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1.
09/1969
20

59
US




19
R&B




[instrumental]
[De-lite 519]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell , George Brown, Robert Mickens, Ricky West (as Rick Westfield), Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith), Woodrow Sparrow & Dennis Thomas
2.
06/1970
15

78
US




19
R&B




[De-Lite 529]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell , George Brown, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith), Woodrow Sparrow, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West (as Rick Westfield)
3.
12/1973
193

4
US




2
R&B


51
UK
[songwriter #5 hit]
[De-Lite 559]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell , Donald Boyce, Melvin Brown, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith), Dennis Thomas & Ricky West (as Richard Westfield)
4.
06/1974
2







41
R&B




5.
08/1974
61

37
US




✫1
R&B


52
UK
[De-Lite 1562]
written by Kool & The Gang & Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) 
6.
11/1974
2







60
R&B




7.
03/1975
3







40
R&B




8.
03/1975
69

35
US




✫1
R&B


53
UK
B side Summer Madness charted from 21 june 1975 in US Hot 100; b side Summer Madness charted from 12 july 1975 in US R&B charts and peaked at #36
written by Ronald Bell , D. Boyce, Kool & The Gang, Robert Mickens & Alton Taylor
9.
10/1975
31

55
US




6
R&B




[instrumental]
[De-Lite 1573]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan)  & Kool & The Gang
10.
03/1976
21

77
US




8
R&B




[De-Lite 1579]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) , Kool & The Gang & Claydes Charles Smith
11.
06/1976
2







52
R&B




[Gang 1326]
written by Ronald Bell  & The Kay-Gees
12.
06/1976
5

101
US




71
R&B




[De-Lite 1583]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan)  & Kool & The Gang
13.
12/1978
1







65
R&B




[instrumental]
[De-Lite 9509]
written by Ronald Bell  & Kool & The Gang
14.
16





5
dance






15.
10/1980

 ①  Celebration by Kool & The Gang

from Celebrate!   Celebrate!
358

✫1
US
34
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


7
UK
[songwriter #1 hit]
charted as Celebration / Take It to the Top in US dance charts
[De-Lite 807]
written by Donna Johnson, Claydes Charles Smith, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Bell (as Ronald Nathan Bell) , George Brown (as George Melvin Brown), Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang
16.
11/1980
1







65
R&B




[Ariola America 811]
written by Kevin Bell (as Amir Bayyan), Frank Jackson & Ronald Bell 
17.
12/1981
259

10
US


16
dance
4
R&B


3
UK
[songwriter #3 hit]
B side to Steppin' Out ; charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts
[De-Lite 818]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) , Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
18.
08/1982
123

21
US




6
R&B


14
UK
19.
12/1982
30











29
UK
20.
12/1983
59

103
US




49
R&B


15
UK
[De-Lite 831]
written by Ronald Bell , James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang
21.
04/1984
88











7
UK
22.
05/1984
2







42
R&B




[T-Neck 04465]
written by Ronald Bell  & McKinley Jackson
23.
11/1986
136

10
US
35
AC
35
dance
2
R&B


30
UK
[Mercury 888074]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) , Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell), Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
24.
12/1986
5











97
UK
25.
10/1987
22

72
US
6
AC








[Polygram 888867 (Mercury)]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) , Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell), Dwania Kyles, Kendall Stubbs, George Brown & James "J.T." Taylor
26.
07/1988
2







62
R&B




[Crush Music 669]
written by John Trotman, Otis Stroman, Ronald Bell  & Warren Foster
27.
12/1988
13











56
UK
28.
02/1991
40











23
UK
29.
07/1991
9











69
UK
[R]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) , Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
30.
11/1992
47











20
UK
31.
12/1992
63

65
US


14
dance
74
R&B


23
UK

written by DJ Lethal (as Leor DiMant), Danny Boy (as Danny O'Connor), Everlast (as Erik Schrody), Wilson Beckett, Kevin Bell, Ronald Bell , Peter Duarte, Kevin Lassiter, Dennis White & Ray Wright
32.
05/1993
48







62
R&B


21
UK
33.
05/1993
7

96
US




77
R&B




[Tommy Boy 556]
written by Everlast (as Erik Schrody), Danny Boy (as Daniel O'Connor), DJ Lethal (as Leor Dimant), Ronald Bell , Ray Wright, Kevin Lassiter, Peter Duarte & Callie Cheek
34.
11/1993
2







65
R&B




[MCA 54752]
written by James "J.T." Taylor, Nija Battle & Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) 
35.
06/1994
15

102
US




69
R&B


68
UK
[Jive 42212]
written by Q-Tip (as Jonathan Davis), Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phife Dawg, Ronald Bell , Robert Bell, George Brown, Q-Tip (as Kamaal Fareed), Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith), Woodrow Sparrow, Dennis Thomas & Ricky
36.
11/1994
24







32
R&B


40
UK
[Motown 2271]
written by Kenny Whitehead, Errol Johnson, Robert Bell (sample), Ronald Bell (sample) , Donald Boyce (sample), Melvin Brown (sample), Robert Mickens (sample), Claydes Charles Smith (sample), Dennis Thomas (sample) & Ricky West (sample)
37.
06/1995

 ②  I Got 5 on It by Luniz

from Operation Stackola   Operation Stackola
269

8
US




4
R&B


3
UK
38.
08/1995
13











58
UK
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) , Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
39.
10/1995
3











168
UK
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) , Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
40.
11/1995
2







60
R&B




[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[GRP album cut]
written by Robert Mickens, Alton Taylor, Robert Bell, George Brown, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith), Ronald Bell , Ricky West (as Richard Westfield) & Dennis Thomas
41.
12/1995
134

24
US




31
R&B


9
UK
[Tommy Boy 7718]
written by Coolio (as Artis Ivey), Brian Dobbs, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell , George Brown, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith), Woodrow Sparrow & Ricky West (as Richard Westfield)
42.
05/1996
1







103
R&B




[R]
written by Robert Mickens, Alton Taylor, Robert Bell, George Brown, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith), Ronald Bell , Ricky West (as Richard Westfield) & Dennis Thomas
43.
06/1996
3











148
UK
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan)  & James "J.T." Taylor
44.
03/1997
3











154
UK
written by Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith), Daníel Ágúst, Dennis Thomas (as Dennis D.T. Thomas), Páll Gardarsson, Ricky West (as Richard Westfield), Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Ronald Bell , Siggi Kjartansson & Tommy Boyce
45.
08/1997
139











3
UK
46.
08/1997
1







82
R&B




as Markie Dee & the Soul Convention
[Crave 78604]
written by Claydes Charles Smith, Damon Johnson, Dennis Thomas (as Dennis D.T. Thomas), George Brown, Prince Markie Dee (as Mark Morales), Cory Rooney (as Mark Rooney), Ricky West, Robert Bell (as Robert Kool Bell), Robert Mickens & Ronald Bell 
47.
08/1997
45







58
R&B


21
UK
featuring Jermaine Dupri
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Columbia album cut]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell , George Brown, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes "Charles" Smith), James "J.T." Taylor (as James "JT" Taylor), Jermaine Dupri & Snoop Dogg (as Calvin Broadus)
48.
11/1997

 ④  Feel So Good by Mase

from Harlem World   Harlem World
217

5
US




5
R&B


10
UK
[songwriter #4 hit]
[Bad Boy 79122]
written by Ronald Bell , G. Brown, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Robert Mickens (as Robert "Spike" Mickens), C. Smith, Dennis Thomas, Rafael Vigil & Ricky West (as Richard Westfield)
49.
05/1998
11











64
UK
[rm]
written by Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith), Dennis Thomas, Earl Toon (as Earl Eugene Toon Jr.), Eumir Deodato, James Taylor, Robert Bell (as Robert Earl Bell), Robert Mickens & Ronald Bell (as Ronald Nathan Bell) 
50.
05/1998
16











47
UK
51.
10/1998
32











28
UK
52.
01/1999
145







68
R&B


3
UK
53.
11/1999
14











52
UK
written by Afrika Baby Bam (as Nathaniel Hall), Mike Gee (as Michael Small), Alex Gifford, Ronald Bell , Robert Bell, James Taylor, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith) & George Brown
54.
10/2000
10

91
US




34
R&B




featuring DMX
[Loud/Def Jam 1967]
written by DMX (as Earl Simmons), Irv Gotti (as Irving Lorenzo), Larry Ogletree, Robert Bell, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith), Robert Mickens, Donald Boyce, Ricky West (as Richard Westfield), Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell  & George Brown
55.
05/2001
145

49
US


14
dance




5
UK
56.
09/2001
1







83
R&B




featuring Lola Damone
[FB/Universal 015111]
written by Alton Taylor, André Harris, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith), Dennis Thomas, George Brown, Ricky West (as Richard Westfield), Robert Bell, Robert Mickens & Ronald Bell 
57.
02/2002
3











110
UK
58.
08/2002
7











83
UK
59.
02/2003
2











186
UK
60.
03/2003
102

38
US




16
R&B


13
UK
[Def Jam 000395]
written by Ronald Bell , George Brown, Joe Budden, Robert Mickens (as Robert "Spike" Mickens), Just Blaze (as Justin Smith), Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes E.X. Smith), Dennis Thomas (as Dennis "D.T." Thomas) & Ricky West (as Richard Westfield)
61.
05/2004
3











136
UK
[R]
written by Ronald Bell , George Brown, Joe Budden, Robert Mickens (as Robert "Spike" Mickens), Just Blaze (as Justin Smith), Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes E.X. Smith), Dennis Thomas (as Dennis "D.T." Thomas) & Ricky West (as Richard Westfield)
62.
12/2005
1







104
R&B




63.
04/2006
1







96
R&B




[KTFA 6120]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) 
64.
02/2012
9











70
UK
65.
03/2013
9

90
US




30
R&B




66.
11/2013
4











96
UK
written by James Arthur, Strider (as Mustapha Omer), Flava (as James Murray), Jonny Coffer, Wayne Hector, Ronald Bell  & Robert Bell
67.
08/2016
3









37
alt.


written by Bloodshy (as Christian Karlsson), Avant (as Pontus Winnberg), Andrew Wyatt, J Dilla (as James Yancey), Dennis Thomas, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell , Robert Westfield & Claydes Charles Smith
68.
07/2017
34









2
alt.
63
UK

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