Top R&B Songs of 1998 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

[Atlantic 84089]
written by Brandy Norwood, Rodney Jerkins, Japhe Tejeda, Fred Jerkins III & LaShawn Daniels

11th song in hot 100 history to debut at #1
[Jive 42557]
written by R. Kelly

charted as My All / Breakdown in US R&B charts
[Columbia 78821]
written by Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff

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[Arista 13522]
written by Jermaine Dupri, Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer & Tamara Savage

MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1999 tenth song in hot 100 history to debut at #1
[Ruffhouse 78868]
written by Lauryn Hill

[Columbia 78804]
written by Nasir Jones, Samuel Barnes, Bernard Edwards, Joe Robinson, Nile Rodgers & Will Smith

[MCA 55420]
written by Rory Bennett & JoJo Hailey

[Arista 13681]
written by LaShawn Daniels, Toni Estes, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III & Isaac Phillips

as Puff Daddy featuring Jimmy Page
[Epic 78954]
written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, Sean Combs & Mark Curry

as Janet featuring BLACKstreet
[Virgin 5298]
written by Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & René Elizondo Jr.

[Atlantic 84198]
written by Diane Warren

[Arista 13456]
written by Kay Gee, Terry Brown, Robert Huggar & Raphael Brown

[LaFace 24290]
written by Brian Casey, Manuel Seal Jr., Jermaine Dupri & Usher Raymond

[Elektra 64104]
written by Al Green & Trevor Smith Jr.

[Arista 13590]
written by Rhett Lawrence & Travon Potts

featuring Redman
[Island 572424]
written by Rick Cousins, Tamir Ruffin, Warryn Campbell, Mark Andrews & Reggie Noble

[Ruffhouse 78752]
written by Wyclef Jean

[Arista 13550]
written by Montell Jordan & Anthony "Shep" Crawford

[Red Ant 15316]
written by Will Baker, Christopher Kelly & Pete Woodruff

featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard & introd. Mya
[Interscope 95021]
written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Wyclef Jean, Russell Jones, Pras, James Brown, Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff

[Roc-A-Fella 566977]
written by Jay-Z, Martin Charnin, Mark James [Mark Howard James] & Charles Strouse

[MJJ/Work 78855]
written by Donald Fagen, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Peter Pankey, Rodney Jerkins, Sean Hamilton & Walter Becker

featuring Master P & Silkk The Shocker
[Def Jam 568475]
written by Montell Jordan, Percy Miller & Vyshonn Miller

featuring Faith Evans
[Arista 13619]
written by Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin & Tamara Savage

[Columbia 79038]
written by Will Smith, Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald & William Salter

Academy Award for Best Original Song 1998 produced by Babyface
[DreamWorks 59022]
written by Stephen Schwartz, Babyface & Mariah Carey

[ClockWork 79022]
written by Terrance Quaites

featuring Mase
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Atlantic album cut]
written by Mason Betha, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Isaac Phillips & Nycolia "Tye-V" Turman

[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Will Smith, Ryan Toby, Samuel Barnes, William Shelby, Stephen Shockley & Leon Sylvers III

[LaFace 24323]
written by Jermaine Dupri, Usher Raymond & Manuel Seal Jr.

featuring Total
[Bad Boy 79141]
written by Mason Betha, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Nashiem Myrick & Keisha Spivey

co-produced by Babyface
[Island 572588]
written by Damon Thomas & Kenneth Edmonds

as Nicole featuring Missy 'Midemenour' Elliott & Mocha
[Gold Mind 64110]
written by Missy Elliott, Tim Mosley & A. Richards

[Maverick 17229]
written by Cleopatra Madonna Higgins, Zainam Higgins, Yonah Higgins, Tim Scrafton & Kenny Hayes

[Death Row LP Cut]
written by Deon Evans, Bruce Hornsby & Tupac Shakur

featuring Mýa, Mase & Blinky Blink
[University album cut]
written by Teddy Riley, Tamara Savage, Madeline Nelson, Mason Betha & Michael Foster

[Bad Boy 79117]
written by Sean Combs, Schon-Jamel Crawford, Clarence Emery, Faith Evans, Ron Lawrence, Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards

[A&M 582444]
written by Feloney Davis, Euclid Gray & Monica Gray

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Motown 860768]
written by Brandon Barnes & Brian McKnight

B side to Are U Still Down
[Yab Yum 78793]
written by Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson & Jon B

featuring R. Kelly
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Rock Land album cut]
written by R. Kelly

[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts] was in the midst of its chart run when Billboard changed its policy to allow airplay-only singles to chart on the Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts. It was on the decline when the rules were changed.
[album cut]
written by Tim Mosley & Stephen Garrett

with Sisqó
[University 97024]
written by Mark Andrews & Darryl "Day" Pearson

[Maverick 17159]
written by Cleopatra Higgins, Zainam Higgins, Yonah Higgins, Cziz Hall, Paul Eastman & Steve Christian

[Def Jam 568332]
written by James Todd Smith

[So So Def 78788]
written by Diane Warren

[Island 572330]
written by Anthony Dent, Steve Jordan, Kelly Price & Jeffrey Walker

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & René Elizondo Jr.

featuring Chill
[RCA 64973]
written by Lamar Johnson, Gerald Baillergeau, Victor Merritt, William "Chill" Warner, René Moore & Angela Winbush

[Uptown 56207]
written by Albert Charles, Tijuan Frampton, John Guldberg & Tim Stahl

[Elektra album cut]
written by Busta Rhymes

featuring Eric Williams of BLACKstreet
[Amaru/Jive 42516]
written by Robert Caldwell, Kenneth Karlin, Alfons Kettner, Carsten Schack & Tupac Shakur

[Arista 13465]
written by Lauryn Hill & Edie Brickell

featuring Missy Elliott
[Bad Boy 79185]
written by Missy Elliott, Darryl Pearson, Tim Mosley, Keisha Spivey & Jakima Raynor

featuring Pras and Free
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
written by John Deacon

[So So Def 79016]
written by Cyndi Lauper & Rob Hyman

[So So Def 79036]
written by Jermaine Dupri, LaTocha Scott & Manuel Seal Jr.

featuring Amil of Major Coinz & Ja Rule
[Def Jam 567683]
written by Shawn Carter, Jeffrey Atkins, Amil Whitehead, Irving Lorenzo & Robert Mays

featuring Diddy (as Puff Daddy)
[Bad Boy 79176]
written by Mason Betha, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams

[VP 6160]
written by Moses Davis & Jeremy Harding

[EastWest 64091]
written by Gerald Levert, Darrell Allamby, Lincoln Browder & Antoinette Roberson

[Def Jam 566494]
written by Joe Thomas

featuring Mase
[Untertainment 78938]
written by Cameron Giles

featuring Snoop Dogg
[Elektra 64080]
written by Lee "Wiz" McCallum & Keith Sweat

[Home of Lation Artists 341032]
written by Raymond Basora, Steve Morales & Gerard McKetney

featuring Keith Murray
[Jive 42525]
written by Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Jack Knight, Keith Murray, Norma Jean Wright, Peter Brown, Robert Rans & Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence

[Arista 13509]
written by Babyface, Darnell Bristol, Raphael Brown, Arkeida Clowers, R.L. Huggar, Buddy Johnson, Darren Lighty & Tony Tolbert

[Def Jam 566106]
written by Montell Jordan

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Untertainment 78937]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Anthony Jackson & Tiffany Lane

[Mo Thugs 1707]
written by Anthony Henderson, Steven Howse & Romeo Antonio

featuring Mase
[Bad Boy 79184]
written by Mason Betha, Leslie Brathwaite, Daron Jones, Michael Keith, Lamont Maxwell, Quinnes Parker, Marvin Scandrick & Luther Vandross

featuring Sons of Funk
[No Limit 53311]
written by Master P & Sons of Funk

featuring 702 & Magoo
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[EastWest album cut]
written by Melissa Elliott, Timothy Mosley & Melvin Barcliff

featuring Keith Murray
[Jive LP Cut]
written by R. Kelly, Kelly Price, Keith Murray & George Archie Jr.

featuring Fiend, Silkk the Shocker, Mia M & Mystikal
[No Limit 53302]
written by Master P, Fiend, Mia X, Mystikal & The Shocker

featuring DMX & Lil' Kim
[Bad Boy 79156]
written by Sean Divine Jacobs, Jason Phillips, David Styles, Earl Simmons, Deric Angelettie, Ron Lawrence & J. Smith

[Relativity 1691]
written by Darrell "Delite" Allamby & Lincoln "Link" Browder

[Universal 56175]
written by Germaine Williams, Wyclef Jean & Jerry Wonder

[Jive LP Cut]
written by R. Kelly

as Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes
[Bad Boy 79155]
written by Christopher Wallace, Jason Phillips, Steven Jordan, Trevor Smith & Bill Conti

B side to All My Life
[MCA 55420]
written by Rory Bennett, Cedric Hailey & JoJo Hailey

featuring Warren G
[Breakaway 4000]
written by Nate Dogg, Warren G & Harold Johnson

[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Aftermath 95025]
written by Andre Young, James Smith & Stocks McGuire

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written by Tupac Shakur, Christopher Wallace, Dramacydal & Randy Walker

featuring Timbaland
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Warner Sunset album cut]
written by Tim Mosley & Missy Elliott

featuring Stephen Stills
[Def Jam 568927]
written by Carlton Ridenhour, LuQuantum Leap & Stephen Stills

[No Limit 53450]
written by Snoop Dogg

featuring Joe
[Loud/RCA 65478]
written by Jerome Foster & Christopher Lee Rios

[Jive LP Cut]
written by R. Kelly

[Atlantic 84071]
written by Charles Pendleton, Cassandra Lucas & Darryl Floyd

featuring Silkk Tha Shocker
[University 95032]
written by Mark Andrew, Mýa Harrison, Vyshonne Miller, Darryl Pearson & Gary Wright

[So So Def 79010]
written by Brandon Casey, Brian Casey, Jermaine Dupri & Manuel Seal Jr.

[RCA 65402]
written by Brian Alexander Morgan & Jaco Pastorius

featuring Jermaine Dupri
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Columbia album cut]
written by Jermaine Dupri, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, Master P, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland & Manuel Seal

B side to Dr Greenthumb
[Ruffhouse 79024]
written by Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud & Barron Ricks

[Arista 13502]
written by Troy Lee Broussard, Jermaine Dupri, Wayne Garfield, Trey Lorenz, Mauro Malavasi & David Romani

[MCA 55473]
written by Nathan Clemons, Aaron Hall III & Manuel Seal Jr.

featuring Mr. Short Khop
[Priority 53456]
written by O'Shea Jackson

[Qwest 17194]
written by Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, Lionel Richie, Ronald LaPread & Tamia Hill

featuring Keith Sweat & Xscape
[Universal 56163]
written by Sam Dees