Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of May 25, 1996

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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Tha Crossroads

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

Bone, D.J.U-Neek, The Isley Bros., C.H.Jasper

Producer(s):

D.J.U-Neek

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/Relativity

Gains In Performance

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony & Three 6 Mafia Verzuz Showdown Nearly Came to Blows, But Special Guests Saved the Day

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of May 25, 1996

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Tha Crossroads
  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- 1
- 1
- 3
- - 1
  - 1
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

Bone, D.J.U-Neek, The Isley Bros., C.H.Jasper

Producer(s):

D.J.U-Neek

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/Relativity

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

2
- You're The One
  SWV
- 2
- 1
- 6
- - 2
  - 1
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Allstar, A.Martin, I.Matias, T.Johnson, C.Gamble

Producer(s):

Allstar

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

3
- All The Things (Your Man Won't Do) (From "Don't Be A Menace...")
  Joe
- 4
- 2
- 16
- - 4
  - 2
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

Joe, J.P.Thompson, M.Williams

Producer(s):

Joe, J.P.Thompson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

4
- Get Money
  Junior M.A.F.I.A. Featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
- 18
- 4
- 16
- - 18
  - 4
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

C.Wallace, Little Kim, L.Porter, B.Bedford, R.Ayers, S.Striplin

Producer(s):

EZ Elpee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Undeas/Big Beat/Atlantic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

5
- Keep On, Keepin' On (From "Sunset Park")
  MC Lyte Featuring Xscape
- 5
- 5
- 12
- - 5
  - 5
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

J.Dupri Mauldin, MC Lyte, M.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

J.Dupri

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Flavor Unit/East West/EEG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

6
- Always Be My Baby
  Mariah Carey
- 3
- 1
- 8
- - 3
  - 1
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

M.Carey, J.Dupri Mauldin, M.L.Seal, Jr., J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis

Producer(s):

M.Carey, J.Dupri

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

7
- Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)
  R. Kelly Featuring Ronald Isley
- 6
- 1
- 13
- - 6
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

R.S.Kelly

Producer(s):

R.Kelly

RIAA Certification: Platinum

8
- Get On Up
  Jodeci
- 13
- 8
- 2
- - 13
  - 8
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

Mr. Dalvin, K-CI, J.L.Hailey

Producer(s):

Mr. Dalvin

Gains In Performance

9
- Kissin' You
  Total
- 11
- 9
- 4
- - 11
  - 9
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

J.D.Jackson, Raphael Saadiq, J.Johnson, B.James

Producer(s):

Raphael Saadiq

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

10
- Touch Me Tease Me (From "The Nutty Professor")
  Case Featuring Foxxy Brown
- 10
- 10
- 3
- - 10
  - 10
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

C.Woodard, M.J.Blige, M.Hooten, K.Smoove Kornegay, F.Brown, D.Young, J.B. Weaver, Jr.

Producer(s):

K.Kornegay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spoiled Rotten/Def Jam/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

11
- Count On Me (From "Waiting To Exhale")
  Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans
- 7
- 7
- 10
- - 7
  - 7
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Babyface, W.Houston, M.Houston

Producer(s):

Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

12
- Lady
  D'Angelo
- 8
- 2
- 13
- - 8
  - 2
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

D'Angelo, Raphael Saadiq

Producer(s):

D'Angelo, Raphael Saadiq

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

RIAA Certification: Gold

13
- A Thin Line Between Love & Hate (From "A Thin Line...")
  H-Town
- 9
- 6
- 17
- - 9
  - 6
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

E.R.Poindexter, R.Poindexter, J.Members

Producer(s):

R.Troutman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jac-Mac/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Gold

14
- You
  Monifah
- 16
- 14
- 3
- - 16
  - 14
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

Heavy D, R.Burrell, V.J.Herbert, C.King

Producer(s):

Heavy D

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uptown/Universal

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

15
- I Will Survive
  Chantay Savage
- 12
- 5
- 15
- - 12
  - 5
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

D.Fekaris, F.J.Perren

Producer(s):

S.Hurley

RIAA Certification: Gold

16
- 5 O'Clock
  Nonchalant
- 14
- 8
- 14
- - 14
  - 8
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

Nonchalant, D.Staten,Sr., A.Simmons,Jr., K.L.Ferguson,Jr., R.Dill, A.Harrison

Producer(s):

B.Alexander, Lonnie, Kapin

RIAA Certification: Gold

17
- Ain't Nobody/Kissing You
  Faith Evans
- 22
- 17
- 7
- - 22
  - 17
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

F.Evans, C.E.Thompson, S.J.Combs, Babyface

Producer(s):

C.Thompson, Diddy, Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Arista

Gains In Performance

18
- One For The Money
  Horace Brown
- 23
- 14
- 9
- - 23
  - 14
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

H.Brown, K.Deane, B.D.Wildcat, O.S.Harvey,Jr., C.Mack

Producer(s):

K.Deane

19
- Doin It
  LL Cool J
- 17
- 7
- 12
- - 17
  - 7
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

J.T.Smith, B.R.Smith

Producer(s):

R.Smith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- Please Don't Go
  Immature
- 21
- 17
- 4
- - 21
  - 17
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

C.B.Stokes, C.Cueni

Producer(s):

C.Stokes, C.Cueni

21
- Slow Jams
  Quincy Jones Feat. Babyface & Tamia With Portrai
- 28
- 19
- 10
- - 28
  - 19
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

R.Temperton

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Qwest/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

22
- Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check/Everything Remains Raw
  Busta Rhymes
- 15
- 6
- 12
- - 15
  - 6
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

T.Smith, R.Smith

Producer(s):

R.Smith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

23
- Renee
  Lost Boyz
- 20
- 13
- 10
- - 20
  - 13
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

T.Kelly, J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis

Producer(s):

Mr.Sexxx, Buttnaked Tim Dawg

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- Don't Wanna Lose You
  Lionel Richie
- 25
- 17
- 7
- - 25
  - 17
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis, L.Richie

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

25
- Let's Lay Together (From "Don't Be A Menace...")
  The Isley Brothers
- 26
- 25
- 8
- - 26
  - 25
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

R.S.Kelly

Producer(s):

R.Kelly

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

26
- Sittin' Up In My Room (From "Waiting To Exhale")
  Brandy
- 24
- 2
- 22
- - 24
  - 2
  - 22

Songwriter(s):

Babyface

Producer(s):

Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- Ever Since You Went Away
  Art N' Soul
- 19
- 19
- 15
- - 19
  - 19
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

T.C.Riley, Tracy, Lattrel

Producer(s):

T.C.Riley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nature Boy/Big Beat/Atlantic

28
- House Keeper
  Men Of Vizion
- 34
- 28
- 5
- - 34
  - 28
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

G.Spencer III, E.T.Riley, S.Blair

Producer(s):

S.Williams, Teddy Riley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MJJ/550 Music/Epic

Biggest gain in airplay

Gains In Performance

29
- Ain't No Nigga/Dead Presidents
  Jay-Z Featuring Foxxy Brown
- 29
- 29
- 11
- - 29
  - 29
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

S.C.Carter, D.A.Willis, A.Moon, T.Thomas

Producer(s):

Ski

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Freeze/Roc-A-Fella/Priority

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

30
- Can't Hang/Do You Want To
  Xscape Featuring MC Lyte
- 27
- 9
- 12
- - 27
  - 9
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

D.Simmons, J.Dupri Mauldin, M.L.Seal, Jr., C.Lowe, MC Lyte, Xscape

Producer(s):

D.Simmons, J.Dupri

Imprint/Promotion Label:

So So Def/Columbia

31
- Nobody Knows
  The Tony Rich Project
- 33
- 11
- 25
- - 33
  - 11
  - 25

Songwriter(s):

J.Rich, D.DuBose

Producer(s):

T.Rich

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

32
- Not Gon' Cry (From "Waiting To Exhale")
  Mary J. Blige
- 30
- 1
- 18
- - 30
  - 1
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

Babyface

Producer(s):

Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

33
- Scarred (From "Eddie")
  Luke
- 31
- 31
- 6
- - 31
  - 31
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

L.R.Campbell, L.Dobson, M.Young

Producer(s):

D.Rudnick

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Luther Campbell/IDJMG

34
- C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)
  Quad City DJ's
- 38
- 34
- 13
- - 38
  - 34
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

C.C.Lemonhead, J.McGowan, B.White

Producer(s):

C.C.Lemonhead, J.McGowan

Imprint/Promotion Label:

QuadraSound/Big Beat/Atlantic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- Who Do U Love
  Deborah Cox
- 32
- 12
- 17
- - 32
  - 12
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

L.L.Campbell II, V.G.Benford

Producer(s):

L.Campbell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

36
- Before You Walk Out Of My Life/Like This And Like That
  Monica
- 40
- 1
- 32
- - 40
  - 1
  - 32

Songwriter(s):

A.Martin, C.Shack, K.Karlin, D.L.Austin, C.Wolfe

Producer(s):

Soulshock, Karlin, D.Austin, C.Wolfe

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rowdy/Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

37
- The World Is A Ghetto (From "Original Gangstas")
  Geto Boys Featuring Flaj
- 37
- 37
- 4
- - 37
  - 37
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

Allen, Brown, Dickerson, Jordan, Miller, Oskar, K.Scott, Johnson

Producer(s):

N.O.Joe, M.G.Dean

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe

Gains In Performance

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of May 25, 1996

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Tha Crossroads

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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony & Three 6 Mafia Verzuz Showdown Nearly Came to Blows, But Special Guests Saved the Day

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Tha Crossroads

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You're The One

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All The Things (Your Man Won't Do) (From "Don't Be A Menace...")

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Get Money

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Keep On, Keepin' On (From "Sunset Park")

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Always Be My Baby

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Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)

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Get On Up

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Kissin' You

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Touch Me Tease Me (From "The Nutty Professor")

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Count On Me (From "Waiting To Exhale")

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Lady

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A Thin Line Between Love & Hate (From "A Thin Line...")

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You

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I Will Survive

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5 O'Clock

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Ain't Nobody/Kissing You

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One For The Money

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Doin It

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