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

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 1985, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1985 . . .

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
301	recordlabel: Red Label 71000 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Billy Osborne and Attala Zane Giles album: Stranger in the Night	Osborne & Giles	Stranger in the Night	1985	Red Label
302	recordlabel: Pandisc 012 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: John St. John comments: [instrumental]	Opus Ten	Love's Calling	1985	Pandisc
303	recordlabel: MCA 52631 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Al Hudson, Curtis Dudley, Maurice Gregory and Donald Mitchell album: Wrap Your Body	One Way	Serving It	1985	MCA
304	recordlabel: MCA 23545 chartposition: UK #64 writtenby: Dave Roberson, Al Hudson and Irene Perkins album: Wrap Your Body	One Way	Let's Talk	1985	MCA
305	recordlabel: MCA 52699 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Dave Roberson album: Wrap Your Body comments: [ballad]	One Way	More Than Friends, Less Than Lovers	1985	MCA
306	recordlabel: Polydor 881 461 chartposition: RandB #45, UK #57, US Dance #43 writtenby: Attala Z. Giles, Ollie E. Brown and Russ Regan album: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo: Original Soundtrack	Ollie & Jerry	Electric Boogaloo	1985	Polydor
307	recordlabel: Mirror 1 (UK) chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Louise Lopez	Odyssey	(Joy) I Know It	1985	Mirror(UK)
308	recordlabel: DBM 009 (UK) chartposition: UK #88 writtenby: Bob Benham	OChi Brown	Why Can't We Be Friends	1985	DBM(UK)
309	recordlabel: Mercury 884 572 chartposition: US Dance #1, RandB #88, UK #97 writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman album: O'Chi comments: [disco dance]	OChi Brown	Whenever You Need Somebody	1985	Mercury
310	recordlabel: 4th and Bway 418 chartposition: RandB #36, US dance #14 writtenby: Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller] (as Ron Dean Miller) and Nancy McDuffy album: Sing, Dance, Rap, Romance	Nuance featuring Vikki Love	Stop Playing on Me	1985	th and Bway
311	recordlabel: 4th and Bway 20 chartposition: RandB #34, US dance #1 writtenby: Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller] (as Ron Dean Miller) album: Sing, Dance, Rap, Romance comments: [disco dance]	Nuance featuring Vikki Love	Loveride	1985	th and Bway
312	recordlabel: RCA 14168 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: Nona Hendryx album: The Heat	Nona Hendryx	If Looks Could Kill (D.O.A.)	1985	RCA
313	recordlabel: Mirage 99697 chartposition: RandB 26, US #57, US Dance #39 writtenby: Ann Godwin (as Anne Godwin) and Curtis Josephs album: Yo Little Brother	Nolan Thomas	Yo Little Brother	1985	Mirage
314	recordlabel: Mirage 99651 chartposition: RandB #48, US #105 writtenby: George Jackson album: Yo Little Brother	Nolan Thomas	One Bad Apple	1985	Mirage
315	recordlabel: Warner 29049 chartposition: RandB #35, US #88, US Dance #38 album: B Movie Matinee	Nile Rodgers	Let's Go Out Tonight	1985	Warner
316	recordlabel: Portrait 6805 (UK) chartposition: UK #41 writtenby: T. Thomas album: What About Me? mpcode: 29bzu2pfPxI	Nicole With Timmy Thomas	New York Eyes	1985	Portrait(UK)
317	recordlabel: Portrait 05434 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Rod Temperton album: What About Me? comments: [love ballad]	Nicole McCloud	Always and Forever	1985	Portrait
318	recordlabel: Sunnyview 3024 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Ben Cenac and Bob Crafton album: Space Is The Place comments: [hip hop]	Newcleus	Let's Jam	1985	Sunnyview
319	recordlabel: Sunnyview 425 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Ben Cenac and Bob Crafton album: Space Is The Place comments: [hip hop]	Newcleus	I Wanna Be a B-Boy	1985	Sunnyview
---	recordlabel: Br Roma 108 writtenby: Ronald Millender comments: [sweet soul ballad]	New York City	Don't Rush Me Now	1985	Br Roma
1	recordlabel: Prelude 103 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Mick Jones [Foreigner] and Lou Gramm (uncredited)	New Jersey Mass Choir	I Want to Know What Love Is	1985	Prelude
2	recordlabel: MCA 23544 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ralph Tresvant album: New Edition	New Edition	Kinda Girls We Like	1985	MCA
3	recordlabel: MCA 52703 chartposition: RandB #2, US #51 writtenby: Vincent Brantley and Rick Timas album: All for Love	New Edition	Count Me Out	1985	MCA
4	recordlabel: MCA 52627 chartposition: RandB #27, US #103 writtenby: Dick Eastman and Bobby Hart album: New Edition	New Edition	My Secret (Didja Gitit Yet?)	1985	MCA
5	recordlabel: MCA 52553 chartposition: RandB #6, US #35 writtenby: Russell Kramer album: New Edition comments: [love ballad]	New Edition	Lost in Love	1985	MCA
6	recordlabel: Sutra 802 chartposition: US Dance #23 writtenby: Andy Tripoli album: Nayobe	Nayobe	Please Don't Go	1985	Sutra
7	recordlabel: Modern 99630 chartposition: RandB #28, US #81, US AC #11 writtenby: Richard Kerr and Graham Lyle album: Dangerous	Natalie Cole	A Little Bit of Heaven	1985	Modern
8	recordlabel: Modern 96841 chartposition: US dance #36 writtenby: Diane Steinberg and Marti Sharron album: Dangerous	Natalie Cole	Secrets	1985	Modern
9	recordlabel: Modern 99648 chartposition: RandB #16, US #57, US dance #6 writtenby: Marti Sharron, Gary Skardina and Stephen Mitchell album: Dangerous	Natalie Cole	Dangerous	1985	Modern
10	recordlabel: Warner 29077 chartposition: RandB #39, US #106, UK #87 writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen and Preston Glass album: The Nature of Things	Narada Michael Walden with Patti Austin	Gimme, Gimme, Gimme	1985	Warner
11	recordlabel: Warner 29017 chartposition: RandB #82, US Dance #21 writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen and Preston Glass album: The Nature of Things	Narada Michael Walden	The Nature of Things	1985	Warner
12	recordlabel: Warner 28893 chartposition: US Dance #21 writtenby: Narada Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen album: The Nature of Things	Narada Michael Walden	High Above the Clouds	1985	Warner
13	recordlabel: Warner 28729 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Morris Day album: The Color of Success	Morris Day	The Character	1985	Warner
14	recordlabel: Warner 28809 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Morris Day album: The Color of Success	Morris Day	The Color of Success	1985	Warner
15	recordlabel: Warner 28899 chartposition: RandB #3, US #65, US dance #14 writtenby: Morris Day album: The Color of Success	Morris Day	The Oak Tree	1985	Warner
16	recordlabel: Spring 3043 chartposition: US dance #28 writtenby: Peter Foldy and Joel Wertman comments: [disco funk] mpcode: NEq6pkXdofI	Mona Lisa Young	Rock Me Down	1985	Spring
17	recordlabel: Passion 20 (UK) chartposition: UK #81	Mirage featuring Roy Gayle	Let's Groove (Medley)	1985	Passion(UK)
18	recordlabel: Record Shack 48 (UK) chartposition: UK #63 writtenby: Ian Levine, Fiachra Trench album: Close to Perfection comments: [disco, dance]	Miquel Brown	Close To Perfection	1985	Record Shack(UK)
---	recordlabel: Important 1 (UK) writtenby: M. Jackson, A. Brevard album: I Had To Say It comments: [ballad]	Millie Jackson	It's Gonna Take Some Time This Time	1985	Important(UK)
1	recordlabel: Renaissance 1125 chartposition: US dance #85 writtenby: Lawrence Goodman and Terri Jeffries	Mikki featuring Starz	Dance Lover	1985	Renaissance
2	recordlabel: Solar 69638 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Bill Simmons, Bo Watson, Melvin Gentry, Reggie Calloway and Vincent Calloway album: Planetary Invasion	Midnight Star	Body Snatchers	1985	Solar
3	recordlabel: Solar 69659 chartposition: RandB #16, US #80, US Dance #19 writtenby: Belinda Lipscomb, Bo Watson, Melvin Gentry, Kenneth Gant and Vincent Calloway album: Planetary Invasion	Midnight Star	Scientific Love	1985	Solar
4	recordlabel: Solar 69638 chartposition: UK #92 writtenby: Bo Watson, Bobby Lovelace and Melvin Gentry album: Planetary Invasion	Midnight Star	Curious	1985	Solar
5	recordlabel: Columbia 04743 chartposition: US dance #11, RandB #83, US rock #1, UK #32, US #12 writtenby: Mick Jagger album: She's the Boss	Mick Jagger	Just Another Night	1985	Columbia
6	recordlabel: Motown 1794 chartposition: RandB #82, UK #94 writtenby: Michael Lovesmith album: Rhymes of Passion comments: [Motown Sound]	Michael Lovesmith	Break the Ice	1985	Motown
7	recordlabel: Motown 40369 (UK) chartposition: UK #75 writtenby: Michael Lovesmith album: Rhymes of Passion comments: [Motown Sound]	Michael Lovesmith	Ain't Nothin' Like It	1985	Motown(UK)
8	recordlabel: Warner 28819 chartposition: AC #15 writtenby: Michael Franks album: Skin Dive comments: [smooth jazz] mpcode: ACIKGVwJLs8	Michael Franks ft. Brenda Russell	When I Give My Love to You	1985	Warner
9	recordlabel: Epic 6361 chartposition: US #10, US dance #7, RandB #60, UK #79 writtenby: Enrique Garcia album: Primitive Love comments: [disco, dance]	Miami Sound Machine	Conga	1985	Epic
10	recordlabel: Ensign 522 (UK) chartposition: UK #59 writtenby: Young, Tunney comments: [disco, boogie]	Mercy Mercy	What Are We Gonna Do About It?	1985	Ensign(UK)
11	recordlabel: Manhattan 50004 chartposition: US Dance #45 writtenby: Eric Mercury, Ira Antelis and Thelonious Monk Jr. (as Thelonious Monk III) album: Merc and Monk	Merc & Monk	Carried Away	1985	Manhattan
12	recordlabel: Manhattan 3 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Eric Mercury, Thelonious Monk Jr. (as Thelonious Monk III) and Peggy Taft album: Merc and Monk	Merc & Monk	Baby Face	1985	Manhattan
13	recordlabel: RCA 14087 chartposition: RandB #61, US #62 writtenby: Howie Rice album: Menudo	Menudo	Hold Me	1985	RCA
14	recordlabel: RCA 14154 chartposition: US #104 writtenby: Alejandro Monroy, Carlos Villa and Mary Lynne PagÃƒÂ¡n album: Menudo comments: [beat ballad]	Menudo	Please Be Good to Me	1985	RCA
15	recordlabel: Capitol 5484 chartposition: RandB #14, US #106, US Dance #41 writtenby: Keith Diamond album: Read My Lips	Melba Moore	When You Love Me Like This	1985	Capitol
16	recordlabel: Capitol 20 0547 7 chartposition: RandB #12, US #104 writtenby: Madeline Stone and Sam Lorber album: Read My Lips	Melba Moore	Read My Lips	1985	Capitol
17	recordlabel: Capitol 5520 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Keith Diamond and Lew Kirton album: Read My Lips	Melba Moore	I Can't Believe It (It's Over)	1985	Capitol
18	recordlabel: Capitol 5510 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Frankie Beverly album: Can't Stop the Love	Maze featuring Frankie Beverly	I Want to Feel I'm Wanted	1985	Capitol
19	recordlabel: Capitol 353 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #79, US #88, US Dance #34 writtenby: Frankie Beverly album: Can't Stop The Love comments: [disco funk]	Maze featuring Frankie Beverly	Back in Stride	1985	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Capitol 5510 writtenby: Frankie Beverly comments: [instrumental]	Maze featuring Frankie Beverly	Twilight (Remix)	1985	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Capitol writtenby: Frankie Beverly album: Can\'t Stop The Love comments: [disco funk album cut] mpcode: n1M2RjtM7Ew	Maze featuring Frankie Beverly	Can't Stop The Love	1985	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Capitol 5474 chartposition: RandB #5, UK #36, US #103 writtenby: Frankie Beverly album: Can't Stop the Love comments: [disco funk]	Maze featuring Frankie Beverly	Too Many Games	1985	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Kent 110 (UK) writtenby: Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick comments: [northern soul]	Maxine Brown	It's Torture	1985	Kent(UK)
1	recordlabel: Columbia 05571 chartposition: RandB #6, US #50, US AC #11 writtenby: Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller album: Maurice White	Maurice White	Stand by Me	1985	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 89411 chartposition: UK #13 writtenby: Rodgers Grant, Pat Patrick and Jon Hendricks album: Matt Bianco	Matt Bianco	Yeh Yeh	1985	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 89483 chartposition: UK #50 writtenby: Mark Reilly and Danny White album: Whose Side Are You On?	Matt Bianco	More Than I Can Bear	1985	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Gordy 1741 chartposition: RandB #3, US #7, US dance #1, UK #77 writtenby: Rick James album: Only Four You comments: [Motown Sound]	Mary Jane Girls	In My House	1985	Gordy
5	recordlabel: Gordy 1798 chartposition: US dance #3, RandB #10, US #42 writtenby: Kenny Hawkins & Rick James album: Only Four You comments: [Motown Sound]	Mary Jane Girls	Wild and Crazy Love	1985	Gordy
6	recordlabel: Gordy 1816 chartposition: RandB #79, US Dance #33 writtenby: Rick James album: Only Four You comments: [Motown Sound]	Mary Jane Girls	Break It Up	1985	Gordy
---	recordlabel: Columbia 38 05791 writtenby: M. Gaye album: Romantically Yours comments: [ballad]	Marvin Gaye	Just Like	1985	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 04861 chartposition: RandB #2, US #101, UK #57, US Dance #47 writtenby: Marvin Gaye and Gordon Banks album: Dream of a Lifetime	Marvin Gaye	Sanctified Lady	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 2124 writtenby: M. Gaye, G. Banks album: Dream of a Lifetime	Marvin Gaye	Masochistic Beauty	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 38 05791 writtenby: N. Newell, R. Ortolani, N. Oliviero album: Romantically Yours comments: [ballad]	Marvin Gaye	More	1985	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 05442 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Marvin Gaye album: Dream of a Lifetime comments: [ballad]	Marvin Gaye	It's Madness	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 38 05442 writtenby: M. Gaye album: Dream of a Lifetime	Marvin Gaye	Ain't It Funny (How Things Turn Around)	1985	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Sugarscoop 430 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: John Carter, Man Parrish and Raul Rodriguez album: Boogie Down comments: [hip hop]	Man Parrish featuring Freeze Force	Boogie Down (Bronx)	1985	Sugarscoop
2	recordlabel: Golden Boy 7125 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Sam Brown	Majesty	Tell Me Whatchu Want	1985	Golden Boy
3	recordlabel: Critique 8518 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Eric van Tijn and Jochim Fluitsima album: Mai Tai	Mai Tai	What, Where, When, Who	1985	Critique
4	recordlabel: Critique 715 chartposition: UK #8, US dance #3, RandB #37, US #109 writtenby: Jochim Fluitsima & Eric van Tijn album: Mai Tai	Mai Tai	History	1985	Critique
5	recordlabel: Virgin 801 (UK) chartposition: UK #9 writtenby: Jochim Fluitsima and Eric van Tijn album: Mai Tai	Mai Tai	Body and Soul	1985	Virgin(UK)
6	recordlabel: Virgin 822 (UK) chartposition: UK #78 writtenby: Eric van Tijn and Jochim Fluitsima album: Mai Tai comments: [ballad]	Mai Tai	Am I Losing You Forever	1985	Virgin(UK)
---	recordlabel: Paula 1247 writtenby: Rory and Rick Sizemore	Magnum Force	Tight Jeans	1985	Paula
1	recordlabel: Paula 1244 chartposition: RandB #72, US Dance #48 writtenby: Rory Sizemore and Rick Sizemore	Magnum Force	Cool Out	1985	Paula
2	recordlabel: Sire 28919 chartposition: US dance #3 RandB #64, UK #5, US #5, US AC #32 writtenby: Peggy Stanziale & Andrea LaRusso album: Like a Virgin	Madonna	Dress You Up	1985	Sire
3	recordlabel: Sire 29083 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #49, UK #3, US #2, US AC #38 writtenby: Peter Brown & Robert Rans album: Like a Virgin	Madonna	Material Girl	1985	Sire
4	recordlabel: Sire 8934 chartposition: RandB #19, UK #1, US dance #1 writtenby: Madonna & Stephen Bray album: Like a Virgin [second edition]	Madonna	Into the Groove	1985	Sire
5	recordlabel: Geffen 29051 chartposition: RandB #80, UK #2, US #1, US AC #2 writtenby: John Bettis & Jon Lind album: Vision Quest: Original Soundtrack of the Warner Bros Motion Picture	Madonna	Crazy for You	1985	Geffen
6	recordlabel: Sire 29008 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #71, UK #5, US #5, US AC #5 writtenby: Madonna & Stephen Bray album: Like a Virgin	Madonna	Angel	1985	Sire
---	recordlabel: Unidisc 190 writtenby: Michael Burton album: Superstar	Lydia Murdock	Tonight Tonight	1985	Unidisc
---	recordlabel: Epic writtenby: L. Vandross, N. Adderley Jr. album: The Night I Fell In Love comments: [ballad] mpcode: 1UCKIwlhSmQ	Luther Vandross	Other Side Of The World	1985	Epic
1	recordlabel: Epic 04760 chartposition: RandB #4, US #29 writtenby: Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller album: The Night I Fell in Love comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	Luther Vandross	'Til My Baby Comes Home	1985	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic writtenby: Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller album: The Night I Fell In Love comments: [album cut] mpcode: 95jNdtcTMzQ	Luther Vandross	The Night I Fell In Love	1985	Epic
1	recordlabel: Epic 1140 chartposition: RandB #11 writtenby: Luther Vandross and Nat Adderley Jr. album: The Night I Fell in Love comments: [ballad]	Luther Vandross	Wait for Love	1985	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic writtenby: S. Wonder album: The Night I Fell In Love comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: HcE1XWVwFSs	Luther Vandross	Creepin'	1985	Epic
1	recordlabel: Epic 04944 chartposition: RandB #4, US #102, US Dance #36 writtenby: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller album: The Night I Fell in Love	Luther Vandross	It's Over Now	1985	Epic
2	recordlabel: Epic 4 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Brenda Russell album: The Night I Fell in Love comments: [ballad]	Luther Vandross	If Only for One Night	1985	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic 05610 writtenby: Luther Vandross album: The Night I Fell In Love	Luther Vandross	My Sensitivity (Gets In The Way)	1985	Epic
1	recordlabel: Motown 1801 chartposition: RandB #53 writtenby: Glen Barbee, Isaias Gamboa and Leon Sylvers III album: More Than You Can Handle	Lushus Daim & the Pretty Vain	More Than You Can Handle	1985	Motown
2	recordlabel: Motown 1826 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Joey Gallo and Lushus Daim album: More Than You Can Handle comments: [Motown Sound]	Lushus Daim & the Pretty Vain	The One You Love	1985	Motown
3	recordlabel: Important 6 (UK) chartposition: UK #72 writtenby: Ken Krasner, Lenny Underwood	Lukk featuring Felicia Collins	On The One	1985	Important(UK)
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 89566 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Larry Smith and Randy Murry comments: [from the movie Rappin']	Lovebug Starski	Rappin'	1985	Atlantic

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