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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1986 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1986 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1986, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on to play song. . Click on label to list songs from that record label. Following on from the top 100 chart are listings of hundreds of other lesser-known Soul R&B songs from 1986, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

(Search on '1986' returned 687 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 recordlabel: MCA 52887
chartposition: RandB #67, UK #49
writtenby: Tony Henry and Nick Martinelli
album: Children of the Night
52nd Street You're My Last Chance 1986 MCA
2 recordlabel: Ten Records 114 (UK)
chartposition: UK #57
writtenby: Diane Charlemagne and John Dennison
album: Children of the Night
52nd Street I Can't Let You Go 1986 Ten Records(UK)
3 recordlabel: Future Tell 1911
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Prince and Pepé Willie
album: Minneapolis Genius
94 East featuring Prince Just Another Sucker 1986 Future Tell
--- recordlabel: Pow Wow 417
writtenby: W. Doris
Affinity Pick Me Up (Rock Me Non-Stop) 1986 Pow Wow
1 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 879
chartposition: RandB #70, US dance #25
Afrika Bambaataa Bambaataa's Theme (Assault on Precinct 13) 1986 Tommy Boy
--- recordlabel: WEA 258 504 0
album: L Is for Lover
Al Jarreau Real Tight 1986 WEA
--- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 28400
writtenby: Jonathan Butler, Simon May
album: L Is for Lover
Al Jarreau Give A Little More Lovin' 1986 Warner Bros.
--- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 28400
writtenby: Philippe Saisse
album: L Is for Lover
Al Jarreau Says 1986 Warner Bros.
1 recordlabel: Warner 28538
chartposition: RandB #37, UK #99
writtenby: Jay Graydon, Mike Himelstein & Tom Keane
album: L Is for Lover
Al Jarreau Tell Me What I Gotta Do 1986 Warner
2 recordlabel: Warner 28686
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: David Gamson & Green Gartside
album: L Is for Lover
Al Jarreau L Is for Lover 1986 Warner
--- recordlabel: Stax 1071
writtenby: Albert King, J. Mayall
album: The Lost Session
Albert King Down The Road I Go 1986 Stax
1 recordlabel: NIA 1243
chartposition: UK #82
writtenby: Leroy Burgess and Sonny T. Davenport
Aleem featuring Leroy Burgess Get Loose 1986 NIA
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 89439
chartposition: RandB #23, US Dance #16
writtenby: Taharqa Aleem and Tunde Ra Aleem
Aleem featuring Leroy Burgess Love's on Fire 1986 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 89401
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Taharqa Aleem, Tunde Ra Aleem and Leroy Burgess
Aleem featuring Leroy Burgess Fine Young Tender 1986 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Tabu 05850
chartposition: RandB #8, UK #90, US dance #40
writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris) & Terry Lewis
album: Alexander O'Neal
Alexander O'Neal What's Missing 1986 Tabu
5 recordlabel: Tabu 06222
chartposition: UK #98
writtenby: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
album: Alexander O'Neal
Alexander O'Neal You Were Meant to Be My Lady 1986 Tabu
6 recordlabel: Motown 1827
chartposition: RandB #71
writtenby: Gary Taylor
album: That Look
Alfie Silas Just Gets Better with Time 1986 Motown
--- recordlabel: Profile 7090
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
Alyson Williams Yes We Can Can 1986 Profile
--- recordlabel: RCA Italiana 7579
writtenby: Keith Forsey, Giorgio Moroder
album: Amii
Amii Stewart Time Is Tight 1986 RCA Italiana
--- recordlabel: Future 0012
writtenby: A. Saundars, Mick
comments: [slow jam]
mpcode: 3SKNQf-Oe30
Andre Saundars I Can't Control My Feelings 1986 Future
1 recordlabel: Columbia 05335
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: André Cymone
album: A.C.
André Cymone Satisfaction 1986 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Elektra 44
chartposition: RandB #2, US #8, UK #13, US AC #3
writtenby: Anita Baker, Gary Bias & Louis Johnson
album: Rapture...
Anita Baker Sweet Love 1986 Elektra
--- recordlabel: Elektra
writtenby: David Lasley
album: Rapture...
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: UZ5SaXj30Kw
Anita Baker You Bring Me Joy 1986 Elektra
1 recordlabel: Elektra 64910
chartposition: RandB #23
writtenby: Anita Baker
album: Rapture...
Anita Baker Watch Your Step 1986 Elektra
--- recordlabel: Elektra 69554
writtenby: Rod Temperton
album: Rapture...
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: 0q1HZtNx1Wg
Anita Baker Mystery 1986 Elektra
1 recordlabel: Elektra 69511
chartposition: RandB #6, US #37, UK #51, US AC #9
writtenby: Garry Glenn & Dianne Quander
album: Rapture...
Anita Baker Caught Up in the Rapture 1986 Elektra
2 recordlabel: Warner 28730
chartposition: RandB #80, US Dance #1
writtenby: Henley Goddard and Anthony Malloy
Anthony & the Camp What I Like 1986 Warner
3 recordlabel: Portrait 7254 (UK)
chartposition: UK #49
writtenby: Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead & Victor Carstarphen
album: Artists Showcase
comments: from 1976 'Where Will You Go When The Party's Over' album
Archie Bell & the Drells Don't Let Love Get You Down 1986 Portrait(UK)
4 recordlabel: Arista 667
chartposition: RandB #30, UK #78, US dance #9
writtenby: Jeffrey Cohen & Narada Michael Walden
album: Who's Zoomin' Who?
Aretha Franklin Ain't Nobody Ever Loved You 1986 Arista
5 recordlabel: Arista 9528
chartposition: RandB #20, UK #58, US #21, US dance #33, US rock #36
writtenby: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
album: Aretha [1986 album]
Aretha Franklin Jumpin' Jack Flash 1986 Arista
6 recordlabel: Arista 9453
chartposition: RandB #9, US #22, UK #54, US dance #4, US AC #21
writtenby: Beppe Cantarelli & Roy Freeland
album: Who's Zoomin' Who?
Aretha Franklin Another Night 1986 Arista
7 recordlabel: Arista 9546
chartposition: RandB #2, US #28, UK #46, US dance #19, US AC #17
writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen, Lisa Walden
album: Aretha [1986 album]
Aretha Franklin Jimmy Lee 1986 Arista
8 recordlabel: Profile 5091
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Charles E. McCormick
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
Arnie's Love Natural High 1986 Profile
9 recordlabel: Capitol 422 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #4, UK #79, US #84
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Real Love
Ashford & Simpson Count Your Blessings 1986 Capitol(UK)
10 recordlabel: Capitol 15272
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #89
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
album: Real Love
Ashford & Simpson Nobody Walks In L.A. 1986 Capitol
--- recordlabel: Capitol 5637
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
album: Real Love
Ashford & Simpson What Becomes Of Love 1986 Capitol
--- recordlabel: Elite 53 (UK)
Astra Wake Up To My Love 1986 Elite(UK)
1 recordlabel: Simba 103
chartposition: UK #99
album: To The Top
comments: [reggae]
Aswad Pull Up 1986 Simba
2 recordlabel: Simba 102
chartposition: UK #93
album: To The Top
comments: [reggae]
Aswad Kool Noh 1986 Simba
3 recordlabel: AandM 2822
chartposition: RandB #4, UK #48, US #57, US AC #11
writtenby: Hamish Stuart
album: As the Band Turns
comments: [ballad]  
Atlantic Starr If Your Heart Isn't in It 1986 A&M
4 recordlabel: Manhattan 50043
chartposition: RandB #86
writtenby: Garry Glen, Martin Page and Maurice White
album: All in the Name of Love
Atlantic Starr Armed and Dangerous 1986 Manhattan
5 recordlabel: Germain 1985
chartposition: UK #20
writtenby: Audrey Hall
album: Just You Just Me
comments: [reggae]
Audrey Hall One Dance Won't Do 1986 Germain
6 recordlabel: Germain Records 20
chartposition: UK #93
album: Just You Just Me
comments: [reggae]
Audrey Hall The Best Thing for Me 1986 Germain Records
7 recordlabel: Germain Records 15
chartposition: UK #14
writtenby: Audrey Hall
album: Just You Just Me
comments: [reggae]
Audrey Hall Smile 1986 Germain Records
8 recordlabel: 10 Records 12
chartposition: UK #43
Aurra Like I Like It (extended remix) 1986 Records
9 recordlabel: Ten Records 71 (UK)
chartposition: UK #12
writtenby: James Randolph and Eban Kelly
Aurra You and Me Tonight 1986 Ten Records(UK)
10 recordlabel: Posse 1223
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: B. Fats (as Will Bowden)
comments: [rap]
B. Fats Woppit 1986 Posse
11 recordlabel: In Your Face 1775
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Kae Williams (as Kae Williams Jr.)
album: Genie
B.B. & Q. Band (Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens) On the Shelf 1986 In Your Face
12 recordlabel: Elektra 69514
chartposition: UK #35
writtenby: Kae Williams
album: Genie
B.B. & Q. Band (Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens) (I'm a) Dreamer 1986 Elektra
13 recordlabel: RCA 14404
chartposition: RandB #83, US Dance #1
writtenby: Paul Simpson
Barbara Roy Gotta See You Tonight 1986 RCA
14 recordlabel: Def Jam 06341
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: Ad Rock, Mike D, MCA and Rick Rubin
album: Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys It's the New Style 1986 Def Jam
15 recordlabel: CBS 650353
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Ad Rock (as Adam Horovitz), DJ Run, DMC and Rick Rubin
album: Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys Paul Revere 1986 CBS
16 recordlabel: Def Jam 7055
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Ad Rock, Mike D, MCA and Rick Rubin
album: Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys Hold It, Now Hit It 1986 Def Jam
17 recordlabel: Atlantic 89361
chartposition: UK #1, US #9, US AC #10
writtenby: Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
album: Stand By Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [re release]
Ben E. King Stand by Me 1986 Atlantic
18 recordlabel: Greensleeves 196 (UK)
chartposition: UK #92
writtenby: W. Lindo
album: Beres Hammond
comments: [reggae]
Beres Hammond She Loves Me Now 1986 Greensleeves(UK)
19 recordlabel: Manhattan 56017
chartposition: RandB #23
writtenby: Bernard Wright , Lenny White and Marcus Miller
album: Mr. Wright
Bernard Wright After You 1986 Manhattan
--- recordlabel: Lil Hugh 16952
album: No More Cold Nights
comments: [ballad]
Bert Robinson Still Waiting 1986 Lil Hugh
1 recordlabel: First String 968
chartposition: RandB #82
writtenby: Betty Wright
album: Sevens
comments: [beat ballad]
Betty Wright The Sun Don't Shine 1986 First String
--- recordlabel: First String 268
writtenby: Wright, Hunt
album: Sevens
Betty Wright I Can 1986 First String
1 recordlabel: First String Records 965
chartposition: RandB #44, UK #42
writtenby: Betty Wright
album: Sevens
Betty Wright Pain 1986 First String Records
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 89374
writtenby: Billy Griffin, Donald Griffin
Billy Griffin E.S.P. 1986 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 89374
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Billy Griffin and Derek Nakamoto
Billy Griffin Believe It or Not 1986 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Jive 9510
chartposition: RandB #1, US #10, UK #49, US AC #5
writtenby: Billy Ocean, Wayne Anton Braithwaite & Barry Eastmond (as Barry James Eastmond)
album: Love Zone
Billy Ocean Love Zone 1986 Jive
3 recordlabel: Jive 1754
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #12, US #1, US AC #1
writtenby: Billy Ocean, Wayne Anton Braithwaite & Barry Eastmond (as Barry James Eastmond)
album: Love Zone
Billy Ocean There'll Be Sad Songs 1986 Jive
4 recordlabel: Jive 133 (UK)
chartposition: UK #81
writtenby: Billy Ocean and Ben Findon
album: Love Zone
Billy Ocean Bittersweet 1986 Jive(UK)
5 recordlabel: Jive 9540
chartposition: RandB #10, US #16, UK #34, US AC #1
writtenby: Billy Ocean, Wayne Anton Braithwaite & Barry Eastmond (as Barry James Eastmond)
album: Love Zone
comments: [love ballad]
Billy Ocean Love Is Forever 1986 Jive
6 recordlabel: TLO 9101
chartposition: US dance #48
writtenby: Findon
album: Emotions In Motion
Billy Ocean Hold On Brother 1986 TLO
7 recordlabel: Motown 1870
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #81
writtenby: B. Preston, R. Palmer, S. Smith
comments: [funk]
Billy Preston Since I Held You Close 1986 Motown
8 recordlabel: Rhino 74403
chartposition: RandB #70, US #1, US AC #1, US Country #42
writtenby: By Request: The Best of Billy Vera & the Beaters
album: The Jets
Billy Vera At This Moment 1986 Rhino
9 recordlabel: Prism 2008
chartposition: RandB #84
writtenby: Biz Markie and Marley Marl
album: Goin' Off
comments: [hip hop]
Biz Markie Make the Music with Your Mouth 1986 Prism
--- recordlabel: Panoramic 1218
writtenby: Tony Davis, Carl West
Black Ivory ft. Russell Patterson Can't Shake Your Love 1986 Panoramic
1 recordlabel: RAS Records 7018
chartposition: UK #62
writtenby: Reid
album: Brutal
comments: [reggae]
Black Uhuru Great Train Robbery 1986 RAS Records
2 recordlabel: MCA 52866
chartposition: RandB #1, US #57
writtenby: Larry White, Lee Peters & Kirk Crumpler
album: King of Stage
comments: [love ballad]
Bobby Brown Girlfriend 1986 MCA
3 recordlabel: Macola 0924
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Russ Parr
album: Roaches: The Beginning
Bobby Jimmy & the Critters Roaches 1986 Macola
--- recordlabel: Fantasy 276
writtenby: General Crook
comments: [southern soul]
Bobby Jonz I Got The Touch If You Got The Time 1986 Fantasy
1 recordlabel: Profile 7085
chartposition: RandB #85
writtenby: Kashif and Paul Laurence (as Paul Lawrence Jones)
Bobby Mardis Keep On 1986 Profile
--- recordlabel: MCA 53263
writtenby: George Michel Elian, Richard Ash, Barbara Rothstein
album: The Last Soul Man
comments: [ballad]
Bobby Womack Outside Myself 1986 MCA
1 recordlabel: MCA 52955
chartposition: RandB #57, UK #100
writtenby: Jerry Lynn Williams
album: Womagic
Bobby Womack (I Wanna) Make Love to You 1986 MCA
2 recordlabel: Omni 1
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Terry Price, Len Barry and John Medora (as John Madara)
Booker Newberry III Take a Piece of Me 1986 Omni
3 recordlabel: Revue 735
chartposition: UK #11
writtenby: Ben Peters
album: Everything To Me
comments: [reggae]
Boris Gardiner You're Everything to Me 1986 Revue
4 recordlabel: Mega 2194
chartposition: UK #69
writtenby: Boris Gardiner
comments: [christmas] [reggae]
Boris Gardiner The Meaning of Christmas 1986 Mega
5 recordlabel: Revue 733
chartposition: UK #1
writtenby: Ben Peters
album: Everything To Me
comments: [Reggae]
Boris Gardiner I Wanna Wake Up with You 1986 Revue
6 recordlabel: Capitol 5555
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Desmond Molotana
album: Weekend Special
Brenda & the Big Dudes Weekend Special 1986 Capitol
7 recordlabel: Gordy 1869
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Aaron Zigman and Jerry Knight
album: In Love
Bunny DeBarge Save the Best for Me (Best of Your Lovin') 1986 Gordy
8 recordlabel: Next Plateau 50045
chartposition: US Dance #50
writtenby: Gordon Worthy and Larry Wedgeworth
comments: (Duet with Larry Woo)
C Bank Nightmare of a Broken Heart 1986 Next Plateau
9 recordlabel: Mercury 884 454
chartposition: RandB #8, UK #15
writtenby: Tim Greene
album: Cashflow
Ca$hflow Party Freak 1986 Mercury
10 recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 888 005
chartposition: UK #88
writtenby: Larry Blackmon
album: Ca$hflow
Ca$hflow Can't Let Love Pass Us By 1986 Atlanta Artists
11 recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 888 005
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: Jasper B. Campbell
album: Ca$hflow
comments: [ballad]
Ca$hflow Reach Out 1986 Atlanta Artists
12 recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 884 722
chartposition: RandB #12, UK #15
writtenby: Kenny Beck
album: Cashflow
Ca$hflow Mine All Mine 1986 Atlanta Artists
--- recordlabel: Club 33 (UK)
writtenby: M. Wells
album: Ca$hflow
comments: [disco funk]
mpcode: mQljr5YrjcE
Ca$hflow I Need Your Love 1986 Club(UK)
1 recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 884 933
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #3, US #6, US dance #1
writtenby: Larry Blackmon & Tomi Jenkins
album: Word Up!
comments: [funk]
Cameo Word Up 1986 Atlanta Artists
2 recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 888 193
chartposition: RandB #1, US #21, UK #27, US dance #10
writtenby: Larry Blackmon & Tomi Jenkins
album: Word Up!
comments: [funk]
Cameo Candy 1986 Atlanta Artists
3 recordlabel: Triple 1205
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Captain Sky (as Daryl Cameron) and Handsome Wayne
Captain Sky You Bring Me Up 1986 Triple
4 recordlabel: Casablanca 884 274
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Allen Jones (as Allen A. Jones)
album: Private Property
Carl Carlton Slipped, Tripped (Fooled Around and Fell in Love) 1986 Casablanca
--- recordlabel: Mega 2191
album: Modern Man
comments: a #3 hit in Sweden and #24 in Belgium
Carl Lewis Break It Up 1986 Mega
--- recordlabel: City Beat 708 (UK)
Carlton Smith Excite Me 1986 City Beat(UK)
--- recordlabel: Solar 70003
writtenby: Greg Scelsa
album: Cat
mpcode: P_I5zSsU6W0
Cat Miller Be For Real 1986 Solar
1 recordlabel: Music Of Life 7
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: Cerrone, Donnell Spencer and Nick Mundy
Cerrone & LaToya Jackson Oops, Oh No 1986 Music Of Life
2 recordlabel: EMI 5585 (UK)
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: General Johnson
album: The Music
Chairmen of the Board featuring General Johnson Loverboy 1986 EMI(UK)
3 recordlabel: Warner 28459
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Joshua Fried, Reggie Griffin, Arif Mardin, Charlie Singleton and Jeremy Wolff
album: Destiny
Chaka Khan Earth to Mickey 1986 Warner

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