Until then, all we can say about Breathless is that it’s not actively unpleasant to listen to.ĩ1. Some day, a smooth-jazz scholar will make the rounds informing us about why Kenny G was actually a genre innovator and stealth underground influence, shaming us for all the thoughtless jokes made at his expense over the years. (Each album’s year of release and most-recent platinum certification as of Dec. Read our list here, which now also welcomes REO Speedwagon’s Hi Infidelity and Taylor Swift’s Fearless - finally certified Diamond on Aug. That’s not counting compilations - including greatest-hits collections, live albums, and certain soundtracks - unless the set is comprised mainly of contemporary material. (The Dirty Dancing soundtrack, for instance, includes seven contemporary songs and five old ones, so it’s in, but Garth Brooks’ The Ultimate Hits - itself certified diamond earlier this week - has only four new songs in 34 tracks, so it’s out.) It’s still a whopping 92 albums, though, ranging nearly 60 years back to Elvis Presley’s Elvis’ Christmas Album. To honor the exclusive club that Adele joined with her latest sales achievement, we’ve ranked every one of the RIAA-certified diamond albums.
Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home) (from the “Raymond V.Adele's '25' Hits Diamond Status in Less Than a Year Something Special (from the “Here I Stand” album) Here I Stand (from the “Here I Stand” album) Superstar (from the “Confessions” album) My Boo (featuring Alicia Keys) (from the “Confessions” album) Caught Up (from the “Confessions” album) Confessions Part II (from the “Confessions” album) Throwback (from the “Confessions” album) It reminded us that Usher has always been a trend setter. This one sounded nothing like any r&b out at the time and became a huge hit.
Usher originally helped introduce writer/producer Rico Love, and the best of their collaborations is “There Goes My Baby”.Ĭlimax (from the “Looking 4 Myself” album)ĭuring a period where his music was trending more toward a pop friendly sound, Usher came back to r&b strong with the ballad “Climax” which was yet another #1 R&B single. Perfecting the tried and true formula he had on “U Got it Bad” (once again alongside Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox), Usher did it once more with the timeless slow jam “Burn”. Usher masterfully capitalized on the media frenzy surrounding his relationship on Chilli on the extremely relatable The Neptunes produced “U Don’t Have to Call”.Īlthough the Lil’ Jon assisted “Yeah!” is not a song that r&b purists will call classic Usher, you can’t deny the impact it had in Ushering in (pun intended) the crunk sound to r&b many clones followed. U Don’t Have to Call (from the “8701” album) This showed his vulnerable side and endeared him to just about every r&b fan. Usher continued to find success alongside Jermaine Dupri (and also Bryan-Michael Cox), who helped him to churn out out #1 hit “U Got it Bad”, also on “8701”. That album was led by yet another #1 single, “U Remind Me”. “Confessions” will go down as Usher’s greatest body of work according to most fans, but “8701” is not far behind. The second consecutive #1 single from Usher’s sophomore and breakout album, this was the first of many successful timeless ballads he’s churned out over the years. It was the album’s first single and eventually became his first #1 hit. Usher’s self titled debut album has gone largely overlooked, but he made sure his sophomore album would not suffer the same fate with the help of the Jermaine Dupri assisted single “You Make Me Wanna…”. You Make Me Wanna… (from the “My Way” album)
Without further ado, here is our list of the Top 10 Best Usher Songs in chronological order: In a recent podcast, we debated the direction of his current music, but there is really no debating the impact he’s had on r&b and the legacy he’s created for himself so far.Ĭlick Here to check out all of our Top 10 Lists Now is a good time to reflect back on this legendary artist and highlight some of the great work he’s shared with us during his career. Few R&B artists have had as many timeless hits as Usher has had over the past two decades, so choosing his 10 best songs is no easy task. We’ve been rolling out our artist Top 10 Best Songs list features, and perhaps Usher is definitely one of our most challenging ones to create.
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