2, UK #15, US dance #26
written by: Larry Blackmon & Tomi Jenkins
album: Single Life
comments: [funk]
|
| 72 |
record label: CBS 6640 (UK)
chart position: RandB #16, UK #9, US dance #34
written by: Howie Tee
album: Full Force
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 73 |
record label: Epic 04760
chart position: RandB #4, US #29
written by: Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
album: The Night I Fell in Love
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
|
| 74 |
record label: 4th and Bway 414
chart position: RandB #10, UK #24, US #104, US dance #1
written by: Rodney Skipworth & Phil Turner
album: Skipworth & Turner
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 75 |
record label: London 882 070
chart position: US dance #1, RandB #80, UK #17
written by: Steve Harvey, Robin Achampong & Delroy Murray
album: Total Contrast
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 76 |
record label: Gordy 1804
chart position: RandB #7, US #46, US dance #1
written by: Chico DeBarge & El DeBarge
album: Rhythm of the Night
comments: [disco dance] [Motown Sound]
|
| 77 |
record label: Mirage 096892
chart position: US dance #1, RandB #13, US #49
written by: Ann Godwin & Chris Barbosa
album: Do You Wanna Get Away
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 78 |
record label: AandM 9820
chart position: RandB #7, US dance #7, UK #98, US #38
written by: Raymond Jones
album: Don't Stop
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 79 |
record label: Capitol 5516
chart position: RandB #85, UK #9
written by: Derek Bramble
album: Heaven Knows
|
| 80 |
record label: Epic 6612
chart position: RandB #1, US #51, US AC #16
written by: Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper & Marvin Isley
album: Caravan of Love / Beautiful Ballads
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 81 |
record label: MCA 52610
chart position: RandB #5, US #41, US Dance #18
written by: Dan Sembello and Allee Willis
album: Beverly Hills Cop: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
|
| 82 |
record label: Warner 7 29079
chart position: RandB #40, US #25
written by: Prince
album: Purple Rain
|
| 83 |
record label: Arista 9352
chart position: RandB #21, UK #46, US #34
written by: Ray Parker Jr
album: Sex and the Single Man
|
| 84 |
record label: Mercury 880 731
chart position: RandB #1, US dance #3, UK #66, US #101
written by: Rene Moore & Angela Winbush
album: Street Called Desire
comments: [disco funk]
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| 85 |
record label: Portrait 4808
chart position: RandB #81, UK #17, US dance #7
weeksinr&bchart: 5
written by: Bernard Oattes, Rob van Schaik & Van Gibbs
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
|
| 86 |
record label: Arista 9256
chart position: RandB #17, US #41, US dance #4
written by: Jermaine Stewart, J. David Lindsay & G. Craig
album: The Word Is Out
|
| 87 |
record label: 10 Records 57
chart position: RandB #81, UK #11
written by: Fredrick Conway, Hiawatha Conway, Huston Conway & James Conway
album: Turn It Up!
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 88 |
record label: Warner 29094
chart position: RandB #33, US dance #6, US #36
written by: Prince & Jesse Johnson
album: Ice Cream Castle
|
| 89 |
record label: Gordy 1796
chart position: RandB #5, US dance #1, US #106
written by: Rick James
album: Glow
comments: [disco funk] [Motown Sound]
|
| 90 |
record label: Carrere 05583
chart position: US Dance #1, RandB #65, US #61, UK #81
written by: Phyllis Nelson
album: I Like You
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 91 |
record label: RCA 14082
chart position: RandB #5, US #51, UK #53
written by: Richard Dimples Fields, Joshua Sklair and Belinda Wilson
album: 9.9
comments: [disco dance]
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| 92 |
record label: Mercury 884 572
chart position: US Dance #1, RandB #88, UK #97
written by: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman
album: O'Chi
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 93 |
record label: RCA 49915
chart position: RandB #9, US dance #5, US #86, UK #37
written by: Keithen Carter and Bruce Gaitsch
album: A Long Time Coming
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| 94 |
record label: 4th and Bway 20
chart position: RandB #34, US dance #1
written by: Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller] (as Ron Dean Miller)
album: Sing, Dance, Rap, Romance
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 95 |
record label: AandM 2702
chart position: RandB #4, US #61, US Dance #20
written by: Jesse Johnson
album: Jesse Johnson's Revue
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 96 |
record label: RCA 14181
chart position: RandB #10, US #77, UK #71, US dance #3
written by: Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Michael Jackson
album: Eaten Alive
|
| 97 |
record label: Tent 40354 (UK)
chart position: RandB #9, UK #25, US Dance #30
written by: Bernard Oattes and Rob van Schaik
album: Luxury of Life
|
| 98 |
record label: MCA 919 (UK)
chart position: RandB #2, UK #63, US #102
written by: Bobby Womack and Paul Kisch
album: Secrets
comments: [ballad]
|
| 99 |
record label: Gordy 1798
chart position: US dance #3, RandB #10, US #42
written by: Kenny Hawkins & Rick James
album: Only Four You
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 100 |
record label: Capitol 5474
chart position: RandB #5, UK #36, US #103
written by: Frankie Beverly
album: Can't Stop the Love
comments: [disco funk]
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