Soul R&B Music Charts of 1980 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1980 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 1980, 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 1980, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1980 . . .

The following songs were released in 1980 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 1980 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
201	recordlabel: RSO 1029 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Frankie Blue album: The Right Combination	Curtis Mayfield & Linda Clifford	Love's Sweet Sensation	1980	RSO
202	recordlabel: RSO 1027 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Bobby Eli and Jeff Prusan album: Ripe !!!	Ava Cherry	I Just Can't Shake the Feeling	1980	RSO
203	recordlabel: RSO 1021 chartposition: RandB #29, UK #7, US #10, US AC #32 writtenby: Robin Gibb & Blue Weaver album: Sunrise	Jimmy Ruffin	Hold On to My Love	1980	RSO
204	recordlabel: RSO 1019 chartposition: RandB #49, US #4, US AC #9 writtenby: Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb album: After Dark	Andy Gibb	Desire	1980	RSO
205	recordlabel: RSO 1017 chartposition: RandB #39, US #107 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Ripe !!!	Ava Cherry	Love Is Good News	1980	RSO
206	recordlabel: RSO 1010 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: S. Wilson III and Wade Brown Jr. album: Today, Tomorrow, Forever	TTF	It's a Groove (Keep On Dancin')	1980	RSO
---	recordlabel: RSO 1 3077 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Something to Believe In	Curtis Mayfield	People Never Give Up	1980	RSO
1	recordlabel: RFC Records 49541 chartposition: US Dance #4 writtenby: Gino Soccio album: S Beat	Gino Soccio	Heartbreaker	1980	RFC Records
2	recordlabel: RFC 49103 chartposition: RandB #91 writtenby: Milt Tennant, Thom Page and Howard Smith	Janice McClain	Smack Dab in the Middle	1980	RFC
3	recordlabel: RCA Victor 3608 chartposition: US Dance #68 writtenby: Bennie Melton Jr. and Joseph Lattisaw Jr. album: Wax Attack	Wax	Wax Attack	1980	RCA Victor
4	recordlabel: RCA Victor 12113 chartposition: US Dance #47 writtenby: Belita Woods, Trenita Womack, William Wooten and Emanuel Johnson album: Soft Lights, Sweet Music	Enchantment	Settin' It Out	1980	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 12107 writtenby: L. Alexander, D. Vilardo album: Ready For Love	The Main Ingredient ft. Cuba Gooding	Makes No Diff'rence To Me	1980	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 12101 writtenby: Maurice Starr and Michael Jonzun album: Flaming Starr comments: [disco funk] mpcode: HOdDzgLXoaM	Maurice Starr	Moving On Up	1980	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 12044 writtenby: Arthur Marcial album: All The Way comments: [ballad] mpcode: eF0acOCgdXM	Kalyan	Can You Love Me	1980	RCA Victor
1	recordlabel: RCA 5 chartposition: UK #6 writtenby: Ralph Kotkov album: Hang Together comments: [love ballad]	Odyssey	If You're Looking for a Way Out	1980	RCA
2	recordlabel: RCA 28 chartposition: RandB #46, UK #39, US Dance #65 writtenby: Susaye Brown, James Brown and Henry Stallings album: Soul Syndrome	James Brown	Rapp Payback (Where is Moses)	1980	RCA
3	recordlabel: RCA 2075 chartposition: RandB #34, US dance #12 writtenby: Ali Hassan, Evelyn King , Kwame Hadi and Theodore Life album: Call on Me	Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King)	Let's Get Funky Tonight	1980	RCA
4	recordlabel: RCA 2 chartposition: RandB #60, UK #46, US #106 writtenby: Roger Ball and Bill Champlin album: Shine	Average White Band	For You, For Love	1980	RCA
5	recordlabel: RCA 1962 chartposition: UK #1, US Dance #6 writtenby: L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer album: Hang Together comments: [disco dance]	Odyssey	Use It Up and Wear It Out	1980	RCA
6	recordlabel: RCA 1962 chartposition: RandB #44, US #105, US Dance #6 writtenby: Doug James and Sandy Linzer comments: charted as Hang Together / Don't Tell Me, Tell Her / Use It Up and Wear It Out in US dance charts	Odyssey	Don't Tell Me, Tell Her	1980	RCA
7	recordlabel: RCA 1922 chartposition: RandB #57, US Dance #14 writtenby: Len Ron Hanks and Zane Grey album: Prime Time	Grey & Hanks	Now I'm Fine	1980	RCA
---	recordlabel: RCA 1913 (UK) writtenby: Mark James album: Breakwater Cat	Thelma Houston	Suspicious Minds	1980	RCA(UK)
1	recordlabel: RCA 1894 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #2, US #19, US dance #1 writtenby: Leon Sylvers III, Stephen Shockley & William Shelby album: The Whispers comments: [disco dance]	The Whispers	And the Beat Goes On	1980	RCA
2	recordlabel: RCA 15 chartposition: US #1, UK #33, US AC #16, US rock #54 writtenby: Janna Allen and Daryl Hall album: Voices	Hall & Oates	Kiss on My List	1980	RCA
3	recordlabel: RCA 12317 chartposition: US #12, UK #55, US AC #15 writtenby: Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil album: Voices	Hall & Oates	You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling	1980	RCA
4	recordlabel: RCA 12108 chartposition: RandB #43 album: Come to My World	Michael Wycoff	Feel My Love	1980	RCA
---	recordlabel: RCA 12101 writtenby: Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun album: Flaming Starr comments: [ballad] mpcode: HcSRdtQMMjc	Maurice Starr	Come See Me Sometime	1980	RCA
1	recordlabel: RCA 12060 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Cecil Shaw and Lamarco Nesbit	The Main Ingredient	Think Positive	1980	RCA
2	recordlabel: RCA 12031 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Amadee Castenell, Dwight Richards, Franky Richard, Joe Smith III (as Joseph Smith III), Mario Tio album: Hipnotism comments: [funk]	Chocolate Milk	Hey Lover	1980	RCA
---	recordlabel: RCA 12016 writtenby: Davis album: Prime Time	Grey & Hanks	Since I Found You (Love Is Better Than Ever)	1980	RCA
---	recordlabel: RCA 11951 writtenby: Robert Browder comments: [disco funk] mpcode: zSBIi0OPxVM	Creators	Just You and Me	1980	RCA
1	recordlabel: RCA 11942 chartposition: US dance #27 writtenby: Jay Stovall, Kevin Nance, Lonnie Ferguson and Melvin Lee album: Moving On comments: [disco funk]	Machine	Is It Love	1980	RCA
2	recordlabel: RCA 11920 chartposition: US #110 writtenby: Sara Allen and Daryl Hall album: X Static comments: [disco]	Hall & Oates	Who Said the World Was Fair	1980	RCA
3	recordlabel: RCA 103652 chartposition: US #30 writtenby: John Oates album: Voices	Hall & Oates	How Does It Feel to Be Back	1980	RCA
4	recordlabel: RAK 63 962 chartposition: RandB #50, UK #17 writtenby: Errol Brown album: Class	Hot Chocolate	Are You Getting Enough of What Makes You Happy	1980	RAK
---	recordlabel: QS Records writtenby: Harrington, Dyson, Harrington comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Clifton Dyson	So Lonely	1980	QS Records
---	recordlabel: QC Records writtenby: B. Love, H. Taylor comments: [funk jazz] mpcode: p3K7SpS8SnE	Pure Pleasure	By My Side	1980	QC Records
---	recordlabel: Q.S. 5000 writtenby: Butch Bonner	Clifton Dyson	I'm Giving Up	1980	Q.S.
1	recordlabel: Prism 315 chartposition: RandB #58, US Dance #1 writtenby: Geraldine Hunt and Kathleen Dyson	Geraldine Hunt	Can't Fake the Feeling	1980	Prism
2	recordlabel: Prism 311 chartposition: RandB #93, US dance #7 writtenby: Wade Hudson, Raymond Hudson, Lisa Stevens and Curtis Hudson album: Pure Energy	Pure Energy	Party On	1980	Prism
3	recordlabel: Prestige 10107 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Eddy Grant album: On Sunshine comments: [jazz funk]	Bill Summers & Summers Heat	Walking on Sunshine	1980	Prestige
4	recordlabel: Prelude 8017 chartposition: US Dance #69 writtenby: Kenny Simmons and Robert Stasiak	Daybreak	Everybody Get Off	1980	Prelude
5	recordlabel: Prelude 8014 chartposition: RandB #49, US Dance #13 writtenby: Rod (as Roch Niangandoumou)	Rod	Shake It Up (Do the Boogaloo)	1980	Prelude
6	recordlabel: Prelude 8012 chartposition: RandB #75, UK #64, US Dance #12 writtenby: Willie Lester and Rodney Brown album: Gayle Adams	Gayle Adams	Stretch' In Out	1980	Prelude
7	recordlabel: Prelude 8011 chartposition: UK #11 writtenby: Rodney Brown and Willie Lester album: You Got What It Takes comments: [disco funk boogie]	Bobby Thurston	Check Out the Groove	1980	Prelude
8	recordlabel: Prelude 8009 chartposition: RandB #78, US Dance #5 writtenby: Rodney Brown and Willie Lester album: You Got What It Takes comments: Charted as You Got What It Takes / Check Out the Groove in US dance charts	Bobby Thurston	You Got What It Takes	1980	Prelude
---	recordlabel: Prelude 523 writtenby: N. Sloley, D. Davis album: I'm Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair)	Inner Life	I Want To Give You Me	1980	Prelude
1	recordlabel: Prelude 519 chartposition: RandB #22, US Dance #7 writtenby: Patrick Adams and Terry Gonzalez album: I'm Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair)	Inner Life	I'm Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair)	1980	Prelude
2	recordlabel: Posse 5005 chartposition: RandB #43 album: Glad You Came My Way	Joe Simon	Glad You Came My Way	1980	Posse
3	recordlabel: Posse 5001 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Don Goodman, Pam Rose and Mary K. Kennedy album: Glad You Came My Way	Joe Simon	Baby, When Love Is in Your Heart (It's in Your Eyes)	1980	Posse
4	recordlabel: Polydor 2140 chartposition: RandB #51	Peaches & Herb	One Child of Love	1980	Polydor
5	recordlabel: Polydor 2137 chartposition: RandB #40, US #103, US Dance #17 writtenby: Kamau Peterson and Dorie Pride album: LaToya Jackson	LaToya Jackson	If You Feel the Funk	1980	Polydor
6	recordlabel: Polydor 2135 chartposition: RandB #16 writtenby: Harry Ray, Al Goodman, Billy Brown (as William Brown), Lee Walter and Vinnie Castellano album: Ray, Goodman and Brown II	Ray, Goodman & Brown	Happy Anniversary	1980	Polydor
7	recordlabel: Polydor 2117 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Michael Jackson and LaToya Jackson album: LaToya Jackson	LaToya Jackson	Night Time Lover	1980	Polydor
8	recordlabel: Polydor 2116 chartposition: RandB #31, US #47, US AC#19 writtenby: Jimmy Kennedy and Georges Boulanger album: Ray, Goodman and Brown II	Ray, Goodman & Brown	My Prayer	1980	Polydor
---	recordlabel: Polydor 2116 writtenby: B. Baker, G. Kerr, L. Toby, V. Castellano album: Ray, Goodman and Brown	Ray, Goodman & Brown	The Way It Should Be	1980	Polydor
1	recordlabel: Polydor 2115 chartposition: RandB #37, US Dance #14 writtenby: Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis album: Worth the Wait	Peaches & Herb	Funtime	1980	Polydor
2	recordlabel: Polydor 2102 chartposition: RandB #86 US #107 writtenby: Carl Sigman and Charles Dawes (as Charles G. Dawes) album: And Once Again	Isaac Hayes	It's All in the Game	1980	Polydor
3	recordlabel: Polydor 2095 chartposition: RandB #98 writtenby: Kevin McLin and Carl Dennis album: Windjammer	Windjammer (aka Windstorm)	Rockin'	1980	Polydor
4	recordlabel: Polydor 2090 chartposition: RandB #49, US dance #8 writtenby: Isaac Hayes album: And Once Again	Isaac Hayes	I Ain't Never	1980	Polydor
5	recordlabel: Polydor 2087 chartposition: US Dance #62 writtenby: Simon Soussan album: Breakout	Arpeggio	Showdown	1980	Polydor
6	recordlabel: Polydor 2077 chartposition: RandB #14, US #76 writtenby: Harry Ray, Al Goodman and Lee Walter album: Ray, Goodman and Brown	Ray, Goodman & Brown	Inside of You	1980	Polydor
7	recordlabel: Polydor 2073 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Harry Bowens, Jervonny Collier, Marty Sharon and Robert R. Barnes album: More of You	Alton McClain & Destiny	I Don't Want to Be with Nobody Else	1980	Polydor
8	recordlabel: Polydor 2068 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Isaac Hayes album: Don't Let Go	Isaac Hayes	A Few More Kisses	1980	Polydor
9	recordlabel: Polydor 2066 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: Bobby Caldwell and Alfons Kettner album: No Stranger to Love	Roy Ayers	What You Won't Do for Love	1980	Polydor
10	recordlabel: Polydor 2053 chartposition: RandB #37, US #19, US AC #33 writtenby: Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren album: Twice the Fire comments: [love ballad]	Peaches & Herb	I Pledge My Love	1980	Polydor
11	recordlabel: Polydor 2050 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: Johnny Bristol album: More Of You (Alton McClain & Destiny)	Johnny Bristol with Alton McClain	Hang On In There Baby	1980	Polydor
12	recordlabel: Polydor 2033 chartposition: RandB #1, US #5, US AC #17 writtenby: Harry Ray, Al Goodman & Lee Walter album: Ray, Goodman & Brown comments: [Sweet Soul]	Ray, Goodman & Brown	Special Lady	1980	Polydor
13	recordlabel: Polydor 188 (UK) chartposition: UK #41 writtenby: Bill Sharpe (as William Sharpe) comments: [jazz funk]	Shakatak	Feels Like the Right Time	1980	Polydor(UK)
14	recordlabel: Polydor 122 chartposition: US dance #33 writtenby: Gregg Diamond album: Tiger Tiger	Gregg Diamond Bionic Boogie	Tiger Tiger (Feel Good for a While)	1980	Polydor
15	recordlabel: Polydor 121 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Brad Shapiro and Randy McCormick album: People	James Brown	Regrets	1980	Polydor
16	recordlabel: Planet 47920 chartposition: RandB #22, US #52, US dance #26 writtenby: Anita Pointer, Trevor Lawrence and Mario Henderson album: Special Things	The Pointer Sisters	Could I Be Dreaming	1980	Planet
17	recordlabel: Planet 47916 chartposition: RandB #10, US #3, US dance #26, US AC #13 writtenby: Tom Snow & Cynthia Weil album: Special Things	The Pointer Sisters	He's So Shy	1980	Planet
18	recordlabel: Phase II 857 chartposition: RandB #59, US Dance #55 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon album: One Step Ahead	Hamilton Bohannon	Throw Down the Groove	1980	Phase II
19	recordlabel: Phase II 5651 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon album: One Step Ahead	Hamilton Bohannon	Dance, Dance, Dance All Night	1980	Phase II
---	recordlabel: Paula 449 writtenby: Harrison Calloway album: Good Woman Go Bad comments: [southern soul]	Barbara Carr	Good Woman Go Bad	1980	Paula
---	recordlabel: Paul Winley 12x33	Bambaataa, Zulu Nation, Soul Sonic Force	Zulu Nation Throw Down	1980	Paul Winley x
1	recordlabel: Passion Records 12 6 chartposition: US Dance #19 writtenby: Art Posey, Josef Powell and Simon Soussan album: Queen of Fools	Jessica Williams	Queen of Fools	1980	Passion Records
---	recordlabel: Parkway 1557 writtenby: Fred Rains album: The Softones and First Class Together	First Class	Candy	1980	Parkway
---	recordlabel: Parkway 1556 writtenby: Stanley Howard album: Candy	First Class	Don't Listen To Your Friends	1980	Parkway
1	recordlabel: Panorama 12131 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway and Geoff Stephens album: Frank Hooker and Positive People comments: [philly sound]	Frank Hooker & Positive People	Like Sister and Brother	1980	Panorama
2	recordlabel: Panorama 12094 chartposition: RandB #92, US dance #14 writtenby: Rob Galbraith	Belinda West	Seabiscuit in the Fifth	1980	Panorama
3	recordlabel: Panorama 11984 chartposition: RandB #40, US Dance #33 writtenby: Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble) and Leon Huff album: Frank Hooker and Positive People comments: charted as I Wanna Know Your Name / This Feelin' in US dance charts	Frank Hooker & Positive People	I Wanna Know Your Name	1980	Panorama
4	recordlabel: POLO 6 (UK) chartposition: UK #32 writtenby: Adrian Baker and Eddie Seago	Liquid Gold	The Night, the Wine and the Roses	1980	POLO(UK)
5	recordlabel: POLO 4 (UK) chartposition: UK #8 writtenby: Adrian Baker and Eddie Seago album: Liquid Gold comments: [disco]	Liquid Gold	Substitute	1980	POLO(UK)
6	recordlabel: POLO 1 chartposition: UK #2, US Dance #26 writtenby: Adrian Baker and Eddie Seago comments: [disco]	Liquid Gold	Dance Yourself Dizzy	1980	POLO
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 8991 writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff album: The Year 2000	The O'Jays	The Year 2000	1980	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 7051 writtenby: W. Dixon album: Shades of Blue mpcode: 7r5iDTaETwI	Lou Rawls	Hoochie Coochie Man	1980	P.I.R.
1	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3750 chartposition: US #77 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: Sit Down and Talk to Me	Lou Rawls	You're My Blessing	1980	P.I.R.
2	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3746 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: The Best Love	Jerry Butler	The Best Love I Ever Had	1980	P.I.R.
3	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3742 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff	Teddy Pendergrass	It's You I Love	1980	P.I.R.
4	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3738 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: Sit Down and Talk to Me	Lou Rawls	Sit Down and Talk to Me	1980	P.I.R.
5	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3736 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: The Best of Billy Paul	Billy Paul	You're My Sweetness	1980	P.I.R.
6	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3735 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: The Jones Girls	The Jones Girls	I'm At Your Mercy	1980	P.I.R.
7	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3733 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: Teddy Live! Coast to Coast	Teddy Pendergrass	Shout and Scream	1980	P.I.R.
8	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3730 chartposition: RandB #87 weeksinr&bchart: 3	Silk	I Can't Stop (Turning You On)	1980	P.I.R.
9	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3724 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Dexter Wansel and Cynthia Biggs album: Time Is Slipping Away	Dexter Wansel ft. Terri Wells	The Sweetest Pain	1980	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3121 writtenby: D. Wansel, C. Biggs album: At Peace with Woman	The Jones Girls	When I'm Gone	1980	P.I.R.
1	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3121 chartposition: RandB #9 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: At Peace with Woman	The Jones Girls	I Just Love the Man	1980	P.I.R.
2	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3116 chartposition: RandB #2, US #44 writtenby: Cecil Womack, Linda Womack & Gip Noble album: TP / The Best Of Philadelphia comments: [philly sound ballad] Â	Teddy Pendergrass	Love T.K.O.	1980	P.I.R.

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