List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

Lang was born in the small farming town of Consort, Alberta and grew up on the Canadian prairies; she is of German, Sioux and Icelandic descent on her father's side, and has a Russian Jewish great grandmother on her mother's side. Singing at country and western venues in her homeland, she made several recordings that received good reviews and earned a 1985 Canadian Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist. In 1986, she signed a contract with an American record producer in Nashville, Tennessee and received critical acclaim for her ...

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Jody Watley - Jody Watley. Watley's solo debut album, Jody Watley, was released on March 31, 1987 on MCA Records. The lead-off single, "Looking For A New Love", became a smash hit with an instant catch phrase ("Hasta La Vista ...Baby"), and was an influential slice of dance-pop with an original and trend-setting video. The single stayed at #2 on the Billboard's Hot 100 Single chart for four weeks, and sold over 750,000 copies in the US. The album spawned four more hits, "Don't You Want Me", "Still A Thrill ...

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1995 1995 Independent Spirit Awards: nomination for Best Supporting Actress ("My Family") 1997 1997 Saturn Awards: nomination for Best Actress ("Anaconda") 1998 1998 Golden Globes: nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for "Selena" 1998 MTV Movie Awards: 2 nominations, Best Kiss - shared nomination with George Clooney ("Out Of Sight"), Best Female Performance ("Out of Sight") 1998 Empire Awar ...

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Rowland rose to fame with the then quartet Destiny's Child in 1998 with the Billboard Top 10 hit, "No, No, No (Part 2)". Even after much publicized turmoil involving new and exiting group members, Destiny's Child (eventually a trio consisting of original members Rowland and Knowles, with Michelle Williams) managed to become one of the most successful pop/R&B acts in the late 90s/early 00's, earning four #1 Billboard 100 singles, several Top 10's,and two #1 albums. The group also earned No. 1's on various other Billboard and non Billboard ...

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The group's main members over the years included brothers Robert Bell (known as "Kool") on bass (b. October 8, 1950, Youngstown, Ohio) and Ronald Bell on saxophone (b. November 1, 1951, Youngstown, Ohio); George Brown on drums (b. January 5, 1949); Robert Mickens on trumpet; Dennis Thomas on saxophone; and Rick Westfield on keyboards. The Bell Brothers' father was an acquaintance of Thelonious Monk ...

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Little Louie Vega - Singles. "Don't Tell Me" - 1989, as Freestyle Orchestra, with Todd Terry "Keep on Pumpin' it up" - 1990, as Freestyle Orchestra, with Todd Terry "House Of Vega" - 1990 "Ride on the Rhythm" - 1991, with Marc Anthony "We Can Make It" - 1992, as Sole Fusion "Love & Happiness" - 1994, as River Ocean, with India "The Tribal EP" - 1994, as River Ocean, with India "Bass Tone" - 1994, as Sole ...

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Larry Heard - Albums. Another Side (1988) Introduction (1992) Where Life Begins (2003) Loose Fingers (Soundtrack From The Duality Double-Play) (2005) Larry Heard - Box Set/Compilation. Amnesia (1989) Larry Heard - Singles/EPs. "Can You Feel It?" (1986) "On a Corner Called Jazz" (1992) "What About This Love?" (1992) "Closer" (1992) "The Complete: Can You Feel It?" (2004) "A Path"See also:

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Lara was born to a Flemish father and an Sicilian mother. Lara's name comes from her parents' inspiration of the theme song of the film Doctor Zhivago. Lara began singing, dancing, and taking piano lessons at a very young age and began formal music lessons at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels at age eight. Lara began writing and performing her own songs during her ten years study at the conservatory. Lara's songs were greatly influenced as much by her classical vocal and music theory training as comtemporary artists as Barbra Streisand and Queen. During this time, Lara entered a number of Euro ...

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Kristine W - Albums. Land Of the Living (July 26 1996, RCA Records) Stronger (September 26 2000, RCA Records) Fly Again (October 21 2003, Tommy Boy Records) Kristine W - Unofficial Albums. The Perfect Beat Kristine W - Singles. "Feel What You Want" (1994) "One More Try" (1996) "Land Of the Living" (1997) "Feel What You Want" (1997 - new re ...

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In 2003, Jay-Z toured with 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and Sean Paul while finishing work on what was announced as his final album, The Black Album (debuted #1). The album featured the Top 10 singles "Change Clothes" and "Dirt Off Your Shoulder," one of a number of Jay-Z singles produced by Timbaland. The Black Album featured many respected producers including Rick Rubin and Kanye West who has now distinguished himself as a popular (although sometimes criticized) rapper in his own right. The Black Album was an autobiographic album which took ...

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Studio album Released: September 23, 1982 Billboard peak position: No. 63 Billboard R&B peak position: No. 6 UK chart peak position: 45 Total worldwide sales: 1.0 million US Sales : 0.5m according to A&M Records "Young Love" "Say You Do" "Come Give Your Love To Me" "Don't Mess Up This Good Thing" Studio album Released: October 22, 1984 Billboard peak position: No. 147 ...

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Shortly after A&M's founding, Alpert formed a new group, one with a Latin flavor: the Tijuana Brass. In 1962, Alpert and the Brass released their debut album, The Lonely Bull (the title cut became a Top Ten hit). This was literally A&M's first album (the original number was 101), and was recorded in a converted garage. It was Alpert's groundbreaking musical flavor created by this albu ...

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Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Early years. The group formerly known as The Charlemagnes took on the name "The Blue Notes" in 1954, with a lineup consisting of lead singer Harold Melvin (born June 25, 1939 in Philadelphia), Bernad Williams, Roosevelt Brodie, Jesse Gillis, Jr., and Franklin Peaker. The group recorded for a number labels without success from its inception into the 1960s. The 1960 single "My Hero" was a minor hit for Val-ue Records, and 1965's "Get Out (and Let Me Cry)" was an R&B hit for ...

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"I grew up in New York in the Seventies, and I've seen a lot of people who live life on the edge, but I've never before seen a group of people who had no idea where the edge is." - Tina Weymouth on the Happy Mondays [1] "Amazingly enough I could remember the songs, [which surprised me] considering it took me six months to remember my name." - Shaun in an interview during the reunion in 2000 [2] ...

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Jones secured a record deal with Island Records, which resulted in a string of club hits and attracted a large gay following. The three disco albums she recorded - Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978), and Muse (1979) - generated dance singles such as "Sorry"/"That's The Trouble," "I Need A Man," and a classic cover of Edith Piaf's "La Vie En Rose." During this period, she also became a muse to Andy Warhol, appearing in his portraits and ac ...

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Shortly after A&M's founding, Alpert released his debut album, The Lonely Bull by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass. The Tijuana Brass were studio musicians; Alpert would not form a touring unit until 1965. The title cut reached #6 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart. This was also A&M's first album (the original number was 101), and was recorded at Conway Records. The Tijuana Brass's success helped spawn other Latin acts, notably Julius Wechter (long-time friend of Alpert's and the marimba player for the Brass) and the Baja M ...

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Utada Hikaru - Albums. Released: January 28, 1998 Length: 54:42 Oricon top 200 weekly position: #4 Language: English Singles: "Close To You" Released: March 10, 1999 Length: 54:17 Oricon top 200 weekly position: #1 Language: Japanese Singles: "Automatic", "time will tell", "Movin' on without you", and "First Love" Released: March 28, 2001 Length: 64:26 Oricon top 200 ...

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After Jay Kay auditioned unsuccessfully to be the singer of the Brand New Heavies, he decided to put together his own band. Jamiroquai's first single, "When You Gonna Learn?", was released in 1992 on the Acid Jazz label. Following its success, Kay signed a £1,000,000 eight-album record deal with Sony (now Sony BMG Music), the first of which was the mercurial Emergency on Planet Earth in 1993 which was laden with soulful grooves, themes of social conciousness and flowing jazz instrumentations. The 1994 follow-up, The Return of the ...

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Jaki Graham - Albums. Heaven Knows (1985) Breaking Away (1986) From Now On (1989) Real Life (1994) Hold On (1995) Rhythym Of life (1996) Don't Keep Me Waiting (1997) My Life (1998) Jaki Graham - Singles. "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" (duet with David Grant) (1985) (#5 UK) "Round And Round" (1985) (#9 UK) "Heaven Knows" ( ...

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Inner City - Albums. 1989 Paradise 1989 Paradise Remixed 1990 Fire 1992 Praise 1993 Testament '93 Inner City - Singles. 1988 "Big Fun" 1988 "Good Life" 1989 "Ain't Nobody Better" 1989 "Do You Love What You Feel" 1989 "Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin'" 1990 "That Man" 1991 "Let It Reign" 1991 "Till We Meet Again" 1992 "F ...

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Huey Lewis & the News - Albums. Huey Lewis & the News (1980) Picture This (1982) Sports (1983) Fore! (1986) Small World (1988) Hard at Play (1991) Four Chords & Several Years Ago (1994) Time Flies... The Best of (1996) Plan B (2001) Live At 25 - The Best Of Live (2005) < ...

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Very soon after their arrival in January 1967, the Bee Gees were signed by Robert Stigwood, and added Australian musicians Vince Melouney (guitar) and former child actor Colin Petersen (drums). Their first single recorded in England was "New York Mining Disaster 1941" (1967), a surreal, haunting and macabre song that made the Top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic. Their album "Bee Gees' First" scored well with critics and the public, offering an innovative blend of rock and orchestral ballads such as the classics ...

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