Section 2: The Top 40

Rampage’s ”Take It To the Streets” hit #34 in 1997.

Shabba Ranks hit the top 40 with ”Housecall (Your Body Can’t Lie To Me)” ”Mr. Loverman” and ”Slow and Sexy”

Rappin’ 4-Tay hit the top 40 with ”Playaz Club” and ”I’ll Be Around”

Jimmy Ray hit #13 with ”Are You Jimmy Ray?”

Raybon Bros. hit #22 with ”Butterfly Kisses”

Colin Raye hit #37 with both ”Someone You Used To Know” and ”Anyone Else.”

Ray J hit #25 with his first single, ”Let It Go”

Real McCoy hit the top 40 with ”Another Lover” ”Run Away” ”Come and Get Your Love” and ”One More Time”

Red Hot Chili Peppers hit #2 with ”Under the Bridge,” #22 with ”Soul to Squeeze” and #9 with ”Scar Tissue”

Redman hit the top 40 with ”How High” (with Method Man)

Rednex hit #25 with ”Cotton Eye Joe”

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Dave Steed is all about music; 80's and metal to be exact. His iPod will shuffle from Culture Club to Slayer and he won't blink an eye. He's never heard Astral Weeks but thinks "Dazzey Duks" by Duice is the bomb. It's an odd little corner of the world he lives in.

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