1 |
recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2589
chartposition: RandB #19, US #70
writtenby: Dan Penn and Wayne Carson Thompson
album: No Sad Songs
comments: [deep soul]
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2 |
recordlabel: Piccadilly 35329
chartposition: UK #45
writtenby: Bill Martin and Phil Coulter
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3 |
recordlabel: ABC 12268
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Harold Melvin and Kenny Gamble
album: Reaching for the World
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4 |
recordlabel: Janus 150
chartposition: RandB #19, US #93
writtenby: Rudy Love and Dee Ervin
album: The Whispers' Love Story
comments: [sweet soul]
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5 |
recordlabel: RCA 49873
chartposition: RandB #61, US #83, US dance #15
writtenby: Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts
album: Contact
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6 |
recordlabel: Alston 4569
chartposition: RandB #15, US #33
writtenby: Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke
album: My First Time Around
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7 |
recordlabel: Ariola 7748
chartposition: RandB #20, US #74
writtenby: Pat Summerson and Lenny Macaluso
album: Taka Boom
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8 |
recordlabel: MCA 40890
chartposition: RandB #75, UK #45
writtenby: Rochelle Runnells
album: Stargard
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9 |
recordlabel: Chrysalis 4 (UK)
chartposition: UK #46
writtenby: David Grant and Derek Bramble
album: David Grant
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10 |
recordlabel: Sony Soho Square 663069 2
chartposition: UK #46
writtenby: David Townsend, Bernard Jackson and David Conley
album: Do Over
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11 |
recordlabel: Tamla 54135
chartposition: RandB #31, US #61, UK #45
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: This Old Heart of Mine
comments: [Motown Sound]
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12 |
recordlabel: Warner 6603
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Frankie Beverly
album: Back to Basics
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13 |
recordlabel: Salsoul 2012
chartposition: RandB #44, US #104, US Dance #15
writtenby: Allan Felder and T.G. Conway
album: Ten Percent
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14 |
recordlabel: Specialty 615
chartposition: US #45
writtenby: Sonny Bono and Larry Williams
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15 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 3205
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Sam Dees and Sandra Drayton
album: The Show Must Go On
comments: [ballad]
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16 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 1086
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Eugene Randolph and Dorian Burton
album: Ivory Joe Hunter
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17 |
recordlabel: Kapp 615
chartposition: US #48, AC #15
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Greatest Hits Album
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: rJQ-Bk5fkoM
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18 |
recordlabel: Warner 8437
chartposition: UK #45
writtenby: Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden, Cory Lerios and David Jenkins
album: While the City Sleeps
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19 |
recordlabel: Boogie Man 226
chartposition: US dance #15, RandB #83
writtenby: Donn Marier and Kenneth Marier
comments: [disco dance] [instrumental]
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20 |
recordlabel: Tamla 54164
chartposition: RandB #22, US #121, UK #52
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Doin' Their Thing
comments: [Motown Sound]
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21 |
recordlabel: 2000 AD 19 (UK)
chartposition: UK #47
writtenby: Joe Josea and B.B. King
album: Here Again
comments: [reggae]
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22 |
recordlabel: Yab Yum 79040
chartposition: RandB #18, US #117
writtenby: Jon B.
album: Cool Relax
comments: [slow jam]
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23 |
recordlabel: Island 99772
chartposition: RandB #15, US Dance #24
writtenby: Larry Price, Malcolm McLaren, Ronald Larkins Jr. and Stephen Hague
album: Rappin'
comments: [hip hop]
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24 |
recordlabel: Mirage 99639
chartposition: RandB #21, US #108, US dance #22
writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy
album: Pleasure Seekers
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25 |
recordlabel: Danya 275
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Michael Marshall
album: Vicious Rumors
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26 |
recordlabel: RCA 65751
chartposition: RandB #19, US #70
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: LaShawn Daniels, Coko and Rodney Jerkins
album: Hot Coko
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27 |
recordlabel: Columbia 18 02744
chartposition: RandB #23, US #101, UK #47, US Dance #17
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28 |
recordlabel: A & I 001
chartposition: RandB #19, US #99
writtenby: Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
album: Introducing the Whatnauts
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29 |
recordlabel: RAK 280 (UK)
chartposition: UK #47
writtenby: Russ Ballard
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30 |
recordlabel: Reality 264
chartposition: RandB #19, UK #79
writtenby: Doug E. Fresh
album: Oh, My God!
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31 |
recordlabel: RCA 49563
chartposition: RandB #79, US #45, US AC #49
writtenby: Neal Cavanagh, Terry Fryer and Tom Graf
album: Dirty Dancing! Original Soundtrack
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32 |
recordlabel: MCA 54122
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Melvin Riley and Gerald Valentine
album: Straight Down to Business
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33 |
recordlabel: RCA 1149
chartposition: US #47
writtenby: Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley and Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.)
album: Shout!
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #118]
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34 |
recordlabel: Columbia 07702
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Mico Wave, Bootsy Collins, Mallia Franklin and Walter Coleman
album: Cookin' from the Inside Out
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35 |
recordlabel: Sugar Hill 32025
chartposition: RandB #51, UK #45
album: Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five
comments: [hip hop]
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36 |
recordlabel: RCA Victor 4337
chartposition: RandB #61, UK #45
writtenby: Paul Laurence
album: Get Loose
comments: [disco funk]
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37 |
recordlabel: Diamond 269
chartposition: RandB #19, US #99
writtenby: Jesse Belvin and Jo Ann Belvin
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38 |
recordlabel: Warner 17282
chartposition: RandB #15, US #47
writtenby: Arvel McClinton, Jeff Young and Rochad Holiday
album: This Time It's Personal
comments: [slow jam]
|
39 |
recordlabel: Dakar 624
chartposition: RandB #18, US #75
writtenby: Johnny Moore and Jack Daniels
album: Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits
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40 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 293
chartposition: UK #45
album: Conspiracy
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41 |
recordlabel: Manifesto 48(UK)
chartposition: UK #47
writtenby: Quincy Jones (as Quincy D. Jones)
comments: [instrumental]
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42 |
recordlabel: Fox/Beacon 10006
chartposition: RandB #15, US #87
writtenby: Keith Andes, Warres Carey, Timothy Jerome Harris and Ricky Jones
album: Sugar Hill OST
comments: [love ballad]
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43 |
recordlabel: Commonwealth United 3001
chartposition: RandB #15, US #73
writtenby: Helen Miller and Rose Marie McCoy
album: We'll Cry Together
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44 |
recordlabel: MCA 53666
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Gene Griffin, Hall, Teddy Riley and Dawn Thomas
album: Guy
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45 |
recordlabel: Arista 1
chartposition: UK #45
writtenby: Tom Browne and Toni Smith
comments: re release
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46 |
recordlabel: RCA 40191 (UK)
chartposition: UK #45
writtenby: Richard Hewson
album: Mystery
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47 |
recordlabel: Casablanca 198
chartposition: UK #46
writtenby: Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey
album: Bad Girls
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48 |
recordlabel: Atco 6246
chartposition: RandB #29, US #122
writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
|
49 |
recordlabel: Tamla 54284
chartposition: RandB #18, US #101
writtenby: Larry Brown and Terri McFadden
album: Deep in My Soul
comments: [Motown Sound]
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50 |
recordlabel: MCA 2486
chartposition: RandB #20, US #68
writtenby: Ron Spearman and Vassal Benford
album: Something Real
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51 |
recordlabel: Manhattan 50071
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: R.J. Rice (as The Wiz) and DeDe Leitta
album: Hold On
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52 |
recordlabel: Manifesto 18
chartposition: UK #46
writtenby: Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
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53 |
recordlabel: Big Beat 98112
chartposition: RandB #19, US #72
weeksinr&bchart: 22
writtenby: Lattrel, Timothy Christian Riley and Tracy
album: Touch of Soul
comments: [slow jam]
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54 |
recordlabel: MCA 52617
chartposition: RandB #52, US #78, US Dance #15
writtenby: Harold Faltermeyer and Franne Golde
album: Fletch
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55 |
recordlabel: AandM 3335
chartposition: UK #30
writtenby: John Fogerty
album: Love Is All I Have to Give
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56 |
recordlabel: Tamla 54044
chartposition: RandB #21, US #51
writtenby: William Robinson
comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to Broken Hearted
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57 |
recordlabel: Maverick 18326
chartposition: RandB #23, US dance #20, US #73, UK #74
weeksinr&bchart: 18
writtenby: Me'shell Ndegéocello
album: Plantation Lullabies
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58 |
recordlabel: Arista 0366
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Gil Scott Heron
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59 |
recordlabel: Warner Bros. 17748
chartposition: UK #45
writtenby: Kerry Chater and Glen Ballard
album: Give Me the Night
comments: [jazz funk]
|
60 |
recordlabel: Warner 28809
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Morris Day
album: The Color of Success
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61 |
recordlabel: Buddah 600
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Michael Henderson and Sylvester Rivers
album: In the Night Time
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62 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 1184
chartposition: RandB #15
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Joe Turner
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63 |
recordlabel: Bluesway 61029
chartposition: RandB #15, US #76
writtenby: B.B. King
album: Live and Well
comments: [blues]
|
64 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 86056
chartposition: RandB #15
album: Rude Awakening
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65 |
recordlabel: Casablanca 810 337 1
chartposition: RandB #59, US Dance #15
writtenby: James Mtume and Reggie Lucas
album: Tantalizingly Hot
comments: [disco funk]
|
66 |
recordlabel: Fontana 7 (UK)
chartposition: UK #47
writtenby: Andy Connell and Corinne Drewery
album: Kaleidoscope World
|
67 |
recordlabel: WEA 18867 (UK)
chartposition: UK #47
writtenby: Bugatti, Musker
album: The Dukes Bugatti and Musker
comments: [disco, boogie]
|
68 |
recordlabel: Positiva 66
chartposition: UK #45
writtenby: Robert White
comments: [dance, house instrumental]
|
69 |
recordlabel: Expansion Special Reserve 710
chartposition: US Dance #15
writtenby: Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons and Joe Jefferson (as Joseph B. Jefferson)
album: Bingo
|
70 |
recordlabel: Parkway 862
chartposition: RandB #15, US #15
writtenby: Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe
album: Let's Limbo Some More
|
71 |
recordlabel: Arista 9270
chartposition: RandB #59, US Dance #15
writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy
album: Let Me Be the One
|
72 |
recordlabel: Columbia 46037
chartposition: US AC #46
writtenby: Sonny Rollins
album: Solar Wind
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73 |
recordlabel: MCA 53768
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Chris Jasper, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley
album: Easy to Love
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74 |
recordlabel: Warner 28401
chartposition: US dance #10
writtenby: Eric van Tijn and Jochem Fluitsma
album: Mutual Attraction
|
75 |
recordlabel: Capitol
chartposition: RandB #18, US #107
writtenby: Ne Yo
album: Lady Love
|
76 |
recordlabel: Atlantic
chartposition: RandB #88, UK #45
writtenby: Missy Elliot
album: Diamond Princess
comments: [hip hop]
|
77 |
recordlabel: Capitol 0777 7 15890
chartposition: RandB #18, US #102
writtenby: Michaelangelo Saulsberry, Eric Kirkland, Irving Washington and Phillip Johnson
album: Portrait
|
78 |
recordlabel: RCA Victor 5048
chartposition: UK #54, US Dance #27
writtenby: DeLisle Harper, Glen LeFleur, Joe Jammer, Mike Vernon and Pete Wingfield
|
79 |
recordlabel: A.1. 304
chartposition: UK #44
|
80 |
recordlabel: Warner 19969
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Ken Gold and Maggie Ryder
album: Rich and Poor
|
81 |
recordlabel: Augusta Sound 94023
chartposition: RandB #73, UK #45
writtenby: James Brown and Joe Brown
album: Bring It On!
comments: [funk]
|
82 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 2956
chartposition: RandB #15, US #42
writtenby: Phil Hurtt and Bunny Sigler
album: Sweet Charlie Babe
comments: [philly sound]
|
83 |
recordlabel: Bearsville 6559
chartposition: RandB #19, US Dance #92
writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
|
84 |
recordlabel: MCA 52566
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Sid Wyche
album: Love Cycles
comments: [ballad]
|
85 |
recordlabel: Interscope/MCA 6523
chartposition: RandB #15, US #60
writtenby: K Ci, JoJo and R. Kelly
album: It's Real
|
86 |
recordlabel: Columbia 78686
chartposition: RandB #21, US #58
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Ernesto Phillips
album: Kimberly Scott
comments: [slow jam]
|
87 |
recordlabel: United Artists 36257
chartposition: UK #35
writtenby: Ayn Robbins, Bill Conti and Carol Conners
comments: (From the United Artists Motion Picture 'Rocky')
|
88 |
recordlabel: Elite DAZZ 1
chartposition: UK #46
writtenby: Sojka, Batchelor, Cawthorne, Johnson, Hinds
|
89 |
recordlabel: Attic 2007
chartposition: RandB #19, UK #71
writtenby: Trevor Gale and Kenneth Hairston
album: Sybil
|
90 |
recordlabel: Solar 13
chartposition: RandB #74, US dance #10
album: Portrait of Carrie
|
91 |
recordlabel: AandM 1167
chartposition: UK #46
writtenby: Jimmy Cliff
album: Wonderful World, Beautiful People
comments: [Reggae]
|
92 |
recordlabel: AandM 658
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Al Green
album: I Get Joy
|
93 |
recordlabel: Dial 1023
chartposition: RandB #19, US #102
writtenby: Paul Kelly
|
94 |
recordlabel: MCA 53789
chartposition: US #90, UK #46
writtenby: Roland Gift and David Steele
album: The Raw and the Cooked
|
95 |
recordlabel: Carrere 393
chartposition: UK #44
writtenby: Mike Wickfield, Pamela Forest and Paul Pacer
album: Sheila and B.Devotion
|
96 |
recordlabel: Atlantic Street 021
chartposition: UK #47, R&B #118
album: The Cookbook
|
97 |
recordlabel: AandM 2407
chartposition: RandB #42, UK #47
writtenby: Yvonne Brown and Dennis Brown
album: Love Has Found Its Way
comments: [reggae]
|
98 |
recordlabel: MCA Records 25714
chartposition: RandB #21, US #65
writtenby: Common, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo
album: Electric Circus
comments: [hip hop]
|
99 |
recordlabel: RCA 5149
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Nick Trevisick and Paul Gurvitz
album: Silk and Steel
|
100 |
recordlabel: Chelsea 2005064
chartposition: US Dance #15
writtenby: Mets
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