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

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 1983, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

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
---	recordlabel: Becket 519 writtenby: P.S. Thomas, L. Williams comments: [disco funk]	Circle City Band	Magic	1983	Becket
1	recordlabel: Becket 513 chartposition: US Dance #69 writtenby: Darryl Payne, Gela G. Jones and Wayne Brathwaite comments: [disco dance]	Sinnamon	He's Gonna Take You Home (To His House)	1983	Becket
---	recordlabel: Baby 50008 writtenby: B. Kassar comments: [disco funk]	Michael Heart	Some Girls	1983	Baby
1	recordlabel: Augusta Sound 94023 chartposition: RandB #73, UK #45 writtenby: James Brown and Joe Brown album: Bring It On! comments: [funk]	James Brown	Bring It On... Bring It On	1983	Augusta Sound
2	recordlabel: Atlantic/RFC 89823 chartposition: RandB #90, US Dance #37 writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy album: Pump The Nation comments: [disco funk]	Attitude	Love Me Tonight	1983	Atlantic/RFC
---	recordlabel: Atlantic/RFC 631 writtenby: L. LaFalce, L. Boone, M. Malavasi album: This Is Your Life	Change	Magical Night	1983	Atlantic/RFC
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 89931 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Eric Mercury and Dick Wagner comments: [beat ballad]	Eric Mercury & Roberta Flack	Our Love Will Stop the World	1983	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 89892 chartposition: RandB #72, US Dance #25 writtenby: Emilio Innocenti and John Robie comments: [electronic disco]	Quadrant Six	Body Mechanic	1983	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 89879 chartposition: RandB #42, US Dance #26 writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy album: Pump The Nation comments: [electro disco dance]	Attitude	We Got the Juice	1983	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 89876 chartposition: RandB #18, US dance #23 writtenby: Steve Arrington and Charles Carter album: Steve Arrington's Hall of Fame, Vol. 1 comments: [disco funk]	Steve Arrington	Nobody Can Be You	1983	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: Atlantic 89858 chartposition: RandB #40, US Dance #19 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. album: Looking at You, Looking at Me comments: [disco, funk, dance]	Narada Michael Walden	Reach Out	1983	Atlantic
6	recordlabel: Atlantic 89831 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Steve Arrington , Buddy Hankerson, Charles Carter and Roger Parker album: Steve Arrington's Hall of Fame, Vol. 1	Steve Arrington	Weak At the Knees	1983	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 89803 album: Glad To Be Here	Bernard Edwards	Your Love Is Good To Me	1983	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 89795 chartposition: RandB #61, UK #11, US #75 writtenby: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen and Michael Jackson	Clubhouse	Do It Again -- Billie Jean (Medley)	1983	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 89786 chartposition: RandB #32, UK #19, US dance #29, US #40, US AC #5 writtenby: Rod Temperton & Derek Bramble album: Bodies and Souls	The Manhattan Transfer	Spice of Life	1983	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 89763 chartposition: RandB #80 album: Target comments: [jazz funk]	Tom Scott	Come Back to Me	1983	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 89748 chartposition: RandB #21, US #81, US Dance #10 writtenby: John Robie album: In Black and White	Jenny Burton	Remember What You Like	1983	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: Atlantic 89725 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers album: Believer	Chic	Give Me the Lovin'	1983	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 80079 1 album: Glad To Be Here comments: [disco, funk, boogie album cut]	Bernard Edwards	You Don't Know Me	1983	Atlantic
1	recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 814 077 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Larry Blackmon, Charlie Singleton, Nathan Leftenant and Tomi Jenkins album: Style	Cameo	Slow Movin'	1983	Atlanta Artists
2	recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 812 054 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Larry Blackmon, Charlie Singleton, Nathan Leftenant and Tomi Jenkins album: Style comments: [funk]	Cameo	Style	1983	Atlanta Artists
3	recordlabel: Atco 99817 chartposition: US dance #3, RandB #69, US #1, UK #28, US rock #1 writtenby: Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire & Trevor Horn album: 90125	Yes	Owner of a Lonely Heart	1983	Atco
---	recordlabel: Arista 9620 writtenby: Kashif album: Kashif [1983 album] comments: [disco, funk, boogie album cut]	Kashif	Don't Stop My Love	1983	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista 9619 writtenby: Alan Glass, Preston Glass album: Goddess Of Love comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: tOOK1igUYSc	Phyllis Hyman	Let Somebody Love You	1983	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista 9619 writtenby: Charles B. Simmons, Joseph B. Jefferson album: Goddess Of Love comments: [album cut] mpcode: iIvVueUrlHQ	Phyllis Hyman	We Should Be Lovers	1983	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista 9619 writtenby: Joseph B. Jefferson, Thom Bell album: Goddess Of Love comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: dJteA6XaJRA	Phyllis Hyman	Just Twenty Five Miles To Anywhere	1983	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista 9619 writtenby: George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam album: Goddess Of Love comments: [album cut] mpcode: 25Ifwx_xJmc	Phyllis Hyman	Your Move, My Heart	1983	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista 9619 writtenby: Bill Neale, George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam album: Goddess Of Love comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: CkT7Hkq4y_o	Phyllis Hyman	Falling Star	1983	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista 9619 writtenby: David Sancious, Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden album: Goddess Of Love comments: [album cut] mpcode: U9pE8jKnKZw	Phyllis Hyman	Goddess Of Love	1983	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista 9616 writtenby: Angela Bofill, Danny Madden, Eva Lee, Steve Gaboury album: Too Tough comments: [disco, boogie album cut]	Angela Bofill	Is This A Dream	1983	Arista
1	recordlabel: Arista 9116 chartposition: RandB #12, US #12, US AC #10 writtenby: Ray Parker Jr album: Woman Out of Control	Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio)	I Still Can't Get Over Loving You	1983	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista 9111 writtenby: Kashif album: Kashif [1983 album]	Kashif	Say Something Love	1983	Arista
1	recordlabel: Arista 9109 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Angela Bofill, Jeffrey Cohen and Narada Michael Walden album: Teaser comments: [ballad]	Angela Bofill	I'm on Your Side	1983	Arista
2	recordlabel: Arista 9095 chartposition: RandB #7 writtenby: Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller album: Get It Right	Aretha Franklin	Every Girl (Wants My Guy)	1983	Arista
3	recordlabel: Arista 9089 chartposition: RandB #11, UK #76, US Dance #33 writtenby: Michael Jonzun and Maurice Starr album: Rockin' Radio comments: [electro funk instrumental]	Tom Browne	Rockin' Radio	1983	Arista
4	recordlabel: Arista 9083 chartposition: RandB #39 album: Funky Beat comments: [electro, synth, funk]	Bernard Wright	Funky Beat	1983	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista 9081 writtenby: Jimmy 'Jam' Harris and Terry Lewis comments: [disco funk]	Real To Reel	Can You Treat Me Like She Does?	1983	Arista
1	recordlabel: Arista 9073 chartposition: RandB #7, US #27, UK #99, US AC #4 writtenby: Steve Goldman album: How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye comments: [love ballad]	Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross	How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye	1983	Arista
2	recordlabel: Arista 9064 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Paul Laurence Jones III album: Kashif [1983 album] comments: [disco, soul, boogie]	Kashif	Help Yourself To My Love	1983	Arista
3	recordlabel: Arista 9034 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #74, US #61, US dance #9 writtenby: Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller album: Get It Right	Aretha Franklin	Get It Right	1983	Arista
4	recordlabel: Arista 9033 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: Kashif and LaLa album: Kashif [1983 album] comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	Kashif	Stone Love	1983	Arista
5	recordlabel: Arista 9023 chartposition: RandB #30, US Dance #20 writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen and Simmons album: Goddess of Love comments: [disco dance]	Phyllis Hyman	Riding the Tiger	1983	Arista
6	recordlabel: Arista 9015 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Lana Bogan and Donnie Shelton album: Too Tough comments: [love ballad]	Angela Bofill	Tonight I Give In	1983	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista 8107 writtenby: [album cut]	Tom Browne	Brighter Tomorrow	1983	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista 8107 writtenby: Tom Browne album: Rockin' Radio comments: [disco, funk, boogie album cut]	Tom Browne	Mr. Business	1983	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista 547 (UK) writtenby: H. Braaf, R. de Bois, P. Van Aste comments: [disco funk]	Spence	Get It On	1983	Arista(UK)
1	recordlabel: Arista 518 (UK) chartposition: UK #66 writtenby: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb album: Heartbreaker comments: [ballad]	Dionne Warwick	Yours	1983	Arista(UK)
2	recordlabel: Arista 1051 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Ray Parker Jr. album: Greatest Hits	Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio)	The People Next Door	1983	Arista
3	recordlabel: Arista 1043 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Luther Vandross album: Jump to It comments: [ballad]	Aretha Franklin	This Is for Real	1983	Arista
4	recordlabel: Arista 1042 chartposition: RandB #5, US #103, UK #79, US Dance #28 writtenby: Kashif album: Kashif [1983 album] comments: [funk soul boogie]	Kashif	I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)	1983	Arista
5	recordlabel: Arista 1040 chartposition: RandB #43, US #41, US AC #5 writtenby: Barry Gibb & Albhy Galuten album: Heartbreaker	Dionne Warwick	Take the Short Way Home	1983	Arista
6	recordlabel: Arista 1032 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Jerry Barnes and Wyatt Staton album: Juicy	Juicy	Love's a Merry-Go-'Round	1983	Arista
7	recordlabel: Arista 1031 chartposition: RandB #5, US dance #2 writtenby: Jeffrey Cohen & Narada Michael Walden album: Too Tough	Angela Bofill	Too Tough	1983	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista 1-9106 writtenby: Maurice Starr album: Spacey Lady comments: [electro funk] mpcode: q86gqkE10G8	Maurice Starr	Spacey Lady	1983	Arista
1	recordlabel: Arista 1 9071 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Alee Willis, Corrado Rustici, Narada Michael Walden album: Goddess Of Love comments: [ballad]	Phyllis Hyman	Why Did You Turn Me On	1983	Arista
---	recordlabel: Arista writtenby: Joseph B. Jefferson, Thom Bell album: Goddess Of Love comments: [beat ballad album cut]	Phyllis Hyman	Just Me And You	1983	Arista
1	recordlabel: Aria 1210 chartposition: US Dance #20 writtenby: Kenny Lehman, Michael Dirse and Thomas Jones comments: [disco dance]	Rhetta Hughes	Crisis	1983	Aria
2	recordlabel: Aria 1208 chartposition: RandB #88, US Dance #1 writtenby: Kenny Lehman comments: [dance, hi NRG]	Rhetta Hughes	Angel Man (G.A.)	1983	Aria
---	recordlabel: Are 'n Be 2 writtenby: A. Stone, L. Stewart, W. R. Bryant comments: [funk soul boogie]	Radiance featuring Andrea Stone	You're My Number 1	1983	Are 'n Be
---	recordlabel: Allegiance 6 (UK) writtenby: B. Crutcher album: City Slicker	J. Blackfoot	What You Did To Me Last Night	1983	Allegiance(UK)
---	recordlabel: Airwave 94980 writtenby: Ceasar Valentino, O'Malley Jones	O'Malley Jones	Layin' For You Girl	1983	Airwave
---	recordlabel: Air Records (Japan) album: Relief 72 Hours comments: [disco, boogie album cut] mpcode: aT8_MHdsowE	Yurie Kokubu	Just A Joke	1983	Air Records (Japan)
1	recordlabel: AandM 9298 (UK) chartposition: RandB #4, UK #18, US #30, US dance #31 writtenby: Raymond Jones album: Stay with Me Tonight	Jeffrey Osborne	Stay with Me Tonight	1983	A&M(UK)
---	recordlabel: AandM 4961 album: Doin' It My Way comments: [Complete Album] mpcode: Ghd9H-0ntOU	Howard Johnson	Doin' It My Way (full album)	1983	A&M
---	recordlabel: AandM 4932 writtenby: M. Stokes, L. Stokes album: Active Force comments: [love ballad]	Active Force	I Never Thought I'd Love Again	1983	A&M
1	recordlabel: AandM 337 chartposition: RandB #17, US #58, US Dance #30 writtenby: Glen Barbee and Charmaine Sylvers (as Charmaine Elaine Sylvers) album: Janet Jackson	Janet Jackson	Come Give Your Love to Me	1983	A&M
---	recordlabel: AandM 2609 writtenby: Gary A. Taylor, Craig Ragland album: G.T.	Gary Taylor	Just What I Have In Mind	1983	A&M
1	recordlabel: AandM 2593 chartposition: US #77 writtenby: Howard Massey album: Blow Your Own Horn comments: [funk jazz instrumental]	Herb Alpert	Red Hot	1983	A&M
2	recordlabel: AandM 2590 chartposition: US Dance #49 writtenby: Chas Jankel and Laura Weymouth	Chas Jankel	Without You	1983	A&M
3	recordlabel: AandM 2588 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Mic Murphy, David Frank and Khris Kellow album: Doin' It My Way comments: [disco funk]	Howard Johnson	Let's Take Time Out	1983	A&M
4	recordlabel: AandM 2583 chartposition: UK #98 writtenby: Michael Stokes and Linda Stokes album: Active Force comments: [disco, boogie]	Active Force	Give Me Your Love	1983	A&M
5	recordlabel: AandM 2580 chartposition: RandB #4, US #87 writtenby: David Lewis and Wayne Lewis album: Yours Forever	Atlantic Starr	Touch a Four Leaf Clover	1983	A&M
6	recordlabel: AandM 2562 chartposition: RandB #77, US #81, US AC #14 writtenby: Eythor Gunnarsson album: Blow Your Own Horn comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Herb Alpert	Garden Party	1983	A&M
7	recordlabel: AandM 2561 chartposition: RandB #3, US #25, UK #54, US AC #29 writtenby: Jeffrey Osborne, Don Freeman & Michael Sembello album: Stay with Me Tonight	Jeffrey Osborne	Don't You Get So Mad	1983	A&M
8	recordlabel: AandM 2558 chartposition: US Dance #29 writtenby: 52nd Street comments: [electro disco, synth-pop]	52nd Street	Cool as Ice -- Twice As Nice	1983	A&M
9	recordlabel: AandM 2554 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Gary Taylor (as Gary A. Taylor) album: G.T. comments: [funk]	Gary Taylor	On the Line	1983	A&M
10	recordlabel: AandM 2545 chartposition: RandB #15, US Dance #11 writtenby: Rene Moore and Angela Winbush album: Janet Jackson comments: [disco funk]	Janet Jackson	Say You Do	1983	A&M
11	recordlabel: AandM 2540 chartposition: RandB #28, US #4, US AC #1 writtenby: Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil comments: [love ballad] (sung by Joe Pizzulo and Leeza Miller)	Sergio Mendes	Never Gonna Let You Go	1983	A&M
12	recordlabel: AandM 2530 chartposition: US #76, US AC #18 writtenby: Raymond Lee Pounds and Michael Sembello album: Jeffrey Osborne comments: [beat ballad]	Jeffrey Osborne	Eenie Meenie	1983	A&M
13	recordlabel: AandM 2529 chartposition: RandB #24 writtenby: Donnie Sterling, Leon album: Kiddo comments: [funk]	Kiddo	Try My Loving (Gimme Just Enough)	1983	A&M
14	recordlabel: AandM 2527 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: Eddie Noble, George Johnson album: Blast! comments: [ballad]	The Brothers Johnson	I'm Giving You All My Love	1983	A&M
15	recordlabel: AandM 2519 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: Cason, Imgram, Haywood album: Love's on Your Side comments: [disco funk]	Jerry Knight	She's Got to Be (A Dancer)	1983	A&M
16	recordlabel: AandM 17227 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #56, UK #2, US #8, US rock #14 writtenby: Jo Callis & Philip Oakey album: Fascination!	The Human League	(Keep Feeling) Fascination	1983	A&M
17	recordlabel: AandM 12091 chartposition: UK #37, US Dance #25 writtenby: Wally Badarou, Mark King, Phil Gould, B. Taylor and A. Willis album: Standing in the Light comments: [disco funk, pop]	Level 42	Micro-Kid	1983	A&M
18	recordlabel: AandM 12071 chartposition: US Dance #37 writtenby: Lotti Golden and Richard Scher	Chill Town	Rock the Beat	1983	A&M
---	recordlabel: AL 12.026 writtenby: Anthony Lockett comments: [disco, boogie]	Anthony Lockett	Decisions	1983	AL .
---	recordlabel: 56 Hope Road writtenby: Ray Parker Jr. album: Jr Tucker	Junior Tucker	Mr. Telephone Man	1983	Hope Road
1	recordlabel: 21 Records 623 chartposition: RandB #12, US #88 writtenby: Michael Jonzun and Maurice Starr album: Lost in Space comments: [electro hip hop]	The Jonzun Crew	Space Cowboy	1983	Records
2	chartposition: UK #83 writtenby: Errol Moore album: Reggaenomics comments: [reggae]	Monyaka	Reggaematic Funk	1983

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