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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1986 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1986 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 1986, 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 1986, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

(Search on '1986' returned 687 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 recordlabel: Warner 8879
chartposition: RandB #41, UK #57
writtenby: Roger (as Roger Troutman) and Larry Troutman
album: The New Zapp IV U
Zapp It Doesn't Really Matter 1986 Warner
2 recordlabel: Warner 28805
chartposition: RandB #8, UK #64
writtenby: Roger (as Roger Troutman) and Larry Troutman
album: The New Zapp IV U
Zapp Computer Love (Part I) 1986 Warner
3 recordlabel: Warner 28719
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: Zapp Troutman
Zapp Itchin' for Your Twitchin' 1986 Warner
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 89365
chartposition: US Dance #14
writtenby: Kenneth Young, Billy Young, Mike Young, Buddy Hankerson and Renato Pierson
Young & Company Such a Feeling 1986 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Bluebird 26 (UK)
writtenby: Augie Johnson, Miki Howard
album: Gravy
comments: [jazz funk]
Yasuko Agawa L.A. Night 1986 Bluebird(UK)
1 recordlabel: Total Experience 2437
chartposition: RandB #6, US #93, UK #61, US Dance #34
writtenby: George Adams, Jimmy Hamilton, Maurice Hayes and Lonnie Simmons
album: Guilty
Yarbrough & Peoples I Wouldn't Lie 1986 Total Experience
2 recordlabel: Total Experience 2441
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Jonah Ellis
album: Guilty
Yarbrough & Peoples Wrapped Around Your Finger 1986 Total Experience
3 recordlabel: Total Experience 2425
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #53
writtenby: Jimmy Hamilton and Maurice Hayes
album: Guilty
Yarbrough & Peoples Guilty 1986 Total Experience
--- recordlabel: Virgin 902 (UK)
writtenby: Booth, Stabbins
album: Companeros
comments: [jazz funk]
Working Week Don't Touch My Friend 1986 Virgin(UK)
--- recordlabel: Virgin (UK)
writtenby: Stabbins, Booth
album: Companeros
comments: [album cut] [jazz funk]
Working Week Soul Train 1986 Virgin (UK)
--- recordlabel: Virgin 108 575 (EU)
writtenby: Booth, Stabbins
album: Companeros
comments: [jazz funk]
Working Week South Africa 1986 Virgin (EU)
1 recordlabel: Virgin 887 (UK)
chartposition: UK #94
writtenby: Don Van Vliet
album: Companeros
Working Week Too Much Time 1986 Virgin(UK)
2 recordlabel: Profile 7106
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Darnell Pretlow, David L. Miller and Ed Fletcher
Word of Mouth featuring D.J. Cheese Coast to Coast 1986 Profile
3 recordlabel: Manhattan 50055
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
album: Starbright
Womack & Womack Soul Love -- Soul Man 1986 Manhattan
--- recordlabel: Turngold 386
writtenby: W. Bailey
comments: [reggae]
mpcode: VSZDFssYAz4
Winston Bailey featuring B.J. Nelson So So Close 1986 Turngold
--- recordlabel: Motown 1797
album: Making A Game Out Of Love
Willie Hutch The Glow 1986 Motown
1 recordlabel: AandM 2845
chartposition: US Dance #13
writtenby: Lenny Underwood and Ralph Rolle
Willie Colon Set Fire to Me 1986 A&M
2 recordlabel: Capitol 5554
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Billy Nichols
album: Where You Gonna Be Tonight?
comments: [beat ballad]
Willie Collins Let's Get Started 1986 Capitol
3 recordlabel: Capitol 5603
chartposition: UK #46
writtenby: Cliff Dawson, Craig Peyton & Jolyon Skinner
album: Where You Gonna Be Tonight?
Willie Collins Where You Gonna Be Tonight 1986 Capitol
4 recordlabel: Wilbe 202
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Henderson Thigpen, James Banks, William Bell
William Bell & Janice Bulluck (I Don't Want To Wake Up) Feelin' Guilty 1986 Wilbe
--- recordlabel: Wilbe 86 202
writtenby: Albert Burroughs, William Bell
album: Passion
William Bell & Janice Bulluck Whatever You Want (You Got It) 1986 Wilbe
--- recordlabel: Wilbe 86 204
writtenby: William Bell, Mike Stewart
album: Passion
William Bell Let Him Pay The Band 1986 Wilbe
1 recordlabel: WRC 204
chartposition: RandB #65, UK #70
writtenby: William Bell and Albert Burroughs
album: Passion
William Bell Headline News 1986 WRC
2 recordlabel: WRC 3001
chartposition: UK #96
writtenby: William Bell and Albert Burroughs
album: Passion
William Bell Passion 1986 WRC
3 recordlabel: Jive 9461
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: John Fletcher, Jalil Hutchins, Carter and Larry Smith
album: Back in Black
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini Funky Beat 1986 Jive
4 recordlabel: Jive 9537
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith
album: Back in Black
Whodini Growing Up 1986 Jive
5 recordlabel: Jive 9507
chartposition: RandB #10, US Dance #34
writtenby: Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith
album: Back in Black
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini One Love 1986 Jive
6 recordlabel: Arista 9466
chartposition: RandB #3, UK #8, US #1, US AC #1
writtenby: Linda Creed & Michael Masser
album: Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston Greatest Love of All 1986 Arista
7 recordlabel: Select 62274
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Whistle, Kangol (as The Kangol Kid) and Howie Tee
album: Whistle
comments: [hip hop]
Whistle Just for Fun 1986 Select
8 recordlabel: Select 62267
chartposition: RandB #17, UK #7, US dance #18
writtenby: Whistle, Kangol (as The Kangol Kid) & Howie Tee
album: Whistle
comments: [hip hop]
Whistle (Nothin' Serious) Just Buggin' 1986 Select
9 recordlabel: Select Records 62279
chartposition: RandB #92
writtenby: The Kangol Kid and Howie Tee
comments: [christmas]
Whistle Santa Is a B-Boy 1986 Select Records
10 recordlabel: KMA 004
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Amondo F. Calhoun, David Wooley, Russell Smith, Thomas Berry and Willie Lemon
album: In The Mix
comments: [hip hop]
West Coast Crew Jail Bait 1986 KMA
11 recordlabel: Mercury 1
chartposition: UK #95
writtenby: David Was and Don Was
album: What Up, Dog?
Was (Not Was) Robot Girl 1986 Mercury
12 recordlabel: Criminal 00001
chartposition: UK #83, US Dance #16
writtenby: J Fhair and various
album: Don't Push Your Luck
Wally Jump, Jr. & the Criminal Element Jummp Back 1986 Criminal
13 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 44
chartposition: UK #78
comments: [instrumental]
Wally Badarou Novela Das Nove 1986 th and Bway
14 recordlabel: Wide Angle 8563
chartposition: UK #35
writtenby: Joni Mitchell and Viola Wills
Viola Wills Both Sides Now -- Dare to Dream 1986 Wide Angle
15 recordlabel: EMI 5565 (UK)
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: Patrick Patterson
album: In Time
View From the Hill No Conversation 1986 EMI(UK)
16 recordlabel: AandM 2880
chartposition: RandB #9, UK #14, US dance #45
writtenby: Vesta Williams & Dean Gant
album: Vesta
Vesta Williams Once Bitten Twice Shy 1986 A&M
--- recordlabel: LGR 13 (UK)
writtenby: P. Hinds, K. Ellis, S. Sinclair
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
Veneice This Good Good Feeling 1986 LGR(UK)
1 recordlabel: Motown 1833
chartposition: RandB #9, US #56, US dance #6
writtenby: Robbie Nevil & Tommy Faragher
album: Skin on Skin
Vanity Under the Influence 1986 Motown
--- recordlabel: Empire State
writtenby: Phil Thomas
Van Jones Finger Lickin' Good 1986 Empire State
1 recordlabel: Gordy 1830
chartposition: RandB #21, US Dance #1
writtenby: Val Young and Fred Jenkins
album: Seduction
Val Young If You Should Ever Be Lonely 1986 Gordy
2 recordlabel: Select 62276
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Educated Rapper, Kangol Kid, Doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Full Force
album: Skeezer Pleezer
comments: [hip hop]
UTFO Split Personality 1986 Select
3 recordlabel: Select 1186
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Educated Rapper, Kangol Kid, Doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Full Force
album: UTFO
UTFO Fairytale Lover 1986 Select
--- recordlabel: Motown 18 (UK)
album: Getting A Grip On Love
Troy Johnson If You've Got The Heart (I've Got The Love) 1986 Motown(UK)
1 recordlabel: Motown 1831
chartposition: RandB #65
writtenby: Troy Johnson
album: Getting A Grip On Love
comments: [ballad]
Troy Johnson It's You 1986 Motown
2 recordlabel: T.T.E.D. 6
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Robert Reed, Tony Fisher, James Avery and Taylor Reed
album: Good To Go Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [funk, hip hop]
Trouble Funk Good to Go 1986 T.T.E.D.
3 recordlabel: Jam Packed 20001
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: Pretty Tony
album: Trinere
Trinere I'll Be All You Ever Need 1986 Jam Packed
4 recordlabel: Jam Packed 014
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: B. Smith, Baker, Tony Butler
album: Trinere
Trinere How Can We Be Wrong 1986 Jam Packed
5 recordlabel: Jam Packed 701
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Tony Butler
album: Trinere
Trinere I Know You Love Me 1986 Jam Packed
6 recordlabel: AandM 2805
chartposition: RandB #26, US dance #21
writtenby: Robert Wright (as Robert Byron Wright)
album: The Search Is Over
Tramaine In the Morning Time 1986 A&M
--- recordlabel: AandM 5110
album: The Search Is Over
comments: [gospel album cut]
Tramaine How I Got Over 1986 A&M
1 recordlabel: London 886 051
chartposition: RandB #64, UK #63, US Dance #42
writtenby: Steve Harvey
album: Total Contrast
Total Contrast What You Gonna Do About It 1986 London
2 recordlabel: London 886 032
chartposition: RandB #88, US Dance #7, UK #44
writtenby: Steve Harvey, Robin Achampong, Delroy Murray and Jean Paul Maunick
album: Total Contrast
Total Contrast The River 1986 London
3 recordlabel: UK Bubblers 5 (UK)
chartposition: UK #59
writtenby: Tippa Irie (as Anthony Henry)
album: Is It Really Happening to Me
comments: [reggae]
Tippa Irie Heartbeat 1986 UK Bubblers(UK)
4 recordlabel: UK Bubblers 732 (UK)
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Tippa Irie (as Anthony Henry)
album: Is It Really Happening to Me
Tippa Irie Hello Darling 1986 UK Bubblers(UK)
5 recordlabel: Capitol 5615
chartposition: RandB #3, US #2, UK #33, US dance #11, US AC #23
writtenby: Terry Britten & Graham Lyle
album: Break Every Rule
comments: [disco funk]
Tina Turner Typical Male 1986 Capitol
6 recordlabel: Capitol 5644
chartposition: RandB #18, UK #43, US #30, US AC #12
writtenby: Terry Britten & Graham Lyle
album: Break Every Rule
Tina Turner Two People 1986 Capitol
7 recordlabel: Jay 7001
chartposition: RandB #1, US #8, UK #13, US dance #1
writtenby: Marcus Thompson, Michael Marshall & Alex Hill
album: Vicious Rumors
Timex Social Club Rumors 1986 Jay
8 recordlabel: Beat Body 1903
chartposition: RandB #15, US #81
writtenby: Michael Marshall
album: Vicious Rumors
Timex Social Club Mixed Up World 1986 Beat Body
9 recordlabel: Cooltempo 123
chartposition: UK #53
writtenby: Lamar Thomas and Judy Taylor
album: True Love (Book 1)
Thomas & Taylor You Can't Blame Love 1986 Cooltempo
10 recordlabel: Columbia 05664
chartposition: UK #99, US Dance #8
writtenby: Amir Bayyan and Meekaaeel Muhammad
album: Sense of Purpose
Third World One More Time 1986 Columbia
11 recordlabel: Club 27 (UK)
chartposition: UK #76
writtenby: Bill Wolfer, Brenda Makeel
comments: [disco, dance]
The Walkers Hey, Don't Waste My Time 1986 Club(UK)
12 recordlabel: MTM 72077
chartposition: RandB #96
writtenby: Pjaye Scott and Douglas Knyght
album: The Volt Age
The Voltage Brothers Insecure 1986 MTM
13 recordlabel: MTM 72067
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: Pjaye Scott and Douglas Knyght
album: The Volt Age
The Voltage Brothers Love's a Criminal 1986 MTM
14 recordlabel: MCA 52988
chartposition: US Dance #28
writtenby: The Untouchables
The Untouchables Freak in the Street 1986 MCA
15 recordlabel: Gordy 1856
chartposition: RandB #4, US #47
writtenby: Mark Holden
album: To Be Continued…
The Temptations Lady Soul 1986 Gordy
16 recordlabel: Motown 40621 (UK)
chartposition: UK #84
writtenby: Jimmy Scott and Mark Baker
album: Touch Me
The Temptations I'm Fascinated 1986 Motown(UK)
17 recordlabel: Motown 1837
chartposition: RandB #63, US AC #28
writtenby: Henry Mancini and Dennis Lambert
album: To Be Continued…
The Temptations A Fine Mess 1986 Motown
18 recordlabel: Gordy 1834
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Ali Ollie Woodson and Otis Williams
album: Touch Me
comments: [beat ballad]
The Temptations Touch Me 1986 Gordy
19 recordlabel: Gordy 1871
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Ali Ollie Woodson and Otis Williams
album: To Be Continued...
comments: [ballad]
The Temptations To Be Continued... 1986 Gordy
20 recordlabel: Streetwise 1138
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Gordon Worthy and Maurice Starr
album: A Special Style
The Stylistics Special 1986 Streetwise
21 recordlabel: Streetwise 2241
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Maurice Starr
album: A Special Style
The Stylistics Let's Go Rockin' (Tonight) 1986 Streetwise
22 recordlabel: Source
chartposition: RandB #88, UK #95
writtenby: Anthony B. Stephens, Arnecia Michelle Harris and John Bellamy
comments: (Original extended vocal)
The Source featuring Candi Staton You Got the Love 1986 Source
23 recordlabel: Tabu 7241
chartposition: RandB #14, UK #50, US Dance #26
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: Sands of Time
The S.O.S. Band Borrowed Love 1986 Tabu
24 recordlabel: Tabu 05848
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #17, US #44, US dance #8
writtenby: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
album: Sands of Time
comments: [disco funk boogie]
The S.O.S. Band The Finest 1986 Tabu
25 recordlabel: Tabu 06333
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: Sands of Time
The S.O.S. Band Even When You Sleep 1986 Tabu
26 recordlabel: Muscle Shoals 103
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Rich Cason (as Charles Richard Cason)
album: The Rose Brothers
The Rose Brothers Wall to Wall Freaks 1986 Muscle Shoals
27 recordlabel: Muscle Shoals 102
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Rich Cason
album: The Rose Brothers
comments: [beat ballad]
The Rose Brothers I Get Off On You 1986 Muscle Shoals
28 recordlabel: PRT 352 (UK)
chartposition: UK #6
writtenby: Ken Gold and Michael Denne (as Micky Denne)
The Real Thing Can't Get By Without You (The Second Decade Remix) 1986 PRT(UK)
29 recordlabel: PRT 358 (UK)
chartposition: UK #24
writtenby: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo
The Real Thing Can You Feel the Force ('86 remix) 1986 PRT(UK)
30 recordlabel: PRT 349
chartposition: UK #5
writtenby: Ken Gold and Michael Denne
The Real Thing You to Me Are Everything (The Decade Remix 76-86) 1986 PRT
31 recordlabel: Jive 129 (UK)
chartposition: UK #71
writtenby: Michael Denne (as Micky Denne) and Richard Smith
The Real Thing Straight to the Heart 1986 Jive(UK)
32 recordlabel: Select 62269
chartposition: RandB #24, UK #11
writtenby: Full Force, The Real Roxanne & Howie Tee
The Real Roxanne Bang Zoom 1986 Select
33 recordlabel: RCA 5062
chartposition: RandB #17, US #33, UK #78, US dance #7, US AC #27
writtenby: Andy Goldmark & Bruce Roberts
album: Hot Together
The Pointer Sisters Goldmine 1986 RCA
34 recordlabel: RCA 49873
chartposition: RandB #61, US #83, US dance #15
writtenby: Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts
album: Contact
The Pointer Sisters Twist My Arm 1986 RCA
35 recordlabel: Blue Chip City 52503
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Angelo Ray
The Movies Juke Box Scene 1 1986 Blue Chip City
36 recordlabel: Profile 5097
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: William Martin, Debra Riley and Keith Hanns
comments: [hip hop]
The Masterdon Committee Get Off My Tip! 1986 Profile
37 recordlabel: Columbia 06376
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Kathy Bloxson
album: Back to Basics
comments: [ballad]
The Manhattans with Regina Belle Where Did We Go Wrong? 1986 Columbia
38 recordlabel: Zakia 015
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Kenny Beck and Larry Wedgeworth
The Main Ingredient Do Me Right 1986 Zakia
39 recordlabel: RCA 14321
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Wayne Douglas Jr. and Neil Jones
album: All the Way
The Main Attraction Reconsider 1986 RCA
40 recordlabel: MCA 52968
chartposition: RandB #2, US #3, UK #79, US AC #1
writtenby: Rupert Holmes
album: The Jets
comments: [beat ballad]
The Jets You Got It All 1986 MCA
41 recordlabel: MCA 52774
chartposition: RandB #4, UK #5, US #3, US dance #4
writtenby: Jerry Knight & Aaron Zigman
album: The Jets
The Jets Crush on You 1986 MCA
42 recordlabel: MCA 52846
chartposition: RandB #28, US #47
writtenby: Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman
album: The Jets
The Jets Private Number 1986 MCA
43 recordlabel: Warner 28764
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.), Rudolph Isley and Elaine Jasper Isley
album: Masterpiece
The Isley Brothers May I 1986 Warner
44 recordlabel: MCA 52995
chartposition: RandB #91
The Impressions Can't Wait 'Til Tomorrow 1986 MCA
45 recordlabel: Virgin 900
chartposition: RandB #52, US #44, UK #71
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Herman Davis, David Eiland, Langston Richey and Danny Williams
album: Crash
The Human League I Need Your Loving 1986 Virgin
46 recordlabel: AandM 2861
chartposition: RandB #3, US #1, UK #8, US dance #1, US AC #3
writtenby: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
album: Crash
The Human League Human 1986 A&M
47 recordlabel: PJ 2542
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: K. Keys and R. Brown
The Givens Family Holding On 1986 PJ
48 recordlabel: PJ 2544
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Jim Pass (as James Pass)
The Givens Family Someway, Somehow 1986 PJ

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