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1.
09/1969
20

59
US




19
R&B




[instrumental]
[De-lite 519]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Ricky West (as Rick Westfield), Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith) , Woodrow Sparrow & Dennis Thomas
2.
06/1970
15

78
US




19
R&B




[De-Lite 529]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith) , Woodrow Sparrow, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West (as Rick Westfield)
3.
12/1973
193

4
US




2
R&B


51
UK
[songwriter #4 hit]
[De-Lite 559]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, Melvin Brown, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith) , Dennis Thomas & Ricky West (as Richard Westfield)
4.
03/1976
21

77
US




8
R&B




[De-Lite 1579]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan), Kool & The Gang & Claydes Charles Smith 
5.
10/1980

 ②  Celebration by Kool & The Gang

from Celebrate!   Celebrate!
356

✫1
US
34
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


7
UK
[songwriter #2 hit]
charted as Celebration / Take It to the Top in US dance charts
[De-Lite 807]
written by Donna Johnson, Claydes Charles Smith , Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Bell (as Ronald Nathan Bell), George Brown (as George Melvin Brown), Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang
6.
10/1981
127

17
US


16
dance
✫1
R&B


29
UK
charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts
[De-Lite 815]
written by George Brown, Kool & The Gang, Claydes Charles Smith  & James "J.T." Taylor
7.
06/1983
9











66
UK
written by Kool & The Gang, James "J.T." Taylor (as J.T. Taylor), George Brown & Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith) 
8.
11/1983

 ①  Joanna by Kool & The Gang

from In the Heart   In the Heart
360

2
US
2
AC


✫1
R&B


2
UK
[songwriter #1 hit]
Joanna / Tonight was released as a double a-side in the UK
[De-Lite 829]
written by Claydes Charles Smith (as Charles Smith) , James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang
9.
01/1987
116

10
US
11
AC
41
dance
4
R&B


45
UK
10.
12/1988
13











56
UK
11.
11/1992
47











20
UK
12.
05/1993
48







62
R&B


21
UK
13.
06/1994
15

102
US




69
R&B


68
UK
[Jive 42212]
written by Q-Tip (as Jonathan Davis), Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phife Dawg, Ronald Bell, Robert Bell, George Brown, Q-Tip (as Kamaal Fareed), Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith) , Woodrow Sparrow, Dennis Thomas & Ricky
14.
11/1994
24







32
R&B


40
UK
[Motown 2271]
written by Kenny Whitehead, Errol Johnson, Robert Bell (sample), Ronald Bell (sample), Donald Boyce (sample), Melvin Brown (sample), Robert Mickens (sample), Claydes Charles Smith (sample) , Dennis Thomas (sample) & Ricky West (sample)
15.
06/1995

 ③  I Got 5 on It by Luniz

from Operation Stackola   Operation Stackola
269

8
US




4
R&B


3
UK
16.
11/1995
2







60
R&B




[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[GRP album cut]
written by Robert Mickens, Alton Taylor, Robert Bell, George Brown, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith) , Ronald Bell, Ricky West (as Richard Westfield) & Dennis Thomas
17.
12/1995
134

24
US




31
R&B


9
UK
[Tommy Boy 7718]
written by Coolio (as Artis Ivey), Brian Dobbs, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith) , Woodrow Sparrow & Ricky West (as Richard Westfield)
18.
05/1996
1







103
R&B




[R]
written by Robert Mickens, Alton Taylor, Robert Bell, George Brown, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith) , Ronald Bell, Ricky West (as Richard Westfield) & Dennis Thomas
19.
03/1997
3











154
UK
written by Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith) , Daníel Ágúst, Dennis Thomas (as Dennis D.T. Thomas), Páll Gardarsson, Ricky West (as Richard Westfield), Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Ronald Bell, Siggi Kjartansson & Tommy Boyce
20.
08/1997
138











3
UK
21.
08/1997
1







82
R&B




as Markie Dee & the Soul Convention
[Crave 78604]
written by Claydes Charles Smith , Damon Johnson, Dennis Thomas (as Dennis D.T. Thomas), George Brown, Prince Markie Dee (as Mark Morales), Cory Rooney (as Mark Rooney), Ricky West, Robert Bell (as Robert Kool Bell), Robert Mickens & Ronald Bell
22.
08/1997
45







58
R&B


21
UK
featuring Jermaine Dupri
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Columbia album cut]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes "Charles" Smith) , James "J.T." Taylor (as James "JT" Taylor), Jermaine Dupri & Snoop Dogg (as Calvin Broadus)
23.
05/1998
11











64
UK
[rm]
written by Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith) , Dennis Thomas, Earl Toon (as Earl Eugene Toon Jr.), Eumir Deodato, James "J.T." Taylor, Robert Bell (as Robert Earl Bell), Robert Mickens & Ronald Bell (as Ronald Nathan Bell)
24.
10/1998
32











28
UK
25.
01/1999
145







68
R&B


3
UK
26.
02/1999

Nas Is Like by Nas

from I Am...   I Am...
11

86
US




30
R&B




[Columbia 79113]
written by Nas, DJ Premier (as Chris E. Martin), Robert Bell, George Brown, Roy Handy, C. Home, Robert Mickens, Large Professor (as W. P. Mitchell), C. Redd, Gene Redd & Claydes Charles Smith 
27.
11/1999
14











52
UK
28.
11/1999
86

71
US




21
R&B


12
UK
[Arista LP Cut]
written by Q-Tip (as Kamaal Fareed), J Dilla (as James Yancey), Robert Bell, George Brown, Roy Handy, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith , Dennis Thomas & Ricky West (as Richard Westfield)
29.
10/2000
10

91
US




34
R&B




featuring DMX
[Loud/Def Jam 1967]
written by DMX (as Earl Simmons), Irv Gotti (as Irving Lorenzo), Larry Ogletree, Robert Bell, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith) , Robert Mickens, Donald Boyce, Ricky West (as Richard Westfield), Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell & George Brown
30.
05/2001
145

49
US


14
dance




5
UK
31.
09/2001
1







83
R&B




featuring Lola Damone
[FB/Universal 015111]
written by Alton Taylor, André Harris, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith) , Dennis Thomas, George Brown, Ricky West (as Richard Westfield), Robert Bell, Robert Mickens & Ronald Bell
32.
02/2002
3











110
UK
33.
08/2002
7











83
UK
34.
02/2003
2











186
UK
35.
03/2003
102

38
US




16
R&B


13
UK
[Def Jam 000395]
written by Ronald Bell, George Brown, Joe Budden, Robert Mickens (as Robert "Spike" Mickens), Just Blaze (as Justin Smith), Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes E.X. Smith) , Dennis Thomas (as Dennis "D.T." Thomas) & Ricky West (as Richard Westfield)
36.
02/2004
8











77
UK
37.
05/2004
3











136
UK
[R]
written by Ronald Bell, George Brown, Joe Budden, Robert Mickens (as Robert "Spike" Mickens), Just Blaze (as Justin Smith), Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes E.X. Smith) , Dennis Thomas (as Dennis "D.T." Thomas) & Ricky West (as Richard Westfield)
38.
12/2004
3











112
UK
[R]
written by Q-Tip (as Kamaal Fareed), J Dilla (as James Yancey), Robert Bell, George Brown, Roy Handy, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith , Dennis Thomas & Ricky West (as Richard Westfield)
39.
12/2005
1







104
R&B




40.
02/2012
9











70
UK
41.
08/2016
3









37
alt.


written by Bloodshy (as Christian Karlsson), Avant (as Pontus Winnberg), Andrew Wyatt, J Dilla (as James Yancey), Dennis Thomas, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Robert Westfield & Claydes Charles Smith 
42.
07/2017
34









2
alt.
63
UK
43.
03/2023
11











63
UK

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