Soul R&B Music Charts of 1982 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1982 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 1982, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

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#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
1	recordlabel: Polydor 2197 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Howard Redmon, James Gadson, Lee Hayes and Marcus Robinson album: Saturday, Saturday Night comments: [sweet soul]	Zoom	Love Seasons	1982	Polydor
2	recordlabel: Warner 29961 chartposition: RandB #1, US #101, US dance #62 writtenby: Roger (as Roger Troutman) & Larry Troutman album: Zapp II	Zapp	Dance Floor	1982	Warner
3	recordlabel: Warner 29891 chartposition: RandB #10, US #103 writtenby: Roger Troutman and Larry Troutman album: Zapp II comments: [funk]	Zapp	Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)	1982	Warner
---	recordlabel: TSOB 2013 writtenby: A. McDowell, Z. Cusseaux album: Whatcha Gonna Do	Zalmac featuring Zulema	What's In It For Me	1982	TSOB
---	recordlabel: TSOB 2008 album: Whatcha Gonna Do	Zalmac featuring Zulema	Friends	1982	TSOB
1	recordlabel: Malaco 2079 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: George Jackson and Robert Alton Miller album: Down Home	Z.Z. Hill	Cheating in the Next Room	1982	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2069 writtenby: B. Lexing album: Z.Z. Hill comments: [southern soul ballad]	Z.Z. Hill	Please Don't Make Me Do Something Bad To You	1982	Malaco
1	recordlabel: Sire 29953 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #31, US #73 writtenby: Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet album: Upstairs at Eric's	Yazoo	Situation	1982	Sire
2	recordlabel: Liberty 1445 chartposition: RandB #6 album: Point Of Pleasure comments: [funk] (ft. George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Rahni Harris)	Xavier	Work That Sucker to Death	1982	Liberty
3	recordlabel: Liberty 1464 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Ayanna Little, Ernest Smith, Rahni Harris and Terry Philips album: Point Of Pleasure	Xavier	Do It to The Max	1982	Liberty
4	recordlabel: H.C.R.C. 01396 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Jimi Kinnard comments: [electro instrumental]	X-25 Band	Black Hole Bop	1982	H.C.R.C.
5	recordlabel: Prelude 644 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: James Mason, Mustafa Ahmed, Earl McField and Karin Wolf comments: [hip hop, funk]	Wuf Ticket	Ya Mama	1982	Prelude
---	recordlabel: Tabu 03031 writtenby: D. Jackson	Woods Empire	Love Makes The World Go 'Round	1982	Tabu
---	recordlabel: Tabu 03031 writtenby: T. Woods, J. Washington album: [disco, funk, boogie]	Woods Empire	Come On Give Me Love	1982	Tabu
1	recordlabel: Motown 1637 chartposition: RandB #55, US Dance #29 writtenby: Willie Hutch album: In And Out (UK compilation) comments: [disco funk]	Willie Hutch	In and Out	1982	Motown
---	recordlabel: HCRC 3279 writtenby: L. Parente, F. Fioravanti, J. Parente	William DeVaughn	Creme De Creme	1982	HCRC
1	recordlabel: Warner 50044 chartposition: RandB #29, US #103 writtenby: William Collins album: The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away comments: [funk]	William Bootsy Collins	Take a Lickin' and Keep on Kickin'	1982	Warner
2	recordlabel: Warner 29965 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Bootsy Collins and George Clinton album: The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away comments: [funk]	William Bootsy Collins	Shine-O-Myte (Rag Popping)	1982	Warner
3	recordlabel: Jive 2004 chartposition: RandB #45, US Dance #11 writtenby: Dolby, Hutchins, Rivas album: Whodini comments: [hip hop]	Whodini	Magic's Wand	1982	Jive
4	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 570 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: B. Jones, J. Robinson, Jr. album: West Street Mob comments: [disco funk]	West Street Mob	Got to Give It Up	1982	Sugar Hill
5	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 588 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Joey Robinson, Jr. and Cheryl Cook album: Break Dance - Electric Boogie comments: [funk]	West Street Mob	Ooh Baby	1982	Sugar Hill
6	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 576 chartposition: RandB #44, US #89 writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) album: Break Dance: Electric Boogie	West Street Mob	Sing a Simple Song	1982	Sugar Hill
7	recordlabel: Island 50011 chartposition: RandB #68, US Dance #3 writtenby: David Was and Don Was album: Was (Not Was)	Was (Not Was)	Tell Me That I'm Dreaming	1982	Island
8	recordlabel: Prism 350 chartposition: RandB #50, US Dance #11 writtenby: Richard Scher and Lotti Golden album: It's a Beat Wave comments: [funk]	Warp 9	Nunk (New Wave Funk)	1982	Prism
9	recordlabel: RCA 13238 chartposition: RandB #13, US #94 writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Jerry Goldstein, Ron Hammon, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb album: Outlaw comments: [disco funk]	War	Outlaw	1982	RCA
---	recordlabel: RCA 13426 writtenby: S. Allen, H. Brown, L. Jordan, L. Oskar, L. Rabb, P. Rizzo, H. Scott, J. Goldstein album: Outlaw comments: [slow jam]	War	Baby It's Cold Outside	1982	RCA
1	recordlabel: RCA 3061 chartposition: US dance #6, RandB #18, UK #58, US #66 writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb & Howard Scott album: Outlaw	War	You Got the Power	1982	RCA
2	recordlabel: Elektra 69991 chartposition: US Dance #30 writtenby: Randy Jackson and WandaWalden comments: [disco dance]	Wanda Walden	I Must Be Dreamin'	1982	Elektra
---	recordlabel: Kelli Arts 1006 writtenby: Joseph S. Posito, Bruce Sudano album: A Portrait of Walter Jackson	Walter Jackson	Touching In The Dark	1982	Kelli Arts
1	recordlabel: Columbia 02745 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Willie Lester and Rodney Brown album: Love Don't Grow on Trees comments: [funk]	Waldo	You Bring Out the Freak in Me	1982	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 37950 album: Love Don't Grow On Trees comments: [album cut] [disco funk]	Waldo	Looks Can Be Deceiving	1982	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 18-02950 writtenby: R. Brown, W. Lester album: Love Don't Grow on Trees comments: [disco funk]	Waldo	When It Comes To You	1982	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Street Sounds 1 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Wayne Brathwaite comments: [disco funk]	W.A.G.B. Band	I Can Get You Over	1982	Street Sounds
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 4011 chartposition: US Dance #16 writtenby: Francois L'Herbier, Michel Daigle, Gail Kerri, Gene Leone and Richie Rome album: Voggue comments: [disco dance]	Voggue	Love Buzz	1982	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Sunergy 0001 chartposition: US Dance #4 writtenby: Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler comments: [disco dance]	Viola Wills	Stormy Weather	1982	Sunergy
4	recordlabel: H.C.R.C 03259 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Tom Jones III and David Weatherspoon comments: [funk]	Videeo	Closet Freak	1982	H.C.R.C
5	recordlabel: H.C.R.C. 02923 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Tom Jones III and David Weatherspoon comments: [funk]	Videeo	Thang (Gimme Some of That Thang)	1982	H.C.R.C.
6	recordlabel: Spector 00021 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Vernon Burch album: Playing Hard to Get	Vernon Burch	Playing Hard to Get	1982	Spector
7	recordlabel: Salsoul 7042 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Erique Dial, Jerome Bell and Russell Deyo album: Feel My Love comments: [disco, boogie]	Vaughan Mason & Butch Dayo	You Can Do It	1982	Salsoul
8	recordlabel: Warner 9908 7 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #7, US #101 writtenby: Prince album: Vanity 6	Vanity 6	Nasty Girl	1982	Warner
---	recordlabel: AandM 8220 (UK) writtenby: A. Gorrie, A. Thompson album: No Way Out	UK Players	No Way Out	1982	A&M(UK)
---	recordlabel: AandM 8238 album: No Way Out	UK Players	Missbehavin'	1982	A&M
1	recordlabel: Dep 3 (UK) chartposition: UK #32 writtenby: Astro, Jimmy Brown, Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Ali Campbell album: UB44 comments: [reggae]	UB40	I Won't Close My Eyes	1982	Dep(UK)
2	recordlabel: Highrise 2009 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Rafe VanHoy and Deborah Allen album: Tyrone Davis comments: [southern soul]	Tyrone Davis	A Little Bit of Loving (Goes a Long Way)	1982	Highrise
3	recordlabel: Highrise 2005 chartposition: RandB #3, US #57 writtenby: L.V. Johnson & R. Miner album: Tyrone Davis	Tyrone Davis	Are You Serious	1982	Highrise
---	recordlabel: Highrise 2009 writtenby: L. Graham, P. Richmond album: Tyrone Davis comments: [beat ballad]	Tyrone Davis	Where Did We Lose?	1982	Highrise
---	recordlabel: Highrise 2005 writtenby: L. Graham, P. Richmond album: I Just Can't Keep On Going	Tyrone Davis	Overdue	1982	Highrise
1	recordlabel: Believe in A D. 03163 chartposition: RandB #14, US Dance #35 writtenby: Otis Redding album: Sticky Situation comments: [instrumental]	Tyrone Brunson	The Smurf	1982	Believe in A D.
---	recordlabel: Believe In A Dream 3166 writtenby: T. Brunson, O. Redding III album: Sticky Situation comments: [disco funk]	Tyrone Brunson	I Need Love	1982	Believe In A Dream
1	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 575 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Robert Reed, Tony Fisher and Robert Nixon album: Drop the Bomb comments: [funk]	Trouble Funk	Hey Fellas	1982	Sugar Hill
2	recordlabel: Handshake 2908 chartposition: US Dance #54 writtenby: Lotti Golden and Richard Scher album: Trilark comments: [disco funk]	Trilark	Love Never Looked Better	1982	Handshake
3	recordlabel: Emergency 6529 chartposition: US Dance #50 writtenby: Bernadette Alston, Claudette Washington, Cynthia Harvin, Dennis Bell and Kapri McGloster comments: [disco funk]	TouchÃ©	Wrap It Up	1982	Emergency
4	recordlabel: Streetwise 2201 chartposition: US Dance #47 writtenby: A. Braithwithe, S. Vincent, P. Harmsworth, D. Borg comments: [disco jazz funk]	Touchdown	Ease Your Mind	1982	Streetwise
---	recordlabel: T.Main 300 writtenby: King Floyd album: Your Man Is Home Tonight comments: [southern soul]	Tony Troutman	What Our Love Needs	1982	T.Main
1	recordlabel: T.Main 200 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Tony Troutman album: Your Man Is Home Tonight comments: [southern soul]	Tony Troutman	Your Man Is Home Tonight	1982	T.Main
2	recordlabel: Radar 12001 chartposition: US Dance #8 writtenby: Eric Matthew and Toney Lee	Toney Lee	Reach Up	1982	Radar
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 89995 chartposition: RandB #70, US Dance #23 writtenby: Amir Bayyan, Jerome Phillips, Melvin Odoms and Aaron Mathis album: A Song For Everyone	Tomorrow's Edition	In the Grooves	1982	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 4010 chartposition: RandB #48, US Dance #10 writtenby: Greg Radford, Wesley Thomas and Tomorrow's Edition album: A Song For Everyone comments: [disco funk boogie]	Tomorrow's Edition	U Turn Me On	1982	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: GRP 2519 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Cliff Branch and Terrance Burrus album: Yours Truly comments: [disco jazz funk]	Tom Browne	Bye Gones	1982	GRP
---	recordlabel: Rojac 6500 writtenby: Dorian Burton, Bill Mersey	Tolbert	I've Got It	1982	Rojac
1	recordlabel: Prism 430 chartposition: US Dance #56 writtenby: Richard Scher and Lotti Golden comments: [disco dance]	Tina Fabrik (aka Tina Fabrique)	Non Stop	1982	Prism
2	recordlabel: Boardwalk 152 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: Keni St. Lewis album: Bad City Boys	Tierra	Hidden Tears	1982	Boardwalk
3	recordlabel: Arista 0671 chartposition: RandB #69, US Dance #1 writtenby: Tom Bailey, Chris Bell, Alannah Currie, Pete Dodd, Joe Leeway, John Roog and Matthew Seligman album: Set comments: [disco dance]	Thompson Twins	In the Name of Love	1982	Arista
4	recordlabel: Harvest 5204 chartposition: US dance #3, RandB #49, US rock #6, UK #49, US #5 writtenby: Thomas Dolby & Tim Kerr album: The Golden Age of Wireless	Thomas Dolby	She Blinded Me with Science	1982	Harvest
5	recordlabel: Columbia 18 02744 chartposition: RandB #23, US #101, UK #47, US Dance #17	Third World	Try Jah Love	1982	Columbia
6	recordlabel: Solar 11565 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: Nidra Beard and William Shelby album: Love Is Where You Find It comments: [disco, dance]	The Whispers	Emergency	1982	Solar
7	recordlabel: Solar 12597 chartposition: RandB #8, US dance #8, US #103 writtenby: Charmaine Sylvers, Dana Meyers and Glen Barbee album: Love Is Where You Find It	The Whispers	In the Raw	1982	Solar
8	recordlabel: Harlem Int. 110 chartposition: RandB #46, US Dance #20 writtenby: James Carter comments: [disco dance]	The Whatnauts	Help Is on the Way	1982	Harlem Int.
9	recordlabel: Bridge 1982 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: John Valentine and Billy Valentine (as William Valentine)	The Valentine Brothers	Money's Too Tight (To Mention)	1982	Bridge
---	recordlabel: Bridge 101936 writtenby: John/Wm. Valentine album: First Take comments: [love ballad album cut] mpcode: k1MqTFuYKas	The Valentine Brothers	This Kind Of Love (Is So Special)	1982	Bridge
1	recordlabel: Bridge 1984 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Billy Valentine and John Valentine	The Valentine Brothers	Let Me Be Close to You	1982	Bridge
2	recordlabel: Warner 50039 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Prince album: The Time comments: [ballad]	The Time	Girl	1982	Warner
3	recordlabel: Warner 50039 chartposition: RandB #49 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: Morris Day, Jamie Starr album: The Time comments: [disco funk]	The Time	The Stick	1982	Warner
4	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 49864 chartposition: RandB #7, US dance #16, US #90 writtenby: Prince & Dez Dickerson album: The Time	The Time	Cool	1982	Warner Bros.
5	recordlabel: Warner 7 29764 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Morris Day album: What Time Is It?	The Time	Gigolos Get Lonely Too	1982	Warner
6	recordlabel: Warner 7 29952 chartposition: RandB #2, US #88, US dance #42 writtenby: Prince (as Jamie Starr) album: What Time Is It?	The Time	777-9311	1982	Warner
7	recordlabel: Warner 29856 chartposition: RandB #24, US #104, US dance #42 writtenby: Prince (as Jamie Starr) album: What Time Is It?	The Time	The Walk	1982	Warner
8	recordlabel: Gordy 1616 chartposition: RandB #6, US dance #11, US #66 writtenby: Rick James album: Reunion comments: [Motown Sound] [funk]	The Temptations ft. Rick James	Standing on the Top	1982	Gordy
9	recordlabel: Gordy 1631 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Reunion comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	More on the Inside	1982	Gordy
---	recordlabel: Gordy 1631 writtenby: K. Ashby, B. Medina album: Reunion comments: [disco funk]]	The Temptations	Money's Hard To Get	1982	Gordy
1	recordlabel: Mirage 4837 chartposition: US dance #23 writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy album: Sweat	The System	It's Passion	1982	Mirage
2	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 567 chartposition: RandB #13, US #53, US dance #51 writtenby: Jerry Lordan album: 8th Wonder comments: [rap]	The Sugarhill Gang	Apache	1982	Sugar Hill
3	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 581 chartposition: RandB #55, UK #54 writtenby: Pete Wingfield and Sylvia Robinson	The Sugarhill Gang	The Lover in You	1982	Sugar Hill
---	recordlabel: Prelude 636 writtenby: L. Golden, R. Scher comments: [disco funk]	The Strikers	Contagious	1982	Prelude
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 7 89922 chartposition: RandB #43, US #67 writtenby: Willie Nelson album: Grand Slam comments: [ballad]	The Spinners	Funny How Time Slips Away	1982	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 4007 chartposition: US #95 writtenby: Dean Gant	The Spinners	Never Thought I'd Fall in Love	1982	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 7 89962 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Keni St. Lewis album: Grand Slam	The Spinners	Magic in the Moonlight	1982	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 3882 chartposition: RandB #39, US #107 writtenby: James Mtume and Reggie Lucas album: Can't Shake This Feelin' comments: [disco funk]	The Spinners	Love Connection (Raise the Window Down)	1982	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: Venture 5021 chartposition: RandB #52, US Dance #26 writtenby: Lonnie Johnson and Patrick Adams	The Shades of Love	Keep in Touch (Body to Body)	1982	Venture
6	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 579 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: J. Robinson, Jr., C. Cook, A. Brown album: The Sequence comments: [ballad]	The Sequence	I Don't Need Your Love	1982	Sugar Hill
7	recordlabel: Salsoul 376 chartposition: US dance #22 writtenby: Ron Kersey and Sam Dees album: Heat It Up	The Salsoul Orchestra ft. Loleatta Holloway	Seconds	1982	Salsoul
8	recordlabel: Salsoul 7026 chartposition: RandB #52, US Dance #46 writtenby: Stan Lucas album: Heat It Up	The Salsoul Orchestra featuring Jocelyn Brown	Take Some Time Out (For Love)	1982	Salsoul
9	recordlabel: Tabu 03248 chartposition: RandB #25, US Dance #49 writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis album: S.O.S. III comments: [disco funk]	The S.O.S. Band	High Hopes	1982	Tabu
10	recordlabel: RCA Victor 13093 chartposition: RandB #27, US dance #17 writtenby: Mauro Malavasi, Guiliano Salerni and Fonzi Thornton album: I'll Do My Best	The Ritchie Family	I'll Do My Best (For You Baby)	1982	RCA Victor
11	recordlabel: Believe In A Dream 02836 chartposition: RandB #21, US #55, US AC #15 writtenby: Otis Redding & Steve Cropper album: Steamin' Hot	The Reddings	(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay	1982	Believe In A Dream
12	recordlabel: Believe In A Dream 1406 chartposition: RandB #32, US dance #69 writtenby: Dexter Redding, Otis Redding III and Mark Lockett album: Steamin' Hot	The Reddings	I Know You Got Another	1982	Believe In A Dream
13	recordlabel: KR 5 (UK) chartposition: UK #45 writtenby: Richard Hewson	The RAH Band	Perfumed Garden	1982	KR(UK)
14	recordlabel: Planet 13327 chartposition: RandB #46, US #30, US dance #28 writtenby: Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer & Trevor Lawrence album: So Excited! comments: [disco]	The Pointer Sisters	I'm So Excited	1982	Planet
15	recordlabel: Planet 13254 chartposition: RandB #23, US #16, US AC #9 writtenby: Parker McGee album: So Excited!	The Pointer Sisters	American Music	1982	Planet
16	recordlabel: P.I.R. 03009 chartposition: RandB #13 writtenby: Bunny Sigler, Cary Gilbert and James Sigler album: My Favorite Person	The O'Jays	Your Body's Here With Me	1982	P.I.R.

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