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.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1986 . . .

The following songs were released in 1986 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 1986 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
---	recordlabel: Total Experience 49755 writtenby: J. Hamilton, M. Hayes, T. Rabb album: Gap Band 8	The Gap Band	I Owe It To Myself	1986	Total Experience
1	recordlabel: Total Experience 2636 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Anthony Walker, Charlie Wilson and Billy Young album: Gap Band VII	The Gap Band	Automatic Brain	1986	Total Experience
2	recordlabel: Total Experience 2436 chartposition: RandB #2 writtenby: Jerry Peters and Anita Poree album: Gap Band VII comments: [ballad]	The Gap Band	Going in Circles	1986	Total Experience
3	recordlabel: Total Experience 2700 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #4 writtenby: Lonnie Simmons & Rudy Taylor album: Gap Band 8 comments: [disco funk boogie]	The Gap Band	Big Fun	1986	Total Experience
---	recordlabel: Master Funk 1950 (UK)	The Funk Masters	Love Money '86	1986	Master Funk(UK)
1	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 7 28818 chartposition: RandB #4, UK #23, US #10, US AC #2 writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis album: Chillin' comments: [sweet soul] [love ballad]	The Force M.D.s	Tender Love	1986	Warner Bros.
2	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 28742 chartposition: RandB #18, UK #98 writtenby: Antoine Lundy and Robin Halpin album: Chillin' comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Force M.D.s	Here I Go Again	1986	Tommy Boy
3	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 890 7 chartposition: RandB #21 album: For Lovers and Others: Force M.D.'s Greatest Hits comments: [slow jam]	The Force M.D.s	I Wanna Know Your Name	1986	Tommy Boy
4	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 28619 chartposition: RandB #29 album: Chillin'	The Force M.D.s	One Plus One	1986	Tommy Boy
5	recordlabel: Sutra 152 chartposition: RandB #23 writtenby: James Brown, Bobby Byrd and Ron Lenhoff album: Big and Beautiful comments: [hip hop]	The Fat Boys	Sex Machine	1986	Sutra
6	recordlabel: Sutra 156 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Prince Markie Dee (as Mark Morales) and G. Pickett album: Big and Beautiful comments: [hip hop]	The Fat Boys	In the House	1986	Sutra
7	recordlabel: Paisley Park 28830 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Prince (uncredited), St. Paul and Jerome Benton album: The Family	The Family	High Fashion	1986	Paisley Park
8	recordlabel: Egyptian Empire 00771 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: The Egyptian Lover album: One Track Mind	The Egyptian Lover	The Lover	1986	Egyptian Empire
9	recordlabel: Fantasy 967 chartposition: RandB #61 album: Somewhere in Time (A Dramatic Reunion) comments: [ballad]	The Dramatics	One Love Ago	1986	Fantasy
10	recordlabel: Supertronics 015 chartposition: RandB #77, US Dance #33 writtenby: Greg Brown	The Cut	Kindness for Weakness	1986	Supertronics
11	recordlabel: Abstract Dance 8 (UK) chartposition: UK #66 writtenby: Steve McIntosh (as Stephen McIntosh)	The Cool Notes	Into the Motion	1986	Abstract Dance(UK)
12	recordlabel: Abstract Dance 10 chartposition: UK #94 writtenby: Steve McIntosh	The Cool Notes	Momentary Vision	1986	Abstract Dance
13	recordlabel: PBT 302 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Fredrick Conway, Hiawatha Conway, Huston Conway and James Conway album: Turn It Up!	The Conway Brothers	Raise the Roof	1986	PBT
14	recordlabel: MCA 52865 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Marvin Gaye, Gwen Gordy & Sandra Greene album: Stay comments: [ballad]	The Controllers	Distant Lover	1986	MCA
---	recordlabel: MCA 52865 writtenby: K. Keys, R.A. Brown, B. Eastmond album: Stay	The Controllers	Got A Thang	1986	MCA
1	recordlabel: MCA 52704 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Barry Eastmond & Vernon Smith album: Stay	The Controllers	Stay	1986	MCA
---	recordlabel: MCA 52948 writtenby: B. Eastmond, J. Skinner album: Stay	The Controllers	Break Out The Love	1986	MCA
1	recordlabel: Polydor 885 358 chartposition: RandB #2, UK #43, US #65 writtenby: Dennis Lambert, Andy Goldmark & Franne Golde album: United	The Commodores	Goin' to the Bank	1986	Polydor
2	recordlabel: Mercury 1 chartposition: RandB #75, US #41 writtenby: Bobby Daniels, Lloyd Barry, Richard Meyer and Melvin Owens	The Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew	The Super Bowl Shuffle	1986	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Ichiban O55 writtenby: Anthony Watson, Marshall Thompson album: Just Say You Love Me comments: (featuring Alicia Renee and Anthony Watson)	The Chi-Lites	Eternity	1986	Ichiban O
1	recordlabel: Capitol 5594 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Joe Malloy, Rudy Sheriff and William D. Stroman album: Survival of the Freshest comments: [hip hop]	The Boogie Boys	Girl Talk	1986	Capitol
2	recordlabel: RCA 14326 chartposition: UK #12, US #14, US dance #7 writtenby: Dr. Robert album: Animal Magic	The Blow Monkeys	Digging Your Scene	1986	RCA
3	recordlabel: Reflections On Records 001 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: CC Neal and Ron Taber	Terri Dancer	Learn from the Burn	1986	Reflections On Recor
4	recordlabel: Epic 7270 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Bendrix and Teena Marie album: Emerald City	Teena Marie	Lips to Find You	1986	Epic
5	recordlabel: Epic 06292 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Teena Marie album: Emerald City comments: [ballad]	Teena Marie	Love Me Down Easy	1986	Epic
6	recordlabel: Asylum 5144 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Teddy Pendergrass, Bill Neale, Linda Creed and Dennis Matkosky album: Workin' It Back comments: [slow jam]	Teddy Pendergrass	Let Me Be Closer	1986	Asylum
7	recordlabel: Epic 7084 chartposition: RandB #11 writtenby: Stephen Shockley album: Tease	Tease	Firestarter	1986	Epic
8	recordlabel: Epic 05932 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Chuckii Booker, Derek Organ, Thomas Organ, Jay Shanklin and Stephen Shockley album: Tease	Tease	Better Wild (Than Mild)	1986	Epic
9	recordlabel: Epic 2489 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Kipper Jones and Rex Salas album: Tease comments: [ballad]	Tease	I Wish You Were Here	1986	Epic
10	recordlabel: Capitol 1 chartposition: UK #12 writtenby: Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis comments: 1985 Remix by Ben Liebrand	Tavares	Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel (remix)	1986	Capitol
11	recordlabel: Capitol 15832 (UK) chartposition: UK #46 writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter	Tavares	It Only Takes a Minute (extended remix)	1986	Capitol(UK)
12	recordlabel: Sutra 051 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Leon Ware and Arthur Ross (as T Boy Ross)	Tamiko Jones	I Want You	1986	Sutra
13	recordlabel: Amherst 306 chartposition: RandB #87 album: Traumatic	Takanaka	Teaser	1986	Amherst
14	recordlabel: AandM 12160 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Jerry Reed (as Gerald Hubbard Jr.) and Jesse Johnson album: Ta Mara and the Seen	Ta Mara & the Seen	Affection	1986	A&M
15	recordlabel: AandM 2818 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Jesse Johnson and Ta Mara album: Ta Mara and the Seen	Ta Mara & the Seen	Thinking About You	1986	A&M
16	recordlabel: AandM 1204 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: David Cochrane and Jesse Johnson album: Blueberry Gossip	Ta Mara & the Seen	Blueberry Gossip	1986	A&M
17	recordlabel: Critique 724 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Craig Clark	TMP Band	Ring, Ring	1986	Critique
18	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 866 chartposition: RandB #56, US #75, US Dance #8 writtenby: Marco Olivo and Jeff Mann album: Scars of Love	TKA	One Way Love	1986	Tommy Boy
19	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 887 chartposition: US Dance #8 writtenby: Robert Marcial album: Scars of Love	TKA	Come Get My Love	1986	Tommy Boy
20	recordlabel: Injection 234.755 chartposition: UK #94 album: Step By Step	T.C. Curtis	Let's Make Love	1986	Injection .
---	recordlabel: Hot Melt 006 album: Step By Step	T.C. Curtis	Step By Step	1986	Hot Melt
1	recordlabel: Hot Melt 007 chartposition: UK #88 album: Step By Step	T.C. Curtis	Slave Of Love	1986	Hot Melt
2	recordlabel: Creole 90 chartposition: US dance #2 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Mutual Attraction	Sylvester	Living for the City	1986	Creole
3	recordlabel: Champion 22 chartposition: UK #68, US dance #29 writtenby: James Bratton and Dolores Drewry album: Let Yourself Go	Sybil	Falling in Love	1986	Champion
4	recordlabel: Mercury 888 016 chartposition: UK #4, US #6, US Dance #12, US AC #1 writtenby: Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery and Martin Jackson album: It's Better to Travel comments: [jazz funk]	Swing Out Sister	Breakout	1986	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Atlantic 89375 chartposition: US Dance #19 writtenby: Johnny Dorazio and Tony Bentivegna comments: [disco, dance]	Suzy Q	Can't Live Without Your Love	1986	Atlantic
6	recordlabel: CBS 650393 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: Bernard Jackson, David Conley album: Surface comments: [slow jam]	Surface	Let's Try Again	1986	CBS
---	recordlabel: Roulette 2016 writtenby: Milton Smith	Stimulus featuring Milton Smith	You Blow My Mind	1986	Roulette
1	recordlabel: Tamla 1846 chartposition: RandB #19, US #86 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: In Square Circle	Stevie Wonder	Land of La La	1986	Tamla
2	recordlabel: Tamla 1832 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #17, US #24, US AC #1 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: In Square Circle comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Overjoyed	1986	Tamla
3	recordlabel: Cooltempo 118 chartposition: UK #78 writtenby: Jean Paul Maunick and Steve Harvey	Steven Dante	Give It up for Love	1986	Cooltempo
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 89428 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Steve Arrington and India Arrington album: The Jammin' National Anthem	Steve Arrington	The Jammin' National Anthem	1986	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: Atlantic 89397 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Steve Arrington and India Arrington album: The Jammin' National Anthem	Steve Arrington	Homeboy	1986	Atlantic
6	recordlabel: MCA 52799 chartposition: RandB #1 writtenby: RenÃƒÂ© Moore and Angela Winbush album: Stephanie Mills comments: [ballad]	Stephanie Mills	I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love	1986	MCA
7	recordlabel: MCA 52843 chartposition: RandB #11 writtenby: Raymond Jones album: Stephanie Mills comments: [ballad]	Stephanie Mills	Rising Desire	1986	MCA
8	recordlabel: Elektra 69561 chartposition: RandB #11, US dance #13, US #46 writtenby: Ernesto Phillips & Keith Diamond album: Restless comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Starpoint	Restless	1986	Elektra
9	recordlabel: Elektra 69534 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: Keith Diamond album: Restless comments: [ballad]	Starpoint	Till the End of Time	1986	Elektra
10	recordlabel: Motown 1859 chartposition: RandB #4, US dance #2, US #48, UK #76 writtenby: Arnie Roman & Stephen Lunt (as Stephen Broughton Lunt) album: Take Me All The Way	Stacy Lattisaw	Nail It to the Wall	1986	Motown
11	recordlabel: Atlantic 89381 chartposition: RandB #56, US #3, US dance #4 writtenby: John Mitchell, Sue Gatlin & Tim Greene album: Better Than Heaven	Stacey Q	Two of Hearts	1986	Atlantic
12	recordlabel: Profile 7103 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: John Smith comments: [hip hop]	Spyder-D featuring DJ Doc	I Can't Wait (To Rock the Mike)	1986	Profile
13	recordlabel: Champion 10 chartposition: RandB #84, US Dance #19 writtenby: Lendor, Lascelles, Jennings, O'Donnell	Spencer Jones	How to Win Your Love	1986	Champion
14	recordlabel: Tamla 1828 chartposition: RandB #11, UK #83, US AC #18 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Smoke Signals	Smokey Robinson	Hold On to Your Love	1986	Tamla
15	recordlabel: Motown 1839 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Alan Gorrie and Michael Mugrage album: Smoke Signals	Smokey Robinson	Sleepless Nights	1986	Motown
16	recordlabel: Capitol 5581 chartposition: US #94 writtenby: Michael Camacho album: Let's Go All the Way	Sly Fox	Stay True	1986	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Easy Street 7524 writtenby: Des Burke, James Ahrend	Sleeque	One For The Money	1986	Easy Street
1	recordlabel: Ichiban 53 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Danny Webster, Keith Nash and Mark Adams album: Rebirth comments: [funk]	Slave	Thrill Me	1986	Ichiban
2	recordlabel: Ichiban 107 writtenby: Floyd Miller, Keith Nash and Mark Adams album: Unchained at Last comments: [ballad]	Slave	All We Need Is Time	1986	Ichiban
3	recordlabel: Capitol 5560 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #83, US Dance #42 writtenby: Randy Muller album: From the Left Side	Skyy	Givin' It (To You)	1986	Capitol
4	recordlabel: Warner 28695 chartposition: RandB #63, US Dance #7 writtenby: Rodney Skipworth and Phil Turner	Skipworth & Turner	Can't Give Her Up	1986	Warner
5	recordlabel: Atlantic 89357 writtenby: Daniel Bechet, George Acogny and Julian Littman album: Playing For Keeps (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Sister Sledge	Here to Stay	1986	Atlantic
6	recordlabel: Atlantic 89547 chartposition: UK #89 writtenby: Danny Ironstone and Mary Unobsky album: When the Boys Meet the Girls	Sister Sledge	When the Boys Meet the Girls	1986	Atlantic
7	recordlabel: Fanfare 7 (UK) chartposition: UK #2 writtenby: James George Hargreaves album: Sinitta! comments: [disco dance]	Sinitta	So Macho	1986	Fanfare(UK)
8	recordlabel: Omni 99477 chartposition: RandB #63, UK #45, US Dance #4 writtenby: James George Hargreaves album: Sinitta!	Sinitta	Feels Like the First Time	1986	Omni
9	recordlabel: Elektra 69564 chartposition: RandB #29, UK #2, US #1 writtenby: Mick Hucknall & Neil Moss album: Picture Book	Simply Red	Holding Back the Years	1986	Elektra
---	recordlabel: Easy Street 7523	Shot	Main Thing	1986	Easy Street
1	recordlabel: Elektra 5100 chartposition: RandB #24, US Dance #27 writtenby: Gregory Jackson, Larry Troutman, Roger (as Roger Troutman) and Shirley Murdock album: Shirley Murdock	Shirley Murdock	No More	1986	Elektra
2	recordlabel: Elektra 5242 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Larry Troutman and Roger (as Roger Troutman) album: Shirley Murdock	Shirley Murdock	Be Free	1986	Elektra
3	recordlabel: Elektra 69539 chartposition: UK #60 writtenby: Shirley Murdock , Gregory Jackson and Roger (as Roger Troutman)	Shirley Murdock	Truth or Dare	1986	Elektra
4	recordlabel: P.I.R. 50034 chartposition: RandB #1 writtenby: Bunny Sigler album: Always In The Mood comments: [ballad]	Shirley Jones	Do You Get Enough Love	1986	P.I.R.
5	recordlabel: P.I.R. 50046 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Dexter Wansel and Cynthia Biggs album: Always In The Mood comments: [ballad]	Shirley Jones	Last Night I Needed Somebody	1986	P.I.R.
6	recordlabel: EMI 8332 chartposition: US #43, US dance #32, US AC #35 writtenby: Tom Snow and Cynthia Weil album: About Last Night: Music from the Motion Picture	Sheena Easton	So Far So Good	1986	EMI
7	recordlabel: EMI America 9589 chartposition: US #65, US dance #30 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. album: Do You	Sheena Easton	Jimmy Mack	1986	EMI America
8	recordlabel: Atlantic 89352 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Allan Rich, Dorothy Csea Gazeley and Jeffrey Pescetto album: Love Goes All the Way	Shannon	Prove Me Right	1986	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Pow Wow 410 writtenby: A. Malloy, P. Simpson	Serious Intention	Serious	1986	Pow Wow
1	recordlabel: Arsis 7212 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: George McGregor, Lois Isom and Pat Lewis	Sandra Feva	You Can't Come Up Here No More	1986	Arsis
---	recordlabel: Teal 2479 writtenby: Sandile Ngema	Sandile	I Won't Let You Down	1986	Teal
---	recordlabel: Move 11 writtenby: Sam L. Dees comments: [instrumental]	Sam Dees	Survive	1986	Move
1	recordlabel: Epic 6742 chartposition: RandB #55, UK #49, US AC #32 writtenby: Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman and Andrew Hale album: Promise	Sade	Is It a Crime?	1986	Epic
2	recordlabel: Portrait 05846 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #89, US #20, US AC #6 writtenby: Sade Adu & Stuart Matthewman album: Promise	Sade	Never As Good As the First Time	1986	Portrait
3	recordlabel: Profile 5112 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #8, US #4, US dance #6 writtenby: Steven Tyler & Joe Perry album: Raising Hell	Run-D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith	Walk This Way	1986	Profile
4	recordlabel: Profile 7102 chartposition: RandB #5, UK #62 writtenby: DJ Run (as Joseph Simmons) and DMC (as Darryl McDaniels) album: Raising Hell	Run-D.M.C.	My Adidas	1986	Profile
5	recordlabel: Profile 5119 chartposition: RandB #12, US #29, UK #42, US dance #44 writtenby: DJ Run (as Joseph Simmons), DMC (as Darryl McDaniels) & Jam Master Jay (as Jason Mizell) album: Raising Hell comments: [hip hop]	Run-D.M.C.	You Be Illin	1986	Profile
6	recordlabel: Jive 1670 chartposition: RandB #58, UK #30 writtenby: Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Ray Jackson album: Women Hold Up Half the Sky	Ruby Turner featuring Jonathan Butler	If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)	1986	Jive
7	recordlabel: Jive 1753 chartposition: UK #61 writtenby: Jonathan Butler and Simon May album: Women Hold Up Half the Sky	Ruby Turner	I'm in Love	1986	Jive
8	recordlabel: Jive 126 (UK) chartposition: UK #52 writtenby: Jolyon Ward Skinner and Simon May album: Women Hold Up Half the Sky comments: [reggae]	Ruby Turner	Bye Baby	1986	Jive(UK)

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