Soul R&B Music Charts of 1985 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1985 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 1985, 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 1985, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

(Search on '1985' returned 784 results)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
1	recordlabel: Asylum 69670 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Xavion album: Burnin' Hot	Xavion	Get Me Hot	1985	Asylum
2	recordlabel: Virgin 745 (UK) chartposition: UK #93 writtenby: Marvin Gaye, James Nyx album: Working Nights	Working Week	Inner City Blues	1985	Virgin(UK)
3	recordlabel: Virgin 807 (UK) chartposition: UK #80 writtenby: Stabbins, Booth album: Working Nights	Working Week	I Thought I'd Never See You Again	1985	Virgin(UK)
4	recordlabel: Virgin 759 (UK) chartposition: UK #83 writtenby: Simon Booth album: Working Nights	Working Week	Sweet Nothing	1985	Virgin(UK)
5	recordlabel: Profile 7076 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Darnell Pretlow, David L. Miller, Ed Fletcher and Robert Cheese	Word of Mouth featuring D.J. Cheese	King Kut	1985	Profile
6	recordlabel: Elekra 5058 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Cecil Womack, Linda Womack and Bobby Womack album: Radio M.U.S.C. Man	Womack & Womack	Strange and Funny	1985	Elekra
---	recordlabel: Elektra 20 (UK) writtenby: Cecil Womack and Linda Womack album: Radio M.U.S.C. Man comments: [ballad]	Womack & Womack	Eyes	1985	Elektra(UK)
1	recordlabel: Jive 1 9394 (UK) chartposition: UK #83 writtenby: W. Orange, D. Cambert, F. Golde comments: [reggae]	Winston Groovy	Nightshift	1985	Jive (UK)
2	recordlabel: MCA 52622 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Kevin McLin, Carl Dennis and Anatole Domino album: Windjammer III	Windjammer	So Hard	1985	MCA
3	recordlabel: MCA 919 (UK) chartposition: RandB #2, UK #63, US #102 writtenby: Bobby Womack and Paul Kisch album: Secrets comments: [ballad]	Wilton Felder ft. Bobby Womack & Altrinna Grayson	No Matter How High I Get	1985	MCA(UK)
---	recordlabel: Motown 72378 writtenby: Willie Hutch album: Making A Game Out Of Love comments: [album cut] mpcode: tndxLuzcZCU	Willie Hutch	Always	1985	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown 1797 album: Making A Game Out Of Love comments: [Motown Sound]	Willie Hutch	Keep On Jammin'	1985	Motown
---	recordlabel: Adventure One 8502 writtenby: Jackie Ragland, Willie Hightower comments: [southern soul]	Willie Hightower	Too Many Irons In The Fire	1985	Adventure One
---	recordlabel: Wilbe 85 201 writtenby: William Bell, Albert Burroughs album: Passion	William Bell	That's What You Get	1985	Wilbe
---	recordlabel: Wilbe 85 201 writtenby: William Bell, Joe Shamwell, Homer Banks album: Passion comments: re recording	William Bell	Lovin' On Borrowed Time	1985	Wilbe
---	recordlabel: Total Experience 2426 writtenby: V. Hill, W. King, B. Spears, B. Young album: Backed Up Against The Wall	Will King	Backed Up Against The Wall	1985	Total Experience
1	recordlabel: Total Experience 49965 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Jimmy Hamilton and Maurice Hayes album: Backed Up Against the Wall	Will King	I'm Sorry	1985	Total Experience
2	recordlabel: Jive 9302 chartposition: RandB #43, US Dance #104, US Dance #25 writtenby: alil Hutchins and Larry Smith album: Escape comments: [hip hop]	Whodini	Freaks Come Out at Night	1985	Jive
3	recordlabel: Jive 9276 chartposition: RandB #4, US #87, US Dance #25 writtenby: Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith album: Escape comments: [hip hop]	Whodini	Friends -- Five Minutes of Funk	1985	Jive
4	recordlabel: Jive 9331 chartposition: RandB #64, US Dance #30 writtenby: Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith album: Escape comments: [hip hop]	Whodini	Big Mouth	1985	Jive
5	recordlabel: Jive 9371 chartposition: US Dance #31 album: Escape comments: [hip hop]	Whodini	Escape (I Need a Break)	1985	Jive
6	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 854 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Whiz Kid, Monica Lynch and Steve Knutson	Whiz Kid	He's Got the Beat	1985	Tommy Boy
---	recordlabel: Arista 107185 (EU) writtenby: Jeffrey Osborne and Michael Messer album: Whitney Houston comments: [ballad]	Whitney Houston	All At Once	1985	Arista(EU)
1	recordlabel: Arista 9434 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #5, US #1, US dance #3, US AC #1 writtenby: George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam & Narada Michael Walden album: Whitney Houston comments: [disco dance]	Whitney Houston	How Will I Know	1985	Arista
2	recordlabel: Arista 9381 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1 writtenby: Gerry Goffin album: Whitney Houston comments: [ballad]	Whitney Houston	Saving All My Love for You	1985	Arista
3	recordlabel: Arista 9274 chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, US AC #4, UK #93 writtenby: LaLa album: Whitney Houston comments: [ballad]	Whitney Houston	You Give Good Love	1985	Arista
4	recordlabel: Arista 9466 chartposition: RandB #10, US dance #24 writtenby: Kashif and LaLa album: Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston	Thinking About You	1985	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista 104503 writtenby: Raymond Jones, Freddie Washington album: Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston	Someone For Me	1985	Arista
1	recordlabel: Columbia 05721 chartposition: US dance #42, RandB #55, UK #1, US #3, US AC #13 writtenby: George Michael album: George Michael	Wham!	I'm Your Man	1985	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Next Plateau Records 50032 chartposition: US Dance #17	Well Red	Limit of Your Loving	1985	Next Plateau Records
3	recordlabel: Motown 1813 chartposition: US Dance #12, UK #88 writtenby: Richard Scher and Lotti Golden album: Fade In, Fade Out comments: [disco dance]	Warp 9	Skips a Beat	1985	Motown
---	recordlabel: Coco Plum 7601 writtenby: Scott, Oskar, Jordan, Rabb, Allen, Hammon album: Where There's Smoke	War	Still in Love	1985	Coco Plum
1	recordlabel: Coco Plum 2002 chartposition: RandB #79, UK #43, US AC #30 writtenby: Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati album: Where There's Smoke	War	Groovin'	1985	Coco Plum
2	recordlabel: 4th and Bway 37 chartposition: RandB #33, UK #45, US Dance #26 writtenby: Wally Badarou album: Echoes comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Wally Badarou	Chief Inspector	1985	th and Bway
3	recordlabel: MCA 52563 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: Mike Calhoun and A. Haley album: Voyeur comments: [love ballad]	Voyeur	Paradise	1985	MCA
4	recordlabel: Record Shack 34 (UK) chartposition: UK #59 writtenby: Jacques Morali, Frederick Zarr and Bruce Vilanch album: Sex Over the Phone	Village People	Sex Over the Phone	1985	Record Shack(UK)
5	recordlabel: Record Shack 39 (UK) chartposition: UK #97 writtenby: Jacques Morali, Frederick Zarr and Bruce Vilanch album: Sex Over the Phone	Village People	New York City	1985	Record Shack(UK)
6	recordlabel: Philly World 99632 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: Donald R. Robinson album: Veronica Underwood	Veronica Underwood	Victim of Desire	1985	Philly World
7	recordlabel: Motown 1767 chartposition: RandB #23, US #107 writtenby: Vanity album: Wild Animal comments: [Motown Sound]	Vanity	Mechanical Emotion	1985	Motown
8	recordlabel: Gordy 1812 chartposition: RandB #17, US Dance #7 writtenby: Rick James album: Seduction comments: [Motown Sound]	Val Young	Seduction	1985	Gordy
9	recordlabel: Select Records 62259 chartposition: RandB #32, US Dance #43 writtenby: Educated Rapper, Kangol Kid, Doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Full Force album: UTFO comments: [hip hop]	UTFO	Leader of the Pack	1985	Select Records
10	recordlabel: Select 1182 chartposition: RandB #10, US #77, US Dance #40 writtenby: Educated Rapper, Kangol Kid, Doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Full Force album: UTFO comments: [hip hop]	UTFO	Roxanne, Roxanne	1985	Select
11	recordlabel: Select Records 62263 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Educated Rapper, Kangol Kid, Doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Full Force album: UTFO comments: [hip hop]	UTFO	Bite It	1985	Select Records
12	recordlabel: Columbia 04839 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1, US Rock #27, US Country #76, writtenby: Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie album: We Are the World: U.S.A. for Africa	USA for Africa	We Are the World	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Prelude 8090 writtenby: L. Graham, P. Richmond album: Sexy Thing	Tyrone Davis	Save Me	1985	Prelude
---	recordlabel: Prelude 8090 writtenby: Toni Walker, Don Davis album: Sexy Thing comments: [southern soul]	Tyrone Davis	Sexy Thing	1985	Prelude
---	recordlabel: Prelude 8092 writtenby: W. Burton album: Sexy Thing comments: [southern soul]	Tyrone Davis	Satisfy You Before i Satisfy Me	1985	Prelude
1	recordlabel: Capitol 5460 chartposition: RandB #85, US Dance #40 album: Mirror	Twin Image	My Baby Loves Me (Do Do)	1985	Capitol
2	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 140 chartposition: UK #99 writtenby: Tony Fisher, Robert Reed and James Avery album: Say What?	Trouble Funk	Drop the Bomb	1985	Sugar Hill
3	recordlabel: 4th and Bway 5 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: Robert Reed, Tony Fisher and James Avery album: Good To Go Original Motion Picture Soundtrack comments: [hip hop, funk]	Trouble Funk	Still Smokin'	1985	th and Bway
4	recordlabel: Jam Packed 002 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Tony Butler album: Trinere	Trinere	All Night	1985	Jam Packed
5	recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 16 chartposition: US Dance #31 writtenby: Kurtis Mantronik and Tricky Tee comments: [hip hop]	Tricky Tee	Johnny the Fox	1985	Sleeping Bag
6	recordlabel: AandM 2763 chartposition: RandB #7, US Dance #1, UK #60 writtenby: Robert Wright (as Robert Byron Wright) and V. Benford album: The Search Is Over	Tramaine	Fall Down (Spirit of Love)	1985	A&M
7	recordlabel: Atlantic 89569 chartposition: UK #82 writtenby: Pete Jackson and Gerald Jackson	Touch of Class	Let Me Be Your Everything	1985	Atlantic
8	recordlabel: London 882 070 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #80, UK #17 writtenby: Steve Harvey, Robin Achampong & Delroy Murray album: Total Contrast comments: [disco funk]	Total Contrast	Takes a Little Time	1985	London
9	recordlabel: London 76 (UK) chartposition: UK #41 writtenby: Steve Harvey, Robin Achampong and Delroy Murray album: Total Contrast	Total Contrast	Hit and Run	1985	London(UK)
10	recordlabel: Critique 712 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: Nick Braddy and Richard Bassoff album: Teaser	Toney Lee	Teaser	1985	Critique
11	recordlabel: UK Bubblers 2 (UK) chartposition: UK #97 writtenby: Tippa Irie (as Anthony Henry) album: Is It Really Happening to Me comments: [reggae]	Tippa Irie	Complain Neighbour	1985	UK Bubblers(UK)
12	recordlabel: Capitol 352 (UK) chartposition: UK #57 writtenby: Ann Peebles, Don Bryant and Bernard Miller album: Private Dancer	Tina Turner	I Can't Stand the Rain	1985	Capitol(UK)
13	recordlabel: Capitol 5461 chartposition: RandB #50, US #37 writtenby: Terry Britten and Sue Shifrin album: Private Dancer	Tina Turner	Show Some Respect	1985	Capitol
14	recordlabel: Capitol 5518 chartposition: RandB #41, UK #55, US #15, US dance #6 writtenby: Holly Knight album: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Tina Turner	One of the Living	1985	Capitol
15	recordlabel: Capitol 364 chartposition: RandB #3, UK #3, US #2, US dance #23, US AC #3, US rock #29 writtenby: Terry Britten & Graham Lyle album: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Tina Turner	We Don't Need Another Hero	1985	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Pendulum 506002 writtenby: J. Hogg, W. Hickman	Timeless Legend	You're The One	1985	Pendulum
1	recordlabel: Island 219 chartposition: UK #22 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff comments: Paul Hardcastle remix	Third World	Now That We've Found Love (remix)	1985	Island
2	recordlabel: Columbia 05415 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Bunny Rugs (as William Clarke)	Third World	One to One	1985	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Columbia 04733 chartposition: RandB #51, US Dance #45 writtenby: Michael Cooper, Richie Daley, Steven album: Sense of Purpose	Third World	Sense of Purpose	1985	Columbia
4	recordlabel: MCA 52489 chartposition: RandB #59, UK #80 writtenby: Monte Moir album: Qualifying Heat	Thelma Houston	(I Guess) It Must Be Love	1985	MCA
5	recordlabel: Qwest 28874 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Barry Hankerson, Carvin Winans and Marvin Winans album: Let My People Go	The Winans	Let My People Go (Part I)	1985	Qwest
6	recordlabel: Solar 69658 chartposition: RandB #17, US #106, UK #91 writtenby: Babyface (as Kenneth Edmonds) and Bo Watson album: So Good	The Whispers	Some Kinda Lover	1985	Solar
7	recordlabel: Solar 69639 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Babyface (as Kenny Edmonds) album: So Good	The Whispers	Don't Keep Me Waiting	1985	Solar
8	recordlabel: Entertain. Co. 05428 chartposition: RandB #76, US #107 writtenby: Jesse Winchester album: Big Girls Don't Cry	The Weather Girls	Well-A-Wiggy	1985	Entertain. Co.
9	recordlabel: Columbia 05288 chartposition: US Dance #26 writtenby: Billy Livsey and Terry Britten	The Weather Girls	No One Can Love You More Than Me	1985	Columbia
10	recordlabel: Stiff 227 chartposition: UK #59 writtenby: Herman Kelly and Popcorn Wylie (as Richard Wylie) comments: [northern soul]	The Untouchables	I Spy for the FBI	1985	Stiff
11	recordlabel: Stiff 221 (UK) chartposition: UK #26 writtenby: Clyde Grimes comments: [northern soul]	The Untouchables	Free Yourself	1985	Stiff(UK)
12	recordlabel: Warner 29094 chartposition: RandB #33, US dance #6, US #36 writtenby: Prince & Jesse Johnson album: Ice Cream Castle	The Time	The Bird	1985	Warner
13	recordlabel: Supreme 102 (UK) chartposition: UK #42 writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman	The Three Degrees	The Heaven I Need	1985	Supreme(UK)
14	recordlabel: Gordy 1781 chartposition: RandB #14, UK #84 writtenby: Otis Williams, Ron Tyson and Victor Carstarphen album: Truly for You comments: [love ballad] [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	My Love Is True (Truly for You)	1985	Gordy
15	recordlabel: Gordy 1789 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Mike Himelstein and Tom Keane album: Truly for You comments: [beat ballad]	The Temptations	How Can You Say That It's Over	1985	Gordy
16	recordlabel: Gordy 1818 chartposition: RandB #14, UK #88, US Dance #49 writtenby: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller album: Touch Me comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	Do You Really Love Your Baby?	1985	Gordy
17	recordlabel: Mirage 96851 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #78, US dance #43 writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy album: Pleasure Seekers	The System	This Is for You	1985	Mirage
18	recordlabel: Mirage 99639 chartposition: RandB #21, US #108, US dance #22 writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy album: Pleasure Seekers	The System	The Pleasure Seekers	1985	Mirage
19	recordlabel: Geffen 29061 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Foster Sylvers and Pamela Phillips Oland album: Bizarre comments: [beat ballad]	The Sylvers	Falling for Your Love	1985	Geffen
20	recordlabel: Streetwise 1137 chartposition: RandB #86 writtenby: Maurice Starr and Michael Jonzun album: Some Things Never Change comments: [sweet soul love ballad]	The Stylistics	Some Things Never Change	1985	Streetwise
21	recordlabel: AVCO 69001 chartposition: UK #91 writtenby: Maurice Starr and Michael Jonzun album: Some Things Never Change	The Stylistics	Love Is Not the Answer	1985	AVCO
---	recordlabel: Streetwise 3305 writtenby: Herbert Murell album: A Special Style	The Stylistics	Love Is Serious	1985	Streetwise
1	recordlabel: Private I 05565 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Charles Allen and John Hill album: The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	Are You Ready?	1985	Private I
2	recordlabel: Private I 05727 chartposition: RandB #89 album: The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	Nobody Can Make It on Their Own	1985	Private I
3	recordlabel: Mirage 99604 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #82 writtenby: Gerald McMahon album: Lovin' Feelings comments: [disco dance]	The Spinners	Put Us Together Again	1985	Mirage
---	recordlabel: Trey Records writtenby: W. Smith, A. Ponder	The Side Show	Lonely Girl	1985	Trey Records
1	recordlabel: Polydor 738 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: Hubert Eaves III, Dexter Redding, Otis Redding III and Mark Lockett album: If Looks Could Kill	The Reddings	Parasite	1985	Polydor
2	recordlabel: Polydor 881 767 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Charlie Singleton album: If Looks Could Kill comments: [ballad]	The Reddings	Where Did Our Love Go	1985	Polydor
3	recordlabel: Select 62260 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: Full Force comments: [hip hop]	The Real Roxanne with Hitman Howie Tee	Romeo	1985	Select
4	recordlabel: RCA 470 (UK) chartposition: UK #70 writtenby: Richard Hewson album: Mystery	The RAH Band	Are You Satisfied (Funka Nova)	1985	RCA(UK)
5	recordlabel: RCA 40025 chartposition: UK #6 writtenby: Richard Hewson album: Mystery comments: [pop soul]	The RAH Band	Clouds Across the Moon	1985	RCA
6	recordlabel: RCA 40191 (UK) chartposition: UK #45 writtenby: Richard Hewson album: Mystery	The RAH Band	Sorry Doesn't Make It Anymore	1985	RCA(UK)
7	recordlabel: Planet 49983 chartposition: RandB #24, US #44, UK #76, US dance #8 writtenby: James Ingram, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil album: Break Out	The Pointer Sisters	Baby Come and Get It	1985	Planet
8	recordlabel: RCA 14224 chartposition: RandB #25, US #59, US AC #16 writtenby: David McHugh album: Contact	The Pointer Sisters	Freedom	1985	RCA
9	recordlabel: RCA 49957 chartposition: RandB #6, UK #17, US #11, US AC #32, US dance #1 writtenby: Sam Lorber & Dave Innis album: Contact comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	The Pointer Sisters	Dare Me	1985	RCA
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 50021 writtenby: Walter Sigler, Kenneth Gamble album: Love Fever	The O'Jays	I Love America	1985	P.I.R.
1	recordlabel: P.I.R. 50021 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Walter Sigler, James Sigler album: Love Fever comments: [ballad]	The O'Jays	What a Woman	1985	P.I.R.

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