Top R&B Songs of the 1990s 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

Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1994 produced by David Foster
[Arista 12490]
written by Dolly Parton

[Virgin 12650]
written by Janet Jackson, James Harris III & Terry Lewis

produced by David Foster
[LaFace 24200]
written by Diane Warren

produced by Babyface
[Motown 2178]
written by Kenneth Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid & Daryl Simmons

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

[Epic 74100]
written by Michael Jackson & Bill Bottrell

[Blitzz/Atlantic 87243]
written by Gary Baker & Frank J. Myers

[Sire 19863]
written by Madonna & Shep Pettibone

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

featuring 112 & The Lox
based on "Every Breath You Take" by The Police [tribute to the Notorious B.I.G.]; fifth song in hot 100 history to debut at #1
[Bad Boy 79097]
written by Gordon Sumner, Todd Gaither & Faith Evans

featuring Trey Lorenz
live
[Columbia 74330]
written by Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis & Willie Hutch

[Ruffhouse 74197]
written by Anthony Ciss

produced by Babyface
[Motown 2257]
written by Babyface

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

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #406]
[Jive 42422]
written by R. Kelly

[Wing 865136]
written by Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman & Jon Lind

[Columbia 78276]
written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri & Manuel Seal Jr.

based on Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie
[SBK 07335]
written by Vanilla Ice, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Roger Taylor & David Bowie

B side Never Forget You charted in the US Hot 100 from 12 feb 1994
[Columbia 77358]
written by Peter Ham & Tom Evans

[Arista 2013]
written by Benito Benites & John "Virgo" Garrett III

[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Theresa McFaddin, Patrice Rushen, Will Smith & Fred Washington

[Radioactive 54005]
written by Jimmy Chambers, Jimmy Helms, George Chandler & William Henshall

[EastWest 98471]
written by Darrin O'Brien, Marvin Prince, Edmond Leary, Shawn Moltke & Terri V. Lowe

as The Artist formerly known as Prince
[NPG 72514]
written by Prince

featuring Lauryn Hill
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Ruffhouse LP Cut]
written by Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel

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

featuring Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee
based upon "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder
[Overbrook 79157]
written by Moe DeWese, Rob Fusari, Will Smith & Stevie Wonder

[LaFace 24265]
written by Usher Raymond & Jermaine Dupri

[Giant 19382]
written by Dr. Freeze

[Columbia 77614]
written by Ini Kamoze, Chris Kenner, Kenton Nix & Salaam Remi

produced by Lenny Kravitz
[Sire 19485]
written by Lenny Kravitz, Ingrid Chavez & Madonna

featuring Freedom Williams
[Columbia 73604]
written by Robert Clivillés & Freedom Williams

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

sixth song in hot 100 history to debut at #1
[Columbia 78648]
written by Mariah Carey, Puff Daddy, Stevie J, Q-Tip, Bobby Robinson, Stephen Hague, Ronald Larkins, Malcolm McLaren & Larry Price

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

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

[Atlantic 84868]
written by Mark Morrison & Phil Chill

[Columbia 79342]
written by Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, Kelendria Rowland & LaTavia Roberson

[Columbia 77080]
written by Mariah Carey & Dave Hall

[LaFace 24385]
written by Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Kandi Burruss & Tameka "Tiny" Cottle

featuring Jay-Z
[Columbia 79260]
written by Mariah Carey, Sean Carter, Shirley Elliston, Lincoln Chase, Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen

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

[Work 79163]
written by LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins & Cory Rooney

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

produced by Babyface
[LaFace 24054]
written by Babyface

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

[Virgin 38623]
written by Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & René Elizondo Jr.

produced by Narada Michael Walden R
[Motown 2093]
written by Jarvis La Rue Baker, Sylvester Jackson, Narada Michael Walden & Shanice Wilson

[Arista 13730]
written by Jerry Duplessis & Wyclef Jean

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

produced by Babyface ; charted as You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow in US Hot 100 charts ; charted as Let It Flow in US AC charts ; charted as You're Makin' Me High in US dance charts
[LaFace 24160]
written by Babyface & Bryce Wilson

[Virgin 38404]
written by Janet Jackson, James Harris III & Terry Lewis

[Columbia 77629]
written by Lionel Richie

[Columbia 77224]
written by Mariah Carey

based on True by Spandau Ballet
[Gee Street 866094]
written by Attrell Cordes & Gary Kemp

[LaFace 24115]
written by Joseph Richards & Don DuBose

[Columbia 73343]
written by Maurice Starr

produced by Babyface
[Arista 2108]
written by L.A. Reid & Babyface

[RCA 65960]
written by Shelly Peiken & Guy Roche

[EastWest 98586]
written by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster

[Columbia 79175]
written by Kevin Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett & Kelly Rowland

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

[Charisma 4-98864]
written by Michael Cretu, F. Gregorian & David Fairstein

produced by David Foster
[550 Music/Epic 78237]
written by Diane Warren

charted as Remember the Time / Come Together in UK charts
[Epic 74200]
written by Michael Jackson, Bernard Belle & Teddy Riley

[Jive 42207]
written by R. Kelly

[Virgin 98828]
written by Peter Lord

produced by David Foster
[Arista 12527]
written by David Foster & Linda Thompson-Jenner

[LaFace 24424]
written by Dallas Austin & Tionne Watkins

[Atlantic 87984]
written by Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson & Terry Ellis

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 12519]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

[MCA 55420]
written by Rory Bennett & JoJo Hailey

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

[Charisma 98951]
written by Max Elliott, Gary Benson & Winston Sela

featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #346] charted as How Do U Want It / California Love in US Hot 100 charts
[Death Row 854652]
written by Joe Cocker, Woodrow Cunningham, Norman Durham, Mikel Hooks, Ronald Hudson, Chris Stainton, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman, James Anderson & Tupac Shakur

[Columbia 73348]
written by Mariah Carey & Ben Margulies

[Death Row 98280]
written by Nate Dogg & Warren G

featuring Puff Daddy & Mase
based upon "I'm Coming Out"
[Bad Boy 79100]
written by Bernard Edwards, Mason Betha, Nile Rodgers, Steven Jordan, Sean Combs & Christopher Wallace

[Columbia 73977]
written by Mariah Carey, David Cole & Robert Clivillés

charted as Groove Is in the Heart / What Is Love? in UK and US dance charts ; backing vocals by bootsy collins and rap by q-tip
[Elektra 64934]
written by Kierin Kirby, Dmitry Brill & Chung Dong Wha

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

[Maverick/Sire 18782]
written by Madonna, Shep Pettibone & Anthony Shimkin

from the movie Set If Off
[EastWest 64231]
written by Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Marqueze Ethridge & Organized Noize

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

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

featuring Suzanne Vega
[A&M 1529]
written by Suzanne Vega

[Ruthless 6335]
written by Bryon McCane II, Anthony Henderson, Steven Howse & Charles Scruggs

[Maverick/Sire 18000]
written by Babyface & Madonna

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

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 2156]
written by Dean Pitchford & Michael Gore

Academy Award for Best Original Song 1992 Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1994 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1992
[Columbia 74751]
written by Alan Menken & Tim Rice

featuring Dr. Dre
[Interscope 97007]
written by Andre Young, Chauncey Hannibal, Teddy Riley, William Stewart, Lynise Walters, Richard Vick & Bill Withers

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

featuring Joe & 98 Degrees
[Columbia 79338]
written by Mariah Carey, James Harris III & Terry Lewis