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
601	recordlabel: Devaki 1014 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Bruce Gray and Dunn Pearson Jr. album: Official Business	Dunn & Bruce Street	I Owe It to Me	1982	Devaki
---	recordlabel: Derby 15062 writtenby: G. Santapaga, E. Martin, G. White comments: [disco funk]	Dr. Togo	Be Free	1982	Derby
1	recordlabel: Profile 5004 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Tom Tom Club, Andre	Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde	Genius Rap	1982	Profile
2	recordlabel: Elektra 7 69896 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Norman Whitfield comments: [disco, funk]	Dr. America	1990	1982	Elektra
3	recordlabel: Gold Coast 7401 chartposition: US dance #57 writtenby: Ernesto Phillips and Ky Adeyemo comments: [disco dance]	Double Exposure	After All This Time	1982	Gold Coast
---	recordlabel: Malaco 3 (UK) writtenby: Carson, Winsett album: Misty Blue comments: [ballad]	Dorothy Moore	Laugh It Off	1982	Malaco(UK)
---	recordlabel: Handshake 2879 writtenby: Toni Wine and Irwin Levine	Dorothy Moore	I've Been Someone's Lover Before (But Never Someone's Girl)	1982	Handshake
1	recordlabel: Handshake 02879 chartposition: RandB #90 writtenby: Rafe VanHoy comments: [ballad]	Dorothy Moore	What's Forever For	1982	Handshake
2	recordlabel: Geffen 29895 chartposition: RandB #31, UK #14, US #41 writtenby: Jon Anderson & Vangelis album: Donna Summer	Donna Summer	State of Independence	1982	Geffen
3	recordlabel: Geffen 29805 chartposition: RandB #30, UK #62, US #33, US AC #17 writtenby: John Bettis & Michael Clark album: Donna Summer	Donna Summer	The Woman in Me	1982	Geffen
4	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 79302 chartposition: RandB #4, US #10, UK #18, US dance #3 writtenby: Quincy Jones, Merria Ross & Rod Temperton album: Donna Summer	Donna Summer	Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)	1982	Warner Bros.
5	recordlabel: Warner 29900 chartposition: RandB #54, US rock #17, US #26, US AC #8 writtenby: Donald Fagen album: The Nightfly comments: [reggae beat]	Donald Fagen	I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)	1982	Warner
6	recordlabel: Elektra 69972 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Donald Byrd and Isaac Hayes comments: [jazz funk]	Donald Byrd	Sexy Dancer	1982	Elektra
7	recordlabel: Elektra 47241 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Aaron Mills, Andrew Stevens, Isaac Hayes and William Duckett album: Love Byrd: Donald Byrd and 125th St, N.Y.C. comments: [jazz funk]	Donald Byrd	I Love Your Love	1982	Elektra
---	recordlabel: Expansion DB 1 2010 (UK) writtenby: Don Blackman album: Don Blackman comments: [jazz funk] (Album cut reissued in UK in 2010 on 7 inch)	Don Blackman	Holding You, Loving You	1982	Expansion DB (UK)
---	recordlabel: Arista 3001 writtenby: Don Blackman, Desire White album: Don Blackman comments: [funk jazz]	Don Blackman	You Ain't Hip	1982	Arista
---	recordlabel: Expansion DB 1 2010 (UK) writtenby: Don Blackman album: Don Blackman comments: [jazz funk] Album cut released on 7" in 2010	Don Blackman	Heart's Desire	1982	Expansion DB (UK)
---	recordlabel: BC 4015 writtenby: L. Batcholor, A. Sojka, D. Skeet comments: [disco funk]	Dolette Mcdonald	(Xtra) Special	1982	BC
1	recordlabel: Profile 7010 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: N. Chancler, R. Andrews comments: [hip hop]	Disco Four	Whip Rap	1982	Profile
---	recordlabel: Oval 2020 writtenby: Direct Drive comments: [disco jazz funk]	Direct Drive	Don't Depend On Me	1982	Oval
---	recordlabel: Oval 2112 writtenby: Green, Hammond, Hardcastle comments: [disco jazz funk]	Direct Drive	Time's Running Out	1982	Oval
1	recordlabel: Arista 673 chartposition: RandB #22, US #38, AC #5 weeksinr&bchart: 13 writtenby: Bill Champlin, David Foster and Jay Graydon album: Friends in Love	Dionne Warwick & Johnny Mathis	Friends in Love	1982	Arista
2	recordlabel: Arista 8883 (UK) chartposition: RandB #14, UK #2, US #10, US AC #1 writtenby: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb album: Heartbreaker	Dionne Warwick	Heartbreaker	1982	Arista(UK)
---	recordlabel: Arista 9585 writtenby: Skip Scarborough album: Friends In Love comments: [album cut] [beat ballad]	Dionne Warwick	Can't Hide Love	1982	Arista
1	recordlabel: Arista 9032 chartposition: UK #10, US #101, US AC #16 writtenby: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb album: Heartbreaker	Dionne Warwick	All the Love in the World	1982	Arista
2	recordlabel: Arista 0701 chartposition: US AC #14 writtenby: Jay Graydon, Richard Page & John Bettis album: Friends in Love	Dionne Warwick	For You	1982	Arista
3	recordlabel: Capitol 839 (UK) chartposition: RandB #4, UK #15, US #10, US AC #36 writtenby: Michael Jackson album: Silk Electric	Diana Ross	Muscles	1982	Capitol(UK)
4	recordlabel: Capitol 256(UK) chartposition: UK #41 writtenby: Dan Hartman album: Why Do Fools Fall in Love	Diana Ross	It's Never Too Late	1982	Capitol (UK)
5	recordlabel: Motown 1248 (UK) chartposition: UK #73 writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers album: Diana [1980] / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12 comments: [disco dance]	Diana Ross	Tenderness	1982	Motown(UK)
6	recordlabel: RCA 13201 chartposition: RandB #34, UK #7, US #44, US dance #14 writtenby: Diana Ross & Ray Chew album: Why Do Fools Fall in Love	Diana Ross	Work That Body	1982	RCA
7	recordlabel: RCA 13021 chartposition: RandB #2, UK #36, US #8, US dance #14 writtenby: Dennis Matkosky & Michael Sembello album: Why Do Fools Fall in Love	Diana Ross	Mirror, Mirror	1982	RCA
8	recordlabel: Warner 29984 chartposition: RandB #70, US #70, US Dance #44 writtenby: Jerry Barnes & Katreese Barnes album: Happy Hour comments: [disco dance]	Deodato	Happy Hour	1982	Warner
9	recordlabel: Becket 512 chartposition: RandB #74, US dance #46 writtenby: Bert Reid and Ronald Miller comments: [disco funk]	Denroy Morgan	Happy Feeling	1982	Becket
10	recordlabel: AandM 8250 chartposition: UK #56 writtenby: Linval Thompson album: Love Has Found Its Way comments: [reggae]	Dennis Brown	Halfway Up, Halfway Down	1982	A&M
11	recordlabel: AandM 2407 chartposition: RandB #42, UK #47 writtenby: Yvonne Brown and Dennis Brown album: Love Has Found Its Way comments: [reggae]	Dennis Brown	Love Has Found Its Way	1982	A&M
12	recordlabel: Columbia 02812 chartposition: RandB #1, US #10, US AC #6 writtenby: Teddy Randazzo, Bob Weinstein & Lou Stallman album: Niecy comments: [love ballad]	Deniece Williams	It's Gonna Take a Miracle	1982	Columbia
13	recordlabel: ARC 03261 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Deniece Williams and Thom Bell album: Niecy comments: [ballad]	Deniece Williams	Waiting	1982	ARC
14	recordlabel: ARC 03015 chartposition: RandB #29, US #103 writtenby: Thom Bell and Deniece Williams album: Niecy	Deniece Williams	Waiting by the Hotline	1982	ARC
15	recordlabel: Gordy 1635 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: El DeBarge album: All This Love comments: [disco funk]	DeBarge	Stop! Don't Tease Me	1982	Gordy
16	recordlabel: Motown 1622 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Kenny Pettus, Michael Wiley, Reggie Andrews and Bobby Harris album: Keep It Live comments: [disco funk]	Dazz Band	Keep It Live (On the K.I.L.)	1982	Motown
17	recordlabel: Motown 1609 chartposition: RandB #1, US #5, US dance #2 writtenby: Reggie Andrews & Leon album: Keep It Live comments: [Motown Sound]	Dazz Band	Let It Whip	1982	Motown
18	recordlabel: Liberty 1468 chartposition: RandB #17, US #58 writtenby: Sly Stone album: Hot Fun	Dayton	Hot Fun in the Summertime	1982	Liberty
---	recordlabel: T Jaye 782 writtenby: A. Lewis	David Sea	Angel (You're The Sunshine)	1982	T Jaye
---	recordlabel: Becket 509 writtenby: G. Lunsford, D. Morris, R, Meltzer comments: [disco funk]	David Morris	Saturday Night	1982	Becket
---	recordlabel: Sam 12349 writtenby: Andre P. Booth comments: [disco funk]	David McPherson	You Can't Stop	1982	Sam
1	recordlabel: EMI America 8111 chartposition: RandB #56, US #36 album: Missin' Twenty Grand comments: [sweet soul ballad]	David Lasley	If I Had My Wish Tonight	1982	EMI America
2	recordlabel: Prelude 8043 chartposition: RandB #13, UK #30, US dance 31 writtenby: James album: You're the One for Me comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	D Train	You're the One for Me	1982	Prelude
3	recordlabel: Prelude 14105 chartposition: US Dance #45 writtenby: H. Eaves III, J. Williams album: You're the One for Me comments: [disco funk, hip hop]	D Train	D Train (Theme)	1982	Prelude
4	recordlabel: Prelude 8057 chartposition: RandB #42, UK #44, US Dance #45 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: You're the One for Me comments: charted as Walk On By / D Train (Theme) is US dance charts	D Train	Walk On By	1982	Prelude
5	recordlabel: Prelude 547 chartposition: US Dance #2 writtenby: James D-Train Williams album: You're the One for Me comments: [disco funk]	D Train	Keep On	1982	Prelude
---	recordlabel: Boardwalk 11155 7 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Honesty	Curtis Mayfield	Summer Hot	1982	Boardwalk
---	recordlabel: Boardwalk 11 169 7 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Honesty	Curtis Mayfield	Dirty Laundry	1982	Boardwalk
1	recordlabel: Boardwalk 7 11 132 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Love Is The Place	Curtis Mayfield	Toot An' Toot An' Toot	1982	Boardwalk
---	recordlabel: Boardwalk 11 169 7 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Honesty	Curtis Mayfield	Nobody But You	1982	Boardwalk
1	recordlabel: Boardwalk 11 155 7 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Honesty	Curtis Mayfield	Hey Baby (Give It All to Me)	1982	Boardwalk
---	recordlabel: Brown Bag 5651 writtenby: Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo	Curtis Anderson	The Hardest Part	1982	Brown Bag
1	recordlabel: Virgin/Epic 03368 chartposition: RandB #39, UK #1, US #2, US dance #34, US AC #8, US rock #21 writtenby: Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss album: Kissing to Be Clever comments: [Reggae]	Culture Club	Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?	1982	Virgin/Epic
2	recordlabel: Virgin/Epic 1642 chartposition: RandB #34, UK #3, US # 2, US AC #6, US dance #46 writtenby: Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss album: Kissing to Be Clever comments: [disco pop]	Culture Club	Time (Clock of the Heart)	1982	Virgin/Epic
---	recordlabel: Rissa Chrissa 6004 writtenby: Billy Dietrich comments: [disco, boogie]	Cubie Burke	Down For Double	1982	Rissa Chrissa
1	recordlabel: De lite 821 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: William Anderson album: Think Positive!	Crown Heights Affair	Somebody Tell Me What to Do	1982	De lite
---	recordlabel: MCA 760 (UK) writtenby: P. Tattersall, R. Trought comments: [disco funk] mpcode: p8tiVP8j-RM	Cool Runners	Play The Game (So You Think It Funny)	1982	MCA(UK)
---	recordlabel: Le Jazz 2807 writtenby: Mike Edwards comments: [disco, boogie]	Cookie	Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover	1982	Le Jazz
---	recordlabel: Old Town 1984 writtenby: Margaret Conway, Robert Temple comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	Conway & Temple	Love Lights	1982	Old Town
---	recordlabel: Tooti Frooti 12 2 (UK) writtenby: Reid, Taylor comments: [disco, boogie]	Congress	You Gotta Get It	1982	Tooti Frooti (UK)
1	recordlabel: Mercury 76159 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Felton Pilate and Nita Wells Pilate album: Con Funk Shun 7 comments: [love ballad]	Con Funk Shun	Straight from the Heart	1982	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 223 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Gerald Calhoun and Michael Cooper album: To the Max comments: [funk]	Con Funk Shun	Ain't Nobody, Baby	1982	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Solar 11558 writtenby: Grady Wilkins, Larry White, Nicholas Caldwell album: Do You Like Our Music? comments: [disco funk] mpcode: A4bxt-hc2eU	Collage	Money In Your Pocket	1982	Solar
1	recordlabel: DeLite 819 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Marvin Gaye album: Second Cup comments: [love ballad]	Coffee featuring Leon Bryant	If This World	1982	DeLite
2	recordlabel: De lite 201 chartposition: US Dance #61 writtenby: John Harris Jr. and Marlon Woods album: Second Cup comments: [disco dance]	Coffee	My Turn to Burn	1982	De lite
3	recordlabel: DeLite 817 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Alice Sanderson, Keith Echols and Tony Valor album: Second Cup comments: [disco dance]	Coffee	Take Me Back	1982	DeLite
---	recordlabel: De-Lite 8503 writtenby: A. Stephen, C. Smith album: Second Cup comments: [disco funk boogie album cut] mpcode: AXZX93zZpmc	Coffee	Purpose	1982	DeLite
1	recordlabel: Network 69993 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Clifton Dyson and Hollywood Breeze album: Slow Your Body Down comments: [disco funk]	Clifton Dyson	Slow Your Body Down	1982	Network
---	recordlabel: Boardwalk 12 173 7 writtenby: Marvin Ennis album: Cliff Dawson comments: [disco funk]	Cliff Dawson	I Can Love You Better	1982	Boardwalk
1	recordlabel: Boardwalk 7 11 147 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Joe Coleman and Michael Lo Bianco album: Cliff Dawson comments: [ballad]	Cliff Dawson	It's Not Me You Love	1982	Boardwalk
---	recordlabel: Up Right 100 writtenby: Albert Owens, Clausel Hickenbotton	Clausel	Let Me Love You	1982	Up Right
1	recordlabel: TSR 827 chartposition: US dance #5 writtenby: Korduletsch, Orlando and Barry comments: [disco dance]	Claudja Barry	Work Me Over	1982	TSR
2	recordlabel: TSR 827 chartposition: US Dance #5 writtenby: Arthur Altman, Paul Mauriat, Franck Pourcel, Jacques Plante, Norman Gimbel, Bobby O, Claudja Barry comments: [disco dance]	Claudja Barry	I Will Follow Him	1982	TSR
3	recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 001 chartposition: UK #49, US Dance #9 writtenby: Leroy Burgess and James Calloway comments: [disco funk boogie]	Class Action	Weekend	1982	Sleeping Bag
---	recordlabel: Invasion 2003 writtenby: Willie Hutch	Chuck Strong	Doin' It Cause It Feels Good	1982	Invasion
1	recordlabel: Columbia 03008 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: Chuck Mangione album: Love Notes comments: [instrumental]	Chuck Mangione	Steppin' Out	1982	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Arista 0650 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: David Lasley and Willie Wilcox album: If I Had the Chance comments: [love ballad]	Chuck Cissel & Marva King	If I Had the Chance	1982	Arista
3	recordlabel: MCA 52043 chartposition: RandB #33, US #104 writtenby: Earnest Evans album: The Change Has Come	Chubby Checker	Harder Than Diamond	1982	MCA
4	recordlabel: MCA 52015 chartposition: US #91 writtenby: Joe Russo album: The Change Has Come	Chubby Checker	Running	1982	MCA
5	recordlabel: RCA 13026 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Amadee Castenell, Dwight Richards, Franky Richard, Joe Smith III, Mario Tio album: Blue Jeans comments: [disco funk]	Chocolate Milk	Let's Go All the Way	1982	RCA
6	recordlabel: RCA 13364 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Michael Toles and Allen Jones album: F r i c t i o n comments: [disco funk]	Chocolate Milk	Take It Off	1982	RCA
7	recordlabel: Mirage 4032 chartposition: RandB #14, US #80 writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers album: Soup for One: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack comments: [disco funk]	Chic	Soup for One	1982	Mirage
8	recordlabel: Atlantic 89954 chartposition: RandB #48, US #64 writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers album: Tongue in CHIC comments: [disco funk]	Chic	Hangin'	1982	Atlantic
9	recordlabel: Columbia 03204 chartposition: RandB #4, US #101 writtenby: Marvin Gaye album: Instant Love comments: [love ballad]	Cheryl Lynn & Luther Vandross	If This World Were Mine	1982	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 38057 writtenby: Kevin Robinson, Tawatha Agee album: Instant Love comments: [disco funk album cut] mpcode: SjMjCjTuJIE	Cheryl Lynn	Say You'll Be Mine	1982	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 02905 chartposition: RandB #16, US #105 writtenby: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller album: Instant Love	Cheryl Lynn	Instant Love	1982	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Venture 5022 chartposition: US dance #57 writtenby: Freddie James, Geraldine Hunt and Peter Dowse album: Cheri comments: [disco dance]	Cheri	Give It to Me Baby -- Star Struck	1982	Venture
3	recordlabel: Venture 149 chartposition: RandB #5, UK #13, US #39, US dance #1 writtenby: Geraldine Hunt & Daniel Joseph album: Cheri comments: [disco funk boogie]	Cheri	Murphy's Law	1982	Venture
4	recordlabel: Emergency 6528 chartposition: US dance #39 writtenby: Ron Muldrow and Rickie Byers Muldrow comments: [disco dance]	Chemise	She Can't Love You	1982	Emergency
5	recordlabel: Promise 32003 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Chaz [Charles Simmons] and Lorenza Boon	Chaz	(We Want to) Rock	1982	Promise
6	recordlabel: AandM 2396 chartposition: RandB #57, US Dance #1 writtenby: Chas Jankel and Ian Dury album: Questionnaire	Chas Jankel	Glad to Know You	1982	A&M
7	recordlabel: AandM 12047 chartposition: US Dance #8 writtenby: Chas Jankel album: Questionnaire	Chas Jankel	109 (Give Me Something I Can Remember)	1982	A&M
---	recordlabel: Biram 2103361 writtenby: Patrick Huybrechts, Willy Heroes comments: [disco, boogie]	Charms	Givin' It Up	1982	Biram
1	recordlabel: Columbia 02710 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Larry Blackmon album: Earland's Jam comments: [jazz funk]	Charles Earland	The Only One	1982	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 02881 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Charles Earland and Sheryl Kendrick album: Earland's Jam comments: [jazz funk]	Charles Earland	Animal	1982	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Motown 1650 chartposition: RandB #35, US #46, US AC #31 writtenby: Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller) and Ken Hirsch comments: [Motown Sound]	Charlene & Stevie Wonder	Used to Be	1982	Motown

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