From the Bronx to Hollis

New York ♪ · 1979-1989 · combined 99.1

Block parties in the Bronx turned into records, and Queens took them to the charts. Britain heard it first: the early hits made the UK top ten long before the American one.

Artists

  1. Beastie Boys40.08
  2. LL Cool J23.38
  3. Run-DMC14.87
  4. Public Enemy7.98
  5. Eric B. & Rakim6.81
  6. Salt-N-Pepa5.06
  7. The Sugarhill Gang0.4
  8. Grandmaster Melle Mel0.25
  9. The Fat Boys0.21
  10. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five0.09

Signature songs

  1. “All I Have” : LL Cool J · US #1 (2003)
  2. “It's Like That” : Run-DMC · UK #1 (1998)
  3. “Ain't Nobody” : LL Cool J · UK #1 (1997)
  4. “Push It” : Salt-N-Pepa · UK #2 (1988)
  5. “Let's Talk About Sex” : Salt-N-Pepa · UK #2 (1991)
  6. “All I Have” : LL Cool J · UK #2 (2003)
  7. “The Twist (Yo Twist)” : The Fat Boys · UK #2 (1988)
  8. “Control Myself” : LL Cool J · UK #2 (2006)
  9. “Hey Lover” : LL Cool J · US #3 (1995)
  10. “Loungin” : LL Cool J · US #3 (1996)
  11. “Whatta Man” : Salt-N-Pepa · US #3 (1994)
  12. “Rapper's Delight” : The Sugarhill Gang · UK #3 (1979)
  13. “Hush” : LL Cool J · UK #3 (2005)
  14. “Shoop” : Salt-N-Pepa · US #4 (1993)
  15. “Luv U Better” : LL Cool J · US #4 (2002)
  16. “Walk This Way” : Run-DMC · US #4 (1986)
  17. “Control Myself” : LL Cool J · US #4 (2006)
  18. “Harder Than You Think” : Public Enemy · UK #4 (2012)
  19. “Twist and Shout” : Salt-N-Pepa · UK #4 (1988)
  20. “Do You Want Me” : Salt-N-Pepa · UK #5 (1991)