Soul R&B Music Charts of 1989 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1989 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 1989, 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 1989, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1989 . . .

The following songs were released in 1989 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 1989 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
101	recordlabel: Mercury 872 102 chartposition: RandB #11 writtenby: Alvin Moody, Kenni Hairston and Trevor Gale album: Animal	The Bar-Kays	Struck by You	1989	Mercury
102	recordlabel: Mercury 311 chartposition: US dance #1, UK #2, US #25, RandB #75 writtenby: Steve Vincent & Mick Walsh album: Adventures of Stevie V comments: [disco dance boogie]	The Adventures of Stevie V	Dirty Cash (Money Talks)	1989	Mercury
103	recordlabel: Geffen 27571 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Brett Bouldin and Joe album: Coolin' in Cali comments: [hip hop]	The 7A3	Drums of Steel	1989	Geffen
104	recordlabel: Luke Skyywalker 110 chartposition: RandB #92	The 2 Live Crew with Trouble Funk	The Bomb Has Dropped	1989	Luke Skyywalker
105	recordlabel: WTG 68491 chartposition: UK #90 writtenby: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	The 2 Live Crew	Yakety Yak	1989	WTG
106	recordlabel: Luke Skyywalker 127 chartposition: US dance #5, RandB #34, US #26 writtenby: Luke, Mr. Mixx, Brother Marquis & Fresh Kid Ice album: As Nasty as They Wanna Be comments: [hip hop]	The 2 Live Crew	Me So Horny	1989	Luke Skyywalker
107	recordlabel: Atlantic 88814 chartposition: RandB #10 writtenby: Paul Kyser, Robert Youngblood and Terry Tate album: Terry Tate comments: [beat ballad]	Terry Tate	Babies Having Babies	1989	Atlantic
108	recordlabel: Atlantic 8916 chartposition: UK #29, US Dance #17 writtenby: Byron Stingily and Marshall Jefferson album: Foundation comments: [dance, house]	Ten City	Devotion	1989	Atlantic
109	recordlabel: Atlantic 86409 chartposition: RandB #34, UK #60, US Dance #28 writtenby: Byron Stingily and Guy Vaughn album: Foundation	Ten City	Where Do We Go?	1989	Atlantic
110	recordlabel: Atlantic 8963 chartposition: RandB #12, UK #8, US dance #1 writtenby: Herb Lawson (as Herbert Lawson), Byron Burke & Byron Stingily album: Foundation comments: [disco, boogie]	Ten City	That's the Way Love Is	1989	Atlantic
111	recordlabel: Motown 1968 chartposition: RandB #1, US #62 writtenby: Teddy Riley & Gene Griffin comments: [disco funk]	Teddy Riley featuring Guy	My Fantasy	1989	Motown
112	recordlabel: SBK 19701 chartposition: RandB #10, UK #2, US #2, US dance #1 writtenby: Ya Kid K (as Manuela Kamosi) & Jo Bogaert (as Thomas de Quincey) album: Pump Up the Jam: The Album comments: [disco dance]	Technotronic	Pump Up the Jam	1989	SBK
113	recordlabel: Warner 22946 chartposition: US #91, US Dance #26 writtenby: David Gaskins and Keath Lowry album: Louder Than Love	TKA	You Are the One	1989	Warner
114	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 954 chartposition: US #65, US Dance #15 writtenby: Stephen Lironi and Dan Navarro album: Louder Than Love	TKA	I Won't Give Up on You	1989	Tommy Boy
115	recordlabel: Circa 34 chartposition: UK #3 writtenby: Claus Zundel, Mike Staab, Sydney Youngblood and Ralf Hamm album: Feeling Free comments: [disco dance]	Sydney Youngblood	If Only I Could	1989	Circa
116	recordlabel: Circa 40 (UK) chartposition: UK #16 writtenby: Ralf Hamm, Mike Staab, Sydney Youngblood and Claus Zundel album: Feeling Free	Sydney Youngblood	Sit and Wait	1989	Circa(UK)
117	recordlabel: Champion 213 chartposition: RandB #2, UK #19, US #20, US dance #4 writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Hal David album: Let Yourself Go	Sybil	Don't Make Me Over	1989	Champion
118	recordlabel: Champion 225 chartposition: UK #84 writtenby: James Bratton album: Let Yourself Go	Sybil	All Through the Night	1989	Champion
119	recordlabel: Fontana 874 190 chartposition: US #86, US Dance #33, US AC #6 writtenby: Andy Connell and Corinne Drewery album: Kaleidoscope World comments: [jazz funk]	Swing Out Sister	Waiting Game	1989	Fontana
120	recordlabel: Fontana 7 (UK) chartposition: UK #47 writtenby: Andy Connell and Corinne Drewery album: Kaleidoscope World	Swing Out Sister	Where in the World	1989	Fontana(UK)
121	recordlabel: Fontana 812 (UK) chartposition: UK #80 writtenby: Andy Connell and Corinne Drewery album: Kaleidoscope World comments: [ballad]	Swing Out Sister	Forever Blue	1989	Fontana(UK)
122	recordlabel: Fontana 6 (UK) chartposition: UK #28, US AC #23 writtenby: Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery and Paul Staveley O'Duffy album: Kaleidoscope World	Swing Out Sister	You on My Mind	1989	Fontana(UK)
123	recordlabel: Profile 246 chartposition: UK #79, US Dance #40 writtenby: Finger Prints and Sweet Tee album: It's Tee Time comments: [dance, hip hop, house]	Sweet Tee	Let's Dance	1989	Profile
124	recordlabel: Profile 1269 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Sweet Tee (as Toi Jackson) and Finger Prints album: It's Tee Time	Sweet Tee	On the Smooth Tip	1989	Profile
125	recordlabel: Epic 08521 chartposition: RandB #10 writtenby: Bee Bee Green and Virgie Lee Green album: Sweet Obsession	Sweet Obsession	Being in Love Ain't Easy	1989	Epic
126	recordlabel: Epic 68235 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Brian Morgan, Mark Stevens and Shelly Morgan album: Sweet Obsession	Sweet Obsession	Cash	1989	Epic
127	recordlabel: Columbia 68746 chartposition: RandB #1, US #5, US AC #3 writtenby: Bernard Jackson album: 2nd Wave comments: [love ballad]	Surface	Shower Me with Your Love	1989	Columbia
128	recordlabel: Columbia 08537 chartposition: RandB #1, US #57 writtenby: Bernard Jackson & David Townsend album: 2nd Wave	Surface	Closer Than Friends	1989	Columbia
129	recordlabel: Columbia 73028 chartposition: RandB #5 writtenby: Bernard Jackson album: 2nd Wave comments: [slow jam]	Surface	Can We Spend Some Time	1989	Columbia
130	recordlabel: Columbia 69016 chartposition: RandB #1, US #84 writtenby: David Conley, Everett Collins, Derrick Culler & David Townsend album: 2nd Wave	Surface	You Are My Everything	1989	Columbia
131	recordlabel: Fresh 80134 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Stezo (as Steve Williams) album: Crazy Noise comments: [hip hop]	Stezo	Freak the Funk	1989	Fresh
132	recordlabel: Fresh 80129 chartposition: US Dance #39 writtenby: Stezo (as Steve Williams) album: Crazy Noise comments: [hip hop]	Stezo	To the Max	1989	Fresh
133	recordlabel: Fresh 7009 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Stezo (as Steve Williams) album: Crazy Noise	Stezo	It's My Turn	1989	Fresh
134	recordlabel: Motown 1953 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Characters comments: [ballad]	Stevie Wonder	With Each Beat of My Heart	1989	Motown
135	recordlabel: Motown 42856 (UK) chartposition: UK #49 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Characters	Stevie Wonder	Free	1989	Motown(UK)
136	recordlabel: Cooltempo 3 chartposition: UK #91 writtenby: Monte Moir and Steven Dante album: Find Out comments: [new jack swing]	Steven Dante	Love Follows	1989	Cooltempo
137	recordlabel: AandM 649 writtenby: Arnold Ingram, James Mitchell and Marvin Willis album: In Full Gear	Stetsasonic	Float On	1989	A&M
138	recordlabel: MCA 53712 chartposition: RandB #1 writtenby: Charlie Smalls album: Home comments: [ballad]	Stephanie Mills	Home	1989	MCA
139	recordlabel: MCA 53624 chartposition: RandB #1 writtenby: Angela Winbush album: Home	Stephanie Mills	Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)	1989	MCA
140	recordlabel: Elektra 5356 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Ernesto Phillips album: Hot to the Touch comments: [slow jam]	Starpoint	Tough Act to Follow	1989	Elektra
141	recordlabel: Motown 1978 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Gordon Williams and Nicki Richards album: What You Need	Stacy Lattisaw	What You Need	1989	Motown
142	recordlabel: Profile 266 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Special Ed and Howie Tee album: Youngest in Charge comments: [hip hop]	Special Ed	Think About It	1989	Profile
143	recordlabel: Profile 5245 chartposition: RandB #18 writtenby: Special Ed and Howie Tee album: Youngest in Charge	Special Ed	I Got It Made	1989	Profile
144	recordlabel: Virgin 265 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #1, US #4, US dance #1 writtenby: Jazzie B, Caron Wheeler, Nellee Hooper & Simon Law album: Club Classics, Volume One	Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler	Back to Life	1989	Virgin
145	recordlabel: 10 Records 263 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #5, US #11, US dance #1, US AC #37 writtenby: Jazzie B (as Beresford Romeo) album: Club Classics, Volume One	Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler	Keep On Movin	1989	Records
146	recordlabel: Ten Records 284 chartposition: RandB #5, UK #3, US #54, US dance #9 writtenby: Jazzie B (as Beresford Romeo) & Hayden Brown album: Vol. II: 1990: A New Decade	Soul II Soul	Get a Life	1989	Ten Records
147	recordlabel: Virgin 96517 chartposition: RandB #6, US dance #3 writtenby: Jazzie B (as Beresford Romeo) & Nellee Hooper album: Club Classics, Volume One	Soul II Soul	Jazzie's Groove	1989	Virgin
148	recordlabel: Atlantic 1354 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Randy Muller album: Start of a Romance	Skyy	Love All the Way	1989	Atlantic
149	recordlabel: Atlantic 1303 chartposition: RandB #1, US Dance #41 writtenby: Tommy McConnell and Joe Williams album: Start of a Romance	Skyy	Start of a Romance	1989	Atlantic
150	recordlabel: 4th and Bway 479 chartposition: UK #60 writtenby: Kim Miller and Raymond Earl album: Harlem Nights	Skipworth & Turner	Make It Last	1989	th and Bway
151	recordlabel: Nastymix 76982 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: Sir Mix a Lot album: Seminar comments: [rap, funk]	Sir Mix a Lot	Beepers	1989	Nastymix
152	recordlabel: Fanfare 23 chartposition: UK #88 writtenby: Ralf RenÃ© MauÃ© album: Wicked	Sinitta	Lay Me Down Easy	1989	Fanfare
153	recordlabel: Fanfare 18 (UK) chartposition: UK #4, US #84 writtenby: J. Vincent Edwards and Pierre Tubbs album: Wicked comments: [disco]	Sinitta	Right Back Where We Started From	1989	Fanfare(UK)
154	recordlabel: Fanfare 21 chartposition: UK #20 album: Wicked	Sinitta	Love on a Mountain Top	1989	Fanfare
155	recordlabel: WEA 377 chartposition: RandB #38, UK #2, US #1, US AC #1 writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff album: A New Flame	Simply Red	If You Don't Know Me by Now	1989	WEA
156	recordlabel: Elektra 69317 chartposition: RandB #21, UK #13, US #57, US AC #19 writtenby: Jimmy Cameron & Vella Cameron album: A New Flame	Simply Red	It's Only Love	1989	Elektra
157	recordlabel: FFRR 886 681 chartposition: US Dance #23 comments: (featuring Einstein and Lonnie Gordon)	Simon Harris	Another Monster Jam -- (I've Got Your) Pleasure Control	1989	FFRR
158	recordlabel: Vendetta 1448 chartposition: RandB #84, US #84 writtenby: Richard Darbyshire and Charles Mole album: Passion	Shirley Lewis	Realistic	1989	Vendetta
159	recordlabel: Malaco 2157 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Billy Osborne and Brenda Eager album: Fire and Ice	Shirley Brown with Bobby Womack	Ain't Nothing Like The Lovin We Got	1989	Malaco
160	recordlabel: MCA 53499 chartposition: RandB #35, UK #43 writtenby: L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons album: The Lover in Me	Sheena Easton	Days Like This	1989	MCA
161	recordlabel: Wing 871 723 chartposition: RandB #2, US #34 writtenby: Daryll Duncan album: Here I Am	Sharon Bryant	Let Go	1989	Wing
162	recordlabel: Wing 889 878 chartposition: RandB #7, US #90 writtenby: Steve Perry and Randy Goodrum album: Here I Am	Sharon Bryant	Foolish Heart	1989	Wing
163	recordlabel: Polydor 49 (UK) chartposition: UK #83 album: Turn The Music Up comments: [jazz funk]	Shakatak	Turn the Music Up	1989	Polydor(UK)
164	recordlabel: RCA 9023 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: Paul Stewart, Marc Poussaint and Wesley Walker	Shabazz	Respect	1989	RCA
165	recordlabel: Vendetta 1464 chartposition: US #2, US Dance #1 writtenby: David Cole album: Nothing Matters without Love comments: [disco dance]	Seduction	Two to Make It Right	1989	Vendetta
166	recordlabel: Vendetta 7014 chartposition: US Dance #17 album: Nothing Matters without Love comments: [dance, house]	Seduction	Seduction	1989	Vendetta
167	recordlabel: Vendetta 1433 chartposition: US dance #3, RandB #56, US #23 writtenby: Robert Clivillas, David Cole & Freedom Williams album: Nothing Matters Without Love comments: [dance, boogie]	Seduction	You're My One and Only (True Love)	1989	Vendetta
---	recordlabel: Vertigo 60 album: Crazy World	Scorpions & Aaron Neville	Send Me An Angel	1989	Vertigo
1	recordlabel: Fever 1919 chartposition: RandB #62, US dance #9 weeksinr&bchart: 7 album: Only Time Will Tell	Sandée	Notice Me	1989	Fever
2	recordlabel: Pen Pad 1001 chartposition: UK #95 writtenby: Sam Dees album: Secret Admirer comments: [beat ballad]	Sam Dees	After All	1989	Pen Pad
---	recordlabel: RCA 43140 (UK) writtenby: Sam Dees album: Secret Admirer comments: [ballad]	Sam Dees	True Believer in Love	1989	RCA(UK)
1	recordlabel: Possum 5083 chartposition: UK #21 writtenby: Mark Moore album: Intercourse	S'Express	Mantra for a State of Mind	1989	Possum
2	recordlabel: Rhythm King chartposition: UK #6, US dance #6 writtenby: S. Stone album: Original Soundtrack comments: [dance, house] mpcode: NFpOTLW1TOU	S'Express	Hey Music Lover	1989	Rhythm King
3	recordlabel: MCA 53680 chartposition: UK #65 writtenby: Ray Parker Jr album: Ghostbusters II	Run-D.M.C.	Ghostbusters	1989	MCA
4	recordlabel: Profile 262 chartposition: RandB #51	Run-D.M.C.	Pause	1989	Profile
5	recordlabel: Champion 91 chartposition: UK #35, US Dance #36 writtenby: Todd Terry album: Can You Party	Royal House	Yeah! Buddy	1989	Champion
6	recordlabel: Champion 218 chartposition: UK #94 writtenby: Todd Terry album: Come Over Here, Baby comments: [dance, house]	Royal House	Get Funky	1989	Champion
7	recordlabel: Egyptian Empire 00882 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Rodney Oliver, Joe Cooley and Jeff Page album: Me and Joe comments: [hip hop]	Rodney O & Joe Cooley	This Is for the Homies	1989	Egyptian Empire
---	recordlabel: Profile 7274	Rockie Robbins	Serious	1989	Profile
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 86453 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #37, UK #72 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson album: Oasis comments: [dance]	Roberta Flack	Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)	1989	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: MCA 53615 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy album: Let It Be Me comments: [new jack swing]	Robert Brookins	Don't Tease Me	1989	MCA
3	recordlabel: Supreme 143 chartposition: US dance #9, RandB #11, UK #47, US #58 writtenby: R. Ginyard album: It Takes Two comments: [hip hop]	Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock	Joy and Pain	1989	Supreme
4	recordlabel: Supreme 139 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #11, UK #14 writtenby: R. Ginyard album: It Takes Two comments: [hip hop]	Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock	Get on the Dance Floor	1989	Supreme
5	recordlabel: Profile 5275 chartposition: RandB #16, US dance #23, UK #88 weeksinr&bchart: 14 writtenby: Rob Base (as Robert Ginyard)	Rob Base	Turn It Out (Go Base)	1989	Profile
6	recordlabel: Warner 27763 chartposition: RandB #74	Rick James	This Magic Moment -- Dance with Me	1989	Warner
7	recordlabel: RCA 42629 (UK) chartposition: UK #10 writtenby: Rick Astley album: Hold Me in Your Arms comments: [ballad] mpcode: DqZS89jFCFg	Rick Astley	Hold Me in Your Arms	1989	RCA(UK)
8	recordlabel: Intima 7 73348 2 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Bobby Caldwell and Hilary Bercovici album: Take To The Skies comments: [jazz funk, soul]	Richard Elliot featuring Bobby Caldwell	In the Name of Love	1989	Intima
9	recordlabel: Tabu 69000 chartposition: RandB #6 writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis album: Between Friends	Rhonda Clark	State of Attraction	1989	Tabu
10	recordlabel: Polydor 871 618 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: RenÃ© Moore album: Destination Love comments: [slow jam]	Rene Moore	Never Say Goodbye to Love	1989	Polydor
11	recordlabel: Sedona 7512 chartposition: RandB #80	Rena Scott	This Love's for You	1989	Sedona
12	recordlabel: Columbia 68969 chartposition: RandB #1, US #60 writtenby: Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen album: Stay with Me	Regina Belle	Baby Come to Me	1989	Columbia
13	recordlabel: CBS 655230 (UK) chartposition: UK #73 writtenby: C. Bourelly, R. Davis album: Stay With Me comments: [new jack swing]	Regina Belle	Good Lovin'	1989	CBS(UK)
14	recordlabel: Columbia 73022 chartposition: RandB #1, US #43, US AC #5 writtenby: Carvin Winans album: Stay with Me comments: [ballad]	Regina Belle	Make It Like It Was	1989	Columbia
15	recordlabel: Ten Records 271 (UK) chartposition: UK #13, US dance #12 writtenby: David comments: [new jack swing, hip hop]	Redhead Kingpin & the FBI	Do the Right Thing	1989	Ten Records(UK)
16	recordlabel: MCA 23925 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Melvin Riley album: Ruff 'N' Ready comments: [slow jam]	Ready for the World	Gently	1989	MCA
17	recordlabel: AandM 17968 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Morris Rentie (as Morris Rentie Jr.) album: Perpetrators	Randy & the Gypsys	Perpetrators	1989	A&M
18	recordlabel: Warner 22865 chartposition: RandB #4, UK #77 writtenby: Bob Dylan album: Rich and Poor comments: [ballad]	Randy Crawford featuring Eric Clapton & David Sanborn	Knockin' on Heaven's Door	1989	Warner
19	recordlabel: AandM 1262 chartposition: US dance #50 writtenby: Raheem (as Oscar Ceres) album: The Vigilante	Raheem	Shotgun	1989	A&M
20	recordlabel: Columbia 68545 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: David Frank, Mic Murphy and Radiant album: Catch The Glow	Radiant	Something's Got a Hold on Me	1989	Columbia
21	recordlabel: EMI 56142 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: R.J. Rice and DeDe Leitta album: Tangled in Love	R.J.s Latest Arrival	Rich Girls	1989	EMI

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