Soul R&B Music Charts of 1988 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1988 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 1988, 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 1988, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1988 . . .

The following songs were released in 1988 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 1988 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: Motown 41653 chartposition: UK #73 writtenby: Brock Walsh album: The Return of Bruno	Bruce Willis	Comin' Right Up	1988	Motown
602	recordlabel: Motown 41773 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Brown Mark (as Brownmark) album: Just Like That	Brownmark	Next Time	1988	Motown
---	recordlabel: CBS 651629 (UK) writtenby: A. Broomfield album: Broomfield	Broomfield	Don't Cover Up Your Feelings	1988	CBS(UK)
1	recordlabel: AandM 1208 chartposition: RandB #93 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: Brenda Russell album: Get Here comments: [smooth jazz ballad]	Brenda Russell featuring David Sanborn	Le Restaurant	1988	A&M
2	recordlabel: AandM 623 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #23, US #6, US AC #3 writtenby: Brenda Russell, Jeff Hull & Scott Cutler album: Get Here comments: [beat ballad] (featuring Joe Esposito)	Brenda Russell	Piano in the Dark	1988	A&M
3	recordlabel: AandM 1208 chartposition: RandB #42, UK #77 writtenby: Brenda Russell and Gardner Cole album: Get Here	Brenda Russell	Gravity	1988	A&M
4	recordlabel: MCA 53367 chartposition: US #24, US Dance #6 writtenby: Stephen Lunt (as Stephen Broughton Lunt) and Arthur Stead album: Brenda K. Starr	Brenda K. Starr	What You See Is What You Get	1988	MCA
5	recordlabel: MCA 53288 chartposition: US #13, US AC #14 writtenby: Antonina Armato and Giuseppe Cantarelli album: Brenda K. Starr comments: [ballad]	Brenda K. Starr	I Still Believe	1988	MCA
6	recordlabel: Capitol 15405 chartposition: UK #24, US dance #50 comments: [disco funk]	Brass Construction	Movin' (1988 Remix)	1988	Capitol
7	recordlabel: Columbia 07991 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) and Vicki Vee album: What's Bootsy Doin'?	Bootsy Collins	Party on Plastic (What's Bootsy Doin'?)	1988	Columbia
8	recordlabel: Jive 1120 chartposition: RandB #76 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: KRS One (as Lawrence Parker) album: By All Means Necessary	Boogie Down Productions	Stop the Violence	1988	Jive
9	recordlabel: Mister Ron 121 chartposition: UK #2, US dance #1 writtenby: Tim Simenon and Emilio Pasquez album: Into the Dragon	Bomb the Bass	Beat Dis	1988	Mister Ron
10	recordlabel: Possum 104992 chartposition: UK #10	Bomb The Bass feat. Maureen	Say A Little Prayer	1988	Possum
11	recordlabel: Possum 499 chartposition: UK #6 writtenby: Tim Simenon, Pascal Gabriel album: Into The Dragon	Bomb The Bass	Don't Make Me Wait	1988	Possum
12	recordlabel: Rhythm King 122 (UK) chartposition: UK #6 writtenby: Tim Somenon, merlin album: Into the Dragon	Bomb The Bass	Megablast	1988	Rhythm King(UK)
13	recordlabel: Blue Note 4 chartposition: UK #46 writtenby: Bobby McFerrin album: Spontaneous Inventions	Bobby McFerrin	Thinking About Your Body	1988	Blue Note
14	recordlabel: EMI Manhattan 50146 chartposition: RandB #11, UK #2, US #1, US AC #7 writtenby: Bobby McFerrin album: Spontaneous Inventions comments: [reggae style pop]	Bobby McFerrin	Don't Worry, Be Happy	1988	EMI Manhattan
15	recordlabel: MCA 53463 chartposition: RandB #2, US #3, UK #21 writtenby: Babyface album: Don't Be Cruel comments: [beat ballad]	Bobby Brown	Roni	1988	MCA
16	recordlabel: MCA 53327 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #13, US #8 writtenby: Babyface (as Kenneth Edmonds), L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons album: Don't Be Cruel	Bobby Brown	Don't Be Cruel	1988	MCA
17	recordlabel: MCA 53383 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #6, US dance #7 writtenby: Bobby Brown, Gene Griffin & Teddy Riley album: Don't Be Cruel comments: [dance]	Bobby Brown	My Prerogative	1988	MCA
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2146 writtenby: Ted Jarrett album: Blues You Can Use comments: [southern soul blues] mpcode: DJ1Beb76oRU	Bobby Bland	24 Hours A Day	1988	Malaco
1	recordlabel: Blip Blop 002 chartposition: RandB #43 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: T. Byrd, P. Latchman and Byron Byrd	Blast Zone	Mary Had a Little Jam	1988	Blip Blop
2	recordlabel: Cold Chillin' 3088 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: Biz Markie, Marley Marl and Big Daddy Kane album: Goin' Off comments: [hip hop]	Biz Markie	Vapors	1988	Cold Chillin'
---	recordlabel: Ichiban 88 150 writtenby: Terry Burrus album: Wide Open	Billy Paul	I Just Love You So Much	1988	Ichiban
---	recordlabel: Ichiban 1025 writtenby: Terry Price, Brian Williams album: Wide Open comments: [beat ballad]	Billy Paul	Love Ain't Easy	1988	Ichiban
1	recordlabel: Jive 4 (UK) chartposition: UK #97 writtenby: Wayne Anton Braithwaite, Barry Eastmond, Billy Ocean and Jolyon Skinner album: Tear Down These Walls	Billy Ocean	Stand and Deliver	1988	Jive(UK)
2	recordlabel: Jive 2010 chartposition: UK #35 writtenby: Robert John album: Tear Down These Walls	Billy Ocean	Calypso Crazy	1988	Jive
3	recordlabel: Jive 9707 chartposition: RandB #10, US #17, UK #65, US AC #2 writtenby: Wayne Anton Braithwaite, Barry Eastmond, Billy Ocean & Jolyon Skinner album: Tear Down These Walls comments: [love ballad]	Billy Ocean	The Colour of Love	1988	Jive
4	recordlabel: Jive 9678 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #3, US #1, US dance #25, US AC #5 writtenby: Robert John album: Tear Down These Walls	Billy Ocean	Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car	1988	Jive
5	recordlabel: Jive 9740 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Robert John album: Tear Down These Walls	Billy Ocean	Tear Down These Walls	1988	Jive
6	recordlabel: Epic 653113 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Billy Always album: Watch Out	Billy Always	Back on Track	1988	Epic
7	recordlabel: CBS 653198 (UK) chartposition: UK #82 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Bill Withers Greatest Hits comments: Remix Ben Liebrand	Bill Withers	Ain't No Sunshine (The Total Eclipse Mix)	1988	CBS(UK)
8	recordlabel: CBS 653001 (UK) chartposition: UK #4 writtenby: Bill Withers and Skip Scarborough	Bill Withers	Lovely Day (Sunshine Mix)	1988	CBS(UK)
9	recordlabel: Cold Chillin 27834 chartposition: RandB #53 writtenby: Big Daddy Kane (as Antonio Hardy) and Marley Marl (as Marlon Williams)	Big Daddy Kane	Ain't No Half-Steppin'	1988	Cold Chillin
10	recordlabel: Ms.B 4501 chartposition: RandandB #14 writtenby: Betty Wright album: Mother Wit	Betty Wright	No Pain, No Gain	1988	Ms.B
11	recordlabel: Ms.B 4503 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Betty Wright album: Mother Wit comments: [ballad]	Betty Wright	After the Pain	1988	Ms.B
---	recordlabel: Capitol 44121 writtenby: Daryl B. Pedford album: No More Cold Nights comments: [ballad]	Bert Robinson	Never Gonna Give You Up	1988	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Breakout 626 (UK) writtenby: B. White album: The Right Night and Barry White	Barry White	The Right Night	1988	Breakout(UK)
1	recordlabel: Club 59 (UK) chartposition: UK #63 writtenby: B. White comments: Paul Hardcastle remix	Barry White	Never, Never, Never Gonna Give You Up (remix)	1988	Club(UK)
2	recordlabel: AandM 12264 chartposition: RandB #27, UK #94 writtenby: Barry White and Bryan Loren album: The Right Night and Barry White	Barry White	For Your Love (I'll Do Most Anything)	1988	A&M
3	recordlabel: Black Scorpio 22 chartposition: UK #90 writtenby: Barrington Levy album: Love The Life You Live comments: [reggae]	Barrington Levy	She's Mine	1988	Black Scorpio
4	recordlabel: Enigma 75018 chartposition: US #81 writtenby: Jon St. James and Stacy album: Bold as Love	Bardeux	Magic Carpet Ride	1988	Enigma
---	recordlabel: Ichiban 88 142	Barbara Lynn	Trying To Love Two	1988	Ichiban
1	recordlabel: Solar 70022 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Tony Coates, Babyface (as Kenneth album: Lovers	Babyface	If We Try	1988	Solar
2	recordlabel: Debut 3056 chartposition: UK #86 writtenby: Paul A. Lowe and Peter Columbus album: The Best Belong Together	BVSMP	Anytime	1988	Debut
3	recordlabel: Midtown 1002 chartposition: UK #3 writtenby: Frederick Eugene Byrd, Stevie Hill and Nathan Rodgers album: The Best Belong Together comments: [hip hop]	BVSMP	I Need You	1988	Midtown
---	recordlabel: Debut 3059 (UK) writtenby: N. Rodgers, F. Byrd, C. Williams album: The Best Belong Together	BVSMP	Be Gentle	1988	Debut(UK)
1	recordlabel: Polydor 56 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Eliot Lewis album: Aftershock	Average White Band	The Spirit of Love	1988	Polydor
2	recordlabel: Warner 28100 chartposition: UK #79, US dance #28 writtenby: David Lewis & Wayne Lewis album: All in the Name of Love	Atlantic Starr	Thankful	1988	Warner
3	recordlabel: Warner 27916 chartposition: UK #79, US dance #28 writtenby: David Lewis and Wayne Lewis album: All in the Name of Love	Atlantic Starr	Let the Sun In	1988	Warner
4	recordlabel: Island 341 chartposition: RandB #45, UK #1 writtenby: Albert Hammond & Diane Warren album: Distant Thunder comments: [Reggae]	Aswad	Don't Turn Around	1988	Island
5	recordlabel: Mango 383 (UK) chartposition: UK #70 writtenby: Brinsley Forde, Angus Gaye, Tony Robinson and Leslie Forde	Aswad	Set Them Free	1988	Mango(UK)
6	recordlabel: Mango 358 chartposition: UK #11 writtenby: Diane Warren and Albert Hammond album: Distant Thunder comments: [reggae]	Aswad	Give a Little Love	1988	Mango
7	recordlabel: Mango 369 chartposition: US dance #23 writtenby: Alphonsus Cassell album: Knock Dem Dead	Arrow	Groove Master	1988	Mango
---	recordlabel: Arista 8492 writtenby: Pamela Phillips Oland, Todd Cerney album: Indestructible comments: [album cut]	Aretha Franklin & Levi Stubbs	If Ever A Love There Was	1988	Arista
---	recordlabel: Warner 27817 album: Suspense	Anthony & the Camp	Touch and Go Girl	1988	Warner
---	recordlabel: Warner 925 648 1 writtenby: Anthony Malloy, David Paul Bryant album: Suspense comments: [love ballad album cut]	Anthony & the Camp	Don't Forget Your Way To My Love	1988	Warner
1	recordlabel: AandM 1255 chartposition: US #9, UK #28, US AC #2, US dance #29 writtenby: Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday and Randy Myers album: Scrooged: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Annie Lennox & Al Green	Put A Little Love In Your Heart	1988	A&M
2	recordlabel: RCA 6847 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: Alan Glass, Preston Glass and Ronald Broomfield album: Love for What It Is	Anita Pointer	More Than a Memory	1988	RCA
3	recordlabel: Elektra 69327 chartposition: RandB #1, US #14, UK #93, US AC #4 writtenby: Michael O'Hara, Sammy McKinney, Alex Brown album: Giving You the Best That I Got comments: [beat ballad]	Anita Baker	Just Because	1988	Elektra
4	recordlabel: Elektra 69371 chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, UK #55, US AC #1 writtenby: Anita Baker, Skip Scarborough & Randy Holland album: Giving You the Best That I Got comments: [ballad]	Anita Baker	Giving You the Best That I Got	1988	Elektra
---	recordlabel: Elektra 60827 album: Giving You The Best That I Got comments: [album cut]	Anita Baker	Rules	1988	Elektra
1	recordlabel: Mercury 870 269 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Angela Winbush album: Sharp comments: [slow jam]	Angela Winbush & Ronald Isley	Hello Beloved	1988	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 870 305 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Angela Winbush album: Sharp	Angela Winbush	C'est toi (It's You)	1988	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Capitol 44169 chartposition: RandB #11 writtenby: Ross Vannelli album: Intuition comments: [ballad]	Angela Bofill	I Just Wanna Stop	1988	Capitol
---	recordlabel: RCA Italiana 42191 writtenby: Antonina Armato album: Time For Fantasy comments: [ballad]	Amii Stewart	I Still Believe	1988	RCA Italiana
---	recordlabel: Triple T 1208 writtenby: Alvin Cash, Willie Henderson and Milton Crump	Alvin Cash	I'm Betting	1988	Triple T
---	recordlabel: Angel City 500 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Champion Of Love	Alfonz Jones	Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone	1988	Angel City
1	recordlabel: Tabu 07646 chartposition: RandB #2, UK #26, US #28 writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis album: Hearsay	Alexander O'Neal & Cherrelle	Never Knew Love Like This	1988	Tabu
---	recordlabel: Tabu 653182 album: My Gift to You comments: [christmas]	Alexander O'Neal	The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)	1988	Tabu
---	recordlabel: Tabu 08501 writtenby: J. Harris album: My Gift to You	Alexander O'Neal	My Gift To You	1988	Tabu
1	recordlabel: Tabu 68562 chartposition: RandB #28, UK #27, US dance #32 writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris) & Terry Lewis album: Hearsay	Alexander O'Neal	(What Can I Say) to Make You Love Me	1988	Tabu
2	recordlabel: Tabu 652949 (UK) chartposition: UK #16 writtenby: J. Harris III, T. Lewis	Alexander O'Neal	Fake 88	1988	Tabu(UK)
---	recordlabel: Tabu 654511 album: My Gift to You comments: [christmas]	Alexander O'Neal	Our First Christmas	1988	Tabu
---	recordlabel: Tabu 653182 writtenby: J. Harris III, T. Lewis album: My Gift to You	Alexander O'Neal	Thank You For A Good Year	1988	Tabu
1	recordlabel: Tabu 07795 chartposition: RandB #41, UK #28 writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris) & Terry Lewis album: Hearsay	Alexander O'Neal	The Lovers	1988	Tabu
---	recordlabel: Orpheus 72660 album: Love Season comments: [instrumental]	Alex Bugnon	Piano In The Dark	1988	Orpheus
1	recordlabel: Orpheus 72656 chartposition: RandB #9 writtenby: Aleese Simmons (as Arlene Aleese Simmons) album: I Want It	Aleese Simmons	I Want to Be Your Lover	1988	Orpheus
2	recordlabel: Reprise 27664 chartposition: RandB #2, US AC #27 writtenby: Peter Vale, Miles Waters & Sue Schifrin album: Heart's Horizon comments: [ballad]	Al Jarreau	So Good	1988	Reprise
---	recordlabel: Reprise 25778 album: Heart's Horizon	Al Jarreau	I Must Have Been A Fool	1988	Reprise
---	recordlabel: Capitol 15435 writtenby: Al Hudson, Dave Roberson, Irene Perkins, Valdez Brantley album: A New Beginning comments: [ballad]	Al Hudson & One Way	Say You Will	1988	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Warner 7870 chartposition: RandB #1, US #45, UK #70, US dance #25 writtenby: Al B. Sure! & Kyle West album: In Effect Mode	Al B. Sure!	Off On Your Own (Girl)	1988	Warner
2	recordlabel: Warner 28192 chartposition: RandB #1, US #7, UK #44, US AC #19 writtenby: Al B. Sure! & Kyle West album: In Effect Mode comments: [beat ballad]	Al B. Sure!	Nite and Day	1988	Warner
3	recordlabel: Warner 27762 chartposition: RandB #3 writtenby: Al B. Sure! & Kyle West album: In Effect Mode	Al B. Sure!	Rescue Me	1988	Warner
4	recordlabel: Warner 27772 chartposition: RandB #14, US #80 writtenby: Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel album: In Effect Mode comments: [ballad]	Al B. Sure!	Killing Me Softly	1988	Warner
5	recordlabel: EMI 57 (UK) chartposition: UK #99	Afrika Bambaataa & Family ft. Slug-Go	Sho Nuff Funky	1988	EMI(UK)
6	recordlabel: EMI 41 chartposition: UK #17, US dance #17 writtenby: John Robbie, UB40, Afrika Bambaataa & Malibu	Afrika Bambaataa	Reckless	1988	EMI
---	recordlabel: Easy Street 7536 writtenby: T. Jackson, D. Parkin, P. Daniels album: Adeva!	Adeva	In And Out Of My Life	1988	Easy Street
---	recordlabel: Motown 1943 writtenby: L.A Babyface album: Meant to Be	Ada Dyer	I Don't Feel Like Crying	1988	Motown
1	recordlabel: Ten Records 215 (UK) chartposition: UK #98 writtenby: Tony Henry, Diane Charlemagne and Tony Bowry	52nd Street	Say You Will	1988	Ten Records(UK)
2	recordlabel: Crush Music 706 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Marquis Dair (as Marquis Hami Dair) album: Steppin' Out	10db	I Burn for You	1988	Crush Music
3	recordlabel: Capitol 44227 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: George Duke album: 101 North comments: [ballad]	101 North	So Easy	1988	Capitol

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