Soul R&B Music Charts of 1981 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1981 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 1981, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

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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 1981, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1981 . . .

The following songs were released in 1981 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 1981 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
201	recordlabel: Capitol 4981 chartposition: RandB #57, US Dance #87 writtenby: Byron Byrd album: Force of Nature comments: [funk]	Sun	Reaction Satisfaction (Jam Y'all, Funk It Up)	1981	Capitol
202	recordlabel: RCA 138(UK) chartposition: UK #52 writtenby: Don Addrisi and Dick Addrisi album: Good Thing Going comments: [reggae]	Sugar Minott	Never My Love	1981	RCA (UK)
203	recordlabel: RCA 58(UK) chartposition: UK #4 writtenby: Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards and Fonce Mizell album: Good Thing Going comments: [Reggae]	Sugar Minott	Good Thing Going (We've Got a Good Thing Going)	1981	RCA (UK)
204	recordlabel: BC 4007 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Deacon Kevin D. Woodley comments: [rap]	Sugar Daddy	Another One Bites The Dust	1981	BC
205	recordlabel: Warner 49750 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Sylvester Levay and Pete Bellotte album: Sue Ann comments: [disco funk]	Sue Ann	Let Me Let You Rock Me	1981	Warner
206	recordlabel: West End 22139 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Auvil Gilchrist, Daniel Terry comments: [disco funk]	Stone	Time	1981	West End
207	recordlabel: Cotillion 46016 chartposition: RandB #36, US #25, US AC #14 writtenby: Bill Bowersock, Trevor Veitch & Matt Vernon album: Take Me to Your Heaven	Stevie Woods	Steal the Night	1981	Cotillion
208	recordlabel: Tamla 54328 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Hotter Than July comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Did I Hear You Say You Love Me	1981	Tamla
209	recordlabel: Motown 1235 chartposition: UK #2 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Hotter Than July comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Happy Birthday	1981	Motown
210	recordlabel: Tamla 54323 chartposition: RandB #29, UK #3, US #64, US AC #33 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Hotter Than July comments: [ballad] Â	Stevie Wonder	Lately	1981	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54323 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Songs in the Key of Life comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	If It's Magic	1981	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54328 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Hotter Than July comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	As If You Read My Mind	1981	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Solid Smoke 45 1 writtenby: Parks album: Movin' In The Right Direction	Steve Parks	Movin' In The Right Direction	1981	Solid Smoke
1	recordlabel: 20th Century 2492 chartposition: RandB #3, US #40, US dance #82 writtenby: James Mtume & Reggie Lucas album: Stephanie	Stephanie Mills & Teddy Pendergrass	Two Hearts	1981	20th Century
2	recordlabel: 20th Century 2506 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: James Mtume and Reggie Lucas album: Stephanie comments: [ballad]	Stephanie Mills	Night Games	1981	20th Century
3	recordlabel: Radio 4019 chartposition: RandB #44, UK #17, US #28 writtenby: The Superstars album: The Superstars comments: [disco dance]	Stars on 45 -- Starsound	Stars on 45 III (A Tribute to Stevie Wonder)	1981	Radio
4	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3229 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Ky Adeyemo and Ernesto Phillips album: Wanting You comments: [disco funk]	Starpoint	Wanting You	1981	Chocolate City
---	recordlabel: Casablanca 1001 (UK) writtenby: E. Phillips, K. Adeyemo album: Keep On It comments: [disco funk]	Starpoint	I Just Want To Be Your Lover	1981	Casablanca(UK)
1	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3223 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Ernesto Phillips and Ky Adeyemo album: Keep On It comments: [disco funk]	Starpoint	Keep On It	1981	Chocolate City
2	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3226 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Ernesto Phillips and Ky Adeyemo album: Keep on It comments: [disco dance]	Starpoint	I Want You Closer	1981	Chocolate City
3	recordlabel: Warner 49731 chartposition: RandB #70, US dance #59 writtenby: Norman Whitfield album: Back 2 Back comments: [dance, rap]	Stargard	High on the Boogie	1981	Warner
4	recordlabel: Elektra 47156 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Denzil Miller, Larry Dunn, Byron Miller and Leon album: Tender Togetherness comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Stanley Turrentine	Havin' Fun with Mr. T.	1981	Elektra
5	recordlabel: Epic 01052 chartposition: RandB #6, US #19, US AC #16 writtenby: George Duke album: The Clarke/Duke Project comments: [ballad]	Stanley Clarke & George Duke	Sweet Baby	1981	Epic
6	recordlabel: Epic 02397 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Stanley Clarke album: The Clarke/Duke Project comments: [disco jazz funk]	Stanley Clarke & George Duke	I Just Want to Love You	1981	Epic
7	recordlabel: Cotillion 46015 chartposition: RandB #2, US #26, US AC #19 writtenby: Burt Keyes & Sylvia Robinson album: With You / The Best of All Platinum comments: [ballad]	Stacy Lattisaw	Love on a Two Way Street	1981	Cotillion
8	recordlabel: Cotillion chartposition: US Dance #36 writtenby: Alan and Preston Glass album: With You comments: [disco dance album cut]	Stacy Lattisaw	Spotlight	1981	Cotillion
9	recordlabel: Cotillion 295 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: Frank Martin, Narada Michael Walden, Randy Jackson, Allee Willis, Andre Knox, Charles Chapman album: With You comments: [disco, boogie]	Stacy Lattisaw	Feel My Love Tonight	1981	Cotillion
10	recordlabel: Cotillion 46024 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: Julie Reeder, Billy Thomas and Bobby Reeder album: With You	Stacy Lattisaw	It Was So Easy	1981	Cotillion
11	recordlabel: MCA 51200 chartposition: US #108 writtenby: Jeremy Wall album: Freetime comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Spyro Gyra	Summer Strut	1981	MCA
---	recordlabel: MCA 746 (UK) writtenby: Eli Konikoff, Tom Schuman album: Freetime comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Spyro Gyra	Freetime	1981	MCA(UK)
1	recordlabel: MCA 51035 writtenby: Chet Catallo album: Carnaval comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Spyro Gyra	Cafe Amore	1981	MCA
2	recordlabel: Gold Coast 1101 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Jesse Boyce album: Tighten It Up comments: [hip hop]	Spunk	Get What You Want	1981	Gold Coast
---	recordlabel: Spectrum 12001 writtenby: N. Williams, C. Richardson, K. Staines, C. McKenzie comments: [disco jazz funk]	Spectrum	Takin' It To The Top	1981	Spectrum
1	recordlabel: West End 1235 chartposition: US Dance #11 writtenby: Larry Joseph comments: [disco dance]	Sparque	Let's Go Dancin'	1981	West End
---	recordlabel: High Note 20 album: Sings Love comments: [album cut]	Sonya Spence	Let Love Flow On	1981	High Note
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54327 chartposition: RandB #31, UK #76, US #59 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Being with You comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson	You Are Forever	1981	Tamla
2	recordlabel: Tamla 54321 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #1, US #2, US AC #4 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Being with You / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12 comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson	Being with You	1981	Tamla
3	recordlabel: Tamla 54332 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Gary Goetzman and Mike Piccirillo album: Being with You comments: [ballad]	Smokey Robinson	Who's Sad	1981	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Bad Boys 1006 writtenby: Eddie Peck, Ron Crowder	Sly, Slick & Wicked	Tonight's the Night	1981	Bad Boys
1	recordlabel: Cotillion 46022 chartposition: RandB #6, US dance #21, US #91 writtenby: Mark Adams, Steve Arrington, Charles Carter, Jimmy Douglass & Floyd Miller album: Show Time comments: [funk]	Slave	Snap Shot	1981	Cotillion
2	recordlabel: Cotillion 46014 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Curt Jones, Danny Webster, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Raye Turner, Steve Washington album: Stone Jam comments: [disco funk]	Slave	Feel My Love	1981	Cotillion
3	recordlabel: Cotillion 46006 chartposition: RandB #11, UK #50, US #67 writtenby: Mark Adams, Steve Arrington, Raye Turner (as Ray Turner), Steve Washington & Danny Webster album: Stone Jam comments: [disco funk]	Slave	Watching You	1981	Cotillion
4	recordlabel: Salsoul 339 chartposition: RandB #23, US Dance #24 writtenby: Randy Muller album: Skyyport comments: [disco funk]	Skyy	Here's to You	1981	Salsoul
5	recordlabel: Salsoul 2136 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Randy Muller album: Skyyport comments: [disco funk]	Skyy	Superlove	1981	Salsoul
---	recordlabel: Destiny 10001 writtenby: C. Matthews album: Skool Boyz	Skool Boyz	I Ain't Gonna Go Searching	1981	Destiny
1	recordlabel: Destiny 2001 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Chauncey Matthews album: Skool Boyz [1981 album] comments: [love ballad]	Skool Boyz	Your Love	1981	Destiny
2	recordlabel: Cotillion 46012 chartposition: RandB #28, US #82 writtenby: Narada Michael Walden and Allee Willis album: All American Girls comments: [ballad]	Sister Sledge	Next Time You'll Know	1981	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 11591 (UK) writtenby: N.M. Walden, K. Sledge album: All American Girls comments: [disco funk]	Sister Sledge	If You Really Want Me	1981	Atlantic(UK)
1	recordlabel: Cotillion 46017 chartposition: RandB #32, US Dance #6 writtenby: Allee Willis and Narada Michael Walden album: All American Girls comments: (A tribute to Bob Marley)	Sister Sledge	He's Just a Runaway	1981	Cotillion
2	recordlabel: Cotillion 46007 chartposition: RandB #3, US dance #6, UK #41, US #79 writtenby: Narada Michael Walden (as Narada Walden), Lisa Walden, Allee Willis & Joni Sledge album: All American Girls comments: [disco dance]	Sister Sledge	All American Girls	1981	Cotillion
3	recordlabel: Spector Int. 9 chartposition: RandB #25, US Dance #28 writtenby: Gary Cooper album: Silver Platinum comments: [disco funk]	Silver Platinum	Dance	1981	Spector Int.
4	recordlabel: SRI 00011 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Michael Johnson album: Silver Platinum comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Silver Platinum	One More Chance	1981	SRI
5	recordlabel: Elektra 47112 chartposition: RandB #26, US Dance #73 writtenby: Darryl Ross album: Portraits comments: [disco jazz funk]	Side Effect	Make You Mine	1981	Elektra
6	recordlabel: Fantasy 201 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Malcolm Noble, Marlon McClain and Roger Sause album: Shock comments: [funk]	Shock	Let's Get Crackin'	1981	Fantasy
---	recordlabel: Lotus 369 writtenby: A. Bell III, Freddie Young album: Tonite comments: [disco dance]	Sho Nuff	Tonite	1981	Lotus
1	recordlabel: Malaco 2072 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Lyn Chambers album: Tonite comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Sho Nuff	What Am I Gonna Do	1981	Malaco
2	recordlabel: Capitol 5026 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Sheree Brown album: Straight Ahead comments: [dance]	Sheree Brown	You'll Be Dancing All Night	1981	Capitol
3	recordlabel: Mango 7788 chartposition: UK #35 writtenby: Sting comments: [reggae]	Sheila Hylton	The Bed's Too Big Without You	1981	Mango
---	recordlabel: Epic 1210 (UK) writtenby: A. Willis, D. Laskey, S. Redd album: Sharon Redd	Sharon Redd	Love Is Gonna Get Ya	1981	Epic(UK)
---	recordlabel: Prelude 611 writtenby: W. Lester, R. Brown album: Sharon Redd	Sharon Redd	You Got My Love	1981	Prelude
1	recordlabel: Prelude 8024 chartposition: US dance #5, RandB #57, UK #31 writtenby: Willie Lester & Rodney Brown album: Sharon Redd comments: [disco funk boogie]	Sharon Redd	Can You Handle It	1981	Prelude
---	recordlabel: Melody World 111 writtenby: Tony Owens	Sharon Henderson	Inside of Me	1981	Melody World
1	recordlabel: Solar 12193 chartposition: RandB #6, UK #30, US #60 writtenby: William Shelby, Ricky Smith & Kevin Spencer album: Three for Love	Shalamar	Make That Move	1981	Solar
2	recordlabel: Solar 12329 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Linda Carriere and Rickey Smith album: Go for It	Shalamar	Sweeter As The Days Go By	1981	Solar
3	recordlabel: Solar 12250 chartposition: RandB #17 writtenby: Howard Hewett and Dana Meyers album: Three for Love comments: [beat ballad]	Shalamar	This Is for the Lover in You	1981	Solar
4	recordlabel: Polydor 282(UK) chartposition: UK #48 writtenby: Bill Sharpe album: Drivin' Hard comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Shakatak	Brazilian Dawn	1981	Polydor (UK)
5	recordlabel: Polydor 230(UK) chartposition: UK #52 writtenby: Bill Sharpe (as William Sharpe) album: Drivin' Hard comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Shakatak	Living in the UK	1981	Polydor (UK)
6	recordlabel: Polydor 375(UK) chartposition: UK #12 writtenby: Bill Sharpe (as William Sharpe) and Roger Odell album: Night Birds comments: [jazz funk]	Shakatak	Easier Said Than Done	1981	Polydor (UK)
---	recordlabel: Elektra 47439 writtenby: Clarence Willis, William Beck, James Williams, Leon Ware album: Shadows In The Streets	Shadow	Sinister Way	1981	Elektra
---	recordlabel: Polydor 224 (UK) writtenby: Second Image comments: [disco funk]	Second Image	Dance, Dance, Dance	1981	Polydor(UK)
---	recordlabel: Polydor 336 (UK) writtenby: Grant album: Second Image comments: [disco funk]	Second Image	Can't Keep Holding On	1981	Polydor(UK)
---	recordlabel: Polydor 263 (UK) writtenby: Second Image comments: [disco funk]	Second Image	(Get Your Finger Out) Pinpoint The Feeling	1981	Polydor(UK)
1	recordlabel: AandM 2302 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Bob Wilson and Mark Vieha album: Seawind comments: [jazz funk]	Seawind	The Two of Us	1981	A&M
---	recordlabel: Sam 81 5019 writtenby: Richard and Paul Freitas comments: [disco funk]	Scandal featuring Lee Genesis	I Wanna Do It	1981	Sam
---	recordlabel: Creole 10 writtenby: Richard and Paul Freitas comments: [disco dance]	Scandal featuring Lee Genesis	Love Either Grows Or Goes	1981	Creole
---	recordlabel: RandB Records 203 (UK) writtenby: Osbourne, Jacobs, Robinson, Durrant, Williams	Savanna	I Can't Turn Away	1981	RandB Records(UK)
1	recordlabel: Venture 138 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: J. Simone and L. Simone album: Savoir Faire comments: [ballad]	Sandra Feva	Tell 'Em I Heard It	1981	Venture
---	recordlabel: Spector 00017 writtenby: Oscar Llord	Sam Butler	I Can't Get Over (Loving You)	1981	Spector
1	recordlabel: MCA 51070 chartposition: RandB #18 writtenby: David Wolinski album: Party 'Til You're Broke comments: [disco funk]	Rufus (and Chaka Khan)	Tonight We Love	1981	MCA
2	recordlabel: MCA 51125 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Bessie Poindexter and Lalomie Washburn album: Party 'Til You're Broke comments: [disco dance]	Rufus (and Chaka Khan)	Hold On to a Friend	1981	MCA
3	recordlabel: MCA 5159 chartposition: US Dance #64 writtenby: David Wolinski comments: [disco funk]	Rufus (and Chaka Khan)	Party 'Til You're Broke	1981	MCA
4	recordlabel: MCA 51203 chartposition: RandB #8, US #91 writtenby: Kevin Murphy album: Camouflage comments: [beat ballad]	Rufus (and Chaka Khan)	Sharing the Love	1981	MCA
5	recordlabel: MCA 5270 chartposition: US dance #56 writtenby: Tony Maiden, John Robinson, David Wolinski album: Camouflage comments: [disco funk album cuts]	Rufus (and Chaka Khan)	Secret Friend -- Music Man (The D.J. Song)	1981	MCA
6	recordlabel: MCA 52002 chartposition: RandB #66, US dance #56 writtenby: Tony Maiden and Lalomie Washburn album: Camouflage comments: [disco funk]	Rufus (and Chaka Khan)	Better Together	1981	MCA
7	recordlabel: Whitfield 49681 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Mark Kenoly, Norman Whitfield and Walter Downing album: Golden Touch comments: [ballad]	Rose Royce	Golden Touch	1981	Whitfield
8	recordlabel: Whitfield 17875 (UK) chartposition: UK #52, US Dance #8 writtenby: Norman Whitfield album: Jump Street comments: [disco funk]	Rose Royce	R.R. Express	1981	Whitfield(UK)
---	recordlabel: Setting Sun 004 writtenby: R. McNeir, P. Houston, W. Moore album: Ronnie McNeir and The Instant Groove	Ronnie McNeir	My Baby	1981	Setting Sun
1	recordlabel: Liberty 648(UK) chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: David Boruff and Ronnie Laws album: Solid Ground comments: [jazz funk]	Ronnie Laws	There's a Way	1981	Liberty (UK)
2	recordlabel: Liberty 1424 chartposition: RandB #19, US #60 writtenby: Ronnie Laws album: Solid Ground comments: [ballad] [jazz funk]	Ronnie Laws	Stay Awake	1981	Liberty
3	recordlabel: Warner 49786 chartposition: RandB #1, US #79, US dance #25 writtenby: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong album: The Many Facets of Roger	Roger (Troutman)	I Heard It Through the Grapevine	1981	Warner
4	recordlabel: Columbia 11419 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Tom Washington album: Rodney Franklin comments: [jazz funk]	Rodney Franklin	Windy City	1981	Columbia
5	recordlabel: AandM 2355 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: Rockie Robbins and Ron Kersey album: I Believe in Love comments: [disco dance]	Rockie Robbins	Time to Think	1981	A&M
6	recordlabel: AandM 2380 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Harold Johnson album: I Believe in Love	Rockie Robbins	I Believe in Love	1981	A&M
7	recordlabel: Atlantic 3803 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack album: Love Is a Waiting Game comments: [disco dance]	Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson	Love Is a Waiting Game	1981	Atlantic
8	recordlabel: MCA 51126 chartposition: RandB #32, US #108 writtenby: Luther Vandross album: Bustin' Loose: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Roberta Flack	You Stopped Loving Me	1981	MCA
9	recordlabel: Buddah 627 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Robert Winters, Tony Saunders and Walter Turner album: Magic Man comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Robert Winters & Fall	When Will My Love Be Right	1981	Buddah
10	recordlabel: Buddah 496 chartposition: RandB #11, US #101 writtenby: Georgan Tones, Lloyd Chiate, Ray Dewey and Robert Winters album: Magic Man comments: [ballad]	Robert Winters & Fall	Magic Man	1981	Buddah
11	recordlabel: Posse Records 1201 chartposition: US Dance #40 writtenby: Arthur Baker, Glenn Dorsey and Tina Klein Baker	Ritz	I Wanna Get with You	1981	Posse Records
---	recordlabel: Gordy 1359 writtenby: Rick James album: Street Songs comments: [slow jam]	Rick James & Teena Marie	Fire And Desire	1981	Gordy
1	recordlabel: Gordy 7197 chartposition: RandB #1, US dance #1, UK #47, US #40 writtenby: Rick James album: Street Songs / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12 comments: [disco funk]	Rick James	Give It to Me Baby	1981	Gordy

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