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

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 1982, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1982 . . .

The following songs were released in 1982 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 1982 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
501	recordlabel: MCA 52067 chartposition: UK #2, RandB #27, US #102, US dance #15 writtenby: Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John & Ashley Ingram album: In the Heat of the Night	Imagination	Just an Illusion	1982	MCA
502	recordlabel: MCA 52007 chartposition: RandB #68, US Dance #6 writtenby: Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John, Ashley Ingram and Errol Kennedy album: Body Talk comments: [instrumental] charted as Burnin' Up/So Good So Right in US dance charts	Imagination	Burnin' Up	1982	MCA
503	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 785 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Timmy Thomas comments: [disco funk]	Illusion	Why Can't We Live Together	1982	Sugar Hill
---	recordlabel: Connowil 10745 writtenby: Jimmie Williams, Ike Noble, Skip August album: Lonely People comments: [disco funk]	Ike Noble	Shake It Loose	1982	Connowil
1	recordlabel: Epic 03291 chartposition: US Dance #11 writtenby: Duncan Bridgeman, Joe Dworniak and Sam Jones album: I Level	I Level	Give Me	1982	Epic
2	recordlabel: Profile Records 5011 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: George Luster and Ronald D. Johnson comments: [hip hop, funk]	Hurt 'em Bad & The S.C. Band	Monday Night Football	1982	Profile Records
---	recordlabel: AandM 4895 writtenby: Paul Lawrence Jones album: Keepin' Love New comments: [album cut]	Howard Johnson	Take Me Through The Night	1982	A&M
---	recordlabel: AandM 12048 writtenby: M. Brown album: Keepin' Love New comments: [disco dance]	Howard Johnson	This Is Heaven	1982	A&M
---	recordlabel: AandM 4895 writtenby: Freddie Jackson, Paul Lawrence Jones album: Keepin' Love New comments: [album cut] mpcode: PPT0YQD7RQ4	Howard Johnson	Jam Song	1982	A&M
---	recordlabel: AandM 1226 (UK) writtenby: Kashif album: Keepin' Love New comments: [disco, boogie]	Howard Johnson	Say You Wanna	1982	A&M(UK)
---	recordlabel: AandM 4895 writtenby: Paul Lawrence Jones album: Keepin' Love New comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: xqLTbG2j8jI	Howard Johnson	Forever Falling In Love	1982	A&M
---	recordlabel: AandM 4895 writtenby: Kashif, Paul Lawrence Jones album: Keepin' Love New comments: [album cut] [disco, funk, boogie]	Howard Johnson	So Glad You're My Lady	1982	A&M
1	recordlabel: AandM 2448 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Kashif album: Keepin' Love New comments: [disco, boogie]	Howard Johnson	Keepin' Love New	1982	A&M
2	recordlabel: AandM 12048 (UK) chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #6, UK #45, US #105 writtenby: Kashif album: Keepin' Love New comments: [disco funk boogie]	Howard Johnson	So Fine	1982	A&M(UK)
---	recordlabel: H and G 1003 writtenby: G. Gibson, R. Hill comments: [sweet soul ballad] mpcode: FvJQSdiSoGI	Hill & Gibson	Gotta Find A Way Back Home	1982	H and G
1	recordlabel: Gordy 1613 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Sam Lorber, Jeff Silbar and Johnny Slate album: So Right comments: [Motown Sound]	High Inergy	First Impressions	1982	Gordy
---	recordlabel: Capitol 86612 writtenby: K. Jenkins, M. Morgan album: Feelin' Lucky comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	High Fashion	You're The Winner	1982	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Capitol 5104 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: Davide Romani, Fonzi Thornton and Mauro Malavasi album: Feelin' Lucky	High Fashion	Feelin' Lucky Lately	1982	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Capitol 5151 writtenby: Kashif album: Feelin' Lucky comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	High Fashion	Hold On	1982	Capitol
---	recordlabel: EMI 5303 (UK) writtenby: David Joseph, Kenneth Joseph, Jeffrey Guishard comments: [disco funk]	Hi-Tension	How D'you Feel	1982	EMI(UK)
1	recordlabel: Columbia 02824 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Rod Temperton	Herbie Hancock	Lite Me Up	1982	Columbia
2	recordlabel: AandM 2422 chartposition: US #37, US AC #4 writtenby: Juan Carlos Calderon album: Fandango comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Herb Alpert	Route 101	1982	A&M
3	recordlabel: Epic 02904 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Rod Temperton album: Current comments: [disco funk]	Heatwave	Lettin' It Loose	1982	Epic
4	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 789 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Harry Ray and Tommy Keith	Harry Ray	Sweet Baby	1982	Sugar Hill
5	recordlabel: Phase II 1497 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon album: Fever comments: [disco funk instrumental]	Hamilton Bohannon	The Party Train	1982	Phase II
6	recordlabel: Phase II 02897 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon album: Fever comments: [disco rap]	Hamilton Bohannon	I've Got the Dance Fever	1982	Phase II
7	recordlabel: RCA 13354 chartposition: US #1, RandB #78, UK #6, US dance #18, US AC #14, US rock #18 writtenby: Sara Allen, Daryl Hall & John Oates album: H2O	Hall & Oates	Maneater	1982	RCA
8	recordlabel: RCA 13252 chartposition: RandB #45, US #33 writtenby: Daryl Hall album: Private Eyes	Hall & Oates	Your Imagination	1982	RCA
9	recordlabel: Atlantic 89910 chartposition: RandB #60, US Dance #5 writtenby: Willie Hutch album: On My Way comments: [disco dance]	Gwen McCrae	Keep the Fire Burning	1982	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 9901 (UK) writtenby: Willie Hutch album: On My Way comments: [disco funk]	Gwen McCrae	Doin' It	1982	Atlantic(UK)
1	recordlabel: Island 4833 chartposition: RandB #27, US Dance #11 writtenby: Darryl Thompson album: Gwen Guthrie	Gwen Guthrie	It Should Have Been You	1982	Island
2	recordlabel: Elektra 69887 chartposition: RandB #14, US #104 writtenby: Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel album: The Best Is Yet to Come comments: [jazz funk]	Grover Washington, Jr. with Patti LaBelle	The Best Is Yet to Come	1982	Elektra
3	recordlabel: Elektra 47425 chartposition: RandB #65, US #102 writtenby: Bob Marley album: Come Morning comments: [instrumental]	Grover Washington, Jr.	Jamming	1982	Elektra
4	recordlabel: Elektra 47246 chartposition: RandB #13, US #92 writtenby: Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton and William Salter album: Come Morning comments: [jazz funk]	Grover Washington, Jr.	Be Mine (Tonight)	1982	Elektra
---	recordlabel: Island 6800 (UK) writtenby: G. Isaacs album: Night Nurse comments: [reggae]	Gregory Isaacs	Night Nurse	1982	Island(UK)
---	recordlabel: Island 6828 writtenby: G. Isaacs, S. Weiss album: Night Nurse comments: [reggae]	Gregory Isaacs	Cool Down The Pace	1982	Island
1	recordlabel: Alfa 7016 chartposition: RandB #53, US Dance #57 writtenby: Greg Perry	Greg Perry	It Takes Heart	1982	Alfa
---	recordlabel: Rain 250 writtenby: G. Henderson comments: [disco, boogie]	Greg Henderson	Dreamin	1982	Rain
1	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 569 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth album: The Message comments: [hip hop]	Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five	It's Nasty (Genius of Love)	1982	Sugar Hill
2	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 584 chartposition: RandB #4, UK #8, US #62, US dance #12 writtenby: Ed Fletcher album: The Message comments: [hip hop]	Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five	The Message	1982	Sugar Hill
3	recordlabel: Island 8901 chartposition: US dance #2, RandB #17, US #103 writtenby: Grace Jones & Sly Dunbar album: Living My Life	Grace Jones	Nipple to the Bottle	1982	Island
4	recordlabel: Total Experience 8202 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Lonnie Simmons, Jonah Ellis and Goodie (as Robert Whitfield) album: Call Me Goodie	Goodie	Do Something	1982	Total Experience
---	recordlabel: Tooti Frooti 1 (UK) writtenby: Colin Jacas comments: [disco jazz-funk] mpcode: _CPb7SQuHvY	Gonzalez	(I Want To Get) Closer To You	1982	Tooti Frooti(UK)
1	recordlabel: Arista 0681 chartposition: RandB #68, US Dance #23 writtenby: Kat Dyson comments: [disco funk] charted as Show You My Love / Go Back in US dance charts	Goldie Alexander	Show You My Love	1982	Arista
---	recordlabel: AVI 83146 writtenby: Ed Cobb album: Reunited	Gloria Jones	Body Heat	1982	AVI
1	recordlabel: West End 22145 chartposition: US Dance #54 writtenby: Mark Wilson and Mike Cleveland comments: [disco funk]	Glass	Let Me Feel Your Heartbeat	1982	West End
2	recordlabel: Columbia 02706 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Jo Armstead album: Touch	Gladys Knight & the Pips	A Friend of Mine	1982	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 4052 chartposition: US Dance #2, RandB #60, US #108 writtenby: Gino Soccio album: Face To Face comments: [disco funk]	Gino Soccio	It's Alright	1982	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: WEA 79285 writtenby: Gil album: Luar comments: [jazz funk]	Gilberto Gil	Palco	1982	WEA
---	recordlabel: Prelude 550 writtenby: L. Stokes, M. Stokes comments: [disco funk] mpcode: hjCoPL6oVd0	Gerald Mallory	Lay It Down On Me	1982	Prelude
1	recordlabel: Epic 14 02932 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: George Duke album: Dream On comments: [disco funk]	George Duke	Ride on Love	1982	Epic
2	recordlabel: Epic 02701 chartposition: RandB #15, US #41, US dance #36 writtenby: George Duke album: Dream On	George Duke	Shine On	1982	Epic
3	recordlabel: Capitol 5160 chartposition: RandB #19, US Dance #48 writtenby: George Clinton, Gambrell, Gary Shider and David Spradley album: Computer Games	George Clinton	Loopzilla	1982	Capitol
4	recordlabel: Warner 50005 chartposition: RandB #16, UK #14, US #52, US AC #29 writtenby: Michael Garvin & Tom Shapiro album: The George Benson Collection	George Benson	Never Give Up on a Good Thing	1982	Warner
5	recordlabel: Tabu 02947 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: M. McDowell album: Girls comments: [funk]	General Kane (as General Caine)	Girls	1982	Tabu
6	recordlabel: Capitol 9753 chartposition: US Dance #48 writtenby: Gene Dunlap, Donna Davis, Pam Vincent and Pamela Lawson album: Party in Me comments: [disco funk]	Gene Dunlap	Take My Love	1982	Capitol
7	recordlabel: ChiSound 1001 chartposition: RandB #40, UK #88 writtenby: Jimmy Levine and Lowrell Simon	Gene Chandler	I'll Make the Living If You Make the Loving Worthwhile	1982	ChiSound
8	recordlabel: EMI America 8117 chartposition: RandB #82, US #21, US rock #10 writtenby: Bruce Springsteen album: On the Line	Gary U.S. Bonds	Out of Work	1982	EMI America
---	recordlabel: Alive 14135 writtenby: Gary B. Hairston	Gary Hairston	Looks Like Your Funk	1982	Alive
1	recordlabel: Handshake 03199 chartposition: RandB #61 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Fresno Cruz, J. Cruz, R. Cruz, R. Gonzales, R. Ramirez, A. Aldana album: Gang's Back comments: [disco funk]	Gang's Back	Got My Eyes on You	1982	Handshake
2	recordlabel: Arista 0659 chartposition: RandB #39, US #93 writtenby: Jay Wiggins and Lloyd Smith album: Face to Face	GQ	Sad Girl	1982	Arista
---	recordlabel: Beggars Banquet 78 (UK) writtenby: Mark Arthurworrey, Peter Maas album: Anti-Freeez comments: [disco jazz-funk] mpcode: _Nk96ZE8Dfw	Freeez	One To One	1982	Beggars Banquet(UK
1	recordlabel: RCA 13200 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Edward Howard, Fredi Grace and Keith Rawls album: Get on Your Mark	Fredi Grace & Rhinstone	Help, Save This Frantic Heart of Mine	1982	RCA
---	recordlabel: Juana 1300 writtenby: Michael Ward album: Knight Time	Frederick Knight	You're The Best Thing In My Life	1982	Juana
1	recordlabel: Arista 0691 chartposition: US Dance #58 writtenby: Freddie James, Rosi Bucci and Tony Green comments: [disco funk]	Freddie James	Don't Turn Your Back on Love	1982	Arista
2	recordlabel: Sutra 117 chartposition: 163 writtenby: Edmund Sylvers and Vincent Brantley comments: [disco dance]	Freda Payne	In Motion	1982	Sutra
---	recordlabel: Smooth City 1222 writtenby: F and J Monroe, C. Colbert comments: [disco dance]	Frank & James	How Long Is Forever	1982	Smooth City
1	recordlabel: Manhattan 002 chartposition: US Dance #53 writtenby: Darryl Payne, Eric Matthew and Philip Thomas album: Now! comments: [disco funk]	France Joli	Your Good Lovin'	1982	Manhattan
2	recordlabel: Casablanca 2353 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Sandy Linzer and David Wolfert album: One More Mountain comments: [ballad]	Four Tops	I Believe in You and Me	1982	Casablanca
3	recordlabel: Casablanca 2353 chartposition: RandB #40, US #84 writtenby: Larry Gottlieb and Marc Blatte album: One More Mountain	Four Tops	Sad Hearts	1982	Casablanca
4	recordlabel: Casablanca 2345 chartposition: RandB #32, UK #43 writtenby: Michael Williams and Rick Ferguson album: Tonight!	Four Tops	Tonight I'm Gonna Love You All Over	1982	Casablanca
5	recordlabel: Casablanca 20239 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: David Wolfert and Sandy Linzer album: Tonight! comments: [disco dance]	Four Tops	Let Me Set You Free	1982	Casablanca
6	recordlabel: RSO 1069 chartposition: US #71, UK #62 writtenby: Louis St. Louis and Howard Greenfield album: Grease 2 OST	Four Tops	Back to School Again	1982	RSO
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 13298 writtenby: A. Bayyan, Brisko album: Forecast I comments: [disco dance]	Forecast	Happy Days (Hip Hip Hooray)	1982	RCA Victor
1	recordlabel: Vanguard 55 chartposition: RandB #75, US Dance #22 writtenby: Leroy Burgess, James Calloway and Sonny T. Davenport (as Sonny Davenport)	Fonda Rae	Over Like a Fat Rat	1982	Vanguard
---	recordlabel: Oval 22 (UK) writtenby: Green, Hardcastle album: 1st Light comments: [disco funk]	First Light	Don't Be Mistaken	1982	Oval(UK)
1	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 573 chartposition: RandB #53 writtenby: Billy Jones and Joey Robinson Jr. comments: [funk]	Ferrari	Let Your Mind Be Free	1982	Sugar Hill
2	recordlabel: Quality 7014 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Seth Justman album: Felix and Jarvis comments: [hip hop]	Felix & Jarvis	Flamethrower Rap	1982	Quality
3	recordlabel: Sutra 115 chartposition: RandB #58, US Dance #36 writtenby: Chris Hill comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Feel	Let's Rock (Over and Over Again)	1982	Sutra
4	recordlabel: Spring 3026 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Johnny Flippin and Michael Walker album: On The Floor With Fatback	Fatback Band	She's My Shining Star	1982	Spring
5	recordlabel: Spring 3025 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Bill Curtis album: On the Floor with Fatback comments: [funk]	Fatback Band	On the Floor	1982	Spring
6	recordlabel: WMOT 546 chartposition: UK #2, RandB #89 writtenby: Len Barry & Bobby Eli album: Breakin' Out	Fat Larry's Band	Zoom	1982	WMOT
7	recordlabel: WMOT 02798 chartposition: RandB #67, US Dance #24 writtenby: Mark Birts, Nick Martinelli and Terry Price album: Breakin' Out comments: [disco dance]	Fat Larry's Band	Act Like You Know	1982	WMOT
8	recordlabel: Pavillion 02725 chartposition: US Dance #35 writtenby: Tony Valor album: Sex and Material Possessions	Fantasy	Hold On Tight	1982	Pavillion
9	recordlabel: Sunnyview 3004 chartposition: RandB #80, US Dance #51 writtenby: Freddy Stonewall and Henry Stone comments: [instrumental]	Extra T's	E.T. Boogie	1982	Sunnyview
10	recordlabel: RCA 13018 chartposition: RandB #51, US dance #54 writtenby: Kashif (as Kashif Saleem) and Morrie Brown	Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King)	Spirit of the Dancer	1982	RCA
11	recordlabel: RCA 287(UK) chartposition: UK #40 writtenby: Kashif (as Kashif Saleem) album: Get Loose	Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King)	Back to Love	1982	RCA (UK)
12	recordlabel: RCA 13274 chartposition: RandB #1, US dance #1, UK #7, US #17 writtenby: Kashif (as Kashif Saleem) album: Get Loose comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King)	Love Come Down	1982	RCA
13	recordlabel: Columbia 03081 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Skip Boardley	Enchantment	I Know Your Hot Spot	1982	Columbia
14	recordlabel: Prelude 622 chartposition: US Dance #33 writtenby: Eric Matthew and Miles Watson	Elektric Funk	On a Journey (I Sing the Funk Electric)	1982	Prelude
15	recordlabel: Greensleeves 41 chartposition: UK #61 album: Skidip comments: [reggae dancehall]	Eek-A-Mouse	Skidip	1982	Greensleeves
16	recordlabel: Salsoul 7024 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Edwin Birdsong comments: [disco funk]	Edwin Birdsong	She's Wrapped Too Tight (She's a Button Buster)	1982	Salsoul
17	recordlabel: ICE 56 (UK) chartposition: UK #1, US #53 writtenby: Eddy Grant album: Killer on the Rampage comments: [reggae]	Eddy Grant	I Don't Wanna Dance	1982	ICE(UK)
18	recordlabel: Columbia 03209 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Eddie Murphy and David Wolfert album: Eddie Murphy comments: [disco funk]	Eddie Murphy	Boogie in Your Butt	1982	Columbia
19	recordlabel: Capitol 5089 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Anthony Taylor and Michael Winston album: Ebonee Webb comments: [slow jam]	Ebonee Webb	Woman	1982	Capitol
20	recordlabel: Columbia 02688 chartposition: RandB #15, US #51 writtenby: Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White album: Raise!	Earth, Wind & Fire	Wanna Be with You	1982	Columbia
21	recordlabel: CBS 1959 (UK) chartposition: UK #29, US dance #3 writtenby: Philip Bailey, Greg Phillinganes and Brenda Russell album: Raise! comments: [disco funk]	Earth, Wind & Fire	I've Had Enough	1982	CBS(UK)
22	recordlabel: Solar 69927 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Glen Barbee, Vincent Brantley, Richard Randolph and Ricky Smith album: Right Back at Cha! comments: [disco funk]	Dynasty	Strokin'	1982	Solar
23	recordlabel: Devaki 1009 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Bruce Gray and Dunn Pearson Jr. album: Official Business comments: [disco funk]	Dunn & Bruce Street	Shout for Joy	1982	Devaki
24	recordlabel: Devaki 4005 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Bruce Gray and Dunn Pearson Jr. album: Official Business	Dunn & Bruce Street	If You Come with Me	1982	Devaki

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