Got it off Wikipedia!

Surprised about MC Hammer and Jordan Knight - want to hear these again now!

Top 40 Hits written for, covered, or sampled by others

Stevie Nicks "Stand Back" (1983) #5 US
Chaka Khan "I Feel for You" (1984) #3 US #1 UK (cover version)
Sheila E. "The Glamorous Life" (1984) #7 US
The Time "The Bird" (1984) #36 US
The Time "Jungle Love" (1985) #20 US
Sheena Easton "Sugar Walls" (1985) #9 US
Sheila E. "The Belle of St. Mark" (1985) #34 US #18 UK
The Bangles "Manic Monday" (1986) #2 US (behind "Kiss", at #1), #2 UK
Sheila E. "A Love Bizarre" (1986) #11 US
Art Of Noise featuring Tom Jones "Kiss" (1988) #5 UK (cover)
Sinéad O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990) #1 US #1 UK (cover version)
Kid Creole & The Coconuts "The Sex of It" (1990) #29 UK
MC Hammer "Pray" (1990) #2 US #8 UK (sampled "When Doves Cry")
The Time "Jerk Out" (1991) #9 US
Tevin Campbell "Round and Round" (1991) #11 US
Martika "Love... Thy Will Be Done" (1991) #10 US #9 UK
Martika "Martika's Kitchen" (1991) #17 UK
Monie Love "Born 2 B.R.E.E.D." (1993) #18 UK
Monie Love "In a Word or 2 / The Power" (1993) #33 UK
NPG "Get Wild" (1995) #19 UK
Mokenstef "He's Mine" (1995) #7 US (sample of "Do Me Baby")
New Power Generation "The Good Life" (1995) #29 UK
New Power Generation "The Good Life" (1997) #15 UK (reissue)
Ginuwine "When Doves Cry " (1997) #10 UK (cover version)
Jordan Knight "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (1999) #31 US (cover version)
Alicia Keys "How Come You Don't Call Me" (2002) #26 UK (cover version)
Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Knowles "03 Bonnie & Clyde" (2003) #4 US #2 UK (sample)
Inaya Day "Nasty Girl" (2005) #9 UK (cover version)

i aint ever heard of The Good Life..

Hmm, something's gone wrong a bit with 'The Good Life', as this was only released
the once in the UK (it was never re-released).

BorisFishpaw said:

Just listened to "We Pray" by MC Hammer.

The "When Doves Cry" sample is used really poorly.