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

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 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
701	recordlabel: RCA 13479 chartposition: RandB #6, UK #4, US #7, AC #2 writtenby: Frankie Lymon, Herman Santiago (uncredited), George Goldner (uncredited) & Morris Levy album: Why Do Fools Fall in Love	Diana Ross	Why Do Fools Fall in Love?	1981	RCA
702	recordlabel: Motown 1513 chartposition: UK #58 writtenby: Michael Masser and Allee Willis album: To Love Again comments: [ballad]	Diana Ross	Crying' My Heart Out for You	1981	Motown
703	recordlabel: Becket 101584 chartposition: RandB #9, US dance #7 writtenby: Bert Reid & Ronald Mill album: I'll Do Anything for You	Denroy Morgan	I'll Do Anything for You	1981	Becket
704	recordlabel: Becket 8 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Denroy Morgan, Bert Reid and Ronald Miller album: I'll Do Anything for You comments: [funk]	Denroy Morgan	Sweet Tender Love	1981	Becket
---	recordlabel: MCA 51046 writtenby: Denise LaSalle album: Guaranteed comments: [disco dance]	Denise LaSalle & Satisfaction	I'm Trippin' On You	1981	MCA
1	recordlabel: Columbia 60504 chartposition: RandB #17 writtenby: Thom Bell and Deniece Williams album: My Melody	Deniece Williams	What Two Can Do	1981	Columbia
2	recordlabel: ARC 02406 chartposition: RandB #11, US #53 writtenby: Fritz Baskett, Clarence McDonald & Deniece Williams album: My Melody comments: [ballad]	Deniece Williams	Silly	1981	ARC
3	recordlabel: ARC/Columbia 02108 chartposition: RandB #45, UK #76 writtenby: Thom Bell and Deniece Williams album: My Melody comments: [pop soul]	Deniece Williams	It's Your Conscience	1981	ARC/Columbia
4	recordlabel: Airwave Records 94963 chartposition: RandB #94, US Dance #40 writtenby: Greg Scelsa comments: [disco dance]	Delia ReneÃ©	You're Gonna Want Me Back	1981	Airwave Records
5	recordlabel: Mercury 76094 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Ken Gold and Michael Denne album: Delegation II comments: [beat ballad]	Delegation	In Love's Time	1981	Mercury
6	recordlabel: P.I.R. 81062 chartposition: US dance #1 album: Dee Dee comments: [philly sound disco dance]	Dee Dee Sharp Gamble	Easy Money	1981	P.I.R.
7	recordlabel: P.I.R. 02041 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel, Kenneth Gamble album: Dee Dee comments: [philly sound]	Dee Dee Sharp Gamble	I Love You Anyway	1981	P.I.R.
8	recordlabel: Elektra 47198 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: David Lasley and Roxanne Joy Seeman album: Very Special	Debra Laws	Meant for You	1981	Elektra
9	recordlabel: Elektra 47142 chartposition: RandB #11, US #90 weeksinr&bchart: 19 writtenby: Lisa Peters and William Jeffery album: Very Special comments: [love ballad] (featuring Ronnie Laws, jr.)	Debra Laws	Very Special	1981	Elektra
10	recordlabel: Elektra 47084 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Debra Laws and Nathan East album: Very Special	Debra Laws	Be Yourself	1981	Elektra
11	recordlabel: Chrysalis 2526 chartposition: US dance #29, RandB #71, UK #32, US #43 writtenby: Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers album: Koo Koo	Debbie Harry	Backfire	1981	Chrysalis
---	recordlabel: Motown 1582 writtenby: B. Harris, K. Pettus, K. Kendrick album: Let The Music Play comments: [disco funk] mpcode: R3B4TeYdwn0	Dazz Band	Let The Music Play	1981	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 1515 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Eric Fearman and Bobby Harris album: Let the Music Play comments: [love ballad]	Dazz Band	Knock Knock	1981	Motown
2	recordlabel: Liberty 1414 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: David Shawn Sandridge, Chris Jones and Dean Hummons album: Cutie Pie comments: [disco dance]	Dayton	Cutie Pie	1981	Liberty
---	recordlabel: Vanessa 208 writtenby: D. Eckford, O. Sain	David Dee	Sweet Loving Baby	1981	Vanessa
---	recordlabel: Boardwalk 33239 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Love Is The Place	Curtis Mayfield	You Mean Everything to Me	1981	Boardwalk
---	recordlabel: Boardwalk 11 122 writtenby: Dino Fekaris album: Love is the Place	Curtis Mayfield	You Get All My Love	1981	Boardwalk
1	recordlabel: Boardwalk 122 chartposition: RandB #15, US #103 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield and Dino Fekaris album: Love Is the Place	Curtis Mayfield	She Don't Let Nobody (But Me)	1981	Boardwalk
2	recordlabel: SAM 5017 chartposition: RandB #90, US Dance #10 writtenby: James Calloway, Leroy Burgess and Sonny T. Davenport comments: [disco dance]	Convertion	Let's Do It	1981	SAM
3	recordlabel: Prelude 615 chartposition: US dance #15 writtenby: G. Vaughn, J. Phillips, L. Mathews comments: [disco funk]	Conquest	Give It To Me (If You Don't Mind)	1981	Prelude
4	recordlabel: Mercury 168 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Felton Pilate, Garry Jackson and Michael Cooper album: Touch comments: [disco funk]	Con Funk Shun	Lady's Wild	1981	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Mercury 76128 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Danny A. Thomas, Felton Pilate and Linda Lou McCall album: Con Funk Shun 7 comments: [disco funk]	Con Funk Shun	Bad Lady	1981	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Mercury 4030 writtenby: Felton Pilate, Nita Wells-Pilate album: Con Funk Shun 7 comments: [funk album cut] mpcode: Jb3bwh0KkvA	Con Funk Shun	I'll Get You Back	1981	Mercury
1	recordlabel: BC 4008 chartposition: RandB #58 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: Sting comments: [instrumental] (produced by Began Cekic)	Common Sense	Voices Inside My Head	1981	BC
---	recordlabel: Solar 23 writtenby: Larry White, Grady Williams album: Do You Like Our Music? comments: [disco funk album cut] mpcode: XsTDCz80PUI	Collage	Do You Like Our Music?	1981	Solar
---	recordlabel: McClain 6062 writtenby: Clifford McClain	Clifford McClain	I Can't Fight It	1981	McClain
1	recordlabel: Polydor 516 (CA) chartposition: US Dance #57 writtenby: Barry, Moll, Korduletsch and Wissnet album: Made in Hong Kong comments: [disco]	Claudja Barry	Radio Action	1981	Polydor(CA)
2	recordlabel: Venture 145 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: George Jackson album: Mr. Clarence Carter in Person comments: [southern soul]	Clarence Carter	It's a Monster Thang	1981	Venture
---	recordlabel: Venture 1009 writtenby: J.R. Barrett, Mike Cunningham album: Mr. Clarence Carter In Person comments: [disco dance album cut] mpcode: Mir2S_ZDhHY	Clarence Carter	Try A Piece Of My Love	1981	Venture
1	recordlabel: RCA 12336 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Floyd Bonner, Darryl Williams, George Mitchell, Henry Prejean, Howard Redmon Jr., Isaac Powell album: Blue Jeans comments: [funk]	Chocolate Milk	Blue Jeans	1981	RCA
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 3887 chartposition: RandB #34, US #105 writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers album: Take It Off comments: [disco funk]	Chic	Stage Fright	1981	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 19323 writtenby: Bernard Edwards And Nile Rodgers album: Take It Off comments: [funk album cut] mpcode: D_y-hij_ves	Chic	Burn Hard	1981	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Columbia 02511 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Ray Parker Jr. album: In the Night comments: [disco dance]	Cheryl Lynn	In the Night	1981	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 02102 chartposition: RandB #5, US dance #5, UK #76, US #70 writtenby: Mike Sutton & Brenda Sutton album: In the Night	Cheryl Lynn	Shake It Up Tonight	1981	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Mon Tab 3315 writtenby: Charles McCormick, Esau Joyner	Charles McCormick	I Want You For Myself	1981	Mon Tab
---	recordlabel: LA 7012 writtenby: N. Mann, B. Beard, C. Fortune	Charles Mann	Shonuff No Funny Stuff Love	1981	LA
1	recordlabel: RFC/Atlantic 3809 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #7, US #80 writtenby: Davide Romani & Tanyayette Willoughby album: Miracles	Change	Paradise	1981	RFC/Atlantic
2	recordlabel: RFC/Atlantic 3832 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #40, US #89 writtenby: Davide Romani (as David Romani) & Paul Slade album: Miracles	Change	Hold Tight	1981	RFC/Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 292 writtenby: M. Malavasi, T. Willoughby album: Miracles	Change	Miracles	1981	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Columbia 02110 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: Barry Ruff, Gene Evaro and Renee Ruff album: How 'Bout Us comments: [beat ballad]	Champaign	I'm on Fire	1981	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 11433 chartposition: RandB #4, UK #5, US #12, US AC #1 writtenby: Dana Walden album: How 'Bout Us comments: [slow jam]	Champaign	How 'Bout Us	1981	Columbia
---	recordlabel: CBS 1381 (UK) writtenby: D. McLane, G. Mackey album: How 'Bout Us	Champaign	Can You Find The Time	1981	CBS(UK)
1	recordlabel: Warner 49692 chartposition: RandB #1, US dance #22, US #53 writtenby: Ned Doheny & Hamish Stuart album: What Cha' Gonna Do for Me comments: [disco funk]	Chaka Khan	What Cha' Gonna Do for Me	1981	Warner
2	recordlabel: Warner 49759 chartposition: RandB #34. US dance #22 writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney album: What Cha' Gonna Do for Me comments: [disco funk]	Chaka Khan	We Can Work It Out	1981	Warner
3	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 49847 chartposition: US dance #22 writtenby: Chaka Khan, Arif Mardin album: What Cha' Gonna Do for Me comments: [disco funk]	Chaka Khan	I Know You, I Live You	1981	Warner Bros.
4	recordlabel: Warner 49804 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Andy Fraser, Danny Ironstone, Alfred McCrary and Linda McCrary album: What Cha' Gonna Do for Me	Chaka Khan	Any Old Sunday	1981	Warner
---	recordlabel: Mercury 76192 (UK) writtenby: Beckles, Francis, McCorkell album: Breaking Point comments: [album cut] [disco funk]	Central Line	I Need Your Love	1981	Mercury(UK)
1	recordlabel: Mercury 90 (UK) chartposition: UK #55 writtenby: Beckles, Francis, A. McCorkell album: Breaking Point comments: [disco funk]	Central Line	Don't Tell Me	1981	Mercury(UK)
2	recordlabel: Mercury 76126 chartposition: RandB #14, US dance #5, UK #42, US #84 writtenby: Linton Beckles, Lipson Francis & Roy Carter album: Central Line	Central Line	Walking into Sunshine	1981	Mercury
3	recordlabel: TEC 74 chartposition: US Dance #72 writtenby: Larry O. Tynes, Michael Gray and Samuel Peake Jr. album: Chirpin' comments: [disco dance]	Cecil Parker	I've Been Missing Your Lovin'	1981	TEC
4	recordlabel: Mirage 3834 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: Carl Weathers and Dwight Emile comments: [ballad]	Carl Weathers	You Ought to Be with Me	1981	Mirage
5	recordlabel: 20th Century 2488 chartposition: RandB #2, US #22, UK #34, US dance #20 writtenby: Leon Haywood album: Carl Carlton	Carl Carlton	She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)	1981	20th Century
---	recordlabel: 20th Century Fox 2513 writtenby: Michael McGloiry album: Carl Carlton	Carl Carlton	Sexy Lady	1981	20th Century Fo
1	recordlabel: WMOT 02407 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Daryl Cameron comments: [hip hop, p funk]	Captain Sky	Station Brake	1981	WMOT
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 12305 writtenby: D. Knapper comments: [disco, boogie]	Candy Bowman	I Wanna Feel Your Love	1981	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 784 writtenby: J. D. Williams, F. Baskett, R. Nichols album: Nightlites comments: [ballad]	Candi Staton	Hurry Sundown	1981	Sugar Hill
1	recordlabel: LA 0080 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Dave Crawford comments: [disco dance]	Candi Staton	Without You I Cry	1981	LA
2	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 568 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Candi Staton album: Nightlites comments: [disco dance]	Candi Staton	Count on Me	1981	Sugar Hill
3	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3225 chartposition: RandB #3, US dance #45, US #102 writtenby: Larry Blackmon & Tomi album: Knights of the Sound Table comments: [funk]	Cameo	Freaky Dancin'	1981	Chocolate City
4	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3227 chartposition: RandB #25 writtenby: Larry Blackmon, Tommy Campbell and Anthony Lockett album: Knights of the Sound Table comments: [funk]	Cameo	I Like It	1981	Chocolate City
5	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3222 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Larry Blackmon and Anthony Lockett album: Feel Me comments: [slow jam]	Cameo	Feel Me	1981	Chocolate City
6	recordlabel: One Way 003 chartposition: US Dance #10 writtenby: Began Cekic album: Brooklyn Express comments: [disco funk instrumental]	Brooklyn Express	Sixty-Nine	1981	One Way
7	recordlabel: Bang 02599 chartposition: RandB #58 writtenby: Ray Ransom, Jimmy Brown, Eddie Irons, Regi Hickman and Ray Parker Jr. album: Summer Heat comments: [funk]	Brick	Wide Open	1981	Bang
8	recordlabel: Bang 02246 chartposition: RandB #10, US dance #64 writtenby: Regi Hickman, Jimmy Brown, Ray Ransom and Eddie Irons album: Summer Heat comments: [disco funk]	Brick	Sweat (Til You Get Wet)	1981	Bang
9	recordlabel: AandM 2326 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Brenda Russell album: Love Life	Brenda Russell	If You Love (The One You Lose)	1981	A&M
---	recordlabel: WMOT 492 writtenby: T. Price, B. Wells, N. Martinelli, C. Davis album: Watch Out comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	Brandi Wells	What Goes Around Comes Around	1981	WMOT
1	recordlabel: WMOT 02244 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Tony Deluca Jr. comments: [love song]	Brandi Wells	When It's Love	1981	WMOT
2	recordlabel: Warner 49661 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Bootsy Collins, Rick Evans, Ron Ford and George Clinton album: Ultra Wave comments: [funk]	Bootsy	F-Encounter	1981	Warner
3	recordlabel: AandM 2374 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Booker T. Jones, Michael Stokes album: I Want You comments: [smooth jazz funk ballad]	Booker T.	I Want You	1981	A&M
---	recordlabel: AandM 2374 writtenby: Booker T. Jones, Jay Kessler album: I Want You comments: [disco dance]	Booker T.	You're The Best	1981	A&M
---	recordlabel: Motown 1287 (UK) writtenby: Cecil Womack album: The Poet...	Bobby Womack	Stand Up	1981	Motown(UK)
---	recordlabel: Beverly Glen 203 writtenby: Cecil Womack album: The Poet...	Bobby Womack	Just My Imagination	1981	Beverly Glen
1	recordlabel: Beverly Glen 2000 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: B. Womack, J. Ford album: The Poet...	Bobby Womack	Secrets	1981	Beverly Glen
---	recordlabel: Beverly Glen 10000 writtenby: Bobby Womack, Roger Dollarhide album: The Poet... comments: [album cut] mpcode: ECBIK3NfmU4	Bobby Womack	Games	1981	Beverly Glen
---	recordlabel: Beverly Glen 10000 writtenby: Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten album: The Poet... comments: [album cut]	Bobby Womack	Lay Your Lovin' On Me	1981	Beverly Glen
---	recordlabel: Beverly Glen 101 writtenby: Womack, Morten album: The Poet...	Bobby Womack	So Many Sides Of You	1981	Beverly Glen
---	recordlabel: Epic 1301 (UK) writtenby: R. Brown, W. Lester album: The Main Attraction	Bobby Thurston	Very Last Drop	1981	Epic(UK)
---	recordlabel: Prelude 528 writtenby: W. Lester, R. Brown album: The Main Attraction	Bobby Thurston	Is Something Wrong With You	1981	Prelude
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 49655 writtenby: Michael Price, Daniel Walsh album: Bobby King	Bobby King	If You Don't Want My Love	1981	Warner Bros.
1	recordlabel: GRP 2516 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Bobby Broom and Marcus Miller album: Clean Sweep comments: [jazz funk]	Bobby Broom	Saturday Night	1981	GRP
2	recordlabel: MCA 51068 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Bobby Bland, Vee Pea and Margie Evans album: Sweet Vibrations comments: [soul blues]	Bobby Bland	You'd Be a Millionaire	1981	MCA
3	recordlabel: Island 6244(UK) chartposition: UK #8 writtenby: Vincent Ford and Bob Marley (uncredited) comments: re release [reggae]	Bob Marley & the Wailers	No Woman, No Cry	1981	Island (UK)
4	recordlabel: Cotillion 46023 chartposition: RandB #66, UK #76 writtenby: Bob Marley comments: [Reggae]	Bob Marley & the Wailers	Reggae on Broadway	1981	Cotillion
5	recordlabel: CBS 1608 (UK) chartposition: UK #76 writtenby: Rod Temperton album: Sign of the Times comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Bob James	Sign of the Times	1981	CBS(UK)
---	recordlabel: Capitol 5024 writtenby: Mills Sawyer, Sawyer, Beaton album: Welcome Back	Blue Magic	Who Could Ever Leave You	1981	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Capitol 4977 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli album: Welcome Back comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Blue Magic	Land of Make-Believe	1981	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Mercury 109 (UK) writtenby: J.W. Weeda, E. Brouwer, R. Brouwer album: Let's Funk Tonight	Blue Feather	Let's Funk Tonight	1981	Mercury(UK)
1	recordlabel: Chrysalis 2485 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #33, US rock #35, UK #5, US #1 writtenby: Debbie Harry & Chris Stein album: Autoamerican	Blondie	Rapture	1981	Chrysalis
2	recordlabel: Ensign 215 (UK) chartposition: UK #76 writtenby: Black Slate album: Sirens in the City comments: [Reggae]	Black Slate	Live a Life	1981	Ensign(UK)
3	recordlabel: Montage 1204 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: Hadley Murrell and Dwight Emile album: Black Ice comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Black Ice	I Just Wanna Hold You	1981	Montage
4	recordlabel: Mango 109 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Alisa Peoples, Jonah Ellis and Lonnie Simmons comments: [funk rap]	Bits & Pieces	Don't Stop the Music	1981	Mango
5	recordlabel: Motown 1520 chartposition: US #106 writtenby: Ollie E. Brown album: Billy Preston and Syreeta comments: [Motown Sound]	Billy Preston & Syreeta	Searchin'	1981	Motown
6	recordlabel: Epic 1280 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Billy Ocean and Ken Gold album: Night (Feel Like Getting Down) comments: [disco, boogie]	Billy Ocean	Another Day Won't Matter	1981	Epic
7	recordlabel: Epic 02049 chartposition: US dance #4 writtenby: B. Ocean, K. Gold album: Night (Feel Like Getting Down) comments: [disco funk]	Billy Ocean	Stay the Night	1981	Epic
8	recordlabel: Epic 02053 chartposition: RandB #7 writtenby: Billy Ocean and Nigel Martinez album: Night (Feel Like Getting Down) comments: [disco dance]	Billy Ocean	Night (Feel Like Getting Down)	1981	Epic

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