| 1 |
record label: LaFace 6155
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3
written by: Kevin
album: FanMail
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| 2 |
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
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| 3 |
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
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| 4 |
record label: LaFace 4391
chart position: RandB #4, US #1, UK #6
written by: Dallas Austin and T Boz (as Tionne Watkins)
album: FanMail
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| 5 |
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]
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| 6 |
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
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| 7 |
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
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| 8 |
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
|
| 9 |
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
|
| 10 |
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
|
| 11 |
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
|
| 12 |
record label: Bad Boy 9306
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #8
written by: Diddy (as Sean Combs), Jeffrey
album: Forever
|
| 13 |
record label: LaFace 4411
chart position: RandB #1, UK #2, US #7
written by: Delvis Damon, Eddie Ferrell, Anthony Hamilton, Darren Lighty, Clifton Lighty
album: Where I Wanna Be
|
| 14 |
record label: Elektra 6162
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #6
written by: Busta Rhymes (as Trevor Smith), Darrell Allamby and A. Roberson
album: Extinction Level Event (The Final World Front)
|
| 15 |
record label: Columbia 41887
chart position: RandB #3, US #4, UK #16, US dance #1, US AC #8
written by: Antonina Armato and Giuseppe Cantarelli
album: #1's
|
| 16 |
record label: Def Soul 385
chart position: RandB #1, US #4, UK #15
written by: Montell Jordan, Brian Palmer, Darren Benbow, Antoine Lavar Wilson, Jörg Evers, Jürgen Korduletsch
album: Get It On...Tonite
|
| 17 |
record label: Motown 012156402
chart position: RandB #7, US #2, US AC #4
written by: Brian McKnight
album: Back at One
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 18 |
record label: Epic 15565
chart position: US #5, UK #7, US AC #21, RandB #121
written by: Macy Gray, Jeremy Ruzumna, Jinsoo Lim and David Wilder
album: On How Life Is
|
| 19 |
record label: MCA 55604
chart position: RandB #2, US #2, UK #16
written by: K Ci (as Cedric Hailey), JoJo (as Joel Hailey) and Rory Bennett
album: It's Real
comments: [slow jam]
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| 20 |
record label: Elektra 6170
chart position: RandB #1, US #5, UK #18
written by: Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Nas, Eve (as Eve Jeffers) and Q Tip (as Kamaal Fareed)
album: Da Real World
|
| 21 |
record label: Columbia 097633
chart position: RandB #1, US #4
written by: R. Kelly
album: Life: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture
comments: [neo soul slow jam]
|
| 22 |
record label: Jive 42623
chart position: RandB #5, UK #2, US #12, US AC #24
written by: R. Kelly
album: R.
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 23 |
record label: Columbia 46466
chart position: RandB #15, US #4
written by: Billy Lawrence, LeShan Lewis, Corey Rooney, V. Ruby, William Shelby, Kevin Spencer, Nidra Sylvers
album: Blaque
|
| 24 |
record label: Island / Tuff Gong 15(UK)
chart position: UK #3, US Dance #1
written by: Bob Marley
album: Africa Unite: The Singles Collection
comments: [Reggae]
|
| 25 |
record label: Priority 81143
chart position: RandB #2, US #5
written by: Tricky Stewart (as Christopher Stewart), JT Money, T. Johnston, Tab and D. Davis
album: Pimpin' on Wax
|
| 26 |
record label: Track Masters 78857
chart position: RandB #4, US #8, UK #31
written by: R. Kelly
album: Blaque
|
| 27 |
record label: Ruffhouse 79077
chart position: RandB #7, UK #4, US #21
written by: Lauryn Hill, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch, RZA Ghostface Killah, G. Grice
album: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 28 |
record label: Bad Boy 9193
chart position: RandB #3, US #9, UK #23, US dance #4
written by: Diddy , Schon Jamel Crawford, Faith Evans, T. Gaither, R. Lawrence, B.J. Reed, T. Rusaw and Underwo
album: Keep the Faith
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| 29 |
record label: Silas 4341
chart position: RandB #2, US #10, US dance #34
written by: Jimmy Jam, George Jackson, Terry Lewis, Chanté Moore and Jimmy Wright
album: This Moment Is Mine
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 30 |
record label: MCA 55580
chart position: RandB #2, US #10
written by: Jesse Powell and Carl Roland
album: 'Bout It
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 31 |
record label: Columbia 79286
chart position: UK #2, RandB #66, US #25
written by: Robinson, Smith, Bennett and Henson
album: Willennium
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| 32 |
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]
|
| 33 |
record label: Priority 53562
chart position: UK #2, RandB #13, US #35
weeksinr&bchart: 20
written by: Ice Cube (as O'Shea Jackson) and Mack 10 (as Dedrick Rolison)
album: War and Peace: Volume 2 (The Peace Disc)
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 34 |
record label: Arista 13724
chart position: RandB #1, US #8
written by: Shep Crawford and J. Russell
album: One Wish
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 35 |
record label: Ruffhouse 79191
chart position: RandB #5, US #12, UK #21
written by: Kevin
album: Street Cinema
comments: [rap]
|
| 36 |
record label: RCA 656881
chart position: RandB #9, US #12, UK #55
written by: Johnta Austin (as Johntá Austin), Charles Farrar and Troy Taylor
album: Tyrese
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 37 |
record label: Atlantic 2502
chart position: RandB #16, US #16, UK #15
written by: Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche
album: Never Say Never
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 38 |
record label: RCA 65924
chart position: RandB #2, US #10
written by: Angelo Ray, David Scott and Anthony Smith
album: 24/7
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 39 |
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]
|
| 40 |
record label: Cash Money 1588
chart position: RandB #5, US #19
written by: D.P.
album: 400 Degreez
comments: [rap]
|
| 41 |
record label: Virgin 38677
chart position: RandB #9, UK #4, US #54
written by: Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo
album: Kaleidoscope
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 42 |
record label: Warner Bros. 29896
chart position: US dance #1, RandB #4, UK #25, US #44
written by: Prince
album: 1999
comments: [disco]
|
| 43 |
record label: Bad Boy 79214
chart position: RandB #5, US #15
written by: Lil' Zane , Daron Jones, Michael Keith, L. Maxwell, Q [Quinnes Parker] and Slim
album: Room 112
|
| 44 |
record label: Virgin 38730
chart position: RandB #2, US #13, UK #76
written by: Johnta Austin, Bryan Michael Cox and Kevin Hicks
album: Ideal
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 45 |
record label: Elektra 1203
chart position: RandB #4, US #13
written by: Kenneth Dickerson, Antoinette Roberson, Link (as Lincoln Browder) and Darrell Allamby
album: Tonight
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 46 |
record label: Columbia 6677798000
chart position: RandB #15, US #33, UK #9
written by: Kevin
album: The Writing's on the Wall
|
| 47 |
record label: So So Def 79146
chart position: RandB #3, US #15
written by: Brandon Casey, Brian Casey and Bryan Michael Cox
album: J.E. Heartbreak
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 48 |
record label: EastWest 6122
chart position: RandB #3, US #11
written by: Gerald Levert, Darrell Allamby, Link (as Lincoln Browder) and Antoinette Roberson
album: Love and Consequences
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 49 |
record label: Def Jam 314
chart position: RandB #3, US #15
written by: Chris
album: Personal Conversation
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 50 |
record label: Elektra 6176
chart position: RandB #19, UK #11, US #33
written by: Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Ol' Dirty Bastard (as Russell Jones)
album: Nigga Please
|
| 51 |
record label: 550 Music 40559
chart position: RandB #2, US #16
written by: Static Major (as Stephen Garrett) and Timbaland (as Tim Mosley)
album: 100% Ginuwine
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 52 |
record label: LaFace 26058
chart position: RandB #4, US #12
written by: Warryn Campbell (as Warryn Smiley Campbell) and Tamara Savage
album: Shanice
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 53 |
record label: Bad Boy 9212
chart position: RandB #1, US #17
written by: Babyface and Damon Thomas
album: Keep the Faith
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 54 |
record label: MJJ Music 41494
chart position: RandB #68, UK #3
written by: Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Bobby Caldwell, Raymond Calhoun, Alfons Kettner
album: Kiss the Sky
|
| 55 |
record label: Warner 16958
chart position: RandB #1, US #21
weeksinr&bchart: 42
written by: Eric Benét
album: A Day in the Life
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 56 |
record label: Jive 0523610
chart position: RandB #8, US #27, UK #20
written by: R. Kelly, Curtis Mayfield, Jean Claude Olivier and Sam Barnes
album: R.
|
| 57 |
record label: Epic 666870
chart position: RandB #57, UK #4
written by: Stevie Wonder
album: Ladies and Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
|
| 58 |
record label: Priority 81056
chart position: RandB #5, US #18
written by: Silkk the Shocker and Mystikal
album: Charge It 2 da Game
comments: [rap]
|
| 59 |
record label: Capitol 58777
chart position: RandB #6, US #18, UK #65
written by: Heavynn, Kenneth Karlin and Soulshock (as Carsten Schack)
album: Tracie
|
| 60 |
record label: 550 Music 41673
chart position: RandB #21, UK #10, US #49
written by: Thomas Boyce, Bobby Hart, Ginuwine (as Elgin Lumpkin) and Timbaland (as Tim Mosley)
album: 100% Ginuwine
|
| 61 |
record label: Ruffhouse 79206
chart position: RandB #14, US #35, UK #19
written by: Lauryn Hill and Johari Newton
album: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
|
| 62 |
record label: Universal 1378
chart position: RandB #50, UK #5, US #63
written by: Canibus (as Germaine Williams), Walter Murphy, Andre Levins, Roosevelt Harrell III and Mr. Cheeks
album: Hempstead High
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 63 |
record label: Def Soul 562 684
chart position: RandB #12, UK #14, US #40
written by: Sisqo (as Mark Andrews), A. West, M. Collins and J. Travis
album: Unleash the Dragon
|
| 64 |
record label: Arista 4619
chart position: RandB #7, US #26, UK #39
written by: Q Tip (as Kamaal Fareed), J Dilla (as James Yancey) and Barry White
album: Amplified
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 65 |
record label: MCA 4496
chart position: RandB #4, US #19
written by: Delvis Damon, Eddie Ferrell (as Eddie F), Balewa Muhammad and Teddy Riley
album: Guy III
|
| 66 |
record label: Elektra 63768
chart position: RandB #12, US #16, UK #53
written by: Willie Jones, Joe Little and Keith Sweat
album: Still in the Game
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 67 |
record label: Interscope 497 095
chart position: RandB #17, US #47, UK #11
written by: Cynthia Loving, Eve (as Eve Jeffers), Ja Rule (as Jeffrey Atkins), Jimmy Cozier and Teddy Riley
album: Finally
|
| 68 |
record label: NPG Records
chart position: UK #10, RandB #45, US #40
written by: Prince
album: 1999: The New Master
|
| 69 |
record label: Epic 3316(UK)
chart position: UK #7, R&B #101
written by: TQ (as Terence Quaites), Mike Mosley and Tye Howard
album: They Never Saw Me Coming
|
| 70 |
record label: Columbia 79220
chart position: RandB #4, US #27
written by: Marc Nelson, S. Salter, Tab and Nicolia Turman
album: Chocolate Mood
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 71 |
record label: MCA 088 155 639
chart position: RandB #20, US #23
written by: Tony
album: Introducing IMx
|
| 72 |
record label: Restless 212 1
chart position: RandB #11, US #23
weeksinr&bchart: 20
written by: Warren G (as Warren Griffin III) and Mack 10 (as Dedrick Rolison)
album: I Want It All
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 73 |
record label: Ruff Ryders 6623
chart position: RandB #6, US #28
written by: Jay Z (as Shawn Carter) and Swizz Beatz (as Kasseem Dean)
album: Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter
|
| 74 |
record label: Ruff Ryders 97085
chart position: RandB #10, US #26
written by: Swizz Beatz (as Kaseem Dean) and Eve (as Eve Jeffers)
album: Ruff Ryders' First Lady
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 75 |
record label: Elektra 1349
chart position: RandB #5, US #30
written by: Keri Lewis
album: Life's Aquarium
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 76 |
record label: Columbia 41787
chart position: RandB #18, UK #14, US #62
weeksinr&bchart: 20
written by: Nas and Gavin Marchand
album: I Am...
|
| 77 |
record label: MCA 4358
chart position: RandB #6, UK #29, US #44
written by: Lauryn Hill
album: Mary
|
| 78 |
record label: Ruff Ryders 6593
chart position: RandB #9, US #29
album: Ruff Ryders' First Lady
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 79 |
record label: MCA 4309
chart position: RandB #11, US #39, UK #31
weeksinr&bchart: 20
written by: Black Thought, ?uestlove, The Roots, Jill Scott and Scott Storch
album: Things Fall Apart
comments: [neo soul]
|
| 80 |
record label: Eastwest 6171
chart position: RandB #16, UK #20, US #64
written by: Missy Elliott, Timbaland and Big Boi (as A. Patton)
album: Da Real World
|
| 81 |
record label: Def Jam 566 959
chart position: RandB #11, US #35
written by: Ja Rule (as Jeffrey Atkins), T.J. Green and Irv Gotti
album: Venni Vetti Vecci
comments: [rap]
|
| 82 |
record label: Interscope 97088
chart position: RandB #28, US #28, US dance #26
weeksinr&bchart: 19
written by: Diane Warren and Babyface
album: Mýa
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 83 |
record label: Bad Boy 9326
chart position: RandB #30, UK #16, US #82
written by: Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Daven
album: Born Again
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 84 |
record label: Arista 3614
chart position: RandB #20, US dance #1, US #70, UK #49
written by: Kay Gee (as Kay Gee Gist), Alonzo Jackson, De'Andre Griffin and Taura Stinson
album: One Wish
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 85 |
record label: Atlantic 2555
chart position: RandB #8, US #34
weeksinr&bchart: 27
written by: J Shin and L. Scott
album: My Soul, My Life
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 86 |
record label: Warner 16958
chart position: RandB #15, US #55, UK #28
written by: David Paich
album: A Day in the Life
comments: [neo soul]
|
| 87 |
record label: Red Ant 102 2
chart position: RandB #13, US #29
written by: George Michael
album: Fairy Tales
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 88 |
record label: Bad Boy 9248
chart position: RandB #34, UK #13, US #120
album: Forever
comments: [rap] (featuring Hurricane G.)
|
| 89 |
record label: Cash Money 1555
chart position: RandB #13, US #36
written by: B.G. , Lil Wayne, Virgil Tab Jr., Mannie Fresh and Brian
album: Chopper City in the Ghetto
comments: [rap]
|
| 90 |
record label: Columbia 2533
chart position: RandB #49, UK #15, US #104
written by: Bob Marley
album: The Best Man: Music from the Motion Picture
|
| 91 |
record label: Def Squad 5172
chart position: RandB #10, US #39
written by: Dave Hollister, S. Jordan, Marc Kinchen and T.
album: Ghetto Hymns
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 92 |
record label: Bad Boy 73033
chart position: RandB #54, US #59, UK #24
written by: Christopher Cross, Diddy (as Sean Combs) and Mario Winans
album: Forever
|
| 93 |
record label: Columbia 46415
chart position: RandB #27, UK #24, US #92
written by: J. Brown, Nas and L. David Lewis
album: Nastradamus
comments: [rap]
|
| 94 |
record label: Elektra 3780
chart position: RandB #63, UK #15
written by: Timbaland (as Tim Mosley) and Missy Elliott
album: The Writing's on the Wall
|
| 95 |
record label: Manifesto 57(UK)
chart position: UK #13
written by: Berny Cosgrove and Kevin Clark
|
| 96 |
record label: LaFace 6155
chart position: RandB #70, US #51, UK #31
written by: Babyface and T Boz (as Tionne Watkins)
album: FanMail
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 97 |
record label: DreamWorks 59018
chart position: RandB #23, US #32
written by: Diane Warren
album: The Prince of Egypt: Music from the Original Motion Picture
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 98 |
record label: MCA
chart position: US dance #1, RandB #23, US #106
written by: Gérald Isaac
album: Mary
comments: [neo soul slow jam]
|
| 99 |
record label: Arista 3654
chart position: RandB #9, US #56
written by: B. Williams, A. Stone, G. Chambers
album: Black Diamond
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 100 |
record label: Epic 43724
chart position: RandB #7, US #48
written by: Ginuwine (as Elgin Lumpkin) and Timbaland (as Tim Mosley)
album: 100% Ginuwine
comments: [slow jam]
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