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Post by Soulsista on Aug 30, 2023 12:53:25 GMT -5
As promised, we will now be covering the year 1998 in this series. I've got another 11 songs waiting for you to be ranked, and here they are: Nice & Slow - Usher No, No, No - Destiny's Child Let's Ride - Montell Jordan feat. Master P & Silkk The Shocker All My Life - K-Ci & JoJo Too Close - Next I Get Lonely - Janet Jackson The Boy Is Mine - Brandy & Monica Friend Of Mine - Kelly Price The First Night - Monica How Deep Is Your Love - Dru Hill feat. Redman Nobody's Supposed To Be Here - Deborah Cox YouTube PlaylistSpotify Playlist:Final rankings will use an inverse point system. You may rank whichever version (single edit, remix, etc.) you prefer. NOTE: I've included two versions of "I Get Lonely" in the Spotify playlist and two versions of "No, No, No" in the YouTube and Spotify playlists. Please rank only one version of each song, you don't have to specify which. Submissions are tentatively due October 13. Links to previous rankdowns: 1976 1977 1978 19791980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 19891990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997Best Of The '80s |
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Post by jenglisbe on Aug 30, 2023 13:04:08 GMT -5
Submitted.
1998 isn't quite as good as some of the previous years IMO, but I still like pretty much all of the songs and definitely love a few of them.
(There is also one that I am sure will do really well that I find a bit overrated, but still like.)
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Post by PREDS PRIDE on Aug 30, 2023 13:04:40 GMT -5
definitely in. I think I see my 1 already
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Post by #LisaRinna on Aug 30, 2023 14:30:28 GMT -5
Submitted!
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Post by Private Dancer on Aug 30, 2023 15:18:23 GMT -5
definitely in. I think I see my 1 already I think I already know your #1 and I believe we share the same one. |
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Post by Private Dancer on Aug 30, 2023 15:18:51 GMT -5
She was a friend of mine...she left with my maaaaan...she lieeeed....cheeeaaaaat...took all I had!
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Post by 312999 on Aug 30, 2023 19:58:19 GMT -5
I know my 1 but here’s a list where I have no idea what could be the overall last or overall first. This could go in any direction.
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Post by alexcuse on Aug 30, 2023 23:19:02 GMT -5
So many classic r&b songs in 1998, including several fr below that I'm shocked didn't hit #1:
Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody
Monica - Angel of Mine
Faith Evans - Love Like This
Brian McKnight - Anytime
Pras & Mya - Ghetto Supastar
Brandy - Have You Ever
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop
Mariah Carey - My All
Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston - when you Believe
2Pac - Changes
Will Smith - Gettin Jiggy Wit It
Will Smith - Just the Two of Us
Jay-Z - Can I Get A
Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life
Janet Jackson - Together Again
Janet Jackson - Go Deep
Usher - My Way
Backstreet & Mya - Take Me There
R. Kelly & Celine Dion - I'm Your Angel
Big Pun - Still Not a Player
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Post by beyoncelover on Sept 1, 2023 11:29:32 GMT -5
Yess, I was really looking forward to 1998 as this was the year I really started following music more closely. I know all of these songs so yayy! I like them all and definitely love a good portion of them. Can't wait to relisten to these and see how I rank them amongst each other.
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• Господин Умљеновић •
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Post by • Господин Умљеновић • on Sept 1, 2023 11:44:38 GMT -5
Oh I'm in and I love my top 3
List sent
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Sept 1, 2023 15:55:45 GMT -5
I'm just gonna say this now: In the case of NSTBH, Hex Hector outranks the Original
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Soulsista
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Post by Soulsista on Sept 2, 2023 11:34:03 GMT -5
Kicking off our extras is this song that pays homage to the birthplace of hip hop. It topped the rap chart and peaked at #4 on the R&B chart and #9 on the Hot 100. It samples "Black Cow" by Steely Dan, and in exchange Steely Dan got a $115,000 advance payment and 100% of the publishing royalties, making members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen the only credited songwriters. The intro samples "Amores Como El Nuestro" by Jerry Rivera.
Deja Vu (Uptown Baby) - Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz
And here we have another song that samples "Black Cow", this one by a teen best known for her role as Ashley Banks on The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. Produced and co-written by Rodney Jerkins, it peaked at #5 R&B and #6 on the Hot 100. Features a rap by Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz.
Daydreamin' - Tatyana Ali
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Post by beyoncelover on Sept 2, 2023 16:04:29 GMT -5
So many classic r&b songs in 1998, including several fr below that I'm shocked didn't hit #1: Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody Monica - Angel of Mine Faith Evans - Love Like This Brian McKnight - Anytime Pras & Mya - Ghetto Supastar Brandy - Have You Ever Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop Mariah Carey - My All Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston - when you Believe 2Pac - Changes Will Smith - Gettin Jiggy Wit It Will Smith - Just the Two of Us Jay-Z - Can I Get A Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life Janet Jackson - Together Again Janet Jackson - Go Deep Usher - My Way Backstreet & Mya - Take Me There R. Kelly & Celine Dion - I'm Your Angel Big Pun - Still Not a Player Omgg wow this list of songs really take me back! Love all of these songs/jams and these are all classics. A shame that they all couldn't go to #1. Of the extras posted, I love both "Deja Vu" and "Daydreamin'." I wish both acts could have had more hits as big as those. :( |
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Post by Soulsista on Sept 3, 2023 11:28:07 GMT -5
First extra for today was the debut single for this rapper from South Central LA. It topped the rap chart and peaked at #5 on the R&B chart and #6 on the Hot 100. Samples "You Don't Have To Cry" by René & Angela.
Romeo And Juliet - Sylk-E Fyne feat. Chill
Next, the biggest hit for this late rapper from The Bronx. It peaked at #13 rap, #6 R&B, and #24 on the Hot 100. Samples "A Little Bit Of Love" by Brenda Russell and contains interpolations of Joe's "Don't Wanna Be a Player" and Earth, Wind & Fire's "Brazilian Rhyme (Beijo)". It was later sampled in Ariana Grande's "The Way".
Still Not a Player - Big Pun feat. Joe
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Post by 312999 on Sept 4, 2023 14:53:05 GMT -5
Sent! Next up on my Rankdown list is the 2010s hiphop, which hopefully should have done by later in the week.
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Post by Soulsista on Sept 5, 2023 14:09:57 GMT -5
First extra for today was the debut single and biggest hit for this singer born in California and raised in Virginia. It peaked at #2 on the R&B chart and #5 on the Hot 100. Features Missy Elliott and Mocha and uncredited vocals by Keli Nicole Price (not to be confused with "Friend Of Mine" Kelly Price).
Make It Hot - Nicole Wray
Next, the biggest hit for this singer from NYC. It peaked at #9 on the R&B and Hot 100 charts and samples Laid Back's "White Horse".
Touch It - Monifah
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Post by beyoncelover on Sept 5, 2023 17:02:16 GMT -5
Of the latest extras posted here, my favorites would be:
- "Still Not a Player"
- "Make It Hot"
- "Touch It"
Oooh these songs are all classics, imo!
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Post by Soulsista on Sept 6, 2023 10:43:04 GMT -5
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Post by mamooshka on Sept 6, 2023 18:34:23 GMT -5
May be useful to share the link to the aforementioned Hex Hector mix of the Deborah Cox track (which was included in her album). It was the version that I heard more often locally back in the day and probably contributed to her 14-week stay at the top.
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Post by PREDS PRIDE on Sept 6, 2023 20:24:17 GMT -5
my list - IN
1-8: great
9: good
10-11: decent
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Post by Soulsista on Sept 7, 2023 11:10:14 GMT -5
First extra for today was the final charted single for this singer from The Motor City. It peaked at #22 on the R&B chart.
Bring It On - Keith Washington
Next, the biggest hit for another Detroit-born singer. Written and produced by Nathan Morris of Boyz II Men, it peaked at #2 R&B and #6 on the Hot 100.
I Don't Ever Want To See You Again - Uncle Sam
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Post by B-Boy on Sept 7, 2023 19:07:18 GMT -5
I can't help but think how "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" sounds so much like a contemporary gospel song.
Missy arranged the hell out of "Make It Hot". I know Keli Nicole Price was miscredited as "Kelly Price" on the single, but I couldn't find her name in the album liner notes.
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Post by Soulsista on Sept 9, 2023 11:18:59 GMT -5
First extra for today was the follow-up to their hit "Up Jumps Da Boogie". It peaked at #5 on the R&B airplay chart. The remix features Shaunta Montgomery and Playa and samples "Givin' Up Food For Funk" by Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s and "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen.
Luv 2 Luv U (Remix) - Timbaland & Magoo
Next, a song from the soundtrack to the movie The Player's Club. It peaked at #11 on the R&B airplay chart.
We Be Clubbin' - Ice Cube
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Post by Soulsista on Sept 10, 2023 16:15:24 GMT -5
First extra for today is from his solo debut album The Carnival. It peaked at #2 on the rap chart, #9 on the R&B chart, and #7 on the Hot 100.
Gone Till November - Wyclef Jean
Next, a song that was featured on the soundtrack to the movie Bulworth. It peaked at #19 rap, #8 R&B, and #15 on the Hot 100, and topped the charts in nine other countries. Samples "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown and "Under The Influence Of Love" by Love Unlimited, and contains an interpolation of "Islands In The Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) - Pras Michel feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya
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Post by Soulsista on Sept 12, 2023 11:12:07 GMT -5
Mya's back in the spotlight in these two extras. Her debut single peaked at #2 on the R&B chart and #6 on the Hot 100 and features Sisqó, who co-wrote the song. Samples "Moments In Love" by the Art Of Noise.
It's All About Me - Mya
Her follow-up peaked at #4 R&B and #34 on the Hot 100. The single remix features Silkk The Shocker.
Movin' On - Mya
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Post by Soulsista on Sept 13, 2023 11:13:32 GMT -5
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Post by Soulsista on Sept 14, 2023 11:34:01 GMT -5
First extra for today was the follow-up to their #1 smash "Too Close". It peaked at #4 on the R&B chart and #14 on the Hot 100. Contains an interpolation of "Two Occasions" by The Deele.
I Still Love You - Next
Next, one of the earliest singles by this quartet from Atlanta. It peaked at #11 R&B and #23 on the Hot 100.
I Gotta Be - Jagged Edge
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Post by Soulsista on Sept 16, 2023 10:46:02 GMT -5
First extra for today was the biggest hit for this rap group from Yonkers. It topped the rap chart and peaked at #8 on the R&B chart and #17 on the Hot 100. Features DMX and Lil Kim and samples "New Beginning" by Dexter Wansel.
Money, Power & Respect - The L.O.X.
DMX has another song in the spotlight. This one peaked at #19 R&B and features Faith Evans. Samples "God Made Me Funky" by The Headhunters and was later sampled in the Moneybagg Yo song "Scorpio".
How's It Goin' Down - DMX
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Post by Soulsista on Sept 17, 2023 14:40:10 GMT -5
Today's extras are from his posthumous album R U Still Down? (Remember Me). The lead single peaked at #18 on the rap chart and #14 on the R&B chart. Samples "Two Of Us" by Cameo and "Welcome To The Ghetto" by Spice 1, and was later interpolated in "Black President" by Nas.
I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto - 2Pac
The original version was the B-side to "Keep Ya Head Up".
The follow-up peaked at #2 rap, #10 R&B, and #21 on the Hot 100. Features Eric Williams and samples "What You Won't Do For Love" by Bobby Caldwell.
Do For Love - 2Pac
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Post by Soulsista on Sept 19, 2023 11:44:04 GMT -5
Today's extras are from their album Traces Of My Lipstick. The lead single, written by Diane Warren, peaked at #4 on the R&B chart and #7 on the Hot 100.
The Arms Of The One Who Loves You - Xscape
The follow-up peaked at #2 R&B and #9 on the Hot 100, and was the last official single before their breakup.
My Little Secret - Xscape
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