top ten songs

again, I can't sleep. so here is another list I made a few days ago. alright, if you dont know by now, I'll tell you. I'm a complete r&b guru, a softy if you will. You may not believe it, but no just cause I'm from florida and ride motorcycles I dont listen to fall out boy. I have around 13gb of r&b music alone, and I love all of it. I've been having a bad week, so I felt like I should sit down and feel good. R&B does that exactly that, makes me feel good. No matter how many break up songs I listen to, I still makes me feel good. Yeah that may be weird, but it is what it is. This list took a while to make, so take the time to read it. It was almost like asking myself who is hotter: jessica alba (pre-baby), ciara, or rihanna...you really can't answer that. But, I did, and I did so by setting up a crude three part point system cause I can. 1] the emotion from the track, good or bad 2] the memories I have from the song 3] and how it has / and or / will stand the test of time. I actually have a top 40 list, but due to the ADD of humans, I have narrowed it down to 10.

with that said, thanks for reading, and enjoy the list from #10 to #1

#10 - Twork It Out - Usher
It's hard to pick favorite songs from usher, but this song is a standout. It has such a chill beat, a laid back swagger to the lyrics. The bed of red rose pedals line helped me on valentines day one time too haha.

#9 - Naked - Marques Houston
This has to be hands down the sexiest song of my generation. The video, all black and white with a little bit of red, really was good. I don't think anyone but MH could pull off this song, the vocals are crazy.

#8 - Personal - Craig David

Man, this song was on his "slicker than your average" album. Came out back in 02, I was 16. Another chill song, real slow beat. This song def blew my mind, too much for a kid in puberty haha. j/k, but nah, seriously...

#7 - 6,8, 12 - Brian McKnight
I have been buying all of brian's albums all the way back to his "back at one" album (even managed to find a copy of his "anytime" album a few years back), and this is still my favorite mcknight song. The guitar is beautiful, and his voice is really sharp in this song. 

#6 - Doin' Just Fine - Boyz II Men
This song was on their "evolution" album which came out in 1997, although I didn't hear it till around 2000/2001 when the "legacy" album came out. Really powerful lyrics, just a really strong message.

#5 - Goodbye - Jagged Edge
Jagged edge seems to have been having trouble recently putting a solid album together. But this song is perfect, has a catchy beat over some really nice melodies. Everytime I hear this song it really hits hard.

#4 - Nobody Knows - Tony Rich
I have to give credit to my mom for this song. It came out when I was 10, wayyy before I knew what r&b was. I dont know the story behind it, but somehow she had this album and would play it in the car a lot. Years later I found the cd laying around, made a copy and have been enjoying it ever since. thanks ma!

#3 - Just Friends - Musiq Soulchild
A little change of pace for this song, its a little faster than the rest of my list. It was the first musiq song I had ever heard, and it was really fun to listen to. No matter the mood, put this song on and it will make you happy.

#2 - Charlene - Anthony Hamilton
I can honestly, somehow, actually feel his pain in this song. His voice is so unique, and it matches perfectly with the tempo and lyrics. 

#1 - Nice and Slow - Usher

Is this the best r&b song ever made? No. The reason it landed on the top is how it affected me. I heard this when I was at Campbell middle back in 6th(?) grade. I remember my friend, Adam Crapps, he was singing this song one day and he let me listen to it. From that moment on, I have been hooked on r&b. As cheesy as it sounds, this song really changed my life. Beleive it.