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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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1983, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

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More Soul R&B Songs From 1983 . . .

The following songs were released in 1983 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 1983 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: Radar 12004 chartposition: US Dance #22 writtenby: Norman Dolph and Arnie Roman comments: [electronic, disco, boogie]	Toney Lee	Love So Deep	1983	Radar
202	recordlabel: Radar 12003 chartposition: UK #56, US Dance #48 writtenby: James Lee and Joe Tucci comments: [disco, boogie]	Status IV	You Ain't Really Down	1983	Radar
203	recordlabel: RSO 813 173 7 chartposition: RandB #77, UK #81, US #24, US AC #31 writtenby: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb album: Staying Alive: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	The Bee Gees	The Woman in You	1983	RSO
204	recordlabel: RFC/Atlantic 89883 chartposition: RandB #33, US Dance #39 writtenby: Larry LaFalce and Len Boone album: This Is Your Time comments: [disco, soul, boogie]	Change	This Is Your Time	1983	RFC/Atlantic
205	recordlabel: RFC/Atlantic 89828 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Chieli Minucci and B. Matthews album: This Is Your Time comments: [disco funk]	Change	Don't Wait Another Night	1983	RFC/Atlantic
---	recordlabel: RFC 022 writtenby: Kym Yancey and Kathleen Dyson Oliver album: Seventh Heaven comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Maurice Massiah	We Can Go to Your House	1983	RFC
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 4601 writtenby: G. Christopher, G. Levias album: All Night All Right comments: [album cut]	The Ritchie Family	Real Love	1983	RCA Victor
1	recordlabel: RCA Victor 4337 chartposition: RandB #61, UK #45 writtenby: Paul Laurence album: Get Loose comments: [disco funk]	Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King)	Get Loose	1983	RCA Victor
2	recordlabel: RCA Victor 147 chartposition: UK #67, US dance #18 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. and Ronald Dunbar album: Call Me comments: [disco dance]	Sylvester	Band of Gold	1983	RCA Victor
3	recordlabel: RCA Victor 13644 chartposition: US Dance #25 writtenby: Nona Hendryx, Maciel, Ronnie Drayton, Carmine Rojas and Trevor Gale album: Nona comments: [disco, funk, soul]	Nona Hendryx	B-Boys	1983	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: RCA Victor 13586 writtenby: Harold Johnson album: On The Line	Michael Wycoff	You've Got It Coming	1983	RCA Victor
1	recordlabel: RCA Victor 13586 chartposition: RandB #23, US Dance #22 writtenby: Webster Lewis and Robert Wright album: On the Line comments: [funk soul boogie]	Michael Wycoff	Tell Me Love	1983	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: RCA 8505 writtenby: Ollie Woodson album: Tight comments: [disco dance]	Fredi Grace & Rhinstone	Work it Out	1983	RCA
---	recordlabel: RCA 6664 album: Amii Stewart	Amii Stewart	Working Late Tonight	1983	RCA
---	recordlabel: RCA 4817 writtenby: F. Thornton, R. Wright album: On Target comments: [disco, boogie album cut] mpcode: N2CtsiokA8o	The Jones Girls	Knockin'	1983	RCA
1	recordlabel: RCA 375 (UK) chartposition: US #2, US dance #1, RandB #45, UK #69, US AC #8, US rock #18 writtenby: Daryl Hall album: Rock 'n' Soul: Part 1	Hall & Oates	Say It Isn't So	1983	RCA(UK)
---	recordlabel: RCA 347 (UK) writtenby: P. Seymour, P. Bishop comments: [electronic, disco, boogie]	UK Players	You Make Me Feel	1983	RCA(UK)
1	recordlabel: RCA 326 (UK) chartposition: UK #52 writtenby: P. Bishop, P. Seymour comments: [disco, boogie]	UK Players	Love's Gonna Get You	1983	RCA(UK)
2	recordlabel: RCA 13811 chartposition: RandB #10, US Dance #41 writtenby: Dana Meyers, Dominick Leslie and Wardell Potts album: Words and Music comments: [disco funk]	Tavares	Deeper in Love	1983	RCA
3	recordlabel: RCA 13687 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Fonzi Thornton and Robert Wright album: On Target	The Jones Girls	2 Win U Back	1983	RCA
4	recordlabel: RCA 13684 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Kenny Nolan album: Words and Music comments: [love ballad]	Tavares	Words and Music	1983	RCA
5	recordlabel: RCA 13677 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb and Maurice Gibb album: Solid Gold	Marilyn McCoo	Heart Stop Beating in Time	1983	RCA
6	recordlabel: RCA 13671 chartposition: RandB #52, US #77 writtenby: Franne Golde and Peters Ivers album: Ross	Diana Ross	Let's Go Up	1983	RCA
7	recordlabel: RCA 13638 chartposition: UK #8 writtenby: Tony Williams and Mandy Newton	The Funk Masters	It's Over	1983	RCA
8	recordlabel: RCA 13624 chartposition: RandB #60, UK #79 writtenby: Ray Parker Jr album: Ross	Diana Ross	Upfront	1983	RCA
9	recordlabel: RCA 13619 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Fonzi Thornton and Robert Wright album: On Target comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	The Jones Girls	On Target	1983	RCA
---	recordlabel: RCA 13604 writtenby: Larry Graham album: Stay With Me comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Alfie Silas	You Put The L In Love	1983	RCA
1	recordlabel: RCA 13568 chartposition: RandB #15, US dance #17, UK #46, US #31 writtenby: Marc Jordan & John Capek album: Ross [1983 album]	Diana Ross	Pieces of Ice	1983	RCA
2	recordlabel: RCA 13559 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Kevan Staples, Nona Hendryx and Carole Pope album: Nona comments: [electro funk]	Nona Hendryx	Transformation	1983	RCA
---	recordlabel: RCA 13554 writtenby: R. Wright, A. Thornton album: The Leader comments: [disco, boogie]	Fonzi Thornton	(Uh-Oh) There Goes My Heart	1983	RCA
1	recordlabel: RCA 13544 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Jerry Goldstein, Papa Dee Allen, Lonnie Jordan, Howard Scott,Lee Oskar and Harold Brown album: Life (Is So Strange)	War	Life (Is So Strange)	1983	RCA
2	recordlabel: RCA 13519 chartposition: RandB #51	Glenn Jones	Keep On Doin'	1983	RCA
3	recordlabel: RCA 13518 chartposition: US dance #55 writtenby: Peter Brown and Robert Rans album: Back to the Front comments: [disco dance]	Peter Brown	Overnight Sensation	1983	RCA
4	recordlabel: RCA 13517 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Eugene Church and Thomas Williams album: Pretty Girls, Everywhere	Wynd Chymes	Pretty Girls, Everywhere	1983	RCA
5	recordlabel: RCA 13516 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Lol Mason and Richard Jon Smith album: On the Line comments: [ballad]	Michael Wycoff	There's No Easy Way	1983	RCA
6	recordlabel: RCA 13507 chartposition: RandB #81, UK #15, US #6, US AC #36 writtenby: Mike Oldfield, Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye, Morris Pert & Maggie Reilly album: H2O	Hall & Oates	Family Man	1983	RCA
7	recordlabel: RCA 13454 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Fonzi Thornton and Robert Wright album: The Leader comments: [disco dance]	Fonzi Thornton	Beverly	1983	RCA
8	recordlabel: RCA 13447 chartposition: RandB #65, US Dance #50 writtenby: Michael Toles, Allen Jones (as Allen A. Jones) and Chocolate Milk album: F r i c t i o n	Chocolate Milk	Who's Getting It Now	1983	RCA
---	recordlabel: RCA 13444 writtenby: Robert Douglas, Stephen Daniels album: Watching You	Platinum Hook	I Don't Wanna Live Without You	1983	RCA
1	recordlabel: RCA 13437 chartposition: RandB #22, US #91, US Dance #25 writtenby: Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Kent and Ellen Foley album: Nona comments: [disco dance]	Nona Hendryx	Keep It Confidential	1983	RCA
2	recordlabel: RCA 13436 chartposition: RandB #30, US Dance #43 writtenby: Kossi Gardner album: Everybody Loves a Winner comments: [disco funk]	Glenn Jones	I Am Somebody	1983	RCA
3	recordlabel: RCA 13433 chartposition: RandB #24 writtenby: R. Wyatt Jr. and K. Young album: New Directions comments: [disco funk]	Tavares	Got to Find My Way Back to You	1983	RCA
4	recordlabel: RCA 13424 chartposition: RandB #76, UK #43, US #40, US AC #13 writtenby: Bill Wray, Diana Ross & Rob Mounsey album: Silk Electric	Diana Ross	So Close	1983	RCA
5	recordlabel: RCA 13421 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #63, US #7, US AC #4 writtenby: Daryl Hall album: H2O	Hall & Oates	One on One	1983	RCA
6	recordlabel: RCA 13413 chartposition: RandB #49, US #104, US dance #6 writtenby: Peter Brown album: Back To The Front comments: [disco funk]	Peter Brown	Baby Gets High	1983	RCA
7	recordlabel: RCA 13406 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass and Randy Jackson [Randall Darnell Jackson] album: The Bad C.C.	Carl Carlton	Swing That Little Thang	1983	RCA
8	recordlabel: RCA 13396 chartposition: RandB #2, US #49 writtenby: Kashif (as Kashif Saleem) album: Get Loose	Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King)	Betcha She Don't Love You	1983	RCA
9	recordlabel: RCA 13343 chartposition: RandB #77 album: All Night All Right comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	The Ritchie Family	All Night All Right	1983	RCA
10	recordlabel: Qwest 9394 chartposition: RandB #5, US #19, UK #44, US AC #10 writtenby: James Ingram, Michael McDonald, Rod Temperton & Quincy Jones album: It's Your Night	James Ingram & Michael McDonald	Yah Mo B There	1983	Qwest
11	recordlabel: Qwest 29618 chartposition: RandB #6, US #45, US AC #5 writtenby: Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman album: It's Your Night comments: [ballad]	Patti Austin & James Ingram	How Do You Keep the Music Playing	1983	Qwest
12	recordlabel: Qwest 29493 chartposition: RandB #21, US dance #70, US #101 writtenby: James Ingram, Richard Page and Mark Vieha album: It's Your Night comments: [disco funk]	James Ingram	Party Animal	1983	Qwest
---	recordlabel: Qwest 23982 writtenby: Attala Zane Giles, Wayne Arnold album: Fresh Idea comments: [disco funk album cut]	Deco	Let This Be Your Night	1983	Qwest
1	recordlabel: Qwest 2075 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Billy Osborne, Attala Zane Giles and Phillip Ingram album: Fresh Idea comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Deco	Fresh Idea	1983	Qwest
2	recordlabel: Quality/RFC 7025 chartposition: RandB #24, US Dance #17 writtenby: Sonny Bono comments: [electro funk]	Orbit featuring Carol Hall	The Beat Goes On	1983	Quality/RFC
3	recordlabel: Quality 7044 chartposition: RandB #25, US Dance #1 writtenby: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen and Michael Jackson	Slingshot	Do it Again (Medley with Billie Jean)	1983	Quality
4	recordlabel: Quality 7035 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Felix Morris and Jarvis Stroud album: Felix and Jarvis comments: [disco funk]	Felix & Jarvis	All Night Long	1983	Quality
5	recordlabel: Quality 7033 chartposition: US #72, US Dance #27 writtenby: Lotti Golden and Richard Scher album: Rocket comments: [downtempo, disco jazz funk]	Rocket	Here Comes My Love	1983	Quality
6	recordlabel: Quality 48 chartposition: US dance #40 writtenby: Domenic Troiano comments: [disco dance] mpcode: vrZ_hTPsgv0	Ebony featuring Wayne St. John	We All Need Love	1983	Quality
7	recordlabel: Quality 047 chartposition: RandB #75, US Dance #17 writtenby: Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley comments: [disco funk]	Orbit featuring Carol Hall	All Shook Up	1983	Quality
8	recordlabel: Quality 042 chartposition: US Dance #33 writtenby: Kym Yancey and Kathleen Dyson Oliver album: Seventh Heaven	Maurice Massiah	50-50 Love	1983	Quality
---	recordlabel: Pyramid 605 writtenby: R. Cobb, A. Johnson comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Jessie Rogers	One Monkey Don't Stop No Show	1983	Pyramid
1	recordlabel: Profile 7034 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Ian Stephens (as Ian Anthony Stephens)	Marsha Raven	Catch Me (I'm Falling In Love)	1983	Profile
2	recordlabel: Profile 7029 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, E. Bedward comments: [hip hop]	Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde	Gettin' Money	1983	Profile
3	recordlabel: Profile 7026 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: L. Russell Brown and Irwin Levine	Al McCall	If You Ever Knew (How Beautiful You Are)	1983	Profile
4	recordlabel: Profile 7025 chartposition: US Dance #28 writtenby: Don Black and Mark London comments: [disco, dance]	Vicki Sue Robinson	To Sir with Love	1983	Profile
5	recordlabel: Profile 7024 chartposition: RandB #63, UK #92 writtenby: Jay Rifkin, Larry Gottlieb and Marc Blatte comments: [hip hop]	The Rake	Street Justice	1983	Profile
6	recordlabel: Profile 7019 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: DMC (as Darryl McDaniels), DJ Run and Jam Master Jay album: Run D.M.C. comments: [hip hop]	Run-D.M.C.	It's Like That	1983	Profile
7	recordlabel: Profile 7016 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: David Bailey, Eric Matthew, Gregory Marius, Johnny Green, Ronnie Robinson and Troy Booker comments: [hip hop]	Disco Four	We're at the Party	1983	Profile
8	recordlabel: Profile 5017 chartposition: UK #4, US Dance #9 writtenby: Wally Holmes (as Waldo Holmes) comments: [disco dance]	Forrest	Rock the Boat	1983	Profile
9	recordlabel: Private I 04113 chartposition: US dance #17, RandB #76, UK #4, US #5, US AC #4 writtenby: Matthew Wilder & Greg Prestopino album: I Don't Speak the Language	Matthew Wilder	Break My Stride	1983	Private I
10	recordlabel: Prism 480 chartposition: US Dance #30 writtenby: Curtis Hudson album: Party On comments: [disco dance]	Pure Energy featuring Lisa Stevens	Love Game	1983	Prism
11	recordlabel: Prism 360 chartposition: RandB #52, US Dance #21 writtenby: Richard Scher and Lotti Golden album: t's a Beat Wave comments: [electronic, disco]	Warp 9	Light Years Away	1983	Prism
---	recordlabel: Priority 1 (UK) writtenby: P. Edwards, J. Edwards, D. Williams album: Love Is The Answer	Paradise	Love Is The Answer	1983	Priority(UK)
1	recordlabel: Priority 1 (UK) chartposition: UK #42 writtenby: Mirijanian, Cotter album: Love Is The Answer comments: [disco, swing]	Paradise	One Mind Two Hearts	1983	Priority(UK)
---	recordlabel: Prime Cut 10001 (UK) writtenby: Bobby Braddock, Harlan Howard album: City Slicker	J. Blackfoot	I Don't Remember Loving You	1983	Prime Cut(UK)
1	recordlabel: Pretty Pearl 510 chartposition: UK #44, US Dance #35 writtenby: Greg Radford comments: [disco funk]	Curtis Hairston	I Want You (All Tonight)	1983	Pretty Pearl
---	recordlabel: Premo 1229 writtenby: Michael Baker comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	Michael Baker	Don't You Want My Lovin'	1983	Premo
1	recordlabel: Prelude Records 3197 (UK) chartposition: UK #91 writtenby: Eric Matthew, Gene Redd and Ruth Carson album: Redd Hott comments: [beat ballad]	Sharon Redd	Takin' a Chance on Love	1983	Prelude Records(UK
2	recordlabel: Prelude 8080 chartposition: RandB #5, US #79 writtenby: Hubert Eaves III album: Something's on Your Mind	D Train	Something's on Your Mind	1983	Prelude
3	recordlabel: Prelude 8078 chartposition: UK #39, US Dance #16 writtenby: Eric Matthew album: Love How You Feel comments: [disco dance]	Sharon Redd	Love How You Feel	1983	Prelude
4	recordlabel: Prelude 8077 chartposition: RandB #78, UK #27, US Dance #30 writtenby: Deems Smith, Mona Norris and Daryll Henry comments: [disco funk boogie]	Unique	What I Got Is What You Need	1983	Prelude
5	recordlabel: Prelude 8075 chartposition: RandB #55 UK #65, US Dance #24 writtenby: James D Train Williams album: Music comments: [disco funk]	D Train	Keep Giving Me Love	1983	Prelude
6	recordlabel: Prelude 8068 chartposition: US dance #12, RandB #20, UK #23 writtenby: James album: Music	D Train	Music	1983	Prelude
7	recordlabel: Prelude 8067 chartposition: RandB #76, US dance #10 writtenby: Boyd Jarvis and Jason Smith comments: [disco funk]	Visual	The Music Got Me	1983	Prelude
8	recordlabel: Prelude 8065 chartposition: US Dance #63 writtenby: Michael Bailey comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Starshine	All I Need Is You	1983	Prelude
9	recordlabel: Prelude 8064 chartposition: UK #31 writtenby: Ricky Williams and Sharon Redd album: Redd Hott comments: [disco dance]	Sharon Redd	In the Name of Love	1983	Prelude
---	recordlabel: Prelude 696 writtenby: H. Boardley	Audrey Wheeler	Your Love Is Serious	1983	Prelude
1	recordlabel: Prelude 662 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #93 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: J. Mason, K. Wolf mpcode: RjKndqXngvk	Wuf Ticket	The Key	1983	Prelude
---	recordlabel: Prelude 653 writtenby: H. Anderson, W. Anderson album: Yes, We're Ready comments: [disco funk]	Unlimited Touch	No One Can Love Me (Quite The Way You Do)	1983	Prelude
1	recordlabel: Prelude 652 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: Michele Blackmon, Darius Mitchell and Clyde Anthony Polk album: Secret Weapon comments: [disco funk hip hop]	Secret Weapon	DJ Man	1983	Prelude
2	recordlabel: Prelude 586 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: James L. Garrett Jr. comments: [electronic disco funk instrumental]	The P Crew	Nasty Rock	1983	Prelude
3	recordlabel: Prelude 3694 (UK) chartposition: UK #44 writtenby: Johnny Mandel and Paul Francis Webster album: Music comments: [disco funk]	D Train	The Shadow of Your Smile	1983	Prelude(UK)
---	recordlabel: Prelude 1411 writtenby: S. Anderson, L. Underwood, R. Reid album: Unlimited Touch	Unlimited Touch	Happily Ever After	1983	Prelude
---	recordlabel: Prelude 14108 writtenby: D. Ogrin, P. Jones album: Yes, We're Ready comments: [disco, dance, boogie album cut]	Unlimited Touch	Love Explosion	1983	Prelude
---	recordlabel: Prelude 14108 writtenby: H. Boardley album: Yes, We're Ready comments: [album cut]	Unlimited Touch	Your Love Is Serious	1983	Prelude
---	recordlabel: Prelude 14107 album: Secret Weapon comments: [album cut]	Secret Weapon	Difference Of Opinion	1983	Prelude
1	recordlabel: Posse 1207 chartposition: US Dance #19 writtenby: Fonda Rae and Freddie Perez comments: [disco funk]	Fonda Rae	Heobah	1983	Posse
2	recordlabel: Portrait 37 04120 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #80, UK #2, US #2, US rock #16 writtenby: Robert Hazard album: he's So Unusual	Cyndi Lauper	Girls Just Want to Have Fun	1983	Portrait
3	recordlabel: Portrait 04432 chartposition: RandB #78, UK #3, US #1, US AC #1, US rock #10 writtenby: Rob Hyman & Cyndi Laupe album: She's So Unusual	Cyndi Lauper	Time After Time	1983	Portrait
4	recordlabel: Portrait 03793 chartposition: RandB #18, UK #2, US #2, US dance #6, US rock #12 writtenby: Eddy Grant album: Killer on the Rampage	Eddy Grant	Electric Avenue	1983	Portrait

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