The 100 most popular black songs in Hellenic radio stations for the last 30 years (Blues, Disco, Hip Hop, R'n'B, Soul, etc.)
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD (LP McFadden & Whitehead, 1979)
The song was sampled in Jocko's 'Rhythm Talk' (1979) and its bassline was the main inspiration for Pino D'Angio's 'Ma Quale Idea' (1980) and its twin 'Don't Call Me Baby' by Madison Avenue (1999)
Chart positions: UK # 5, US # 13, NL # 39, NZ # 30
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Ain't No Sunshine - BILL WITHERS (LP Just As I Am, 1971)
The song was inspired by 1962 Blake Edwards film 'Days Of Wine & Roses'.
Chart positions: US # 3, NL # 19, BE # 17, FR # 73
Watch video, Watch scene on film Notting Hill
Ain't Nobody - RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN (single, 1983 / OST Breakin', 1984)
The song was included as a bonus studio track on album 'Stompin' At The Savoy' (1983)
Chart positions: UK # 8, US # 22, NL # 36
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Back Stabbers - THE O'JAYS (LP Back Stabbers, 1972)
The song was inspired by the earlier Undisputed Truth hit 'Smiling Faces Sometimes' (1971)
Chart positions: US # 3, NL # 8
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Billie Jean - MICHAEL JACKSON (LP Thriller, 1982)
Chart positions: US # 1, UK # 1, CA # 1, FR # 1, ES # 1, IT # 1, AU # 1, CH # 1, DE # 2, NL # 2, SE # 2, AT # 2, IE # 1, NZ # 2, NO # 5, DK # 8, FI # 11
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The Best - TINA TURNER
Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) - THE STYLISTICS (LP Thank You Baby, 1975)
Chart positions: UK # 1, NL # 2, BE # 5, NZ # 7
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Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) - BILLY OCEAN
Daddy Cool - BONEY M. (LP Take The Heat Off Me, 1976)
Chart positions: DE # 1, CH # 1, AT # 1, BE # 1, SE #1, NO # 1, NL # 3, IT # 3, AU # 5, CA # 18,
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Delicate - TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY feat, DES'REE
Easy Lover - PHILIP BAILEY & PHIL COLLINS
Fallin' - ALICIA KEYS
Fresh - KOOL & THE GANG
Hello - LIONEL RICHIE
Hit The Road Jack - RAY CHARLES
Hot Stuff - DONNA SUMMER (LP Bad Girls, 1979)
Chart positions: US # 1, UK # 11, AU # 1, CH # 1, IT # 2, DE # 5, SE # 2, NO # 2, AT # 3, BE # 8, NL # 21, NZ # 7
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I Got You (I Feel Good) - JAMES BROWN
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - MARVIN GAYE (LP In The Groove, 1968)
The song was originally released in 1967 by Gladys Knight & the Pips.
Chart postions in 1968-69: US # 1, UK # 1, CA # 8
Chart positions in 1986: NL # 23, DE # 48, BE # 18
Watch video, Watch Nick Kamen's 1985 Levi's commercial
I Say A Little Prayer - ARETHA FRANKLIN
I Will Always Love You - WHITNEY HOUSTON
I Will Survive - GLORIA GAYNOR
I'm So Excited - THE POINTER SISTERS (LP So Excited, 1982)
The song can be heard in the 1982 film Summer Lovers though it's not included in the original soundtrack.
Chart positions: UK # 11, US # 30, SE # 4, AU # 9, NL # 19, ES # 23
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It's A Man's Man's Man's World - JAMES BROWN
It's Fantasy - AMII STEWART (single, 1987 / LP Time For Fantasy, 1988)
Chart positions: IT # 14
Watch video, Watch 2nd Campari TV commercial
Just An Illusion - IMAGINATION (LP In The Heat Of The Night, 1982)
The song was sampled in Mariah Carey's 2005 hit ''Get Your Number''
Chart positions: UK # 2, DE # 7, CH # 2, SE # 3, NO # 5, AT # 6, NL # 12
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Just The Two Of Us - GROVER WASHINGTON Jr. feat. BILL WITHERS (LP Winelight, 1980)
Chart positions: US # 2, UK # 34, NL # 16, BE # 16, NZ # 24
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Kiss - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION (LP Parade, 1986)
Chart positions: US # 1, UK # 6, AU # 2, DE # 4, NL # 3, BE # 3, CH # 3, AT # 8
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Let The Music Play - BARRY WHITE
My Baby Just Cares For Me - NINA SIMONE (LP Little Girl Blue, 1958)
Chart positions in 1987: NL # 2, BE # 2, CH # 5, FR # 9, DE # 11, AT # 8
Watch the 1987 animated video / Watch Chanel 5 TV Commercial (1987)
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - THE TEMPTATIONS (LP All Directions, 1972)
The song was originally released by The Undisputed Truth (earlier in 1972)
Chart positions: US # 1, NL # 3, DE # 11, UK # 14, BE # 16
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Reach Out I'll Be There - FOUR TOPS (1966)
Sign Your Name - TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY (LP Introducing The Hardline According To... 1987)
Chart positions: UK # 2, US # 4, NL # 2, BE # 2, DE # 7, AT # 7, CH # 8, SE # 4
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Summertime - BILLY STEWART (1966)
Sunny - BOBBY HEBB (single, 1966)
originally released by Mieko Hirota (single, 1965)
Chart positions: US # 2, UK # 12, NL # 2, BE # 17, DE # 34, SE # 15
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Sweet Love - ANITA BAKER (LP Rapture, 1986)
Chart positions: US # 8, UK # 13, NL # 47
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The Snake - AL WILSON
Theme From ''Shaft'' - ISAAC HAYES (OST Shaft, 1971)
US # 1, UK # 4, BE # 3, NL # 12, DE # 35
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Un-Break My Heart - TONI BRAXTON (LP Secrets, 1996)
Chart positions: US # 1, UK # 2, CH # 1, AT # 1, SE # 1, DK # 1, BE # 1, DE # 2, NL # 2, NO # 2, FI # 5, FR # 8, CA # 5, AU # 6, NZ # 18
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Upside Down - DIANA ROSS (LP Diana, 1980)
The song was written by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards (Chic)
Chart positions: US # 1, UK # 2, IT # 1, DE # 3, AT # 2, NL # 3, SE # 1, NO # 1, CH # 1
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Yellow Moon - THE NEVILLE BROTHERS (LP Yellow Moon, 1989)
The song was produced by Daniel Lanois
Chart positions: NL # 21
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You'll Never Know - HI-GLOSS (LP Hi-Gloss, 1981)
Chart positions: UK # 12, NL # 29, BE # 28
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