 
The R&B group Blackstreet (sometimes noted as
BLACKstreet) consists of Chauncey Hannibal, Eric
Williams, Mark Middleton, and its founder - famed
producer, Teddy Riley. Riley formed the group in the
early 90s with Riley, Hannibal, Joe Stonestreet and
Levi Little. Dave Hollister replaced departing
Stonestreet before the release of their debut LP.
 # 91 Singles
Artist of the Year
 Blackstreet released their
debut LP - Blackstreet.
Blackstreet hit the Top 40
with "Booti Call."
Blackstreet hit the Top 40 with "Before I Let You Go."
Blackstreet was certified gold.
 # 54
Singles Artist of the Year
Blackstreet hit the Top 10 with "Before I Let You Go."
Blackstreet was certified platinum.
Blackstreet hit the Top 40
with "Joy."
 # 53
Singles Artist of the Year
Eric Williams and Mark Middleton replaced Levi Little
and David Hollister.
Blackstreet released Another
Level.
Blackstreet hit the Top 40 with "No Diggity."
Blackstreet topped the Billboard Hot R&B
Singles Airplay chart for 7 weeks with "No Diggity."
Blackstreet topped the Billboard Hot R&B
Singles chart, Hot R&B Singles Sales chart for 4
weeks, and the Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart
for 3 weeks with "No Diggity."
Another
Level
topped the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart for 5
weeks.
Blackstreet hit the Top 10 with "No Diggity."
Blackstreet topped the Billboard Hot 100
Singles chart for 4 weeks and the Hot 100 Singles
Sales chart for 6 weeks with "No Diggity."
Another
Level was
certified platinum.
The single "No Diggity" was certified platinum.
 # 22
Singles Artist of the Year
Blackstreet hit the Top 40 with "Don't Leave Me."
Another
Level was
certified 3x platinum.
"Don't Leave Me" topped the Billboard
R&B Singles Airplay chart for 3 weeks.
Blackstreet hit the Top 10 with "Don't Leave Me."
Blackstreet was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards including Best
Rap Video
and Best R&B Video ("No Diggity" with Dr. Dre).
Another
Level was
certified 4x platinum.
Blackstreet topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top R&B Album
Artist - Duos/Group.
 # 153
Singles Artist of the Year
Blackstreet were nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Another
Level).
Blackstreet could be heard helping out Jay-Z with his song, "The City
Is Mine."
Blackstreet won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo
or Group
("No Diggity") and were nominated for Best R&B Song (awarded to
the songwriter)
("No Diggity").
Blackstreet hit the Top 40 with "Take Me There" with Mya and Mase.
 # 78
Singles Artist of the Year
Blackstreet hit the Top 10 with "Take Me There" with Mya and Mase.
Blackstreet released Finally.
Blackstreet hit the Top 40 with "Girlfriend / Boyfriend" with the help of Janet
Jackson.
Middleton left Blackstreet to go solo, and was
replaced with Terrell Philips.
Finally was certified gold.
By year's end, Blackstreet had broken up.
Legal confusion surrounded Blackstreet when Hannibal
announced he was filing a $2 million lawsuit against
Riley, but then re-tracked the statement.
Rolling Stone & MTV: 100
Greatest Pop Songs includes "No Diggity" at # 91.
Blackstreet regrouped and released - Level
II.
# 214 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25
Years
chart.
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the
90's
included "No Diggity" at # 32.
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Blackstreet
Released: May, 1994
US:
Platinum
Billboard peak: # 52
Tracks: "Intro (Blackstreet
Philosophy)" (Interlude) - "Baby Be
Mine" - "U Blow My Mind" -
"Hey Love (Keep It Real)" (Interlude) -
"I Like The Way You Work" - "Good
Life" - "Physical Thing" -
"Make U Wet" - "Booti Call" - "Love's In Need"
- "Joy" - "Before I Let You Go" -
"Confession" (Interlude) -
"Falling In Love Again" -
"Candlelight Night" (Interlude) -
"Tonight's The Night" - "Happy
Home" - "Once In A Lifetime"
(Interlude) - "Wanna Make Love" -
"Givin' You All My Lovin'" |
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Another
Level
Released: September, 1996
US:
4x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 3
Tracks: "Black & Street"
(Intro) - "This Is How We Roll" -
"No Diggity" - "Fix" -
"Good Lovin'" - "Let's Stay In
Love" - "We Gonna Take U Back (Lude) /
Don't Leave Me" - "Never Gonna Let You
Go" - "I Wanna Be Your Man" -
"Taja's Lude" (Interlude) - "My
Paradise" (Interlude) - "Deja's
Poem" - "(Money Can't) Buy Me
Love" - "Blackstreet (On The
Radio)" - "I Can't Get You (Out Of My
Head)" - "I'll Give It To You" -
"Happy Song (Tonite)" -
"Motherlude" - "The Lord Is Real
(Time Will Reveal)" |
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Finally
Released: March, 1999
US:
Gold
Billboard peak: # 9
Rolling Stone review: 
Tracks: "Blackstreet Intro / Can You
Feel Me" - "Girlfriend / Boyfriend" - "Yo
Love" - "I Got What You On" -
"Drama / Misery Interlude" - "I'm
Sorry" - "Think About You" -
"Black & White" - "In A
Rush" - "Huster's Prayer" -
"Finally" - "Take Me There" (Remix) - "On
The Floor" |
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Level
II
Released: March, 2003
Billboard peak: # 14
Rolling Stone review: 
Tracks: "Ticket To Ride" (Intro)
- "Don't Touch" (with Mr. Cheeks) -
"She's Hot" - "Deep" -
"Ooh Girl" - "Friend Of Mine"
- "Interlude: What's The Fuss?" -
"You Made Me" - "It's So Hard To
Say Goodbye" - "Why, Why" -
"Look In The Water" - "Baby You're
All I Want" - "How We Do" -
"Bygones" - "Interlude: Still
Feelin' You" - "Brown Eyes" -
"Wizzy Wow" (with Mystikal) |
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links lead you to the song's Top 40 chart run
(from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound samples). |
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