El DeBarge
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Best Selling Biggest Hit Single “Rhythm of the Night”
“Who’s Johnny” reached #3 on Billboard Hot 100
9x – Top 40 R&B singles
5x – Top 40 pop singles
2x – Pop top 10 hits
5x – Top 10 R&B singles
2x – #1 R&B singles
1x – #1 single on the dance chart
3x – #1 hits on the adult contemporary chart
5x – Billboard Hot 100
4x – Billboard Top R&B/HipHop Albums
One of Rolling Stone’s Top 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
5x – Grammy Nominee
Soul Train Award Nominee
Artist Bio
El DeBarge’s musical journey began in his youth when he and his siblings were signed to Motown Records by Berry Gordy under the group DeBarge. The group rose to fame throughout the 1980s, releasing five albums and dominating the R&B and Pop charts over the decade. El DeBarge penned some of the group’s biggest hits, including “You Wear It Well,” “Time Will Reveal,” “Love Me in a Special Way,” “All This Love,” and “I Like It.” In addition to several of these tracks topping Billboard charts, these fan-favorite songs have also been sampled by artists including Beyoncé, Moneybagg Yo, Joey Bada$$, Ashanti, Tupac, and the Notorious B.I.G., which continues to introduce the music to new listeners.