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
301	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3114 chartposition: RandB #37 album: Shades of Blue	Lou Rawls	I Go Crazy	1980	P.I.R.
302	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3113 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Keith Echols album: The Best Love	Jerry Butler featuring Debra Henry of Silk	Don't Be an Island	1980	P.I.R.
303	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3111 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: At Peace with Woman	The Jones Girls	Dance Turned into a Romance	1980	P.I.R.
304	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3109 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Leon Huff album: Here to Create Music	Leon Huff	Tight Money	1980	P.I.R.
305	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3107 chartposition: RandB #3, US #52, US dance #52 writtenby: Ken Hirsch & Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller] (as Ron Miller) album: TP comments: [ballad] Â	Teddy Pendergrass	Can't We Try	1980	P.I.R.
306	recordlabel: P.I.R. 3102 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Homer Banks and Allen Jones album: Sit Down and Talk to Me	Lou Rawls	Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)	1980	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 2007 writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff album: At Peace With Woman	The Jones Girls	Back In The Day	1980	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 1030	The Jones Girls	At Peace With Woman	1980	P.I.R.
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 02007 writtenby: D. Wansel, B. Biggs, L. Rawls, T. Pendergrass album: At Peace with Woman	The Jones Girls	Let's Celebrate (Sittin' On Top Of The World)	1980	P.I.R.
1	recordlabel: Ovation 1205 chartposition: RandB #91, US Dance #28 writtenby: Don Burnside comments: [Fill Me Up / You Made Me Do It Again in US dance charts]	Elaine & Ellen	Fill Me Up	1980	Ovation
2	recordlabel: Newman 5001 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Don Covay and A. Covay	Don Covay	Badd Boy	1980	Newman
3	recordlabel: NIA 1003 chartposition: US Dance #15 writtenby: Taharqa Aleem and Tunde Ra Aleem	The Fantastic Aleems	Hooked on Your Love	1980	NIA
---	recordlabel: Motown 1507 writtenby: M. Calhoun, P. DeMudd album: Invitation To Love comments: [disco funk] mpcode: N8qYD7wxnAg	Dazz Band	Magnetized	1980	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 1507 chartposition: RandB #51, US #109 writtenby: Michael Calhoun and Pierre DeMudd album: Invitation to Love comments: [Motown Sound]	Dazz Band	Invitation to Love	1980	Motown
2	recordlabel: Motown 1500 chartposition: RandB #65, US Dance #75 writtenby: Michael Calhoun album: Invitation to Love comments: [Motown Sound]	Dazz Band	Shake It Up	1980	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown 1498 writtenby: M. Sharron, Z. Conkerita comments: [Motown Sound]	Platinum Hook	Words Of Love	1980	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 1496 chartposition: RandB #14, UK #16, US #9, US AC #9 writtenby: Carole Bayer Sager & Michael Masser album: To Love Again / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12 comments: [ballad]	Diana Ross	It's My Turn	1980	Motown
2	recordlabel: Motown 1495 chartposition: RandB #27, US #54, US AC #44 writtenby: Darrell Jones and Lionel Richie album: Heroes comments: [Motown Sound]	The Commodores	Heroes	1980	Motown
3	recordlabel: Motown 1494 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #2, US dance #1, US 31, US AC #18 writtenby: Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards album: Diana / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11 comments: [Motown Sound]	Diana Ross	Upside Down	1980	Motown
4	recordlabel: Motown 1491 chartposition: RandB #6, US #5, UK #13, US dance #1 writtenby: Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers album: Diana / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12	Diana Ross	I'm Coming Out	1980	Motown
5	recordlabel: Motown 1490 chartposition: RandB #32, US #34 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Let's Get Serious comments: [Motown Sound]	Jermaine Jackson	You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me	1980	Motown
6	recordlabel: Motown 1489 chartposition: RandB #8, US #20, US AC #47 writtenby: Milan Williams album: Heroes comments: [disco funk] [Motown Sound]	The Commodores	Old-Fashion Love	1980	Motown
7	recordlabel: Motown 1487 chartposition: RandB #94 writtenby: Ozone album: Walk On comments: [Motown Sound] [instrumental]	Ozone	Walk On	1980	Motown
8	recordlabel: Motown 1486 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Grover Washington Jr. album: Skylarkin' comments: [Motown Sound] [instrumental] [jazz funk]	Grover Washington, Jr.	Snake Eyes	1980	Motown
9	recordlabel: Motown 1482 chartposition: US Dance #83 writtenby: Clifton Dyson, Lee Harrington and Preston Harrington comments: [Motown Sound]	Clifton Dyson	Body in Motion (Want Your Body in Motion with Mine)	1980	Motown
10	recordlabel: Motown 1469 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #8, US #9, US dance #2 writtenby: Lee Garrett & Stevie Wonder album: Let's Get Serious / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11	Jermaine Jackson	Let's Get Serious	1980	Motown
11	recordlabel: Motown 1218 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Lionel Richie album: Heroes comments: [Motown Sound]	The Commodores	Jesus Is Love	1980	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown 1216 (UK) writtenby: D. Pitchford, F. Carlin comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	There's More Where That Came From	1980	Motown(UK)
1	recordlabel: Motown 1216 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Fred Karlin and Dean Pitchford album: Loving Couples: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from Loving Couples comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	Take Me Away	1980	Motown
2	recordlabel: Motown 1212 chartposition: RandB #17 writtenby: Jermaine Jackson and Paul M. Jackson Jr. album: Jermaine [1980 album] comments: [Motown Sound]	Jermaine Jackson	Little Girl Don't You Worry	1980	Motown
3	recordlabel: Motown 1203 chartposition: RandB #9, UK #28, US #37, US dance #2 writtenby: Teena Marie album: Irons in the Fire / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11 comments: [disco funk]	Teena Marie	I Need Your Lovin	1980	Motown
4	recordlabel: Motown 1202 chartposition: UK #5, US #109 writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers album: Diana / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11	Diana Ross	My Old Piano	1980	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown 1200 writtenby: A. Smith, R. Barrett album: Syreeta / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11 comments: [ballad] mpcode: FX5grh2g80s	Syreeta	He's Gone	1980	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 1198 chartposition: RandB #17, US dance #38 writtenby: Leroy Burgess, James Calloway and Sonny T. Davenport (as Sonny Davenport) album: Garden of Love / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11 comments: [Motown Sound]	Rick James	Big Time	1980	Motown
2	recordlabel: Motown 1194 chartposition: US dance #2, UK #32 writtenby: Jermaine Jackson , Jim Foelber and Phyllis Molinary album: Let's Get Serious / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11	Jermaine Jackson	Burnin' Hot	1980	Motown
3	recordlabel: Motown 1185 (UK) chartposition: RandB #21, UK #6, US dance #4 writtenby: Teena Marie, Richard Rudolph album: Lady T / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11 comments: [Motown Sound] [funk]	Teena Marie	Behind the Groove	1980	Motown(UK)
---	recordlabel: Motown 1177 (UK) writtenby: Frank Busey, John Duarte album: Mary Wilson comments: [mid-tempo ballad] mpcode: OT99pJ9tkb4	Mary Wilson	Pick Up The Pieces	1980	Motown(UK)
1	recordlabel: Motown 1175 (UK) chartposition: UK #47 writtenby: Billy Preston album: Late At Night / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11 comments: [Motown Sound]	Billy Preston & Syreeta	It Will Come In Time	1980	Motown(UK)
2	recordlabel: Motown 1173 (UK) chartposition: UK #63 writtenby: Stevie Wonder and Yvonne Wright album: Stevie Wonder's Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Black Orchid	1980	Motown(UK)
---	recordlabel: Morning Glory 102 writtenby: M. McConnell, S. Edwards album: Touching You	Perfect Touch	Merry Go Round	1980	Morning Glory
---	recordlabel: Mirage 258 writtenby: Doug James, Sandy Linzer album: House Of Music	T.S. Monk	Can't Keep My Hands To Myself	1980	Mirage
1	recordlabel: Milestone Records 101 chartposition: UK #19 writtenby: Jose Roberto Bertrami, Ivan Conte and Alex Malheiros album: Light as a Feather comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Azymuth	Jazz Carnival	1980	Milestone Records
---	recordlabel: Midwest Int. 1720 writtenby: Judy Davis album: Upward Bound	Starvue	Body Fusion	1980	Midwest Int.
---	recordlabel: Midtown 109 writtenby: Bill R. Wright	Bill Wright	You Can't Let Your Left Hand Know (What Your Right Hand Do)	1980	Midtown
1	recordlabel: Midsong 72000 chartposition: RandB #53 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) and Valerie Simpson (as Val Simpson)	Wardell Piper	Gimme Something Real	1980	Midsong
2	recordlabel: Mercury Line 7 chartposition: UK #67 writtenby: Francis, Hinds, Beckles album: Breaking Point comments: [disco funk]	Central Line	(You Know) You Can Do It	1980	Mercury Line
---	recordlabel: Mercury 76114 writtenby: Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson album: The Gap Band II	The Gap Band	No Hiding Place	1980	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 76091 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #22, US dance #19 writtenby: Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons & Rudy Taylor album: Gap Band III comments: [disco funk boogie]	The Gap Band	Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)	1980	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 76089 chartposition: RandB #8, US #40, US dance #25 writtenby: Michael Cooper album: Touch comments: [funk]	Con Funk Shun	Too Tight	1980	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 76088 chartposition: RandB #7, US dance #73 writtenby: Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Larry Dodson album: As One	The Bar-Kays	Boogie Body Land	1980	Mercury
4	recordlabel: Mercury 76079 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Michael Cooper album: Spirit of Love	Con Funk Shun	Happy Face	1980	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Mercury 76075 chartposition: RandB #4, UK #47, US #87, US dance #9 writtenby: Kurtis Blow, Robert Ford Jr., J.B. Moore, Russell Simmons & Larry Smith album: Kurtis Blow comments: [hip hop]	Kurtis Blow	The Breaks	1980	Mercury
6	recordlabel: Mercury 76067 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Cecil Womack, Linda Womack and Eddie Noble album: Here's to You	David Oliver	Love TKO	1980	Mercury
7	recordlabel: Mercury 76066 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Felton Pilate album: Spirit of Love	Con Funk Shun	By Your Side	1980	Mercury
8	recordlabel: Mercury 76062 chartposition: RandB #36, UK #30 writtenby: Lonnie Simmons, Rudolph Taylor, Charlie Wilson and Ronnie Wilson album: Gap Band II	The Gap Band	Party Lights	1980	Mercury
9	recordlabel: Mercury 76054 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Marvin Gaye and Anna Gordy Gaye album: Music in the Air	Hamilton Bohannon	Baby I'm for Real	1980	Mercury
10	recordlabel: Mercury 76051 chartposition: RandB #8, US #101, US Dance #20 writtenby: Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate album: Spirit of Love	Con Funk Shun	Got to Be Enough	1980	Mercury
11	recordlabel: Mercury 76038 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Vance Tenort album: L.A. Boppers	L.A. Boppers	Is This the Best (Bop-Doo-Wah)	1980	Mercury
12	recordlabel: Mercury 76036 chartposition: RandB #25, US #60 writtenby: Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Larry Dodson album: Injoy	The Bar-Kays	Today Is the Day	1980	Mercury
13	recordlabel: Mercury 76026 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Con Funk Shun album: Candy	Con Funk Shun	Da Lady	1980	Mercury
14	recordlabel: Mercury 76021 chartposition: RandB #10, US #103 writtenby: Lonnie Simmons, Charlie Wilson and Ronnie Wilson album: Gap Band II	The Gap Band	Steppin' (Out)	1980	Mercury
15	recordlabel: Mercury 74080 chartposition: RandB #13 writtenby: Ronnie Wilson (as Ronnie James Wilson) and Charles Wilson (as Charles Kent Wilson) album: The Gap Band	The Gap Band	Open Up Your Mind (Wide)	1980	Mercury
16	recordlabel: Mercury 22 (UK) chartposition: RandB #4, UK #6, US #101, US Dance #52 writtenby: C. Wilson, L. Simmons, R. Wilson, R. Taylor album: Gap Band II comments: [disco funk]	The Gap Band	Oops Up Side Your Head	1980	Mercury(UK)
17	recordlabel: Mercury 154 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #7, US #19, US dance #26 writtenby: Jonah Ellis, Alisa Peoples & Lonnie Simmons album: The Two of Us	Yarbrough & Peoples	Don't Stop the Music	1980	Mercury
18	recordlabel: Mercury 153 chartposition: RandB #31, US dance #75 writtenby: Kurtis Blow , J.B. Moore and William Waring album: Kurtis Blow	Kurtis Blow	Throughout Your Years	1980	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Mercury 1 3821 writtenby: Ken Gold, Micky Denne album: Delegation comments: [album cut] [disco dance]	Delegation	One More Step To Take	1980	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mango 103 chartposition: RandB #9 writtenby: Clarence Burke album: The Invisible Man's Band	The Invisible Man's Band	All Night Thing	1980	Mango
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2070 writtenby: Randy Goodrum album: Ruby Wilson	Ruby Wilson	Bluer Than Blue	1980	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2066 writtenby: L. Chamber, L. Lewis album: Tonite	Sho Nuff	It's Alright	1980	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2064 writtenby: C. Whitsett, B. McRee album: Dorothy Moore	Dorothy Moore	Make It Soon	1980	Malaco
1	recordlabel: Malaco 2062 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Joe Seneca and J. Otis album: Talk to Me	Dorothy Moore	Talk to Me -- Every Beat of My Heart	1980	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Malaco album: Ruby Wilson comments: [album cut]	Ruby Wilson	Seeing You Again	1980	Malaco
1	recordlabel: Magic Disc 222 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Earl Shuman and Leon Carr album: Flakes	Flakes	Hey There Lonely Girl	1980	Magic Disc
---	recordlabel: Maestro 11027 writtenby: A. J. Brown	A.J. Brown	Making Love Together	1980	Maestro
1	recordlabel: MIR 001 chartposition: US Dance #78 writtenby: Anthony W. Miller, Larry Tate album: Slippin' And Dippin'	Coffee	I Wanna Be With You	1980	MIR
2	recordlabel: MCA Sweet City 51081 chartposition: US Dance #34 writtenby: Mark Avsec album: Mandolay	La Flavour	To the Boys in the Band	1980	MCA Sweet City
---	recordlabel: MCA SAM 9 (UK) album: Carnaval comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Spyro Gyra	Foxtrot	1980	MCA SAM(UK)
1	recordlabel: MCA 646 (UK) chartposition: RandB #35, UK #39 writtenby: Wilton Felder, Wilton Felder Jr. and Derrell Nix album: Inherit the Wind comments: [jazz funk]	Wilton Felder ft Bobby Womack	Inherit the Wind	1980	MCA(UK)
---	recordlabel: MCA 5147 writtenby: E. Rabbitt, R. McCormick, D. Malloy, B. Stevens album: Let's Do It Today comments: [album cut]	Lenny Williams	Suspicions	1980	MCA
1	recordlabel: MCA 51036 chartposition: RandB #68, US #10, US AC #11 writtenby: Donald Fagen & Walter Becker album: Gaucho	Steely Dan	Hey Nineteen	1980	MCA
2	recordlabel: MCA 51021 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Al Hudson album: One Way featuring Al Hudson	One Way featuring Al Hudson	Something in the Past	1980	MCA
---	recordlabel: MCA 51016 writtenby: Alonoz Surrett, Ezra Buckner, Reggie Gillerson, Randy Hall album: Comin' Out	Alfonzo Surrett	Only A Winner	1980	MCA
---	recordlabel: MCA 51006	Lamar Thomas	Feel So Good Inside	1980	MCA
1	recordlabel: MCA 41312 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Rickey Sebastian album: Kingdom Come	Shotgun	Bad Babe	1980	MCA
2	recordlabel: MCA 41306 chartposition: RandB #34, US #109 writtenby: Stan Vincent album: Let's Do It Today	Lenny Williams	Ooh Child	1980	MCA
3	recordlabel: MCA 41298 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Al Hudson and Kevin McCord album: Push	One Way featuring Al Hudson	Pop It	1980	MCA
4	recordlabel: MCA 41295 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Joe Sample and Will Jennings album: Rhapsody And Blues comments: [jazz funk]	The Crusaders featuring Bill Withers	Soul Shadows	1980	MCA
5	recordlabel: MCA 41275 chartposition: US #105, US AC #48 writtenby: Jay Beckenstein album: Catching the Sun comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Spyro Gyra	Percolator	1980	MCA
6	recordlabel: MCA 41267 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Tom Saviano, Jean Marie Arnold album: Heat	Heat	Just Like You	1980	MCA
7	recordlabel: MCA 41249 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Billy Beck (as Willie Beck), Anthony Miller, Alice Sanderson and Keith Echols	Alfonzo Surrett	Make It Feel Good	1980	MCA
8	recordlabel: MCA 41241 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: L.J. Reynolds (as Larry album: 10Ã‚Â½	The Dramatics	Be with the One You Love	1980	MCA
9	recordlabel: MCA 41238 chartposition: RandB #36, US Dance #32 writtenby: Alicia Myers and Kevin McCord album: One Way featuring Al Hudson	One Way featuring Al Hudson	Do Your Thang	1980	MCA
10	recordlabel: MCA 41230 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: David Wolinski, John Robinson, Patti Austin and Peggy Jones album: Masterjam	Rufus (and Chaka Khan)	I'm Dancing for Your Love	1980	MCA
11	recordlabel: MCA 41209 chartposition: RandB #96 writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Ron Hammon, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb, Pat Rizzo and Howard album: The Music Band 2	War	I'll Be Around	1980	MCA
12	recordlabel: MCA 41203 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Tom Saviano & Jean Marie Arnold album: Heat comments: Slow Jam	Heat	Baby (This Love That We've Found)	1980	MCA
13	recordlabel: MCA 41197 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Bobby Bland album: I Feel Good, I Feel Fine	Bobby Bland	Soon as the Weather Breaks	1980	MCA
14	recordlabel: MCA 41195 chartposition: RandB #53 writtenby: Cheryl Pitts, Ray Barnes and Webster Lewis album: Emotion	Merry Clayton	Emotion	1980	MCA
15	recordlabel: MCA 41191 chartposition: RandB #24, US #102, US Dance #5 writtenby: David Wolinski album: Masterjam	Rufus (and Chaka Khan)	Any Love	1980	MCA
16	recordlabel: MCA 41180 chartposition: US #68, US AC #15 writtenby: Jay Beckenstein album: Catching the Sun comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Spyro Gyra	Catching the Sun	1980	MCA
---	recordlabel: MCA 41178 writtenby: Tony Hester album: Anytime, Anyplace	The Dramatics	A Marriage On Paper Only	1980	MCA

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