Soul R&B Music Charts of 1982 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1982 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

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#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
1	recordlabel: Zoo York 03383 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: R.J. Rice album: R.J.'s Latest Arrival [1982 album]	R.J.s Latest Arrival	Stay With Me	1982	Zoo York
2	recordlabel: Zoo York 02738 chartposition: RandB #35, US Dance #47 writtenby: R.J. Rice and Q. Baxter album: R.J.'s Latest Arrival [1982 album]	R.J.s Latest Arrival	(Aerobic Dancin) Keep Dancin'	1982	Zoo York
3	recordlabel: Zoo York 02683 chartposition: US Dance #65 writtenby: Billy Mersey, Carol Williams and Rose McCoy comments: [disco dance]	Carol Williams & the Billy Mersey Band	Shake It Easy	1982	Zoo York
4	recordlabel: Ze / Island 104 716 chartposition: UK #2, US Dance #18 writtenby: Kid Creole (as August Darnell) album: Tropical Gangsters	Kid Creole & the Coconuts	Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy	1982	Ze / Island
5	recordlabel: ZE Records 6793 chartposition: UK #7, US Dance #25 writtenby: Kid Creole (as August Darnell) album: Tropical Gangsters comments: [disco funk hip-hop]	Kid Creole & the Coconuts	Stool Pigeon	1982	ZE Records
6	recordlabel: Y Records 10 chartposition: RandB #3, US dance #56 writtenby: Andrew Carpenter, Roger Freeman, Chris Hamlin, James Johnstone, Chris Lee, Timothy Moore album: Pigbag comments: [disco jazz funk instrumental]	Pigbag	Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag	1982	Y Records
7	recordlabel: West End 22149 chartposition: US Dance #11 writtenby: Richard James Cobb, Clifton Dyson and Sterling Lacy Sanford comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Brenda Taylor	You Can't Have You Cake and Eat It Too	1982	West End
---	recordlabel: West End 22147 writtenby: A. Gilchrist, D. Terry, R. Nembward, D. Howard comments: [electronic disco funk]	Stone	Girl I Like The Way That You Move	1982	West End
1	recordlabel: West End 22145 chartposition: US Dance #54 writtenby: Mark Wilson and Mike Cleveland comments: [disco funk]	Glass	Let Me Feel Your Heartbeat	1982	West End
---	recordlabel: West End 22142 writtenby: Arlene Hill McCall comments: [disco dance]	Al McCall	Hard Times	1982	West End
1	recordlabel: West End 22141 chartposition: US Dance #65 writtenby: Larry Joseph comments: [disco]	Sparque	Music Turns Me On	1982	West End
2	recordlabel: West End 22140 chartposition: RandB #89, US Dance #6 weeksinr&bchart: Brodie Williams and R. B. Fowler album: Life Is Something Special	Peech Boys	Don't Make Me Wait	1982	West End
3	recordlabel: West End 1248 chartposition: UK #18, US dance #5, RandB #65 writtenby: Ronald Miller (as Ron Miller) & Bert Reid (as Bertram Reid) comments: [disco funk boogie]	Raw Silk	Do It to the Music	1982	West End
4	recordlabel: Waylo 114 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Billy Always, Willie Mitchell, Bernard Miller album: Billy Always comments: [southern soul ballad]	Billy Always	Didn't We Do It	1982	Waylo
5	recordlabel: Wave 7001 chartposition: RandB #85, US Dance #11 writtenby: David Blumberg and Catherine Mitchell Lord comments: [electronic disco]	Brenda Jones	My Heart's Not in It	1982	Wave
6	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 79302 chartposition: RandB #4, US #10, UK #18, US dance #3 writtenby: Quincy Jones, Merria Ross & Rod Temperton album: Donna Summer	Donna Summer	Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)	1982	Warner Bros.
7	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 49864 chartposition: RandB #7, US dance #16, US #90 writtenby: Prince & Dez Dickerson album: The Time	The Time	Cool	1982	Warner Bros.
8	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 29896 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #4, UK #25, US #44 writtenby: Prince album: 1999 comments: [disco]	Prince	1999	1982	Warner Bros.
9	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 29893 chartposition: RandB #16, US #102 writtenby: Nicholas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: Various Casino Lights, Recorded Live At Montreux, Switzerland	Randy Crawford, Al Jarreau & Yellowjackets	Your Precious Love	1982	Warner Bros.
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 17907 (UK) writtenby: A. Jarreau, T. Canning, J. Graydon album: Breakin' Away comments: [ballad]	Al Jarreau	Our Love	1982	Warner Bros.(UK)
1	recordlabel: Warner 9908 7 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #7, US #101 writtenby: Prince album: Vanity 6	Vanity 6	Nasty Girl	1982	Warner
---	recordlabel: Warner 9642 (UK) writtenby: Brian Jackson album: Sunfire comments: [disco funk] (full length version)	Sunfire	Step In The Light	1982	Warner(UK)
1	recordlabel: Warner 7 29952 chartposition: RandB #2, US #88, US dance #42 writtenby: Prince (as Jamie Starr) album: What Time Is It?	The Time	777-9311	1982	Warner
2	recordlabel: Warner 7 29764 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Morris Day album: What Time Is It?	The Time	Gigolos Get Lonely Too	1982	Warner
3	recordlabel: Warner 50068 chartposition: RandB #16, US #102, US dance #17 writtenby: Michael Bolotin and Patrick Henderson album: Sooner or Later comments: [funk]	Larry Graham	Don't Stop When You're Hot	1982	Warner
4	recordlabel: Warner 50044 chartposition: RandB #29, US #103 writtenby: William Collins album: The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away comments: [funk]	William Bootsy Collins	Take a Lickin' and Keep on Kickin'	1982	Warner
5	recordlabel: Warner 50039 chartposition: RandB #49 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: Morris Day, Jamie Starr album: The Time comments: [disco funk]	The Time	The Stick	1982	Warner
6	recordlabel: Warner 50039 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Prince album: The Time comments: [ballad]	The Time	Girl	1982	Warner
7	recordlabel: Warner 50037 chartposition: RandB #79, US Dance #21 album: Atkins comments: [disco dance]	Atkins	Feel It, Don't Fight It	1982	Warner
8	recordlabel: Warner 50032 chartposition: RandB #51, US #70, US AC #19 writtenby: Gene De Paul and Sammy Cahn album: Breakin' Away comments: [beat ballad]	Al Jarreau	Teach Me Tonight	1982	Warner
9	recordlabel: Warner 50005 chartposition: RandB #16, UK #14, US #52, US AC #29 writtenby: Michael Garvin & Tom Shapiro album: The George Benson Collection	George Benson	Never Give Up on a Good Thing	1982	Warner
10	recordlabel: Warner 49883 chartposition: RandB #24 writtenby: Roger Troutman and Larry Troutman album: The Many Facets of Roger comments: [disco funk]	Roger (Troutman)	Do It Roger	1982	Warner
11	recordlabel: Warner 29998 chartposition: UK #48, RandB #50, US #110 writtenby: Carole Bayer Sager and Marvin Hamlisch album: Windsong comments: [ballad]	Randy Crawford	One Hello	1982	Warner
12	recordlabel: Warner 29987 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Bill LaBounty and Roy Freeland album: Windsong comments: [beat ballad]	Randy Crawford	Look Who's Lonely Now	1982	Warner
13	recordlabel: Warner 29985 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: James Mtume and Reggie Lucas album: Exciting comments: [disco funk]	Marc Sadane	One Minute from Love	1982	Warner
14	recordlabel: Warner 29984 chartposition: RandB #70, US #70, US Dance #44 writtenby: Jerry Barnes & Katreese Barnes album: Happy Hour comments: [disco dance]	Deodato	Happy Hour	1982	Warner
15	recordlabel: Warner 29965 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Bootsy Collins and George Clinton album: The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away comments: [funk]	William Bootsy Collins	Shine-O-Myte (Rag Popping)	1982	Warner
16	recordlabel: Warner 29961 chartposition: RandB #1, US #101, US dance #62 writtenby: Roger (as Roger Troutman) & Larry Troutman album: Zapp II	Zapp	Dance Floor	1982	Warner
17	recordlabel: Warner 29956 chartposition: RandB #27, US #110, UK #54, US dance #17 writtenby: Larry Graham album: Sooner or Later comments: [disco funk]	Larry Graham	Sooner or Later	1982	Warner
18	recordlabel: Warner 29946 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: James Mtume and Reggie Lucas album: Exciting comments: [disco dance]	Marc Sadane	Exciting	1982	Warner
19	recordlabel: Warner 29933 chartposition: RandB #7, UK #43, US #4, US AC #8 writtenby: Michael McDonald, Ed Sanford, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller album: If That's What It Takes	Michael McDonald	I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)	1982	Warner
20	recordlabel: Warner 29900 chartposition: RandB #54, US rock #17, US #26, US AC #8 writtenby: Donald Fagen album: The Nightfly comments: [reggae beat]	Donald Fagen	I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)	1982	Warner
21	recordlabel: Warner 29897 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Dean Gant and Rowland Smith album: Sunfire comments: [disco funk]	Sunfire	Shake Your Body	1982	Warner
22	recordlabel: Warner 29891 chartposition: RandB #10, US #103 writtenby: Roger Troutman and Larry Troutman album: Zapp II comments: [funk]	Zapp	Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)	1982	Warner
23	recordlabel: Warner 29889 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Bootsy Collins and Joel Johnson	Bootsy's Rubber Band	Body Slam	1982	Warner
24	recordlabel: Warner 29862 chartposition: US #44, US AC #28 writtenby: Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins album: If That's What It Takes	Michael McDonald	I Gotta Try	1982	Warner
25	recordlabel: Warner 29856 chartposition: RandB #24, US #104, US dance #42 writtenby: Prince (as Jamie Starr) album: What Time Is It?	The Time	The Walk	1982	Warner
26	recordlabel: Warner 29801 chartposition: UK #60, RandB #69, US #108 writtenby: John Lennon album: Casino Lights comments: [live]	Randy Crawford	Imagine	1982	Warner
---	recordlabel: Warner 29796 writtenby: Rowland Smith album: Sunfire comments: [funk]	Sunfire	Feet	1982	Warner
1	recordlabel: Warner 29745 chartposition: RandB #48, US dance #26 writtenby: Bunny Sigler and Jane Lumibao album: Chaka Khan	Chaka Khan	Tearin' It Up	1982	Warner
2	recordlabel: WMOT 546 chartposition: UK #2, RandB #89 writtenby: Len Barry & Bobby Eli album: Breakin' Out	Fat Larry's Band	Zoom	1982	WMOT
---	recordlabel: WMOT 02929 writtenby: T. Price, B. Wells, N. Martinelli album: Watch Out comments: [beat ballad]	Brandi Wells	Fantasy	1982	WMOT
1	recordlabel: WMOT 02798 chartposition: RandB #67, US Dance #24 writtenby: Mark Birts, Nick Martinelli and Terry Price album: Breakin' Out comments: [disco dance]	Fat Larry's Band	Act Like You Know	1982	WMOT
2	recordlabel: WMOT 02654 chartposition: RandB #27, US Dance #16 writtenby: Brandi Wells and Nick Martinelli album: Watch Out comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Brandi Wells	Watch Out	1982	WMOT
---	recordlabel: WEA 79285 writtenby: Gil album: Luar comments: [jazz funk]	Gilberto Gil	Palco	1982	WEA
1	recordlabel: WEA 19136 (UK) chartposition: UK #53 writtenby: Bugatti, Musker album: The Dukes Bugatti and Musker	The Dukes	Thank You For The Party	1982	WEA(UK)
2	recordlabel: Virgin/Epic 1642 chartposition: RandB #34, UK #3, US # 2, US AC #6, US dance #46 writtenby: Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss album: Kissing to Be Clever comments: [disco pop]	Culture Club	Time (Clock of the Heart)	1982	Virgin/Epic
3	recordlabel: Virgin/Epic 03368 chartposition: RandB #39, UK #1, US #2, US dance #34, US AC #8, US rock #21 writtenby: Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss album: Kissing to Be Clever comments: [Reggae]	Culture Club	Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?	1982	Virgin/Epic
---	recordlabel: Virgin 497-12 writtenby: S. Nichol comments: [disco funk] mpcode: GfM3_XUsyKs	Loose Ends	In The Sky	1982	Virgin
1	recordlabel: Victory 1000 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #88 writtenby: Sylvia Robinson, L. Roberts album: Changin' Times comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Positive Express	Not On The Outside	1982	Victory
2	recordlabel: Venture 5022 chartposition: US dance #57 writtenby: Freddie James, Geraldine Hunt and Peter Dowse album: Cheri comments: [disco dance]	Cheri	Give It to Me Baby -- Star Struck	1982	Venture
3	recordlabel: Venture 5021 chartposition: RandB #52, US Dance #26 writtenby: Lonnie Johnson and Patrick Adams	The Shades of Love	Keep in Touch (Body to Body)	1982	Venture
4	recordlabel: Venture 5020 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: Daniel Joseph and Geraldine Hunt comments: [disco novelty]	The Murphys	Murphy's Jive Law	1982	Venture
5	recordlabel: Venture 149 chartposition: RandB #5, UK #13, US #39, US dance #1 writtenby: Geraldine Hunt & Daniel Joseph album: Cheri comments: [disco funk boogie]	Cheri	Murphy's Law	1982	Venture
6	recordlabel: Vanguard 58 chartposition: US Dance #38 writtenby: Wayne Brathwaite comments: [disco, boogie]	Carol Williams	Can't Get Away (From Your Love)	1982	Vanguard
7	recordlabel: Vanguard 55 chartposition: RandB #75, US Dance #22 writtenby: Leroy Burgess, James Calloway and Sonny T. Davenport (as Sonny Davenport)	Fonda Rae	Over Like a Fat Rat	1982	Vanguard
---	recordlabel: Up Right 100 writtenby: Albert Owens, Clausel Hickenbotton	Clausel	Let Me Love You	1982	Up Right
1	recordlabel: Unlimited Gold 03381 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Carl Taylor, Barry White and John A. Lopez album: Change comments: [disco dance]	Barry White	Passion	1982	Unlimited Gold
2	recordlabel: Unlimited Gold 03051 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Barry White, Carl Taylor and John A. Lopez album: Change	Barry White	Change	1982	Unlimited Gold
---	recordlabel: Ultimate 5382 writtenby: Bud Ellison comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	James 'Bootie' Tuten	This Is A Love Affair	1982	Ultimate
1	recordlabel: Total Experience 8202 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Lonnie Simmons, Jonah Ellis and Goodie (as Robert Whitfield) album: Call Me Goodie	Goodie	Do Something	1982	Total Experience
2	recordlabel: Total Experience 8201 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #55, US #24, US dance #13 writtenby: Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor & Charlie Wilson album: Gap Band IV comments: [disco funk boogie]	The Gap Band	Early in the Morning	1982	Total Experience
3	recordlabel: Total Experience 114 (UK) chartposition: RandB #2, US #31, US dance #39 writtenby: Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor & Charlie Wilson album: Gap Band IV comments: [disco funk boogie]	The Gap Band	You Dropped a Bomb on Me	1982	Total Experience(U
---	recordlabel: Top Flight 001 writtenby: R. Tarbox, L. Mast comments: [disco, boogie]	Mike McCray	Bring Your Love Back	1982	Top Flight
---	recordlabel: Tooti Frooti 12 2 (UK) writtenby: Reid, Taylor comments: [disco, boogie]	Congress	You Gotta Get It	1982	Tooti Frooti (UK)
---	recordlabel: Tooti Frooti 1 (UK) writtenby: Colin Jacas comments: [disco jazz-funk] mpcode: _CPb7SQuHvY	Gonzalez	(I Want To Get) Closer To You	1982	Tooti Frooti(UK)
1	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 827 chartposition: RandB #74, US Dance #21 writtenby: Larry Joseph comments: [hip hop, electro]	Pressure Drop	Rock the House (You'll Never Be)	1982	Tommy Boy
2	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 826 chartposition: RandB #13, US #108, US Dance #36 writtenby: Michael Jonzun and Maurice Starr album: Lost in Space comments: [electro]	The Jonzun Crew	Pack Jam (Look Out for the OVC)	1982	Tommy Boy
3	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 825 chartposition: RandB #21, US Dance #10 writtenby: Arthur Baker and John Robie album: Planet Patrol comments: [electro]	Planet Patrol	Play at Your Own Risk	1982	Tommy Boy
4	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 823 chartposition: RandB #4, US #48, UK #53, US dance #3 writtenby: Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa, the Soulsonic Force comments: [hip hop] (with the Soul Sonic Force)	Afrika Bambaataa	Planet Rock	1982	Tommy Boy
5	recordlabel: Tamla 1639 chartposition: RandB #10, UK #45, US #54, US AC #21 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium comments: [Motown Sound] [love ballad]	Stevie Wonder	Ribbon in the Sky	1982	Tamla
6	recordlabel: Tamla 1630 chartposition: US #107 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Yes It's You Lady comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson	Yes It's You Lady	1982	Tamla
7	recordlabel: Tamla 1615 chartposition: RandB #17, US #60, US AC #32 writtenby: Gary Goetzman and Mike Piccirillo album: Yes It's You Lady comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson	Old Fashioned Love	1982	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Tamla 1612 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Hotter Than July comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	Rocket Love	1982	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Tamla 1602 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #39, US #4, US dance #27, US AC #10 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	That Girl	1982	Tamla
2	recordlabel: Tamla 1601 chartposition: RandB #3, UK #51, US #33, US dance #53, US AC #31 writtenby: Gary Goetzman & Mike Piccirillo album: Yes It's You Lady / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12	Smokey Robinson	Tell Me Tomorrow	1982	Tamla
3	recordlabel: Tabu 03248 chartposition: RandB #25, US Dance #49 writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis album: S.O.S. III comments: [disco funk]	The S.O.S. Band	High Hopes	1982	Tabu
---	recordlabel: Tabu 03031 writtenby: T. Woods, J. Washington album: [disco, funk, boogie]	Woods Empire	Come On Give Me Love	1982	Tabu
---	recordlabel: Tabu 03031 writtenby: D. Jackson	Woods Empire	Love Makes The World Go 'Round	1982	Tabu
1	recordlabel: Tabu 02947 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: M. McDowell album: Girls comments: [funk]	General Kane (as General Caine)	Girls	1982	Tabu
2	recordlabel: TSR 827 chartposition: US dance #5 writtenby: Korduletsch, Orlando and Barry comments: [disco dance]	Claudja Barry	Work Me Over	1982	TSR
3	recordlabel: TSR 827 chartposition: US Dance #5 writtenby: Arthur Altman, Paul Mauriat, Franck Pourcel, Jacques Plante, Norman Gimbel, Bobby O, Claudja Barry comments: [disco dance]	Claudja Barry	I Will Follow Him	1982	TSR
---	recordlabel: TSOB 2013 writtenby: A. McDowell, Z. Cusseaux album: Whatcha Gonna Do	Zalmac featuring Zulema	What's In It For Me	1982	TSOB
---	recordlabel: TSOB 2008 album: Whatcha Gonna Do	Zalmac featuring Zulema	Friends	1982	TSOB
---	recordlabel: T.Main 300 writtenby: King Floyd album: Your Man Is Home Tonight comments: [southern soul]	Tony Troutman	What Our Love Needs	1982	T.Main
1	recordlabel: T.Main 200 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Tony Troutman album: Your Man Is Home Tonight comments: [southern soul]	Tony Troutman	Your Man Is Home Tonight	1982	T.Main
2	recordlabel: T Neck 03394 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: McKinley Jackson, Shirley Jones and Valorie Jones album: We Go a Long Way Back	Bloodstone	My Love Grows Stronger (Part 1)	1982	T Neck
3	recordlabel: T Neck 03281 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper album: The Real Deal	The Isley Brothers	It's Alright with Me	1982	T Neck
4	recordlabel: T Neck 03049 chartposition: RandB #18 writtenby: Charles Love and K. Sears album: We Go a Long Way Back comments: [ballad]	Bloodstone	Go On and Cry	1982	T Neck
5	recordlabel: T Neck 02985 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper album: The Real Deal	The Isley Brothers	The Real Deal	1982	T Neck

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