"Almost Doesn't Count" is an R&B ballad written by Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche for Brandy's second studio album Never Say Never (1998). It also was produced by Roche and released as the album's fourth single during the second quarter of 1999 (see 1999 in music). The mid-tempo song reached the top 20 in New Zealand, the UK, and on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Brandy performed the song in the 1999 film Double Platinum, starring Diana Ross and herself.
The song was sampled by Ali & Gipp in the song Almost Made Ya featuring LeToya Luckett and produced by Jermaine Dupri. Country singer Mark Wills released a cover of the song as the first single for his third studio album, Permanently, in 2000. This version reached number 19 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs.
