Top R&B Songs of 1995 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

co-produced by R. Kelly; first song ever in hot 100 history to debut at #1
[Epic 78002]
written by R. Kelly

featuring L.V.
[MCA Soundtracks 55104]
written by Coolio, Doug Rasheed, Larry Sanders & Stevie Wonder

second song in hot 100 history to debut at #1
[Columbia 78043]
written by Mariah Carey, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Dave Hall, Adrian Belew & Steven Stanley

fourth song in hot 100 history to debut at #1
[Columbia 78074]
written by Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff, Wanya Morris, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman & Michael McCary

[Virgin 38482]
written by Orville Burrell, Robert Livingston & King Floyd

MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1995
[LaFace 24107]
written by Marqueze Ethridge, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes & Organized Noize

[LaFace 24115]
written by Joseph Richards & Don DuBose

rm
[Atlantic 87124]
written by Ben Watt & Tracey Thorn

third song in hot 100-history to debut at #1; produced by Babyface
[Arista 12885]
written by Babyface

charted as Scream/Childhood in the US
[Epic 78000]
written by Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

[PMP/RAL 851468]
written by Montell Jordan, Oji Pierce & Ricky Walters

[A&M 1194]
written by Janet Jackson, James Harris III & Terry Lewis

produced by Babyface
[Motown 0358]
written by Babyface

[Noo Trybe 38474]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West

featuring Mary J. Blige
[Def Jam 851878]
written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Clifford Smith & Robert Diggs

produced by Babyface
[LaFace 24097]
written by Babyface

[Work 77678]
written by Diana King, Andy Marvel & Kingsley Gardner

[MJJ Music 77913]
written by Taj Jackson, Taryll Jackson, TJ Jackson & Mintman (as Carsten Mortensen)

[Rowdy 35040]
written by Dallas Austin, Monica Arnold & Daryl Simmons

produced by Babyface
[Arista 12929]
written by Kenneth Edmonds

featuring Faith Evans
written by Sean "Puffy" Combs & Rashad Smith

[Mecca Don/EastWest 64484]
written by Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine, Loren Hill, William "Bootsy" Collins, George Clinton Jr., Gary Lee Cooper, Alita Carter, Kim Spikes & Livio Harris

featuring Boyz II Men
[Def Jam 577494]
written by James Todd Smith & Rod Temperton

Academy Award for Best Original Song 1995 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1995
[Hollywood 64001]
written by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz

[Jive 42344]
written by R. Kelly

[EastWest 64356]
written by Mick Hucknall

produced by Babyface
[LaFace 24119]
written by Babyface

produced by David Foster
[Blitzz/Atlantic 87134]
written by Steve Diamond, Maribeth Derry & Jennifer Kimball

[RCA 64446]
written by Melanie Thornton, Ulli Brenner, Gerd Amir Saraf & Lane McCray

[Rowdy 35052]
written by Kenneth Karlin, Andrea Martin & Carsten Schack

[Epic 77961]
written by Bryce Wilson, Amel Larrieux & Darryl Brown

[Atlantic 87173]
written by Keith Crouch, Kipper Jones & Rahsaan Patterson

[Columbia 77991]
written by Michael Bolton & Robert John Lange

B side to Before You Walk Out Of My Life in the US
[Rowdy 35052]
written by Dallas Austin & Colin Wolfe

[So So Def 78056]
written by Charles Simmons, Richard Roebuck & Frank Alstin

[Uptown/MCA 55023]
written by DeVante Swing

[Bad Boy 7-9015]
written by Christopher Wallace, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Ernest Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper & Osten Harvey

[EMI 58320]
written by Eliot Sloan, Jeff Pence & Emosia

[Outburst 851704]
written by Monifa Bethune, Kenya Hadley, Marquis Dair, Prince, Stephanie Sinclair & Roger Troutman

as The Artist formerly known as Prince
[NPG/Warner 17811]
written by Prince

[Sunshine 78032]
written by Skee-Lo

[Maverick/Sire 17882]
written by Madonna, Dave Hall, Shawn McKenzie, Kevin McKenzie & Michael Deering

[RCA 64492]
written by Freddie Perren & Dino Fekaris

[Priority 53188]
written by Andre Young, Sam Sneed & J-Flex

[Tommy Boy 7718]
written by Artis Ivey, Brian Dobbs, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Smith, Woodrow Sparrow & Richard Westfield

[Uptown/MCA 55008]
written by Norman Whitfield

[Interscope 98273]
written by Charles Simmons, Bruce Hawes, Joseph Jefferson, Tony Pizarro, Joe Sample & Tupac Shakur

[PMP/RAL 856962]
written by Oji Pierce & Montell Jordan

featuring Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men
[Atlantic 87150]
written by Keith Crouch & Kipper Jones

featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
[Tommy Boy 7676]
written by Terri Robinson, Mark South, Jeff Howell, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Christopher Wallace & Herb Middleton

[Tommy Boy 7682]
written by Vincent Brown, Anthony Criss, Kier Gist, Joseph Modeliste, Arthur Neville, Cyril Neville, Leo Nocentelli & George Porter Jr.

featuring Babyface
[Yab Yum 77895]
written by Babyface

[Ruthless 6331]
written by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, DJ U-Neek & Michael Powell

featuring Ofra Haza
[Captive/Virgin 38493]
written by Paula Abdul & Rhett Lawrence

co-produced by Heavy D
[Uptown/MCA 55032]
written by Dwight Myers, Terri Robinson, Jean Olivier, Samuel Barnes & Raymond Calhoun

[EMI 58360]
written by D'Angelo & Ali Shaheed Muhammad

[Work 78228]
written by Hawk Wolinski

[Motown 0274]
written by Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman & Dallas Austin

[Ruffhouse 78092]
written by André Benjamin & Antwan André Patton

[MJJ Music 77864]
written by Andrea Gilbert, Nichole Gilbert & Dave "Jam" Hall

[Ruffhouse 78195]
written by Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Teena Marie Brockert, Salaam Gibbs, Allen Mcgrier & Pras Michael

[Virgin 38524]
written by Bono & The Edge

[550 Music/Epic 77862]
written by Raphael Saadiq, Tim Christian Riley, Hachidai Nakamura & Rokusuke Ei

[Undeas 98149]
written by The Notorious B.I.G., Little Kim & Little Ceaser

as The Artist formerly known as Prince
[NPG/Warner 17715]
written by Prince

[Arista 12852]
written by Deborah Cox, Dallas Austin & Colin Wolfe

[Uptown/MCA 55133]
written by DeVante Swing

as Redman & Method Man
[Def Jam 579924]
written by Reggie Noble, Erick Sermon & Clifford Smith

[Ruffhouse 78042]
written by Louis Freese & Lawrence Muggerud

as Faith
[Bad Boy 79025]
written by Faith Evans, Sean Combs & Chucky Thompson

[Virgin 38508]
written by Beresford Romeo, Caron Wheeler, Simon Law, Martin Anderson & Will Mowatt

[Motown 0290]
written by Stevie Wonder

as Immature featuring Smooth
[MCA 55148]
written by Chris Stokes, Sean "The Mystro" Mather, Juanita Carter & Allen Toussaint

[Bad Boy 79040]
written by Faith Evans, Sean Combs & Chucky Thompson

[Bad Boy 79042]
written by Terri Robinson, Da Brat, Jean-Claude Olivier & Sean "Puffy" Combs

as K-Ci Hailey of Jodeci
[Mercury 856572]
written by Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten & Richard Griffin [Richard Lee Griffin]

[So So Def 77921]
written by Jermaine Dupri, Lowe, LaTocha Scott, Tamika Scott-Byas, Kandi Burruss & Tameka "Tiny" Cottle

[EMI 58407]
written by Jerry Barnes, Katreese Barnes & AZ

[Motown 0432]
written by Sally Jo Dakota, Nikita Germaine & Narada Michael Walden

[Perspective 7498]
written by Daniele Stokes, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, Jimmy Wright, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & Robert Anderson

[Epic 77833]
written by Rexton Gordon, Mark C. Rooney & Mark Morales

produced by Babyface
[Yab Yum 77813]
written by Babyface

[MJJ Music 77848]
written by Timothy B. Schmit, Glenn Frey & Don Henley

[Tommy Boy 7699]
written by Maurice Thompson, Jasiri Williams, Kenneth Blue, Andre Edwards, Anthony Criss, Larry Sanders & Stevie Wonder

featuring The Spinners
[Chrysalis 58331]
written by Thom Bell & Phil Hurtt

[EMI 58468]
written by Smokey Robinson & Marvin Tarplin

featuring Adeva
[Virgin 38477]
written by Frankie Knuckles, Danny Madden & Patricia Daniels

featuring Teddy
[Noo Trybe 38517]
written by Bobby Caldwell, E.A. Ski, Jerold Ellis, Garrick Husbands, Alfons Kettner & Mark Ogleton

[Ruthless 5532]
written by Eazy-E

[So So Def 77836]
written by Jermaine Dupri, Shawntae Harris & C. Kelly

[Uptown/MCA 55134]
written by Gerry Goffin, Carole King & Jerry Wexler

[Keia/Elektra 64486]
written by John Howcott, Tabitha Duncan, Emanuel Officer & Donald Parks

[ZTT 17708]
written by Seal

produced by Babyface
[Virgin 38494]
written by Babyface, Kevon Edmonds & Melvin Edmonds

featuring A.S.K. M.E. and Vic Black
[MCA 55145]
written by Robert "Robi-Rob" Clivilles, Kera Trotter, April Allen & Sheree Hicks

[Uptown/MCA 55029]
written by Mary J. Blige, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Joel "JoJo" Haile, Chucky Thompson, Ekundayo Paris & Nelson Pigford

[Wing 856766]
written by Abenaa & J. Dibbs

[Perspective 7512]
written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis & McKinley Horton

[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Fontana album cut]
written by Kathy Wakefield, Oleta Adams & Vassal Benford

[550 Music/Epic 77931]
written by Koo Koo Baya, Grace Jones & Dana Mano