Common

Songs Written by CommonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known professionally as Common (formerly known as Common Sense), is an American rapper, actor and activist. The recipient of three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award, he signed with the independent label Relativity Records at the age of 20. The label released his first three studio albums: Can I Borrow a Dollar? (1992), Resurrection (1994) and One Day It'll All Make Sense (1997). He maintained... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Common first charted in 1993 with Breaker 1/9.The artist placed 7 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 5 UK Top‑75 entries.

Top songs: #1: The Light - #2: Make Her Say - #3: Glory - #4: Go! - #5: Come Close to Me
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  Common
Breaker 1/9
1.
03/1993

Breaker 1/9
Common greentick

from Can I Borrow a Dollar?   Can I Borrow a Dollar?
1 pts




107
R&B


as Common Sense
written by Lonnie Lynn greentick & Dion Wilson
Soul by the Pound
2.
08/1993

Soul by the Pound
Common greentick

from Can I Borrow a Dollar?   Can I Borrow a Dollar?
1 pts




108
R&B


as Common Sense
written by Common greentick & No I.D.
I Used to Love H.E.R.
3.
10/1994

I Used to Love H.E.R.
Common greentick

from Resurrection   Resurrection
1 pts




91
R&B


as Common Sense
[Relativity 1209]
written by Common greentick
4.
04/1995

Resurrection
Common greentick

from Resurrection   Resurrection
5 pts
102
US


88
R&B


as Common Sense
[Relativity 1250]
written by Lonnie Lynn greentick & Dion Wilson
  De La Soul
5.
06/1996

The Bizness
De La Soul

from Stakes Is High   Stakes Is High
5 pts
101
US


53
R&B


featuring Common Sense
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Tommy Boy 730]
written by Kelvin Mercer, David Jolicoeur, Vincent Mason & Lonnie Lynn greentick
  Common
Reminding Me (Of Sef)
6.
09/1997

Reminding Me (Of Sef)
Common greentick

from One Day It'll All Make Sense   One Day It'll All Make Sense
17 pts
101
US


57
R&B
59
UK
featuring Chantay Savage
[Relativity 1627]
written by Lonnie Lynn greentick & Anthony Craig
  Black Star
7.
03/1999

Respiration
Black Star

from Black Star   Black Star
2 pts




54
R&B


featuring Common
[Rawkus 53473]
written by Talib Kweli Greene, Dante Terell Smith, Lonnie Rashid Lynn greentick & Tony Cottrell
  Common
One-Nine-Nine-Nine
8.
04/1999

One-Nine-Nine-Nine
Common greentick

from Soundbombing 2   
6 pts
110
US


41
R&B


featuring Sadat X
[Rawkus 53474]
written by Lonnie Lynn greentick, Derek Murphy & Tony Cottrell
9.
02/2000

The 6th Sense
Common greentick

from Like Water for Chocolate   Like Water for Chocolate
1 pts




87
R&B


[MCA 155704]
written by Lonnie Lynn greentick, Bilal Oliver, Christopher Martin, Kejuan Muchita & Albert Johnson
The Light
10.
06/2000

#1  The Light
Common greentick

from Like Water for Chocolate   Like Water for Chocolate
44 pts
44
US


12
R&B
56
UK
charted as The Light / The 6th Sense in UK charts
[MCA 155763]
written by Bobby Caldwell, Norman Harris, Lonnie Lynn greentick, Bruce Malament & Jimmy Yancey
  Armand Van Helden
11.
07/2000

Full Moon
Armand Van Helden

from Killing Puritans   Killing Puritans
3 pts






133
UK
written by Armand Van Helden, Lonnie Lynn greentick & James Bedford
  Common
The Light Remix
12.
11/2000

The Light Remix
Common greentick

from Bamboozled: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   
1 pts




117
R&B


featuring Erykah Badu
written by Bobby Caldwell, Norman Harris, Lonnie Lynn greentick, Bruce Malament & Jimmy Yancey
Geto Heaven
13.
12/2000

Geto Heaven
Common greentick

from Like Water for Chocolate   Like Water for Chocolate
18 pts




61
R&B
48
UK
featuring Macy Gray
[MCA album cut]
written by Lonnie Lynn greentick, Ahmir Thompson & James Poyser
  Hi-Tek
14.
06/2001

The Sun God
Hi-Tek

from Hi-Teknology   Hi-Teknology
1 pts




77
R&B


featuring Common & Vinia Mojica
[Rawkus 320]
written by Tony Cottrell, Lonnie Rashid Lynn greentick & Vinia Mojica
  Shaquille O'Neal
15.
09/2001

In the Sun
Shaquille O'Neal

from Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1   
1 pts




109
R&B


written by Amir Thompson, James Poyser, Black Thought, Common greentick, Joi & Sixx John
  Common
Come Close to Me
16.
11/2002

#5  Come Close to Me
Common greentick

from Electric Circus   Electric Circus
19 pts
65
US


21
R&B


featuring Mary J. Blige
[MCA 113957]
written by Lonnie Rashid Lynn greentick, Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo
  Erykah Badu, Pharrell & Q-Tip
17.
03/2003

Come Close to Me
Erykah Badu, Pharrell & Q-Tip

10 pts
74
US






written by Pharrell Williams & Lonnie Lynn greentick
  Common
Come Close remix (Closer)
18.
04/2003

Come Close remix (Closer)
Common greentick

from Electric Circus   Electric Circus
1 pts




86
R&B


written by Lonnie Rashid Lynn greentick, Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo
The Corner
19.
03/2005

The Corner
Common greentick

from Be   Be
9 pts
110
US


42
R&B
134
UK
featuring Kanye West & The Last Poets
[G.O.O.D. 98804]
written by Lonnie Lynn greentick, Kanye West, Abiodun Oyewole, Umar Bin Hassan & Leon Moore
Go!
20.
06/2005

#4  Go!
Common greentick

from Be   Be
20 pts
79
US


31
R&B
79
UK
featuring Kanye West & John Mayer
[G.O.O.D. 004924]
written by Lonnie Lynn greentick, Kanye West, John Mayer & Linda Lewis
  Malik Yusef
21.
06/2005

Wouldn't You Like to Ride
Malik Yusef

from The Great Chicago Fire - A Cold Day in Hell   
2 pts






202
UK
featuring Kanye West & Common
written by Kanye West, Lonnie Lynn greentick, Malik Jones & Sonny Charles
  Common
Testify
22.
10/2005

Testify
Common greentick

from Be   Be
6 pts
109
US


44
R&B


[G.O.O.D. 005583]
written by Lonnie Lynn greentick, Kanye West, General Johnson, Angelo Bond & Gregory Perry
  Floetry
23.
10/2005

Supastar
Floetry

from Flo'Ology   Flo'Ology
11 pts


15
dance
55
R&B


featuring Common
[Geffen 005568]
written by Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Scott Storch & Lonnie Lynn greentick
  Common
24.
01/2007

A Dream
Common greentick

from Freedom Writers: Music from the Motion Picture   Freedom Writers: Music from the Motion Picture
4 pts




116
R&B
108
UK
featuring will.i.am
written by Lonnie Lynn greentick, William Adams & Martin Luther King Jr.
  Joss Stone
Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now
25.
04/2007

Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now
Joss Stone

from Introducing Joss Stone   Introducing Joss Stone
8 pts




64
R&B
84
UK
featuring Common
[Virgin LP Cut]
written by Joss Stone, Alonzo "Novel" Stevenson, Tony Reyes & Lonnie Lynn greentick
  Common
The People
26.
07/2007

The People
Common greentick

from Finding Forever   Finding Forever
5 pts
111
US


55
R&B


featuring Dwele
[Geffen 121192]
written by Lonnie Lynn greentick & Kanye West
I Want You
27.
09/2007

I Want You
Common greentick

from Finding Forever   Finding Forever
7 pts
112
US


32
R&B


featuring will.i.am
[Geffen 001009011]
written by Common greentick
Drivin' Me Wild
28.
10/2007

Drivin' Me Wild
Common greentick

from Finding Forever   Finding Forever
13 pts






56
UK
featuring Lily Allen
written by Lonnie R. Lynn greentick & Kanye West
Announcement
29.
10/2008

Announcement
Common greentick

from Universal Mind Control   
1 pts




94
R&B


featuring Pharrell Williams (as Pharrell)
written by Lonnie Rashid Lynn greentick, Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo
Universal Mind Control
30.
11/2008

Universal Mind Control
Common greentick

from Universal Mind Control   
14 pts
62
US


60
R&B


featuring Pharrell Williams (as Pharrell)
[G.O.O.D./Geffen Digital]
written by Lonnie Rashied Lynn greentick, Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo
  Kid Cudi
Make Her Say
31.
06/2009

#2  Make Her Say
Kid Cudi

from Man on the Moon: The End of Day   Man on the Moon: The End of Day
31 pts
43
US


39
R&B
67
UK
featuring Kanye West & Common
[Fool's Gold 013161]
written by Scott Mescudi, Kanye West, Lonnie Lynn greentick, Stefani Germanotta & Nadir Khayat
  Busta Rhymes
32.
07/2009

Decision
Busta Rhymes

from Back on My B.S.   Back on My B.S.
1 pts




110
R&B


featuring Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend & Common
written by Trevor Smith, Denaun Porter & Lonnie Lynn greentick
  Bashy vs. NAPT
33.
12/2010

Make My Day
Bashy vs. NAPT

3 pts






118
UK
written by Lonnie Rashid Lynn greentick, Mike Chavez, Thomas Decarlo Callaway, James Small, Jeffrey Bowden, Cedric Lindsey & David Sheats
  Raekwon, Pusha T, Common, 2 Chainz, Cyhi the Prynce, Kid Cudi & D'banj
34.
10/2012

The Morning
Raekwon, Pusha T, Common, 2 Chainz, Cyhi the Prynce, Kid Cudi & D'banj

from Cruel Summer   
5 pts
119
US


49
R&B


[G.O.O.D. LP Cut]
written by Kanye West, Ramon Ibanga, Jeff Bhasker, Jacques Webster, Corey Woods, Pusha T, Common greentick, 2 Chainz, Cyhi the Prynce, Andrea Martin, Alan Lerner & Frederick Loewe
  Big Sean
35.
05/2013

Switch Up
Big Sean

from Hall of Fame [deluxe edition]   Hall of Fame [deluxe edition]
2 pts




50
R&B


featuring Common
[G.O.O.D. LP Cut]
written by Sean Anderson, Lonnie Lynn Jr. greentick, Emmanuel Nickerson, Ernest Wilson & Rob Kinelski
  Common & John Legend
Glory
36.
01/2015

#3  Glory
Common & John Legend

from Selma: Music from the Motion Picture   
23 pts
49
US


18
R&B


Academy Award for Best Original Song 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 2014
[Pathe LP Cut]
written by John Legend, Lonnie Rashid Lynn greentick & Che Smith


See also...

Common & John LegendHip Hop for RespectRaekwon, Pusha T, Common, 2 Chainz, Cyhi the Prynce, Kid Cudi & D'banj


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