| 1 |
recordlabel: Epic 04760
chartposition: RandB #4, US #29
writtenby: Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
album: The Night I Fell in Love
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
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| 2 |
recordlabel: Private I 04850
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: Herb the K (as Herb Kneeland) , Henry Bush and T. Yarbary
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| 3 |
recordlabel: Arista 9356
chartposition: RandB #63, US #67
writtenby: Michael Omartian, Bruce Sudano and Jermaine Jackson
album: Precious Moments (Expanded Edition)
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| 4 |
recordlabel: Mercury 880 694
chartposition: RandB #66, US #76, US dance #27
writtenby: Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina
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| 5 |
recordlabel: MCA 52489
chartposition: RandB #59, UK #80
writtenby: Monte Moir
album: Qualifying Heat
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| 6 |
recordlabel: Mirror 1 (UK)
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Louise Lopez
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| 7 |
recordlabel: Warner 28923
chartposition: RandB #18, UK #80, US dance #30
writtenby: Charlie Midnight and Dan Hartman
album: Krush Groove: Music from the Original Motion Picture Sound Track
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| 8 |
recordlabel: Creative Funk 600
chartposition: RandB #85
writtenby: Clifton Dyson
comments: [deep soul ballad] (Rose Bullock and Clifton Dyson)
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recordlabel: NIA 1249
writtenby: Leroy Burgess, Sonny Davenport
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| 1 |
recordlabel: Epic 05599
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: Teena Marie
album: The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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| 2 |
recordlabel: Chrysalis 42860
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #8, UK #1, US #15
writtenby: Paul Hardcastle, William Coutourie & Jonas McCord
album: Paul Hardcastle
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| 3 |
recordlabel: AandM 2757
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Herb Alpert, John Barnes and Romeo Williams
album: Wild Romance
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Tabu 05646
chartposition: RandB #62, UK #53
writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris) & Terry Lewis
album: Alexander O'Neal
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| 5 |
recordlabel: Capitol 5498
chartposition: RandB #6, US #106
writtenby: William D. Stroman, Gary Mudbone Cooper, Ted Currier and David Spradley
album: City Life
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 884 270
chartposition: RandB #76, UK #65
writtenby: Larry Blackmon and Nathan Leftenant
album: Single Life
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| 7 |
recordlabel: Modern 99630
chartposition: RandB #28, US #81, US AC #11
writtenby: Richard Kerr and Graham Lyle
album: Dangerous
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 411
chartposition: US Dance #38
writtenby: Boyd Jarvis
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| 9 |
recordlabel: Ten Records 70
chartposition: UK #93
writtenby: China Burton
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| 10 |
recordlabel: Paisley Park 28890
chartposition: RandB #2, US dance #1, US #11, UK #76
writtenby: Prince & Sheila E.
album: Romance 1600
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: MCA 52566
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Sid Wyche
album: Love Cycles
comments: [ballad]
|
| 12 |
recordlabel: Polydor 742 (UK)
chartposition: UK #75
writtenby: P. Quinton
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| 13 |
recordlabel: Supreme 103 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #41, UK #28, US Dance #28
writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman
album: Princess
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recordlabel: Columbia 38 05442
writtenby: M. Gaye
album: Dream of a Lifetime
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| 1 |
recordlabel: Motown 40369 (UK)
chartposition: UK #75
writtenby: Michael Lovesmith
album: Rhymes of Passion
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Sugar Hill 92018
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Jim Pass and Derrick Givens
comments: [beat ballad]
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: CBS 6640 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #16, UK #9, US dance #34
writtenby: Howie Tee
album: Full Force
comments: [disco funk]
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recordlabel: Arista 107185 (EU)
writtenby: Jeffrey Osborne and Michael Messer
album: Whitney Houston
comments: [ballad]
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: RCA 14108
chartposition: RandB #16, US dance #6, UK #15, US #65
writtenby: Barry Blue & Robin Smith
album: Luxury of Life
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recordlabel: Sutra 146
writtenby: Keith Sweat
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Jam Packed 002
chartposition: RandB #68
writtenby: Tony Butler
album: Trinere
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Qwest 28981
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: Reggie Griffin
album: Pick N Choose
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Geffen 29065
chartposition: RandB #65, US #9, US dance #10, US rock #1
writtenby: Danny Kootch (as Danny Kortchmar)
album: Building the Perfect Beast
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| 4 |
recordlabel: RCA 14082
chartposition: RandB #5, US #51, UK #53
writtenby: Richard Dimples Fields, Joshua Sklair and Belinda Wilson
album: 9.9
comments: [disco dance]
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recordlabel: Motown 72378
writtenby: Willie Hutch
album: Making A Game Out Of Love
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: tndxLuzcZCU
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Portrait 05434
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Rod Temperton
album: What About Me?
comments: [love ballad]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Virgin 822 (UK)
chartposition: UK #78
writtenby: Eric van Tijn and Jochim Fluitsima
album: Mai Tai
comments: [ballad]
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Gordy 1799
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Dennis Lambert, Patrick Henderson and Peter Wolf
album: Coolin' Out
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Mercury 884 079
chartposition: RandB #74
album: America
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Paisley Park 28999
chartposition: RandB #35, US #46
writtenby: Prince
album: Around the World in a Day
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| 6 |
recordlabel: Sire 29008
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #71, UK #5, US #5, US AC #5
writtenby: Madonna & Stephen Bray
album: Like a Virgin
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| 7 |
recordlabel: Motown 1788
chartposition: RandB #22, US #43, UK #74, US Dance #9
writtenby: Martin Page
album: Nightshift
comments: [Motown Sound] charted as Animal Instinct / Lightnin' Up the Night in US dance charts
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: Private I 05565
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Charles Allen and John Hill
album: The Staple Singers
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: RCA 470 (UK)
chartposition: UK #70
writtenby: Richard Hewson
album: Mystery
|
| 10 |
recordlabel: Private I 04736
chartposition: RandB #34, US Dance #39
writtenby: Michael Bolton and Doug James
album: Heavenly Bodies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [ballad]
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 880 744
chartposition: RandB #3, UK #15, US dance #26
writtenby: Larry Blackmon and Kevin Kendricks
album: Single Life
comments: [ballad]
|
| 12 |
recordlabel: MCA 52536
chartposition: RandB #13, UK #2, US #3, US AC #1, US dance #1
writtenby: Harold Faltermeyer
album: Beverly Hills Cop: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 13 |
recordlabel: Capitol 5468
chartposition: RandB #29, US #102, UK #56
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Solid
|
| 14 |
recordlabel: Planet 49983
chartposition: RandB #24, US #44, UK #76, US dance #8
writtenby: James Ingram, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
album: Break Out
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recordlabel: Atlantic 9565
writtenby: Yosef Johnson
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Manhattan 3
chartposition: RandB #76
writtenby: Eric Mercury, Thelonious Monk Jr. (as Thelonious Monk III) and Peggy Taft
album: Merc and Monk
|
| 2 |
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]
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| 3 |
recordlabel: CRC 85 001
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield , Benny Scott, Edward Gregory and Joe Scott
album: We Come in Peace with a Message of Love
comments: [ballad]
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Vanguard 35262
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #75, UK #67, US #68
writtenby: Greg Brown
album: Alisha
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Capitol 353
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #79, US #88, US Dance #34
writtenby: Frankie Beverly
album: Can't Stop The Love
comments: [disco funk]
|
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recordlabel: Total Experience 2426
writtenby: V. Hill, W. King, B. Spears, B. Young
album: Backed Up Against The Wall
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Philly World 99662
chartposition: RandB #75, US #103
writtenby: Donald R. Robinson, Eddie D and Lawrence Goodman
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Private I 05422
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Jerry Barnes and Katreese Barnes
album: It Takes Two
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Starlite 959
chartposition: RandB #69
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Panoramic 1206
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #81
writtenby: H. Goodman, L. Walter
album: All About Love, Who\'s Gonna Make The First Move?
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89583
chartposition: RandB #19, US #101, UK #68, US Dance #1
writtenby: Allen George and Fred Mcfarlane
album: Jenny Burton
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Mercury 884 232
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: The Bar Kays and Allen Jones
album: Banging the Walls
comments: [funk]
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Polydor 881 529
chartposition: RandB #29, US #71
writtenby: Stephen Wiley
album: Ego Trip
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: MCA 1258
chartposition: RandB #56
writtenby: Jonah Ellis
album: Love Cycles
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: AandM 2702
chartposition: RandB #4, US #61, US Dance #20
writtenby: Jesse Johnson
album: Jesse Johnson's Revue
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 10 |
recordlabel: Total Experience 2405
chartposition: RandB #2, US #103, US Dance #66
writtenby: Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons and Rudy Taylor
album: Gap Band VI
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: Planet 13943
chartposition: RandB #77, US Dance #4
writtenby: Chris Mosdell, Michael Jackson and Ryuichi Sakamoto
|
| 12 |
recordlabel: Polydor 881 413
chartposition: RandB #65, US #109, UK #56, US Dance #25
writtenby: Layng Martine
album: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo: Original Soundtrack
|
| 13 |
recordlabel: Constellation 52485
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Grady Harrell and Fred Wesley
album: Mwana
|
| 14 |
recordlabel: Arista 9364
chartposition: US Dance #15, UK #80
writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy
album: Step By Step
|
| 15 |
recordlabel: Warner Bros. 29042
chartposition: UK #60
writtenby: Charles Trenet and Jack Lawrence
album: 20/20
|
| 16 |
recordlabel: MCA 52675
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Al Smith
album: Six Silver Strings
|
| 17 |
recordlabel: Jive 9331
chartposition: RandB #64, US Dance #30
writtenby: Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith
album: Escape
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 18 |
recordlabel: MCA 52617
chartposition: RandB #52, US #78, US Dance #15
writtenby: Harold Faltermeyer and Franne Golde
album: Fletch
|
| 19 |
recordlabel: Select Records 62263
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: Educated Rapper, Kangol Kid, Doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Full Force
album: UTFO
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 20 |
recordlabel: Pop Art 1411
chartposition: RandB #84
writtenby: Roxanne Shante, Marley Marl and Sawn Moltkee
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 21 |
recordlabel: London 886 005
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Roland Gift, David Steele and Andy Cox
album: Fine Young Cannibals
|
| 22 |
recordlabel: Solar 69638
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Bill Simmons, Bo Watson, Melvin Gentry, Reggie Calloway and Vincent Calloway
album: Planetary Invasion
|
| 23 |
recordlabel: Virgin 801 (UK)
chartposition: UK #9
writtenby: Jochim Fluitsima and Eric van Tijn
album: Mai Tai
|
| 24 |
recordlabel: Sugarscoop 430
chartposition: RandB #76
writtenby: John Carter, Man Parrish and Raul Rodriguez
album: Boogie Down
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 25 |
recordlabel: Sound Town 0012
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Henderson Thigpen, James Banks and R. L. Hall
album: Intimate Storm
comments: [beat ballad]
|
| 26 |
recordlabel: Motown 1803
chartposition: RandB #84
writtenby: Recco Philmore
album: Secrets of Lonely Boys
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 27 |
recordlabel: Gordy 1816
chartposition: RandB #79, US Dance #33
writtenby: Rick James
album: Only Four You
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 28 |
recordlabel: Motown 1794
chartposition: RandB #82, UK #94
writtenby: Michael Lovesmith
album: Rhymes of Passion
comments: [Motown Sound]
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recordlabel: CRC 002
writtenby: B. Scott, C. Mayfield, E. Gregory, J. Scott
album: We Come In Peace With A Message Of Love
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: RCA 13999
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Wardell Potts, Jr., Rickey Smith, Dana Marshall
album: Finesse
comments: [ballad]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Simba 101 (UK)
chartposition: UK #91
writtenby: Aswad
album: To The Top
comments: [reggae]
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Capitol 5504
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: George Clinton and St. Song
album: Some of my Best Jokes Are Friends
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Source 13910
chartposition: UK #77
writtenby: Chuck Brown
comments: Originally released in 1978 This longer version released in UK in 1985
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Streetwave 45
chartposition: UK #49
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Protocol
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: MCA 52576
chartposition: RandB #62, US #106, US Dance #1
writtenby: Tony Carrasco
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Columbia 05281
writtenby: C. Matthews, S. Sheppard, B. Sheppard, F. Brown, Jr.
album: This Is The Real Thing
comments: [funk]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Malaco 2126
writtenby: Frank Johnson
album: Members Only
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: ZaFbZz5GLUg
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Sutra 139
chartposition: RandB #38, US #101
writtenby: Kurtis Blow, Prince Markie Dee, Buff Love , Kool Rock Ski and D. Ogrin
album: Fat Boys
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Columbia 05669
chartposition: RandB #40, US #69, UK #97, US Dance #6
writtenby: Full Force
album: Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: AandM 2730
chartposition: RandB #3, US #110
writtenby: Jesse Johnson
album: Jesse Johnson's Revue
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Profile 5088
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: J.T. Smith, Larry Smith and Rick Rubin
album: King of Rock
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Profile 7062
chartposition: US Dance #16
writtenby: 52nd Street
|
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recordlabel: Qwest 25153
writtenby: R. Griffin
album: Pick N Choose
comments: [album cut]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Motown 1819
writtenby: L. Richie, D. Cochrane
album: Can\'t Slow Down
comments: [disco dance]
mpcode: nuX1GQan8Ik
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Gordy 1776
chartposition: RandB #10, US #50, US dance #9
writtenby: Rick James
album: Glow
comments: [Motown Sound]
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