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
501	recordlabel: Epic 04842 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Mike Himelstein and Tom Keane album: Protocol	Carl Anderson	Can't Stop This Feeling	1985	Epic
502	recordlabel: Epic 04760 chartposition: RandB #4, US #29 writtenby: Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller album: The Night I Fell in Love comments: [disco, dance, boogie]	Luther Vandross	'Til My Baby Comes Home	1985	Epic
503	recordlabel: Epic 04751 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Jak (as Jack Edward Bailey) album: I Go Wild comments: [funk]	Jak	I Go Wild	1985	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic writtenby: Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller album: The Night I Fell In Love comments: [album cut] mpcode: 95jNdtcTMzQ	Luther Vandross	The Night I Fell In Love	1985	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic writtenby: L. Vandross, N. Adderley Jr. album: The Night I Fell In Love comments: [ballad] mpcode: 1UCKIwlhSmQ	Luther Vandross	Other Side Of The World	1985	Epic
---	recordlabel: Epic writtenby: S. Wonder album: The Night I Fell In Love comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: HcE1XWVwFSs	Luther Vandross	Creepin'	1985	Epic
1	recordlabel: Entertain. Co. 05428 chartposition: RandB #76, US #107 writtenby: Jesse Winchester album: Big Girls Don't Cry	The Weather Girls	Well-A-Wiggy	1985	Entertain. Co.
2	recordlabel: Ensign 522 (UK) chartposition: UK #59 writtenby: Young, Tunney comments: [disco, boogie]	Mercy Mercy	What Are We Gonna Do About It?	1985	Ensign(UK)
3	recordlabel: Ensign 521 chartposition: UK #70 writtenby: Chester Fortune, Graham Parker, Ronnie Ross and Victor Martin album: This Kind of Love	Phil Fearon & Galaxy	This Kind of Love	1985	Ensign
4	recordlabel: Ensign 518 (UK) chartposition: UK #79	Light of the World	London Town '85	1985	Ensign(UK)
5	recordlabel: Ensign 517 chartposition: UK #42 writtenby: Phil Fearon album: This Kind of Love	Phil Fearon & Galaxy	You Don't Need a Reason	1985	Ensign
---	recordlabel: Elite 41 (UK) writtenby: A. Sojka album: Blue Moods	Keni Stevens	Night Moves	1985	Elite(UK)
---	recordlabel: Elite 39 writtenby: R. De Jongh	Beverley Skeete	You Can't Say No	1985	Elite
---	recordlabel: Elite 38 (UK) writtenby: K. Ellis, P. Hinds, S. Sinclair album: Love So Fine Past, Present, Future	Sahara	Love So Fine	1985	Elite(UK)
---	recordlabel: Elite 36 (UK) writtenby: R. De Jongh	Beverley Skeete	Warm	1985	Elite(UK)
---	recordlabel: Elektra/Pretty Pearl writtenby: Kae Williams album: Genie comments: [dance, boogie album cut] mpcode: gNp9coI64vw	B.B. & Q. Band (Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens)	Won't You Be With Me Tonight	1985	Elektra/Pretty Pearl
1	recordlabel: Elektra 69677 chartposition: RandB #55, UK #72 album: They Said It Couldn't Be Done comments: [hip hop]	Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five	Sign of the Times	1985	Elektra
2	recordlabel: Elektra 69632 chartposition: RandB #39, US #78, US AC #37 writtenby: Billy Livsey and Sue Shifrin album: Take No Prisoners	Peabo Bryson	Take No Prisoners (In the Game of Love)	1985	Elektra
3	recordlabel: Elektra 69621 chartposition: RandB #8, US dance #12, US #25 writtenby: Ky Adeyemo (as Kayode Adeyemo), Ernesto Phillips & Keith Diamond album: Restless comments: [disco funk]	Starpoint	Object of My Desire	1985	Elektra
4	recordlabel: Elektra 69620 chartposition: RandB #90 album: The Heavenly Kid Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Howard Hewett	Obsession	1985	Elektra
5	recordlabel: Elektra 69585 chartposition: RandB #63, US AC #26 writtenby: Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow album: Take No Prisoners comments: [love ballad]	Peabo Bryson	Love Always Finds a Way	1985	Elektra
6	recordlabel: Elektra 69505 chartposition: UK #40 writtenby: Kae Williams album: Genie	B.B. & Q. Band (Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens)	Genie	1985	Elektra
7	recordlabel: Elektra 5082 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: David Wolinski album: Take No Prisoners	Peabo Bryson	There's Nothin' Out There	1985	Elektra
8	recordlabel: Elektra 5074 chartposition: RandB #9 writtenby: Keith Diamond and Jolyon Skinner album: Restless	Starpoint	What You Been Missin'	1985	Elektra
9	recordlabel: Elektra 5052 chartposition: RandB #54 album: They Said It Couldn't Be Done comments: [hip hop]	Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five	Girls Love the Way He Spins	1985	Elektra
10	recordlabel: Elektra 5 chartposition: RandB #37, US dance #21, UK #89 writtenby: George Duke album: Thief in the Night	George Duke	Thief in the Night	1985	Elektra
---	recordlabel: Elektra 22T (UK) writtenby: O. Phillips album: Restless comments: [disco funk] mpcode: wnKOtnuVwqQ	Starpoint	Emotions	1985	Elektra T (UK)
---	recordlabel: Elektra 20 (UK) writtenby: Cecil Womack and Linda Womack album: Radio M.U.S.C. Man comments: [ballad]	Womack & Womack	Eyes	1985	Elektra(UK)
---	recordlabel: Elektra writtenby: L. DiTommaso, R. Dino album: Take No Prisoners comments: [beat ballad album cut] mpcode: FJbFpi1lWGw	Peabo Bryson	When You Talk To Me	1985	Elektra
1	recordlabel: Elekra 5058 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Cecil Womack, Linda Womack and Bobby Womack album: Radio M.U.S.C. Man	Womack & Womack	Strange and Funny	1985	Elekra
---	recordlabel: Easy Street 7516	The Affair Featuring Alyson Williams	Please Don't Break My Heart	1985	Easy Street
1	recordlabel: EMI America 8307 chartposition: RandB #36, US dance #1, US #1, UK #1, weeksinr&bchart: 12 writtenby: Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe album: Please	Pet Shop Boys	West End Girls	1985	EMI America
2	recordlabel: EMI America 8295 chartposition: US #29, US dance #21, US AC #39 writtenby: Adele Bertei and Mary Kesler album: Do You	Sheena Easton	Do It for Love	1985	EMI America
3	recordlabel: EMI 8297 chartposition: US dance #1, US #18, RandB #51 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: Madonna album: Wotupski!?! comments: [disco dance] (featuring Madonna and Catherine Buchanan)	Jellybean	Sidewalk Talk	1985	EMI
4	recordlabel: EMI 6 (UK) chartposition: UK #20 writtenby: Todd Rundgren album: Breaking Away	David Grant & Jaki Graham	Mated	1985	EMI(UK)
5	recordlabel: EMI 5514 (UK) chartposition: UK #68 writtenby: Jimmy Ruffin	Jimmy Ruffin	There Will Never Be Another You	1985	EMI(UK)
6	recordlabel: EMI 20 0809 7 chartposition: UK #59 writtenby: Derek Bramble album: Heaven Knows	Jaki Graham	Heaven Knows	1985	EMI
---	recordlabel: Dupar writtenby: A. Price, B. Harris comments: [ballad] mpcode: 17wvCq5e9Aw	B.O.F.	I've Got Your Number	1985	Dupar
1	recordlabel: Dream 708 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Jimmy Castor album: The Best of Jimmy Castor	Jimmy Castor	It Gets to Me	1985	Dream
---	recordlabel: Direct Drive 3	Direct Drive	I Need Some Sunshine	1985	Direct Drive
1	recordlabel: De lite 884 199 chartposition: RandB #7, UK #50, US #18, US dance #41 writtenby: George Brown, Kool & the Gang & James album: Emergency comments: [disco funk]	Kool & the Gang	Emergency	1985	De lite
2	recordlabel: De lite 880 869 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #4, US #2, US AC #1 writtenby: Robert Bell album: Emergency	Kool & the Gang	Cherish	1985	De lite
3	recordlabel: DBM 009 (UK) chartposition: UK #88 writtenby: Bob Benham	OChi Brown	Why Can't We Be Friends	1985	DBM(UK)
4	recordlabel: D.J. Int. 963 chartposition: US dance #9 writtenby: Steve 'Silk' Hurley album: The House Sound of Chicago mpcode: OBVZoLqjeos	J.M. Silk	Music Is the Key	1985	D.J. Int.
---	recordlabel: Cutting 1001 writtenby: C. Turner, Earl Turner Jr. comments: [disco funk] mpcode: 9VtxEkq_BKs	Earl Turner	Love Caught You By Surprise	1985	Cutting
1	recordlabel: Critique 8518 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Eric van Tijn and Jochim Fluitsima album: Mai Tai	Mai Tai	What, Where, When, Who	1985	Critique
2	recordlabel: Critique 715 chartposition: UK #8, US dance #3, RandB #37, US #109 writtenby: Jochim Fluitsima & Eric van Tijn album: Mai Tai	Mai Tai	History	1985	Critique
3	recordlabel: Critique 712 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: Nick Braddy and Richard Bassoff album: Teaser	Toney Lee	Teaser	1985	Critique
4	recordlabel: Creative Funk 600 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Clifton Dyson comments: [deep soul ballad] (Rose Bullock and Clifton Dyson)	Ci Ci	(You Got Me) Hypnotized	1985	Creative Funk
5	recordlabel: Cotillion Fback 1 chartposition: RandB #79, UK #69 writtenby: Bill Curtis, Gerry Thomas and Robert Damper album: So Delicious	Fatback Band	Girls on My Mind	1985	Cotillion Fback
6	recordlabel: Cotillion 99671 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Linda Creed and Lonnie Jordan album: Chemistry comments: [ballad]	Johnny Gill	Half Crazy	1985	Cotillion
7	recordlabel: Cotillion 99646 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Barry Alfanzo, Dennis Matkosky and Bill Neale album: Chemistry	Johnny Gill	Can't Wait 'Til Tomorrow	1985	Cotillion
8	recordlabel: Cotillion 99642 chartposition: UK #43 writtenby: Bill Curtis, Gerry Thomas and Maureen Reid album: So Delicious	Fatback Band	Lover Undercover	1985	Cotillion
9	recordlabel: Cotillion 99635 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Michael Masser and Randy Goodrum album: I'm Not the Same Girl	Stacy Lattisaw	I'm Not the Same Girl	1985	Cotillion
10	recordlabel: Cooltempo 114 (UK) chartposition: UK #99 writtenby: Sonique, Ernie McKone, Everton McCalla comments: [disco funk]	Sonique	Let Me Hold You	1985	Cooltempo(UK)
11	recordlabel: Cooltempo 109 (UK) chartposition: UK #56 writtenby: Deborah Cooper, Paul Slade and Timmy Allen album: Turn on Your Radio	Change	Oh What a Feeling	1985	Cooltempo(UK)
12	recordlabel: Cooltempo 106(UK) chartposition: UK #100 writtenby: Ken Kessie and Morey Goldstein album: M 1015 comments: [disco, dance]	Sylvester	Take Me to Heaven	1985	Cooltempo (UK)
13	recordlabel: Constellation 52714 chartposition: RandB #47 album: Meeting in the Ladies Room	Klymaxx	Lock and Key	1985	Constellation
---	recordlabel: Constellation 52698 writtenby: L. White, L. Peters album: Shine The Light	Collage	Winners And Losers	1985	Constellation
1	recordlabel: Constellation 52606 chartposition: RandB #11, UK #89, US #5, US AC #3 writtenby: Lynn Malsby album: Meeting in the Ladies Room comments: [love ballad]	Klymaxx	I Miss You	1985	Constellation
2	recordlabel: Constellation 52602 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Barbara Lewis album: Horsin' Around	Carrie Lucas featuring the Whispers	Hello Stranger	1985	Constellation
3	recordlabel: Constellation 52588 chartposition: RandB #86, UK #46, US Dance #49 writtenby: Larry White and Lee Peters album: Shine the Light	Collage	Romeo Where's Juliet?	1985	Constellation
4	recordlabel: Constellation 52545 chartposition: RandB #4, US #59, US Dance #22 writtenby: Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway and Bo Watson album: Meeting in the Ladies Room	Klymaxx	Meeting in the Ladies Room	1985	Constellation
5	recordlabel: Constellation 52485 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Grady Harrell and Fred Wesley album: Mwana	Grady Harrell	Belinda	1985	Constellation
---	recordlabel: Command 1003 album: Dedicated comments: [gospel soul love ballad] [album cut]	Phil & Brenda Nicholas	Dedicated	1985	Command
1	recordlabel: Columbia 5710 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: André Cymone album: A.C.	André Cymone	Lipstick Lover	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 40045 writtenby: C. Matthews album: This Is The Real Thing comments: [album cut]	Skool Boyz	This Is The Real Thing	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 40045 writtenby: D. Miller, P. Ingram, S. Sheppard album: This Is The Real Thing comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: 1UTWn3RpP1k	Skool Boyz featuring Jeannie Tracy	You Are My Love	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 39887 album: Watching You Watching Me comments: [ballad album cut]	Bill Withers	Watching You Watching Me	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 38 05791 writtenby: M. Gaye album: Romantically Yours comments: [ballad]	Marvin Gaye	Just Like	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 38 05791 writtenby: N. Newell, R. Ortolani, N. Oliviero album: Romantically Yours comments: [ballad]	Marvin Gaye	More	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 38 05675 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Watching You Watching Me	Bill Withers	We Could Be Sweet Lovers	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 38 05442 writtenby: M. Gaye album: Dream of a Lifetime	Marvin Gaye	Ain't It Funny (How Things Turn Around)	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 38 05424 writtenby: B. Withers, M. Colombier album: Watching You Watching Me	Bill Withers	You Try To Find A Love	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 2124 writtenby: M. Gaye, G. Banks album: Dream of a Lifetime	Marvin Gaye	Masochistic Beauty	1985	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 05721 chartposition: US dance #42, RandB #55, UK #1, US #3, US AC #13 writtenby: George Michael album: George Michael	Wham!	I'm Your Man	1985	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 05679 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Bunny Sigler and Marvin Morrow album: Life comments: [ballad]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Till I See You Again	1985	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Columbia 05669 chartposition: RandB #40, US #69, UK #97, US Dance #6 writtenby: Full Force album: Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force	Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam	Can You Feel the Beat	1985	Columbia
4	recordlabel: Columbia 05640 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Morris album: Fantasy	Ramsey Lewis	This Ain't No Fantasy	1985	Columbia
5	recordlabel: Columbia 05613 chartposition: RandB #49 album: You Might Be Surprised	Roy Ayers	Slip n' Slide	1985	Columbia
6	recordlabel: Columbia 05609 chartposition: RandB #8, US #2, US dance #19, UK #87 writtenby: Rick James album: How Could It Be	Eddie Murphy	Party All the Time	1985	Columbia
7	recordlabel: Columbia 05605 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Cheryl Lynn, George Smith III and Thurlene Johnson album: It's Gonna Be Right	Cheryl Lynn	Fade to Black	1985	Columbia
8	recordlabel: Columbia 05571 chartposition: RandB #6, US #50, US AC #11 writtenby: Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller album: Maurice White	Maurice White	Stand by Me	1985	Columbia
9	recordlabel: Columbia 05442 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Marvin Gaye album: Dream of a Lifetime comments: [ballad]	Marvin Gaye	It's Madness	1985	Columbia
10	recordlabel: Columbia 05435 chartposition: RandB #10, US Dance #8 writtenby: Prince album: A.C.	André Cymone	The Dance Electric	1985	Columbia
11	recordlabel: Columbia 05424 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Watching You Watching Me	Bill Withers	Something That Turns You On	1985	Columbia
12	recordlabel: Columbia 05415 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Bunny Rugs (as William Clarke)	Third World	One to One	1985	Columbia
13	recordlabel: Columbia 05395 chartposition: RandB #79, US Dance #32 writtenby: B Fine, Shy Shy, Paul Anthony, Bow Legged, Curt T T and Baby Gee album: Full Force	Full Force	Girl If You Take Me Home	1985	Columbia
14	recordlabel: Columbia 05288 chartposition: US Dance #26 writtenby: Billy Livsey and Terry Britten	The Weather Girls	No One Can Love You More Than Me	1985	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Columbia 05281 writtenby: C. Matthews, S. Sheppard, B. Sheppard, F. Brown, Jr. album: This Is The Real Thing comments: [funk]	Skool Boyz	Can We Do It Again	1985	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Columbia 04942 chartposition: RandB #86 writtenby: Stan Sheppard, Chauncey Matthews and Billy Sheppard album: This Is the Real Thing	Skool Boyz	Superfine (From Behind)	1985	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Columbia 04932 chartposition: RandB #25, UK #97 writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis album: It's Gonna Be Right	Cheryl Lynn	Fidelity	1985	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Columbia 04930 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Lottie Golden and Richard Scher album: Too Hot to Stop It comments: (featuring B.J. Nelson)	The Manhattans	Don't Say No	1985	Columbia
4	recordlabel: Columbia 04873 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Kevin Walker, Pamela Phillips Oland and Wilmer Raglin album: Life comments: [ballad]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Keep Givin' Me Love	1985	Columbia
5	recordlabel: Columbia 04861 chartposition: RandB #2, US #101, UK #57, US Dance #47 writtenby: Marvin Gaye and Gordon Banks album: Dream of a Lifetime	Marvin Gaye	Sanctified Lady	1985	Columbia
6	recordlabel: Columbia 04841 chartposition: RandB #22, US #106, UK #60, US AC #40 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Watching You Watching Me	Bill Withers	Oh Yeah!	1985	Columbia
7	recordlabel: Columbia 04839 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1, US Rock #27, US Country #76, writtenby: Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie album: We Are the World: U.S.A. for Africa	USA for Africa	We Are the World	1985	Columbia
8	recordlabel: Columbia 04826 chartposition: RandB #56, US #46, UK #34 writtenby: Billie Hughes, Marcy Levy and Roxanne Seeman album: Chinese Wall	Philip Bailey	Walking on the Chinese Wall	1985	Columbia
9	recordlabel: Columbia 04825 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: Rick James album: Too Sharp	Process & the Doo Rags	Stomp and Shout	1985	Columbia
10	recordlabel: Columbia 04821 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Roy Ayers album: In the Dark	Roy Ayers	Poo Poo La La	1985	Columbia

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