1 (1) WILL DOWNING Invitation Only
2 (2) BRIGETTE McWILLIAMS Too Much Woman
3 (12) LSG Levert-Sweat-Gill
4 (3) BILLY PORTER Untitled
5 (5) VANESSA RUBIN New Horizons
6 (4) OLA From Meaning, Beyond Definition
7 (-) THE WHISPERS Songbook Volume 1
8 (7) MAXWELL MTV Unplugged EP
9 (6) O'JAYS Love You to Tears
10 (9) JOE All That I Am
11 (8) OLETA ADAMS Come Walk with Me
12 (17) PIECES OF A DREAM Pieces
13 (10) VARIOUS Pure Soul II (Best of Expansion)
14 (14) BRIAN McKNIGHT Anytime
15 (-) BE BE WINANS Be Be Winans
16 (18) SIMONE HINES Simone Hines
17 (-) ERYKAH BADU Live
18 (11) DALIA Dalia
19 (-) GERALD ALBRIGHT Live to Love
20 (16) OLA More Soul Than Sense
1 (7) WILL DOWNING Invitation Only
2 (11) BRIGETTE McWILLIAMS Too Much Woman
3 (14) BILLY PORTER Billy Porter
4 (5) OLA From Meaning, Beyond Definition
5 (15) VANESSA RUBIN New Horizons
6 (1) O'JAYS Love You to Tears
7 (3) MAXWELL MTV Unplugged EP
8 (6) OLETA ADAMS Come Walk with Me
9 (2) JOE All That I Am
10 (4) VARIOUS Pure Soul II
11 (10) DALIA Dalia
12 (-) LSG Levert-Sweat-Gill
13 (8) DAVID SEA Groove Mission
14 (18) BRIAN McKNIGHT Anytime
15 (9) PATTI LaBELLE Flame
16 (12) OLA More Soul Than Sense
17 (-) PIECES OF A DREAM Pieces
18 (-) SIMONE HINES Simone Hines
19 (13) GEORGE DUKE Is Love Enough?
20 (17) ADRIANA EVANS Adriana Evans
1 (1) O'JAYS Love You to Tears
2 (4) JOE All That I Am
3 (5) MAXWELL MTV Unplugged EP
4 (9) VARIOUS Pure Soul II
5 (8) OLA From Meaning, Beyond Definition
6 (2) OLETA ADAMS Come Walk with Me
7 (-) WILL DOWNING Invitation Only
8 (6) DAVID SEA Groove Mission
9 (7) PATTI LaBELLE Flame
10 (12) DALIA Dalia
11 (-) BRIGETTE McWILLIAMS Too Much Woman
12 (3) OLA More Soul Than Sense
13 (10) GEORGE DUKE Is Love Enough?
14 (-) BILLY PORTER Billy Porter
15 (-) VANESSA RUBIN New Horizons
16 (11) TEDDY PENDERGRASS You & I
17 (15) ADRIANA EVANS Adriana Evans
18 (-) BRIAN McKNIGHT Anytime
19 (14) ACT OF FAITH Release Yourself
20 (17) VARIOUS People Make the World Go Around (MoJazz)
The O'Jays: now recording on Gerald Levert's new label
1 (5) O'JAYS Love You to Tears
2 (2) OLETA ADAMS Come Walk with Me
3 (1) OLA More Soul Than Sense
4 (-) JOE All That I Am
5 (10) MAXWELL MTV Unplugged EP
6 (6) DAVID SEA Groove Mission
7 (3) PATTI LaBELLE Flame
8 (-) OLA From Meaning, Beyond Definition
9 (17) VARIOUS Pure Soul II
10 (7) GEORGE DUKE Is Love Enough?
11 (4) TEDDY PENDERGRASS You & I
12 (16) DALIA Dalia
13 (14) PHAJJA Seize the Moment
14 (8) ACT OF FAITH Release Yourself
15 (9) ADRIANA EVANS Adriana Evans
16 (13) EVERETTE HARP What's Going On
17 (12) VARIOUS People Make the World Go Around (MoJazz)
18 (11) ZHANÉ Saturday Night
19 (15) MIKI HOWARD Can't Count Me Out
20 (20) EARTH, WIND & FIRE In the Name of Love
1 (1) OLA More Soul Than Sense
2 (3) OLETA ADAMS Come Walk with Me
3 (6) PATTI LaBELLE Flame
4 (2) TEDDY PENDERGRASS You & I
5 (-) O'JAYS Love You to Tears
6 (15) DAVID SEA Groove Mission
7 (11) GEORGE DUKE Is Love Enough?
8 (4) ACT OF FAITH Release Yourself
9 (5) ADRIANA EVANS Adriana Evans
10 (-) MAXWELL MTV Unplugged EP
11 (9) ZHANÉ Saturday Night
12 (7) VARIOUS People Make the World Go Around (MoJazz)
13 (13) EVERETTE HARP What's Going On
14 (20) PHAJJA Seize the Moment
15 (14) MIKI HOWARD Can't Count Me Out
16 (-) DALIA Dalia
17 (-) VARIOUS Pure Soul II
18 (10) IMPROMP2 Can't Get Enough
19 (8) MARTINE GIRAULT Revival
20 (16) EARTH, WIND & FIRE In the Name of Love
1 (1) OLA More Soul Than Sense
2 (2) TEDDY PENDERGRASS You & I
3 (12) OLETA ADAMS Come Walk with Me
4 (4) ACT OF FAITH Release Yourself
5 (3) ADRIANA EVANS Adriana Evans
6 (9) PATTI LaBELLE Flame
7 (5) VARIOUS People Make the World Go Around (MoJazz)
8 (7) MARTINE GIRAULT Revival
9 (10) ZHANÉ Saturday Night
10 (8) IMPROMP2 Can't Get Enough
11 (-) GEORGE DUKE Is Love Enough?
12 (6) NUYORICAN SOUL Nuyorican Soul
13 (20) EVERETTE HARP What's Going On
14 (19) MIKI HOWARD Can't Count Me Out
15 (11) DAVID SEA Groove Mission
16 (-) EARTH, WIND & FIRE In the Name of Love
17 (14) NORMAN CONNORS Easy Living
18 (16) BUCKSHOT LEFONQUE Music Evolution
19 (17) SPECIAL GIFT A Set Time
20 (-) PHAJJA Seize the Moment
1 (6) OLA More Soul Than Sense
2 (2) TEDDY PENDERGRASS You & I
3 (1) ADRIANA EVANS Adriana Evans
4 (9) ACT OF FAITH Release Yourself
5 (4) VARIOUS People Make the World Go Around (MoJazz)
6 (8) NUYORICAN SOUL Nuyorican Soul
7 (5) MARTINE GIRAULT Revival
8 (3) IMPROMP2 Can't Get Enough
9 (-) PATTI LaBELLE Flame
10 (10) ZHANÉ Saturday Night
11 (12) DAVID SEA Groove Mission
12 (-) OLETA ADAMS Come Walk with Me
13 (15) SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS Time for Healing
14 (14) NORMAN CONNORS Easy Living
15 (11) ERYKAH BADU Baduizm
16 (-) BUCKSHOT LEFONQUE Music Evolution
17 (7) SPECIAL GIFT A Set Time
18 (-) TROUBLE FUNK Early Singles
19 (-) MIKI HOWARD Can't Count Me Out
20 (20) EVERETTE HARP What's Going On
1 (-) ADRIANA EVANS Adriana Evans
2 (9) TEDDY PENDERGRASS You & I
3 (8) IMPROMP2 Can't Get Enough
4 (7) VARIOUS People Make the World Go Around (MoJazz)
5 (2) MARTINE GIRAULT Revival
6 (-) OLA More Soul Than Sense
7 (1) SPECIAL GIFT A Set Time
8 (11) NUYORICAN SOUL Nuyorican Soul
9 (15) ACT OF FAITH Release Yourself
10 (-) ZHANÉ Saturday Night
11 (3) ERYKAH BADU Baduizm
12 (16) DAVID SEA Groove Mission
13 (6) RAHSAAN PATTERSON Rahsaan Patterson
14 (17) NORMAN CONNORS Easy Living
15 (-) SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS Time for Healing
16 (5) SANDRA ST. VICTOR Mack Diva Saves the World
17 (10) INCOGNITO Beneath the Surface
18 (12) JOHNNY GILL Let's Get the Mood Right
19 (13) ASHFORD & SIMPSON Been Found
20 (-) EVERETTE HARP What's Going On
1 (1) SPECIAL GIFT A Set Time
2 (6) MARTINE GIRAULT Revival
3 (3) ERYKAH BADU Baduizm
4 (-) ADRIANA EVANS Adriana Evans
5 (2) SANDRA ST. VICTOR Mack Diva Saves the World
6 (13) RAHSAAN PATTERSON Rahsaan Patterson
7 (14) VARIOUS People Make the World Go Around (MoJazz)
8 (-) IMPROMP2 Can't Get Enough
9 (-) TEDDY PENDERGRASS You & I
10 (5) INCOGNITO Beneath the Surface
11 (-) NUYORICAN SOUL Nuyorican Soul
12 (4) JOHNNY GILL Let's Get the Mood Right
13 (7) ASHFORD & SIMPSON Been Found
14 (8) HELEN BAYLOR Love Brought Me Back
15 (17) ACT OF FAITH Release Yourself
16 (-) DAVID SEA Groove Mission
17 (-) NORMAN CONNORS Easy Living
18 (10) OMAR CHANDLER Pieces of My Heart
19 (16) ERIC BENET True to Myself
20 (-) LEVERT The Whole Scenario
The Serious Soul Charts in 1998
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