1 (11) THE MAIN INGREDIENT Why
Should I MAGNATAR
2 (3) SANDRA ST. VICTOR Dizzy EXPANSION
3 (10) DARRIUS The Waiting Is Over CAFE DE SOUL
4 (14) KHANI COLE Things U Do EXPANSION
5 (20) THE ISLEY BROTHERS Eternal DREAMWORKS
6 (-) THE O'JAYS I Don't Know MCA
7 (-) N'DAMBI Ode to Nina CHEEKY-I
8 (6) TY STEPHENS Daydream MUSICHAMELEON
ENTERTAINMENT
9 (-) GERALD LEVERT Can't Win ELEKTRA
10 (-) JILL SCOTT A Long Walk (Groove) (Live
Version) HIDDEN BEACH
11 (-) CONNYE FLORANCE This
Masquerade LEON RUSSELL RECORDS
12 (-) JANITA In Your Sunshine CARPORT
13 (16) JEFF FLOYD I'm Giving Up (All the Other
Girls) WILBE
14 (-) THE TEMPTATIONS Lady MOTOWN
15 (12) REN Some MUSIC MIND/ORPHEUS
16 (9) CHARLES & GWEN SCALES So Good
EXPANSION
17 (-) SYLEENA JOHNSON One Day JIVE
18 (1) INCOGNITO Stay Mine TALKIN LOUD
19 (-) SHABAZZ Share Our Lives FER
20 (2) FERTILE GROUND Ghetto Butterflies
COUNTERPOINT
NOVEMBER 2001
1 (-) INCOGNITO Stay Mine
TALKIN LOUD
2 (14) FERTILE GROUND Ghetto Butterflies
COUNTERPOINT
3 (19) SANDRA ST. VICTOR Dizzy EXPANSION
4 (9) BRIAN CULBERTSON f. SHERREE & TREY
LORENZ Nice & Slow ATLANTIC
5 (-) ALI OLLIE WOODSON Turn out the Stars
EXPANSION
6 (20) TY STEPHENS Daydream MUSICHAMELEON
ENTERTAINMENT
7 (7) MICHAEL BOHANNON Maybe CAFE DE SOUL
8 (15) PHIL PERRY I Can't Wait ('Til the Morning
Comes) PEAK
9 (-) CHARLES & GWEN SCALES So Good EXPANSION
10 (-) DARRIUS The Waiting Is Over CAFE DE SOUL
11 (-) THE MAIN INGREDIENT Why
Should I MAGNATAR
12 (-) REN Some MUSIC MIND/ORPHEUS
13 (4) CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Where Would You Go
RENEGADE
14 (-) KHANI COLE Things U Do EXPANSION
15 (5) LUTHER VANDROSS Hearts Get Broken All the
Time (But the Problem Is, This Time It's Mine)
J-RECORDS
16 (-) JEFF FLOYD I'm Giving Up (All the Other
Girls) WILBE
17 (2) LISA STANSFIELD Face up ARISTA/BMG
18 (-) REGINA BELLE Oooh Boy PEAK
19 (6) EDDIE SEAWOOD Velvet Rain AIRTIGHT
20 (-) THE ISLEY BROTHERS Eternal DREAMWORKS
OCTOBER 2001
1 (13) VANEESE THOMAS The Magic
of You UNLEASHTHE80S
2 (-) LISA STANSFIELD Face up ARISTA/BMG
3 (2) DARRIUS When She Comes for Me CAFE DE SOUL
4 (-) CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Where Would You Go
RENEGADE
5 (-) LUTHER VANDROSS Hearts Get Broken All the
Time (But the Problem Is, This Time It's Mine)
J-RECORDS
6 (20) EDDIE SEAWOOD Velvet Rain AIRTIGHT
7 (-) MICHAEL BOHANNON Maybe CAFE DE SOUL
8 (18) THE ISLEY BROTHERS Warm Summer Night
DREAMWORKS
9 (-) BRIAN CULBERTSON f. SHERREE & TREY
LORENZ Nice & Slow ATLANTIC
10 (5) ALICIA KEYS Rock wit U J RECORDS
11 (14) PATTI AUSTIN f. BONEY
JAMES & JAMES INGRAM If You Really Need Me
Now WARNER
12 (-) MARIA HOWELL Where Do We Go JAP HIGHWAVE
13 (15) MARCUS MILLER f. RAPHAEL SADDIG Boomerang
TELARC
14 (-) FERTILE GROUND Ghetto Butterflies
COUNTERPOINT
15 (-) PHIL PERRY I Can't Wait ('Til the Morning
Comes) PEAK
16 (8) RICK BRAUN f. SUE ANN CARWELL Your World
WARNER
17 (1) INCOGNITO Skin on My Skin TALKIN LOUD
18 (6) JEFF FLOYD All I Need WILBE
19 (-) SANDRA ST. VICTOR Dizzy EXPANSION
20 (-) TY STEPHENS Daydream MUSICHAMELEON
ENTERTAINMENT
SEPTEMBER 2001
1 (15) INCOGNITO Skin on My
Skin TALKIN LOUD
2 (20) DARRIUS When She Comes for Me CAFE DE SOUL
3 (4) NATHAN HEATHMAN f. MARJORIE HUGHES Guess I
Didn't Really Know You After All EXPANSION
4 (-) MIKI HOWARD Nobody PEAK
5 (-) ALICIA KEYS Rock wit U J RECORDS
6 (-) JEFF FLOYD All I Need WILBE
7 (12) SAUNDRA WILLIAMS Innocence/Gold Rivers
GROOV-A-TOON
8 (-) RICK BRAUN f. SUE ANN CARWELL Your World
WARNER
9 (-) MAXWELL Get to Know Ya SONY
10 (10) ERYKAH BADU Time's a Wastin' MOTOWN
11 (14) JAMES ALDRIDGE Don't
Let Me Go LISTEN FOR PLEASURE
12 (2) EASTWEST CONNECTION f. MAYA JAMES Find a
Way CHILLI FUNK
13 (-) VANEESE THOMAS The Magic of You
UNLEASHTHE80S
14 (-) PATTI AUSTIN f. BONEY JAMES & JAMES
INGRAM If You Really Need Me Now WARNER
15 (-) MARCUS MILLER f. RAPHAEL SADDIG Boomerang
TELARC
16 (5) TY STEPHENS Love Planet MUSICHAMELEON
ENTERTAINMENT
17 (8) ANOINTED That'll Do It DOME
18 (-) THE ISLEY BROTHERS Warm Summer Night
DREAMWORKS
19 (1) MICHAEL BOHANNON Bliss CAFE DE SOUL
20 (-) EDDIE SEAWOOD Velvet Rain AIRTIGHT
AUGUST 2001
1 (5) MICHAEL BOHANNON Bliss
CAFE DE SOUL
2 (8) EASTWEST CONNECTION f. MAYA JAMES Find a
Way CHILLI FUNK
3 (12) GAP BAND Got It Goin' On 9TH FLOOR
4 (19) NATHAN HEATHMAN f. MARJORIE HUGHES Guess I
Didn't Really Know You After All EXPANSION
5 (15) TY STEPHENS Love Planet MUSICHAMELEON
ENTERTAINMENT
6 (4) FERTILE GROUND Sentimental Groove
COUNTERPOINT
7 (2) THE CYNTHIA BIGGS PROJECT f. SHARON BRYANT
Let Them Talk FER
8 (20) ANOINTED That'll Do It DOME
9 (17) SYLEENA JOHNSON Everybody Wants Something
JIVE
10 (-) ERYKAH BADU Time's a Wastin' MOTOWN
11 (9) SUNSHINE ANDERSON Heard
It All Before ATLANTIC
12 (-) SAUNDRA WILLIAMS Innocence/Gold Rivers
GROOV-A-TOON
13 (6) JANITA Angel Eyes CARPORT
14 (-) JAMES ALDRIDGE Don't Let Me Go LISTEN FOR
PLEASURE
15 (-) INCOGNITO Skin on My Skin TALKIN LOUD
16 (-) KATRICE To the Right to the Left BRINSON
17 (-) LASONYA GUNTER As the Days Go By BLAK
DOL/REGULAR
18 (1) IAN f. DONOVAN HENRY Need You to Know
DELMAR
19 (3) MIKI HOWARD Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady
PEAK
20 (-) DARRIUS When She Comes for Me CAFE DE SOUL
JULY 2001
1 (6) IAN f. DONOVAN HENRY Need
You to Know DELMAR
2 (8) THE CYNTHIA BIGGS PROJECT f. SHARON BRYANT
Let Them Talk FER
3 (1) MIKI HOWARD Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady
PEAK
4 (7) FERTILE GROUND Sentimental Groove
COUNTERPOINT
5 (-) MICHAEL BOHANNON Bliss CAFE DE SOUL
6 (14) JANITA Angel Eyes CARPORT
7 (6) JONATHAN BUTLER, DIANNE REEVES &
JEFFREY OSBORNE Ellington Medley PLATINUM
8 (-) EASTWEST CONNECTION f. MAYA JAMES Find a
Way CHILLI FUNK
9 (-) SUNSHINE ANDERSON Heard It All Before
ATLANTIC
10 (20) INDIA.ARIE Video MOTOWN
11 (-) RICHARD ANTHONY DAVIS
The More I Get to Know You DOME
12 (-) GAP BAND Got It Goin' On 9TH FLOOR
13 (3) NNENNA FREELON Better Than Anything
CONCORD
14 (-) KATRICE To the Right to the Left BRINSON
15 (-) TY STEPHENS Love Planet MUSICHAMELEON
ENTERTAINMENT
16 (12) KOFFEE BROWN After Party CAPITOL
17 (-) SYLEENA JOHNSON Everybody Wants Something
JIVE
18 (2) NATHAN HEATHMAN Until We Meet Again
EXPANSION
19 (-) NATHAN HEATHMAN f. MARJORIE HUGHES Guess I
Didn't Really Know You After All EXPANSION
20 (-) ANOINTED That'll Do It DOME
JUNE 2001
1 (11) MIKI HOWARD Ain't No Way
to Treat a Lady PEAK
2 (2) NATHAN HEATHMAN Until We Meet Again
EXPANSION
3 (6) NNENNA FREELON Better Than Anything CONCORD
4 (9) JONATHAN BUTLER, DIANNE REEVES &
JEFFREY OSBORNE Ellington Medley PLATINUM
5 (17) TRANSITIONS Straight F***ing UNIVERSAL
6 (-) IAN f. DONOVAN HENRY Need You to Know
DELMAR
7 (-) FERTILE GROUND Sentimental Groove
COUNTERPOINT
8 (-) THE CYNTHIA BIGGS PROJECT f. SHARON BRYANT
Let Them Talk FER
9 (19) BABY LEE Cryin' FER
10 (1) ERYKAH BADU Didn't Cha Know MOTOWN
11 (14) CYNTHIA BIGGS f.
ANTOINETTE ROBERSON You Can't Fake This FER
12 (-) KOFFEE BROWN After Party CAPITOL
13 (13) ANDRE DE LANG Could You Be (My Favourite
Girl) EXPANSION
14 (-) JANITA Angel Eyes CARPORT
15 (16) OLETA ADAMS A Bump in the Road MONARCH
16 (-) IVAN MATIAS Somebody Knows How You Feel
EXPANSION
17 (3) HOWARD HEWETT Pieces EPIC/HARMONY
18 (7) TIORAH Got It Goin' On A-440 PRODUCTIONS
19 (8) CHRIS SIMPSON Higher (Than I've Ever Gone)
ORPHEUS
20 (-) INDIA.ARIE Video MOTOWN
MAY 2001
1 ( -) ERYKAH BADU Didn't Cha
Know MOTOWN
2 (16) NATHAN HEATHMAN Until We Meet Again
EXPANSION
3 (10) HOWARD HEWETT Pieces EPIC/HARMONY
4 ( 6) KATRICE Anytime BRINSON
5 ( 1) IAN f. ROBIN McELHATTEN Because the Love
Is Gone DELMAR
6 (13) NNENNA FREELON Better Than Anything
CONCORD
7 (11) TIORAH Got It Goin' On A-440 PRODUCTIONS
8 (14) CHRIS SIMPSON Higher (Than I've Ever Gone)
ORPHEUS
9 (17) JONATHAN BUTLER, DIANNE REEVES &
JEFFREY OSBORNE Ellington Medley PLATINUM
10 ( 8) MARION MEADOWS f. BLAKE HARRIS Next to
You HEADS UP
11 ( -) MIKI HOWARD Ain't No
Way to Treat a Lady PEAK
12 ( 2) TARRALYN RAMSEY Heaven VERITY
13 (19) ANDRE DE LANG Could You Be (My Favourite
Girl) EXPANSION
14 ( -) CYNTHIA BIGGS f. ANTOINETTE ROBERSON You
Can't Fake This FER
15 ( 4) FREDDIE JACKSON Love Me Down (Live)
ORPHEUS
16 ( -) OLETA ADAMS A Bump in the Road MONARCH
17 ( -) TRANSITIONS Straight F***ing UNIVERSAL
18 ( 5) PAUL JACKSON JR. f. DENIECE WILLIAMS You
Always Satisfy BLUE NOTE
19 ( -) BABY LEE Cryin' FER
20 ( 3) GLADYS KNIGHT I Said You Lied MCA
APRIL 2001
1 (11) IAN f. ROBIN McELHATTEN
Because the Love Is Gone DELMAR
2 ( -) TARRALYN RAMSEY Heaven VERITY
3 (13) GLADYS KNIGHT I Said You Lied MCA
4 (14) FREDDIE JACKSON Love Me Down (Live)
ORPHEUS
5 (15) PAUL JACKSON JR. f. DENIECE WILLIAMS You
Always Satisfy BLUE NOTE
6 ( -) KATRICE Anytime BRINSON
7 (1) JEFFREY OSBORNE Love Ballad (Live) WINDHAM
HILL
8 (20) MARION MEADOWS f. BLAKE HARRIS Next to You
HEADS UP
9 (3) NOEL ELMOWY f. ERANA MEI LEEF Good News
EXPANSION
10 ( -) HOWARD HEWETT Pieces EPIC/HARMONY
11 ( -) TIORAH Got It Goin' On
A-440 PRODUCTIONS
12 (2) NANCY WILSON & KENNY LATTIMORE Don't
Get Around Much Anymore PLATINUM
13 ( -) NNENNA FREELON Better Than Anything
CONCORD
14 ( -) CHRIS SIMPSON Higher (Than I've Ever
Gone) ORPHEUS
15 ( 6) KAREN BERNOD The Pocket TBA
16 ( -) NATHAN HEATHMAN Until We Meet Again
EXPANSION
17 ( -) JONATHAN BUTLER, DIANNE REEVES &
JEFFREY OSBORNE Ellington Medley PLATINUM
18 ( 9) NICHELLE The Man NIDUBB
19 ( -) ANDRE DE LANG Could You Be (My Favourite
Girl) EXPANSION
20 ( 4) RENEE DIGGS Stay EXPANSION
MARCH 2001
1 (15) JEFFREY OSBORNE Love
Ballad (Live) WINDHAM HILL
2 (13) NANCY WILSON & KENNY LATTIMORE Don't
Get Around Much Anymore PLATINUM
3 (20) NOEL ELMOWY f. ERANA MEI LEEF Good News
EXPANSION
4 (17) RENEE DIGGS Stay EXPANSION
5 ( 3) RACHELLE FERRELL Run to Me CAPITOL
6 ( -) KAREN BERNOD The Pocket TBA
7 (18) K-CI & JO-JO Wanna Do You Right MCA
8 ( -) LATANAYA f. AL HUDSON Yes You're My Baby
TVT RECORDS
9 ( -) NICHELLE The Man NIDUBB
10 (11) SHEILA E. AND THE E-TRAIN N Perfect Time
CONCORD
11 ( -) IAN f. ROBIN McELHATTEN
Because the Love Is Gone 1 DELMAR
12 (10) PATTI LABELLE Why Do We Hurt Each Other
MCA
13 ( -) GLADYS KNIGHT I Said You Lied MCA
14 ( -) FREDDIE JACKSON Love Me Down (Live)
ORPHEUS
15 ( -) PAUL JACKSON JR. f. DENIECE WILLIAMS You
Always Satisfy BLUE NOTE
16 ( 5) THE TEMPTATIONS It's Alright to Be Wrong
MOTOWN
17 ( 9) DENNIS TAYLOR Angel DOME
18 ( 2) TIM KEPLER Love, Trust & Obey CHERUB
19 ( 6) OMAR I Guess OYSTER MUSIC
20 ( 4) MARION MEADOWS f. BLAKE HARRIS Next to
You HEADS UP
FEBRUARY 2001
1 ( 9) IAN Send Your Love
DELMAR
2 ( 2) TIM KEPLER Love, Trust & Obey CHERUB
3 (15) RACHELLE FERRELL Run to Me CAPITOL
4 ( 1) MARION MEADOWS f. BLAKE HARRIS Next to You
HEADS UP
5 (10) THE TEMPTATIONS It's Alright to Be Wrong
MOTOWN
6 (19) OMAR I Guess OYSTER MUSIC
7 ( 5) KAREN BERNOD Chillin' on the DL TBA
8 ( 7) ENCHANETTE Don't Tell Me It's Over VOLT
9 (13) DENNIS TAYLOR Angel DOME
10 (12) PATTI LABELLE Why Do We Hurt Each Other
MCA
11 ( -) SHEILA E. AND THE
E-TRAIN N Perfect Time CONCORD
12 (16) DRIZA Rhythm of Life OYSTER MUSIC
13 ( -) NANCY WILSON & KENNY LATTIMORE Don't
Get Around Much Anymore PLATINUM
14 ( -) TOMMY SIMS When You Go UNIVERSAL
15 ( -) JEFFREY OSBORNE Love Ballad (Live)
WINDHAM HILL
16 ( -) MICHAEL SPEAKS Lord of Life EPIC
17 ( -) RENEE DIGGS Stay EXPANSION
18 ( -) K-CI & JO-JO Wanna Do You Right MCA
19 ( 3) ERYKAH BADU Bag Lady MOTOWN
20 ( -) NOEL ELMOWY f. ERANA MEI LEEF Good News
EXPANSION
JANUARY 2001
1 ( -) MARION MEADOWS f. BLAKE
HARRIS Next to You HEADS UP
2 ( 12) TIM KEPLER Love, Trust & Obey CHERUB
3 ( -) ERYKAH BADU Bag Lady MOTOWN
4 ( -) CHANTE MOORE I'm Keeping You SILAS
5 ( -) KAREN BERNOD Chillin' on the DL TBA
6 ( -) LEDISI Stop Livin' in ya Head LESUN MUSIC
7 ( -) ENCHANETTE Don't Tell Me It's Over VOLT
8 ( -) ELOISE LAWS Last Days of Summer
SCEPTERSTEIN
9 ( -) IAN Send Your Love DELMAR
10 ( -) THE TEMPTATIONS It's Alright to Be Wrong
MOTOWN
11 ( 5) FREDDIE JACKSON Wanna
Be Your Man ORPHEUS/NEROS
12 ( -) PATTI LABELLE Why Do We Hurt Each Other
MCA
13 ( -) DENNIS TAYLOR Angel DOME
14 ( -) BRENDA RUSSELL Baby Eyes HIDDEN BEACH
15 ( -) RACHELLE FERRELL Run to Me CAPITOL
16 ( -) DRIZA Rhythm of Life OYSTER MUSIC
17 ( -) JILL SCOTT A Long Walk HIDDEN BEACH
18 ( -) ARNOLD McCULLER Somewhere in Chicago
WHAT'S GOOD RECORDS
19 ( -) OMAR I Guess OYSTER MUSIC
20 ( -) RACHELLE FERRELL I Can Explain CAPITOL