Soul R&B Music Charts of 1980 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1980 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 1980, 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 1980, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1980 . . .

The following songs were released in 1980 but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of 1980 or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
601	recordlabel: Arista 0514 chartposition: RandB #93 comments: [instrumental]	Gary Bartz	Music	1980	Arista
602	recordlabel: Heat 2001 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Chicago Gangsters	Gangsters	Wop That Wandy	1980	Heat
---	recordlabel: Arista 94 writtenby: E.R. LeBlanc, H. Lane, K. Crier, P. Service album: GQ Two	GQ	Don't Stop This Feeling	1980	Arista
1	recordlabel: Arista 7823 chartposition: RandB #12, US dance #35 writtenby: Emanuel LeBlanc, Herb Lane, Keith Crier and Paul Service album: Two	GQ	Standing Ovation	1980	Arista
2	recordlabel: Arista 0510 chartposition: RandB #9, US #101 writtenby: Billy Stewart album: Two	GQ	Sitting in the Park	1980	Arista
---	recordlabel: Flamingo 11 (UK) writtenby: Stover, Cameron, Crockett, Fuqua	G.C. Cameron	Live For Love	1980	Flamingo(UK)
---	recordlabel: Dazz 1003 writtenby: B. George, C. Bedeau, Full Force, L. George, P. George	Full Force	Turn You On	1980	Dazz
1	recordlabel: Calibre 103 chartposition: UK #49 writtenby: Freeez comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Freeez	Keep in Touch	1980	Calibre
2	recordlabel: RSO 1037 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Fred Wesley album: House Party	Fred Wesley	House Party	1980	RSO
3	recordlabel: Panorama 12131 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway and Geoff Stephens album: Frank Hooker and Positive People comments: [philly sound]	Frank Hooker & Positive People	Like Sister and Brother	1980	Panorama
4	recordlabel: Panorama 11984 chartposition: RandB #40, US Dance #33 writtenby: Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble) and Leon Huff album: Frank Hooker and Positive People comments: charted as I Wanna Know Your Name / This Feelin' in US dance charts	Frank Hooker & Positive People	I Wanna Know Your Name	1980	Panorama
5	recordlabel: Ariola 240 chartposition: US Dance #3 writtenby: Tony Green album: Tonight	France Joli	Feel Like Dancing	1980	Ariola
6	recordlabel: T.K. 442 chartposition: US dance #24 writtenby: Ish Ledesma album: Party Boys	Foxy	Party Boys	1980	T.K.
7	recordlabel: Ariola 811 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Amir Bayyan, Frank Jackson and Ronald Bell	Forecast	Non Stop	1980	Ariola
8	recordlabel: Magic Disc 222 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Earl Shuman and Leon Carr album: Flakes	Flakes	Hey There Lonely Girl	1980	Magic Disc
9	recordlabel: Calibre 506 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Avis Harrell, D'Lanie McQuaig, Lonnie Kirtz and Mel Bolton album: Flakes	Flakes	Sugar Frosted Lover	1980	Calibre
10	recordlabel: Elektra 46620 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Clyde Herbert, Ron Banks and Tony Green album: Elektra 46620	Five Special	Jam (Let's Take It to the Streets)	1980	Elektra
11	recordlabel: Dakar 100 chartposition: RandB #67, US Dance #68 writtenby: Donald Burnside and John Dubiel	First Love	Don't Say Goodnight	1980	Dakar
---	recordlabel: Parkway 1556 writtenby: Stanley Howard album: Candy	First Class	Don't Listen To Your Friends	1980	Parkway
---	recordlabel: Parkway 1557 writtenby: Fred Rains album: The Softones and First Class Together	First Class	Candy	1980	Parkway
1	recordlabel: Gold Mind 504 chartposition: US Dance #80 writtenby: Norman Harris and Ron Tyson album: Breakaway	First Choice	Breakaway	1980	Gold Mind
---	recordlabel: Star Glow 102 writtenby: G. Perkins, D. Hyde, D. MondeBello	Fir-Ya	Keep On Tryin'	1980	Star Glow
1	recordlabel: Fantasy 897 chartposition: US Dance #13 writtenby: D. Waddington. D. Reed album: Dreams And Desire	Fever	The One Tonight	1980	Fantasy
2	recordlabel: WEA 79111 (UK) chartposition: UK #1 writtenby: Ken Leray album: Groove Me comments: [Reggae]	Fern Kinney	Together We Are Beautiful	1980	WEA(UK)
3	recordlabel: Spring 3008 chartposition: RandB #6 writtenby: Bill Curtis and Gerry Thomas album: Hot Box	Fatback Band	Gotta Get My Hands on Some (Money)	1980	Spring
4	recordlabel: Spring 149 chartposition: RandB #3, UK #41, US dance #53 writtenby: Johnny Flippin & Bill Curtis album: Hot Box	Fatback Band	Backstrockin	1980	Spring
5	recordlabel: Spring 3015 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Bill Curtis and Fred Demery	Fatback Band	Let's Do It Again	1980	Spring
6	recordlabel: Spring 3005 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Johnny Flippin (as John Flippin) album: XII	Fatback Band	Love in Perfect Harmony	1980	Spring
7	recordlabel: Fantasy 891 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Clover Adams, Donny Mathis, Osborner Young and Ray Middlebrook album: Lookin' for Love	Fat Larry's Band	How Good Is Love	1980	Fantasy
8	recordlabel: Fantasy 881 chartposition: RandB #44, US Dance #39 writtenby: Anthony Middleton, Larry James and Lawrence Taylor album: Lookin' for Love	Fat Larry's Band	Here Comes The Sun	1980	Fantasy
---	recordlabel: VIR RO 1001 writtenby: Rome, Anderson III	Exportations	Find Another Day	1980	VIR RO
1	recordlabel: RCA 2075 chartposition: RandB #34, US dance #12 writtenby: Ali Hassan, Evelyn King , Kwame Hadi and Theodore Life album: Call on Me	Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King)	Let's Get Funky Tonight	1980	RCA
2	recordlabel: Scope 11 (UK) chartposition: UK #52 writtenby: Willie Dixon comments: [reggae]	Errol Dunkley	Sit Down And Cry	1980	Scope(UK)
3	recordlabel: RCA Victor 12113 chartposition: US Dance #47 writtenby: Belita Woods, Trenita Womack, William Wooten and Emanuel Johnson album: Soft Lights, Sweet Music	Enchantment	Settin' It Out	1980	RCA Victor
4	recordlabel: Ovation 1205 chartposition: RandB #91, US Dance #28 writtenby: Don Burnside comments: [Fill Me Up / You Made Me Do It Again in US dance charts]	Elaine & Ellen	Fill Me Up	1980	Ovation
5	recordlabel: Derby 20240 chartposition: US Dance #45 writtenby: W. Michael Lewis, Laurin Rinder and Ruben Banuelos album: Revolucion	El Coco	Something Ya Got Makes Me Hot	1980	Derby
---	recordlabel: Uno Melodic 7000 writtenby: Roy Ayers, Edwin Birdsong	Eighties Ladies	Ladies Of The Eighties	1980	Uno Melodic
1	recordlabel: Casablanca 2270 chartposition: RandB #38, US Dance #90 writtenby: RenÃƒÂ© Moore and Angela Winbush	Edmund Sylvers	That Burning Love	1980	Casablanca
---	recordlabel: Casablanca 2318 writtenby: T. Stephens album: Have You Heard	Edmund Sylvers	Time	1980	Casablanca
1	recordlabel: Ensign 4512 chartposition: UK #8 writtenby: Eddie Grant album: Can't Get Enough comments: [Reggae]	Eddy Grant	Do You Feel My Love?	1980	Ensign
2	recordlabel: Arista 0466 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Michael Price and Dan Walsh album: Something More	Eddie Kendricks	I Just Want to Be the One in Your Life	1980	Arista
3	recordlabel: CBS 9377 chartposition: UK #63 writtenby: Al McKay and Maurice White album: Faces	Earth, Wind & Fire	Back on the Road	1980	CBS
4	recordlabel: ARC 11407 chartposition: RandB #10, US #48, US AC #30 writtenby: David Foster, Brenda Russell & Maurice White	Earth, Wind & Fire	You	1980	ARC
5	recordlabel: CBS 8982 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #29, US #44, US dance #85 writtenby: Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Ralph Johnson, Al McKay, Maurice White & Verdine White album: Faces comments: [funk]	Earth, Wind & Fire	Let Me Talk	1980	CBS
6	recordlabel: Solar 012 chartposition: RandB #6, UK #51, US #87, US dance #5 writtenby: William Shelby & Ricky Smith album: Adventures in the Land of Music comments: [disco dance]	Dynasty	I've Just Begun to Love You	1980	Solar
---	recordlabel: Solar 3576 writtenby: Shelby, Potts album: Adventures In The Land Of Music comments: [album cut]	Dynasty	Day and Night	1980	Solar
---	recordlabel: Solar 12128 writtenby: R. Smith, K. Spencer, R. Randolph album: Adventures in the Land of Music comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Dynasty	Adventures in the Land of Music	1980	Solar
1	recordlabel: Solar 14 chartposition: RandB #34, US #103 writtenby: Nidra Beard and William Shelby album: Adventures in the Land of Music	Dynasty	Do Me Right	1980	Solar
---	recordlabel: Solar 18 writtenby: Shelby, Carriere album: Adventures in the Land of Music	Dynasty	Groove Control	1980	Solar
1	recordlabel: Capitol 4831 chartposition: RandB #67, UK #4,US #5, US AC #6 writtenby: Robert Mather, Keith Stegall & Chris Waters album: Sometimes You Win	Dr. Hook	Sexy Eyes	1980	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Epic 84225 writtenby: David Camon album: Talk To Me comments: [album cut]	Dorothy Moore	If I Could Feel That Old Feeling Again	1980	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic 8836 writtenby: Carson Whitsett album: Talk To Me	Dorothy Moore	There'll Never Be Another Night Like This	1980	Epic
1	recordlabel: Malaco 2062 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Joe Seneca and J. Otis album: Talk to Me	Dorothy Moore	Talk to Me -- Every Beat of My Heart	1980	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2064 writtenby: C. Whitsett, B. McRee album: Dorothy Moore	Dorothy Moore	Make It Soon	1980	Malaco
1	recordlabel: Casablanca 2236 chartposition: RandB #9, US #5, UK #32, US dance #8, US AC #26 writtenby: Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer album: On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2 comments: [disco]	Donna Summer	On the Radio	1980	Casablanca
2	recordlabel: Geffen 49563 chartposition: RandB #13, US #3, UK #48 writtenby: Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer album: The Wanderer comments: [disco] Â	Donna Summer	The Wanderer	1980	Geffen
3	recordlabel: Casablanca 211 (UK) chartposition: RandB #35, UK #32, US #36 writtenby: Pete Bellotte & Harold Faltermeyer album: Bad Girls	Donna Summer	Walk Away	1980	Casablanca(UK)
4	recordlabel: Casablanca 198 chartposition: UK #46 writtenby: Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey album: Bad Girls	Donna Summer	Sunset People	1980	Casablanca
5	recordlabel: Geffen 49634 chartposition: US #33, UK #44, US dance #8 writtenby: Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey album: The Wanderer	Donna Summer	Cold Love	1980	Geffen
6	recordlabel: Newman 5001 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Don Covay and A. Covay	Don Covay	Badd Boy	1980	Newman
7	recordlabel: Columbia 11216 chartposition: RandB #72 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: Pierre NaÃƒÂ§abal, Michel Beaucarty and Chris Bennett album: Hotel Paradise	Diva Gray & Oyster	Magic Carpet Ride	1980	Columbia
8	recordlabel: Arista 0572 chartposition: US #62, US AC #12 writtenby: Randy Cate, Steve Dorff and Larry Herbstritt album: No Night So Long	Dionne Warwick	Easy Love	1980	Arista
9	recordlabel: Arista 0527 chartposition: RandB #19, US #23, US AC #1 writtenby: Richard Kerr & Will Jennings album: No Night So Long comments: [ballad]	Dionne Warwick	No Night So Long	1980	Arista
10	recordlabel: Arista 0498 chartposition: RandB #33, US #65, US AC #33 writtenby: David Frank and Doug James album: Dionne [1979 album]	Dionne Warwick	After You	1980	Arista
11	recordlabel: Arista 0572 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Adrienne Anderson, Isaac Hayes album: No Night So Long	Dionne Warwick	We Never Say Goodbye	1980	Arista
12	recordlabel: Motown 1491 chartposition: RandB #6, US #5, UK #13, US dance #1 writtenby: Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers album: Diana / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12	Diana Ross	I'm Coming Out	1980	Motown
13	recordlabel: Motown 1496 chartposition: RandB #14, UK #16, US #9, US AC #9 writtenby: Carole Bayer Sager & Michael Masser album: To Love Again / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12 comments: [ballad]	Diana Ross	It's My Turn	1980	Motown
14	recordlabel: Motown 1202 chartposition: UK #5, US #109 writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers album: Diana / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11	Diana Ross	My Old Piano	1980	Motown
15	recordlabel: Motown 1494 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #2, US dance #1, US 31, US AC #18 writtenby: Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards album: Diana / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11 comments: [Motown Sound]	Diana Ross	Upside Down	1980	Motown
16	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3724 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Dexter Wansel and Cynthia Biggs album: Time Is Slipping Away	Dexter Wansel ft. Terri Wells	The Sweetest Pain	1980	P.I.R.
17	recordlabel: MCA 1866 chartposition: RandB #82, US Dance #33 writtenby: Denise LaSalle album: I'm So Hot	Denise LaSalle	I'm So Hot	1980	MCA
---	recordlabel: MCA 3239 writtenby: Denise LaSalle album: I'm So Hot	Denise LaSalle	Try My Love	1980	MCA
---	recordlabel: Mercury 1 3821 writtenby: Ken Gold, Micky Denne album: Delegation comments: [album cut] [disco dance]	Delegation	One More Step To Take	1980	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Ariola 188 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Bruce Dunbar, Ray Patterson and Ricky Bailey album: Eau De Vie	Delegation	Welcome to My World	1980	Ariola
2	recordlabel: Ariola 246 chartposition: RandB #66,US dance #57 writtenby: Ken Gold and Michael Denne album: Eau De Vie	Delegation	Heartache No. 9	1980	Ariola
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 250 writtenby: Adam Ippolito, Frank Fuchs album: Twp Hearts Are Better Than One	Dee Edwards	Put Your Love On The Line	1980	Cotillion
1	recordlabel: Cotillion 46003 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: Willie Hutch album: Two Hearts Are Better Than One	Dee Edwards	Mr. Miracle Man	1980	Cotillion
2	recordlabel: Elektra 12490 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Joe Ericksen and Thom Bell	Dee Dee Bridgewater	One in a Million (Guy)	1980	Elektra
3	recordlabel: MCA 41167 chartposition: US #70, US Dance #1 writtenby: Paul Sabu album: High on Your Love	Debbie Jacobs	High on Your Love	1980	MCA
4	recordlabel: Motown 1500 chartposition: RandB #65, US Dance #75 writtenby: Michael Calhoun album: Invitation to Love comments: [Motown Sound]	Dazz Band	Shake It Up	1980	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown 1507 writtenby: M. Calhoun, P. DeMudd album: Invitation To Love comments: [disco funk] mpcode: N8qYD7wxnAg	Dazz Band	Magnetized	1980	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 1507 chartposition: RandB #51, US #109 writtenby: Michael Calhoun and Pierre DeMudd album: Invitation to Love comments: [Motown Sound]	Dazz Band	Invitation to Love	1980	Motown
---	recordlabel: United Artists 1374 writtenby: C. Jones, S. Sandridge, D. Hummons album: Dayton comments: [disco funk, boogie] mpcode: OJlGi-6GfQM	Dayton	Eyes On You	1980	United Artists
1	recordlabel: Prelude 8017 chartposition: US Dance #69 writtenby: Kenny Simmons and Robert Stasiak	Daybreak	Everybody Get Off	1980	Prelude
2	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 49219 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: David Sanborn and Michael McDonald album: Hideaway comments: [instrumental]	David Sanborn	Anything You Want	1980	Warner Bros.
3	recordlabel: Warner 49277 chartposition: RandB #63 album: Gentleman Ruffin	David Ruffin	Slow Dance	1980	Warner
4	recordlabel: Mercury 76067 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Cecil Womack, Linda Womack and Eddie Noble album: Here's to You	David Oliver	Love TKO	1980	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Alston 3750 chartposition: RandB #37, US #59 writtenby: Earl King (as Earl King Jr.) album: To You Honey, Honey with Love	David Hudson	Honey, Honey	1980	Alston
---	recordlabel: Alston 3750 writtenby: D. Hudson, W. Clarke	David Hudson	Come On Back Baby	1980	Alston
---	recordlabel: Alston 3752 writtenby: T. Battaglia, V. Paliuca album: To You Honey, Honey with Love	David Hudson	I Have Never Loved A Woman (The Way I Love You)	1980	Alston
1	recordlabel: GRP 2508 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Dennis Bell album: Land of the Third Eye	Dave Valentin	Sidra's Dream	1980	GRP
2	recordlabel: Columbia 11289 chartposition: RandB #70, US #71 writtenby: Jim Krueger album: Old Crest on a New Wave	Dave Mason ft. Michael Jackson	Save Me	1980	Columbia
3	recordlabel: ARC 11254 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Jerry Peters album: The Message Is Still the Same	D.J. Rogers	Love Cycles	1980	ARC
4	recordlabel: ARC 11324 chartposition: RandB #66 album: The Message Is Still the Same	D.J. Rogers	She Believes in Me	1980	ARC
5	recordlabel: 20th Century Fox 2442 chartposition: US Dance #16 writtenby: Jeffrey Steinberg	Cut Glass	Without Your Love	1980	20th Century Fo
6	recordlabel: RSO 1029 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Frankie Blue album: The Right Combination	Curtis Mayfield & Linda Clifford	Love's Sweet Sensation	1980	RSO
---	recordlabel: RSO 1036 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Something To Believe In	Curtis Mayfield	It's Alright	1980	RSO
1	recordlabel: RSO 1046 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Bunny Sigler	Curtis Mayfield	Tripping Out	1980	RSO
---	recordlabel: RSO 1046 writtenby: K. Burke, D. Burke, C. Mayfield album: Something To Believe In	Curtis Mayfield	Never Stop Loving Me	1980	RSO
---	recordlabel: RSO 1 3077 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Something to Believe In	Curtis Mayfield	People Never Give Up	1980	RSO

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