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Say Aah
Troy Taylor cut it at D2 in Atlanta, and Songz's birthday toast climbed to number nine, then double platinum.
I Wanna Sex You Up
Dr. Freeze built it on a Betty Wright sample, and the New Jack City soundtrack carried it to number two.
Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay
By Sean's account Kanye handed over the beat with Roscoe Dash's hook already attached, and the whole thing purrs.
Buttons
Polow da Don and Sean Garrett built it on Middle Eastern percussion, and Snoop Dogg turned up for the single.
Come On-a My House
Miller threatened to fire Clooney if she refused, Stan Freeman played harpsichord, and it sat six weeks at number one.
Overnight Celebrity
Kanye looped a 1978 Lenny Williams record, Miri Ben-Ari sawed the violin, and Twista outran both to number six.
(When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me
Donovan Bennett's riddim, a Keyshia Cole verse added for the Step Up soundtrack, and a number three Hot 100 peak.
Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)
Ron Fair rebuilt an album track into a single, adding a bridge and a rap; four weeks at number one followed.
What's Luv?
Tina Turner's chorus rebuilt at Crackhouse Studios, and Ashanti became the first woman to hold the Hot 100's top two.
Kiss Kiss
T-Pain wrote and produced it at Chalice in Los Angeles, and it held number one for three weeks.
Bang Bang
Grande recorded it first and disliked her take; Jessie J took over, Minaj added a verse, all three stayed.
Blurred Lines
Ninety minutes in the studio, twelve weeks at number one, and a copyright verdict for Marvin Gaye's estate.
Smack That
Akon met Eminem at an Obie Trice session, flew to Detroit's 54 Sound, and left with five weeks at number two.
Funky Cold Medina
Foreigner's riff, a Funkadelic drum break, and a phrase borrowed from Flavor Flav, built into a top-three hit.
Twisted
Eric McCaine and Sweat cut the track together, Athena Cage answering him line for line, his biggest pop hit.
Love in This Club
Three weeks at number one, built on synth loops Polow da Don pulled from a GarageBand pack.
Boombastic
A King Floyd sample, Sting International's production, and a Levi's ad that carried it to number one in Britain.
Motivation
Cut at Miami's Circle House, Jonsin's sparse keys and Lil Wayne's verse gave Rowland seven weeks atop the R&B chart.
Blame It
Fourteen straight weeks atop the R&B chart, T-Pain's Auto-Tune at its peak, and a Grammy for the pair.
Senorita
Pharrell and Chad Hugo hand him an electric piano strut and a cowbell; Timberlake splits the room to sing back.
Take Me Home Tonight
Told it was impossible, Money phoned Ronnie Spector himself, and she sings her 1963 hook right back.
Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Stewart heard Jorge Ben's Taj Mahal at Rio Carnival, absorbed the melody unwittingly, and signed the royalties over to UNICEF.
Jump (For My Love)
Marti Sharron said the writers jumped around at the playback and named it for that; June Pointer does the rest.
Candy Shop
Scott Storch's synth strings borrow from Middle Eastern melody, and nine weeks at number one followed for 50 Cent.
Open Your Heart
Written as a rock song for Cyndi Lauper, then rebuilt with Patrick Leonard into Madonna's fifth American number one.
Hot Blooded
One riff played idly in Jones's apartment, and Gramm making him stop and play it again.
Lodi Dodi
Dre put music under Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick's a cappella original, and Snoop made the story his.
I'm Your Baby Tonight
A new jack swing pivot from L.A. Reid and Babyface, and by Reid's account the vocal took one take.
What's My Name
Stargate's synth organ, Drake's first number one, and Rihanna turning a chorus of nonsense syllables into flirtation.
Hey Ma
DR Period built it on the Commodores' "Easy," and Cam'ron and Juelz Santana rode it to number three.
Body Party
Ghost Town DJ's 'My Boo' flipped by Mike Will Made It, Future co-writing, and Ciara singing barely above a whisper.
Temperature
Rohan Fuller's Applause riddim, a Hot 100 number one, and dancehall running American radio through 2006.
Santa Baby
Recorded live with Henri René's orchestra in October 1953, and Kitt's purr makes every extravagant request land.
Lady Marmalade (Christina Aguilera)
Four singers, one Rockwilder beat, and Missy Elliott turning a Labelle cover into 2001's best-selling single worldwide.
Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')
Auto-Tune used as an instrument rather than a fix, T-Pain producing himself, Yung Joc riding a snap beat.
Rock Your Body
The Neptunes wrote it for Michael Jackson's Invincible; he passed, Timberlake took it, and the falsetto glides straight into disco.
Get Busy
Lenky Marsden's Diwali riddim is mostly handclaps and space, and Sean Paul rode it to three weeks at number one.
Only the Good Die Young
Liberty DeVitto hated reggae, so the demo's lilt became a shuffle; the radio bans only sold more copies.
Physical
Written for Rod Stewart, declined by Tina Turner, and parked at number one for ten weeks by Newton-John.
Milkshake
A darbuka drum, finger cymbals, and almost nothing else; the Neptunes' emptiest beat became Kelis's biggest hit.
Promiscuous
Nicknamed the BlackBerry Song because every line could be text-messaged, and Timbaland trades verses instead of just producing.
Brass in Pocket
Honeyman-Scott's guitar lick came first, and Hynde told her producer he could release the thing over her dead body.