Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of April 29, 1995

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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This Is How We Do It

Montell Jordan

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

M.D.S.Jordan, O.Pierce, R.M.L.Walters

Producer(s):

O.Pierce, M.Jordan

Imprint/Promotion Label:

PMP/Def Jam/IDJMG

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of April 29, 1995

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- This Is How We Do It
  Montell Jordan
- 1
- 1
- 12
- - 1
  - 1
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

M.D.S.Jordan, O.Pierce, R.M.L.Walters

Producer(s):

O.Pierce, M.Jordan

Imprint/Promotion Label:

PMP/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

2
- Freak Like Me
  Adina Howard
- 2
- 2
- 13
- - 2
  - 2
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

E.Hanes, M.Valentine, L.Hill, W.E.Collins, G.Clinton,Jr., G.L.Cooper

Producer(s):

Mass Order

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mecca Don/East West/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

3
- Ask Of You (From "Higher Learning")
  Raphael Saadiq
- 3
- 3
- 6
- - 3
  - 3
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Raphael Saadiq, E.T.Riley, H.Nakamura, R.Ei

Producer(s):

Raphael Saadiq

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic Soundtrax/550 Music/Epic

Gains In Performance

4
- Dear Mama
  2Pac
- 5
- 3
- 9
- - 5
  - 3
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.Sample, T.A.Shakur, J.B.Jefferson, B.Hawes, C.Simmons

Producer(s):

T.Pizarro

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

5
- Red Light Special
  TLC
- 4
- 3
- 9
- - 4
  - 3
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Babyface

Producer(s):

Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

6
- Candy Rain
  Soul For Real
- 7
- 1
- 22
- - 7
  - 1
  - 22

Songwriter(s):

Heavy D, T.Robinson, J.C.Olivier, S.J.Barnes

Producer(s):

Heavy D, J.C.Olivier, Red Hot Lover Tone

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uptown/MCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

7
- Baby
  Brandy
- 6
- 1
- 13
- - 6
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

K.E.Crouch, K.Jones, R.Patterson

Producer(s):

K.Crouch

RIAA Certification: Platinum

8
- Think Of You
  Usher
- 9
- 8
- 15
- - 9
  - 8
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

C.E.Thompson, D.Jones, F.Evans, U.Raymond IV, W. Jeffrey

Producer(s):

Diddy, C.Thompson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

Gains In Performance

9
- Grapevyne
  Brownstone
- 18
- 9
- 2
- - 18
  - 9
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

N.Gilbert, A.Gilbert, D.Hall

Producer(s):

D.Hall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MJJ/Epic

Gains In Performance

10
- Can't You See (From "New Jersey Drive")
  Total Featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
- 17
- 10
- 5
- - 17
  - 10
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

T.Robinson, M.South, J.Howell, F.Wesley, J.Starks, R.Ryan, S.J.Combs

Producer(s):

Diddy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

11
- Big Poppa/Warning
  The Notorious B.I.G.
- 8
- 4
- 16
- - 8
  - 4
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

C.Wallace, B.F.Bacharach, H.David

Producer(s):

C.Thompson, Diddy, Easy Mo Bee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

12
- Keep Their Heads Ringin' (From "Friday")
  Dr. Dre
- 10
- 10
- 7
- - 10
  - 10
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

A.R.Young, S.Sneed, J-Flex

Producer(s):

Dr. Dre

RIAA Certification: Gold

13
- For Your Love
  Stevie Wonder
- 11
- 11
- 10
- - 11
  - 11
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

S.H.Morris

Producer(s):

S.Wonder

14
- Joy
  BLACKstreet
- 16
- 14
- 5
- - 16
  - 14
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

E.T.Riley, T.Lucas, M.J.Jackson, M.Smith

Producer(s):

Teddy Riley

Gains In Performance

15
- Come On
  Barry White
- 12
- 12
- 10
- - 12
  - 12
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis, J.Q.Wright, B.White

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Perspective

16
- If You Love Me
  Brownstone
- 15
- 2
- 26
- - 15
  - 2
  - 26

Songwriter(s):

G.Chambers, N.Gilbert, D.Hall, E.Sermon, K.Madison, P.Smith

Producer(s):

D.Hall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MJJ/Epic

RIAA Certification: Gold

17
- Give It 2 You
  Da Brat
- 21
- 17
- 4
- - 21
  - 17
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

J.Dupri Mauldin, C.Kelly

Producer(s):

J.Dupri

Imprint/Promotion Label:

So So Def/Work/Columbia

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

18
- I Like
  Kut Klose
- 22
- 18
- 11
- - 22
  - 18
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

J.Howcott, E.Officer, D.Parks, T.Duncan

Producer(s):

J.Howcott, E.Officer, D.Parks

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keia/Elektra/EEG

Gains In Performance

19
- I'm Goin' Down
  Mary J. Blige
- 13
- 13
- 4
- - 13
  - 13
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

N.J.Whitfield

Producer(s):

C.Thompson, Diddy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uptown/MCA

20
- Crazy Love (From "Jason's Lyric")
  Brian McKnight
- 23
- 20
- 7
- - 23
  - 20
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

V.Morrison

Producer(s):

B.McKnight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

21
- This Lil' Game We Play
  Subway (Featuring 702)
- 14
- 4
- 21
- - 14
  - 4
  - 21

Songwriter(s):

G.Levert, E.T.Nicholas

Producer(s):

G.Levert, E.Nicholas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Biv 10/Motown

RIAA Certification: Gold

22
- Just Roll
  Fabu
- 20
- 20
- 11
- - 20
  - 20
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

L.Grady

Producer(s):

Young Lathun

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Beat/Atlantic

23
- Emotions
  H-Town
- 26
- 23
- 7
- - 26
  - 23
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

D.K.Conner, S.Conner, D.L.Jackson

Producer(s):

B.Burrell, Dino

Gains In Performance

24
- Answering Service
  Gerald Levert
- 19
- 12
- 10
- - 19
  - 12
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

G.Levert, E.T.Nicholas

Producer(s):

G.Levert, E.Nicholas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

East West/EEG

25
- I Apologize
  Anita Baker
- 31
- 8
- 21
- - 31
  - 8
  - 21

Songwriter(s):

A.Baker, B.J.Eastmond, G.Chambers

Producer(s):

B.J.Eastmond, C.Thompson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

26
- Freedom (From "Panther")
  Various Artists
- 35
- 26
- 3
- - 35
  - 26
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

D.L.Austin, J.Kirkland, J.Gillman

Producer(s):

D.Austin, Diamond D.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

27
- Craziest
  Naughty By Nature
- 27
- 27
- 3
- - 27
  - 27
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

K.Gist, A.Criss, V.Brown

Producer(s):

Naughty By Nature

28
- Going In Circles/Love The One You're With
  Luther Vandross
- 28
- 28
- 7
- - 28
  - 28
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.Peters, A.Poree, S.Stills

Producer(s):

W.Afanasieff

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LV/Epic

Gains In Performance

29
- Creep
  TLC
- 24
- 1
- 25
- - 24
  - 1
  - 25

Songwriter(s):

D.L.Austin

Producer(s):

D.Austin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

30 NEW
NEW
- Water Runs Dry
  Boyz II Men
- -
- 30
- 1
- - -
  - 30
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

Babyface

Producer(s):

Babyface

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

31
- I Can Call You
  Portrait
- 33
- 22
- 10
- - 33
  - 22
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Portrait

Producer(s):

Portrait

32
- Next Time
  Gladys Knight
- 30
- 30
- 7
- - 30
  - 30
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis, J.Q.Wright, G.Knight

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

33
- It's Been You
  Anita Baker
- 38
- 33
- 4
- - 38
  - 33
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

S.McKinney, M.Unobsky, M.O'Hara

Producer(s):

B.J.Eastmond

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

Gains In Performance

34
- Is It Me?
  Monteco (Featuring Immature)
- 36
- 32
- 9
- - 36
  - 32
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

C.B.Stokes, L.Lassiter, K.Ball

Producer(s):

C.Stokes, L.Lassiter

Gains In Performance

35
- Rub Up Against You
  Freddie Jackson
- 25
- 25
- 10
- - 25
  - 25
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

G.Levert, E.T.Nicholas

Producer(s):

G.Levert, E.Nicholas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Street Life/Scotti Bros.

36
- Before I Let You Go
  BLACKstreet
- 34
- 2
- 31
- - 34
  - 2
  - 31

Songwriter(s):

E.T.Riley, L.F.Sylvers III, M.Riley, Jr., C.Hannibal, D.Hollister, A.Dickey

Producer(s):

Teddy Riley

37
- I'll Be Around
  Rappin' 4-Tay Featuring The Spinners
- 37
- 37
- 7
- - 37
  - 37
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

A.Forte, T.R.Bell, P.Hurt

Producer(s):

J.Kelly, T.McAnaney, J.Nail

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

Gains In Performance

38
- When U Cry I Cry
  Jesse
- 39
- 38
- 8
- - 39
  - 38
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

S.Grissette, B.Beck, R.Brown

Producer(s):

S.Grissette

Imprint/Promotion Label:

UnderWorld/Capitol

Gains In Performance

39
- Shy Guy (From "Bad Boys")
  Diana King
- 43
- 39
- 5
- - 43
  - 39
  - 5

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of April 29, 1995

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

This Is How We Do It

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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This Is How We Do It

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Freak Like Me

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Ask Of You (From "Higher Learning")

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Dear Mama

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Red Light Special

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Candy Rain

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Baby

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Think Of You

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Grapevyne

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Can't You See (From "New Jersey Drive")

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Big Poppa/Warning

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Keep Their Heads Ringin' (From "Friday")

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For Your Love

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Joy

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Come On

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If You Love Me

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Give It 2 You

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I Like

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I'm Goin' Down

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