Soul R&B Music Charts of 1985 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1985 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 1985, 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 1985, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1985 . . .

The following songs were released in 1985 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 1985 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
301	recordlabel: Music Spec. 108 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Tony Butler	Freestyle	The Party Has Begun	1985	Music Spec.
---	recordlabel: Motown 72378 writtenby: Willie Hutch album: Making A Game Out Of Love comments: [album cut] mpcode: tndxLuzcZCU	Willie Hutch	Always	1985	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 40369 (UK) chartposition: UK #75 writtenby: Michael Lovesmith album: Rhymes of Passion comments: [Motown Sound]	Michael Lovesmith	Ain't Nothin' Like It	1985	Motown(UK)
2	recordlabel: Motown 40099 chartposition: US Dance #21 writtenby: Rockwell, Janet Cole, Antoine Green, Curtis Anthony Nolen, John Duarte and Frank Busey album: Captured comments: [Motown Sound]	Rockwell	Peeping Tom	1985	Motown
3	recordlabel: Motown 1826 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Joey Gallo and Lushus Daim album: More Than You Can Handle comments: [Motown Sound]	Lushus Daim & the Pretty Vain	The One You Love	1985	Motown
4	recordlabel: Motown 1819 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #8, US #1, US AC #1 writtenby: Lionel Richie album: Dancing on the Ceiling comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]	Lionel Richie	Say You, Say Me	1985	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown 1819 writtenby: L. Richie, D. Cochrane album: Can\'t Slow Down comments: [disco dance] mpcode: nuX1GQan8Ik	Lionel Richie	Can't Slow Down	1985	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 1813 chartposition: US Dance #12, UK #88 writtenby: Richard Scher and Lotti Golden album: Fade In, Fade Out comments: [disco dance]	Warp 9	Skips a Beat	1985	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown 1811 writtenby: Willie Hutch album: Magic comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	Don't Tell Me That It's Over	1985	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 1803 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Recco Philmore album: Secrets of Lonely Boys comments: [Motown Sound]	KoKo-Pop	Brand New Beat (Part 1)	1985	Motown
2	recordlabel: Motown 1802 chartposition: RandB #65, US #87, UK #90, US AC #8 writtenby: Bobby Caldwell, Franne Golde and Paul Fox album: Nightshift comments: [Motown Sound]	The Commodores	Janet	1985	Motown
3	recordlabel: Motown 1801 chartposition: RandB #53 writtenby: Glen Barbee, Isaias Gamboa and Leon Sylvers III album: More Than You Can Handle	Lushus Daim & the Pretty Vain	More Than You Can Handle	1985	Motown
4	recordlabel: Motown 1800 chartposition: RandB #21, US Dance #33 writtenby: Keith Harrison, Marlon McClain and Bobby Harris album: Hot Spot comments: [Motown Sound]	Dazz Band	Hot Spot	1985	Motown
---	recordlabel: Motown 1797 album: Making A Game Out Of Love comments: [Motown Sound]	Willie Hutch	Keep On Jammin'	1985	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 1794 chartposition: RandB #82, UK #94 writtenby: Michael Lovesmith album: Rhymes of Passion comments: [Motown Sound]	Michael Lovesmith	Break the Ice	1985	Motown
2	recordlabel: Motown 1790 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Willie Hutch and Val Johns album: Magic comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	Sexy Ways	1985	Motown
3	recordlabel: Motown 1788 chartposition: RandB #22, US #43, UK #74, US Dance #9 writtenby: Martin Page album: Nightshift comments: [Motown Sound] charted as Animal Instinct / Lightnin' Up the Night in US dance charts	The Commodores	Animal Instinct	1985	Motown
4	recordlabel: Motown 1778 chartposition: AC #39 writtenby: Jimmy Felber album: Light The Night mpcode: KdSMIQxIuuY	Jakata	Golden Girl	1985	Motown
5	recordlabel: Motown 1777 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Gregg Crockett, Sharon Barnes and Gwen Gordy (as Gwen Gordy Fuqua) album: That Look comments: [Motown Sound] [from the movie The Last Dragon]	Alfie Silas	Star	1985	Motown
6	recordlabel: Motown 1775 chartposition: RandB #12, UK #79 writtenby: Reggie Andrews and Bobby Harris album: Wild and Free comments: [Motown Sound]	Dazz Band	Heartbeat	1985	Motown
7	recordlabel: Motown 1773 chartposition: RandB #1 UK #3, US #3, US AC #2 writtenby: Walter Orange, Dennis Lambert & Franne Golde album: Nightshift comments: [Motown Sound]	The Commodores	Nightshift	1985	Motown
8	recordlabel: Motown 1772 chartposition: RandB #65, US #108 writtenby: Curtis Anthony Nolen and Peter Rafelson album: Captured	Rockwell	He's a Cobra	1985	Motown
9	recordlabel: Motown 1767 chartposition: RandB #23, US #107 writtenby: Vanity album: Wild Animal comments: [Motown Sound]	Vanity	Mechanical Emotion	1985	Motown
10	recordlabel: Modern 99648 chartposition: RandB #16, US #57, US dance #6 writtenby: Marti Sharron, Gary Skardina and Stephen Mitchell album: Dangerous	Natalie Cole	Dangerous	1985	Modern
11	recordlabel: Modern 99630 chartposition: RandB #28, US #81, US AC #11 writtenby: Richard Kerr and Graham Lyle album: Dangerous	Natalie Cole	A Little Bit of Heaven	1985	Modern
12	recordlabel: Modern 96841 chartposition: US dance #36 writtenby: Diane Steinberg and Marti Sharron album: Dangerous	Natalie Cole	Secrets	1985	Modern
13	recordlabel: Mirror 1 (UK) chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Louise Lopez	Odyssey	(Joy) I Know It	1985	Mirror(UK)
14	recordlabel: Mirage 99697 chartposition: RandB 26, US #57, US Dance #39 writtenby: Ann Godwin (as Anne Godwin) and Curtis Josephs album: Yo Little Brother	Nolan Thomas	Yo Little Brother	1985	Mirage
15	recordlabel: Mirage 99651 chartposition: RandB #48, US #105 writtenby: George Jackson album: Yo Little Brother	Nolan Thomas	One Bad Apple	1985	Mirage
16	recordlabel: Mirage 99643 chartposition: RandB #59, US #50 writtenby: Sidney Simien album: My Toot Toot	Jean Knight	My Toot Toot	1985	Mirage
17	recordlabel: Mirage 99639 chartposition: RandB #21, US #108, US dance #22 writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy album: Pleasure Seekers	The System	The Pleasure Seekers	1985	Mirage
18	recordlabel: Mirage 99631 chartposition: RandB #26, US #103, UK #46, US Dance #25 writtenby: Curtis Josephs and Ed Chisolm album: Do You Wanna Get Away	Shannon	Stronger Together	1985	Mirage
19	recordlabel: Mirage 99628 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Billy Rush album: Middle of the Night	Taka Boom	Middle of the Night	1985	Mirage
20	recordlabel: Mirage 99618 chartposition: RandB #83, US dance #9 writtenby: Arthur Baker and Lotti Golden album: I Want Your Love	Brenda K. Starr	Pickin' Up Pieces	1985	Mirage
21	recordlabel: Mirage 99604 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #82 writtenby: Gerald McMahon album: Lovin' Feelings comments: [disco dance]	The Spinners	Put Us Together Again	1985	Mirage
22	recordlabel: Mirage 96851 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #78, US dance #43 writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy album: Pleasure Seekers	The System	This Is for You	1985	Mirage
23	recordlabel: Mirage 890 chartposition: RandB #68, UK #84 writtenby: Mick Jones [Foreigner] album: Do You Wanna Get Away	Shannon	Urgent	1985	Mirage
24	recordlabel: Mirage 096892 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #13, US #49 writtenby: Ann Godwin & Chris Barbosa album: Do You Wanna Get Away comments: [disco dance]	Shannon	Do You Wanna Get Away	1985	Mirage
25	recordlabel: Mercury 884 572 chartposition: US Dance #1, RandB #88, UK #97 writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman album: O'Chi comments: [disco dance]	OChi Brown	Whenever You Need Somebody	1985	Mercury
26	recordlabel: Mercury 884 269 chartposition: RandB #16, UK #24, US dance #25 writtenby: Kurtis Blow, Davy D and AJ Scratch album: America comments: [hip hop]	Kurtis Blow	If I Ruled the World	1985	Mercury
27	recordlabel: Mercury 884 232 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: The Bar Kays and Allen Jones album: Banging the Walls comments: [funk]	The Bar-Kays	Banging the Walls	1985	Mercury
28	recordlabel: Mercury 884 189 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: C. Martin, V. Ross Redding and M. Madden	Con Funk Shun	Tell Me What (I'm Gonna Do)	1985	Mercury
29	recordlabel: Mercury 884 079 chartposition: RandB #74 album: America	Kurtis Blow	America	1985	Mercury
30	recordlabel: Mercury 884 009 chartposition: RandB #4, UK #22, US #47, US dance #7 writtenby: Rene Moore & Angela Winbush album: Street Called Desire	RenÃ© & Angela	I'll Be Good	1985	Mercury
31	recordlabel: Mercury 880 966 chartposition: RandB #12, US dance #44 writtenby: The Bar Kays and Allen Jones (as Allen A. Jones) album: Banging the Wall	The Bar-Kays	Your Place or Mine	1985	Mercury
32	recordlabel: Mercury 880 914 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Michael Cooper and Wayne Wallace album: Electric Lady comments: [beat ballad]	Con Funk Shun	I'm Leaving Baby	1985	Mercury
33	recordlabel: Mercury 880 731 chartposition: RandB #1, US dance #3, UK #66, US #101 writtenby: Rene Moore & Angela Winbush album: Street Called Desire comments: [disco funk]	RenÃ© & Angela	Save Your Love (For Number 1)	1985	Mercury
34	recordlabel: Mercury 880 694 chartposition: RandB #66, US #76, US dance #27 writtenby: Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina	Alex Brown	(Come On) Shout	1985	Mercury
35	recordlabel: Mercury 880 636 chartposition: RandB #4, US #102 writtenby: Larry Smith, Ken J. Cedar and David Renzer album: Electric Lady	Con Funk Shun	Electric Lady	1985	Mercury
36	recordlabel: Megatone 135 chartposition: US dance #22 writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert comments: [disco, dance]	Jeanie Tracy	Don't Leave Me This Way	1985	Megatone
37	recordlabel: Manhattan 50017 chartposition: RandB #21, UK #21, US #38, US dance #48, US rock #41 writtenby: Steven Van Zandt album: Sun City: Artists United Against Apartheid	Artists United Against Apartheid	Sun City	1985	Manhattan
38	recordlabel: Manhattan 50011 chartposition: RandB #6 writtenby: Bernard Wright and Lenny White album: Mr. Wright	Bernard Wright	Who Do You Love	1985	Manhattan
39	recordlabel: Manhattan 50004 chartposition: US Dance #45 writtenby: Eric Mercury, Ira Antelis and Thelonious Monk Jr. (as Thelonious Monk III) album: Merc and Monk	Merc & Monk	Carried Away	1985	Manhattan
40	recordlabel: Manhattan 3 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Eric Mercury, Thelonious Monk Jr. (as Thelonious Monk III) and Peggy Taft album: Merc and Monk	Merc & Monk	Baby Face	1985	Manhattan
41	recordlabel: Manhattan 20 0889 7 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #20, UK #12 writtenby: Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson & Trevor Horn album: Slave to the Rhythm	Grace Jones	Slave to the Rhythm	1985	Manhattan
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2126 writtenby: Frank Johnson album: Members Only comments: [ballad] mpcode: ZaFbZz5GLUg	Bobby Bland	Can We Make Love Tonight	1985	Malaco
1	recordlabel: Malaco 2122 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Larry Addison album: Members Only comments: [southern soul ballad]	Bobby Bland	Members Only	1985	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2120 writtenby: C.R. Cason, Jimmy Lewis album: Determination comments: [southern soul]	Formula 5 featuring Esther Jones	Cleaning House	1985	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2118 album: This Is Your Night comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	She's Cheatin' On Me	1985	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2118 writtenby: George Jackson, Earl Forest, Robert Miller album: This Is Your Night comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	Still Called The Blues	1985	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2111 writtenby: George Jackson, Robert Miller, Earl Forest album: This Is Your Night comments: [southern soul ballad]	Johnnie Taylor	This Is Your Night	1985	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2111 writtenby: George Jackson album: This Is Your Night comments: [southern soul]	Johnnie Taylor	Good With My Hips	1985	Malaco
1	recordlabel: Malaco 2107 chartposition: RandB #74 album: This Is Your Night comments: [southern soul ballad]	Johnnie Taylor	Lady My Whole World Is You	1985	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Malaco 1232 writtenby: K. Green, M. Green album: Set Me Free	Foxx	Set Me Free	1985	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Malaco 1216 writtenby: C. R. Cason album: Determination	Formula 5	I Ain't Never Gonna Let You See Me Cry	1985	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Mainline 5003 writtenby: W. Lester and R. Brown comments: [disco, boogie] mpcode: rGo0jKm5vAE	Khemistry	I Can't Win For Losing	1985	Mainline
---	recordlabel: Magnolia 500	Lee Bates	You Blew It	1985	Magnolia
1	recordlabel: MDM 12 chartposition: US Dance #25 writtenby: Andy Lerner, Craig Peyton and Nelson Cruz	Patris	Love Oasis	1985	MDM
2	recordlabel: MCA 936 chartposition: UK #65 album: Strange Reflections	Second Image	Starting Again	1985	MCA
3	recordlabel: MCA 919 (UK) chartposition: RandB #2, UK #63, US #102 writtenby: Bobby Womack and Paul Kisch album: Secrets comments: [ballad]	Wilton Felder ft. Bobby Womack & Altrinna Grayson	No Matter How High I Get	1985	MCA(UK)
---	recordlabel: MCA 52793 writtenby: B. Womack, J. Ford album: So Many Rivers	Bobby Womack	Whatever Happened To The Times	1985	MCA
---	recordlabel: MCA 52793 writtenby: C. Mayfield album: So Many Rivers	Bobby Womack	Gypsy Woman	1985	MCA
1	recordlabel: MCA 52740 chartposition: RandB #90 album: Miami Vice comments: [hip hop]	Grandmaster Melle Mel	Vice	1985	MCA
2	recordlabel: MCA 52734 chartposition: RandB #4, US dance #3, US #21 writtenby: Gregory Potts album: Ready for the World comments: [disco dance]	Ready for the World	Digital Display	1985	MCA
3	recordlabel: MCA 52731 chartposition: RandB #15, US dance #7 writtenby: Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers album: Stephanie Mills	Stephanie Mills	Stand Back	1985	MCA
4	recordlabel: MCA 52730 chartposition: RandB #66, US #57 writtenby: Franne Golde, Mary Lauria and Marti Sharron (as Marty Sharron) album: Miami Vice Soundtrack	Chaka Khan	Own the Night	1985	MCA
5	recordlabel: MCA 52709 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Bobby Womack album: So Many Rivers	Bobby Womack	Let Me Kiss It Where It Hurts	1985	MCA
6	recordlabel: MCA 52703 chartposition: RandB #2, US #51 writtenby: Vincent Brantley and Rick Timas album: All for Love	New Edition	Count Me Out	1985	MCA
7	recordlabel: MCA 52699 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Dave Roberson album: Wrap Your Body comments: [ballad]	One Way	More Than Friends, Less Than Lovers	1985	MCA
8	recordlabel: MCA 52675 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Al Smith album: Six Silver Strings	B.B. King	Big Boss Man	1985	MCA
9	recordlabel: MCA 52666 chartposition: RandB #10, UK #5, US #1, US dance #23, US AC #16, US rock #2 writtenby: Jan Hammer album: Miami Vice comments: [instrumental]	Jan Hammer	Miami Vice Theme	1985	MCA
10	recordlabel: MCA 52638 chartposition: RandB #20, UK #3, US dance #1 writtenby: Colonel Abrams & Marston Freeman album: Colonel Abrams comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	Colonel Abrams	Trapped	1985	MCA
11	recordlabel: MCA 52636 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, US dance #1, UK #50 writtenby: Melvin Riley, Gordon Strozier & Gerald Valentine album: Ready for the World	Ready for the World	Oh Sheila	1985	MCA
12	recordlabel: MCA 52631 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Al Hudson, Curtis Dudley, Maurice Gregory and Donald Mitchell album: Wrap Your Body	One Way	Serving It	1985	MCA
13	recordlabel: MCA 52627 chartposition: RandB #27, US #103 writtenby: Dick Eastman and Bobby Hart album: New Edition	New Edition	My Secret (Didja Gitit Yet?)	1985	MCA
---	recordlabel: MCA 52624 writtenby: Bobby Womack, Harold Payne album: So Many Rivers comments: [ballad album cut]	Bobby Womack	Got To Be With You Tonight	1985	MCA
1	recordlabel: MCA 52622 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Kevin McLin, Carl Dennis and Anatole Domino album: Windjammer III	Windjammer	So Hard	1985	MCA
2	recordlabel: MCA 52617 chartposition: RandB #52, US #78, US Dance #15 writtenby: Harold Faltermeyer and Franne Golde album: Fletch	Stephanie Mills	Bit by Bit	1985	MCA
3	recordlabel: MCA 52610 chartposition: RandB #5, US #41, US Dance #18 writtenby: Dan Sembello and Allee Willis album: Beverly Hills Cop: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack	Patti LaBelle	Stir It Up	1985	MCA
---	recordlabel: MCA 52598 writtenby: J. Wall album: Alternating Currents comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Spyro Gyra	Shakedown	1985	MCA
1	recordlabel: MCA 52594 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Micki Free, Hawk and Howard Hewett album: Heartbreak	Shalamar	Don't Get Stopped in Beverly Hills	1985	MCA
---	recordlabel: MCA 52584 album: Rockie Robbins	Rockie Robbins	I've Got Your Number	1985	MCA
1	recordlabel: MCA 52576 chartposition: RandB #62, US #106, US Dance #1 writtenby: Tony Carrasco	Cheyne	Call Me Mr. Telephone (Answering Service)	1985	MCA
2	recordlabel: MCA 52570 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #13, US #43, US dance #12 writtenby: Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene & Steve Nichol album: So Where Are You?	Loose Ends	Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)	1985	MCA
3	recordlabel: MCA 52566 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Sid Wyche album: Love Cycles comments: [ballad]	Klique	A Woman, a Lover, a Friend	1985	MCA
4	recordlabel: MCA 52563 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: Mike Calhoun and A. Haley album: Voyeur comments: [love ballad]	Voyeur	Paradise	1985	MCA
5	recordlabel: MCA 52561 chartposition: RandB #6 writtenby: Gordon Strozier, Gregory Potts, John Eaton and Melvin Riley album: Ready for the World comments: [ballad]	Ready for the World	Deep Inside Your Love	1985	MCA
6	recordlabel: MCA 52553 chartposition: RandB #6, US #35 writtenby: Russell Kramer album: New Edition comments: [love ballad]	New Edition	Lost in Love	1985	MCA
7	recordlabel: MCA 52536 chartposition: RandB #13, UK #2, US #3, US AC #1, US dance #1 writtenby: Harold Faltermeyer album: Beverly Hills Cop: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack comments: [instrumental]	Harold Faltermeyer	Axel F	1985	MCA
8	recordlabel: MCA 52530 chartposition: RandB #15, US #107 writtenby: Ira Newborn album: Six Silver Strings	B.B. King	Into the Night	1985	MCA

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