I was listening to Bobby Brown earlier and thought how popular NJS was from the mid-80s well into the 90s.

Then I thought - why not build a great playlist of NJS songs. Here's some of my starters. Obviously not everything is a Top 10 hit, ya know? These are in no order.

I'm interested to hear your offerings.

Babyface - It's No Crime

Babyface - My Kinda Girl

Bell Biv Devoe - Do Me

Bell Biv Devoe - Poison

Bobby Brown - Every Little Step

Bobby Brown - On Our Own

Boyz II Men - Motownphilly

Christopher Williams - I'm Dreaming

Chuckii Booker - Games

Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up

Damian Dame - Exclusivity

Full Force - Alice, I Want You Just For Me

Guy - Groove Me

Guy - Teddy's Jam

Hi-Five - I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)

Jade - Don't Walk Away

Janet - Miss You Much

Joe Public - Live and Learn

Johnny Gill - Rub You The Right Way

Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid

Karyn White - Romantic

Karyn White - Secret Rendezvous

Karyn White - The Way I Feel About You

Karyn White - The Way You Love Me

Keith Sweat - I Want Her

Mariah Carey - Someday

Michael Jackson - Blood on the Dance Floor

Michael Jackson - Dangerous

Michael Jackson - In The Closet

Michael Jackson - Jam

Michael Jackson - Remember The Time

Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It

New Edition - Crucial

New Edition - If It Isn't Love

Patti LaBelle - Feels Like Another One

Paula Abdul - Straight Up

Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity

Rude Boys - Are You Lonely For Me

Soul II Soul - Back To Life

SWV - Weak

TLC - What About Your Friends

Tony! Toni! Toné! - Feels Good

Tony! Toni! Toné! - Little Walter

Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight

Whitney Houston - My Name is Not Susan

Wreckx-n-Effect - New Jack Swing

Wreckx-n-Effect - Rump Shaker

[Edited 6/12/25 6:22am]

Some ELITE knowledge of NJS tracks on here! I'd personally add the Teddy Riley remix of "Don't Wanna Fall In Love" by Jane Child. IIRC, that was the remix that saved his career/got him the gig to do the Dangerous album for Michael.

TrivialPursuit said:

I was listening to Bobby Brown earlier and thought how popular NJS was from the mid-80s well into the 90s.

Then I thought - why not build a great playlist of NJS songs. Here's some of my starters. Obviously not everything is a Top 10 hit, ya know? These are in no order.

I'm interested to hear your offerings.

Wreckx-n-Effect - New Jack Swing

Full Force - Alice, I Want You Just For Me

Janet - Miss You Much

Bobby Brown - Every Little Step

Paula Abdul - Straight Up

Bell Biv Devoe - Do Me

SWV - Weak

Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight

Guy - Groove Me

Hi-Five - I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)

Damian Dame - Exclusivity

Rude Boys - Are You Lonely For Me

Karyn White - The Way You Love Me

Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity

Tony! Toni! Toné! - Feels Good

Guy - Teddy's Jam

Babyface - My Kinda Girl

New Edition - If It Isn't Love

Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up

Bobby Brown - On Our Own

Soul II Soul - Back To Life

Michael Jackson - Dangerous

Patti LaBelle - Feels Like Another One

Wreckx-n-Effect - Rump Shaker

Karyn White - Secret Rendezvous

Michael Jackson - Jam

Tony! Toni! Toné! - Little Walter

New Edition - Crucial

Babyface - It's No Crime

Keith Sweat - I Want Her

Jade - Don't Walk Away

TLC - What About Your Friends

Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It

Michael Jackson - Blood on the Dance Floor

Boyz II Men - Motownphilly

Chuckii Booker - Games

Michael Jackson - In The Closet

Joe Public - Live and Learn

Karyn White - Romantic

Christopher Williams - I'm Dreaming

Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid

Bell Biv Devoe - Poison

Karyn White - The Way I Feel About You

Whitney Houston - My Name is Not Susan

Johnny Gill - Rub You The Right Way

Michael Jackson - Remember The Time

Got to have Guys New Jack City on there

freohrrr said:

Some ELITE knowledge of NJS tracks on here! I'd personally add the Teddy Riley remix of "Don't Wanna Fall In Love" by Jane Child. IIRC, that was the remix that saved his career/got him the gig to do the Dangerous album for Michael.

How was his career in trouble at that point? Jane's song was 1990. He was coming off the heels of Bobby Brown et al and that was the end of the 80s. Dangerous was recorded from 1989-1991, up to a month before its release. It got him the gig, but I don't get how his career was in trouble while still on the "My Prerogative" wave.

I did have a little help on some of the tracks. These aren't off the top of my head. I knew about Full Force's early adaptation of the sound. Some I dug around to find, and some of those I never knew. NJS was one big haze back then. Some songs blended into others (ie: they were copying rather than doing it their own way).

Teddy's remix of Jane's song is really good. I'd listen to either. But those fat synths in the original are just everything.