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2015 URBAN AC
TOP 50
RANK
RANK
ARTIST
TITLE
YEAR-END
CH ART
LABEL
1
Kem
Nobody
MOTOWN/CAPITOL
2
The Weeknd
Earned It
XO/REPUBLIC
3
Sam Smith
Stay With Me
CAPITOL
4
Avery*Sunshine
Call My Name
SHANACHIE
5
Tyrese
Shame
CAROLINE/CAPITOL
6
Mark Ronson f/Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk
RCA
7
Trey Songz
What’s Best For You
SONGBOOK/ATLANTIC
8
Jazmine Sullivan
Let It Burn
RCA
9
Janet Jackson
No Sleeep
RHYTHM NATION/BMG
10
Jodeci
Every Moment
SPHINX/EPIC
11
D’Angelo
Really Love
RCA
12
Disclosure f/Sam Smith
Latch
CHERRYTREE/INTERSCOPE
13
Jill Scott
Fool’s Gold
ATLANTIC
14
Charlie Wilson
Goodnight Kisses
P MUSIC GROUP/RCA
15
Usher
Good Kisser
RCA
16
Tamar Braxton f/Future
Let Me Know
STREAMLINE/EPIC
17
Robin Thicke
Morning Sun
STAR TRAK/INTERSCOPE
18
Vivian Green
Get Right Back To My Baby
MAKE NOISE/CAROLINE/CAPITOL
19
Kem
It’s You
MOTOWN/CAPITOL
20
Joe
If You Lose Her
PLAID TAKE-OVER/BMG/RED
21
Sam Smith
I’m Not The Only One
CAPITOL
22
Leela James
Set Me Free
J & T/BMG/RED
23
Ne-Yo
Religious
MOTOWN/CAPITOL
24
Avant
Special
CAROLINE/CAPITOL
25
Tamar Braxton
If I Don’t Have You
STREAMLINE/EPIC
26
Mary J. Blige
Doubt
CAPITOL
27
Johnny Gill
Behind Closed Doors
J SKILLZ/CAROLINE/CAPITOL
28
Johnny Gill
Game Changer
J SKILLZ/CAROLINE/CAPITOL
29
John Legend
You & I (Nobody In The World)
COLUMBIA
30
Kenny Lattimore
Love Me Back
eONE
31
Jazmine Sullivan
Forever Don’t Last
RCA
32
Jaheim
Back In My Arms
JULIE’SDREAM/PRIMARYWAVE
33
Mary J. Blige
Whole Damn Year
CAPITOL
34
Raheem DeVaughn
Queen
eONE
35
Jill Scott
Back Together
ATLANTIC
36
Common & John Legend
Glory
DEF JAM/COLUMBIA
37
Jamie Foxx f/Chris Brown
You Changed Me
RCA
38
Dave Hollister
Spend The Night
eONE
39
Avery*Sunshine
Sweet Afternoon
SHANACHIE
R. Kelly
Backyard Party
RCA
40
41
Calvin Richardson
Hearsay
BMG/PRIMARY WAVE
42
Charlie Wilson
My Favorite Part Of You
P MUSIC GROUP/RCA
43
Tamia
Stuck With Me
DEF JAM
Babyface
We’ve Got Love
DEF JAM
Kirk Franklin
Wanna Be Happy?
FOYO SOUL/RCA
Morgan James
Call My Name
EPIC
44
45
46
47
Miguel
Coffee
BY STORM/RCA
48
Tank
Stronger
ATLANTIC
49
Sam Smith
Lay Me Down
CAPITOL
Estelle
Conqueror
ESTABLISHED 1980/BMG
50
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John Legend
|
2
Pharrell Williams
|
3
Robin Thicke
|
4
Toni Braxton & Babyface
|
5
Alicia Keys f/Maxwell
|
6
Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake
|
7
Ledisi
|
8
Usher
|
9
Miguel
|
10
Jaheim
|
11
Fantasia f/Kelly Rowland
|
12
Sam Smith
|
13
Kem
|
14
Jhene Aiko
|
15
Kelly Price
|
16
George Tandy, Jr.
|
17
Drake f/Majid Jordan
|
18
Trey Songz
|
19
Robin Thicke f/Pharrell/T.I.
|
20
Tank
|
21
Ronald Isley f/Kem
|
22
Robin Thicke
|
23
Joe f/Kelly Rowland
|
24
Jennifer Hudson f/T.I.
|
25
John Legend
|
26
Tamar Braxton
|
27
Beyonce f/Jay Z |
28
R. Kelly
|
29
Mali Music
|
30
Avery*Sunshine
|
31
Algebra Blessett
|
32
Dave Hollister
|
33
Daley
|
34
Ledisi
|
35
DJ Cassidy f/R. Kelly
|
36
Shaliek
|
37
Leela James f/Anthony Hamilton
|
38
Marsha Ambrosius
|
39
Miguel f/Kendrick Lamar
|
40
TGT
|
41
Toni Braxton & Babyface
|
42
K. Michelle
|
43
Eric Benet
|
44
Jennifer Hudson f/R. Kelly
|
45
Leela James
|
46
Charlie Wilson
|
47
Calvin Richardson
|
48
Joe f/Fantasia Barrino
|
49
Mary J. Blige
|
50
Hezekiah Walker
|
TITLE
All Of Me
Happy
For The Rest Of My Life
Hurt You
Fire We Make
Love Never Felt So Good
I Blame You
Good Kisser
L ABEL
|
Columbia
|
Columbia
|
Star Trak/Interscope
|
Def Jam
|
RCA
|
Epic
|
Verve
|
Adorn
RCA
|
RCA
|
Without Me
Atlantic
|
RCA
|
Capitol
|
Motown/Capitol
|
ARTium/Def Jam
Age Ain’t A Factor
Stay With Me
It’s You
The Worst
It’s My Time
|
March
eONE
|
RedStar
|
What’s Best For You
YMCMB/Republic
|
Songbook/Atlantic
|
Star Trak/Interscope
Hold On We’re Going Home
Blurred Lines
You’re My Star
|
My Favorite Thing Atlantic
|
eONE
|
Love & Sex Pt 2
Star Trak/Interscope
|
Plaid Take-Over/RED
|
RCA
|
Columbia
|
Streamline/Epic
|
Columbia
|
RCA
|
ByStorm/RCA
|
Shanachie
|
Purpose/eONE
|
eONE
|
Republic
|
Verve
|
Columbia
|
Pendulum
|
J & T/BMG/RED
|
RCA
|
RCA
|
Atlantic
|
Def Jam
|
Atlantic
|
EMI
|
RCA
|
J & T/BMG/RED
|
P Music Group/RCA
|
Jordan House/Primary Wave
|
Plaid Take-Over/RED
|
Capitol
|
RCA Inspiration/RCA
Get Her Back
I Can’t Describe (The Way I Feel)
You & I (Nobody In The World)
All The Way Home
Drunk In Love
Genius
Beautiful
Call My Name
Nobody But You
Spend The Night
Look Up
Like This
Make The World Go Round
Ain’t Supposed To Cry
Say That Run
How Many Drinks?
I Need
Where Did We Go Wrong
V.S.O.P.
Runnin’
It’s Your World
Fall For You
I Still Have You
We Gon’ Love Tonite
Love & Sex
Whole Damn Year
Every Praise
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31
32
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37
38
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46
47
48
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Miguel
Adorn
Avant f/Keke Wyatt
You & I
Charlie Wilson
My Love Is All I Have
John Legend
Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
Alicia Keys f/Maxwell
Fire We Make Tamar Braxton
Love And War
Anthony Hamilton
The Best Of Me
Mary J. Blige
Don’t Mind
Jaheim
Age Ain’t A Factor
Fantasia Lose To Win
Chrisette Michele
A Couple Of Forevers
Robin Thicke f/Pharrell & T.I.
Blurred Lines Eric Benet
News For You
Anita Baker
Lately
Tamar Braxton
The One
Daley f/Marsha Ambrosius
Alone Together Faith Evans
Tears Of Joy
Joe
I’d Rather Have A Love
R. Kelly
When A Man Lies
Alicia Keys
Girl On Fire
Robin Thicke
For The Rest Of My Life
R. Kelly
Feelin’ Single
Anthony Hamilton
Pray For Me
Tamela Mann
Take Me To The King
Fantasia f/Kelly Rowland
Without Me Brian McKnight
Sweeter
Justin Timberlake f/Jay Z
Suit & Tie Alicia Keys
Brand New Me
Beyonce
Dance For You
Charlie Wilson
Turn Off The Lights
Toni Braxton & Babyface
Hurt You
Frank Ocean
Thinkin Bout You
TGT
I Need
Urban Mystic
I Promise
Ronald Isley
Dinner And A Movie
John Legend f/Rick Ross
Who Do We Think We Are
Keyshia Cole
Trust And Believe
Tyrese
Best Of Me
John Legend
All Of Me
Lyfe Jennings
Boomerang
TGT
Sex Never Felt Better
Raheem DeVaughn
Love Connection
Shaliek
The Past
Mint Condition
Believe In Us
James Fortune & FIYA f/Monica & Fred Hammond Hold On Boney James f/Raheem DeVaughn
Maker Of Love Tamar Braxton
All The Way Home
Avant
More
Donell Jones
Forever
Avery*Sunshine
Ugly Part Of Me
RCA
EMI/CAPITOL
P MUSIC GROUP/RCA
EPIC
RCA
STREAMLINE/EPIC
RCA
MT/GEFFEN/INTERSCOPE
ATLANTIC
RCA
MOTOWN/IDJMG
STAR TRAK/INTERSCOPE
EMI/CAPITOL
BLUE NOTE/CAPITOL
STREAMLINE/EPIC
REPUBLIC
eONE
MASSENBURG MEDIA
RCA
RCA
STAR TRAK/INTERSCOPE
RCA
RCA
TILLYMANN
RCA
eONE
RCA
RCA
COLUMBIA
P MUSIC GROUP/RCA
MOTOWN/IDJMG
DEF JAM/IDJMG
ATLANTIC
SOBE ENTERTAINMENT
eONE
COLUMBIA
GEFFEN/INTERSCOPE
EMI/CAPITOL
1
ARTISTTITLELABEL
COLUMBIA
MASS APPEAL ENT.
ATLANTIC
368 MUSIC/MASS APPEAL
PENDULUM
SHANACHIE
LIGHT/eONE
CONCORD/CMG
STREAMLINE/EPIC
MO-B ENT./CAPITOL
eONE/CANDYMAN
BIGSHINE
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YEAR-END CHART
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ARTIST
BEYONCE
ESTELLE
TYRESE
JOHN LEGEND
ROBIN THICKE
ANTHONY HAMILTON
CEE LO GREEN f/MELANIE FIONA
KEM
R. KELLY
USHER
ANTHONY HAMILTON
KEM
ERIC BENET
TAMIA
LEDISI f/JAHEIM
R. KELLY
JILL SCOTT
CHARLIE WILSON
ROBIN THICKE
JILL SCOTT f/ANTHONY HAMILTON
TANK
MARY J. BLIGE
ANITA BAKER
MARY MARY
JILL SCOTT
MIGUEL
MARY J. BLIGE
MELANIE FIONA
MARY J. BLIGE
DWELE
URBAN MYSTIC
MONICA
SWV
LEDISI
KEITH SWEAT
ALICIA KEYS
TYRESE
VASHAWN MITCHELL
CARL THOMAS
JENNIFER HUDSON
ELLE VARNER
KELLY ROWLAND f/LIL WAYNE
TREY SONGZ
WHITNEY HOUSTON & JORDIN SPARKS
ANTOINE DUNN
JOHNNY GILL
ERIC BENET
ANGIE STONE
MINT CONDITION
DALEY f/MARSHA AMBROSIUS
TITLE
Love On Top
Thank You
Stay
Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
Love After War
Pray For Me
Fool For You
You’re On My Mind
Share My Love
Climax
Woo
If It’s Love
Real Love
Beautiful Surprise
Stay Together
Feelin’ Single
Blessed
Life Of The Party
All Tied Up
So In Love
Next Breath
Mr. Wrong
Lately
Go Get It
So Gone (What My Mind Says)
Adorn
Don’t Mind
4 AM
25/8
What Profit
Name On It
Until It’s Gone
Co-Sign
Bravo
Make You Say Ooh
Girl On Fire
Nothing On You
Nobody Greater
Don’t Kiss Me
I Got This
Refill
Motivation
Heart Attack
Celebrate
Miss My Love
It Would Be You
Harriett Jones
Do What You Gotta Do
Believe In Us
Alone Together
LABEL
Columbia
Home School/Atlantic
EMI/Capitol
Epic
ST/Geffen/Interscope
RCA
Elektra/RRP
Motown/IDJMG
RCA
RCA
RCA
Republic
EMI/Capitol
EMI
Verve Forecast/VMG
RCA
Warner Bros.
Jive/RCA
Geffen/Interscope
Warner Bros.
Atlantic
MT/Geffen/Interscope
Blue Note/Capitol
Columbia
Warner Bros.
RCA
MT/Geffen/Interscope
SRC/Republic
MT/Geffen/Interscope
RT/eOne
Sobe
RCA
Mass Appeal/eOne
Verve Forecast/VMG
eOne
RCA
EMI/Capitol
EMI Gospel
Verve Forecast/VMG
J/RCA
RCA
Republic
Songbook/Atlantic
RCA
Elite Music
J Skillz/Notifi/Fontana
EMI/Capitol
Saguaro Road
Shanachie
Republic
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R ANK
ARTIST
1 CHARLIE WILSON
2
JILL SCOTT f/ANTHONY HAMILTON
3
KIRK FRANKLIN
4
MARSHA AMBROSIUS
5
KEM
6
R. KELLY
7
TREY SONGZ
8
MARY MARY
9
ANTHONY DAVID f/ALGEBRA
10
EL DEBARGE f/FAITH EVANS
11
KEM
12
LEDISI
13
FANTASIA
14
KELLY PRICE f/STOKLEY
15
CHARLIE WILSON
16
R. KELLY
17
JENNIFER HUDSON
18
ERIC BENET
19
KEM
20
MUSIQ SOULCHILD
21
CEE LO GREEN f/MELANIE FIONA
22
R. KELLY
23
TANK
24
JOHNNY GILL
25
MIGUEL
26
NE-YO
27
JENNIFER HUDSON
28
MONICA
29
KELLY ROWLAND f/LIL WAYNE
30
ERIC BENET
31
TYRESE
32
DONELL JONES
33
FAITH EVANS
34
FANTASIA
35
NE-YO
36
MELANIE FIONA
37
JAZMINE SULLIVAN
38
MUSIQ SOULCHILD f/SWIZZ BEATZ
39
MINT CONDITION
40
JAMIE FOXX f/DRAKE
41
NOEL GOURDIN
42
MARY MARY
43
MARSHA AMBROSIUS
44
VASHAWN MITCHELL
45
LEDISI f/JAHEIM
46
JOE
47
SADE
48
CHRIS BROWN
49
JILL SCOTT
50
BRIAN MCKNIGHT
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TITLE
You Are
So In Love
I Smile
Far Away
Share My Life
Love Letter
Can’t Be Friends
Walking
4evermore
Lay With You
If It’s Love
Pieces Of Me
I’m Doin’ Me
Not My Daddy
Life Of The Party
When A Woman Loves
Where You At
Sometimes I Cry
Why Would You Stay
Yes
Fool For You
Radio Message
Emergency
In The Mood
Sure Thing
Champagne Life
No One Gonna Love You
Love All Over Me
Motivation
Never Want To Live Without You
Stay
Love Like This
Gone Already
Collard Greens & Cornbread
One In A Million
Gone And Never Coming Back
10 Seconds
Anything
Caught My Eye
Fall For Your Type
Beautiful
Survive
Late Nights & Early Mornings
Nobody Greater
Stay Together
Closer
Still In Love With You
She Ain’t You
So Gone (What My Mind Says)
Fall 5.0
LABEL
Jive/RCA
Warner Bros.
Gospo Centric/JLG
J/RCA
Republic
Jive/RCA
Songbook/Atlantic
My Block/Columbia
Purpose Music/eOne
Geffen/Interscope
Republic
Verve Forecast/VMG
J/RCA
My Block/Malaco
Jive/RCA
Jive/RCA
J/RCA
Reprise
Republic
Atlantic
Elektra/RRP
Jive/RCA
Atlantic
J Skillz/Notifi/Fontana
By Storm/RCA
Def Jam/IDJMG
J/RCA
J/RCA
Republic
Warner Bros.
EMI/Capitol
Candyman/eOne
Prolific/eOne
J/RCA
Def Jam/IDJMG
SRC/Republic
J/RCA
Atlantic
Shanachie
J/RCA
Mass Appeal/eOne
Columbia
J/RCA
EMI Gospel
Verve Forecast/VMG
Dexterity Sounds/UMCG
Epic
Jive/RCA
Warner Bros.
Hard Work/eOne
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ARTIST
TITLE
LABEL
USHER
There Goes My Baby
LaFace/JLG
JAHEIM
Finding My Way Back
Atlantic
MAXWELL
Fistful Of Tears
Columbia
JAHEIM
Ain’t Leavin Without You
Atlantic
ALICIA KEYS
Unthinkable (I’m Ready)
J/RMG
MELANIE FIONA
It Kills Me
SRC/Universal Motown
ERYKAH BADU
Window Seat
Universal Motown
KEM
Why Would You Stay
Universal Motown
MARY J. BLIGE
I Am
Geffen/Interscope
SADE
Soldier Of Love
Epic
FANTASIA
Bittersweet
J/RMG
MONICA
Everything To Me
J/RMG
MAXWELL
Bad Habits
Columbia
ALICIA KEYS
Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
J/RMG
CORINNE BAILEY RAE
Closer
Capitol
BEBE & CECE WINANS
Close To You
B&C/Malaco
MARY MARY f/KEIRRA SHEARD
God In Me
Columbia
MONICA
Love All Over Me
J/RMG
MAXWELL
Pretty Wings
Columbia
CHARLIE WILSON
Can’t Live Without You
Jive/JLG
WHITNEY HOUSTON
Million Dollar Bill
Arista/RMG
USHER
Papers
LaFace/JLG
K’JON
On The Ocean
Universal Republic
ANTHONY HAMILTON
The Point Of It All
Jive/JLG
DWELE
What’s Not To Love
RT/E1
TONI BRAXTON
Hands Tied
Atlantic
ROBIN THICKE
Sex Therapy
Star Trak/Interscope
ERIC BENET
Sometimes I Cry
Reprise
DONELL JONES
Love Like This
Candyman/E1
GERALD LEVERT
Can It Stay
Atlantic
RAHEEM DEVAUGHN
I Don’t Care
Jive/JLG
BRIAN MCKNIGHT
What I’ve Been Waiting For
E1
NE-YO
Champagne Life
Def Jam/IDJMG
MARVIN SAPP
The Best In Me
Verity/JLG
VIVIAN GREEN
Beautiful
E1
LYFE JENNINGS
Statistics
Asylum/Warner Bros.
RUBEN STUDDARD
Don’t Make ’Em Like U No More
Hickory/19/RED
ALICIA KEYS
Doesn’t Mean Anything
J/RMG
URBAN MYSTIC
In The Morning
Sobe Entertainment
CHRISETTE MICHELE
Blame It On Me
Def Jam/IDJMG
FAITH EVANS
Gone Already
Prolific/E1
R. KELLY
When A Woman Loves
Jive/JLG
KEITH SWEAT f/JOE
Test Drive
Kedar
ANGIE STONE
I Ain’t Hearin U
Stax/CMG
CHARLIE WILSON
You Are
Jive/JLG
MICHAEL JACKSON
This Is It
Epic
JOE
Worst Case Scenario
Kedar
TONI BRAXTON f/TREY SONGZ
Yesterday
Atlantic
MARY J. BLIGE f/TREY SONGZ
We Got Hood Love
Geffen/Interscope
CHRISETTE MICHELE
All I Ever Think About
Def Jam/IDJMG
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URBAN AC YEAR-END CHART
Artist
CHARLIE WILSON
USHER
K’JON
MAXWELL
MUSIQ SOULCHILD
MUSIQ SOULCHILD f/MARY J. BLIGE
JENNIFER HUDSON
ANTHONY HAMILTON
LAURA IZIBOR
ANTHONY HAMILTON
ROBIN THICKE
JENNIFER HUDSON
INDIA.ARIE
AVANT
GINUWINE
RAPHAEL SAADIQ f/STEVIE WONDER
CHARLIE WILSON
MAXWELL
MINT CONDITION
CHRISETTE MICHELE
KEYSHIA COLE
JAZMINE SULLIVAN f/MISSY ELLIOTT
ERIC BENET
NE-YO
MARVIN SAPP
WHITNEY HOUSTON
ERIC BENET
MARY MARY f/KIERRA SHEARD
AVANT
CHRISETTE MICHELE
ROBIN THICKE
JAZMINE SULLIVAN
BEBE & CECE WINANS
NOEL GOURDIN
KEYSHIA COLE f/2 PAC
TEENA MARIE f/FAITH EVANS
RAPHAEL SAADIQ
JOHN LEGEND f/ANDRE 3000
JAZMINE SULLIVAN
ALICIA KEYS
BRIAN MCKNIGHT
MELANIE FIONA
URBAN MYSTIC
JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA
BEYONCE
RUBEN STUDDARD
JOE
JAMIE FOXX f/T-PAIN & YUNG JOC
ALICIA KEYS
CASE
Title
There Goes My Baby
Here I Stand
On The Ocean
Pretty Wings
Sobeautiful
IfULeave
If This Isn’t Love
I’m Cool
From My Heart To Yours
The Point Of It All
The Sweetest Love
Spotlight
Chocolate High
When It Hurts
Last Chance
Never Give You Up
Can’t Live Without You
Bad Habits
Nothing Left To Say
Epiphany (I’m Leaving)
Heaven Sent
I Need U Bad
You’re The Only One
Miss Independent
Never Would Have Made It
I Look To You
Chocolate Legs
God In Me
Sailing
Blame It On Me
Magic
In Love With Another Man
Close To You
The River
Playa Cardz Right
Can’t Last A Day
Love That Girl
Green Light
Lions, Tigers And Bears
Superwoman
What I’ve Been Waiting For
Give It To Me Right
Best Part Of The Day
I Trust You
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Together
We Need To Roll
Blame It
Doesn’t Mean Anything
Lovely
Label
Jive/JLG
LaFace/JLG
Universal Republic
Columbia
Atlantic
Atlantic
J/RMG
Jive/JLG
Atlantic
Jive/JLG
Star Trak/Interscope
J/RMG
Universal Republic
Capitol
Notifi/Asylum
Columbia
Jive/JLG
Columbia
Caged Bird/Image
Def Jam/IDJMG
Imani/Geffen/Interscope
J/RMG
Friday/Reprise
Def Jam/IDJMG
Verity/JLG
Arista/RMG
Reprise/Warner Bros.
Columbia
Capitol
Def Jam/IDJMG
Star Trak/Interscope
J/RMG
B&C/Malaco
Epic
Imani/Geffen/Interscope
Stax/CMG
Columbia
GOOD/Columbia
J/RMG
J/RMG
E1
SRC/Universal Motown
Sobe/Fontana
Blacksmoke/Worldwide
Music World/Columbia
Hickory/19/RED
Kedar/Fontana
J/RMG
J/RMG
Indigo Blue
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RANKING 1-50
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2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
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15
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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
URBAN AC YEAR-END CHART
Artist
JAHEIM
RAHEEM DEVAUGHN
MARY J. BLIGE
KEYSHIA COLE
ALICIA KEYS
NOEL GOURDIN
MARVIN SAPP
ERIC BENET
ERYKAH BADU
KEYSHIA COLE
JENNIFER HUDSON
MUSIQ
ALICIA KEYS
ROBIN THICKE
ALICIA KEYS
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE w/BEYONCE
JOE
LYFE JENNINGS
JILL SCOTT
CHAKA KHAN
ANGIE STONE
MARIAH CAREY
LEDISI
ANGIE STONE
JAHEIM
J. HOLIDAY
KEITH SWEAT
DWELE
MINT CONDITION
JILL SCOTT
ROBIN THICKE
MARY J. BLIGE
CHRISETTE MICHELE
ALICIA KEYS
KIRK FRANKLIN
JAZMINE SULLIVAN f/MISSY ELLIOTT
ARETHA FRANKLIN f/FANTASIA
JOE
AL GREEN
CHAKA KHAN
TANK
USHER
LEDISI
LALAH HATHAWAY
ANTHONY DAVID f/INDIA.ARIE
CHARLIE WILSON
MARY MARY
JILL SCOTT
WILL DOWNING
NE-YO
Title
Never
Woman
Just Fine
I Remember
Like You’ll Never See Me Again
The River
Never Would Have Made It
You’re The Only One
Honey
Heaven Sent
Spotlight
Teachme
No One
Magic
Teenage Love Affair
Until The End Of Time
My Love
Never Never Land
My Love
Angel
Sometimes
Touch My Body
Alright
Baby
I’ve Changed
Suffocate
Suga Suga Suga
I’m Cheatin’
Nothing Left To Say
Hate On Me
Can U Believe
Work That
If I Have My Way
Superwoman
Declaration (This Is It!)
I Need U Bad
Put You Up On Game E.R. (Emergency Room)
Stay With Me (By The Sea)
One For All Time
Heartbreaker
Here I Stand
In The Morning
Let Go
Words
Supar Sexxy
Get Up
Whenever You’re Around
After Tonight
Miss Independent
Label
Divine Mill/Atlantic
Jive/Zomba
Matriarch/Geffen/Interscope
Imani/Geffen/Interscope
MBK/J/RMG
Epic
Verity/Zomba
Friday/Reprise
Universal Motown
Imani/Geffen/Interscope
J/RMG
Atlantic
MBK/J/RMG
Star Trak/Interscope
MBK/J/RMG
Jive/Zomba
Jive/Zomba
Columbia
Hidden Beach
Burgundy/Columbia
Stax/CMG
Island/IDJMG
Verve/VMG
Stax/CMG
Atlantic
Musicline/Capitol
Keia/Atco/Rhino
RT/Koch
Caged Bird/Image
Hidden Beach
Star Trak/Interscope
Matriarch/Geffen/Interscope
Def Jam/IDJMG
J/RMG
Gospo Centric/Zomba
J/RMG
Arista/RMG
Kedar
Blue Note/Capitol
Burgundy/Columbia
Blackground/Universal Motown
LaFace/Zomba
Verve/VMG
Stax/CMG
Universal Republic
Jive/Zomba
Columbia
Hidden Beach
Peak/CMG
Def Jam/IDJMG
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Rank
URBAN AC YEAR-END CHART
Artist
Title
Label
51
ROBIN THICKE
Sweetest Love
Star Trak/Interscope
52
ASHANTI
The Way That I Love You
The Inc/Universal Motown
53
ROBIN THICKE f/FAITH EVANS
Got 2 Be Down Star Trak/Interscope
54
RAHEEM DEVAUGHN
Customer
Jive/Zomba
55
WAYNE BRADY
Ordinary
Peak/CMG
56
MARCUS MILLER f/CORINNE BAILEY RAE
Free 3 Deuces/CMG
57
ANTHONY HAMILTON
Do You Feel Me
Def Jam/IDJMG
58
RAHSAAN PATTERSON
Feels Good
Artistry
59
JANET JACKSON
Can’t B Good
Island/IDJMG
60
MARY J. BLIGE
Hurt Again
Matriarch/Geffen/Interscope
61
MUSIQ SOULCHILD f/MARY J. BLIGE
IfULeave
Atlantic
62
KEITH SWEAT f/ATHENA CAGE
Butterscotch
Rhino/Atco/Atlantic
63
RAHSAAN PATTERSON
Stop Breaking My Heart
Artistry
64
TAMIA
Almost
Plus 1/Image
65
CHRISETTE MICHELE f/WILL.I.AM
Be Ok Def Jam/IDJMG
66
RIHANNA
Take A Bow
SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
67
RAPHAEL SAADIQ
Love That Girl
Columbia
68
AVANT
When It Hurts
Capitol
69
ERIC BENET
The Hunger
Reprise
70
ANTHONY HAMILTON
I’m Cool
Jive/Zomba
71
USHER
Moving Mountains
LaFace/Zomba
72
CHANTE’ MOORE
It Ain’t Supposed To Be This Way Peak/CMG
73
JANET JACKSON
Luv
Island/IDJMG
74
LYFE JENNINGS
Will I Ever
Columbia
75
TREY SONGZ
Can’t Help But Wait
Songbook/Atlantic
ANN NESBY
I Apologize
It’s Time Child/Shanachie
76
77
CHRISETTE MICHELE
Love Is You
Def Jam/IDJMG
78
J. HOLIDAY
Bed
Musicline/Capitol
79
YOLANDA ADAMS
Hold On
Columbia
80
WILL DOWNING
Fantasy (Spending Time With You) Peak/CMG
81
KEYSHIA COLE
Let It Go
Imani/Geffen/Interscope
82
MARIO
Music For Love
J/RMG
83
CALVIN RICHARDSON
Sang No More
Nu Mo/Shanachie
84
BRANDY
Right Here (Departed)
Koch/Epic
85
JON B. f/PAUL WALL
Oh So Sexy VZ/Arsenal/Fontana
86
JOHN LEGEND f/ANDRE 3000
Green Light GOOD/Columbia
87
JOSS STONE
Bruised But Not Broken
Virgin/Capitol
88
MARVIN WINANS
Just Don’t Wanna Know
Pure Springs
89
JORDIN SPARKS f/CHRIS BROWN
No Air 19/Jive/Zomba
90
MICHAEL MCDONALD
Love TKO
Universal Motown
91
CHAZ
By My Side
PRK
92
MINT CONDITION
Baby Boy Baby Girl
Caged Bird/Image
93
ELISABETH WITHERS
Heartstrings
Blue Note/Capitol
94
CHRIS BROWN
Take You Down
Jive/Zomba
95
DEBORAH COX
Did You Ever Love Me
Deco/Image
96
CHARLIE WILSON
Homeless
Jive/Zomba
97
JOHNTA AUSTIN
The One That Got Away
So So Def/Island/IDJMG
98
ALGEBRA
Run And Hide
Kedar
99
TONY RICH
Part The Waves
Hidden Beach
The
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MEDIABASE URBAN AC CHART Rankings 1-50
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5
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17
18
19
20
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22
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24
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26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
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41
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43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
ARTIST
ANTHONY HAMILTON
MARY J. BLIGE
BRIAN MCKNIGHT
HEATHER HEADLEY
MARIAH CAREY
KIRK FRANKLIN
RON ISLEY
ALICIA KEYS
LIONEL RICHIE
TEENA MARIE
JAMIE FOXX f/LUDACRIS
CHARLIE WILSON
URBAN MYSTIC
KEM
ERIC BENET
LUTHER VANDROSS
HEATHER HEADLEY
ERIC BENET
VIVIAN GREEN
MARY MARY
KEM
MARY J. BLIGE
INDIA.ARIE
INDIA.ARIE
RUBEN STUDDARD
JEFF MAJORS f/KELLY PRICE
MARIAH CAREY
FAITH EVANS
CHARLIE WILSON
KINDRED THE FAMILY SOUL
DONELL JONES
CHARLIE WILSON
BABYFACE
LYFE JENNINGS
NE-YO
MARIAH CAREY
NE-YO
KEYSHIA COLE
LETOYA
RAHEEM DEVAUGHN
MARIAH CAREY
MARY J. BLIGE
KEM
SHANICE
JANET JACKSON f/NELLY
BRIAN MCKNIGHT
LUTHER VANDROSS
FREDDIE JACKSON
EARTH, WIND & FIRE f/BRIAN MCKNIGHT
JILL SCOTT
TITLE
Can’t Let Go
Be Without You
Find Myself In You
In My Mind
Fly Like A Bird
Looking For You
Just Came Here To Chill
Unbreakable
I Call It Love
Ooo Wee
Unpredictable
Magic
I Refuse
I Can’t Stop Loving You
I Wanna Be Loved
Shine
Me Time
Pretty Baby
Gotta Go Gotta Leave
Yesterday
Find Your Way (Back In My Life)
Enough Cryin
There’s Hope
I Am Not My Hair
Change Me
God’s Gift
We Belong Together
Tru Love
Charlie, Last Name: Wilson
Where Would I Be
I’m Gonna Be
No Words
Grown & Sexy
Must Be Nice
So Sick
Shake It Off
Sexy Love
Love
Torn
You
Don’t Forget About Us
Take Me As I Am
Into You
Take Care Of U
Call On Me Used To Be My Girl
Got You Home
Until The End Of Time
To You
The Fact Is (I Need You)
© 2006 Mediabase Research
2006
LABEL
So So Def/Arista/Zomba
Geffen
Universal Motown
J/RMG
Island/IDJMG
Fo Yo Soul Entertainment
Def Soul/Def Jam/IDJMG
J/RMG
Island/IDJMG
Cash Money/Universal Motown
J/RMG
Jive/Zomba
Sobe Entertainment
Universal Motown
Reprise/Warner Bros.
J/RMG
J/RMG
Friday/Reprise/Warner Bros.
Sony Urban/Columbia
Sony Urban/Columbia
Universal Motown
Geffen
Universal Motown
Universal Motown
J/RMG
Music One/Sony Urban/Epic
Island/IDJMG
Capitol
Jive/Zomba
Hidden Beach
LaFace/Zomba
Jive/Zomba
Arista/RMG
Sony Urban/Columbia
Def Jam/IDJMG
Island/IDJMG
Def Jam/IDJMG
A&M/Interscope
Capitol
Jive/Zomba
Island/IDJMG
Geffen
Universal Motown
PlayTyme/IMAJAH
Virgin
Warner Bros.
J/RMG
Orpheus
Sanctuary
Hidden Beach
YEAR-END EDITION
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MEDIABASE URBAN AC CHART Rankings 51-100
RANK
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52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
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61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
ARTIST
ANTHONY HAMILTON
JAHEIM
NATALIE COLE
DWELE
LORENZO OWENS
URBAN MYSTIC
KINDRED THE FAMILY SOUL
BEYONCE f/JAY-Z
WILL DOWNING
KIRK FRANKLIN f/DORINDA COLE
VIVIAN GREEN
JAHEIM
FLOETRY
SMOKIE NORFUL
GOAPELE
MELI’SA MORGAN
JEFFREY OSBORNE
PRINCE
TONI BRAXTON
ALGEBRA
AVANT
CORINNE BAILEY RAE
JAVIER
SUNSHINE ANDERSON
RON ISLEY f/R. KELLY
LYFE JENNINGS
KEYSHIA COLE
TREY SONGZ
YOLANDA ADAMS
CHRIS BROWN
VAN HUNT
JAMIE FOXX f/TWISTA
DWELE
JAVIER
TAMIA
DONELL JONES
LYFE JENNINGS
MINT CONDITION
RAY J
BONEY JAMES
TAMAR/PRINCE
JOHN LEGEND
DESTINY’S CHILD
AMEL LARRIEUX
LEELA JAMES
KANYE WEST f/JAMIE FOXX
SANTANA f/ANTHONY HAMILTON
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
SHANICE
NE-YO
TITLE
Sista Big Bones
The Chosen One
Day Dreaming
I Think I Love You
Wanna See You Smile
Your Portrait
Woman First
Deja Vu
Crazy Love
Imagine Me
Cursed
Everytime I Think About Her
Lay Down
I Understand
First Love
I Remember
Yes I’m Ready
Satisfied
Trippin
U Do It For Me
4 Minutes
Like A Star
The Answer Is Yes
Something I Wanna Give You
Blast Off Hypothetically
I Should’ve Cheated
Gotta Go
Someone Watching Over You
Yo (Excuse Me Miss)
Character
DJ Play A Love Song
Weekend Love
Indecent Proposal
Can’t Get Enough
Ooh Na Na
S.E.X.
Whoaa
One Wish
Shine
Beautiful Loved And Blessed
Save Room
Cater 2 U
Weary
My Joy
Gold Digger
Twisted
Change Your Mind
Every Woman Dreams
When You’re Mad
© 2006 Mediabase Research
2006
LABEL
So So Def/Arista/Zomba
Warner Bros.
Verve/VMG
Virgin
D-Town
Sobe Entertainment
Hidden Beach
Music World/Sony Urban/Columbia
GRP/VMG
Fo Yo Soul Entertainment
Sony Urban/Columbia
Warner Bros.
Geffen
EMI Gospel
Sony Urban/Columbia
Luann/Orpheus
JayOz/Koch
Universal Republic
BlackGround/Universal Motown
Kedar/Koch
Geffen
Capitol
Capitol
Music World/Fontana
Def Soul/Def Jam/IDJMG
Sony Urban/Columbia
A&M/Interscope
Songbook/Atlantic
Elektra/Atlantic
Jive/Zomba
Capitol
J/RMG
Virgin
Capitol
Image
LaFace/Zomba
Sony Urban/Columbia
Image
Knockout/Sanctuary
Concord
Universal Republic
GOOD/Sony Urban/Columbia
Music World/Sony Urban/Columbia
Bliss Life
Warner Bros.
Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
Arista/RMG
Kalimba
PlayTyme/IMAJAH
Def Jam/IDJMG
YEAR-END EDITION
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