Top R&B Songs of 1989 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #300]
[Sire 27539]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard

[Warner 22924]
written by Prince

[Arista 9928]
written by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney & Andy Morris

[Elektra 69297]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

with The Wild Pair
rap by Derrick Delite from the Soul Purpose
[Virgin 99158]
written by Oliver Leiber

featuring Caron Wheeler
[Virgin 99171]
written by Jazzie B, Caron Wheeler, Nellee Hooper & Simon Law

[Arista 9870]
written by Frank Farian, Peter Bischof-Fallenstein & Dietmar Kawohl

featuring Felly
[SBK 07311]
written by Manuela Kamosi & Thomas de Quincey

[I.R.S./MCA 53483]
written by Roland Gift, David Steele & Andy Cox

[Columbia 38-68671]
written by Maurice Starr

produced by Babyface
[MCA 53662]
written by Kenny Edmonds, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons

[EMI 50185]
written by Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser & Preston Glass

[A&M 1445]
written by James Harris III & Terry Lewis

produced by Babyface
[MCA 53618]
written by L.A. Reid & Babyface

[A&M 1455]
written by Janet Jackson, James Harris III & Terry Lewis

[Virgin 99230]
written by Oliver Leiber

[MCA 53484]
written by André Cymone & Jody Watley

featuring Caron Wheeler
[Virgin 99205]
written by Beresford Romeo

charted as the double A Side Funky Cold Medina/On Fire in the UK
[Delicious Vinyl 104]
written by Young MC, Michael L. Ross & Matt Dike

[Mercury 875802]
written by Steve Vincent & Mick Walsh

[Arista 9904]
written by Diane Warren

R produced by Babyface
[Warner 27863]
written by L.A. Reid, Babyface & Daryl Simmons

[Solar 74005]
written by Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Melvin Gentry & Belinda Lipscomb

charted as Let's Try Again/Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time in the UK
[Columbia 38-68960]
written by Thom Bell & William Hart

Christmas
[Columbia 38-73064]
written by Maurice Starr

charted as Get a Life / Fairplay in US dance charts
[Virgin 98981]
written by Beresford Romeo & Hayden Brown

[Epic 73029]
written by David L. Elliott & Terry Steele

[MCA 53714]
written by Gardner Cole & James Newton Howard

[Columbia 68746]
written by Bernard Jackson

introducing Cathy Dennis from the movie She-Devil
[FFRR 886 798]
written by D:Mob

with George Michael
produced by George Michael
[Mika 871538]
written by Deon Estus & George Michael

with Eric B. & Rakim
[MCA 53660]
written by André Cymone, Jody Watley, Eric Barrier & William Griffin

featuring Ray Charles & Chaka Khan
[Qwest 22697]
written by George Johnson, Louis Johnson & Sonora Sam

[MCA 53652]
written by Kenny Edmonds & L.A. Reid

[Next Plateau 327]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

produced by Dr. Dre
[Ruthless 99149]
written by Michel'le, Laylaw & Andre Young

[Solar 68966]
written by Babyface, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons

[Next Plateau 325]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

[Warner 22814]
written by Prince

[Delicious Vinyl 105]
written by Marvin Young, Matt Dike & Michael Ross

[4th & Broadway 7483]
written by Dino

[Atlantic 88963]
written by Herbert Lawson, Byron Burke & Byron Stingily

[Tommy Boy 7926]
written by Paul Huston, Kelvin Mercer, David Jolicoeur, Vincent Mason, Philippé Wynne & George Clinton

[MCA 53657]
written by Narada Walden, Jeffrey Cohen, Walter Afanasieff, John Barry, Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley

[Columbia 73097]
written by Fred Gordon & Vincent Bell

[Def Jam 68902]
written by James Todd Smith

written by Paul Huston, Kelvin Mercer, David Jolicoeur, Vincent Mason, Michael Small, Nathaniel Phillip Hall & J. Davis

[Arista 9809]
written by Albert Hammond & Diane Warren

[Oceana 99244]
written by Frankie Beverly

[Virgin 98999]
written by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas

[Def Jam 68555]
written by Vincent Bell, Alvin Moody & Russell Simmons

[Solar 74003]
written by Babyface & L.A. Reid

[Elektra 69317]
written by Jimmy Cameron & Vella Cameron

[Cold Chillin' 22784]
written by Warryn Campbell, Harold Lilly, Biz Markie & John Smith

[Profile 7241]
written by Roland Clarke, Charlene Munford & David Shaw

[Columbia 68909]
written by Michael Bolton & Andrew Goldmark

[Tommy Boy 934]
written by Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen, Steve Scipio, David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Paul Huston & Vincent Mason

[Arista 9850]
written by Albert Hammond & Diane Warren

[Next Plateau 50101]
written by Cheryl "Salt" James

[Vendetta 1433]
written by Robert Clivillés, David Cole & Freedom Williams

as The Jacksons
[Epic 68688]
written by L.A. Reid & Babyface

with Peabo Bryson
[Columbia 73022]
written by Carvin Winans

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Columbia 38-68897]
written by Eddie Murphy, Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen

[Skyywalker 130]
written by Luther Campbell, David Hobbs, Mark Ross & Chris Wong Won

[Columbia 68674]
written by Full Force

[Jive 1317]
written by Andrea Martin, Ike Lee & Freedom Lyles

[Motown 1964]
written by Nile Rodgers & Christopher Max

written by Ralph MacDonald & William Salter

[Profile 5247]
written by Robert Ginyard

[Wing 871722]
written by Darryl Duncan

[Arista 9875]
written by David Conley, Derrick Culler & David Townsend

[Atlantic 88917]
written by Chuckii Booker & Donnell Spencer Jr.

[4th & Broadway 7489]
written by Dino

[Atlantic 88816]
written by Solomon Roberts Jr.

with Smokey Robinson
[Arista 9785]
written by Dennis Matkosky, Lou Pardini & Paul Gordon

[Geffen 22936]
written by Timmy Gatling & Alton Stewart

[Virgin 99182]
written by Ziggy Marley & Stephen Marley

[Columbia 08537]
written by Bernard Jackson & David Townsend

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Columbia 68969]
written by Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen

[Atlantic 88941]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

featuring Guy
[Motown 1968]
written by Teddy Riley & Gene Griffin

featuring Nikki D
[Def Jam 68903]
written by Vincent Bell, Alvin Moody & Nichelle Strong

[Jive 1283]
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean

[Uptown/MCA 53628]
written by Cornelius Brown Jr., Wellington, Charles Clark, Constance Durden, Curtis Durden, Dennis Coffey, Dwight Meyers, Joni Tolbert, Mike Theodore & Teddy Riley

[Tabu 68568]
written by James Harris III & Terry Lewis

featuring Slick Rick
[Warner 27556]
written by Timmy Gatling, Teddy Riley & Al B. Sure!

[Uptown/MCA 53490]
written by Timmy Gatling, Gene Griffin, Aaron Hall & Teddy Riley

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #322]
[Motown 1972]
written by Carlton Ridenhour, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Hank Shocklee & Keith Shocklee

[Virgin 99145]
written by Beresford Romeo & Nellee Hooper

[Columbia 68569]
written by Rhett Lawrence & Dean Pitchford

[Columbia 69016]
written by David Conley, Everett Collins, Derrick Culler & David Townsend

featuring Heavy D
[Atlantic 88959]
written by Marc Gordon, Gerald Levert & Dwight Myers

[Enigma 75047]
written by Jon St. James, Stacy "Acacia" Smith & Michael Eckart

[Capitol 44418]
written by Ronnie James Wilson, Aldyn St. Jon & Raymond Calhoun

[MCA 53500]
written by Jellybean Johnson & Lisa Keith

[Warner 22895]
written by Frankie Beverly

[Sound Of New York 2005]
written by James Mtume, Markell Riley, Teddy Riley, Aqil Davidson, Brandon Mitchell & Gene Griffin

[Motown 1952]
written by Babyface, Greg Scelsa & Darryl Simmons