1
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
2
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
3
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
Mariah Carey
Fantasy
1995
Columbia
4
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]
Coolio featuring L.V.
Gangsta's Paradise
1995
Tommy
5
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]
Michael Jackson
You Are Not Alone
1995
Epic
6
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
Montell Jordan
This Is How We Do It
1995
Rush
7
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
Shaggy
Boombastic
1995
Virgin
8
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]
The Tony Rich Project
Nobody Knows
1995
LaFace
9
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
10
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
Janet Jackson
Runaway
1995
A&M
11
record label: Motown 374631316
chart position: RandB #4, US #2, UK #24, US AC #3
written by: Babyface
album: II
Boyz II Men
Water Runs Dry
1995
Motown
12
record label: Epic 78000
chart position: RandB #2, US #5, UK #3, US AC #32, US dance #1
written by: Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson
Scream
1995
Epic
13
record label: Rowdy 35041
chart position: RandB #1, US 2, UK #32
written by: Dallas Austin, Monica (as Monica Arnold) and Daryl Simmons
album: Miss Thang
Monica
Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)
1995
Rowdy
14
record label: EastWest 5717
chart position: RandB #2, US #2, UK #33
written by: Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine, Loren Hill, Bootsy Collins , George Clinton , Gary Cooper
album: Do You Wanna Ride?
Adina Howard
Freak Like Me
1995
EastWest
15
record label: LaFace 24097
chart position: RandB #3, US #2, UK #18
written by: Babyface
album: CrazySexyCool
comments: [slow jam]
TLC
Red Light Special
1995
LaFace
16
record label: Uptown 54905
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #23
written by: Heavy D and the Boyz, J.C. Olivier, Sam Barnes (as Samuel Barnes) and Terri Robinson
album: Candy Rain
Soul for Real
Candy Rain
1995
Uptown
17
record label: Def Jam 1
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #10
weeksinr&bchart: 20
written by: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Method Man (as Clifford Smith) and RZA (as Robert Diggs)
album: Tical
comments: [hip hop]
Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige
I'll Be There for You -- You're All I Need to Get By
1995
Def Jam
18
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
19
record label: Noo Trybe 38474
chart position: RandB #4, UK #3, US #8
written by: Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown, Jerold Ellis, Denzil Foster, Anthony Gilmour
album: Operation Stackola
comments: [hip hop]
Luniz
I Got 5 on It
1995
Noo Trybe
20
record label: Bad Boy 79032
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #34
written by: Diddy (as Sean
album: Ready to Die
comments: [hip hop]
The Notorious B.I.G.
One More Chance...Stay With Me
1995
Bad Boy
21
record label: Def Jam 577 494
chart position: RandB #3, US #3, UK #17
written by: LL Cool J (as James Todd Smith) and Rod Temperton
album: Mr. Smith
comments: [hip hop]
LL Cool J
Hey Lover
1995
Def Jam
22
record label: Warner Bros. 16574
chart position: RandB #52, US #1, UK #4, US AC #1
written by: Seal and Trevor Horn
album: Seal [1994 album]
Seal
Kiss from a Rose
1995
Warner Bros.
23
record label: Jive 42344
chart position: RandB #1, US #4, UK #24
written by: R. Kelly
album: R. Kelly
comments: [slow jam]
R. Kelly
You Remind Me of Something
1995
Jive
24
record label: MJJ Music 78291
chart position: UK #2, RandB #22, US #15
written by: Taj Jackson, Taryll Jackson, TJ Jackson and Mintman (as Carsten Mortensen)
album: Brotherhood
comments: [slow jam]
3T
Anything
1995
MJJ Music
25
record label: Hollywood 64001
chart position: RandB #53, US #4, UK #21, US AC #2
written by: Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
album: Pocahontas: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
comments: [ballad]
Vanessa Williams
Colors of the Wind
1995
Hollywood
26
record label: Epic 7152
chart position: RandB #3, US #5, UK #31
written by: Bryce Luvah (as Bryce Wilson), Amel Larrieux and Darryl Brown
album: Groove Theory
Groove Theory
Tell Me
1995
Epic
27
record label: Atlantic 060000799
chart position: RandB #40, US #5, UK #33, US AC #2
written by: Steve Diamond, Maribeth Derry and Jennifer Kimball
album: And the Music Speaks
All-4-One
I Can Love You Like That
1995
Atlantic
28
record label: LaFace 24120
chart position: RandB #7, US #5, UK #18
written by: Babyface
album: CrazySexyCool
TLC
Diggin' on You
1995
LaFace
29
record label: Rowdy 5050
chart position: RandB #1, US #7, UK #22
written by: Kenneth Karlin, Andrea Martin and Soulshock (as Carsten Schack)
album: Miss Thang
Monica
Before You Walk Out of My Life
1995
Rowdy
30
record label: Atlantic 2195
chart position: RandB #1, US #4, UK #174
written by: Keith Crouch, Kipper Jones and Rahsaan Patterson
album: Brandy
Brandy
Baby
1995
Atlantic
31
record label: Work 6956
chart position: RandB #21, US #13, UK #2
written by: Diana King, Andy Marvel and Kingsley Gardner
album: Tougher Than Love
Diana King
Shy Guy
1995
Work
32
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
33
record label: Epic 15483
chart position: UK #1, US dance #32
written by: Michael Jackson
album: HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
Michael Jackson
Earth Song
1995
Epic
34
record label: Columbia 662811
chart position: RandB #1, US #8, UK #31
written by: Alstin, Roebuck and Simmons
album: Off the Hook
Xscape
Who Can I Run To
1995
Columbia
35
record label: Bad Boy 9017
chart position: RandB #4, US #6, UK #63
written by: The Notorious B.I.G. , Rudolph Isley, Kelly Isley , Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper
album: Ready to Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
Big Poppa -- Warning
1995
Bad Boy
36
record label: Def Jam 851 705
chart position: RandB #2, US #7, UK #70
written by: Monifa Bethune, Keny Hadley, Marquis Hair, Prince, Stephanie Sinclair and Roger (as Roger Troutman)
album: Azz Izz
MoKenStef
He's Mine
1995
Def Jam
37
record label: Henry Street Music 518
chart position: UK #5, US #49, US Dance #1
written by: Kenny
album: All in My Mind
comments: [dance, house]
Kenny Dope presents the Bucketheads
The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)
1995
Henry Street Music
38
record label: Atlantic 87150
chart position: RandB #2, US #9
written by: Keith Crouch and Kipper Jones
album: Brandy
comments: [slow jam]
Brandy
Brokenhearted
1995
Atlantic
39
record label: Interscope 95774
chart position: RandB #3, US #9, UK #96
written by: Bruce Hawes, Joe Jefferson (as Joseph Jefferson), Tony Pizarro, Joe Sample, 2Pac (as Tupac Shakur) and
album: Me Against the World
comments: [hip hop]
2Pac
Dear Mama
1995
Interscope
40
record label: Columbia 660880(UK)
chart position: UK #2
written by: Denis Ingoldsby and Mark Taylor
album: To the Next Level
MN8
I've Got A Little Something For You
1995
Columbia
41
record label: Uptown 55041
chart position: RandB #3, US #14, UK #17, US dance #14
written by: DeVante Swing
album: The Show, the After Party, the Hotel
comments: [slow jam]
Jodeci
Freek'n You
1995
Uptown
42
record label: Scotti Bros. 78032
chart position: RandB #33, US #13, UK #15
written by: Skee Lo
album: I Wish
comments: [hip hop]
Skee-Lo
I Wish
1995
Scotti Bros.
43
record label: Columbia 77991
chart position: RandB #62, US #27, UK #6, US AC #9
written by: Michael Bolton and Robert John
album: Greatest Hits
Michael Bolton
Can I Touch You...There?
1995
Columbia
44
record label: Warner 17811
chart position: RandB #3, US #12, , UK #20
written by: Prince
album: The Gold Experience
Prince
Eye Hate U
1995
Warner
45
record label: Tommy Boy 676
chart position: RandB #3, US #13, UK #43
written by: Terri Robinson, M. South, J. Howell, Diddy, The Notorious B.I.G., and Herb Middleton
album: Total
comments: [hip hop]
Total featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
Can't You See
1995
Tommy Boy
46
record label: Tommy Boy 718
chart position: RandB #31, US #24, UK#9
written by: Coolio, Brian Dobbs, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd
album: Gangsta's Paradise
comments: [hip hop]
Coolio
Too Hot
1995
Tommy Boy
47
record label: Uptown/MCA 3366
chart position: RandB #13, UK #12, US #22
written by: Norman Whitfield
album: My Life
Mary J. Blige
I'm Goin' Down
1995
Uptown/MCA
48
record label: Ruthless 6331
chart position: RandB #12, US #14, UK #32
written by: Bone Thugs N Harmony, DJ U Neek and Michael Powell
album: E. 1999 Eternal
comments: [hip hop]
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
1st of Tha Month
1995
Ruthless
49
record label: MCA 3336
chart position: RandB #11, US #17, UK #31
written by: Heavy D, Terri Robinson, Jean Olivier, Sam Barnes and Raymond Calhoun
album: Candy Rain
Soul for Real
Every Little Thing I Do
1995
MCA
50
record label: RAL 314 579 580
chart position: RandB #18, US #21, UK #15
written by: Oji Pierce and Montell Jordan
album: This Is How We Do It
Montell Jordan
Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz
1995
RAL
51
record label: Tommy Boy 682
chart position: RandB #17, US #17, UK #23
written by: Vincent Brown, Treach, Kay, Joseph Modeliste, Arthur Neville,
album: Poverty's Paradise
comments: [hip hop]
Naughty by Nature
Feel Me Flow
1995
Tommy Boy
52
record label: Biv Ten 374631242
chart position: RandB #4, US #15
written by: Gerald Levert and Edwin Nicholas
album: Good Times
comments: [slow jam]
Subway featuring 702
This Lil' Game We Play
1995
Biv Ten
53
record label: EMI 396(UK)
chart position: UK #5
written by: Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken
album: Power of a Woman
Eternal
Power of a Woman
1995
EMI
54
record label: Virgin 58360
chart position: RandB #5, US #27, UK #24
written by: D'Angelo and A.S. Muhammed Jones
album: Brown Sugar
comments: [neo soul]
D'Angelo
Brown Sugar
1995
Virgin
55
record label: Virgin 18586
chart position: UK #5
written by: Ray Dorset
album: Boombastic
Shaggy featuring Rayvon
In the Summertime
1995
Virgin
56
record label: Ruffhouse 7429
chart position: RandB #6, US #12
written by: André 3000 (as André Benjamin) and Big Boi (as Antwan André Patton)
album: Young, Rich and Dangerous
comments: [hip hop]
Kris Kross
Tonite's Tha Night
1995
Ruffhouse
57
record label: Motown 374631270
chart position: RandB #17, US #21, UK #26
written by: Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman and Dallas Austin
album: II
Boyz II Men
Thank You
1995
Motown
58
record label: Big Beat 95750
chart position: RandB #7, US #13
written by: The Notorious B.I.G., Little Kim and Little Ceaser
album: Conspiracy
comments: [hip hop]
Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Player's Anthem
1995
Big Beat
59
record label: Epic 662108
chart position: RandB #2, US #19, UK #76
written by: Raphael Saadiq, Timothy Christian Riley, Hachidai Nakamura & Rokusuke Ei
album: Higher Learning: Music From The Motion Picture
Raphael Saadiq
Ask of You
1995
Epic
60
record label: Bad Boy 79026
chart position: RandB #4, US #24, UK #42
written by: Faith Evans, Diddy (as Sean Combs) and Chucky Thompson
album: Faith
Faith Evans
You Used to Love Me
1995
Bad Boy
61
record label: Word Of Mouth 1
chart position: RandB #4, US #27, UK #34, US dance #33
written by: Deborah Cox, Dallas Austin and Colin Wolfe
album: Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox
Sentimental
1995
Word Of Mouth
62
record label: Virgin 38497
chart position: RandB #96, US #28 ,US AC #40, UK #28, US dance #1
written by: Paula Abdul and Rhett Lawrence
album: Head Over Heels
Paula Abdul
My Love Is for Real
1995
Virgin
63
record label: Bad Boy 79049
chart position: RandB #3, US #21
written by: Faith Evans, Diddy (as Sean Combs) and Chucky Thompson
album: Faith
comments: [slow jam]
Faith Evans
Soon As I Get Home
1995
Bad Boy
64
record label: Def Jam 314 579 925
chart position: RandB #10, US #13
written by: Redman (as Reggie Noble), Erick Sermon and Method Man (as Clifford Smith)
album: The Show: The Soundtrack
Method Man & Redman
How High
1995
Def Jam
65
record label: Ruffhouse 78194
chart position: RandB #13, US #29, UK #21
written by: Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Teena Marie (as Teena Marie Brockert), Salaam Gibbs, Allen Mcgrier and Pras
album: The Score
comments: [hip hop]
The Fugees
Fu-Gee-La
1995
Ruffhouse
66
record label: Uptown 55159
chart position: RandB #8, US #31, UK #23
written by: DeVante Swing
album: The Show, the After Party, the Hotel
comments: [slow jam]
Jodeci
Love U 4 Life
1995
Uptown
67
record label: Bad Boy 78612 79043
chart position: RandB #4, US #22, UK #185
written by: Terri Robinson, Da Brat, Jean Claude Olivier and Diddy (as Sean
Total
No One Else
1995
Bad Boy
68
record label: Mercury 1
chart position: RandB #11, US #17
written by: Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten and Richard Griffin
comments: [slow jam]
K-Ci Hailey of Jodeci
If You Think You're Lonely Now
1995
Mercury
69
record label: MJJ Music 77864
chart position: RandB #6, US #49, UK #16
written by: Andrea Gilbert, Nichole Gilbert and Dave Hall (as Dave
album: From the Bottom Up
Brownstone
Grapevyne
1995
MJJ Music
70
record label: Virgin 18587
chart position: RandB #5, US #31
written by: Babyface, Kevon Edmonds and Melvin Edmonds
album: Reflections
comments: [slow jam]
After 7
'Till You Do Me Right
1995
Virgin
71
record label: MCA 3698
chart position: RandB #11, US #37, UK #26
written by: Chris Stokes, Sean
album: We Got It
Immature featuring Smooth
We Got It
1995
MCA
72
record label: EMI 58478
chart position: RandB #12, US #25, UK #67
written by: Jerry Barnes, Katreese Barnes and AZ
album: Doe or Die
comments: [hip hop]
AZ
Sugar Hill
1995
EMI
73
record label: Columbia 7228
chart position: RandB #8, US #32, UK #34
written by: Jermaine Dupri, Lowe, LaTocha Scott, Tamika Scott Byas, Kandi and Tameka
album: Off the Hook
Xscape
Feels So Good
1995
Columbia
74
record label: Columbia 2925
chart position: RandB #60, US #45, UK #15
written by: B Real (as Louis Freese) and DJ Muggs (as Lawrence Muggerud)
album: Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
comments: [rap]
Cypress Hill
Throw Your Set in the Air
1995
Columbia
75
record label: Work 7658
chart position: RandB #63, US #94, UK #1, US dance #43
written by: Diana King, Andy Marvel and Marlon Graves
album: Tougher Than Love
Diana King
Ain't Nobody
1995
Work
76
record label: 550 Music 77895
chart position: RandB #21, US #25, UK #78
written by: Babyface
album: Bonafide
Jon B
Pretty Girl
1995
Music
77
record label: So So Def 7171
chart position: RandB #11, US #26
written by: Jermaine Dupri and C. Kelly
album: Funkdafied
comments: [hip hop]
Da Brat
Give It 2 You
1995
So So Def
78
record label: Strictly Rhythm 12362
chart position: RandB #57, US #26
written by: Babyface
album: Energy and Harmony
Planet Soul
Set U Free
1995
Strictly Rhythm
79
record label: Motown 1437
chart position: RandB #11, US #53, UK #23, US AC #30
written by: Stevie Wonder
album: Conversation Peace
Stevie Wonder
For Your Love
1995
Motown
80
record label: Perspective 31458 7499
chart position: RandB #7, US #42, UK #35
written by: James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Jimmy Wright, Daniele Stokes, Darnell Chavis
album: Solo
Solo
Heaven
1995
Perspective
81
record label: Virgin 11056
chart position: RandB #89, US #102, UK #10, US dance #22
written by: Bono and The Edge
album: GoldenEye: Original Score
Tina Turner
GoldenEye
1995
Virgin
82
record label: Elektra 200
chart position: RandB #8, US #34, UK #72
written by: John Howcott, Tabitha Duncan, Emanuel Officer and Donald Parks
album: Surrender
comments: [slow jam]
Kut Klose
I Like
1995
Elektra
83
record label: Epic 77884
chart position: UK #9, US Dance #1, US #125
written by: Mike Pickering and Paul Heard
album: Bizarre Fruit
M People
Open Your Heart
1995
Epic
84
record label: NPG 17715
chart position: RandB #92, US #88, UK #10
written by: Prince
album: The Gold Experience
Prince
Gold
1995
NPG
85
record label: EMI 408(UK)
chart position: UK #7
written by: Mark Mueller and Marsha Malamet
album: Power of a Woman
comments: [ballad]
Eternal
I Am Blessed
1995
EMI
86
record label: EMI 10449
chart position: RandB #10, US #53, UK #31
written by: Smokey Robinson and Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin)
album: Brown Sugar
D'Angelo
Cruisin'
1995
EMI
87
record label: Atlantic 85577
chart position: RandB #7, US #34
written by: Keith Crouch and Glenn McKinney
album: Brandy
Brandy
Best Friend
1995
Atlantic
88
record label: Chrysalis 58331
chart position: RandB #37, US #39, UK #30
written by: Thom Bell and Phil Hurtt
album: Don't Fight the Feeling
comments: [hip hop]
Rappin 4Tay
I'll Be Around
1995
Chrysalis
89
record label: Radioactive 3205
chart position: US #62, UK #69, US Dance #1, US AC #28
written by: William Henshall, Jimmy Helms and Jimmy Chambers
album: Londonbeat
Londonbeat
Come Back
1995
Radioactive
90
record label: Deconstruction 1
chart position: UK #9
written by: Mike Pickering and Paul Heard
album: Bizarre Fruit
M People
Search for the Hero
1995
Deconstruction
91
record label: Virgin 11009
chart position: RandB #61, UK #12, US dance #35
written by: Jazzie B (as Beresford Romeo), Caron Wheeler, Simon Law, Martin Anderson and Will Mowatt
album: Vol. V: Believe
Soul II Soul
Love Enuff
1995
Virgin
92
record label: Epic 77848
chart position: RandB #22, US #54, UK #27
written by: Timothy B. Schmit, Glenn Frey and Don Henley
album: From the Bottom Up
Brownstone
I Can't Tell You Why
1995
Epic
93
record label: EMI 388
chart position: RandB #77, UK #32, US #114, US dance #1
written by: Sally Jo Dakota, Nikita Germaine and Narada Michael Walden
album: Take Me Higher
Diana Ross
Take Me Higher
1995
EMI
94
record label: Uptown 55030
chart position: RandB #29, US #57, US dance #1
written by: Mary J. Blige, Diddy
album: My Life
Mary J. Blige
You Bring Me Joy
1995
Uptown
95
record label: Loud 64374
chart position: RandB #32, US #43, US dance #2
written by: RZA (as Robert Diggs), Raekwon (as Corey Woods), Ghostface Killah (as Dennis Coles), P. Adams
album: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…
comments: [rap]
Raekwon
Glaciers of Ice
1995
Loud
96
record label: Epic 77833
chart position: RandB #27, US #81, UK #22
written by: Shabba Ranks, Cory Rooney and Prince Markie Dee
album: A Mi Shabba
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Shabba Ranks
Let's Get It On
1995
Epic
97
record label: Epic 662816
chart position: RandB #30, US #45, UK #30
written by: Eazy E
album: Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
comments: [hip hop]
Eazy-E
Just Tah Let You Know
1995
Epic
98
record label: Perspective 31458 7481
chart position: RandB #39, US dance #41, UK #14
written by: Lula Nesby and Jimmy Wright (as James Wright)
album: Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum
Sounds of Blackness
I'm Going All the Way
1995
Perspective
99
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
100
record label: Interscope 95769
chart position: RandB #12, US #43, UK #56
written by: Michael Jackson, Tammy Lucas and Teddy Riley
album: BLACKstreet
BLACKstreet
Joy
1995
Interscope