Common: Celebrating his Top 7 songs for his birthday. The Academy and Grammy Award winning rapper has a birthday today. Let’s celebrate!
COMMON TURNS 48 TODAY, MARCH 13TH

Rapper, Actor, Producer, Poet and Activist Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr., better known as Common turns 48 today. Let’s celebrate by re-visiting his top 7 songs, according to Billboard.
#1 – LOVE OF MY LIFE (AN ODE TO HIP HOP) with erykah badu
- Peaked at #9
- Peak Date – 01/04/2003
- Pent 27 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
#2 – the light
- Peaked at #44
- Peak Date – 09/09/2000
- Spent 19 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
#3 – make her say (with kid cudi, also featuring kanye west)
- Peaked at #43
- Peak Date – 08/22/2009
- Spent 15 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
#4 – come close to me (featuring mary j. blige)
- Peaked at #65
- Peak Date – 02/1/2003
- Spent 15 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
#5 – go! (featuring kanye west and john mayer)
- Peaked at #79
- Peak Date – 07/23/005
- Spent 6 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
#6 – universal mind control (featuring pharrell)
- Peaked at #62
- Peak Date – 01/10/2009
- Spent 6 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
#7 – glory (with john legend)
- Peaked at #49
- Peak Date – 03/14/2015
- Spent 3 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
Of all his stuff, I think “Glory” is my favorite. Happy Birthday, Common!
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