Soul R&B Music Charts of 1983 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1983 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 03535 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Billy Livsey and Frank Musker album: Listen to Your Heart	Diane Richards	Listen to Your Heart	1983	Zoo York
2	recordlabel: Zoo York 03504 chartposition: RandB #69 comments: [instrumental]	Joe Cain & the Red Parrot Orchestra	Perez Prado-Tito Puente Latin Medley	1983	Zoo York
3	recordlabel: Winning 1002 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Nick Johnson comments: [disco dance]	Esther Phillips	Turn Me Out	1983	Winning
---	recordlabel: Wilcur 8001 writtenby: Jonathan Smith	Serena	Get Your Body Up	1983	Wilcur
---	recordlabel: West End 22168 writtenby: Darnell Jordan, Joel Bryant comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Julius Brown	Never Too Late	1983	West End
---	recordlabel: West End 22160 writtenby: Kae Williams, Terri Jeffries comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	Sybil Thomas	Rescue Me	1983	West End
1	recordlabel: West End 22159 chartposition: UK #49, US Dance #40 writtenby: Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller] (as Ron Miller) comments: [disco funk boogie]	Raw Silk	Just in Time	1983	West End
2	recordlabel: West End 22153 chartposition: US Dance #10 writtenby: Fred Zarr, Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali and Phil Hurtt comments: [disco, hi NRG]	Julius Brown	Party	1983	West End
3	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 9551 chartposition: UK #28 writtenby: Gene McDaniels album: In Your Eyes comments: [disco jazz funk]	George Benson	Feel Like Makin' Love	1983	Warner Bros.
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 929 680 album: Suddenly comments: [disco funk]	Marcus Miller	The Only Reason I Live	1983	Warner Bros.
1	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 29620 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Alan Roy Scott and Ed Fox album: Victory comments: [ballad]	Larry Graham	I Never Forgot Your Eyes	1983	Warner Bros.
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 29529 writtenby: Larry Graham, Sam Dees album: Victory comments: [disco dance]	Larry Graham	I'm Sick And Tired	1983	Warner Bros.
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 23801 writtenby: Al Jarreau, Tom Canning, Jay Graydon album: Jarreau comments: [disco jazz funk album cut]	Al Jarreau	Step by Step	1983	Warner Bros.
---	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 1 23835 writtenby: Jim Webb album: Initial Thrust comments: [beat ballad]	Dick Smith	By The Time I Get To Phoenix	1983	Warner Bros.
1	recordlabel: Warner 9897(UK) chartposition: UK #20 writtenby: Rowland Smith album: Sunfire	Sunfire	Young Free and Single	1983	Warner (UK)
2	recordlabel: Warner 9009(UK) chartposition: UK #16 writtenby: Freeman, Sembello, Sembello and Sembello album: I Feel for You	Chaka Khan	Eye to Eye	1983	Warner (UK)
3	recordlabel: Warner 29881 chartposition: RandB #5, US #67 writtenby: Elliot Willensky album: Chaka Khan comments: [beat ballad]	Chaka Khan	Got to Be There	1983	Warner
4	recordlabel: Warner 29790 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Tony Maiden, Bobby Watson and David Wolinski (as David album: Seal in Red	Rufus (and Chaka Khan)	Take It to the Top	1983	Warner
5	recordlabel: Warner 29768 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Marcus Miller album: Suddenly	Marcus Miller	Lovin' You	1983	Warner
6	recordlabel: Warner 29746 chartposition: RandB #15, US #6, UK #54, US dance #61, US rock #17 writtenby: Prince album: 1999	Prince	Little Red Corvette	1983	Warner
7	recordlabel: Warner 29720 chartposition: RandB #6, US #21, UK #28, US AC #2 writtenby: Jay Graydon, Al Jarreau & David Foster album: Jarreau	Al Jarreau	Mornin'	1983	Warner
8	recordlabel: Warner 29649 chartposition: RandB #3, US dance #7, US #43, US AC #35 writtenby: Kashif album: In Your Eyes	George Benson	Inside Love (So Personal)	1983	Warner
9	recordlabel: Warner 29580 chartposition: RandB #56, US dance #6 writtenby: Francis Mandin, Frederick Rousseau and Serge Ponsar album: Back To The Light comments: [disco funk]	Serge Ponsar	Out in the Night	1983	Warner
10	recordlabel: Warner 29563 chartposition: RandB #21, UK #11, US #30, US AC #4 writtenby: James Newton Howard & David Paich album: In Your Eyes	George Benson	Lady Love Me (One More Time)	1983	Warner
11	recordlabel: Warner 29555 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #8, US dance 6, US #22 writtenby: David Wolinski (as Hawk Wolinski) album: Live Stompin' At The Savoy	Rufus (and Chaka Khan)	Ain't Nobody	1983	Warner
12	recordlabel: Warner 29553 chartposition: RandB #4, US #102 writtenby: Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman album: Zapp III comments: [electro funk]	Zapp	I Can Make You Dance (Part 1)	1983	Warner
13	recordlabel: Warner 29530 chartposition: RandB #29, UK #51, US Dance #28 writtenby: Glen Ballard, Davey Faragher and Brie Howard album: Nightline comments: [disco dance]	Randy Crawford	Nightline	1983	Warner
14	recordlabel: Warner 29503 chartposition: RandB #18, US #8 writtenby: Prince album: 1999	Prince	Delirious	1983	Warner
15	recordlabel: Warner 29473 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Jim Weatherly album: Backstreet comments: [instrumental]	David Sanborn	Neither One of Us	1983	Warner
16	recordlabel: Warner 29462 chartposition: RandB #15, US #107 writtenby: Roger Troutman and Larry Troutman album: Zapp III comments: [funk]	Zapp	Heartbreaker (Part 1)	1983	Warner
17	recordlabel: Warner 29442 chartposition: UK #7, US AC #30 writtenby: Dan Hill and Michael Masser album: In Your Eyes comments: [ballad]	George Benson	In Your Eyes	1983	Warner
---	recordlabel: Warner 29439 writtenby: Reggie Lucas comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Sunfire	Never Too Late For Your Lovin'	1983	Warner
1	recordlabel: Warner 1836 chartposition: RandB #55, US #52, US Dance #52 writtenby: Prince album: 1999	Prince	Let's Pretend We're Married -- Irresistible Bitch	1983	Warner
2	recordlabel: Warner 17970 (UK) chartposition: UK #65 writtenby: Russell Stone and Michael Mcnaught album: Windsong comments: [ballad]	Randy Crawford	He Reminds Me	1983	Warner(UK)
3	recordlabel: WMOT 632 (UK) chartposition: UK #93 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: Straight from the Heart comments: (ft. Freddie Campbell and Monica Thoughton)	Fat Larry's Band	Don't Let It Go to Your Head	1983	WMOT(UK)
4	recordlabel: WMOT 589 (UK) chartposition: UK #83 writtenby: Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson and George Gordy album: Straight from the Heart	Fat Larry's Band	Stubborn Kind of Fellow	1983	WMOT(UK)
5	recordlabel: WEA 9871 (UK) chartposition: RandB #66, UK #36, US #63, US AC #10 writtenby: Jay Graydon, Trevor Veitch & Greg Mathieson album: Jarreau	Al Jarreau	Trouble in Paradise	1983	WEA(UK)
6	recordlabel: WEA 9814 chartposition: RandB #9, US #77, UK #63 writtenby: Al Jarreau & Michael Omartian album: Jarreau	Al Jarreau	Boogie Down	1983	WEA
---	recordlabel: WEA 9744 writtenby: Al Jarreau, Tom Canning, Jay Graydon album: Jarreau	Al Jarreau	Love Is Waiting	1983	WEA
---	recordlabel: WEA 259824 writtenby: Al Jarreau, Tom Canning, Jay Graydon album: Jarreau	Al Jarreau	Black And Blues	1983	WEA
1	recordlabel: Virgin/Epic 04221 chartposition: RandB #67, UK #1, US #1, US AC #3 writtenby: Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Phil Pickett album: Colour By Numbers	Culture Club	Karma Chameleon	1983	Virgin/Epic
2	recordlabel: Virgin/Epic 03912 chartposition: US dance #14, RandB #70, US #9, US AC #33 writtenby: Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss album: Kissing to Be Clever	Culture Club	I'll Tumble 4 Ya	1983	Virgin/Epic
3	recordlabel: Virgin 626 chartposition: UK #86 writtenby: Duncan Bridgeman, Joe Dworniak and Sam Jones album: I Level comments: [disco, synth pop]	I Level	Stone Heart (Stone Woman)	1983	Virgin
4	recordlabel: Virgin 596 (UK) chartposition: UK #78 writtenby: Charles P.G. Alexander and Tony Rose album: Stone Killers comments: [funk]	Prince Charles And The City Beat Band	Cash (Cash Money)	1983	Virgin(UK)
5	recordlabel: Virgin 595 (UK) chartposition: UK #56 writtenby: Sam Jones, I Level album: I Level comments: [electro funk, dance]	I Level	Teacher	1983	Virgin(UK)
---	recordlabel: Virgin 2287 (UK) writtenby: Endgames album: Building Beauty comments: [disco jazz funk]	Endgames	Ecstasy	1983	Virgin(UK)
1	recordlabel: Venture 5024 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Bruce Grey and Dunn Pearson comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	The Trammps	Up on the Hill (Mt. U)	1983	Venture
2	recordlabel: Vanguard 64 chartposition: US dance #59 writtenby: Wayne Brathwaite album: [disco dance]	Carol Williams	You've Reached the Bottom Line	1983	Vanguard
3	recordlabel: Vanguard 35241 chartposition: RandB #7, US dance #5, US #79 writtenby: Gordon Bahary, Joseph Saulter & Errol Moore album: Twilight 22 comments: [hip hop]	Twilight 22	Electric Kingdom	1983	Vanguard
---	recordlabel: Unreleased writtenby: Stephen Forsyth and Jim Ryan comments: This original theme song was never released due to legal issues	Phyllis Hyman	Never Say Never Again	1983	Unreleased
---	recordlabel: Unlimited Gold 4099 writtenby: B. White, J. Perry album: Dedicated comments: [beat ballad]	Barry White	Don't Let Them Blow Your Mind	1983	Unlimited Gold
---	recordlabel: Unlimited Gold 3958 writtenby: B. White, J. Perry album: Dedicated	Barry White	Life	1983	Unlimited Gold
---	recordlabel: Unlimited Gold 3010 writtenby: Allen White, Lamar Bell comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Tara	Fresh Flesh	1983	Unlimited Gold
1	recordlabel: Twenty One 109 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Dutch Robinson (as Theodore Robinson) album: Love Stew	Cheri	Small Town Lover	1983	Twenty One
2	recordlabel: Twenty One 107 chartposition: RandB #40, US dance #27 writtenby: Geraldine Hunt and Peter Dowse album: Love Stew comments: [disco dance]	Cheri	Working Girl	1983	Twenty One
---	recordlabel: Tri Fire 692 writtenby: R. Muskeyvalley	Midnight Express	Danger Zone	1983	Tri Fire
1	recordlabel: Total Experience 8211 chartposition: RandB #74, UK #87 writtenby: Charlie Wilson, Jimmy Hamilton and Maurice Hayes Nestor album: Gap Band V comments: [disco funk]	The Gap Band	I'm Ready If You're Ready	1983	Total Experience
2	recordlabel: Total Experience 8210 chartposition: RandB #16 writtenby: Charlie Wilson, Robert Wilson and Rudy Taylor album: Gap Band V comments: [funk]	The Gap Band	Jam the Motha	1983	Total Experience
3	recordlabel: Total Experience 8209 chartposition: RandB #3, US #101 writtenby: Charlie Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons and Rudy Taylor album: Gap Band V comments: [disco funk]	The Gap Band	Party Train	1983	Total Experience
4	recordlabel: Total Experience 8208 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Cavin Yarbrough, Alisa Peoples, V. Hill and Lonnie Simmons album: Heartbeats comments: [disco funk]	Yarbrough & Peoples	Feels So Good	1983	Total Experience
5	recordlabel: Total Experience 8206 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Jonah Ellis album: Call Me Goodie comments: [beat ballad]	Goodie	You and I	1983	Total Experience
6	recordlabel: Total Experience 8204 chartposition: RandB #10, US #101, UK #91, US Dance #61 writtenby: Lonnie Simmons album: Heartbeats	Yarbrough & Peoples	Heartbeats	1983	Total Experience
7	recordlabel: Total Experience 704 chartposition: RandB #1, US dance #24, US #51, UK #68 writtenby: Raymond Calhoun album: Gap Band IV comments: [disco funk boogie]	The Gap Band	Outstanding	1983	Total Experience
8	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 837 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Gary Glitter and Mike Leander comments: [electro, disco, funk]	Planet Patrol	I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)	1983	Tommy Boy
9	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 836 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Whiz Kid and John Miller comments: [hip hop]	G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid	Play That Beat Mr. D.J.	1983	Tommy Boy
10	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 835 chartposition: RandB #30, US Dance #56 writtenby: Arthur Baker and John Robie album: Planet Patrol comments: [electro]	Planet Patrol	Cheap Thrills	1983	Tommy Boy
11	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 834 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Michael Jonzun and Maurice Starr album: Lost in Space comments: [electro]	The Jonzun Crew	We Are the Jonzun Crew	1983	Tommy Boy
12	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 831 chartposition: RandB #36, UK #36, US dance #18 writtenby: Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker, John Robie and Soulsonic Force album: Planet Rock The Album comments: [electro, hip hop]	Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force	Looking for the Perfect Beat	1983	Tommy Boy
13	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 828 chartposition: RandB #31, US #63 writtenby: Michael Jonzun album: Lost in Space comments: [electro, hip hop]	The Jonzun Crew	Space Is the Place	1983	Tommy Boy
14	recordlabel: The Fever 3 chartposition: US Dance #47 writtenby: Larry Smith, William Waring, Kevin Smith, Sal Abbatiello comments: [hip hop]	Lovebug Starski	You Gotta Believe	1983	The Fever
15	recordlabel: The Fever 001 chartposition: US Dance #60 writtenby: Kurtis Blow, Davy D (as David Reeves), Sal Abbatiello and William Waring	Sweet G	Games People Play	1983	The Fever
16	recordlabel: The Boardwalk Entertainment Co. 12 173 7 chartposition: RandB #16 writtenby: Marvin Ennis album: Cliff Dawson	Cliff Dawson & Renee Diggs	Never Say I Do (If You Don't Mean It)	1983	The Boardwalk Entert
17	recordlabel: The Boardwalk Entertainment 12 174 7 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Richard Dimples Fields , Belinda Wilson and Hense Powell	Richard Dimples Fields	Don't Ever Stop Chasing Your Dreams (Pt.1)	1983	The Boardwalk Entert
---	recordlabel: Tent 2 (UK) writtenby: C. Jacas comments: [disco, boogie]	Al Marshall	I'm Gonna Make This Night That You Will Never Forget	1983	Tent(UK)
1	recordlabel: Tamla 1700 chartposition: RandB #75, US #103 writtenby: Dave DeLuca and Guy Thomas comments: [Motown Sound] [beat ballad]	Smokey Robinson	Don't Play Another Love Song	1983	Tamla
2	recordlabel: Tamla 1684 chartposition: RandB #35, US #48, US AC #5 writtenby: Dave DeLuca & Ted Munda comments: [Motown Sound] [love ballad]	Smokey Robinson & Barbara Mitchell (High Inergy)	Blame It On Love	1983	Tamla
3	recordlabel: Tamla 1678 chartposition: RandB #68, US #110 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Touch the Sky comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson	Touch the Sky	1983	Tamla
4	recordlabel: Tamla 1655 chartposition: RandB #8, US #108 writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Marv Tarplin album: Touch the Sky comments: [Motown Sound] [love ballad]	Smokey Robinson	I've Made Love to You a Thousand Times	1983	Tamla
5	recordlabel: Tabu 38352 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: John Simpson album: S.O.S. III comments: [ballad]	The S.O.S. Band	Have It Your Way	1983	Tabu
6	recordlabel: Tabu 04161 chartposition: RandB #5, UK #81, US #65 writtenby: Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) album: On The Rise	The S.O.S. Band	Tell Me If You Still Care	1983	Tabu
7	recordlabel: Tabu 04062 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: M. McDowell, R. Andrews, L. N. Chancler album: Dangerous comments: [funk]	General Kane (as General Caine)	Bomb Body	1983	Tabu
8	recordlabel: Tabu 03956 chartposition: RandB #2, US dance #3, UK #13, US #55 writtenby: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis album: On the Rise	The S.O.S. Band	Just Be Good to Me	1983	Tabu
9	recordlabel: Tabu 03850 chartposition: RandB #56	Art Wilson	Stay	1983	Tabu
10	recordlabel: Tabu 03528 chartposition: UK #72, US Dance #47 writtenby: Charmaine Sylvers and Gene Dozier album: S.O.S. III comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	The S.O.S. Band	Groovin' (That's What We're Doin')	1983	Tabu
11	recordlabel: TSR 828 chartposition: US Dance #2, UK #88, US #107 writtenby: Ian Levine and Frachra Trench album: Manpower comments: [dance, hi NRG]	Miquel Brown	So Many Men, So Little Time	1983	TSR
12	recordlabel: TMT 5 (UK) chartposition: UK #42 writtenby: Richard Hewson album: Going Up comments: [electro disco pop]	The RAH Band	Messages from the Stars	1983	TMT(UK)
13	recordlabel: TMT 3 chartposition: UK #80 writtenby: Richard Hewson album: Going Up comments: [pop soul]	The Rah Band	Sam the Samba Man	1983	TMT
---	recordlabel: TGO 103 writtenby: D. Joseph, M. Wright comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Amra	Special Kind Of Love (I Need What You Got)	1983	TGO
1	recordlabel: T Neck 03994 chartposition: RandB #6 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper album: Between the Sheets / Beautiful Ballads comments: [ballad]	The Isley Brothers	Choosey Lover	1983	T Neck
2	recordlabel: T Neck 03797 chartposition: RandB #3, UK #52, US #101 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper album: Between the Sheets comments: [slow jam]	The Isley Brothers	Between the Sheets	1983	T Neck
3	recordlabel: T Neck 03421 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper album: The Real Deal / Beautiful Ballads comments: [ballad]	The Isley Brothers	All in My Lover's Eyes	1983	T Neck
---	recordlabel: T Jaye 784 writtenby: Ted Jarrett	Freddie Waters	You Promised Me	1983	T Jaye
---	recordlabel: Switch 006 writtenby: T. Jackson, P. Stagg comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Tony Jackson	Steppin' Out On The Groove	1983	Switch
---	recordlabel: Switch 005 (UK) writtenby: T.J. Bedesul comments: [disco funk]	T.J. Johnson Band	I Can Make It (Good For You)	1983	Switch(UK)
1	recordlabel: Sutra 16 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Darryl Cash comments: [electro]	Royalcash	Radio Activity (Part 1)	1983	Sutra
2	recordlabel: Sutra 118 chartposition: US Dance #53 writtenby: Chris Hill	Feel	I'd Like To	1983	Sutra
3	recordlabel: Sunnyview 3007 chartposition: RandB #26, UK #44 writtenby: Ben Cenac (as Maurice Benjamin Cenac) album: Jam on Revenge	Newcleus	Jam on Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)	1983	Sunnyview
---	recordlabel: Sundance 5003 writtenby: T. Tate, J. Johnson	Tommy Tate	What Gives You The Right	1983	Sundance
1	recordlabel: Sun Valley 88001 chartposition: RandB #58 writtenby: Chaz [Charles Simmons] (as Chaz Simmons) and Steve Godfrey	Pamela Nivens	It's You I Love (So in Love)	1983	Sun Valley
2	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 797 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Joey Robinson Jr., Bunny Sigler and Reggie Griffin album: New Guys on the Block	New Guys on the Block featuring Lane	On the Dance Floor	1983	Sugar Hill

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