| 1 |
recordlabel: EastWest 64161
chartposition: RandB #32, US #68
writtenby: Taresha Hudson, Makeba Fields, Leslie Callaway, DJ Quik, George Archie Jr. and Robert Bacon
album: Welcome to Fantasy Island
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| 2 |
recordlabel: Interscope 6260
chartposition: UK #18
writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
album: Another Level
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| 3 |
recordlabel: Wrap 414
chartposition: RandB #70
album: 2 Much Booty (In Da Pants)
comments: [hip hop]
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| 4 |
recordlabel: Tommy Boy 779
chartposition: UK #52
writtenby: Posdnuos, David Jolicoeur, Maseo, G. Scott, N. Hall, M. Small, E. Matthew and D. Payne
album: Stakes Is High
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| 5 |
recordlabel: Motown 422860714
chartposition: RandB #2, US #1, UK #10, US AC #30
writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: Evolution
comments: [slow jam]
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| 6 |
recordlabel: Def Jam 568321
chartposition: RandB #24, US #75
writtenby: LL Cool J, Method Man, Redman, Canibus and DMX
album: Phenomenon
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| 7 |
recordlabel: Blackground 8058
chartposition: RandB #12, UK #24
writtenby: Missy Elliott and Timbaland (as Tim Mosley)
album: One in a Million
comments: [slow jam]
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| 8 |
recordlabel: MJJ Music 78496
chartposition: RandB #6, US #39, UK #12, US dance #38
writtenby: Gerald Baillergeau, Nichole Gilbert and Victor Merritt
album: Still Climbing
comments: [slow jam]
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| 9 |
recordlabel: Island 76702
chartposition: RandB #7, UK #22
writtenby: Rick Cousins, Tamar Ruffin, Warryn Campbell, Sisqó and Redman
album: Dru Hill
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| 10 |
recordlabel: Jive 42474
chartposition: RandB #70, US #114
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: KRS One, Rodney Lemay
album: I Got Next
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: Elektra 64146
chartposition: US #84, US AC #8, R&B #106
writtenby: Diane Warren
album: A Smile Like Yours: Songs from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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| 12 |
recordlabel: Motown 422860744
chartposition: RandB #1, US #7, UK #34
writtenby: Babyface
album: Evolution
comments: [slow jam]
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| 13 |
recordlabel: LaFace 24253
chartposition: RandB #19, US #51
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Tricky Stewart, Sean Hall, Tab, P.L. Stewart and Sam Salter
album: It's on Tonight
comments: [slow jam]
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| 14 |
recordlabel: Jive/No Limit 01241424921
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Mystikal and Silkk the Shocker
album: Unpredictable
|
| 15 |
recordlabel: Northwestside 47484
chartposition: UK #31
writtenby: Jay Z , Foxy Brown, Jaz O, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Tyrone Thomas and August Moon
album: Reasonable Doubt
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| 16 |
recordlabel: MCA 55294
chartposition: RandB #92
weeksinr&bchart: 3
album: The House That I Built
comments: [southern soul ballad]
|
| 17 |
recordlabel: Intersound 9286
chartposition: RandB #58
album: Live... And Kickin'
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| 18 |
recordlabel: Mercury 314 536 350
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Rex Rideout, Will Downing and Ronnie Garrett
album: Invitation Only
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| 19 |
recordlabel: Crave 78678
chartposition: RandB #9, US #4
writtenby: Full Force
album: Allure
comments: [slow jam]
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| 20 |
recordlabel: Biv Ten
chartposition: RandB #33, US #35
writtenby: Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Fonce Mizell, Charles Farrar and Troy Taylor
album: No Doubt
mpcode: n1P-Noi4HsA
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| 21 |
recordlabel: Work 78506
chartposition: RandB #57
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Carl So Lowe and Jermaine Dupri
album: Miracle
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| 22 |
recordlabel: Razor Sharp
chartposition: RandB #51, UK #11
weeksinr&bchart: 18
album: Ironman
comments: [album cut]
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| 23 |
recordlabel: Rap a Lot
chartposition: RandB #51
weeksinr&bchart: 3
album: Still Serious
comments: [hip hop] [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
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| 24 |
recordlabel: Big Beat 98000
chartposition: RandB #38, US #65
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: All Day, All Night
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| 25 |
recordlabel: Work 2380
chartposition: RandB #84, US #78, UK #6, US dance #7
writtenby: Jay Kay (as Jason Kay)
album: Travelling without Moving
comments: [disco dance]
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| 26 |
recordlabel: First Avenue (UK)
chartposition: UK #4
writtenby: Rhett Lawrence and Travon Potts
album: The Greatest Hits
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| 27 |
recordlabel: Kedar/Universal
chartposition: RandB #30, UK #47
writtenby: Erykah Badu and Robert Bradford
album: Live
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| 28 |
recordlabel: JTC 2325
chartposition: RandB #73
weeksinr&bchart: 7
album: Are U.Bout' It?
comments: [slow jam]
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| 29 |
recordlabel: Tony Mercedes 24252
chartposition: RandB #37, US #59
writtenby: Roger Troutman and Billy Beck
|
| 30 |
recordlabel: Arista 13411
chartposition: RandB #28, US #35
weeksinr&bchart: 20
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| 31 |
recordlabel: Relativity 0519
chartposition: RandB #84
writtenby: Alonzo Jackson and Dru Down (as Darnel Robinson)
album: Can You Feel Me
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| 32 |
recordlabel: One World 1(UK)
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: Rod Temperton
album: Lovers Again
comments: [love song]
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| 33 |
recordlabel: Global Soul 34278
chartposition: RandB 34, US #76
writtenby: Joe Little III, Keith Sweat and Edwin
album: Love You to Tears
comments: [slow jam]
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| 34 |
recordlabel: Interscope 95010
chartposition: RandB #77
album: Organized Bass
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| 35 |
recordlabel: Warner 8882
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield and Rosemary Woods
album: New World Order
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| 36 |
recordlabel: Priority 53282
chartposition: RandB #23, US #37
weeksinr&bchart: 22
album: Based on a True Story
comments: Mack 10 (as Dedrick Rolison)
|
| 37 |
recordlabel: Deff Trapp 9283
chartposition: RandB #65
weeksinr&bchart: 10
album: Stop the Gunfight
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| 38 |
recordlabel: Puff Daddy Records 21539447
chartposition: RandB #11, US #4, UK #20
writtenby: David Bowie, Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney, Andy Morris, Diddy, Ron Lawrence, Mase
album: No Way Out
comments: [rap]
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| 39 |
recordlabel: Def Jam 571 441
chartposition: RandB #10, UK #12, US #53
writtenby: Foxy Brown (as Inga Marchand) and Jay Z (as Shawn Carter)
album: Ill Na Na
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 40 |
recordlabel: Universal 56039
chartposition: RandB #5, US #18
writtenby: Tony Dofat, Heavy D and Herbert Brown
album: Waterbed Hev
|
| 41 |
recordlabel: Miss Butch 2208
chartposition: RandB #50, US #87
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Jimmy Lewis
album: Help Yourself
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 42 |
recordlabel: Fresh 57(UK)
chartposition: UK #100
writtenby: Michael Jackson, Dave Morgan, Richard Philips and Vicky Aspinall
|
| 43 |
recordlabel: PosK 80002
chartposition: RandB #92
writtenby: Teddy Riley, Darryl Gibson, Roger, Larry Troutman and Shirley Murdoch
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 44 |
recordlabel: Street Life 78143
chartposition: RandB #76
album: Blazing Hot, Vol. 4
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 45 |
recordlabel: Epic 78007
chartposition: RandB #19, UK #1, US #42, US dance #10
writtenby: Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley
album: Blood on the Dance Floor
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| 46 |
recordlabel: Crave 78604
chartposition: RandB #82
weeksinr&bchart: 4
comments: [hip hop] samples 'Hollywood Swinging' by Kool and The Gang
|
| 47 |
recordlabel: Before Dawn 111
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Deanna Mincey and Sam Johnson
album: Ruff Ride The Album
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 48 |
recordlabel: Mercury
chartposition: RandB #52
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| 49 |
recordlabel: Gee Street 63881 27500
chartposition: RandB #76, UK #52
writtenby: Samuel Burwell, Tarik Collins, Jimmy Gray, Afrika Baby Bam, Hub, Mike Gee and Questlove
album: Raw Deluxe
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| 50 |
recordlabel: RocAFella 571592
chartposition: RandB #67, US #111
weeksinr&bchart: 8
album: Ghetto Cyrano
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 51 |
recordlabel: Crosstown 1021
chartposition: RandB #93
weeksinr&bchart: 2
comments: samples 'You Are My Sunshine' by Mtume
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| 52 |
recordlabel: Arista 3375
chartposition: RandB #4, US #16
writtenby: Lance Alexander, Arkeida Clowers, R.L. (as R.L. Huggar), Darren Lighty and Tony Tolbert
album: Rated Next
comments: [slow jam]
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| 53 |
recordlabel: Columbia 488537
chartposition: RandB #27, US #16, UK #22, US AC #11, US dance #13
writtenby: Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff
album: Butterfly
comments: [slow jam]
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| 54 |
recordlabel: Tommy Boy 785
chartposition: RandB #34, US #12, UK #3
writtenby: Dominic Aldridge, Coolio, H. Straughter and M. Straughter
album: My Soul
comments: [hip hop]
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| 55 |
recordlabel: Jive 42447
chartposition: RandB #30, US #90
writtenby: Too $hort, Lil' Kim and Stuart Jordan
|
| 56 |
recordlabel: Jive 42445
chartposition: UK #18, RandB #31, US #75
writtenby: Missy Elliott and Timbaland
album: Release Some Tension
|
| 57 |
recordlabel: Polydor 4
chartposition: UK #29
writtenby: Babyface and Daryl Simmons
album: Scarlet
|
| 58 |
recordlabel: Epic 9957
chartposition: RandB #86
writtenby: MAS PD, Wanya Morris, Popa Chief and Shawn Stockman
album: Uncle Sam
|
| 59 |
recordlabel: Yab Yum 78565
chartposition: RandB #20, US #55
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Jon John and Toni Estes
album: Betta Listen
comments: [love ballad]
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| 60 |
recordlabel: Bad Boy 9080
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #19
writtenby: Diddy, Stevie J, Carlos Broady, Nashiem Myrick, Mase, Greg Prestopino, Matthew Wilder
album: No Way Out
comments: [hip hop]
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| 61 |
recordlabel: MCA 55356
chartposition: RandB #87
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Lil' O, Beyoncé, Carl McIntosh, Derek Edwards, Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol
comments: Destiny's Child (backing vocals); samples 'Hangin' On A String' by Loose Ends
|
| 62 |
recordlabel: Wrap 97452
chartposition: RandB #82
weeksinr&bchart: 15
album: Da Organization
|
| 63 |
recordlabel: Almost Records 010
chartposition: UK #180
writtenby: Alex Brown, Ron Kersey and Funky DL (as Naphta Newman)
album: Classic Was the Day
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 64 |
recordlabel: Penalty 7214
chartposition: RandB #63, US #111
weeksinr&bchart: 18
album: The War Report
comments: [hip hop] samples 'Promise Me' by Luther Vandross and 'A Little Bit Of Love ' by New Edition
|
| 65 |
recordlabel: Bigbang 1
chartposition: UK #4, US dance #6
writtenby: Rosie Gaines , Francis Jules and Dana Bailey
album: Closer Than Close
comments: [house]
|
| 66 |
recordlabel: Ichiban 446
chartposition: RandB #91
weeksinr&bchart: 2
|
| 67 |
recordlabel: XL Recordings 83
chartposition: UK #38
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
|
| 68 |
recordlabel: All Net 2286
chartposition: RandB #82
weeksinr&bchart: 2
album: Now... Feel Me!
|
| 69 |
recordlabel: Delirious 74321 45044 2 (UK)
chartposition: UK #61
writtenby: General Degree, Richie Stephens
album: Winner Special Work Of Art
comments: [reggae]
|
| 70 |
recordlabel: EastWest 64239
chartposition: RandB #19, US #44
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Darrell Allamby, Billy Lawrence
album: Paradise
|
| 71 |
recordlabel: Elektra 64175
chartposition: RandB #27, US #68
writtenby: Craig Love, Fitzgerald Scott and Keith Sweat
album: Keith Sweat
|
| 72 |
recordlabel: Qwest 17576
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Babyface
album: Back to the World
comments: [ballad]
|
| 73 |
recordlabel: Before Dawn 109
chartposition: RandB #68
weeksinr&bchart: 14
album: Da Unhatched Breed
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 74 |
recordlabel: Illtown/Motown 0640
chartposition: RandB #24, US #106, UK #44
writtenby: Renee Neufville, Darren Lighty and Kay Gee (as Kier Gist)
album: Saturday Night
|
| 75 |
recordlabel: Undeas
chartposition: RandB #9, US #52, UK #36
weeksinr&bchart: 26
writtenby: Lil' Kim (as Kimberly Jones) , Cam'ron (as Cameron Giles), James Lloyd and Jeff Lorber
album: Hard Core
comments: [album cut]
|
| 76 |
recordlabel: Bad Boy 9087
chartposition: RandB #2, US #13
writtenby: Arnold Hennings, Daron Jones, Michael Keith, Q [Quinnes Parker], Slim and C. Stills
album: 112
comments: [slow jam]
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| 77 |
recordlabel: Loud 64985
chartposition: RandB #36, US #84
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Full Force, Lou "Louis" George III
album: My Dream
comments: samples 'Super Sporm' by Captain Sky
|
| 78 |
recordlabel: Big Beast 98022
chartposition: RandB #63, US #82
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Freak Nasty
|
| 79 |
recordlabel: Triad 0112
chartposition: RandB #16, US #15
writtenby: Freak Nasty
album: Controversee...That's Life...And That's the Way It Is
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 80 |
recordlabel: Island 572036
chartposition: RandB #64, US #90
writtenby: Moses Davis, D. Dennis, Sly Dunbar,Chevelle Franklyn, E. Freeman, A. Kelly, C. Land
comments: [reggae dancehall]
|
| 81 |
recordlabel: Disorient 5 (UK)
chartposition: UK #86
writtenby: Joseph Cawthorn, Lester J. Batchelor, Peter Hinds, Raymond Johnson and Stanislaw Sojka
|
| 82 |
recordlabel: Elektra 6057
chartposition: RandB #4, US #9, UK #32
writtenby: Lawrence Dermer, Rashad Smith, Busta Rhymes (as Trevor Smith), Henry Stone and Freddy Stonewall
album: When Disaster Strikes
comments: [rap]
|
| 83 |
recordlabel: Yab Yum 6646932 (UK)
chartposition: UK #36
writtenby: Speech and Laurneá (as Laurneá Wilkerson)
album: Betta Listen
|
| 84 |
recordlabel: Columbia 78762
chartposition: RandB #4, US #9, UK #21
writtenby: Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
album: Make It Reign
comments: [hip hop]
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recordlabel: Ichiban 97 418
writtenby: D. Smith, M. Jackson
album: The Sequel: It Aint Over
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| 1 |
recordlabel: Motown 422860652
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Sherri Blair and Sprague
album: This Time
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Def Jam 574030
chartposition: RandB #37, US #57
weeksinr&bchart: 16
writtenby: Mike Mosley, Richie Rich
album: Seasoned Veteran
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Viking 2900
chartposition: RandB #76
album: Do Me Baby
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| 4 |
recordlabel: Elektra 9643
chartposition: UK #39
writtenby: Busta Rhymes and DJ Scratch
album: The Coming
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Violator 1606
chartposition: RandB #81
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Psycho Les and JuJu
album: Stone Crazy
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: RCA 74321454531
chartposition: UK #6
writtenby: Sheppard Solomon (as Shep Solomon) and Michelle Gayle
album: Sensational
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: RCA 64868
chartposition: RandB #33, US #7, UK #26
writtenby: Denniz Pop, Herbie Crichlow (as Herbert Crichlow), Max Martin and Robyn
album: Robyn Is Here
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: RCA 64874
chartposition: RandB #10, US #31
writtenby: Jerome Woods and Victor Merritt
album: Rome
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: Fully Loaded 9025
chartposition: RandB #93
weeksinr&bchart: 4
album: Benito
|
| 10 |
recordlabel: Whey Owwt 1105
chartposition: RandB #82
weeksinr&bchart: 8
album: Jellie's First Jam
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: Surefire 18002
chartposition: RandB #39, US #90
writtenby: Jim Salamone, Teddy Pendergrass and Joshua Ludkin
album: You and I
comments: [ballad]
|
| 12 |
recordlabel: Motown 860618
chartposition: RandB #48, US #108
writtenby: Mario Winans and Artie Hoyle
album: Story of My Heart
comments: [slow jam]
|
| 13 |
recordlabel: Epic 3184
chartposition: RandB #34, US #68
writtenby: Jon John, Marc Nelson and Darrell Spencer
album: Cool Relax
|
| 14 |
recordlabel: Def Jam 571680
chartposition: RandB #26, US #73
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Timbaland, Benjamin Bush, Static Major, Jawaan Peacock, S. Stewart, Lonnie Simmons, Alisa Yarbrough
album: Cheers 2 U
comments: samples "Thank You" by Sly and The Family Stone
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| 15 |
recordlabel: Distinct'ive 36(UK)
chartposition: UK #86
album: New Direction
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