Like many of you I love all kinds of music. R & B is the center piece of my musical interests.  This is not a list of which songs I think are the best, but rather my favorites.

 

#125- “SWEET NOVEMBER” (Troop)

#124- “WEAK” (SWV) 

#123- “ANNIVERSARY” (Tony! Toni! Tone’!)

#122- “FREAK ME” (Silk)

#121- “WHO’S HOLDING DONNA NOW” (DeBarge)

#120- “WIN” (Brian McKnight)

#119- “RONI” (Bobby Brown)

#118- “I WANNA KNOW” (Joe)

#117- “DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY” (Thelma Houston)

#116- “IT’S ALL RIGHT” (Huey Lewis and the News)

#115- “YOU’RE NOT ALONE” (Boyz 11 Men) 

#114- “SAY SAY SAY” (Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson)

#113- “ROUND AND ROUND” (Tevin Campbell)

#112- “TRULY” (Lionel Richie)

#111- “CRY FOR YOU” (Jodeci) 

#110- “HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE” (Dru Hill)

#109- “U KNOW WHAT’S UP” (Donel Jones)

#108- “NO DIGGITY” (Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen)

#107- “IF YOUR’E NOT THE ONE” (Daniel Bedingfield) 

#106- “SUMMERTIME” (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince)

#105- “KISS YOUR LOVE GOODBYE” (Brian McKnight)

#104- “LIVE YOUR LIFE” (T.I. featuring Rihanna)

#103- “SAME OL’ G” (Ginuwine) 

#102- “WITH YOU” (Chris Brown)

#101- “IF I COULD TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME” (R. Kelly)

#100- “I’D DIE WITHOUT YOU” (P.M. Dawn)

#99- “THEY SAY” (3T)

#98- “NUMBER ONE” (John Legend)

#97- “ALL OF ME” (John Legend)

#96- “HERE AND NOW” (Luther Vandross)

#95- “SITTIN’ ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY” (Otis Redding)

#94- “YOU ARE MY LADY” (Freddie Jackson)

#93- “THE EARTH, THE SUN, THE RAIN” (Color Me Badd) 

#92- “COOL IT NOW” (New Edition)

#91- “SUDDENLY” (Billy Ocean)

#90- “ALWAYS” (Atlantic Starr) 

#89- “THE CROSSROADS” (Bone Thugs -N- Harmony)

#88- “ON THE WINGS OF LOVE” (Jeffrey Osborne)

#87- “WISHES” (Nathan Morris)

#86- “IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES” (Joose)

#85- “CHERISH” (Kool & the Gang)

#84- “I MISS YOU” (N 11 U)

#83- “LIVE IT UP” (John Legend)

#82- “TWISTED” (Keith Sweat featuring Kut Klose and Pretty Russ)

#81- “HE’S DOING YOU WRONG” (Shai)

#80- “AGAIN” (Janet Jackson)

#79- “TIME TO END THIS STORY” (Az Yet)

#78- “I’D RATHER BE ALONE” (IV Example)

#77- “YOU GIVE ME SOMETHING” (James Morrison)

#76- “AS ONE” (Hi-Five)

#75- “ALL MY LIFE” (K-Ci & Jo Jo)

#74- “WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU” (The Spinners)

#73- “ONE MOMENT IN TIME” (Whitney Houston)

#72- “I CAN’T SLEEP BABY” (R. Kelly) 

#71- “IT’S HARD WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE” (Shai)

#70- “TIL YOU DO ME RIGHT” (After 7)

#69- “ALL CRIED OUT” (Allure featuring 112)

#68- “NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN” (Dionne Warwick) 

#67- “ANYTHING” (3T)

#66- “AFTER THE LOVE” (Earth Wind and Fire)

#65- “DID YOU KNOW” (Shai)

#64- “SECRET LOVERS” (Atlantic Starr)

#63- “ON BENDED KNEE” (Boyz 11 Men)

#62- “MOTOWNPHILLY” (Boyz 11 Men)

#61- “LET’S STAY TOGETHER” (Al Green)

#60- “ONE SWEET DAY” (Mariah Carey and Boyz 11 Men)

#59- “SOMEONE TO HOLD” (Trey Lorenz) 

#58- “MUSIC AND ME” (Michael Jackson) 

#57- “I’M READY” (Tevin Campbell)

#56- “WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO” (Whitney Houston)

#55- “JUST ONCE” (James Ingram)

#54- “DO THEY KNOW” (Boyz 11 Men)

#53- “ANGEL” (John Secada) 

#52- “FOR ALL ETERNITY” (Color Me Badd)

#51- “STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU” (New Edition)

#50- “NOBODY” (Keith Sweat and Athena Cage)

#49- “SHE SAID” (Hi-Five) 

#48- “U SEND ME SWINGIN” (Mint Condition)

#47- “CRAZY” (K-Ci & Jo Jo)

#46- “STILL” (The Commodores) 

#45- “WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN” (Bruno Mars)

#44- “CRAZY LOVE” (Brian McKnight)

#43- “TOGETHER FOREVER” (Shai) 

#42- “STAY GOLD” (Stevie Wonder)

#41- “STAND BY ME” (Ben E. King)

#40- “A SONG FOR MAMA” (Boyz 11 Men)

#39- “FOREVER LOVE” (Color Me Badd)

#38- “YOU GOT IT ALL” (The Jets) 

#37- “YOUR LOVE” (Boyz 11 Men)

#36- “DIDN’T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL” (Whitney Houston)

#35- “I CAN CHANGE” (John Legend featuring Snoop Dog)

#34- “THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR” (Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Gladys Knight)

#33- “I’M GOING FOR MINE” (Keith Sweat) 

#32- “YOU ARE EVERYTHING” (The Stylistics)

#31- “THESE ARE THE TIMES” (Dru Hill)

#30- “COME AND TALK TO ME” (Jodeci)

#29- “THIS TIME” (K Jon)

#28- “NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO” (Sergio Mendes)

#27- “LET IT BURN” (Usher)

#26- “YES” (4 P.M.)

#25- “I’ll MAKE LOVE TO YOU” (Boyz 11 Men)

#24- “DO WHAT I GOTTA DO” (Ralph Tresvant) 

#23- “EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART” (Brian McKnight)

#22- “CONFUSED” (Tevin Campbell)

#21-  “I KNOW LOVE” (Hi-Five)

#20- “IGNITION” (R. Kelly)

#19- “YESTER ME, YESTER YOU, YESTERDAY” (Stevie Wonder)

#18- “MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA” (Gladys Knight and the Pips)

#17- “NICE AND SLOW” (Usher)

#16- “GIRL U FOR ME” (Silk)

#15- “BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW” (The Stylistics)

#14- “COMFORTER” (Shai)

#13- “IT’S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY” (Boyz 11 Men)

#12- “CAN’T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE” (Hi-Five)

#11- “LATELY” (Jodeci)

#10- “YOU CAN NEVER ASK TOO MUCH OF LOVE” (Take 6)

#9- “TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO” (Tevin Campbell)

#8- “ONE LAST CRY” (Brian McKnight)    

#7- “COME WITH ME” (Shai)

#6- “NATIONAL ANTHEM” (Marvin Gaye) 

#5- “END OF THE ROAD” (Boyz 11 Men)                                     

#4- “JUST MY IMAGINATION” (The Temptations)

#3- “ORDINARY PEOPLE” (John Legend)

#2- “YOU ARE NOT ALONE” (Michael Jackson)

#1- “PLEASE DON’T GO” (Boyz 11 Men)

Jay C. Brandriet 8/6/15