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We have ranked the top pop songs that have charted over the past 50+ years on The ARC Weekly Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100, and come up with
a definitive list that will continue to expand as we add to it, and continue to modify as new songs chart on The ARC Weekly Top 40.




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GRAMMY AWARDS:
Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female




53rd Grammy Awards
(February 13, 2011)

Fantasia
"Bittersweet"

[ from the LP
Back To Me ]
Fantasia - 'Back To Me'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Faith Evans - "Gone Already"
Monica - "Everything To Me"
Kelly Price - "Tired"
Jazmine Sullivan - "Holding You Down (Going In Circles)"
52nd Grammy Awards
(January 31, 2010)

Beyoncé
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
[ from the LP
I Am... Sasha Fierce ]
Beyonce - 'I Am... Sasha Fierce'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Melanie Fiona - "It Kills Me"
Lalah Hathaway - "That Was Then"
Ledisi - "Goin' Thru Changes"
Jazmine Sullivan - "Lions, Tigers & Bears"
51st Grammy Awards
(February 8, 2009)

Alicia Keys
"Superwoman"

[ from
As I Am ]
Alicia Keys - 'As I Am'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Beyoncé - "Me, Myself And I" (live)
Keyshia Cole - "Heaven Sent"
Jennifer Hudson - "Spotlight"
Jazmine Sullivan - "Need U Bad"
50th Grammy Awards
(February 10, 2008)

Alicia Keys
"No One"

[ from
As I Am ]
Alicia Keys - 'As I Am'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Mary J. Blige - "Just Fine"
Fantasia - "When I See You"
Chrisette Michele - "If I Had My Way"
Jill Scott - "Hate On Me"
49th Grammy Awards
(February 11, 2007)

Mary J. Blige
"Be Without You"

[ from The Breakthrough ]
Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Beyoncé - "Ring The Alarm"
Mariah Carey - "Don't Forget About Us"
Natalie Cole - "Day Dreaming"
India.Arie - "I Am Not My Hair"
48th Grammy Awards
(February 8, 2006)

Mariah Carey
"We Belong Together"
[ from
The Emancipation Of Mimi ]
Mariah Carey - 'The Emancipation Of Mimi'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Amerie - "1 Thing"
Fantasia Barrino - "Free Yourself"
Alicia Keys - "Unbreakable"
Beyoncé Knowles - "Wishing On A Star"
47th Grammy Awards
(February 13, 2005)

Alicia Keys
"If I Ain't Got You"

[ from
The Diary Of Alicia Keys ]
Alicia Keys - 'The Diary Of Alcia Keys'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Janet Jackson - "I Want You"
Teena Marie - "I'm Still In Love"
Jill Scott - "Whatever"
Angie Stone - "U-Haul"
46th Grammy Awards
(February 8, 2004)

Beyoncé
"Dangerously In Love"
[from Dangerously In Love ]
Beyoncé  - 'Dangerously In Love'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Ashanti - "Rain On Me"
Erykah Badu - "Back In The Day"
Mary J. Blige - "Ooh!"
Heather Headley - "I Wish I Wasn't"
45th Grammy Awards
(February 23, 2003)

Mary J. Blige
"He Think I Don't Know"
[from No More Drama (repackaged) ]
Mary J. Blige - No More Drama (repackaged)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Aaliyah - "More Than A Woman"
Ashanti - "Foolish"
Eartha - "I'm Still Standing"
Jill Scott - "He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat) (Movements I, II, III)"
44th Grammy Awards
(February 27, 2002)

Alicia Keys
"Fallin'"
[from Songs In A Minor ]
Alicia Keys - 'Songs In A Minor'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Aaliyah - "Rock The Boat"
India.Arie - "Video"
Mary J. Blige - "Family Affair"
Blu Cantrell - "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)"
Jill Scott - "A Long Walk"
43th Grammy Awards
(February 23, 2001)

Toni Braxton
"He Wasn't Man Enough"
[from The Heat ]
Toni Braxton - 'The Heat'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Aaliyah - "Try Again"
Erykah Badu - "Bag Lady"
Kelly Price - "As We Lay"
Jill Scott - "Gettin' In The Way"
42nd Grammy Awards
(February 23, 2000)

Whitney Houston
"It's Not Right But It's Okay"
[ from My Love Is Your Love ]
Whitney Houston - 'My Love Is Your Love'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Mary J. Blige - "All That I Can Say"
Brandy - "Almost Doesn't Count"
Faith Evans - "Love Like This"
Macy Gray - "Do Something"
41st Grammy Awards
(February 25, 1999)

Lauryn Hill
"Doo Wop (That Thing)"
[ from The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill ]
Lauryn Hill - 'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Aaliyah - "Are You That Somebody?"
Erykah Badu - "Tyrone"
Aretha Franklin - "A Rose Is Still A Rose"
Janet Jackson - "I Get Lonely"
40th Grammy Awards
(February 25, 1998)

Erykah Badu
"On & On"
[from Baduizm ]
Erykah Badu - 'Baduizm'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Mariah Carey - "Honey"
Whitney Houston - "I Believe In You And Me"
Chaka Khan - "Summertime"
Patti LaBelle - "When You Talk About Love"
39th Grammy Awards
(February 26, 1997)

Toni Braxton
"You're Makin' Me High"
[ from Secrets ]
Toni Braxton - 'Secrets'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Mary J. Blige - "Not Gon' Cry"
Brandy - "Sittin' Up In My Room"
Whitney Houston - "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
Tamia - "You Put A Move On My Heart"
38th Grammy Awards
(February 28, 1996)

Anita Baker
"I Apologize"
[ from Rhythm Of Love ]
Anita Baker - 'Rhythm Of Love'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Brandy - "Baby"
Toni Braxton - "I Belong To You"
Mariah Carey - "Always Be My Baby"
Vanessa Williams - "The Way That You Love Me"
37th Grammy Awards
(March 1, 1995)

Toni Braxton
"Breathe Again"
[ from Toni Braxton ]
Toni Braxton - 'Toni Braxton'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Anita Baker - "Body And Soul"
Aretha Franklin - "A Deeper Love"
Gladys Knight - "I Don't Want To Know"
Me'Shell NdegéOcello - "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)"
36th Grammy Awards
(March 1, 1994)

Toni Braxton
"Another Sad Love Song"
[ from Toni Braxton ]
Toni Braxton - 'Toni Braxton'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Aretha Franklin - "Someday We'll All Be Free"
Whitney Houston - "I'm Every Woman"
Janet Jackson - "That's The Way Love Goes"
Patti LaBelle - "All Right Now"
35th Grammy Awards
(February 24, 1993)

Chaka Khan
The Woman I Am
Chaka Khan - 'The Woman I Am'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Oleta Adams - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
Whitney Houston - "I Belong To You"
Shanice - "I Love Your Smile"
Vanessa Williams - "The Comfort Zone"
34th Grammy Awards
(February 25, 1992)

Patti LaBelle
Burnin'

(tied with)

Lisa Fischer

"How Can I Ease The Pain"
[ from So Intense ]
Patti LaBelle - 'Burnin''
iTunes
Amazon.mp3

Lisa Fischer - 'So Intense'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Aretha Franklin - What You See Is What You Sweat
Gladys Knight - Good Woman
Vanessa Williams - "Runnin' Back To You"
33rd Grammy Awards
(February 20, 1991)

Anita Baker
Compositions
Anita Baker - 'Compositions'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Regina Belle - "Make It Like It Was"
Janet Jackson - "Alright"
Patti LaBelle - "I Can't Complain"
Pebbles - "Giving You The Benefit"
32nd Grammy Awards
(February 22, 1990)

Anita Baker
Giving You The Best That I Got
Anita Baker - 'Giving You The Best That I Got'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Natalie Cole - Good Back
Aretha Franklin - Through The Storm
Janet Jackson - "Miss You Much"
Vanessa Williams - "Dreamin'"
31st Grammy Awards
(February 22, 1989)

Anita Baker
"Giving You The Best That I Got"
[ from Giving You The Best That I Got ]
Anita Baker - 'Giving You The Best That I Got'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Taylor Dayne - "I'll Always Love You"
Pebbles - "Girlfriend"
Karyn White - "The Way You Love Me"
Vanessa Williams - "The Right Stuff"
30th Grammy Awards
(March 2, 1988)

Aretha Franklin
Aretha
Aretha Franklin - 'Aretha'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Natalie Cole - Everlasting
Whitney Houston - "For The Love Of You"
Jody Watley - "Looking For A New Love"
Nancy Wilson -
Forbidden Lover
29th Grammy Awards
(February 24, 1987)

Anita Baker
Rapture
Anita Baker - 'Rapture'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Aretha Franklin - "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
Janet Jackson - Control
Chaka Khan - Destiny
Patti LaBelle - The Winner In You
28th Grammy Awards
(February 25, 1986)

Aretha Franklin
"Freeway Of Love"
[ from Who's Zoomin' Who? ]
Aretha Franklin - 'Who's Zoomin' Who?'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Whitney Houston - "You Give Good Love"
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
Patti LaBelle - "New Attitude"
Teena Marie - "Lovergirl"
27th Grammy Awards
(February 26, 1985)

Chaka Khan
"I Feel For You"
[ from I Feel For You ]
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Patti Austin - Patti Austin
Shannon - "Let The Music Play"
Tina Turner - "Let Stay Together"
Deniece Williams - "Let's Hear It For The Boy"
26th Grammy Awards
(February 28, 1984)

Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan - 'Chaka Khan'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Aretha Franklin - Get It Right
Jennifer Holliday - Feel My Soul
Patti LaBelle - "The Best Is Yet To Come"
Stephanie Mills - Merciless
Deniece Williams - I'm So Proud
25th Grammy Awards
(February 23, 1983)

Jennifer Holliday
"And I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going)"
[ from Dreamgirls Original Cast Recording ]
'Dreamgirls' - Original Cast Recording
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Aretha Franklin - "Jump To It"
Diana Ross - "Muscles"
Patrice Rushen - "Forget Me Nots"
Donna Summer - "Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)"
Deniece Williams - "It's Gonna Take A Miracle"
24th Grammy Awards
(February 24, 1982)

Aretha Franklin
"Hold On I'm Comin'"
[ from Love All The Hurt Away ]
Aretha Franklin - 'Love All The Hurt Away'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Patti Austin - "Razzamatazz"
Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do For Me
Teena Marie -
It Must Be Magic
Stephanie Mills - Stephanie
23rd Grammy Awards
(February 25, 1981)

Stephanie Mills
"Never Knew Love Like This Before"
[ from Sweet Sensation ]
Stephanie Mills - 'Sweet Sensation' other nominees:

Roberta Flack - Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway
Aretha Franklin - "Can't Turn You Loose"
Minnie Riperton -
Love Lives Forever
Diana Ross - "Upside Down"
22nd Grammy Awards
(February 27, 1980)

Dionne Warwick
"Deja Vu"
[ from Dionne ]
Dionne Warwick - 'Dionne'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Natalie Cole - I Love You So
Minnie Riperton -
Minnie
Amii Stewart - "Knock On Wood"
Donna Summer - "Dim All The Lights"
Anita Ward - "Ring My Bell"
21st Grammy Awards
(February 15, 1979)

Donna Summer
"Last Dance"
[ from Live And More ]
Donna Summer - 'Live And More'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Alicia Bridges - "I Love The Nightlife"
Natalie Cole - "Our Love"
Aretha Franklin - Almighty Fire
Chaka Khan - "I'm Every Woman"
20th Grammy Awards
(February 23, 1978)

Thelma Houston
"Don't Leave Me This Way"
[ from Any Way You Like It ]
Thelma Houston - 'Any Way You Like It'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Natalie Cole - "I've Got Love On My Mind"
Aretha Franklin - "Break It To Me Gently"
Dorothy Moore - "I Believe In You"
Diana Ross - "Your Love Is So Good For Me"
19th Grammy Awards
(February 19, 1977)

Natalie Cole
"Sophisticated Lady"
[ from Natalie ]
Natalie Cole - 'Natalie'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Aretha Franklin - "Something He Can Feel"
Dorothy Moore - "Misty Blue"
Melba Moore - "Lean On Me"
Diana Ross - "Love Hangover"
18th Grammy Awards
(February 28, 1976)

Natalie Cole
"This Will Be"
[ from Inseperable ]
Natalie Cole - 'Inseparable'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Gloria Gaynor - "Never Can Say Goodbye"
Gwen McRae - "Rockin' Chair"
Esther Phillips - "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes"
Shirley & Company - "Shame, Shame, Shame"
17th Grammy Awards
(March 1, 1975)

Aretha Franklin
"Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing"
[ from Let Me In Your Life ]
Aretha Franklin - 'Let Me In Your Life'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Shirley Brown - "Woman To Woman"
Thelma Houston - "You've Been Doing Wrong For So Long"
Millie Jackson - "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right"
Etta James - "St. Louis Blues"
Ann Peebles - "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
Tina Turner - Tina Turns The Country On!
16th Grammy Awards
(March 2, 1974)

Aretha Franklin
"Master Of Eyes"
[ from Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky) ]
Aretha Franklin - 'Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky)'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Etta James -
Etta James
Ann Peebles - "I Can't Stand The Rain"
Esther Phillips - "Alone Again (Naturally)"
Sylvia - "Pillow Talk"
15th Grammy Awards
(March 3, 1973)

Aretha Franklin
Young, Gifted And Black
Aretha Franklin - 'Young, Gifted And Black'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Merry Clayton - "Oh No Not My Baby"
Esther Phillips - "From A Whisper To A Scream"
Candi Station - "In The Ghetto"
Betty Wright - "Clean Up Woman"
14th Grammy Awards
(March 14, 1972)

Aretha Franklin
"Bridge Over Troubled Water"
[ from Aretha Live At Fillmore West ]
Aretha Franklin - 'Aretha Live At Fillmore West'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Jean Knight - "Mr. Big Stuff"
Janis Joplin - Pearl
Freda Payne - "Contact"
Diana Ross - "(I Love You) Call Me"
13th Grammy Awards
(March 16, 1971)

Aretha Franklin
"Don't Play That Song"
[ from Spirit In The Dark ]
Aretha Franklin - 'Spirit In The Dark'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Esther Phillips - "Set Me Free"
Nina Simone -
Black Gold
Candi Station - "Stand By Your Man"
Dee Dee Warwick - "She DIdn't Know"
12th Grammy Awards
(March 11, 1970)

Aretha Franklin
"Share Your Love With Me"
[ from This Girl's In Love With You ]
Aretha Franklin - 'This Girl's In Love With You'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Gloria Taylor - "You Gotta Pay The Price"
Ruth Brown - "Yesterday"
Tina Turner - "The Hunter"
Dee Dee Warwick - "Foolish Fool"
11th Grammy Awards
(March 12, 1969)

Aretha Franklin
"Chain Of Fools"
[ from Lady Soul ]
Aretha Franklin - 'Lady Soul'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Barbara Acklin - "Love Makes A Woman"
Erma Franklin - "Piece Of My Heart"
Etta James - "Security"
Ella Washington - "He Called Me Baby"
10th Grammy Awards
(February 29, 1968)

Aretha Franklin
"Respect"
[ from I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You ]
Aretha Franklin - 'I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
other nominees:

Etta James - "Tell Mama"
Gladys Knight - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
Nina Simone - "You'll Go To Hell"
Carla Thomas - "The Queen Alone"

(Note: Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out.)


Featured Grammy Categories

  Album of the Year Record of the Year Song of the Year Best New Artist
Pop Best Pop Vocal Performance Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
  Best Pop Vocal Album Best Pop Instrumental Performance Best Pop Instrumental Album Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
  Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance Best Dance Recording Best Electronic / Dance Album  
R&B Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
  Best R&B Album Best R&B Song Best R&B Instrumental Performance Best R&B Recording
  Best Contemporary R&B Album Best Urban / Alternative Performance Best Urban Contemporary Album  
Country Best Country Vocal Performance - Female Best Country Vocal Performance - Male Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Best Country Song
  Best Country Album      
Rock & Alternative Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
  Best Rock Song Best Rock Album Best Hard Rock Performance Best Metal Performance
  Best Rock Instrumental Performance Best Alternative Music Performance    
Rap Best Rap Solo Performance Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Best Rap Album Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Video Best Music Video, Short Form Best Music Video, Long Form    



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