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The monthly charts of 2004
DECEMBER 2004
1 (8) JABARI GROVER I Can't Help It UK EXPANSION
2 (4) LALAH HATHAWAY We Were 2 US MESA BLUEMOON
3 (5) GRAINGER f. TRE JONZ Always Love UK CAFE DE SOUL
4 (16) GENO YOUNG Let's Lay Down AB MUSIC GROUP
5 (14) THE SUNBURST BAND Until the End of Time UK Z RECORDS
6 (12) CHAKA KHAN Is That All There Is US SANCTUARY
7 (-) ELIANE ELIAS f. VANEESE THOMAS Movin' Me On US BLUEBIRDJAZZ
8 (-) MARILYN SCOTT I Wished on a Moon US PRANA ENTERTAINMENT
9 (19) LEDISI My Sensitivity (Gets In the Way) VERVE/GRP
10 (-) LORI PERRY Wrote This Song US PA LANCE RECORDS
11 (1) OLA ONABULE Soul Town RUGGED RAM
12 (15) LENNY WILLIAMS Can't Nobody Do Me Like You THUMP MUSIC
13 (-) TEENA MARIE & DE DE O'NEAL I Love Him Too US CASH MONEY
14 (-) GWENDOLYN JOY Where Do We Go from Here UK EXPANSION
15 (-) ANITA BAKER I Can't Sleep BLUE NOTE
16 (3) BYRON WOODS & MIKE LOGAN He'll Never Love You UK EXPANSION
17 (10) TY CAUSEY Love Light US APRIA
18 (5) GWENDOLYN JOY What I See in You EXPANSION
19 (-) CUBA GOODING Have I Told You 1 US IRIE RECORDS
20 (7) THE O'JAYS Make Up US SANCTUARY
NOVEMBER 2004
1 (6) OLA ONABULE Soul Town RUGGED RAM
2 (13) MAYSA Hypnotic Love UK EXPANSION CD
3 (16) BYRON WOODS & MIKE LOGAN He'll Never Love You UK EXPANSION
4 (19) LALAH HATHAWAY We Were 2 US MESA BLUEMOON
5 (4) WENDOLYN JOY What I See in You EXPANSION
6 (-) GRAINGER f. TRE JONZ Always Love UK CAFE DE SOUL
7 (18) THE O'JAYS Make Up US SANCTUARY
8 (-) JABARI GROVER I Can't Help It UK EXPANSION
9 (5) U-NAM/PHIL PERRY Right Here, Right Now UK CAFE DE SOUL
10 (-) TY CAUSEY Love Light US APRIA
11 (7) LISA DEVEAUX w. BOBBY LYLE Second Nature UK CAFE DE SOUL
12 (-) CHAKA KHAN Is That All There Is US SANCTUARY
13 (1) ANITA BAKER My Everything BLUE NOTE
14 (-) THE SUNBURST BAND Until the End of Time UK Z RECORDS
15 (-) LENNY WILLIAMS Can't Nobody Do Me Like You THUMP MUSIC
16 (-) GENO YOUNG Let's Lay Down AB MUSIC GROUP
17 (9) PARKES Help Us COMIN ATHCA MUSIC
18 (12) RICKY FANTÉ It Ain't Easy VIRGIN
19 (-) LEDISI My Sensitivity (Gets In the Way) VERVE/GRP
20 (3) TEENA MARIE & GERALD LEVERT A Rose by Any Other Name US CASH MONEY
OCTOBER 2004
1 (13) ANITA BAKER My Everything BLUE NOTE
2 (14) JILL SCOTT Family Reunion US HIDDEN BEACH
3 (15) TEENA MARIE & GERALD LEVERT A Rose by Any Other Name US CASH MONEY
4 (-) GWENDOLYN JOY What I See in You EXPANSION
5 (18) U-NAM/PHIL PERRY Right Here, Right Now UK CAFE DE SOUL
6 (-) OLA ONABULE Soul Town RUGGED RAM
7 (-) LISA DEVEAUX w. BOBBY LYLE Second Nature UK CAFE DE SOUL
8 (19) PETE BELASCO I'll Come to You US COMPENDIA/JAP VICTOR
9 (-) PARKES Help Us COMIN ATHCA MUSIC
10 (8) GRAINGER f. MAYSA LEAK & KIM WATERS Come Here Baby UK CAFE DE SOUL
11 (-) THE O'JAYS Packin' My Bags (Movin' On) THE RIGHT STUFF
12 (-) RICKY FANTÉ It Ain't Easy VIRGIN
13 (-) MAYSA Hypnotic Love UK EXPANSION CD
14 (10) REGIS BRANSON I'm Sorry JAP SOUL JAPAN
15 (7) BYRON WOODS Fly Away UK EXPANSION
16 (-) BYRON WOODS & MIKE LOGAN He'll Never Love You UK EXPANSION
17 (-) STEPHANIE MILLS Can't Let Him Go US JM RECORDS
18 (-) THE O'JAYS Make Up US SANCTUARY
19 (-) LALAH HATHAWAY We Were 2 US MESA BLUEMOON
20 (5) STEVE HARVEY f. BRIDGETTE BRYANT So High US PROMO MAILBUSESSIONS@WWW.AOL.COM
SEPTEMBER 2004
1 (15) REGINA BELLE Lazy Afternoon US PEAK
2 (4) TRINA BROUSSARD Dreamin' of One US MOTOWN
3 (18) STEPHANIE MILLS Can't Let Him Go US JM RECORDS
4 (20) EMERALD JADE You Bring Joy (To My Life) UK EXPANSION/US BREEZE
5 (13) STEVE HARVEY f. BRIDGETTE BRYANT So High US PROMO MAILBUSESSIONS@WWW.AOL.COM
6 (9) INCOGNITO f. MAYSA LEAK Don't Turn My Love Away UK DOME
7 (-) BYRON WOODS Fly Away UK EXPANSION
8 (-) GRAINGER f. MAYSA LEAK & KIM WATERS Come Here Baby UK CAFE DE SOUL
9 (10) JAZZ CRUSADERS f. WAYNE HENDERSON w. JEAN CARNE Life in the City US TRUE LIFE JAZZ
10 (-) REGIS BRANSON I'm Sorry JAP SOUL JAPAN
11 (-) BRENDA RUSSELL You Know Our Day Will Come UK DOME
12 (3) ANTOINIQUE Sweeter US X RECORDS
13 (-) ANITA BAKER My Everything BLUE NOTE
14 (-) JILL SCOTT Family Reunion US HIDDEN BEACH
15 (-) TEENA MARIE & GERALD LEVERT A Rose by Any Other Name US CASH MONEY
16 (6) LEE RITENOUR f. LISA FISCHER Papa Was a Rollin' Stone US GRP
17 (1) SAKAI Friendship 2 Love US DREAM BIG
18 (-) U-NAM/PHIL PERRY Right Here, Right Now UK CAFE DE SOUL
19 (-) PETE BELASCO I'll Come to You US COMPENDIA/JAP VICTOR
20 (2) PETE BELASCO Hurry Hurry US COMPENDIA
AUGUST 2004
1 (9) SAKAI Friendship 2 Love US DREAM BIG
2 (7) PETE BELASCO Hurry Hurry US COMPENDIA
3 (15) ANTOINIQUE Sweeter US X RECORDS
4 (16) TRINA BROUSSARD Dreamin' of One US MOTOWN
5 (14) GABRIELLE GOODMAN & ARMSTED CHRISTIAN Never Knew Love Could Be Like This Before US GOODNESS MUSIC
6 (18) LEE RITENOUR f. LISA FISCHER Papa Was a Rollin' Stone US GRP
7 (2) ROY AYERS feat. MERRY CLAYTON & SYLVIA COX Brand New Feeling US/UK BARELY BREAKING EVEN
8 (-) PATTI LaBELLE 2 Steps Away US DEF SOUL
9 (-) INCOGNITO f. MAYSA LEAK Don't Turn My Love Away UK DOME
10 (-) JAZZ CRUSADERS f. WAYNE HENDERSON w. JEAN CARNE Life in the City US TRUE LIFE JAZZ
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11 (-) ANGIE STONE & ANTHONY HAMILTON Stay for a While J-RECORDS
12 (4) THE TEMPTATIONS Something Special MOTOWN
13 (-) STEVE HARVEY f. BRIDGETTE BRYANT So High US PROMO MAILBUSESSIONS@WWW.AOL.COM
14 (12) ROGER SMITH w. THE TEMPTATIONS I'll Always Love You US TRIPPIN RECORDS
15 (-) REGINA BELLE Lazy Afternoon US PEAK
16 (1) LORI JENAIRE Under the Moon and Over the Sky GODDESS RECORDS
17 (5) EMERALD JADE Tippin' US BREEZE
18 (-) STEPHANIE MILLS Can't Let Him Go US JM RECORDS
19 (2) SISTER SLEDGE Amber's Song EMPOWERMENT
20 (-) EMERALD JADE You Bring Joy (To My Life) UK EXPANSION/US BREEZE
JULY 2004
1 (9) LORI JENAIRE Under the Moon and Over the Sky GODDESS RECORDS
2 (12) SISTER SLEDGE Amber's Song EMPOWERMENT
3 (16) ROY AYERS feat. MERRY CLAYTON & SYLVIA COX Brand New Feeling US/UK BARELY BREAKING EVEN
4 (-) THE TEMPTATIONS Something Special MOTOWN
5 (18) EMERALD JADE Tippin' US BREEZE
6 (11) RAHSAAN PATTERSON Burnin' UK DOME
7 (20) PETE BELASCO Hurry Hurry US COMPENDIA
8 (4) TEENA MARIE Black Rain US CASH MONEY
9 (-) SAKAI Friendship 2 Love US DREAM BIG
10 (-) NICOLE HENRY Get Here US BANISTER
11 (7) BOBBY LYLE f. VAL WATSON Back Door US THREE KEYS MUSIC
12 (-) ROGER SMITH w. THE TEMPTATIONS I'll Always Love You US TRIPPIN RECORDS
13 (-) JON LUCIEN & BERNADETTE BROWN Moonlight US OCEANLIGHT
14 (-) GABRIELLE GOODMAN & ARMSTED CHRISTIAN Never Knew Love Could Be Like This Before US GOODNESS MUSIC
15 (-) ANTOINIQUE Sweeter US X RECORDS
16 (-) TRINA BROUSSARD Dreamin' of One US MOTOWN
17 (6) CARMEN LUNDY (I Dream) in Living Color US JUSTIN TIME
18 (-) LEE RITENOUR f. LISA FISCHER Papa Was a Rollin' Stone US GRP
19 (2) WILL WHEATON Show You the Way to Love US PLATINUM BASS
20 (1) ANTOINIQUE Good Love US X RECORDS
JUNE 2004
1 (11) ANTOINIQUE Good Love US X RECORDS
2 (9) WILL WHEATON Show You the Way to Love US PLATINUM BASS
3 (1) MONÈT Essence US PURPOSE RECORDS
4 (-) TEENA MARIE Black Rain US CASH MONEY
5 (15) THE O'JAYS Ruler of the Universe US RIGHT STUFF
6 (20) CARMEN LUNDY (I Dream) in Living Color S JUSTIN TIME
7 (-) BOBBY LYLE f. VAL WATSON Back Door US THREE KEYS MUSIC
8 (19) PIECES OF A DREAM f. TRACY HAMLIN Devotion US HEADS UP
9 (-) LORI JENAIRE Under the Moon and Over the Sky GODDESS RECORDS
10 (5) ALYSON WILLIAMS Holding Back the Years UK EXPANSION
11 (-) RAHSAAN PATTERSON Burnin' UK DOME
12 (-) SISTER SLEDGE Amber's Song EMPOWERMENT
13 (3) CHINA W. CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Tell Me How Much UK CAFE DE SOUL
14 (17) CARMEN RODGERS Free UK EXPANSION
15 (7) TIFFANY LAING Free US TWELVE TRIBES MUSICAL EMPIRE INC
16 (-) ROY AYERS feat. MERRY CLAYTON & SYLVIA COX Brand New Feeling US/UK BARELY BREAKING EVEN
17 (13) FREDDIE JACKSON Say Yeah US MARTLAND ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
18 (-) EMERALD JADE Tippin' US BREEZE
19 (4) KASHIF Tossin' and Turnin' US BROOKLYN BOY ENTERTAINMENT
20 (-) PETE BELASCO Hurry Hurry US COMPENDIA
MAY 2004
1 (-) MONÈT Essence PURPOSE RECORDS
2 (13) ROSIE GAINES Honeychild DOME
3 (20) CHINA W. CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Tell Me How Much CAFE DE SOUL
4 (15) KASHIF Tossin' and Turnin' BROOKLYN BOY ENTERTAINMENT
5 (-) ALYSON WILLIAMS Holding Back the Years UK EXPANSION
6 (10) GABRIELLE GOODMAN Sometimes GOODNESS MUSIC
7 (-) TIFFANY LAING Free US TWELVE TRIBES MUSICAL EMPIRE INC
8 (19) SHEREE BROWN I'd Rather Be in Love with You BBEG RECORDS
9 (-) WILL WHEATON Show You the Way to Love US PLATINUM BASS
10 (4) MIA MIATA On the Humble MIA MELODIC
11 (-) ANTOINIQUE Good Love X RECORDS
12 (2) LOUISE PERRYMAN Play Your Game LOUISEPERRYMAN.COM
13 (-) FREDDIE JACKSON Say Yeah MARTLAND ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
14 (1) CARMEN LUNDY All Day, All Night JUSTIN TIME
15 (-) THE O'JAYS Ruler of the Universe RIGHT STUFF
16 (5) WALTER McCARTY Moment for Love ICE STORM
17 (-) CARMEN RODGERS Free EXPANSION
18 (11) AMY WINEHOUSE Help Yourself ISLAND
19 (-) PIECES OF A DREAM f. TRACY HAMLIN Devotion HEADS UP
20 (-) CARMEN LUNDY (I Dream) in Living Color JUSTIN TIME
APRIL 2004
1 (16) CARMEN LUNDY All Day, All Night JUSTIN TIME
2 (13) LOUISE PERRYMAN Play Your Game LOUISEPERRYMAN.COM
3 (12) RONALD “BOO” HINKSON feat. TRACY HAMLIN Magic in Love ZEPHRYN
4 (-) MIA MIATA On the Humble MIA MELODIC
5 (19) WALTER McCARTY Moment for Love ICE STORM
6 (17) ANTOINIQUE Fell in Love X RECORDS
7 (-) JON LUCIEN Out of This World SUGAR APPLE MUSIC GROUP
8 (2) GABRIELLE GOODMAN feat. WALTER BEASLEY Angel Eyes GOODNESS MUSIC
9 (18) TRANSCENDENTAL FUNK Paradise CAFEDESOUL
10 (-) GABRIELLE GOODMAN Sometimes GOODNESS MUSIC
11 (-) AMY WINEHOUSE Help Yourself ISLAND
12 (3) TIFFANY LAING That Tree TWELVE TRIBES MUSICAL EMPIRE INC
13 (-) ROSIE GAINES Honeychild DOME
14 (7) ALISON CROCKETT You Know What Happens SOL IMAGE
15 (-) KASHIF Tossin' and Turnin' BROOKLYN BOY ENTERTAINMENT
16 (-) MONÈT Essence PURPOSE RECORDS
17 (5) DARYL COLEY Whisper of My Heart ALLIANT
18 (11) ROY AYERS f. ERYKAH BADU Everybody Loves the Sunshine AFI
19 (-) SHEREE BROWN I'd Rather Be in Love with You BBEG RECORDS
20 (-) CHINA W. CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Tell Me How Much CAFE DE SOUL
MARCH 2004
1 (2) JON LUCIEN Out of This World SUGAR APPLE MUSIC GROUP
2 (12) GABRIELLE GOODMAN feat. WALTER BEASLEY Angel Eyes GOODNESS MUSIC
3 (11) TIFFANY LAING That Tree TWELVE TRIBES MUSICAL EMPIRE INC
4 (9) TASHA'S WORLD All That's on My Mind DOME
5 (16) DARYL COLEY Whisper of My Heart ALLIANT
6 (6) JOHNNY INGRAM Betcha Don't Know SOCIETY HILL
7 (-) ALISON CROCKETT You Know What Happens SOL IMAGE
8 (5) WILL DOWNING/LEE RITENOUR Just My Imagination GRP
9 (19) PHYLLIS HYMAN In Between the Heartaches EXPANSION
10 (14) GARY DES-ETAGES I Knew FIRST EXPERIENCE
11 (-) ROY AYERS f. ERYKAH BADU Everybody Loves the Sunshine AFI
12 (-) RONALD “BOO” HINKSON feat. TRACY HAMLIN Magic in Love ZEPHRYN
13 (-) LOUISE PERRYMAN Play Your Game LOUISEPERRYMAN.COM
14 (-) THERESA MORTON Just Another Day TM
15 (1) RICHARD HARTLEY & SOUL RESURRECTION Save Me SHANACHIE
16 (-) CARMEN LUNDY All Day, All Night JUSTIN TIME
17 (-) ANTOINIQUE Fell in Love X RECORDS
18 (-) TRANSCENDENTAL FUNK Paradise CAFEDESOUL
19 (-) WALTER McCARTY Moment for Love ICE STORM
20 (7) MICHAEL SIMS feat. BILLY VALENTINE You Be Good to Me CAFEDESOUL >
FEBRUARY 2004
1 (6) RICHARD HARTLEY & SOUL RESURRECTION Save Me SHANACHIE
2 (17) JON LUCIEN Out of This World SUGAR APPLE MUSIC GROUP
3 (3) RAYFORD GRIFFIN Rebirth of the Cool RAZOR EDGE
4 (12) CALVIN RICHARDSON I've Got to Move HOLLYWOOD
5 (-) WILL DOWNING/LEE RITENOUR Just My Imagination GRP
6 (-) JOHNNY INGRAM Betcha Don't Know SOCIETY HILL
7 (19) MICHAEL SIMS feat. BILLY VALENTINE You Be Good to Me CAFEDESOUL
8 (16) GARY TAYLOR (feat. WILL DOWNING & SCOTTY SCOTT) Woman of Color MORNING CREW
9 (-) TASHA'S WORLD All That's on My Mind DOME
10 (14) KIM HILL Sunny Blue SOUL BROTHER
11 (-) TIFFANY LAING That Tree TWELVE TRIBES MUSICAL EMPIRE INC
12 (-) GABRIELLE GOODMAN feat. WALTER BEASLEY Angel Eyes GOODNESS MUSIC
13 (1) ALICIA KEYS If I Ain't Got You J RECORDS
14 (-) GARY DES-ETAGES I Knew FIRST EXPERIENCE
15 (10) GERALD LEVERT feat. TAMIA (They Long to Be) Close to You ELEKTRA
16 (-) DARYL COLEY Whisper of My Heart ALLIANT
17 (9) RHIAN BENSON Say How I Feel DKG MUSIC
18 (4) ANTHONY HAMILTON Comin' from Where I'm from ARISTA
19 (-) PHYLLIS HYMAN In Between the Heartaches EXPANSION
20 (7) PHILIPPE SAISSE ACOUSTIQUE TRIO f. NNEKA 441RECORDS
JANUARY 2004
1 (19) ALICIA KEYS If I Ain't Got You 4 J RECORDS
2 (13) SEEK Talk about It 5 DOME
3 (-) RAYFORD GRIFFIN Rebirth of the Cool 2 RAZOR EDGE
4 (-) ANTHONY HAMILTON Comin' from Where I'm from 4 ARISTA
5 (11) ISLEY meets BACHARACH The Look of Love 7 DREAMWORKS
6 (-) RICHARD HARTLEY & SOUL RESURRECTION Save Me 2 SHANACHIE
7 (-) PHILIPPE SAISSE ACOUSTIQUE TRIO f. NNEKA Once 4 441RECORDS
8 (8) ARETHA FRANKLIN Holdin' on 6 ARISTA
9 (-) RHIAN BENSON Say How I Feel 1 DKG MUSIC
10 (-) GERALD LEVERT feat. TAMIA (They Long to Be) Close to You 2 ELEKTRA
11 (16) KLOUD9 Everything about This Love 4 3D ENTERTAINMENT
12 (-) CALVIN RICHARDSON I've Got to Move 2 HOLLYWOOD
13 (6) FULL FLAVA f. CARLEEN ANDERSON Stories 7 DOME
14 (-) KIM HILL Sunny Blue 1 SOUL BROTHER
15 (14) TOWER OF POWER Nothing Like It 6 EXPANSION
16 (-) GARY TAYLOR (feat. WILL DOWNING & SCOTTY SCOTT) Woman of Color 1 MORNING CREW
17 (-) JON LUCIEN Out of This World 1 SUGAR APPLE MUSIC GROUP
18 (1) WILL DOWNING Riding on a Cloud 8 GRP/VERVE
19 (-) MICHAEL SIMS feat. BILLY VALENTINE You Be Good to Me 1 CAFEDESOUL
20 (2) ELOISE LAWS Leave the Light On 10 SCEPTERSTEIN
