1. Feb 28, 2012

    misc

    YouTube user Kazurinsky has made a playlist of my charting ‘00-‘09 faves (original post). Kind of amazed that “I Luv Your Girl” has 10 million hits. Forget Nash’s lack of star quality; the manner in which “blank that blank” was censored/covered remains tough on the ears.

  2. Feb 26, 2012

    chart

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    Top 20 Charting R&B Singles of 1990

    1. Bell Biv DeVoe - “Poison” [MCA]
    2. En Vogue - “Hold On” [Atlantic]
    3. Prince - “Thieves in the Temple” [Warner Bros.]
    4. Tony! Toni! Toné! - “It Never Rains (In Southern California)” [Wing]
    5. Caron Wheeler - “Livin’ in the Light” [EMI]
    6. Michel’le - “No More Lies” [Ruthless]
    7. Janet Jackson - “Rhythm Nation” [A&M]
    8. Lisa Stansfield - “All Around the World” [Arista]
    9. Prince - “Scandalous!” [Warner Bros.]
    10. Janet Jackson - “Escapade” [A&M]
    11. Jane Child - “Don’t Wanna Fall in Love” [Warner Bros.]
    12. Tony! Toni! Toné! - “Feels Good” [Wing]
    13. The Time - “Jerk Out” [Reprise]
    14. Angela Winbush - “Lay Your Troubles Down” [Mercury]
    15. Whitney Houston - “I’m Your Baby Tonight” [A&M]
    16. After 7 - “Can’t Stop” [Virgin]
    17. Pebbles - “Giving You the Benefit” [MCA]
    18. Troop - “Spread My Wings” [Atlantic]
    19. Lalah Hathaway - “Heaven Knows” [Virgin]
    20. Guy - “Wanna Get with U” [MCA]

  3. Feb 24, 2012

    entries

    Mar 3, 2012

    39. Usher - “Climax” [Arista] (9)
    67. Carmen Liana - “Who I Am” [Bungalo] (7)
    71. Rihanna - “Birthday Cake” [Def Jam] (8)
    94. Rebecca Ferguson - “Nothing’s Real But Love” [Columbia] (7)

  4. Feb 24, 2012

    entries

    Feb 25, 2012

    66. Monica & Brandy - “It All Belongs to Me” [RCA] (6)
    86. Tyrese - “Nothing on You” [Capitol] (6)
    94. David Guetta - “Turn Me On” [Astralwerks] (5)
    97. K’Jon - “Will You Be There” [Shanachie] (4)

  5. Feb 24, 2012

    entries

    Feb 18, 2012

    75. R. Kelly - “Share My Love” [RCA] (6)
    89. Ledisi - “Bravo” [Verve] (6)
    92. John Legend - “Tonight (Best You Ever Had)” [Epic] (4)

  6. Feb 24, 2012

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    Feb 11, 2012

    60. Jennifer Hudson - “Think Like a Man” [J] (8)
    69. Tank - “Next Breath” [Atlantic] (6)
    74. The-Dream - “Roc” [Def Jam] (6)
    78. Conya Doss - “Don’t Change” [ConyaDossSongs] (7)
    95. Robert Glasper Experiment - “Ah Yeah” [Blue Note] (8)

  7. Feb 24, 2012

    entries

    Feb 4, 2012

    75. SWV - “Co-Sign” [eOne] (7)
    97. Ruben Studdard - “June 28th (I’m Single)” [Shanachie] (3)
    100. Rahsaan Patterson - “Crazy (Baby)” [Artistry] (7)

  8. Jan 23, 2012

    entries

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    Jan 28, 2012

    93. Aretha Franklin - “How Long I’ve Been Waiting” [Aretha’s] (2)

  9. Jan 23, 2012

    entries

    Jan 21, 2012

    77. Anthony Hamilton - “I’ll Wait (To Fall in Love)” [RCA] (7)
    93. Kem - “You’re on My Mind” [Universal Republic] (8)*

    *Viva marina beat!

  10. Jan 23, 2012

    entries

    Jan 14, 2012

    97. Rihanna - “You da One” [Def Jam] (6)