Chris Brown Songs

By: Stephen Thiele

Break Studios Contributing Writer

Looking for an overview of a few of the best Chris Brown songs? Chris Brown, who was born in 1989, is a popular R&B singer from Tappahannock, Virginia. In 2005, at the age of 16, Chris Brown broke onto the music scene with his self-titled album called "Chris Brown". That album sold over 2 million albums and is responsible for turning Chris Brown into the popular American recording artist that he is today.

  1. "Take You Down" Of course, "Take You Down" is one of the most popular Chris Brown songs. "Take You Down" was released in 2008 on Chris Brown's album "Exclusive". "Take You Down" became a very popular Chris Brown song when it was nominated for "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance" at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009.
  2. "Run It!" "Run It!" is the song that turned Chris Brown into a superstar. This song was released in 2005 on his debut self-titled album. When "Run It!" first came out, it spent 5 consecutive weeks at the top song on the Billboard Hot 100. No other male singer had his debut song reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 since Montell Jordan did it in 1995.
  3. "Crawl" Chris Brown released "Crawl"in 2009 on his "Graffiti" album. "Crawl" is a unique song because it was written by several people, including Adam Messinger, Nasri, Luke Boyd and Chris Brown himself. "Crawl" is one of the best Chris Brown songs because it has made appearances on the Billboard Hot 100, UK Single Charts, European Hot 100 and much more. This song is about the feeling that many people often get when they want to rebuild a failed relationship.
  4. "With You" "With You", one of the best Chris Brown songs, was released in 2007 on his "Exclusive" album. This song quickly became Chris Brown's second best selling single behind "Run It!" and it was nominated for the MTV Video Music Awards in 2008. "With You" was the number two song on the Billboard Hot 100 for a total of six non-consecutive weeks.
Posted on: Feb. 21, 2011