Herbie Hancock

Songs Written by Herbie HancockTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s, he experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro styles using a wide array of synthesizers and electronics. It was during this time that... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Herbie Hancock first charted in 1963 with Watermelon Man.The artist placed 7 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 9 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US AC the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US Dance the artist achieved 5 Top‑10s, 3 of which went to number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: Cantaloop - #2: Watermelon Man - #3: Rockit - #4: All Nite (Don't Stop) - #5: I Thought It Was You
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  Mongo Santamaría
Watermelon Man
1.
03/1963

#2  Watermelon Man
Mongo Santamaría

138 pts
10
US
3
AC


8
R&B




instrumental
[Battle 45909]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick
  Herbie Hancock
Watermelon Man
2.
03/1963

Watermelon Man
Herbie Hancock greentick

4 pts
121
US










instrumental
[Blue Note 1862]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick
  Gloria Lynne
Watermelon Man
3.
06/1965

Watermelon Man
Gloria Lynne

from Soul Serenade   
29 pts
62
US
36
AC


8
R&B




[Fontana 1511]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick
  Erroll Garner
Watermelon Man
4.
05/1968

Watermelon Man
Erroll Garner

3 pts


40
AC








instrumental
[MGM 13916]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick
  Herbie Hancock
5.
02/1974

Chameleon
Herbie Hancock greentick

from Head Hunters   Head Hunters
26 pts
42
US




18
R&B




instrumental
[Columbia 46002]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson [Paul J. Jackson] & Harvey Mason
6.
11/1974

Palm Grease
Herbie Hancock greentick

2 pts






45
R&B




instrumental
[Columbia 10050]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick
7.
08/1978

#5  I Thought It Was You
Herbie Hancock greentick

from Sunlight   Sunlight
61 pts






85
R&B


15
UK
[Columbia 10781]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick, Melvin Ragin & Jeffrey Cohen
8.
02/1979

You Bet Your Love
Herbie Hancock greentick

from Feets Don't Fail Me Now   
52 pts










18
UK
[Columbia 10906]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick, David Rubinson, Allee Willis & Jeffrey Cohen
9.
07/1979

Tell Everybody
Herbie Hancock greentick

from Feets Don't Fail Me Now   
2 pts




47
dance






[Columbia 11021]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick, David Rubinson, Bruce Good & Jeffrey Cohen
10.
04/1980

Stars in Your Eyes
Herbie Hancock greentick

from Monster   Monster
4 pts






33
R&B




[Columbia 11236]
written by Lisa Capuano, Gavin Christopher, Herbie Hancock greentick & Ray Parker Jr
11.
04/1980

Go for It / Saturday Night / Stars in Your Eyes
Herbie Hancock greentick

from Monster   Monster
10 pts




12
dance






written by Jeffrey Cohen, Herbie Hancock greentick, Alphonse Mouzon, David Rubinson, Lisa Capuano, Gavin Christopher & Ray Parker Jr
12.
08/1981

Everybody's Broke
Herbie Hancock greentick

from Magic Windows   Magic Windows
2 pts






46
R&B




[Columbia 02404]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick, Jeffrey Cohen, Alphonse Mouzon & Gavin Christopher
13.
09/1981

Magic Number
Herbie Hancock greentick

from Magic Windows   Magic Windows
15 pts




9
dance
59
R&B




[Columbia 02615]
written by David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock greentick & Jeffrey Cohen
14.
07/1982

Gettin' to the Good Part
Herbie Hancock greentick

2 pts






47
R&B




[Columbia 03004]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick & Rod Temperton
15.
07/1983

#3  Rockit
Herbie Hancock greentick

from Future Shock   Future Shock
137 pts
71
US


1
dance
6
R&B


8
UK
instrumental
[Columbia 04054]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick, Bill Laswell & Michael Beinhorn
16.
10/1983

Auto Drive
Herbie Hancock greentick

from Future Shock   Future Shock
32 pts




36
dance
26
R&B


33
UK
instrumental
[Columbia 04268]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick, Bill Laswell & Michael Beinhorn
17.
05/1984

Mega-Mix (Rockit / Autodrive / Future Shock / TFS / Rough / Chameleon '84)
Herbie Hancock greentick

9 pts
105
US


38
dance
36
R&B




instrumental
[Columbia 04473]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick, Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn, Curtis Mayfield, Paul Jackson [Paul J. Jackson], Harvey Mason & Bennie Maupin
18.
08/1984

Hardrock
Herbie Hancock greentick

from Sound-System   Sound-System
14 pts




53
dance
41
R&B


65
UK
instrumental
[Columbia 04565]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick, Bill Laswell & Derek Showard
19.
04/1988

Vibe Alive
Herbie Hancock greentick

from Perfect Machine   Perfect Machine
8 pts




46
dance
25
R&B




[Columbia 07718]
written by Herbie Hancock greentick, Bill Laswell & Nicky Skopelitis
  Deee-Lite
20.
02/1991

How Do You Say... Love/Groove Is in the Heart
Deee-Lite

14 pts










52
UK
written by Lady Miss Kier, Super DJ Dmitri, Towa Tei & Herbie Hancock greentick
  Super Cat
21.
04/1993

Dolly My Baby
Super Cat

5 pts
105
US




64
R&B




[Columbia 77211]
written by William Maragh, Trevor Sparks & Herbie Hancock greentick
  Us3
Cantaloop
22.
09/1993

#1  Cantaloop
Us3

from Hand on the Torch   Hand on the Torch
156 pts
9
US




21
R&B
29
alt.
23
UK
featuring Rahsaan
[Blue Note 44945]
written by Rahsaan Kelly, Mel Simpson, Geoff Wilkinson & Herbie Hancock greentick
  Sex-O-Sonique
23.
12/1997

I Thought It Was You
Sex-O-Sonique

38 pts




10
dance




32
UK
written by Herbie Hancock greentick, Jeffrey Cohen & Melvin Ragin
  Myron
24.
07/1998

Destiny
Myron

from Destiny   Destiny
27 pts
47
US




14
R&B




[Island 572334]
written by Myron Davis, T. Jones, Herbie Hancock greentick & A. Willis
  Daisy Hicks
25.
06/2000

Don't Even Go There
Daisy Hicks

3 pts










119
UK
written by Herbert Hancock greentick
  Herbie Hancock
26.
05/2002

Rockit / Thought It Was You
Herbie Hancock greentick

3 pts










166
UK
R
written by Herbie Hancock greentick, Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn, Melvin Ragin & Jeffrey Cohen
27.
09/2003

Rockit / Thought It Was You
Herbie Hancock greentick

3 pts










138
UK
R
written by Herbie Hancock greentick, Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn, Melvin Ragin & Jeffrey Cohen
  Janet Jackson
All Nite (Don't Stop)
28.
06/2004

#4  All Nite (Don't Stop)
Janet Jackson

from Damita Jo   Damita Jo
87 pts
119
US


1
dance
90
R&B


19
UK
charted as I Want You / All Nite (Don't Stop) in UK charts
[Virgin 49832]
written by Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Tony "Prof T" Tolbert, Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Herbie Hancock greentick, Paul Jackson [Paul J. Jackson] & Melvin Ragin
  213
Groupie Luv
29.
07/2004

Groupie Luv
213

from The Hard Way   The Hard Way
8 pts
106
US




48
R&B


180
UK
[TVT 2676]
written by Calvin Broadus, Nathaniel Hale, Warren Griffin III, Mark Jordan, Bennie Maupin, Harvey Mason, Herbie Hancock greentick & Paul Jackson [Paul J. Jackson]
  Janet Jackson
30.
09/2006

So Excited
Janet Jackson

from 20 Y.O.   20 Y.O.
38 pts
90
US


1
dance
34
R&B




featuring Khia
[Virgin 77710]
written by Janet Jackson, Jermaine Dupri, James Phillips, Johntá Austin, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Khia Chambers & Herbie Hancock greentick

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