A&M RECORDS ARTISTS
TOP ON BILLBOARD
R&B AND HIP-HOP CHARTS BY YEAR
| YEAR | ALBUMS | SINGLES |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Wes Montgomery (1 Top 10) | |
| 1968 | Sergio Mendes Brasil '66 (#10) Wes Montgomery (#4; #39) |
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| 1969 | Quincy Jones (1 Top 10) Ike & Tina Turner (1 Top 30) George Benson (1 Top 40) Melvin Van Peebles (1 Top 50) Walter Wanderley (1 Top 50) |
Sonny Charles (1 Top 10) Abaco Dream (1 Top 30) |
| 1970 | Quincy Jones (1 Top 20) Joe Cocker (1 Top 40) Wes Montgomery (1 Top 50) |
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| 1971 | Quincy Jones (1 Top 20) | Sisters Love (1 Top 20) |
| 1972 | Billy Preston (2 Top 10) | Billy Preston (1 #1; 1 Top 20) |
| 1973 | Billy Preston (1 Top 10) Quincy Jones (1 Top 20) Booker T. & Priscilla (1 Top 50) |
Billy Preston (1 #1; 1 Top 10) |
| 1974 | Quincy Jones (#1) Billy Preston (1 Top 10) Persuasions (1 Top 30) L.T.D. (1 Top 100) |
Billy Preston (1 Top 10; 1 Top 20) Carl Graves (1 Top 20) |
| 1975 | Billy Preston (1 Top 20) Quincy Jones (1 Top 10) L.T.D. (1 Top 40 Gino Vannelli (1 Top 40) |
Billy Preston (2 Top 30) Quincy Jones (1 Top 20) Bazuka (1 Top 30) |
| 1976 | Brothers Johnson (1 #1) L.T.D. (1 Top 10) |
Brothers Johnson (#1; #4; 1 Top 30) |
| 1977 | L.T.D. (1 #1) Quincy Jones (1 Top 10) Gato Barbieri (1 Top 50) Billy Preston (1 Top 50) |
L.T.D. (1 #1; 1 Top 30) Brothers Johnson (#1; #2; 1 Top 20) Quincy Jones (1 Top 40) Billy Preston (1 Top 40) |
| 1978 | Brothers Johnson (1 #1) L.T.D. (1 Top 10 Quincy Jones (1 Top 10) |
L.T.D. (1 #1; #8; 1 Top 20) Quincy Jones (1 #1) Atlantic Starr (1 Top 20) |
| 1979 | Herb Alpert (1 Top 10) Bell & James (1 Top 20) L.T.D. (1 Top 10) |
Herb Alpert (#6; 1 Top 20) Bell & James (#7,1 Top 20; 1 Top 30) L.T.D. (2 Top 20) |
| 1980 | Brothers Johnson (1 #1) L.T.D. (1 Top 10) Rockie Robbins (1 Top 10) Chuck Mangione (1 Top 20) Seawind (1 Top 20) |
Brothers Johnson (1 #1; 1 Top 20; 1 Top 30) L.T.D. (1 Top 10; 1 Top 20) Rockie Robbins (1 Top 20) Seawind (1 Top 20) |
| 1981 | Atlantic Starr (1 Top 10) Brothers Johnson (1 Top 10) Quincy Jones (1 Top 10) |
Quincy Jones (1 Top 10; 2 Top 20) Atlantic Starr (1 Top 10; 1 Top 20) L.T.D. (1 Top 10; 1 Top 20) |
| 1982 | Atlantic Starr (#1) Janet Jackson (2 Top 10) Howard Johnson (1 Top 10) Jeffrey Osborne (1 Top 10) |
Atlantic Starr (1 Top 10; 1 Top 20; 1 Top 30) Jeffrey Osborne (1 Top 10; 1 Top 20) Janet Jackson (1 Top 10) Howard Johnson (1 Top 10) |
| 1983 | Atlantic Starr (1 Top 10) Jeffrey Osborne (1 Top 10) |
Jeffrey Osborne (2 Top 10) Atlantic Starr (1 Top 10) Janet Jackson (2 Top 20) Sergio Mendes (3 Top 30) |
| 1984 | Jeffrey Osborne (1 Top 10) Brothers Johnson (1 Top 20) |
Jeffrey Osborne (2 Top 10, 1 Top 20) Janet Jackson (1 Top 10) |
| 1985 | Atlantic Starr (1 Top 10) Jesse Johnson's Revue (1 Top 10) Ta Mara & the Seen (1 Top 10) Tramaine (1 Top 10) |
Atlantic Starr (1 Top 10; 1 Top 20; 1 Top 30) Jesse Johnson (2 Top 10) Ta Mara & the Seen (1 Top 10) Sting (1 Top 20) |
| 1986 | Janet Jackson (#1) Jeffrey Osborne (1 Top 10) |
Janet Jackson (3 #1; 1 Top 10) Jeffrey Osborne (2) |
| 1987 | Herb Alpert (1 Top 5) Vesta Williams (1 Top 20) Al Green (1 Top 30) Barry White (1 Top 30) |
Janet Jackson (2 #1) Herb Alpert (1 #1; 2 Top 10) Shanice Wilson (1 Top 10) Barry White (1 Top 30) |
| 1988 | Jeffrey Osborne (1 Top 20) Brenda Russell (1 Top 30) Vesta Williams (1 Top 30) |
Jeffrey Osborne (1 #1) Brenda Russell (2 Top 10) Jesse Johnson (1 Top 10; 1 Top 20) |
| 1989 | Janet Jackson (2 #1) Barry White (1 Top 30) |
Janet Jackson (1 #1) Vesta Williams (2 Top 10) |
| 1990 | Seduction (1 Top 30) Intelligent Hoodlum (1 Top 100) |
Janet Jackson (1 #1; 4 Top 10) Suzanne Vega (1 Top 10) |
| 1991 | Barry White (1 Top 20) Vesta Williams (1 Top 20) |
Vesta Williams (1 Top 10) Wooten Brothers (1 Top 10) |
| 1992 | |
Cece Peniston (2 Top 10; 1 Top 20; 1 Top 40) Barry White (1 Top 30) |
| 1993 | Vertical Hold (1 Top 40) Intelligent Hoodlum (1 Top 100) Vesta Williams (1 Top 100) |
Cece Peniston (1 Top 40) |
| 1994 | Cece Peniston (1 Top 20) | Barry White (2 #1) Cece Peniston (2 Top 10) |
| 1995 | Janet Jackson (1 Top 10) | Janet Jackson (1 Top 10; 1 Top 40) Barry White (1 Top 20) |
| 1996 | Cece Peniston (1 Top 100) | Cece Peniston (1 Top 30) |
| 1997 | Aaron Neville (1 Top 100) | Sting (1 Top 20) |
| 1998 | Soundtrack (1 Top 10) Kurupt (1 Top 10) Public Announcement (1 Top 20) |
Public Announcement (1 Top 10; 1 Top 30) |
Sources:
1. Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits 1942-2004. New York:
Billboard Books, 2006.
2. Whitburn, Joel. Top R&B Albums 1965-1998, Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc.,
1999.