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Post by seminolefan on Jun 30, 2021 11:01:28 GMT -5
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Post by seminolefan on Jul 7, 2021 11:28:16 GMT -5
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Post by seminolefan on Jul 14, 2021 10:39:57 GMT -5
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Post by seminolefan on Jul 21, 2021 11:11:32 GMT -5
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Post by seminolefan on Jul 28, 2021 10:22:15 GMT -5
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Post by seminolefan on Jul 28, 2021 10:49:36 GMT -5
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Post by seminolefan on Aug 4, 2021 10:19:25 GMT -5
August 8, 1987One of their 7 Top 20s on the soul chart, this song got as high as #18. Divas Need Love Too - Klymaxx August 11, 1973The Main Ingredient's version of this song is more well-known, but this singer from Washington, DC recorded it first. His version peaked at #29 on the soul chart and #60 on the Hot 100. Sadly, he passed away from heart failure in 1990. Just Don't Want To Be Lonely - Ronnie Dyson August 4, 1979Formed in Detroit, their biggest hit was this song, which rose to #9 soul. Why Leave Us Alone - Five Special
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Post by seminolefan on Aug 11, 2021 10:50:34 GMT -5
August 15, 1981It was a #1 hit for The Beatles and was also a hit for Stevie Wonder. This Chicago-born singer took her version to #34 on the soul chart. We Can Work It Out - Chaka Khan August 20, 1983This British group had two singles hit the soul chart. The first was their biggest, peaking at #13. It also topped the dance chart and hit the Top 10 in 13 other countries, reaching #1 in Iceland. I.O.U. - Freeez August 17, 1974It was first recorded by Edwin Starr in 1971. This late singer from Virginia sent her version to #32 soul. Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On - Yvonne Fair August 20, 1977Born Leo Morris, he changed his name in the 1960s after converting to Islam. His biggest hit on the soul chart got as high as #21. It also bubbled under the Hot 100 at #102. Turn This Mutha Out - Idris Muhammad
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Post by seminolefan on Aug 18, 2021 10:19:39 GMT -5
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Post by seminolefan on Aug 25, 2021 11:03:37 GMT -5
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Post by seminolefan on Aug 26, 2021 10:58:58 GMT -5
And a few extras... August 27, 1988This was the first Top 20 hit for this hip hop duo from Long Island, peaking at #16 on the R&B chart. Follow The Leader - Eric B. & Rakim August 26, 1989The final 40 R&B hit for this band got up to #27. Raindrops - Kool & The Gang August 25, 1990The first charted single for this rapper from NYC topped the rap chart and hit #19 for R&B. Last year he helped people cope with the COVID-19 pandemic with his Club Quarantine livestreams on Instagram. Call Me D-Nice - D-Nice August 31, 1991The first charted single for this Brooklyn-based group was also their biggest hit, peaking at #5 on the R&B chart. It was also their lone Hot 100 entry, reaching #78. Why Can't You Come Home - Ex-Girlfriend August 29, 1992Released posthumously, this jazz trumpeter reached the Top 20 on the R&B chart with this song, getting as high as #13. The Doo-Bop Song - Miles Davis
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Post by mga707 on Aug 26, 2021 11:15:00 GMT -5
As a follow-up to such a huge hit, the chart performance on both charts had to be a major disappointment for Polydor Records.
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Post by seminolefan on Sept 3, 2021 19:23:08 GMT -5
September 3, 1983The biggest hit for this jazz-funk band from the UK was this song. It hit #2 in the UK, and stateside it topped the dance chart and peaked at #13 on the soul chart. I.O.U. - Freeez September 2, 1972This song was first recorded by Kim Weston in 1966, but wasn't released until 2005. Another Motown act recorded their version and took it to #22 soul and #59 on the Hot 100. Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love - The Supremes September 4, 1976After back-to-back hits, this trio from Germany followed up with this song. It topped the disco chart and peaked at #34 on the soul chart and #60 on the Hot 100. No, No, Joe - Silver Convention
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Post by seminolefan on Sept 9, 2021 10:35:51 GMT -5
September 13, 1980Born in Memphis and raised in Los Angeles, he got his start voicing Marlon Jackson in The Jackson 5ive cartoon series. He later joined his family-based group and sang lead on their biggest hit, "Boogie Fever". He would later go solo, sending this song to #38 on the soul chart. That Burning Love - Edmund SylversSadly, Edmund passed away from lung cancer in 2004 at age 47. September 5, 1987From the Dragnet soundtrack, they took this song to #20 soul. Helplessly In Love - New Edition September 10, 1977Born in Mississippi, he got his big break touring with Stevie Wonder and Miles Davis before singing lead on the Norman Connors hit "You Are My Starship". The lead single from his second album Goin' Places peaked at #27 on the soul chart. I Can't Help It - Michael Henderson
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Post by seminolefan on Sept 15, 2021 10:59:23 GMT -5
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