2005

=**2005**=
 * __Number Ones: __**
 * We Belong Together ** - Mariah Carey (Carey, Dupri, Seal, Austin, Bristol, Babyface, Johnson, Womack, Moten, Sully) containes re-sung elements of ‘Two Occasions’ by the Deele [‘88, Solar 70015] and also adapts parts of ‘If You Think You’re Lonely Now’ by Bobby Womack [‘81, Beverly Glen 2000].
 * Gold Digger ** - Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx (West, Charles, Richard) contains samples of Ray Charles’ ‘I’ve Got a Woman’ [‘55, Atlantic 1050].
 * Inside Your Heaven ** - Carrie Underwood [RCA 70859] (Carlsson, Kotecha, Nyhlén) is from the winner of season four of //American Idol. //
 * __Number Twos: __**
 * Don’t Cha ** - Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes (Callaway, Smith, Anthony) samples ‘Swass’ by Sir Mix-a-Lot [‘88, //Swass // Nastymix 70123]. It was originally by Tori Alamaze [2004, Universal 000431001]. Writer Calloway is Cee-Lo, who produced the both recordings.
 * Hate It or Love It ** - The Game featuring 50 Cent (Taylor, Jackson, Lyon, Velanzano) samples ‘Rubber Band’ by the Trammps [‘73, Buddah 339].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Inside Your Heaven **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Bo Bice [RCA 69495] (Carlsson, Kotecha, Nyhlén) is from the runner-up on season four of //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">American Idol. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Top Fives: __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">My Humps **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Black Eyed Peas (Adams, Payton) contains an interpolation from ‘I Need a Freak’ by Sexual Harrassment [‘95, JDC 116].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Lovers and Friends **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz featuring Usher & Ludacris (Smith, Raymond, Bridges, Sterling) contains an interpolation of ‘Lovers and Friends’ by reggae artist Michael Sterling [‘02, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Right Now //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Empire Musicwerks 39023].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Don’t Phunck With My Heart **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Black Eyed Peas (Adams, Ferguson, Board, Pajon, Full Force, Anandji, Indeewar) contains an interpolation from ‘I Wonder If I Take You Home’ by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force [’85, Columbia 04886], and samples from ‘Ae Naujawan Sab Kuchh Yahan’ by Asha Bhosle [‘72, film //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Apradh //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">] and ‘Yeh Mera Dil Yaar Ka Diwana’ by Asha Bhosle from the film //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">DON. //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Like You **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Bow Wow featuring Ciara (Dupri, Austin, Alson, Bell, Tresvant) has a sample from New Edition‘s ‘I‘m Leaving You Again‘[‘85, MCA 52627].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Lose Control **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Missy Elliott featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop (Elliott, Harris, Isaacs, Atkins, Davis, Hudson) samples ‘Clear’ by Cybotron [‘83, Fantasy 939] and ‘Bodywork’ by Hot Streak [’93, Hot Productions 2244 or Unidisc 1247].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Let Me Hold You **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Bow Wow featuring Omarion (Dupri, Russell, Wilson) samples Luther Vandross’ ‘If Only For One Night’ [‘86, Epic 05751].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Lonely **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Akon (Vinton, Allen, Thiam) contains speeded up samples of Bobby Vinton’s hit ‘Mr. Lonely’ [‘64].
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Top Tens: __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rich Girl **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Gwen Stefani featuring Eve (Batson, Bock, DioGuardi, Elizondo, Eve, Harnick, Krevaziuk, Stefani, Young) is adapted from ‘If I Were a Rich Man’ from //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Fiddler On the Roof //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[‘64 Broadway musical, ‘71 film].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Hung Up **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Madonna (Madonna, Price, Andersson, Ulvaeus] samples ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’ by ABBA [‘80, Atlantic 3652].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Listen To Your Heart **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - D.H.T. featuring Edmée (Gessle, Persson) is a dance remake of Roxette’s hit [‘89, EMI 50223].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">1 Thing **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Amerie (Rogers, Harrison, Walden) samples ‘Oh, Calcutta’ by the Meters [‘70, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Look-ka Py Py //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Josie 4011].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Bring Em Out **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - T.I. (Bell, Carter, Chambers, Dean, Gamble, Harris) samples Jay-Z’s ‘What More Can I Say’ [‘03, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Black Album //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Roc-a-Fella 001528], which in turn samples MFSB’s ‘Something For Nothing’ [‘74, B-side of ‘TSOP’ Philadelphia International 3540].
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Top Twenties: __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Don’t Lie **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Black Eyed Peas (Adams, Gomez, Pineda, Ferguson, Peters, Peters, Walters) samples ‘The Ruler’s Back’ by Slick Rick [‘89, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Great Adventures of Slick Rick //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Def Jam 41513].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Jessica Simpson (? Biancaniello, Lacy, Watters, Hazlewood) is an adaptation of Nancy Sinatra’s 1966 hit [Reprise 0432] for the movie //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Dukes of Hazzard. //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Here We Go **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Trina featuring Kelly Rowland (Moses, Scheffer, Baker, Harris, Lewis, Scipio) samples ‘Tender Love’ by the Force M.D.’s [‘86, Warner 28818].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Karma **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Lloyd Banks featuring Avant (Lloyd, Doby, Jackson, Yancy) borrows from Natalie Cole’s ‘Inseparable’ [‘76, Capitol 4193].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Number One Spot **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Ludacris (Bridges, D’Agostino, Jones) samples Quincy Jones’ ‘Soul Bossa Nova’ [‘63, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Big Band Bossa Nova //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Mercury 60751], made famous by its inclusion (in remix form?) in the 1999 movie //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Austin Powes: The Spy Who Shagged Me. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Sugar (Gimme Some) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Trick Daddy featuring Ludacris, Lil’ Kim & Cee-Lo (Bridges, Byrne, Caren, Young) is based on ‘Sugar On My Tongue’ by the Talking Heads [‘75 demo which was released on //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Popular Favorites //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> ‘90 Sire 26760].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Numb/Encore **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Jay-Z/Linkin Park (Carter, Linkin Park, West) is a ‘mash-up- juxtaposition of two songs: ‘Numb’ by Linkin Park [‘03 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Meteora //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Warner 48186] and ‘Encore’ by Jay-Z [‘03, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Black Album //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Roc-a-Fella 001528], put together by Linkin Park.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Window Shopper **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - 50 Cent (Jackson, Crawford, Turnbull, Marley) is from 50 Cent’s movie //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Get Rich or Die Tryin’. //
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Top Thirties: __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Truth Is **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Fantasia (Barrino) (Schack, Karlin, Que, Tab, Isley, Isley, Isley, Isley, Isley, Jasper) samples the Isley Brothers’ ‘Highways of My Life’ [‘74, T-Neck 2252].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Luxurious **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Gwen Stefani (Stefani, Kanal, Isley, Isley, Isley, Isley, Isley, Jasper) samples the Isley Brothers’ ‘Between the Sheets’ [‘83, T-Neck 03797].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Trapped in the Closet **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - R. Kelly (R. Kelly) contains 5 ‘chapters’, each a song over 3 minutes, from the CD //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">TP.3 Reloaded //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">; all 5 parts received radio play. The entire saga contains 10 chapters.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Across the Universe **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Various artists (Lennon, McCartney) is an all-star remake of the Beatles song [‘70, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Let It Be //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Apple 34001] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> to benefit victims of the tsunami of Dec. 26, 2004.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Errtime **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Nelly featuring Jung Tru & King Jacob (Nelly, Jung Tru, King Jacob) is from the film //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Longest Yard //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">, starring Nelly.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">More Than Words **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Frankie J - (Bettencourt, Cherone) 1991 hit for Extreme
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Heard ‘Em Say **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Kanye West featuring Adam Levine (of Maroon5) (West, Levine, Masser, Goffin) contains excerpts of ‘Someone That I Used to Love’ by Natalie Cole [‘80, Capitol 4869].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Bless the Broken Road **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Rascal Flatts (Boyd, Hanna, Hummon) charted country as ‘Broken Road’ from the CD //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Melodie Crittenden //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> [‘98, Asylum 62043].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Belly Dancer (Bananza) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Akon (Thiam, Golding, Hall, Staples) samples ‘The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)’ by Fun Boy Three [‘81, Chrysalis CHS 2563].