| 1 |
recordlabel: 10 Records 109
chartposition: US Dance #14
writtenby: David Cole
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| 2 |
recordlabel: 10 Records 45
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Eban Kelly and Jim Randolph
album: Like I Like It
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| 3 |
recordlabel: 10 Records 52 (UK)
chartposition: UK #57
writtenby: Rodney Brown
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: 10 Records 57
chartposition: RandB #81, UK #11
writtenby: Fredrick Conway, Hiawatha Conway, Huston Conway & James Conway
album: Turn It Up!
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: 2000 AD 19 (UK)
chartposition: UK #47
writtenby: Joe Josea and B.B. King
album: Here Again
comments: [reggae]
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: 21 Records 857
chartposition: RandB #92
writtenby: Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper, Isaac Hayes and David Porter
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: 21 Records 96837
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Cesar Zuiderwijk, Jasper Van't Hof and Barry Hay
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 18 (UK)
chartposition: UK #34
writtenby: McKinley Horton and Ronald Broomfield
album: Eugene Wilde
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 20
chartposition: RandB #34, US dance #1
writtenby: Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller] (as Ron Dean Miller)
album: Sing, Dance, Rap, Romance
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 10 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 22
chartposition: RandB #68, UK #52
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Michael Forte and McKinley Horton
album: Cashmere
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 30
chartposition: RandB #69, UK #83
writtenby: McKinley Horton and Ronald Broomfield
album: Eugene Wilde
|
| 12 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 30
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: McKinley Horton and Ronald Broomfield
album: Eugene Wilde
comments: [ballad]
|
| 13 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 33 (UK)
chartposition: UK #81
writtenby: Rodney Skipworth and Phil Turner
album: Skipworth and Turner
|
| 14 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 37
chartposition: RandB #33, UK #45, US Dance #26
writtenby: Wally Badarou
album: Echoes
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
|
| 15 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 411
chartposition: US Dance #38
writtenby: Boyd Jarvis
|
| 16 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 414
chartposition: RandB #10, UK #24, US #104, US dance #1
writtenby: Rodney Skipworth & Phil Turner
album: Skipworth & Turner
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 17 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 418
chartposition: RandB #36, US dance #14
writtenby: Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller] (as Ron Dean Miller) and Nancy McDuffy
album: Sing, Dance, Rap, Romance
|
| 18 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 42
chartposition: RandB #37, UK #83
writtenby: Adonis Hampton and Frank Rusty Hamilton III
album: Durell Coleman
comments: [new jack swing]
|
| 19 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 5
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Robert Reed, Tony Fisher and James Avery
album: Good To Go Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [hip hop, funk]
|
| 20 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 7419
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Allen Saunders, Loni C., Jay Ellis, Niecy D. and Richard Blumenthal (as R. B. Thall)
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recordlabel: AKO 1083
writtenby: E. Lopez, F. Cruz
album: Lies In Disguise
comments: [disco funk album cut]
mpcode: kXUfE33cWoo
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| 1 |
recordlabel: AVCO 69001
chartposition: UK #91
writtenby: Maurice Starr and Michael Jonzun
album: Some Things Never Change
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: AandM 245
chartposition: RandB #6, US #90
writtenby: David Lewis
album: As the Band Turns
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: AandM 2702
chartposition: RandB #4, US #61, US Dance #20
writtenby: Jesse Johnson
album: Jesse Johnson's Revue
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: AandM 2724
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Geoffrey Leib and Jeffrey Osborne
album: Don't Stop
comments: [beat ballad]
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: AandM 273 (UK)
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: David Lewis and Wayne Lewis
album: As the Band Turns
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: AandM 2730
chartposition: US Dance #12
writtenby: Jesse Johnson
album: Jesse Johnson's Revue
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: AandM 2730
chartposition: RandB #3, US #110
writtenby: Jesse Johnson
album: Jesse Johnson's Revue
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: AandM 2738
chartposition: RandB #17, US dance #10, UK #26, US #3, US AC #39, US rock #1
writtenby: Sting
album: The Dream of the Blue Turtles
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: AandM 2742
chartposition: RandB #33, US #110
writtenby: Joey Gallo, Pamela Phillips Oland and Wardell Potts Jr.
album: As the Band Turns
|
| 10 |
recordlabel: AandM 2749
chartposition: RandB #7, US #76
writtenby: Jesse Johnson
album: Jesse Johnson's Revue
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: AandM 2752
chartposition: RandB #29, UK #91
writtenby: Howard Jones and Jerry Knight
album: The Vision
|
| 12 |
recordlabel: AandM 2757
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Herb Alpert, John Barnes and Romeo Williams
album: Wild Romance
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
|
| 13 |
recordlabel: AandM 2763
chartposition: RandB #7, US Dance #1, UK #60
writtenby: Robert Wright (as Robert Byron Wright) and V. Benford
album: The Search Is Over
|
| 14 |
recordlabel: AandM 2766
chartposition: RandB #13, UK 41
writtenby: David Lewis and Wayne Lewis
album: As the Band Turns
|
| 15 |
recordlabel: AandM 2768
chartposition: RandB #3, US dance #9, US #24
writtenby: Jesse Johnson & Ta Mara
album: Ta Mara & the Seen
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 16 |
recordlabel: AandM 2778
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: Jesse Johnson
album: Jesse Johnson's Revue
|
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recordlabel: AandM 2786
writtenby: Al Green
album: He Is The Light
comments: [gospel]
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: AandM 2788
chartposition: RandB #4, US #3, UK #10, US AC #1
writtenby: David Lewis & Wayne Lewis
album: As the Band Turns
comments: [love ballad]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: AandM 279
chartposition: US Dance #20
writtenby: Chas Jankel , Ian Dury and Norman Watt Roy
|
| --- |
recordlabel: AandM 2793
writtenby: Monte Moir
album: The Vision
|
| --- |
recordlabel: AandM 282 (UK)
album: The Vision
|
| --- |
recordlabel: AandM 302
writtenby: Al Green, Willie Mitchell
album: He Is The Light
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: AandM 395
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Freddie Washington, Raymond Jones and Portia Griffin
album: Wanna Play Your Game
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: AandM 9820
chartposition: RandB #7, US dance #7, UK #98, US #38
writtenby: Raymond Jones
album: Don't Stop
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Abstract Dance 3 (UK)
chartposition: UK #11
writtenby: Steve McIntosh
album: Have A Good Forever...
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Abstract Dance 4 (UK)
chartposition: UK #13
writtenby: Steve McIntosh (as Stephen McIntosh)
album: Have A Good Forever...
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Abstract Dance 5
chartposition: UK #73
writtenby: Lorraine McIntosh and Steve McIntosh
album: Have a Good Forever
|
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recordlabel: Adventure One 8502
writtenby: Jackie Ragland, Willie Hightower
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Ariola 107 698
chartposition: UK #99
writtenby: Miles Waters and Peter Vale
album: Trilogy
|
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recordlabel: Arista 104503
writtenby: Raymond Jones, Freddie Washington
album: Whitney Houston
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Arista 107185 (EU)
writtenby: Jeffrey Osborne and Michael Messer
album: Whitney Houston
comments: [ballad]
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Arista 595
chartposition: US Dance #6, UK #64
writtenby: Frank Musker and Trevor Lawrence
album: In the Evening
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Arista 9256
chartposition: RandB #17, US #41, US dance #4
writtenby: Jermaine Stewart, J. David Lindsay & G. Craig
album: The Word Is Out
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Arista 9274
chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, US AC #4, UK #93
writtenby: LaLa
album: Whitney Houston
comments: [ballad]
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Arista 9281
chartposition: RandB #47, US AC #12
writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
album: Finder of Lost Loves
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Arista 9305
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Kashif
album: Send Me Your Love
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Arista 9311
chartposition: RandB #31, US Dance #4
writtenby: Jeff Lorber and Anita Pointer
album: Step By Step
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Arista 9312
chartposition: RandB #84
writtenby: Angela Bofill, Rick Suchow and Alan Palanker
album: Let Me Be the One
comments: [beat ballad]
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: Arista 9325
chartposition: US dance #1, UK #83
writtenby: Lewis Martineé
album: Exposure
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: Arista 9336
chartposition: RandB #24
album: Gravity
|
| 10 |
recordlabel: Arista 9352
chartposition: RandB #21, UK #46, US #34
writtenby: Ray Parker Jr
album: Sex and the Single Man
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: Arista 9354
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #68, US #3, US AC #11, US dance #1
writtenby: Jeffrey Cohen & Narada Michael Walden
album: Who's Zoomin' Who?
|
| 12 |
recordlabel: Arista 9356
chartposition: RandB #63, US #67
writtenby: Michael Omartian, Bruce Sudano and Jermaine Jackson
album: Precious Moments (Expanded Edition)
|
| 13 |
recordlabel: Arista 9364
chartposition: US Dance #15, UK #80
writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy
album: Step By Step
|
| 14 |
recordlabel: Arista 9381
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1
writtenby: Gerry Goffin
album: Whitney Houston
comments: [ballad]
|
| 15 |
recordlabel: Arista 9386
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Charlie Singleton and Modern Man
album: Modern Man
|
| 16 |
recordlabel: Arista 9410
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #11, US #7, US AC #10, US dance #1
writtenby: Aretha Franklin, Preston Glass & Narada Michael Walden
album: Who's Zoomin' Who?
|
| 17 |
recordlabel: Arista 9414
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: David Lesley and Randy Goodrum
album: Tell Me Tomorrow
|
| 18 |
recordlabel: Arista 9415
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Kashif
album: Condition of the Heart
|
| 19 |
recordlabel: Arista 9434
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #5, US #1, US dance #3, US AC #1
writtenby: George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam & Narada Michael Walden
album: Whitney Houston
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 20 |
recordlabel: Arista 9440
chartposition: US Dance #12
writtenby: Lewis Martineé
album: Exposure
|
| 21 |
recordlabel: Arista 9466
chartposition: RandB #10, US dance #24
writtenby: Kashif and LaLa
album: Whitney Houston
|
| 22 |
recordlabel: Arista 9863
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #16, US #1, US AC #1
writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
album: Friends
comments: [ballad] featuring Elton John, Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight
|
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recordlabel: Artistic 1001
writtenby: Robert W. Foster, Anthony R. Shockency
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Asylum 5067
chartposition: RandB #76
writtenby: Marvin Hamlisch and Dean Pitchford
album: [beat ballad]
comments: [from the movie D.A.R.Y.L.]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Asylum 69595
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Dennis Matkosky and Monty Seward
album: Workin' It Back
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Asylum 69670
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Xavion
album: Burnin' Hot
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 880 744
chartposition: RandB #3, UK #15, US dance #26
writtenby: Larry Blackmon and Kevin Kendricks
album: Single Life
comments: [ballad]
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 884 270
chartposition: RandB #76, UK #65
writtenby: Larry Blackmon and Nathan Leftenant
album: Single Life
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 884010
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #15, US dance #26
writtenby: Larry Blackmon & Tomi Jenkins
album: Single Life
comments: [funk]
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 881
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: R.J. Rice (as The Wiz), DeDe Leitta and Robin Marie
album: R.J.'s Latest Arrival [1985 album]
comments: [ballad]
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89411
chartposition: UK #13
writtenby: Rodgers Grant, Pat Patrick and Jon Hendricks
album: Matt Bianco
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89483
chartposition: UK #50
writtenby: Mark Reilly and Danny White
album: Whose Side Are You On?
|
| 10 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89499
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Steve Arrington, India Arrington and George Johnson
album: Dancin' in the Key of Life
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89520
chartposition: RandB #71, UK #50
writtenby: David Bryant, Dennis Herring and Lorelei Mcbroom
album: When the Boys Meet the Girls
|
| 12 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89526
chartposition: US Dance #46
writtenby: Allen George, Fred McFarlane and S. McRae
album: Jenny Burton
comments: [dance]
|
| 13 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89540
chartposition: UK #60
writtenby: Timmy Allen
album: Turn on Your Radio
|
| 14 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89547
chartposition: RandB #32, UK #1, US #75, US AC #15
writtenby: Joy Denny
album: When the Boys Meet the Girls
comments: [pop soul]
|
| 15 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89549
chartposition: RandB #62, UK #86
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Woody Cunningham
album: Seeekret
|
| 16 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89551
chartposition: RandB #27, US #107
writtenby: R.J. Rice (as The Wiz)
album: R.J.'s Latest Arrival [1985 album]
|
| 17 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89560
chartposition: RandB #8, US dance #4, UK #12, US #1, US AC #30, US rock #10
writtenby: Phil Collins
album: No Jacket Required
|
| 18 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89566
chartposition: RandB #68
writtenby: Larry Smith and Randy Murry
comments: [from the movie Rappin']
|
| 19 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89569
chartposition: UK #82
writtenby: Pete Jackson and Gerald Jackson
|
| 20 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89570
chartposition: UK #37, RandB #53, US dance #33
writtenby: D. Romani, J. F. Petrus, P. Slade
album: Turn On Your Radio
|
| 21 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89576
chartposition: RandB #17, UK #5, US dance #5, US #104
writtenby: Steve Arrington & India Arrington
album: Dancin' in the Key of Life
|
| 22 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89581
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Sam Bostic
album: Circuitry starring Sam Bostic
|
| 23 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89583
chartposition: RandB #19, US #101, UK #68, US Dance #1
writtenby: Allen George and Fred Mcfarlane
album: Jenny Burton
|
| 24 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89588
chartposition: RandB #80, UK #4, US #1, US AC #1, US rock #4
writtenby: Phil Collins
album: No Jacket Required
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recordlabel: Atlantic 9505
album: Seeekret
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