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http://www.bet.com/music/photos/2011/11 ... e-50-songs
50. I Am
49. When We
48. Stay Down
47. Ooh
46. Hurt Again
45. Shake Down
44. Baggage
43. Give Me You
42. Time
41. My Love
40. Just Fine
39. Work That
38. Be Happy (Remix) feat. Keith Murray
37. Feel Like Makin' Love
36. Feel Like a Woman
35. The One feat. Drake
34. Love No Limit
33. Love is All We Need
32. What's the 411? (Remix) feat. The Notorious B.I.G.
31. Our Love
30. Not Today feat. Eve
29. Friends
28. Share My World
27. Mary Jane (All Night Long)
26. Love @ First Sight (feat. Method Man)
25. I Love You (feat. Smif-N-Wessun)
24. Rainy Dayz (feat. Ja Rule)
23. Be Without You
22. All That I Can Say
21. I Don't Want to Do Anything
20. Everything
19. Enough Cryin'
18. Take Me As I Am
17. Seven Days
16. You Bring Me Joy
15. Your Child
14. What's the 411?
13. I Can Love You (feat. Lil Kim)
12. You Remind Me/You Remind Me (Remix) (feat. Greg Nice)
11. Deep Inside
10. Be Happy
9. Sweet Thing
8. I'm Going Down
7. Real Love (Remix) (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.)
6. Not Gon' Cry
5. Family Affair
4. Reminisce
3. No More Drama
2. My Life
1. Real Love

Only big shocker is the lack of I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By (though I guess that's more of a feature on a Method Man song).

It's a pretty good MJB list. BET got something right for a change lol.

I wish Love No Limit was a lot higher and Not Gon Cry was a lot lower.

StevieFan13 wrote:Only big shocker is the lack of I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By (though I guess that's more of a feature on a Method Man song).

So, do you guys think it was considered in or out of scope for the list.

I don't agree with the critics' view that her first two albums would be her best. On "Mary" (1999) she has matured as a singer, and it incorporates more influence of old-school soul. To me "Time" and "Deep Inside" are her best songs. Missing is the Stevie Wonder cover "As", recorded as a duet with George Michael. That was the first song I heard from her and it aroused my interest in her albums.

Henrik wrote:

StevieFan13 wrote:Only big shocker is the lack of I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By (though I guess that's more of a feature on a Method Man song).

So, do you guys think it was considered in or out of scope for the list.

Out of scope - unlike the Complex lists, I believe they were only counting songs that she was the main performer on.