In addition to his success as a solo artist, Darren has become the ultimate urban jazz hyphenate as an artist / producer following his success in the 2000’s with Wayman Tisdale (which included the #1 hit remake of “Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now”) and behind the scenes as producer, composer, arranger and/or mix engineer for music on five Dave Koz projects (Greatest Hits, Hello Tomorrow, Summer Horns, Gifts Of The Season, and A New Day ). In 2008-2009, Darren scored three consecutive #1 productions (14 weeks in all) on the Radio & Records smooth jazz chart, holding the top position with Koz, Eric Darius and Tim Bowman. He held the top three chart positions for several weeks and had as many as four songs in the Top Ten at the same time.
Over the years, as his detail-oriented sonic excellence led to more and more hit recordings, his resume has grown to include everyone from Toby Keith, Jonathan Butler and Najee to Bob James, Rick Braun, Jeffrey Osborne, Phil Perry, Jeff Lorber, Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Fritzen, Julian Vaughn, Blake Aaron, Lebron, Riley Richard and the late Nick Colionne.
Billboard Number 1’s, Top 10’s & Top 30 Songs (Partial Discography)
To date:
28 #1’s
70 Top 10’s
MORE THAN 100 on the Billboard top 30 chart
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NUMBER ONES
Darren Rahn - Talk of the Town
Darren Rahn - D-Luxe
Darren Rahn - Infinite Love
Darren Rahn - Midnight Sun
Blake Aaron feat. Darren Rahn - Groovers And Shakers
Dave Koz - Life in the Fast Lane
Dave Koz - The Closer We Get
Najee - Sweet Summer Nights
Eric Darius - Goin' All Out
Tim Bowman - Sweet Sundays
Tim Bowman - Seaside Drive
Tim Bowman - Fireball
Tim Bowman - Easy
Nick Colionne - The Journey
Nick Colionne - Say What's On Your Mind
Nick Colionne - Uncle Nick
Wayman Tisdale - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Steve Oliver - Fun In The Sun
Julian Vaughn - On Your Feet
Jonathan Fritzén - Magical
Vincent Ingala - Wish I Was There
Gregory Goodloe - Stylin
Riley Richard - Captivate Me
Riley Richard - Don’t Wanna Let Go
Patrick Bradley - Exhale
Jeff Ryan - Sentimental Soul
Pamela Williams - Serendipity
Pamela Williams - Stone Cold
TOP TENS
(includes all of the Number 1’s above plus these tunes)
Darren Rahn
Moxified #2
Magnetic #3
Watcha Gonna Do For Me #3
Everlasting #3
One Step Ahead #6
Funk Avenue #7
Wayman Tisdale
Way Up #2
Get Down On It #2
Throwin' It Down #6
One On One #9
Jay Soto
Slammin #2
Julian Vaughn
Juju's Groove #8
Take That #6
Tim Bowman
Let It Shine #4
All My Life #7
City Lights #10
Boss #4
Jonathan Fritzén
Friday Night #2
Rob Tardik
Shakin' the House #10
Vincent Ingala
Can't Stop Now #4
If I Could Fly #7
Kimi Trick #9
Lebron
Groove City #3
Kinetic #9
Never Say Never #9
Patrick Lamb
Savoir Faire #5
Nick Colionne
Slammin' #2
When You Love Somebody #3
Got To Keep It Moving #4
Riley Richard
Between You and I #3
L.I.T. #2
Superstar #10
Dave Bradshaw
Flipside #3
Blake Aaron
Drive #9
Adam Hawley
Shuffle #6
Najee
Face to Face #8
Dr. Doolittle #8
Marcus Anderson
Just a Taste #5
Patrick Bradley
Completely Yours #9
Eric Darius
That’s My Jam #5
Jazz Holdouts
Workin #2
Piermont Nights #2
BILLBOARD TOP 30 songs outside of the Top 10
Darren Rahn
Tale of Two Cities #15
Into the Light #17
Sonic Boom #21
Rock The World #22
Wayman Tisdale
Let's Do It Again #26
Najee
One Night in Soho #18
Tim Bowman
Into The Blue #21
Julian Vaughn
Rock Steady #13
Jonathan Butler
Mandela Bay #28
Jonathan Fritzén
Undercover #12
Dance With Me #23
Patrick Lamb
Limitless #16
Homebrew #15
Phillip Martin
Good Day At Work #22
Deep Pockets #26
Realization #28
Bob Baldwin
For Grover & George #12
Third Wind #23
Lin Rountree
Amplified #12
Phil Denny
Push #21
Traffic Jam #23
Crossover #26
Ron McMillon
In The Flow #25
Patrick Trahan
Small Talk #21
Aysha
Take Me Higher #28
Riley Richard
Family Ties #18
Ryan Montano
Honey Girl #13
I'd Like That #15
Soulfully #12
Lebron
Kiss & Tell #17
Nate Harasim
West Bound #20
Harmony Park #19
Eric Darius
Because Of You #14
Chillin Out #22
Steppin Up #29
Justin Young
Always There #23
Will Donato
Funkability #20
Andre Cavor
Road Trip #14
Scott Allman
Radiowaves #30
Jeff Ryan
Double Up #17
Paul Brown
Just Chillin #17
Patrick Bradley
Song Of May #19
Michael Lington
Play #22
Cal Harris Jr.
Breakthrough #20