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.

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The following songs were released in 1985 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 1985 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
101	recordlabel: P.I.R. 50013 chartposition: RandB #18 album: Love Fever	The O'Jays	Just Another Lonely Night	1985	P.I.R.
102	recordlabel: Columbia 04930 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Lottie Golden and Richard Scher album: Too Hot to Stop It comments: (featuring B.J. Nelson)	The Manhattans	Don't Say No	1985	Columbia
103	recordlabel: Columbia 04754 chartposition: RandB #20, US #81, US AC #8 writtenby: Sam Cooke album: Too Hot to Stop It comments: [ballad]	The Manhattans	You Send Me	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Champion 3 (UK) writtenby: Denise LaSalle comments: [ballad]	The Mad Lads & The Crossfire Band	Trying to Forget About You	1985	Champion(UK)
1	recordlabel: Portrait 4808 chartposition: RandB #81, UK #17, US dance #7 weeksinr&bchart: 5 writtenby: Bernard Oattes, Rob van Schaik & Van Gibbs comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	The Limit featuring Gwen Guthrie	Say Yeah	1985	Portrait
2	recordlabel: Warner 28843 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Kool Rock Ski, Buff Love, DMC, DJ Run, Kurtis Blow, Prince Markie Dee, Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons album: Krush Groove Music From The Original Motion Picture comments: [hip hop] (Fat Boys, Run D.M.C., Sheila E. and Kurtis Blow)	The Krush Groove All Stars	Krush Groovin'	1985	Warner
3	recordlabel: Profile 7087 chartposition: RandB #53, UK #58 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Haim Saban and Shuki Levy comments: [novelty] electro funk novelty version of the theme from the TV cartoon series	The Kartoon Krew	Inspector Gadget	1985	Profile
4	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 850 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Michael Jonzun album: Down to Earth	The Jonzun Crew featuring Michael Jonzun	Lovin'	1985	Tommy Boy
5	recordlabel: Warner 28860 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: David Williams and Patrick Leonard album: Masterpiece	The Isley Brothers	Colder Are My Nights	1985	Warner
---	recordlabel: Polydor 883 405 1 writtenby: Leon Bryant album: Who Do You Love?	The Intruders	It's Alright ('85 mix)	1985	Polydor
1	recordlabel: Streetwave 43 (UK) chartposition: UK #99 writtenby: Leon Bryant album: Who Do You Love?	The Intruders	Warm and Tender Love	1985	Streetwave(UK)
2	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 92018 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Jim Pass and Derrick Givens comments: [beat ballad]	The Givens Family	Ain't That Much Love in the World	1985	Sugar Hill
3	recordlabel: Total Experience 2412 chartposition: RandB #8 writtenby: Raymond Calhoun album: Gap Band VI	The Gap Band	I Found My Baby	1985	Total Experience
4	recordlabel: Total Experience 2427 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Jonah Ellis album: Gap Band VII	The Gap Band	Desire	1985	Total Experience
5	recordlabel: Total Experience 2418 chartposition: RandB #18 writtenby: Charlie Wilson album: Gap Band VI	The Gap Band	Disrespect	1985	Total Experience
6	recordlabel: Total Experience 2405 chartposition: RandB #2, US #103, US Dance #66 writtenby: Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons and Rudy Taylor album: Gap Band VI	The Gap Band	Beep a Freak	1985	Total Experience
7	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 286 chartposition: RandB #13, US #105 writtenby: The Force M.D.'s, Robin Halpin and Steinski album: Love Letters	The Force M.D.s	Itchin' For A Scratch	1985	Tommy Boy
8	recordlabel: Sutra 147 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Kool Rock Ski, Buff Love, Davy D , Kurtis Blow and Prince Markie Dee album: The Fat Boys Are Back comments: [reggae, hip hop]	The Fat Boys	Hard Core Reggae	1985	Sutra
9	recordlabel: Sutra 148 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Kurtis Blow album: The Fat Boys Are Back comments: [hip hop]	The Fat Boys	Don't Be Stupid	1985	Sutra
10	recordlabel: Sutra 139 chartposition: RandB #38, US #101 writtenby: Kurtis Blow, Prince Markie Dee, Buff Love , Kool Rock Ski and D. Ogrin album: Fat Boys	The Fat Boys	Can You Feel It	1985	Sutra
11	recordlabel: Sutra 144 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Kool Rock Ski, Buff Love, Kurtis Blow and Prince Markie Dee album: The Fat Boys Are Back comments: [hip hop]	The Fat Boys	The Fat Boys Are Back	1985	Sutra
12	recordlabel: Paisley Park 28953 chartposition: RandB #9, US #63, US dance #10 writtenby: Prince (uncredited), Jerome Benton and Jellybean Johnson album: The Family comments: charted as The Screams of Passion / Yes in US dance charts	The Family	The Screams of Passion	1985	Paisley Park
13	recordlabel: Solar 69644 chartposition: RandB #14, US #101 writtenby: Babyface (as Kenny Edmonds), Carl Greene, L.A. Reid, Kevin album: Material Thangz	The Deele	Material Thangz	1985	Solar
14	recordlabel: Solar 69615 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Babyface (as Kenny Edmonds), Carl Greene, L.A. Reid and Kevin album: Material Thangz	The Deele	Suspicious	1985	Solar
15	recordlabel: Abstract Dance 4 (UK) chartposition: UK #13 writtenby: Steve McIntosh (as Stephen McIntosh) album: Have A Good Forever...	The Cool Notes	In Your Car	1985	Abstract Dance(UK)
16	recordlabel: Abstract Dance 5 chartposition: UK #73 writtenby: Lorraine McIntosh and Steve McIntosh album: Have a Good Forever	The Cool Notes	Have a Good Forever	1985	Abstract Dance
17	recordlabel: Abstract Dance 3 (UK) chartposition: UK #11 writtenby: Steve McIntosh album: Have A Good Forever...	The Cool Notes	Spend the Night	1985	Abstract Dance(UK)
18	recordlabel: 10 Records 57 chartposition: RandB #81, UK #11 writtenby: Fredrick Conway, Hiawatha Conway, Huston Conway & James Conway album: Turn It Up! comments: [disco funk]	The Conway Brothers	Turn It Up	1985	Records
19	recordlabel: MCA 52511 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Grady Young & Nick Johnson album: The Controllers comments: [ballad] (with Valerie DeNece)	The Controllers	Just for You	1985	MCA
20	recordlabel: Tuckwood 105 chartposition: RandB #72, UK #27 writtenby: Marcel T. East, Ralph Johnson and Eric "Rico" Reed	The Concept	Mr DJ	1985	Tuckwood
21	recordlabel: Motown 1788 chartposition: RandB #22, US #43, UK #74, US Dance #9 writtenby: Martin Page album: Nightshift comments: [Motown Sound] charted as Animal Instinct / Lightnin' Up the Night in US dance charts	The Commodores	Animal Instinct	1985	Motown
22	recordlabel: Motown 1802 chartposition: RandB #65, US #87, UK #90, US AC #8 writtenby: Bobby Caldwell, Franne Golde and Paul Fox album: Nightshift comments: [Motown Sound]	The Commodores	Janet	1985	Motown
23	recordlabel: Motown 1773 chartposition: RandB #1 UK #3, US #3, US AC #2 writtenby: Walter Orange, Dennis Lambert & Franne Golde album: Nightshift comments: [Motown Sound]	The Commodores	Nightshift	1985	Motown
---	recordlabel: Nuance 1252 writtenby: E. Record, L. Francis Butler	The Chi-Lites	Hard Act To Follow	1985	Nuance
1	recordlabel: Capitol 5522 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: William D. Stroman, Joe Malloy, Ted Currier and Rudy Sheriff album: City Life	The Boogie Boys	You Ain't Fresh	1985	Capitol
2	recordlabel: Capitol 5498 chartposition: RandB #6, US #106 writtenby: William D. Stroman, Gary Mudbone Cooper, Ted Currier and David Spradley album: City Life comments: [hip hop]	The Boogie Boys	A Fly Girl	1985	Capitol
3	recordlabel: Mercury 880 966 chartposition: RandB #12, US dance #44 writtenby: The Bar Kays and Allen Jones (as Allen A. Jones) album: Banging the Wall	The Bar-Kays	Your Place or Mine	1985	Mercury
4	recordlabel: Mercury 884 232 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: The Bar Kays and Allen Jones album: Banging the Walls comments: [funk]	The Bar-Kays	Banging the Walls	1985	Mercury
5	recordlabel: China 42932 chartposition: RandB #60, UK #69, US Dance #27 writtenby: Anne Dudley, Gary Langan and J. J. Jeczalik (as Jonathan Jeczalik) album: In Visible Silence	The Art of Noise	Legs	1985	China
6	recordlabel: ZTT 1 chartposition: RandB #90, UK #51 writtenby: Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J. J. Jeczalik (as Jonathan Jeczalik), Gary Langan and Paul Morley album: Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?	The Art of Noise	Moments in Love	1985	ZTT
---	recordlabel: Easy Street 7516	The Affair Featuring Alyson Williams	Please Don't Break My Heart	1985	Easy Street
1	recordlabel: CBS 05427 chartposition: RandB #89, US Dance #41 writtenby: Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel album: Tenita	Tenita Jordan	I Don't Wanna Think About It	1985	CBS
2	recordlabel: Epic 6226 chartposition: RandB #45, US #81 writtenby: Teena Marie album: Starchild	Teena Marie	Jammin'	1985	Epic
3	recordlabel: Epic 05599 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Teena Marie album: The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Teena Marie	14K	1985	Epic
4	recordlabel: Asylum 69595 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Dennis Matkosky and Monty Seward album: Workin' It Back	Teddy Pendergrass	Never Felt Like Dancin'	1985	Asylum
5	recordlabel: Asylum 5067 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Marvin Hamlisch and Dean Pitchford album: [beat ballad] comments: [from the movie D.A.R.Y.L.]	Teddy Pendergrass	Somewhere I Belong	1985	Asylum
6	recordlabel: Mirage 99628 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Billy Rush album: Middle of the Night	Taka Boom	Middle of the Night	1985	Mirage
---	recordlabel: Lake 7052 writtenby: M. Woods	Table Of Contents	Wrapped Around Your Finger	1985	Lake
1	recordlabel: AandM 2768 chartposition: RandB #3, US dance #9, US #24 writtenby: Jesse Johnson & Ta Mara album: Ta Mara & the Seen comments: [disco dance]	Ta Mara & the Seen	Everybody Dance	1985	A&M
2	recordlabel: Sire 29016 chartposition: US Dance #15, UK #50 writtenby: William Alexander Smith	T.C. Curtis	You Should Have Known Better	1985	Sire
3	recordlabel: Virgin 775 (UK) chartposition: UK #82	T.C. Curtis	Take It Easy	1985	Virgin(UK)
4	recordlabel: PRT 345 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Hop, Joey Moore, Michael Deering and Wally Muhammad comments: [hip hop]	Symbolic Three featuring DJ Dr. Shock	No Show	1985	PRT
5	recordlabel: Cooltempo 106(UK) chartposition: UK #100 writtenby: Ken Kessie and Morey Goldstein album: M 1015 comments: [disco, dance]	Sylvester	Take Me to Heaven	1985	Cooltempo (UK)
6	recordlabel: Pop Art 1413 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: C. James, S. Denton comments: [hip hop]	Super Nature (Salt-N-Pepa)	The Show Stoppa (Is Stupid Fresh)	1985	Pop Art
---	recordlabel: Warner 28980 writtenby: Roger Troutman, Sugarfoot album: Sugar Kiss comments: [funk]	Sugarfoot	Kiss	1985	Warner
---	recordlabel: Warner 25168 writtenby: Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman album: Sugar Kiss	Sugarfoot	I'm Your Sugar	1985	Warner
1	recordlabel: Omni 99583 chartposition: RandB #86 writtenby: Terry Price, Jerry Cohen and Alfonso Smith album: Stroke	Stroke	You Are the One	1985	Omni
2	recordlabel: AandM 2738 chartposition: RandB #17, US dance #10, UK #26, US #3, US AC #39, US rock #1 writtenby: Sting album: The Dream of the Blue Turtles	Sting	If You Love Somebody Set Them Free	1985	A&M
3	recordlabel: Tamla 1808 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #3, US #1, US dance #1, US AC #1 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: In Square Circle comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Part-Time Lover	1985	Tamla
4	recordlabel: Tamla 1817 chartposition: RandB #2, US #10, US dance #1, US AC #1, UK #67 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: In Square Circle comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Go Home	1985	Tamla
5	recordlabel: Atlantic 89499 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: Steve Arrington, India Arrington and George Johnson album: Dancin' in the Key of Life	Steve Arrington	Turn Up the Love	1985	Atlantic
6	recordlabel: Atlantic 9534 (UK) chartposition: US dance #2, RandB #8, UK #21, US #68 writtenby: Steve Arrington & India Arrington album: Dancin' in the Key of Life comments: [disco dance]	Steve Arrington	Dancin' in the Key of Life	1985	Atlantic(UK)
7	recordlabel: Atlantic 89576 chartposition: RandB #17, UK #5, US dance #5, US #104 writtenby: Steve Arrington & India Arrington album: Dancin' in the Key of Life	Steve Arrington	Feel So Real	1985	Atlantic
8	recordlabel: MCA 52731 chartposition: RandB #15, US dance #7 writtenby: Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers album: Stephanie Mills	Stephanie Mills	Stand Back	1985	MCA
9	recordlabel: MCA 52617 chartposition: RandB #52, US #78, US Dance #15 writtenby: Harold Faltermeyer and Franne Golde album: Fletch	Stephanie Mills	Bit by Bit	1985	MCA
10	recordlabel: 21 Records 857 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper, Isaac Hayes and David Porter	Stars on 45 featuring Sam & Dave	The Sam and Dave Medley	1985	Records
---	recordlabel: Elektra 22T (UK) writtenby: O. Phillips album: Restless comments: [disco funk] mpcode: wnKOtnuVwqQ	Starpoint	Emotions	1985	Elektra T (UK)
1	recordlabel: Elektra 69621 chartposition: RandB #8, US dance #12, US #25 writtenby: Ky Adeyemo (as Kayode Adeyemo), Ernesto Phillips & Keith Diamond album: Restless comments: [disco funk]	Starpoint	Object of My Desire	1985	Elektra
2	recordlabel: Elektra 5074 chartposition: RandB #9 writtenby: Keith Diamond and Jolyon Skinner album: Restless	Starpoint	What You Been Missin'	1985	Elektra
3	recordlabel: Cotillion 99635 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Michael Masser and Randy Goodrum album: I'm Not the Same Girl	Stacy Lattisaw	I'm Not the Same Girl	1985	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: MCA 52598 writtenby: J. Wall album: Alternating Currents comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Spyro Gyra	Shakedown	1985	MCA
1	recordlabel: Profile 7078 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Spyder D (as Duane Hughes) comments: [hip hop]	Spyder-D	Rap Is Here to Stay	1985	Profile
2	recordlabel: Winner 01 (UK) chartposition: UK #7 writtenby: A. Davis album: Fresh comments: [Reggae]	Sophia George	Girlie Girlie	1985	Winner(UK)
3	recordlabel: Cooltempo 114 (UK) chartposition: UK #99 writtenby: Sonique, Ernie McKone, Everton McCalla comments: [disco funk]	Sonique	Let Me Hold You	1985	Cooltempo(UK)
---	recordlabel: Artistic 1001 writtenby: Robert W. Foster, Anthony R. Shockency	Something Special	Delicious Baby	1985	Artistic
1	recordlabel: Epic 05448 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Bee Starr, Charles Radcliff and Ron Scott album: I Really Want You comments: [ballad]	Smoke City	Dreams	1985	Epic
2	recordlabel: Epic 04866 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Edward Zeek Kimball and Ron Scott album: I Really Want You	Smoke City	I Really Want You	1985	Epic
3	recordlabel: Island 251 (UK) chartposition: UK #83 album: Language Barrier	Sly & Robbie	Make 'Em Move	1985	Island(UK)
4	recordlabel: Capitol 5552 chartposition: US dance #11 writtenby: David Sanchez, Gary Cooper, Michael Camacho and David Spradley album: Let's Go All the Way	Sly Fox	Como Tu Te Llama?	1985	Capitol
5	recordlabel: Capitol 5552 chartposition: RandB #57, UK #3, US #7 writtenby: Gary Cooper album: Let's Go All the Way	Sly Fox	Let's Go All the Way	1985	Capitol
6	recordlabel: Personal 3003 chartposition: US Dance #17 writtenby: William Alexander Smith	Skratch	You Should Have Known Better	1985	Personal
---	recordlabel: Columbia 40045 writtenby: D. Miller, P. Ingram, S. Sheppard album: This Is The Real Thing comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: 1UTWn3RpP1k	Skool Boyz featuring Jeannie Tracy	You Are My Love	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 40045 writtenby: C. Matthews album: This Is The Real Thing comments: [album cut]	Skool Boyz	This Is The Real Thing	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 05281 writtenby: C. Matthews, S. Sheppard, B. Sheppard, F. Brown, Jr. album: This Is The Real Thing comments: [funk]	Skool Boyz	Can We Do It Again	1985	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 04942 chartposition: RandB #86 writtenby: Stan Sheppard, Chauncey Matthews and Billy Sheppard album: This Is the Real Thing	Skool Boyz	Superfine (From Behind)	1985	Columbia
2	recordlabel: 4th and Bway 33 (UK) chartposition: UK #81 writtenby: Rodney Skipworth and Phil Turner album: Skipworth and Turner	Skipworth & Turner	Hot Pursuit	1985	th and Bway(UK)
3	recordlabel: 4th and Bway 414 chartposition: RandB #10, UK #24, US #104, US dance #1 writtenby: Rodney Skipworth & Phil Turner album: Skipworth & Turner comments: [disco dance]	Skipworth & Turner	Thinking About Your Love	1985	th and Bway
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 89547 chartposition: RandB #32, UK #1, US #75, US AC #15 writtenby: Joy Denny album: When the Boys Meet the Girls comments: [pop soul]	Sister Sledge	Frankie	1985	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: Atlantic 89520 chartposition: RandB #71, UK #50 writtenby: David Bryant, Dennis Herring and Lorelei Mcbroom album: When the Boys Meet the Girls	Sister Sledge	Dancing on the Jagged Edge	1985	Atlantic
6	recordlabel: Profile 7072 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Chip Carpenter, Chris Hamlin, Chris Lee, James Johnstone, Ollie Moore, Roger Freeman and S.Underwood comments: (produced by Paul Hardcastle]	Silent Underdog	Papa's Got a Brand New Pig Bag	1985	Profile
---	recordlabel: Qwest 28975 comments: [ballad]	Siedah Garrett And David Swanson	Long As We Believe	1985	Qwest
1	recordlabel: Qwest 29086 chartposition: RandB #63, US Dance #3 writtenby: China Burton and Nick Straker comments: [from the movie Fast Forward]	Siedah Garrett	Do You Want It Right Now	1985	Qwest
2	recordlabel: Sound Town 0012 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Henderson Thigpen, James Banks and R. L. Hall album: Intimate Storm comments: [beat ballad]	Shirley Brown	Boyfriend	1985	Sound Town
3	recordlabel: Arista 595 chartposition: US Dance #6, UK #64 writtenby: Frank Musker and Trevor Lawrence album: In the Evening	Sheryl Lee Ralph	In the Evening	1985	Arista
4	recordlabel: The New York Music 1202 chartposition: RandB #84, US Dance #37 writtenby: Trevor Lawrence and Frank Musker album: In the Evening	Sheryl Lee Ralph	You're so Romantic	1985	The New York Music
5	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 28955 chartposition: RandB #36, US #102 writtenby: Prince album: Romance 1600	Sheila E.	Sister Fate	1985	Warner Bros.
6	recordlabel: Paisley Park 28890 chartposition: RandB #2, US dance #1, US #11, UK #76 writtenby: Prince & Sheila E. album: Romance 1600 comments: [disco dance]	Sheila E.	A Love Bizarre	1985	Paisley Park
7	recordlabel: EMI America 8295 chartposition: US #29, US dance #21, US AC #39 writtenby: Adele Bertei and Mary Kesler album: Do You	Sheena Easton	Do It for Love	1985	EMI America
8	recordlabel: Pandisc 011 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: B. Mizell, Eugene Cooper, S. Miller and W. Hall	Shantelle	Love Attack	1985	Pandisc
9	recordlabel: Mirage 890 chartposition: RandB #68, UK #84 writtenby: Mick Jones [Foreigner] album: Do You Wanna Get Away	Shannon	Urgent	1985	Mirage

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