Roy Ayers

Songs Performed or Written by Roy AyersTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Roy Edward Ayers Jr. (September 10, 1940 – March 4, 2025) was an American vibraphonist, record producer, and composer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several studio albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped to pioneer jazz-funk. He was a key figure in the acid jazz movement, and has been described as "The Godfather of Neo Soul". He was best known for his compositions "Everybody... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Motiv8 - #2: MJB Da MVP - #3: Running Away - #4: Bonita Applebum - #5: Hot
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  Roy Ayers
1.
05/1976

Mystic Voyage
Roy Ayers greentick

from Mystic Voyage   
1 pts




70
R&B


as Roy Ayers Ubiquity
instrumental
[Polydor 14316]
written by Roy Ayers greentick
2.
07/1976

The Golden Rod
Roy Ayers greentick

from Everybody Loves the Sunshine   
1 pts




70
R&B


as Roy Ayers Ubiquity
instrumental
[Polydor 14337]
written by Roy Ayers greentick
3.
09/1977

#3  Running Away
Roy Ayers greentick

from Lifeline   Lifeline
18 pts


14
dance
19
R&B


as Roy Ayers Ubiquity
[Polydor 14415]
written by Roy Ayers greentick & Edwin Birdsong
4.
02/1978

Freaky Deaky
Roy Ayers greentick

from Let's Do It   
4 pts




29
R&B


[Polydor 14451]
written by Roy Ayers greentick & Edwin Birdsong
5.
10/1978

Get On Up, Get On Down
Roy Ayers greentick

from You Send Me   You Send Me
2 pts




56
R&B


[Polydor 14509]
written by Roy Ayers greentick, Stanley Richardson & Steve Fisher
6.
06/1979

Love Will Bring Us Back Together
Roy Ayers greentick

from Fever   
3 pts




41
R&B


[Polydor 14573]
written by Roy Ayers greentick
7.
11/1979

Don't Stop the Feeling
Roy Ayers greentick

from No Stranger to Love   No Stranger to Love
7 pts


35
dance
32
R&B


[Polydor 2037]
written by Roy Ayers greentick, Rufino O'Ferral & Wesley Ramseur
What You Won't Do for Love
8.
03/1980

What You Won't Do for Love
Roy Ayers greentick

1 pts




73
R&B


[Polydor 2066]
written by Bobby Caldwell & Alfons Kettner
9.
11/1984

In the Dark
Roy Ayers greentick

5 pts


45
dance
35
R&B


[Columbia 04653]
written by Roy Ayers greentick, David Spradley & James Bedford
10.
04/1985

Poo Poo La La
Roy Ayers greentick

from In the Dark   
1 pts




89
R&B


[Columbia 04821]
written by Roy Ayers greentick
11.
10/1985

Slip n' Slide
Roy Ayers greentick

from You Might Be Surprised   
2 pts




49
R&B


[Columbia 05613]
written by James Mtume, Eddison Sainsbury & Vincent Henry
12.
01/1986

#5  Hot
Roy Ayers greentick

from You Might Be Surprised   
17 pts


12
dance
20
R&B


[Columbia 05752]
written by Binky Brice, James Mtume & Philip Field
13.
05/1986

Programmed for Love
Roy Ayers greentick

from You Might Be Surprised   
2 pts




62
R&B


[Columbia 05874]
written by Dunn Pearson & Douglas Frank
  A Tribe Called Quest
Bonita Applebum
14.
08/1990

#4  Bonita Applebum
A Tribe Called Quest

from People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm   People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
18 pts




56
R&B
47
UK
[Jive 1368]
written by Ali Jones Muhammad, Jonathan Davis, Roy Ayers greentick, Edwin Birdsong & William Allen
  Mary J. Blige
My Life
15.
12/1994

My Life
Mary J. Blige

from My Life   My Life
10 pts




14
R&B


[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Uptown/MCA album cut]
written by Roy Ayers greentick, Mary J. Blige, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Chucky Thompson, Arlene DelValle & Rashad Smith
  Big L
Put It On
16.
04/1995

Put It On
Big L

from Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous   
1 pts




81
R&B


[Columbia 77899]
written by Lamont Coleman, Roy Ayers greentick & Anthony Best
  George Nooks & Lupa
17.
07/1996

Real Man
George Nooks & Lupa

1 pts




101
R&B


written by Lloyd G. Lovindeer, Roy Ayers greentick, Edwin Birdsong & William Allen
  Assorted Phlavors
18.
03/1997

Make Up Your Mind
Assorted Phlavors

from Assorted Phlavors   Assorted Phlavors
5 pts
119
US


58
R&B


featuring Big Daddy Kane
[Hall of Fame 78410]
written by Nicole Johnson, Chris Liggio, Roy Ayers greentick, Sylvia Striplin & James Bedford
  Full Intention
Everybody Loves the Sunshine
19.
10/1998

Everybody Loves the Sunshine
Full Intention

7 pts






82
UK
written by Roy Ayers greentick
  Dark Flower
20.
07/2001

Love Will Bring Us Back Together
Dark Flower

from Feed My Soul   
2 pts






180
UK
written by Roy Ayers greentick
  Roy Ayers / Kerri Chandler
21.
09/2003

Good Vibrations
Roy Ayers / Kerri Chandler

4 pts






101
UK
written by Kerri Chandler & Roy Ayers greentick
  Roy Ayers
22.
11/2003

Searching
Roy Ayers greentick

from Mahogany Vibe   
2 pts






190
UK
featuring Kerri Chandler
written by Roy Ayers greentick
23.
04/2004

Sugar
Roy Ayers greentick

2 pts






200
UK
written by Roy Ayers greentick
  Mary J. Blige
MJB Da MVP
24.
04/2005

#2  MJB Da MVP
Mary J. Blige

from The Breakthrough   The Breakthrough
43 pts
75
US


19
R&B
33
UK
featuring The Game and 50 Cent
[Geffen album cut]
written by Curtis Jackson, Jayceon Taylor, Andre Lyon, Marcello Valenzano, Norman Harris, Ron Baker, Allan Felder, James Johnson, Patrice Rushen, Karen Evans & Roy Ayers greentick
  DJ Marky & XRS
25.
05/2005

Butterfly / The Wizard
DJ Marky & XRS

2 pts






186
UK
written by DJ Marky, XRS & Roy Ayers greentick
  Erykah Badu
26.
04/2010

Turn Me Away (Get Munny)
Erykah Badu

from New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)   New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)
1 pts




87
R&B


[Universal Motown LP Cut]
written by Erykah Badu, Roy Ayers greentick, Sylvia Striplin & James Bedford Jr.
  J. Cole
27.
05/2018

#1  Motiv8
J. Cole

from KOD   
75 pts
15
US


10
R&B


[Dreamville/Roc Nation]
written by Jermaine Cole, Roy Ayers greentick, James Bedford, Lamont Porter, Sylvia Striplin & Christopher Wallace


See also...

Roy Ayers & Wayne HendersonRoy Ayers / Kerri Chandler


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