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
601	recordlabel: Columbia 05609 chartposition: RandB #8, US #2, US dance #19, UK #87 writtenby: Rick James album: How Could It Be	Eddie Murphy	Party All the Time	1985	Columbia
602	recordlabel: RCA 14178 chartposition: RandB #40, UK #58, US #20, US AC #12, US rock #43 writtenby: Smokey Robinson & Bobby Rogers album: Hall and Oates Live at the Apollo	Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Hall & Oates	The Way You Do The Things You Do -- My Girl	1985	RCA
---	recordlabel: Cutting 1001 writtenby: C. Turner, Earl Turner Jr. comments: [disco funk] mpcode: 9VtxEkq_BKs	Earl Turner	Love Caught You By Surprise	1985	Cutting
1	recordlabel: Sunnyview 419 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Frank Mayers and Michael Skinner	Dynamic Breakers	Dynamic (Total Control)	1985	Sunnyview
2	recordlabel: CBS 04888 chartposition: RandB #86 writtenby: Dutch Robinson (as Theodore Robinson)	Dutch Robinson	Change Your Mind	1985	CBS
3	recordlabel: Hippodrome 103 chartposition: UK #83 writtenby: Bruce Roberts and Donna Summer comments: [ballad]	Dusty Springfield	Sometimes Like Butterflies	1985	Hippodrome
4	recordlabel: Island 9870 chartposition: RandB #25, US AC #30 writtenby: David Pomeranz and Richard Marx album: Durell Coleman comments: [new jack swing]	Durell Coleman	Somebody Took My Love	1985	Island
5	recordlabel: 4th and Bway 42 chartposition: RandB #37, UK #83 writtenby: Adonis Hampton and Frank Rusty Hamilton III album: Durell Coleman comments: [new jack swing]	Durell Coleman	Do You Love Me	1985	th and Bway
---	recordlabel: Spartan 132 (UK) album: New comments: [disco, boogie]	Dr. York	Don't Stop	1985	Spartan(UK)
---	recordlabel: Passion 786197 album: New... comments: [Complete Album]	Dr. York	New (full album)	1985	Passion
1	recordlabel: Reality 242 chartposition: RandB #4, UK #7 writtenby: Doug E. Fresh (as Douglas E. Davis) & Slick Rick (as Ricky Walters) album: Oh, My God! comments: [hip hop]	Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew	The Show	1985	Reality
2	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 9103 chartposition: UK #97 writtenby: Donna Summer and Michael Omartian album: Cats without Claws	Donna Summer	Eyes	1985	Warner Bros.
3	recordlabel: Geffen 29065 chartposition: RandB #65, US #9, US dance #10, US rock #1 writtenby: Danny Kootch (as Danny Kortchmar) album: Building the Perfect Beast	Don Henley	All She Wants to Do Is Dance	1985	Geffen
---	recordlabel: Direct Drive 3	Direct Drive	I Need Some Sunshine	1985	Direct Drive
1	recordlabel: Polydor 742 (UK) chartposition: UK #75 writtenby: P. Quinton	Direct Drive	A.B.C. (Falling In Love's Not Easy)	1985	Polydor(UK)
2	recordlabel: Arista 9281 chartposition: RandB #47, US AC #12 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager album: Finder of Lost Loves	Dionne Warwick & Glenn Jones	Finder of Lost Loves	1985	Arista
3	recordlabel: Arista 9863 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #16, US #1, US AC #1 writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager album: Friends comments: [ballad] featuring Elton John, Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight	Dionne Warwick	That's What Friends Are For	1985	Arista
4	recordlabel: RCA 14181 chartposition: RandB #10, US #77, UK #71, US dance #3 writtenby: Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Michael Jackson album: Eaten Alive	Diana Ross & Michael Jackson	Eaten Alive	1985	RCA
5	recordlabel: Capitol 386 chartposition: UK #1, RandB #85, US #95 writtenby: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb album: Eaten Alive comments: [disco dance]	Diana Ross	Chain Reaction	1985	Capitol
6	recordlabel: RCA 14032 chartposition: RandB #13 writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Denzil Miller album: Swept Away	Diana Ross	Telephone	1985	RCA
7	recordlabel: Gordy 1799 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Dennis Lambert, Patrick Henderson and Peter Wolf album: Coolin' Out comments: [Motown Sound]	Dennis Edwards	Amanda	1985	Gordy
8	recordlabel: Gordy 1805 chartposition: RandB #23 writtenby: David English, Dennis Edwards , Dennis Lambert, Glenn C. Leonard, Otis Williams, Richard Street album: Coolin' Out comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]	Dennis Edwards	Coolin' Out	1985	Gordy
9	recordlabel: Epic 6334 chartposition: RandB #79, UK #6 writtenby: Sidney Simien	Denise LaSalle	My Toot Toot	1985	Epic
10	recordlabel: CBS 6570 (UK) chartposition: UK #3 writtenby: D.C. Lee album: Shrine comments: [ballad]	Dee C. Lee	See The Day	1985	CBS(UK)
11	recordlabel: Gordy 1770 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #4, US #3, US dance #3, US AC #1 writtenby: Diane Warren album: Rhythm of the Night comments: [pop soul] [Motown Sound]	DeBarge	Rhythm of the Night	1985	Gordy
12	recordlabel: Gordy 1793 chartposition: RandB #2, US #6, UK #83, US AC #1 writtenby: David Foster, Jay Graydon & Randy Goodrum album: Rhythm of the Night comments: [beat ballad] [Motown Sound]	DeBarge	Who Is Holding Donna Now?	1985	Gordy
13	recordlabel: Motown 1775 chartposition: RandB #12, UK #79 writtenby: Reggie Andrews and Bobby Harris album: Wild and Free comments: [Motown Sound]	Dazz Band	Heartbeat	1985	Motown
14	recordlabel: Motown 1800 chartposition: RandB #21, US Dance #33 writtenby: Keith Harrison, Marlon McClain and Bobby Harris album: Hot Spot comments: [Motown Sound]	Dazz Band	Hot Spot	1985	Motown
15	recordlabel: Capitol 5487 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Rahni Harris and Zachary Harris album: This Time comments: [ballad]	Dayton	This Time	1985	Capitol
16	recordlabel: Warner 29087 chartposition: RandB #66, US #103 writtenby: Al Green and Mabon Hodges album: Straight to the Heart	David Sanborn	Love and Happiness	1985	Warner
17	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 29331 chartposition: RandB #91 comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	David Sanborn	I Told You So	1985	Warner Bros.
18	recordlabel: Chrysalis 6 chartposition: RandB #60, UK #5 writtenby: Melvin Steals & Mervin Steals album: Hopes and Dreams	David Grant & Jaki Graham	Could It Be I'm Falling in Love	1985	Chrysalis
19	recordlabel: EMI 6 (UK) chartposition: UK #20 writtenby: Todd Rundgren album: Breaking Away	David Grant & Jaki Graham	Mated	1985	EMI(UK)
20	recordlabel: Chrysalis 7 (UK) chartposition: UK #40 writtenby: Derek Bramble album: Hopes and Dreams	David Grant	Where Our Love Begins	1985	Chrysalis(UK)
21	recordlabel: Prelude 40301(UK) chartposition: UK #15 writtenby: H. Eaves, J. Williams comments: Paul Hardcastle remix	D Train	You're the One for Me (Labour of Love mix)	1985	Prelude (UK)
22	recordlabel: Prelude 8089 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Hubert Eaves III, James D Train Williams album: The Best Of D Train	D Train	Just Another Night (Without Your Love)	1985	Prelude
---	recordlabel: CRC 002 writtenby: B. Scott, C. Mayfield, E. Gregory, J. Scott album: We Come In Peace With A Message Of Love	Curtis Mayfield	Breakin' in the Streets	1985	CRC
---	recordlabel: CRC 002 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: We Come in Peace with a Message of Love	Curtis Mayfield	We Come In Peace	1985	CRC
1	recordlabel: CRC 85 001 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield , Benny Scott, Edward Gregory and Joe Scott album: We Come in Peace with a Message of Love comments: [ballad]	Curtis Mayfield	Baby It's You	1985	CRC
2	recordlabel: Pretty Pearl 215 chartposition: RandB #76, UK #13, US Dance #48 writtenby: Curtis Hairston, Greg Radford and Ray Barretto (as Ray Baretto)	Curtis Hairston	I Want Your Lovin' (Just a Little Bit)	1985	Pretty Pearl
3	recordlabel: Sunnyview 3028 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Amos Larkins II and Inez J. Stone album: Connie	Connie	Funky Little Beat	1985	Sunnyview
4	recordlabel: Mercury 880 914 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Michael Cooper and Wayne Wallace album: Electric Lady comments: [beat ballad]	Con Funk Shun	I'm Leaving Baby	1985	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Mercury 884 189 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: C. Martin, V. Ross Redding and M. Madden	Con Funk Shun	Tell Me What (I'm Gonna Do)	1985	Mercury
6	recordlabel: Mercury 880 636 chartposition: RandB #4, US #102 writtenby: Larry Smith, Ken J. Cedar and David Renzer album: Electric Lady	Con Funk Shun	Electric Lady	1985	Mercury
7	recordlabel: MCA 52638 chartposition: RandB #20, UK #3, US dance #1 writtenby: Colonel Abrams & Marston Freeman album: Colonel Abrams comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	Colonel Abrams	Trapped	1985	MCA
8	recordlabel: MCA 23600 chartposition: RandB #78, UK #53 writtenby: Colonel Abrams and Marston Freeman album: Colonel Abrams	Colonel Abrams	The Truth	1985	MCA
9	recordlabel: Streetwise 2235 chartposition: UK #84, US dance #11 writtenby: Winston Jones, Colonel Abrams and Marston Freeman	Colonel Abrams	Music Is the Answer	1985	Streetwise
---	recordlabel: Constellation 52698 writtenby: L. White, L. Peters album: Shine The Light	Collage	Winners And Losers	1985	Constellation
1	recordlabel: Constellation 52588 chartposition: RandB #86, UK #46, US Dance #49 writtenby: Larry White and Lee Peters album: Shine the Light	Collage	Romeo Where's Juliet?	1985	Constellation
2	recordlabel: Polydor 881 752 chartposition: US Dance #14 writtenby: Bobby O (as Bobby Orlando) and Patrick Adams	Claudja Barry	Your Sweet Touch	1985	Polydor
---	recordlabel: Bpop 02 (UK) writtenby: S. Wallace	Clarity	The Way U Make Me Feel	1985	Bpop(UK)
---	recordlabel: California Gold 50 writtenby: C. Mann	Clarence Mann	Show Me Girl	1985	California Gold
---	recordlabel: Susie Q 336 writtenby: John G. Williams, Willie Hall	Clarence Mann	Come What May	1985	Susie Q
1	recordlabel: R & R 934 chartposition: RandB #95 writtenby: John Glover	Clarence Jackson	Our Love Will Last Forever	1985	R & R
---	recordlabel: Certain Records 1 writtenby: G. Jackson, R. Miller album: Messin' With My Mind comments: [southern soul]	Clarence Carter	Messin' With My Mind	1985	Certain Records
1	recordlabel: 4th and Bway 411 chartposition: US Dance #38 writtenby: Boyd Jarvis	Circuit	A Little Help (From My Friends)	1985	th and Bway
2	recordlabel: Creative Funk 600 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Clifton Dyson comments: [deep soul ballad] (Rose Bullock and Clifton Dyson)	Ci Ci	(You Got Me) Hypnotized	1985	Creative Funk
---	recordlabel: Team Records 1001 writtenby: Leo Graham album: Love Don't Change Overnight comments: [southern soul ballad]	Chuck Strong	So Good (To Be Home With You)	1985	Team Records
1	recordlabel: Source 13910 chartposition: UK #77 writtenby: Chuck Brown comments: Originally released in 1978 This longer version released in UK in 1985	Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers	Bustin' Loose	1985	Source
2	recordlabel: Tommy Brown 871 chartposition: RandB #20	Choice M.C.'s featuring Fresh Gordon	Gordy's Groove (Mayberry Mix)	1985	Tommy Brown
3	recordlabel: MCA 52576 chartposition: RandB #62, US #106, US Dance #1 writtenby: Tony Carrasco	Cheyne	Call Me Mr. Telephone (Answering Service)	1985	MCA
4	recordlabel: Columbia 05605 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Cheryl Lynn, George Smith III and Thurlene Johnson album: It's Gonna Be Right	Cheryl Lynn	Fade to Black	1985	Columbia
5	recordlabel: Columbia 04932 chartposition: RandB #25, UK #97 writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis album: It's Gonna Be Right	Cheryl Lynn	Fidelity	1985	Columbia
6	recordlabel: Private I 04736 chartposition: RandB #34, US Dance #39 writtenby: Michael Bolton and Doug James album: Heavenly Bodies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack comments: [ballad]	Cheryl Lynn	At Last You're Mine	1985	Private I
7	recordlabel: Tabu 6623 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis album: High Priority	Cherrelle	You Look Good to Me	1985	Tabu
8	recordlabel: AandM 279 chartposition: US Dance #20 writtenby: Chas Jankel , Ian Dury and Norman Watt Roy	Chas Jankel	No. 1	1985	A&M
9	recordlabel: Arista 9386 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Charlie Singleton and Modern Man album: Modern Man	Charlie Singleton	Make Your Move on Me Baby	1985	Arista
10	recordlabel: Beverly Glen 2024 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Patrick Maten album: This Love's for Real	Chapter 8	How Can I Get Next to You	1985	Beverly Glen
11	recordlabel: Atlantic 89570 chartposition: UK #37, RandB #53, US dance #33 writtenby: D. Romani, J. F. Petrus, P. Slade album: Turn On Your Radio	Change	Let's Go Together	1985	Atlantic
12	recordlabel: Atlantic 89540 chartposition: UK #60 writtenby: Timmy Allen album: Turn on Your Radio	Change	Mutual Attraction	1985	Atlantic
13	recordlabel: Cooltempo 109 (UK) chartposition: UK #56 writtenby: Deborah Cooper, Paul Slade and Timmy Allen album: Turn on Your Radio	Change	Oh What a Feeling	1985	Cooltempo(UK)
14	recordlabel: WEA 32 (UK) chartposition: UK #94 writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis album: Change of Heart comments: [love ballad]	Change	Say You Love Me Again	1985	WEA(UK)
15	recordlabel: MCA 52730 chartposition: RandB #66, US #57 writtenby: Franne Golde, Mary Lauria and Marti Sharron (as Marty Sharron) album: Miami Vice Soundtrack	Chaka Khan	Own the Night	1985	MCA
16	recordlabel: Warner 28923 chartposition: RandB #18, UK #80, US dance #30 writtenby: Charlie Midnight and Dan Hartman album: Krush Groove: Music from the Original Motion Picture Sound Track	Chaka Khan	(Krush Groove) Can't Stop the Street	1985	Warner
17	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 9097 (UK) chartposition: RandB #11, UK #14, US dance #1, US #60 writtenby: Mic Murphy & David Frank album: I Feel for You comments: [disco, dance, boogie] Â	Chaka Khan	This Is My Night	1985	Warner Bros.(UK)
18	recordlabel: Warner 29025 chartposition: RandB #15, US #60, UK #77, US AC 16 writtenby: David Foster, Tom Keane and Cynthia Weil album: I Feel for You comments: [ballad]	Chaka Khan	Through the Fire	1985	Warner
---	recordlabel: Philly World 99664 writtenby: D. Burgee, D. Robinson, D. Dukes album: Cashmere	Cashmere	Keep Me Up	1985	Philly World
1	recordlabel: 4th and Bway 22 chartposition: RandB #68, UK #52 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: Michael Forte and McKinley Horton album: Cashmere	Cashmere	We Need Love	1985	th and Bway
2	recordlabel: Constellation 52602 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Barbara Lewis album: Horsin' Around	Carrie Lucas featuring the Whispers	Hello Stranger	1985	Constellation
3	recordlabel: Polydor 881 413 chartposition: RandB #65, US #109, UK #56, US Dance #25 writtenby: Layng Martine album: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo: Original Soundtrack	Carol Lynn Townes	Believe in the Beat	1985	Polydor
4	recordlabel: Polydor 881 953 chartposition: US #106, US Dance #28 writtenby: Arnie Roman and Marc Blatte album: Satisfaction Guaranteed	Carol Lynn Townes	I Freak for You	1985	Polydor
5	recordlabel: Casablanca 880 949 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Allen Jones album: Private Property	Carl Carlton	Private Property	1985	Casablanca
6	recordlabel: Epic 04842 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Mike Himelstein and Tom Keane album: Protocol	Carl Anderson	Can't Stop This Feeling	1985	Epic
7	recordlabel: Streetwave 45 chartposition: UK #49 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Protocol	Carl Anderson	Buttercup	1985	Streetwave
---	recordlabel: NIA 1249 writtenby: Leroy Burgess, Sonny Davenport	Caprice	100 Percent	1985	NIA
1	recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 884010 chartposition: RandB #2, UK #15, US dance #26 writtenby: Larry Blackmon & Tomi Jenkins album: Single Life comments: [funk]	Cameo	Single Life	1985	Atlanta Artists
2	recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 880 744 chartposition: RandB #3, UK #15, US dance #26 writtenby: Larry Blackmon and Kevin Kendricks album: Single Life comments: [ballad]	Cameo	Attack Me with Your Love	1985	Atlanta Artists
3	recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 884 270 chartposition: RandB #76, UK #65 writtenby: Larry Blackmon and Nathan Leftenant album: Single Life	Cameo	A Goodbye	1985	Atlanta Artists
4	recordlabel: 10 Records 109 chartposition: US Dance #14 writtenby: David Cole	C Bank ft. Eleanor Mills	Good to the Last Drop	1985	Records
5	recordlabel: Private I 04720 chartposition: RandB #78	Butch Sam & the Station Band	Say That You Will	1985	Private I
---	recordlabel: Tear Drop 3495 writtenby: Jerry Jenkins, Charles Gibbs comments: [southern soul] mpcode: 1_KsLdV1k8w	Buddy Ace	It's All For You	1985	Tear Drop
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 9565 writtenby: Yosef Johnson	Bridge	Baby Don't Hold Your Love Back	1985	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Mirage 99618 chartposition: RandB #83, US dance #9 writtenby: Arthur Baker and Lotti Golden album: I Want Your Love	Brenda K. Starr	Pickin' Up Pieces	1985	Mirage
2	recordlabel: Capitol 377 chartposition: RandB #76, UK #62, US dance #28 writtenby: Randy Muller album: Conquest	Brass Construction	Give And Take	1985	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Omni 99572 writtenby: Terry Price album: 21st Century Fox comments: [ballad]	Brandi Wells	Why Can't We Be Lovers	1985	Omni
1	recordlabel: Private I 04819 chartposition: RandB #87, US dance #31 writtenby: Eric Kaz and Marvin Morrow	Bonnie Pointer	The Beast in Me	1985	Private I
---	recordlabel: Beverly Glen 2023 writtenby: Cecil Womack album: Someday We`ll All Be Free comments: [southern soul ballad]	Bobby Womack ft. Cecil Womack	I'm So Proud	1985	Beverly Glen
---	recordlabel: MCA 52793 writtenby: B. Womack, J. Ford album: So Many Rivers	Bobby Womack	Whatever Happened To The Times	1985	MCA
---	recordlabel: MCA 52793 writtenby: C. Mayfield album: So Many Rivers	Bobby Womack	Gypsy Woman	1985	MCA
---	recordlabel: Beverly Glen 2021 writtenby: Cecil and Linda Womack album: The Poet II / Someday We'll All Be Free comments: [southern soul ballad]	Bobby Womack	I Wish I Had Someone To Go Home To	1985	Beverly Glen

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