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1920's
1930's
1930 - HARRY RICHMAN - Putting On The Ritz (US)
1931 - MILLS BROTHERS - Tiger Rag (US)
1932 - CAB CALLOWAY - Minnie The Moocher (US)
1932 - DUKE ELLINGTON - It Don't Mean A Thing (If You Ain't Got That Swing) (US)
1932 - IRENE BORDONI FT BETTY BOOP - I'm Just A Gigolo (US)
1935 - CARL ORFF - Carmina Burana (O Fortuna) (Germany)
1937 - FATS WALLER - This Joint Is Jumping (US)
1939 - BILLIE HOLIDAY - Strange Fruit (US)
1931 - MILLS BROTHERS - Tiger Rag (US)
1932 - CAB CALLOWAY - Minnie The Moocher (US)
1932 - DUKE ELLINGTON - It Don't Mean A Thing (If You Ain't Got That Swing) (US)
1932 - IRENE BORDONI FT BETTY BOOP - I'm Just A Gigolo (US)
1935 - CARL ORFF - Carmina Burana (O Fortuna) (Germany)
1937 - FATS WALLER - This Joint Is Jumping (US)
1939 - BILLIE HOLIDAY - Strange Fruit (US)
1940's
1940 - GLENN MILLER - In The Mood (US)
1940 - CONSUELO VELAZQUEZ - Beseme Mucho (Mexico)
1941 - DELTA RHYTHM BOYS - Take The "A" Train (US)
1942 - PEGGY LEE - Why Don't You Do Right (US)
1944 - MEADE LUX LEWIS & BIG JOE TURNER - Low Down Dog (US)
1945 - LOUIS JORDAN AND HIS TYMPANY FIVE - Caldonia (US)
1946 - LOUIS JORDAN - Let The Good Times Roll (US)
1949 - JOHN LEE HOOKER - Hobo Blues (US)
1940 - CONSUELO VELAZQUEZ - Beseme Mucho (Mexico)
1941 - DELTA RHYTHM BOYS - Take The "A" Train (US)
1942 - PEGGY LEE - Why Don't You Do Right (US)
1944 - MEADE LUX LEWIS & BIG JOE TURNER - Low Down Dog (US)
1945 - LOUIS JORDAN AND HIS TYMPANY FIVE - Caldonia (US)
1946 - LOUIS JORDAN - Let The Good Times Roll (US)
1949 - JOHN LEE HOOKER - Hobo Blues (US)
1950's
1952 - BIG MAMA THORNTON - Hound Dog (US)
1954 - BIG JOE TURNER - Shake Rattle & Roll (US)
1954 - EARTHA KITT - C'est Si Bon (French)
1955 - FATS DOMINO - Ain't That A Shame (US)
1955 - MUDDY WATERS - Mannish Boy (US)
1955 - TODD DUNCAN - Unchained Melody (US)
1956 - MICKEY & SYLVIA - Love Is Strange (US)
1956 - RENATO CAROSONE - Tu Vuo Fa' L'Americano (Italy)
1958 - DOMENICO MODUGNO - Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare) (Italy)
1958 - EDDIE COCHRAN - Summertime Blues (US)
1958 - THE CHORDETTES - Lollipop (US)
1958 - PEGGY LEE - Fever (US)
1959 - ROCCO GRANATA - Marina (Italy/Belgium)
1959 - BRENDA LEE - Sweet Nothin's (US)
1959 - THE ISLEY BROTHERS - Shout (US)
1959 - THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET - Take Five (US)
1959 - JOSEPHINE BAKER - Don't Touch My Tomatoes (French)
1954 - BIG JOE TURNER - Shake Rattle & Roll (US)
1954 - EARTHA KITT - C'est Si Bon (French)
1955 - FATS DOMINO - Ain't That A Shame (US)
1955 - MUDDY WATERS - Mannish Boy (US)
1955 - TODD DUNCAN - Unchained Melody (US)
1956 - MICKEY & SYLVIA - Love Is Strange (US)
1956 - RENATO CAROSONE - Tu Vuo Fa' L'Americano (Italy)
1958 - DOMENICO MODUGNO - Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare) (Italy)
1958 - EDDIE COCHRAN - Summertime Blues (US)
1958 - THE CHORDETTES - Lollipop (US)
1958 - PEGGY LEE - Fever (US)
1959 - ROCCO GRANATA - Marina (Italy/Belgium)
1959 - BRENDA LEE - Sweet Nothin's (US)
1959 - THE ISLEY BROTHERS - Shout (US)
1959 - THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET - Take Five (US)
1959 - JOSEPHINE BAKER - Don't Touch My Tomatoes (French)
1960's
1960 - THE VENTURES - Walk Don't Run (US)
1960 - THE SHADOWS - Apache (UK)
1961 - THE MARVELETTES - Please Mr Postman (US)
1964 - ASTRUD GILBERTO & STAN GETZ - The Girl From Ipanema (Brazil)
1964 - SAM COOKE - A Change Is Gonna Come (US)
1964 - FOUR TOPS - Baby I Need Your Lovin' (US)
1964 - THE ANIMALS - The House Of The Rising Sun (UK)
1964 - MANFRED MANN - Doo Wah Diddy (UK)
1965 - TOM JONES - It's Not Unusual (UK)
1965 - BARBARA MASON - Yes, I'm Ready (US)
1965 - BOBBY FULLER FOUR - I Fought The Law (US)
1965 - JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS - Shotgun (US)
1965 - WILSON PICKETT - In The Midnight Hour (US)
1965 - MARVIN GAYE - Ain't That Peculiar (US)
1966 - SAM THE SHAM & THE PHAROAHS - Lil' Red Riding Hood (US)
1966 - SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL 66 - Mas Que Nada (Brazil)
1966 - BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD - For What It's Worth (US/Canada)
1966 - NANCY SINATRA - Bang Bang (US)
1967 - NINA SIMONE - I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl (US)
1967 - JOE TEX - Skinny Legs And All (US)
1967 - ETTA JAMES - Tell Mama (US)
1967 - DAVID AXELROD - The Edge (US)
1968 - ASHA BHOSLE - Kisi Ki Jaan Lete Hain (India)
1968 - THE DELFONICS - Ready Or Not Here I Come (US)
1968 - TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS - Mony Mony (US)
1968 - SLY & THE FAMILY STONE - Dance To The Music (US)
1969 - B.B. KING - The Thrill Is Gone (US)
1969 - WALLACE COLLECTION - Daydream (Belgium)
1960 - THE SHADOWS - Apache (UK)
1961 - THE MARVELETTES - Please Mr Postman (US)
1964 - ASTRUD GILBERTO & STAN GETZ - The Girl From Ipanema (Brazil)
1964 - SAM COOKE - A Change Is Gonna Come (US)
1964 - FOUR TOPS - Baby I Need Your Lovin' (US)
1964 - THE ANIMALS - The House Of The Rising Sun (UK)
1964 - MANFRED MANN - Doo Wah Diddy (UK)
1965 - TOM JONES - It's Not Unusual (UK)
1965 - BARBARA MASON - Yes, I'm Ready (US)
1965 - BOBBY FULLER FOUR - I Fought The Law (US)
1965 - JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS - Shotgun (US)
1965 - WILSON PICKETT - In The Midnight Hour (US)
1965 - MARVIN GAYE - Ain't That Peculiar (US)
1966 - SAM THE SHAM & THE PHAROAHS - Lil' Red Riding Hood (US)
1966 - SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL 66 - Mas Que Nada (Brazil)
1966 - BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD - For What It's Worth (US/Canada)
1966 - NANCY SINATRA - Bang Bang (US)
1967 - NINA SIMONE - I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl (US)
1967 - JOE TEX - Skinny Legs And All (US)
1967 - ETTA JAMES - Tell Mama (US)
1967 - DAVID AXELROD - The Edge (US)
1968 - ASHA BHOSLE - Kisi Ki Jaan Lete Hain (India)
1968 - THE DELFONICS - Ready Or Not Here I Come (US)
1968 - TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS - Mony Mony (US)
1968 - SLY & THE FAMILY STONE - Dance To The Music (US)
1969 - B.B. KING - The Thrill Is Gone (US)
1969 - WALLACE COLLECTION - Daydream (Belgium)
1970's
1970 - KING FLOYD - Groove Me (US)
1970 - GRANT GREEN - Sookie Sookie (US)
1970 - JEAN KNIGHT - Mr. Big Stuff (US)
1970 - CHARLES WRIGHT & THE WATTS 103rd STREET BAND - Express Yourself (US)
1970 - CURTIS MAYFIELD - Move On Up (US)
1970 - THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS - O-o-h Child (US)
1971 - BILL WITHERS - Grandma's Hands (US)
1971 - RARE EARTH - I Just Want To Celebrate (US)
1971 - THE STYLISTICS - People Make The World Go Round (US)
1971 - EARTH WIND & FIRE - Evil (US)
1971 - WAR - Me & My Baby Brother (US)
1971 - THE DRAMATICS - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (US)
1972 - ASHA BHOSLE - Ae Naujawan Hai Sab (from Apradh) (India)
1972 - KING HARVEST - Dancing In The Moonlight (US)
1972 - LOU REED - Walk On The Wildside (US)
1972 - LYN COLLINS - Think (US)
1972 - AL GREEN - Love And Happiness (US)
1972 - EDDIE KENDRICKS - Girl You Need A Change Of Mind (US)
1972 - LUTHER INGRAM - If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Wanna Be Right (US)
1972 - THE STAPLE SINGERS - I'll Take You There (US)
1973 - ANN PEEBLES - I Can't Stand The Rain (US)
1973 - JOE QUATERMAN - I've Got So Much Trouble In My Mind (US)
1973 - STEVIE WONDER - Living For The City (US)
1973 - FUNKADELIC - Cosmic Slop (US)
1973 - MANDRILL - Fencewalk (US)
1973 - JORGE BEN JOR - Taj Mahal (Brazil)
1973 - JACKSON 5 - Dancing Machine (US)
1973 - SYLVIA - Pillow Talk (US)
1973 - LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA - Love's Theme (US)
1974 - DOLLY PARTON - I Will Always Love You (US)
1974 - GEORGE McCRAE - Rock Your Baby (US)
1974 B.T. EXPRESS - Do It (Till You're Satisfied) (US)
1974 - GIL SCOTT-HERON & BRIAN JACKSON - The Bottle (US)
1974 - RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN - Tell Me Something Good (US)
1974 - AVERAGE WHITE BAND - Pick Up The Pieces (US)
1974 - KOOL & THE GANG - Hollywood Swingin' (US)
1974 - OHIO PLAYERS - Skin Tight (US)
1974 - WAR - Why Can't We Be Friends (US)
1974 - BETTY WRIGHT - Tonight Is The Night (US)
1974 - RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN - Once You Get Started (US)
1975 - PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Do It Any Way You Wanna (US)
1975 - EARTH WIND & FIRE - That's The Way Of The World (US)
1975 - MINNIE RIPERTON - Loving You (US)
1975 Lenny Williams - Because I Love You (US)
1976 - ROY AYERS UBIQUITY - Everybody Loves The Sunshine (US)
1976 - ROYCE ROYCE - Wishing On A Star (US)
1976 - BRICK - Dazz (US)
1976 - JEAN MICHEL JARRE - Oxygene 2 (France)
1976 - LATA MANGESHKAR - from the film Jyoti (India)
1976 - BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - War (Jamaica)
1976 - MAX ROMEO & THE UPSETTERS - Chase The Devil (Jamaica)
1976 - DR BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND - Cherchez La Femme (US)
1976 - SIDE EFFECT - Always There (US)
1977 - CAST OF ANNIE - Hard Knock Life (US)
1977 - THE FLOATER - Float On (US)
1977 - THE BROTHERS JOHNSON - Strawberry Letter 23 (US)
1977 - JOE TEX - Ain't Gonna Bump No More (US)
1977 - CHIC - Dance Dance Dance (Yowseh Yowseh Yowseh) (US)
1977 - MARVIN GAYE - Got To Give It Up (US)
1977 - ODYSSEY - Native New Yorker (US)
1978 - RICK JAMES - Mary Jane (US)
1978 - BOBBY CALDWELL - What You Won't Do For Love (US)
1978 - ANDY GIBB - Shadow Dancing (US)
1978 - CHIC - I Want Your Love (US)
1978 - OFRA HAZA - Im Nin'Alu (Israel)
1978 - EDDY GRANT - Living On The Frontline (UK)
1978 - INNER CIRCLE ft JACOB MILLER - We A Rockers (Jamaica)
1978 - THIRD WORLD - Now That We Found Love (Jamaica)
1978 - GREGORY ISAACS - Tune In (Jamaica)
1978 - RANDY NEWMAN - Short People (US)
1978 - EAGLES - Funky New Year (US)
1978 FREEDOM - Get Up And Dance (US)
1978 FOXY - Get Off (US)
1978 - Sun - Sun Is Here (US)
1978 - THE BAR-KAYS - Shine (US)
1979 - HERB ALBERT - Rise (US)
1979 - BONEY M. - Gotta Go Home (Germany)
1979 - BAD BRAINS - Stay Close To Me (US)
1979 - KURTIS BLOW - Christmas Rappin' (US)
1979 - SISTER SLEDGE - We Are Family (US)
1979 - CHICAGO - Street Player (US)
1979 - THE CRUSADERS ft RANDY CRAWFORD - Street Life (US)
1979 - FATBACK BAND - Gotta Get My Hands On Some Money (US)
1979 - AL HUDSON & THE SOUL PARTNERS - You Can Do It (US)
1979 - INSTANT FUNK - I Got My Mind Made Up (US)
1979 - DYNASTY - I Don't Wanna Be A Freak (US)
1979 - GARY NUMAN - M.E. (UK)
1980's
1980 - LEON HAYWOOD - Don't Push It, Don't Force It (US)
1980 - T.S. MONK - Bon Bon Vie (The Good Life) (US)
1980 - TOM BROWNE - Funkin' For Jamaica (US)
1980 - LAKESIDE - Fantastic Voyage (US)
1980 - CAMEO - Shake Your Pants (US)
1980 - CON FUNK SHUN - Too Tight (US)
1980 - S.O.S. BAND - Take Your Time (Do It Right) (US)
1980 - THE GAP BAND - Burn Rubber On Me (US)
1980 - SLAVE - Watching You (US)
1980 - THE KORGIS - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime (US)
1980 - PINO D'ANGIO - Ma Quale Idea (Italy)
1981 - LOS KJARKAS - Llorando Se Fue (Bolivia)
1981 - SKYY - Call Me (US)
1981 - STEVIE WONDER - Happy Birthday (US)
1981 - MARVIN GAYE - I Want You (US)
1981 - STEVIE NICKS - Edge Of Seventeen (US)
1981 - CENTRAL LINE - Walking Into Sunshine (UK)
1982 - INDEEP - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (US)
1982 - JUNIOR GISCOMBE - Mama Used To Say (UK)
1982 - DeBARGE - All This Love (US)
1982 - DeBARGE - I Like It (US)
1982 - MICHAEL McDONALD - I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) (US)
1982 - GRACE JONES - My Jamaican Guy (US)
1982 - SISTER NANCY - Bam Bam (Jamaica)
1982 - PATRICE RUSHEN - Forget Me Nots (US)
1982 - GEORGE CLINTON - Atomic Dog (US)
1982 - AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & THE SOULSONIC FORCE - Looking For The Perfect Beat (US)
1982 - THE CLASH - Straight To Hell (UK)
1982 - TROUBLE FUNK - Hey Fellas (US)
1983 - JONZUN CREW - We Are The Jonzun Crew (US)
1983 - FREEZ - I.O.U. (UK)
1983 - MTUME - Juicy Fruit (US)
1983 - MELLE MEL - White Lines (US)
1983 - CLASS ACTION - Weekend (US)
1983 - LIQUID LIQUID - Cavern (US)
1984 - LITTLE BENNY IN THE MASTERS - Who Comes To Boogie (US)
1984 - DIVINE SOUNDS - What People Do For Money (US)
1984 THE GAP BAND - Disrespect (US)
1984 - DIANA ROSS - Missing You (US)
1984 - DENNIS EDWARDS - Don't Look Any Further (US)
1985 - LOOSE ENDS - Hanging On A String (UK)
1985 - BERNARD WRIGHT - Who Do You Love (US)
1985 - MAZE ft FRANKIE BEVERLY - Back In Stride (US)
1985 - CHERRELLE ft ALEXANDER O'NEIL - Saturday Love (US)
1985 - STARPOINT - Object Of My Desire (US)
1985 - OPUS - Live Is Life (Austria)
1986 - CLUB NOUVEAU - Why You Treat Me So Bad (US)
1986 - GOLDEN SOUNDS - Zamina Mina (Zangalewa) (Cameroon)
1986 - WHODINI - One Love (US)
1987 - JOYCE SIMS - Come Into My Life (US)
1987 - ENYA - Boadicea (Ireland)
1989 - SYBIL - Don't Make Me Over (US)
1989 - SOUL II SOUL - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) (UK)
1989 - VAN MORRISON - Have I Told You Lately (US)
1989 - JIMI POLO - Better Days (UK)
1989 - SNAP! - The Power (Germany)
1980 - T.S. MONK - Bon Bon Vie (The Good Life) (US)
1980 - TOM BROWNE - Funkin' For Jamaica (US)
1980 - LAKESIDE - Fantastic Voyage (US)
1980 - CAMEO - Shake Your Pants (US)
1980 - CON FUNK SHUN - Too Tight (US)
1980 - S.O.S. BAND - Take Your Time (Do It Right) (US)
1980 - THE GAP BAND - Burn Rubber On Me (US)
1980 - SLAVE - Watching You (US)
1980 - THE KORGIS - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime (US)
1980 - PINO D'ANGIO - Ma Quale Idea (Italy)
1981 - LOS KJARKAS - Llorando Se Fue (Bolivia)
1981 - SKYY - Call Me (US)
1981 - STEVIE WONDER - Happy Birthday (US)
1981 - MARVIN GAYE - I Want You (US)
1981 - STEVIE NICKS - Edge Of Seventeen (US)
1981 - CENTRAL LINE - Walking Into Sunshine (UK)
1982 - INDEEP - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (US)
1982 - JUNIOR GISCOMBE - Mama Used To Say (UK)
1982 - DeBARGE - All This Love (US)
1982 - DeBARGE - I Like It (US)
1982 - MICHAEL McDONALD - I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) (US)
1982 - GRACE JONES - My Jamaican Guy (US)
1982 - SISTER NANCY - Bam Bam (Jamaica)
1982 - PATRICE RUSHEN - Forget Me Nots (US)
1982 - GEORGE CLINTON - Atomic Dog (US)
1982 - AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & THE SOULSONIC FORCE - Looking For The Perfect Beat (US)
1982 - THE CLASH - Straight To Hell (UK)
1982 - TROUBLE FUNK - Hey Fellas (US)
1983 - JONZUN CREW - We Are The Jonzun Crew (US)
1983 - FREEZ - I.O.U. (UK)
1983 - MTUME - Juicy Fruit (US)
1983 - MELLE MEL - White Lines (US)
1983 - CLASS ACTION - Weekend (US)
1983 - LIQUID LIQUID - Cavern (US)
1984 - LITTLE BENNY IN THE MASTERS - Who Comes To Boogie (US)
1984 - DIVINE SOUNDS - What People Do For Money (US)
1984 THE GAP BAND - Disrespect (US)
1984 - DIANA ROSS - Missing You (US)
1984 - DENNIS EDWARDS - Don't Look Any Further (US)
1985 - LOOSE ENDS - Hanging On A String (UK)
1985 - BERNARD WRIGHT - Who Do You Love (US)
1985 - MAZE ft FRANKIE BEVERLY - Back In Stride (US)
1985 - CHERRELLE ft ALEXANDER O'NEIL - Saturday Love (US)
1985 - STARPOINT - Object Of My Desire (US)
1985 - OPUS - Live Is Life (Austria)
1986 - CLUB NOUVEAU - Why You Treat Me So Bad (US)
1986 - GOLDEN SOUNDS - Zamina Mina (Zangalewa) (Cameroon)
1986 - WHODINI - One Love (US)
1987 - JOYCE SIMS - Come Into My Life (US)
1987 - ENYA - Boadicea (Ireland)
1989 - SYBIL - Don't Make Me Over (US)
1989 - SOUL II SOUL - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) (UK)
1989 - VAN MORRISON - Have I Told You Lately (US)
1989 - JIMI POLO - Better Days (UK)
1989 - SNAP! - The Power (Germany)
1990's
1990 - INCOGNITO FT JOCELYN BROWN - Always There (UK)
1990 - DEEE-LITE - Groove Is In The Heart (US)
1991 - YOUNG DISCIPLES - Apparently Nothin' (US/UK)
1992 - 2PAC - Changes (US)
1992 - CESARIA EVORA - Sodade (Cape Verde)
1992 - JERRY RIVERA - Amores Como El Nuestro (Puerto Rico)
1990 - DEEE-LITE - Groove Is In The Heart (US)
1991 - YOUNG DISCIPLES - Apparently Nothin' (US/UK)
1992 - 2PAC - Changes (US)
1992 - CESARIA EVORA - Sodade (Cape Verde)
1992 - JERRY RIVERA - Amores Como El Nuestro (Puerto Rico)
2000's
2005 - IMOGEN HEAP - Hide And Seak (UK)