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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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1982, 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 1982, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1982 . . .

The following songs were released in 1982 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 1982 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: Columbia 02812 chartposition: RandB #1, US #10, US AC #6 writtenby: Teddy Randazzo, Bob Weinstein & Lou Stallman album: Niecy comments: [love ballad]	Deniece Williams	It's Gonna Take a Miracle	1982	Columbia
602	recordlabel: Columbia 02796 chartposition: UK #20, RandB #75, US dance #66 writtenby: Alton Edwards & Chris Cameron comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	Alton Edwards	I Just Wanna (Spend Some Time with You)	1982	Columbia
603	recordlabel: Columbia 02745 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Willie Lester and Rodney Brown album: Love Don't Grow on Trees comments: [funk]	Waldo	You Bring Out the Freak in Me	1982	Columbia
604	recordlabel: Columbia 02710 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Larry Blackmon album: Earland's Jam comments: [jazz funk]	Charles Earland	The Only One	1982	Columbia
605	recordlabel: Columbia 02706 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Jo Armstead album: Touch	Gladys Knight & the Pips	A Friend of Mine	1982	Columbia
606	recordlabel: Columbia 02704 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: Robert Irving III and L. Bates album: Live At the Savoy	Ramsey Lewis	You Never Know	1982	Columbia
607	recordlabel: Columbia 02688 chartposition: RandB #15, US #51 writtenby: Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White album: Raise!	Earth, Wind & Fire	Wanna Be with You	1982	Columbia
608	recordlabel: Columbia 02666 chartposition: RandB #25 writtenby: Earl King (as Earl Kenneth King Jr.) album: Black Tie comments: [ballad]	The Manhattans	Honey, Honey	1982	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia writtenby: Sam Dees album: Forever By Your Side comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: Rfh4mJOTHss	The Manhattans	Just The Lonely Talking Again	1982	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Chycago Int. 3183 writtenby: D. Burnside album: The Key To Your Heart comments: [sweet soul ballad] mpcode: pESzix5Wpnc	Superior Movement	The Key To Your Heart	1982	Chycago Int.
1	recordlabel: Chycago Int. 02907 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Donald Burnside album: The Key to Your Heart comments: [funk]	Superior Movement	Wide Shot	1982	Chycago Int.
2	recordlabel: Chrysalis 2621(UK) chartposition: UK #48 writtenby: David Grant and Derek Bramble comments: [disco funk]	Linx	Plaything	1982	Chrysalis (UK)
3	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3236 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Ernesto Phillips and Renee Diggs album: All Night Long comments: [ballad]	Starpoint	All Night Long	1982	Chocolate City
4	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3235 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins and Charlie Singleton album: Alligator Woman comments: [funk]	Cameo	Alligator Woman	1982	Chocolate City
5	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3234 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: George Philipps, Ernesto Phillips, O. Phillips, Greg Phillips, Ky Adeyemo and Renee Diggs album: All Night Long comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Starpoint	Get Your Body Up	1982	Chocolate City
6	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3233 chartposition: RandB #10 writtenby: Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins album: Alligator Woman comments: [funk] mpcode: zRF9NwpqceA	Cameo	Flirt	1982	Chocolate City
7	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3232 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Ernesto Phillips and Ky Adeyemo album: Wanting You comments: [disco funk]	Starpoint	Do What You Wanna Do	1982	Chocolate City
8	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3231 chartposition: RandB #12, US #101 writtenby: Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins and Charlie Singleton album: Alligator Woman comments: [funk]	Cameo	Just Be Yourself	1982	Chocolate City
9	recordlabel: Chocolate City 3230 chartposition: RandB #50 album: Wanting You comments: [ballad]	Starpoint	Angel	1982	Chocolate City
10	recordlabel: ChiSound 2600 chartposition: RandB #15, US Dance #70 writtenby: Eugene Record album: Me and You	The Chi-Lites	Hot on a Thing (Called Love)	1982	ChiSound
11	recordlabel: ChiSound 1001 chartposition: RandB #40, UK #88 writtenby: Jimmy Levine and Lowrell Simon	Gene Chandler	I'll Make the Living If You Make the Loving Worthwhile	1982	ChiSound
---	recordlabel: Chi Sound 1002 writtenby: Rory Sizemore, Ricky Sizemore album: Share My Love comments: [Sweet Soul Ballad]	Magnum Force	Share My Love	1982	Chi Sound
---	recordlabel: Cherry Hill 1945 writtenby: John Buggs comments: [disco, boogie]	Lisa Hill	I Am On The Real Side	1982	Cherry Hill
---	recordlabel: Chaz Ro 2524 writtenby: Royal Bayyan comments: [disco funk]	Atlantis	Keep On Movin' And Groovin'	1982	Chaz Ro
1	recordlabel: Chalet 1227 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Bonnie Thompson and Jack Daniels	Alan Anthony	Turn Back the Hands of Time	1982	Chalet
---	recordlabel: Catawba 1000 writtenby: Ron Kersey and Sam Dees comments: [disco funk]	Jackie Moore And Wilson Pickett	Seconds	1982	Catawba
1	recordlabel: Casablanca 2354 chartposition: RandB #13 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: Tantalizingly Hot	Stephanie Mills	Keep Away Girls	1982	Casablanca
2	recordlabel: Casablanca 2353 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Sandy Linzer and David Wolfert album: One More Mountain comments: [ballad]	Four Tops	I Believe in You and Me	1982	Casablanca
3	recordlabel: Casablanca 2353 chartposition: RandB #40, US #84 writtenby: Larry Gottlieb and Marc Blatte album: One More Mountain	Four Tops	Sad Hearts	1982	Casablanca
4	recordlabel: Casablanca 2352 chartposition: RandB #14, US #101 writtenby: James Mtume and Reggie Lucas album: Tantalizingly Hot	Stephanie Mills	Last Night	1982	Casablanca
5	recordlabel: Casablanca 2345 chartposition: RandB #32, UK #43 writtenby: Michael Williams and Rick Ferguson album: Tonight!	Four Tops	Tonight I'm Gonna Love You All Over	1982	Casablanca
6	recordlabel: Casablanca 20239 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: David Wolfert and Sandy Linzer album: Tonight! comments: [disco dance]	Four Tops	Let Me Set You Free	1982	Casablanca
---	recordlabel: Casablanca 1013 (UK) writtenby: E. Phillips album: All Night Long comments: [disco, funk, boogie] mpcode: mInhF_5_Sfc	Starpoint	Bring Your Sweet Lovin' Back	1982	Casablanca(UK)
1	recordlabel: Capitol 9753 chartposition: US Dance #48 writtenby: Gene Dunlap, Donna Davis, Pam Vincent and Pamela Lawson album: Party in Me comments: [disco funk]	Gene Dunlap	Take My Love	1982	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Capitol 86612 writtenby: K. Jenkins, M. Morgan album: Feelin' Lucky comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	High Fashion	You're The Winner	1982	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Capitol 86606 writtenby: Al McKay, Davis Paul Bryant, Tony Haynes album: Ladies Of The Eighties	A Taste Of Honey	Sayonara	1982	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Capitol 8541 chartposition: RandB #58 writtenby: Gene McFadden, John Whitehead and Barry Eastmond album: Movin' On comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	McFadden & Whitehead	One More Time	1982	Capitol
2	recordlabel: Capitol 8531 chartposition: US Dance #1 writtenby: Dean Pitchford, Michael Gore and Jesse Boyce album: I'll Keep On Loving You comments: [electronic disco dance]	Linda Clifford	Don't Come Crying to Me	1982	Capitol
3	recordlabel: Capitol 8527 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Raymond Johnson and Ron Banks album: New Dimension	The Dramatics	Live It Up	1982	Capitol
4	recordlabel: Capitol 839 (UK) chartposition: RandB #4, UK #15, US #10, US AC #36 writtenby: Michael Jackson album: Silk Electric	Diana Ross	Muscles	1982	Capitol(UK)
---	recordlabel: Capitol 5190 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson album: Street Opera	Ashford & Simpson	Mighty Mighty Love	1982	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Capitol 5188 chartposition: RandB #16 writtenby: Peabo Bryson album: Don't Play with Fire comments: [ballad]	Peabo Bryson	We Don't Have to Talk (About Love)	1982	Capitol
2	recordlabel: Capitol 5160 chartposition: RandB #19, US Dance #48 writtenby: George Clinton, Gambrell, Gary Shider and David Spradley album: Computer Games	George Clinton	Loopzilla	1982	Capitol
3	recordlabel: Capitol 5157 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: Peabo Bryson album: Don't Play with Fire comments: [beat ballad]	Peabo Bryson	Give Me Your Love	1982	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Capitol 5151 writtenby: Kashif album: Feelin' Lucky comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	High Fashion	Hold On	1982	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Capitol 5146 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: Street Opera	Ashford & Simpson	Love It Away	1982	Capitol
2	recordlabel: Capitol 5144 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Sheree Brown album: The Music	Sheree Brown	Happy Music	1982	Capitol
3	recordlabel: Capitol 5140 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Raymond Johnson and Ron Banks album: New Dimension comments: [beat ballad]	The Dramatics	Treat Me Right	1982	Capitol
4	recordlabel: Capitol 5132 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: A. McKay, J. Johnson album: Ladies of the Eighties comments: [disco funk]	A Taste of Honey	We've Got the Groove	1982	Capitol
5	recordlabel: Capitol 5126 chartposition: US dance #14, RandB #26, US rock #4, UK #2, US #1, US AC #28 writtenby: Steve Miller album: Abracadabra	Steve Miller Band	Abracadabra	1982	Capitol
6	recordlabel: Capitol 5122 chartposition: UK #52, RandB #72 writtenby: Elaine Runner and Wayne Henderson album: All Night Music comments: [disco dance]	The McCrarys	Love on a Summer Night	1982	Capitol
7	recordlabel: Capitol 5118 chartposition: RandB #21, US Dance #69 writtenby: Kae Williams album: All Night Long comments: [disco funk]	B.B. & Q. Band (Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens)	Imagination	1982	Capitol
8	recordlabel: Capitol 5117 chartposition: RandB #23 writtenby: Frank Wilson and Smokey Robinson album: Doin' Alright	O'Bryan	Still Water (Love)	1982	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Capitol 5117 writtenby: O. Burnette II, Cornelius, Davis album: Doin' Alright comments: [disco funk]	O'Bryan	Right From The Start	1982	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Capitol 5109 chartposition: RandB #9, US #56, US dance #11 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson album: Street Opera	Ashford & Simpson	Street Corner	1982	Capitol
2	recordlabel: Capitol 5104 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: Davide Romani, Fonzi Thornton and Mauro Malavasi album: Feelin' Lucky	High Fashion	Feelin' Lucky Lately	1982	Capitol
3	recordlabel: Capitol 5099 chartposition: RandB #9, US #41, US AC #29 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Ladies of the Eighties	A Taste of Honey	I'll Try Something New	1982	Capitol
4	recordlabel: Capitol 5098 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Peabo Bryson album: I Am Love comments: [ballad]	Peabo Bryson	There's No Guarantee	1982	Capitol
5	recordlabel: Capitol 5092 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Byron Byrd album: Let There Be Sun comments: [funk]	Sun	Slamm Dunk the Ffunk!	1982	Capitol
6	recordlabel: Capitol 5089 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Anthony Taylor and Michael Winston album: Ebonee Webb comments: [slow jam]	Ebonee Webb	Woman	1982	Capitol
7	recordlabel: Capitol 5081 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Rene Moore and Angela Winbush album: Wall to Wall comments: [beat ballad]	RenÃ© & Angela	Imaginary Playmates	1982	Capitol
8	recordlabel: Capitol 5076 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Theophilus Coakley album: Pure and Natural	T-Connection	A Little More Love	1982	Capitol
9	recordlabel: Capitol 5072 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Frankie Beverly album: Live in New Orleans	Maze featuring Frankie Beverly	We Need Love to Live	1982	Capitol
10	recordlabel: Capitol 5067 chartposition: RandB #5, US #57, US dance #62 writtenby: O'Bryan (as O'Bryan Burnette II) & Don Cornelius album: Doin' Alright	O'Bryan	The Gigolo	1982	Capitol
11	recordlabel: Capitol 260 (UK) chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: M. Calhoun, W. Stegall album: Travelin' comments: [disco, boogie]	L.J. Reynolds	Special Effects	1982	Capitol(UK)
12	recordlabel: Capitol 256(UK) chartposition: UK #41 writtenby: Dan Hartman album: Why Do Fools Fall in Love	Diana Ross	It's Never Too Late	1982	Capitol (UK)
---	recordlabel: Capitol 252 (UK) writtenby: Banks, Johnson, Karriam album: New Dimension comments: [disco dance]	The Dramatics	I Can't Stand It	1982	Capitol(UK)
---	recordlabel: Capitol 12213 writtenby: Beau Williams album: Beau Williams comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: fK6EM2dO13Y	Beau Williams	Seems Like I've Met You	1982	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Capitol 12195 writtenby: Strutt, Bullard, Anderson, Green, Randolph album: Full Moon comments: [disco funk album cut] mpcode: qa7t5kcWpqs	Mystic Merlin	Perfect	1982	Capitol
---	recordlabel: CBS 3121 (UK) writtenby: R. Garcia	Jonny Chingas	Phone Home	1982	CBS(UK)
---	recordlabel: CBS 3048 (UK) writtenby: M. Gaye album: Midnight Love	Marvin Gaye	Rockin' After Midnight	1982	CBS(UK)
1	recordlabel: CBS 2064 (UK) chartposition: UK #45 writtenby: F. Collins album: Kokomo comments: [ballad]	Kokomo	A Little Bit Further Away	1982	CBS(UK)
2	recordlabel: CBS 1959 (UK) chartposition: UK #29, US dance #3 writtenby: Philip Bailey, Greg Phillinganes and Brenda Russell album: Raise! comments: [disco funk]	Earth, Wind & Fire	I've Had Enough	1982	CBS(UK)
---	recordlabel: CBS 08 (UK) writtenby: M. Gaye album: Midnight Love	Marvin Gaye	Turn On Some Music	1982	CBS(UK)
1	recordlabel: Buddah 630 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: Slingshot comments: [ballad]	Michael Henderson	Make It Easy on Yourself	1982	Buddah
---	recordlabel: Brunswick 224 writtenby: R. Shear, L. Golden comments: [disco funk]	Charades	Gimme the Funk	1982	Brunswick
1	recordlabel: Brunswick 222 chartposition: RandB #71, US Dance #53 writtenby: Ben McCray Jr. comments: [disco funk]	Legacy	Word Up	1982	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Brown Bag 5651 writtenby: Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo	Curtis Anderson	The Hardest Part	1982	Brown Bag
1	recordlabel: Bridge 1984 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Billy Valentine and John Valentine	The Valentine Brothers	Let Me Be Close to You	1982	Bridge
2	recordlabel: Bridge 1982 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: John Valentine and Billy Valentine (as William Valentine)	The Valentine Brothers	Money's Too Tight (To Mention)	1982	Bridge
---	recordlabel: Bridge 101936 writtenby: John/Wm. Valentine album: First Take comments: [love ballad album cut] mpcode: k1MqTFuYKas	The Valentine Brothers	This Kind Of Love (Is So Special)	1982	Bridge
1	recordlabel: Boardwalk 99904 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: General Crook and Syl Johnson album: Ms. Fine Brown Frame comments: [disco funk]	Syl Johnson	Ms. Fine Brown Frame	1982	Boardwalk
2	recordlabel: Boardwalk 99901 chartposition: RandB #39, US #105 writtenby: L. Jordan, S. Allen, R. Hammon, H. Scott and L. Rabb comments: [comedy]	Rich Little	President's Rap	1982	Boardwalk
3	recordlabel: Boardwalk 7 11 147 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Joe Coleman and Michael Lo Bianco album: Cliff Dawson comments: [ballad]	Cliff Dawson	It's Not Me You Love	1982	Boardwalk
4	recordlabel: Boardwalk 7 11 139 chartposition: RandB #1, US #47 writtenby: Richard Dimples Fields & Belinda Wilson album: Mr. Look So Good!	Richard Dimples Fields	If It Ain't One Thing...It's Another	1982	Boardwalk
5	recordlabel: Boardwalk 7 11 132 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Love Is The Place	Curtis Mayfield	Toot An' Toot An' Toot	1982	Boardwalk
---	recordlabel: Boardwalk 332571 writtenby: Ronnie Scruggs album: Sunrize	Sunrize	I Need You More Than Words Can Say	1982	Boardwalk
1	recordlabel: Boardwalk 152 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: Keni St. Lewis album: Bad City Boys	Tierra	Hidden Tears	1982	Boardwalk
2	recordlabel: Boardwalk 151 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Everett Collins and Bernard Isley	Sunrize	Who's Stickin' It?	1982	Boardwalk
3	recordlabel: Boardwalk 141 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: Susan Buckner, Jerry Goldstein and Lonnie Jordan (as Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan) album: The Affair	Lonnie Jordan	I Think You're Out of This World	1982	Boardwalk
4	recordlabel: Boardwalk 137 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Alex Masucci and Clarence Burke album: Really Wanna See You comments: [disco dance]	The Invisible Man's Band	Really Wanna See You	1982	Boardwalk
---	recordlabel: Boardwalk 12 173 7 writtenby: Marvin Ennis album: Cliff Dawson comments: [disco funk]	Cliff Dawson	I Can Love You Better	1982	Boardwalk
---	recordlabel: Boardwalk 11155 7 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Honesty	Curtis Mayfield	Summer Hot	1982	Boardwalk
---	recordlabel: Boardwalk 11 169 7 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Honesty	Curtis Mayfield	Dirty Laundry	1982	Boardwalk
---	recordlabel: Boardwalk 11 169 7 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Honesty	Curtis Mayfield	Nobody But You	1982	Boardwalk
1	recordlabel: Boardwalk 11 164 7 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: Richard Dimples Fields and Belinda Wilson album: Give Everybody Some!	Richard Dimples Fields	People Treat You Funky (When Ya Ain't Got No Money!)	1982	Boardwalk
2	recordlabel: Boardwalk 11 155 7 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Honesty	Curtis Mayfield	Hey Baby (Give It All to Me)	1982	Boardwalk
3	recordlabel: Boardwalk 11 143 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Richard Dimples Fields and Belinda Wilson album: Mr. Look So Good!	Richard Dimples Fields	Taking Applications	1982	Boardwalk
---	recordlabel: Biram 2103361 writtenby: Patrick Huybrechts, Willy Heroes comments: [disco, boogie]	Charms	Givin' It Up	1982	Biram
---	recordlabel: Big Two 1001 writtenby: Francina Stewart, Thomas Stewart comments: [southern soul] mpcode: W_G5nzvAW3M	Serena Johnson	Lack Of Communication	1982	Big Two

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