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BET (USA) - Black Music Month: 100 Best Songs of All Time (2021)

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Sorted by decade.

1970s:
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“Funky Drummer” - James Brown March, 1970
“I’ll Be There”- The Jackson 5 August, 1970
“What’s Going On”- Marvin Gaye January, 1971
“Theme from Shaft” - Isaac Hayes September, 1971
“Superfly” - Curtis Mayfield July, 1972
“Papa Was a Rolling Stone” - The Temptations May, 1972
“Midnight Train to Georgia” - Gladys Knight, 1973
“Someday We’ll All Be Free” – Donny Hathaway 1973
“Killing Me Softly With His Song”- Roberta Flack January, 1973
“I Shot the Sheriff” - Bob Marley February, 1973
“Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)” - Aretha Franklin November, 1973
“Lady Marmalade” Labelle - November, 1974
“For the Love of Money” – The O’Jays April, 1973
“Be Thankful for What You Got” - William DeVaughn, March 1973
“Lovin’ You” - Minnie Riperton January, 1974
“That’s The Way Of The World” – Earth, Wind & Fire June, 1975
“I Wish” - Stevie Wonder November, 1976
“Good Times” - Chic 1979
“We Are Family” Sister Sledge April 1979
“Rapper’s Delight” – The Sugarhill Gang September, 1979

1980s:
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“The Breaks” - Kurtis Blow, 1980
“Never Too Much” - Luther Vandross, 1981
“Super Freak” - Rick James, 1981
“Before I Let Go” - Maze Ft Frankie Beverly, 1981
“I Like It” - DeBarge, 1982
“Beat It” - Michael Jackson, 1983
“Rock Box” - Run-D.M.C. March, 1984
“When Doves Cry” - Prince, 1984
“Roxanne, Roxanne”/”Roxanne’s Revenge” U.T.F.O./Roxanne Shanté, 1984
“One Love” - Whodini ,1986
“Control” - Janet Jackson, 1986
“The Bridge is Over” - KRS-One, 1987
“Push It” - Salt-N-Pepa, 1987
“I’m Bad” - LL Cool J, 1987
“Paid in Full” - Eric B, & Rakim, 1987
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” - Whitney Houston, 1987
“Straight Outta Compton” - N.W.A., 1988
“If It Isn’t Love” - New Edition, 1988
“Don’t Be Cruel” - Bobby Brown, 1988
“Fight the Power” - Public Enemy, 1989

1990s:
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"Poison" — Bell, Biv, DeVoe, 1990
"Bonita Applebum" — A Tribe Called Quest, 1990
"Summertime" — DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, 1991
"I Will Always Love You"— Whitney Houston, 1992
"Weak" — SWV, 1993
"Forever My Lady"— Jodeci, 1991
"Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang"— Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg, 1992
"Keep Ya Head Up" — Tupac, 1993
"C.R.E.A.M." — Wu-Tang Clan, 1994
"Free Your Mind"— En Vogue, 1992
"Fantasy Remix" — Mariah Carey, 1995
"Brown Sugar" — D’Angelo, 1995
"Waterfalls" — TLC, 1994
"Crush On You Remix" — Lil Kim, 1997
"I Get Lonely" — Janet Jackson, 1997
"Mo Money, Mo Problems" — The Notorious B.I.G., 1997
"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" — Missy Elliott, 1997
"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" — Busta Rhymes, 1997
"Doo Wop (That Thing)" — Lauryn Hill, 1998
"Are You That Somebody" — Aaliyah, 1998

2000s:
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“Party Up (Up in Here)” — DMX, 2000
“Thong Song” — Sisqo, 2000
“A Long Walk” — Jill Scott, 2000
“Bag Lady" — Erykah Badu, 2000
“Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” — JAY-Z, 2001
“Bootylicious” — Destiny’s Child, 2001
“Get Busy” — Sean Paul, 2002
“Crazy in Love” — Beyonce featuring JAY-Z, 2003
“What We Do” — Freeway (featuring JAY-Z & Beanie Sigel), 2003
“Hey Ya!” — Outkast, 2003
“Milkshake” — Kelis, 2003
“Drop It Like It’s Hot” — Snoop Dogg (featuring Pharrell), 2004
“Yeah!” — Usher (featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon), 2004
“Knuck If You Buck” — Crime Mob featuring Lil’ Scrappy, 2004
“Gold Digger” — Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx, 2005
“We Belong Together” — Mariah Carey, 2005
“Yo (Excuse Me Miss)” — Chris Brown, 2005
“Wipe Me Down” — Boosie Badazz (featuring Foxx and Webbie), 2006
“Crank That (Soulja Boy)” — Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em, 2007
“A Milli” — Lil’ Wayne, 2008

2010 Through Today:
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"N****s in Paris" — JAY-Z and Kanye West, 2011
"We Found Love" — Rihanna, 2011
"Novacane" — Frank Ocean, 2011
"Dreams and Nightmares" — Meek Mill, 2012
"I Don’t Like" — Chief Keef, 2012
"Adorn" — Miguel, 2012
"Happy"— Pharrell Williams, 2013
"Loyal"— Chris Brown, 2014
"Hot N***a" — Bobby Shmurda, 2014
"Alright"— Kendrick Lamar, 2015
"Hotline Bling" — Drake, 2015
"Black Beatles" — Rae Sremmurd, 2016
"Crew" — Goldlink, 2016
"Formation" — Beyonce, 2016
"Cranes in the Sky" — Solange, 2016
"Bad and Boujee" — Migos, 2017
"Bodak Yellow" — Cardi B, 2018
"Welcome to the Party" — Pop Smoke, 2019
"The Box" — Roddy Ricch, 2019
"Old Town Road” — Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, 2019
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Re: BET (USA) - Black Music Month: 100 Best Songs of All Time (2021)

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"However, lists we must create and debate, if only to underscore that our music cannot be easily defined, categorized, or limited. We begin here with the first installment of our take on the most significant Black music songs ever made starting with those from the 1970s [Note: That intro changes in the next decades articles]. Our criteria: songs that pushed the culture forward, predicted trends of the future, represented something uniquely Black and special, or had significance beyond the song itself."
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