Soul R&B Music Charts of 1986 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1986 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 1986, 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 1986, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1986 . . .

The following songs were released in 1986 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 1986 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
101	recordlabel: T.T.E.D. 6 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Robert Reed, Tony Fisher, James Avery and Taylor Reed album: Good To Go Original Motion Picture Soundtrack comments: [funk, hip hop]	Trouble Funk	Good to Go	1986	T.T.E.D.
102	recordlabel: Sutra 156 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Prince Markie Dee (as Mark Morales) and G. Pickett album: Big and Beautiful comments: [hip hop]	The Fat Boys	In the House	1986	Sutra
103	recordlabel: Sutra 152 chartposition: RandB #23 writtenby: James Brown, Bobby Byrd and Ron Lenhoff album: Big and Beautiful comments: [hip hop]	The Fat Boys	Sex Machine	1986	Sutra
104	recordlabel: Sutra 051 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Leon Ware and Arthur Ross (as T Boy Ross)	Tamiko Jones	I Want You	1986	Sutra
105	recordlabel: Supreme 109 (UK) chartposition: UK #74, US Dance #30 album: Princess	Princess	In the Heat of a Passionate Moment	1986	Supreme(UK)
106	recordlabel: Supreme 107 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #23, UK #3, US #78 writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman album: F.L.M. comments: [dance, boogie]	Mel & Kim	Showing Out	1986	Supreme
107	recordlabel: Supreme 106 (UK) chartposition: UK #34 writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman album: Princess	Princess	Tell Me Tomorrow	1986	Supreme(UK)
108	recordlabel: Supreme 105 (UK) chartposition: UK #16 writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman album: Princess	Princess	I'll Keep On Loving You	1986	Supreme(UK)
109	recordlabel: Supertronics 016 chartposition: RandB #22, US Dance #26 writtenby: Peter Lord album: Heat Stroke	Janice Christie	Heat Stroke	1986	Supertronics
110	recordlabel: Supertronics 015 chartposition: RandB #77, US Dance #33 writtenby: Greg Brown	The Cut	Kindness for Weakness	1986	Supertronics
111	recordlabel: Supertronics 014 chartposition: RandB #56, US Dance #17 writtenby: Janice Christie	Janice Christie	I'm Hungry for Your Love	1986	Supertronics
112	recordlabel: Supertronics 013 chartposition: RandB #24, US Dance #42 writtenby: Pete Warner and Rainy Davis album: Sweetheart	Rainy Davis	Sweetheart	1986	Supertronics
113	recordlabel: Sunnyview 436 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Amos Larkins II, Ben Cenac, Bob Craftonand Joe Webb comments: [hip hop]	Newcleus	Na Na Beat	1986	Sunnyview
114	recordlabel: Sunnyview 3034 chartposition: RandB #50, US dance #15 writtenby: Amos Larkins II and Inez J. Stone album: Connie	Connie	Experience	1986	Sunnyview
115	recordlabel: Streetwise 2241 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Maurice Starr album: A Special Style	The Stylistics	Let's Go Rockin' (Tonight)	1986	Streetwise
116	recordlabel: Streetwise 1138 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Gordon Worthy and Maurice Starr album: A Special Style	The Stylistics	Special	1986	Streetwise
---	recordlabel: Streetwave 71 (UK) writtenby: L. Johnson comments: [dance, boogie]	Royalle Delite	I'll Come When You Call	1986	Streetwave(UK)
---	recordlabel: Stax 1071 writtenby: Albert King, J. Mayall album: The Lost Session	Albert King	Down The Road I Go	1986	Stax
---	recordlabel: Stamina 3501 writtenby: Donald Burnside, Gerald Cooper album: Your Love Looks Good On Me	Gene Chandler	Please You Tonight	1986	Stamina
1	recordlabel: Spring 418 chartposition: US Dance #37 writtenby: Luigi Venegoni and Tony Valor	Fantasy	He's Number One	1986	Spring
---	recordlabel: Spring 3048 writtenby: R. Goodman album: Royal Rappin's comments: [ballad]	Millie Jackson & Isaac Hayes	You Needed Me	1986	Spring
---	recordlabel: Southern Tracks 1058 writtenby: H. Daniel, M. Dailey, T. Stewart comments: [southern soul ballad]	Harold Daniel	Don't Snatch It Back	1986	Southern Tracks
1	recordlabel: Source chartposition: RandB #88, UK #95 writtenby: Anthony B. Stephens, Arnecia Michelle Harris and John Bellamy comments: (Original extended vocal)	The Source featuring Candi Staton	You Got the Love	1986	Source
---	recordlabel: Solar 70003 writtenby: Greg Scelsa album: Cat mpcode: P_I5zSsU6W0	Cat Miller	Be For Real	1986	Solar
1	recordlabel: Solar 69547 chartposition: RandB #3, UK #16, US #69, US dance #34 writtenby: Bill Simmons, Vincent Calloway, Belinda Lipscomb, Reggie Calloway, Melvin Gentry & Bobby Lovelace album: Headlines comments: [disco funk]	Midnight Star	Headlines	1986	Solar
2	recordlabel: Solar 69525 chartposition: RandB #7, UK #8, US #42 writtenby: Bo Watson & June Watson Williams album: Headlines comments: [disco dance]	Midnight Star	Midas Touch	1986	Solar
3	recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 19 chartposition: RandB #61, UK #32, US dance #1 writtenby: John Fair comments: [disco dance]	Dhar Braxton	Jump Back (Set Me Free)	1986	Sleeping Bag
4	recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 18 chartposition: UK #34, US Dance #27 writtenby: Kurtis Mantronik and MC Tee album: Mantronix: The Album	Mantronix	Bassline	1986	Sleeping Bag
5	recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 0017 chartposition: RandB #69, UK #16, US dance #6 writtenby: Joyce Sims album: Come into My Life	Joyce Sims	All and All	1986	Sleeping Bag
6	recordlabel: Simba 103 chartposition: UK #99 album: To The Top comments: [reggae]	Aswad	Pull Up	1986	Simba
7	recordlabel: Simba 102 chartposition: UK #93 album: To The Top comments: [reggae]	Aswad	Kool Noh	1986	Simba
---	recordlabel: Sierra 21 (UK) writtenby: One Touch	One Touch	Don't Throw Away Your Love	1986	Sierra(UK)
1	recordlabel: Select Records 62279 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: The Kangol Kid and Howie Tee comments: [christmas]	Whistle	Santa Is a B-Boy	1986	Select Records
2	recordlabel: Select 62276 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Educated Rapper, Kangol Kid, Doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Full Force album: Skeezer Pleezer comments: [hip hop]	UTFO	Split Personality	1986	Select
3	recordlabel: Select 62274 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: Whistle, Kangol (as The Kangol Kid) and Howie Tee album: Whistle comments: [hip hop]	Whistle	Just for Fun	1986	Select
4	recordlabel: Select 62269 chartposition: RandB #24, UK #11 writtenby: Full Force, The Real Roxanne & Howie Tee	The Real Roxanne	Bang Zoom	1986	Select
5	recordlabel: Select 62267 chartposition: RandB #17, UK #7, US dance #18 writtenby: Whistle, Kangol (as The Kangol Kid) & Howie Tee album: Whistle comments: [hip hop]	Whistle	(Nothin' Serious) Just Buggin'	1986	Select
6	recordlabel: Select 1186 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Educated Rapper, Kangol Kid, Doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Full Force album: UTFO	UTFO	Fairytale Lover	1986	Select
7	recordlabel: Sea Bright 7109 chartposition: US dance #11 writtenby: Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench album: Standing at the Crossroads	Evelyn Thomas	How Many Hearts	1986	Sea Bright
8	recordlabel: Scotti Brothers 650062 chartposition: US AC #16 writtenby: Edward Hamilton and Brian Short album: Cobra: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack comments: [ballad]	Gladys Knight & Bill Medley	Loving on Borrowed Time	1986	Scotti Brothers
9	recordlabel: Scotti Brothers 06568 chartposition: RandB #10, UK #90 writtenby: Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight album: Gravity	James Brown	How Do You Stop	1986	Scotti Brothers
10	recordlabel: Scotti Brothers 06275 chartposition: RandB #26, US #93, UK #65, US Dance #65 writtenby: Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight album: Gravity	James Brown	Gravity	1986	Scotti Brothers
11	recordlabel: SMP 3 (UK) chartposition: UK #1 writtenby: Berry Gordy and Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] (as Tyran Carlo)	Jackie Wilson	Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town)	1986	SMP(UK)
---	recordlabel: Roulette 2016 writtenby: Milton Smith	Stimulus featuring Milton Smith	You Blow My Mind	1986	Roulette
1	recordlabel: Rhino 74403 chartposition: RandB #70, US #1, US AC #1, US Country #42 writtenby: By Request: The Best of Billy Vera & the Beaters album: The Jets	Billy Vera	At This Moment	1986	Rhino
2	recordlabel: Revue 735 chartposition: UK #11 writtenby: Ben Peters album: Everything To Me comments: [reggae]	Boris Gardiner	You're Everything to Me	1986	Revue
3	recordlabel: Revue 733 chartposition: UK #1 writtenby: Ben Peters album: Everything To Me comments: [Reggae]	Boris Gardiner	I Wanna Wake Up with You	1986	Revue
4	recordlabel: Rendezvous 102 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Peter Radcliffe, Tony Sepe and Barry White album: What'cha Gonna Do	O.C. Smith	You're the First, My Last, My Everything	1986	Rendezvous
5	recordlabel: Rendezvous 1019 chartposition: RandB #53 writtenby: Lenny Welch and Doug Frank album: What'cha Gonna Do comments: [ballad]	O.C. Smith	What'cha Gonna Do	1986	Rendezvous
6	recordlabel: Reflections On Records 001 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: CC Neal and Ron Taber	Terri Dancer	Learn from the Burn	1986	Reflections On Recor
7	recordlabel: Record Shack 60 (UK) chartposition: UK #81 writtenby: Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench album: Standing at the Crossroads	Evelyn Thomas	Cold Shoulder	1986	Record Shack(UK)
8	recordlabel: Reality 264 chartposition: RandB #19, UK #79 writtenby: Doug E. Fresh album: Oh, My God!	Doug E. Fresh	All the Way to Heaven	1986	Reality
9	recordlabel: RR 940 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: J. Dean, J. Glover and C. Howard comments: [ballad]	Markus Anthony	One Night of Love	1986	RR
10	recordlabel: RCA Victor 104626 chartposition: UK #93 writtenby: Sara Allen, Daryl Hall and Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart] album: Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine	Daryl Hall	I Wasn't Born Yesterday	1986	RCA Victor
---	recordlabel: RCA Italiana 7579 writtenby: Keith Forsey, Giorgio Moroder album: Amii	Amii Stewart	Time Is Tight	1986	RCA Italiana
---	recordlabel: RCA 5807 writtenby: B. Bacharach, D. Foster, M. Jay album: Take It From Me comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: _ZXyPWrcpGM	Glenn Jones	Love Will Show Us How	1986	RCA
1	recordlabel: RCA 5062 chartposition: RandB #17, US #33, UK #78, US dance #7, US AC #27 writtenby: Andy Goldmark & Bruce Roberts album: Hot Together	The Pointer Sisters	Goldmine	1986	RCA
2	recordlabel: RCA 5038 chartposition: RandB #91, US #33, US AC #21 writtenby: Daryl Hall album: Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine	Daryl Hall	Foolish Pride	1986	RCA
3	recordlabel: RCA 49891 chartposition: RandB #19, UK #55, US dance #12 writtenby: Allen George and Fred McFarlane album: A Long Time Coming	Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King)	High Horse	1986	RCA
4	recordlabel: RCA 49873 chartposition: RandB #61, US #83, US dance #15 writtenby: Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts album: Contact	The Pointer Sisters	Twist My Arm	1986	RCA
5	recordlabel: RCA 49793 chartposition: US Dance #1 writtenby: Isaac Hayes album: Hold on to Your Dream	J.M. Silk	I Can't Turn Around	1986	RCA
6	recordlabel: RCA 14421 chartposition: RandB #7, UK #7, US #41, US dance #5 writtenby: Sue Sheridan & Paul Chiten album: Silk and Steel	Five Star	Can't Wait Another Minute	1986	RCA
7	recordlabel: RCA 14415 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Lesette Wilson and Meli'sa Morgan album: Genobia	Genobia Jeter	All of My Love	1986	RCA
8	recordlabel: RCA 14404 chartposition: RandB #83, US Dance #1 writtenby: Paul Simpson	Barbara Roy	Gotta See You Tonight	1986	RCA
9	recordlabel: RCA 14396 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Glenn Jones and David Wolinski album: Take It from Me comments: [slow jam]	Glenn Jones	Giving Myself to You	1986	RCA
10	recordlabel: RCA 14326 chartposition: UK #12, US #14, US dance #7 writtenby: Dr. Robert album: Animal Magic	The Blow Monkeys	Digging Your Scene	1986	RCA
11	recordlabel: RCA 14321 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Wayne Douglas Jr. and Neil Jones album: All the Way	The Main Attraction	Reconsider	1986	RCA
12	recordlabel: RCA 14276 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Nona Hendryx and Jean Beauvoir album: The Heat	Nona Hendryx	I Need Love	1986	RCA
13	recordlabel: RCA 14241 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Angelique Giles and Wayne Brathwaite album: Finesse	Glenn Jones	Everlasting Love	1986	RCA
14	recordlabel: RAS Records 7018 chartposition: UK #62 writtenby: Reid album: Brutal comments: [reggae]	Black Uhuru	Great Train Robbery	1986	RAS Records
15	recordlabel: Qwest 28669 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: James Ingram album: Never Felt So Good	James Ingram	Always	1986	Qwest
16	recordlabel: Qwest 28659 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Sue Shifrin and Terry Britten album: Gettin' Away with Murder	Patti Austin	Gettin' Away with Murder	1986	Qwest
17	recordlabel: Qwest 28537 chartposition: RandB #86 writtenby: Howard Hewett, James Ingram and Keith Diamond album: Never Felt So Good	James Ingram	Never Felt So Good	1986	Qwest
18	recordlabel: Profile 7106 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Darnell Pretlow, David L. Miller and Ed Fletcher	Word of Mouth featuring D.J. Cheese	Coast to Coast	1986	Profile
19	recordlabel: Profile 7103 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: John Smith comments: [hip hop]	Spyder-D featuring DJ Doc	I Can't Wait (To Rock the Mike)	1986	Profile
20	recordlabel: Profile 7102 chartposition: RandB #5, UK #62 writtenby: DJ Run (as Joseph Simmons) and DMC (as Darryl McDaniels) album: Raising Hell	Run-D.M.C.	My Adidas	1986	Profile
21	recordlabel: Profile 7092 chartposition: RandB #89 album: The Champagne of Rap comments: [rap]	Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde	Freshest Rhymes in the World	1986	Profile
---	recordlabel: Profile 7090 writtenby: Allen Toussaint	Alyson Williams	Yes We Can Can	1986	Profile
1	recordlabel: Profile 7086 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Dana Dane (as Dana McCleese) , Sam Jacobs Jr. and Sam Jacobs Sr. album: Dana Dane with Fame	Dana Dane	Nightmares	1986	Profile
2	recordlabel: Profile 7085 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Kashif and Paul Laurence (as Paul Lawrence Jones)	Bobby Mardis	Keep On	1986	Profile
3	recordlabel: Profile 5119 chartposition: RandB #12, US #29, UK #42, US dance #44 writtenby: DJ Run (as Joseph Simmons), DMC (as Darryl McDaniels) & Jam Master Jay (as Jason Mizell) album: Raising Hell comments: [hip hop]	Run-D.M.C.	You Be Illin	1986	Profile
4	recordlabel: Profile 5112 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #8, US #4, US dance #6 writtenby: Steven Tyler & Joe Perry album: Raising Hell	Run-D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith	Walk This Way	1986	Profile
5	recordlabel: Profile 5097 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: William Martin, Debra Riley and Keith Hanns comments: [hip hop]	The Masterdon Committee	Get Off My Tip!	1986	Profile
6	recordlabel: Profile 5091 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Charles E. McCormick comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Arnie's Love	Natural High	1986	Profile
7	recordlabel: Private I 05783 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Gary Goetzman and Mike Piccirillo album: Imagination	LaToya Jackson	He's a Pretender	1986	Private I
8	recordlabel: Prism 2008 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Biz Markie and Marley Marl album: Goin' Off comments: [hip hop]	Biz Markie	Make the Music with Your Mouth	1986	Prism
---	recordlabel: Prelude 40797 (UK) writtenby: D. Burnette, R. Estrick	Colors	Pay Me Back My Love	1986	Prelude(UK)
1	recordlabel: Powderworks 0348 chartposition: UK #87 writtenby: Ashley Ingram and Leee John album: Trilogy	Imagination	Sunshine	1986	Powderworks
---	recordlabel: Pow Wow 417 writtenby: W. Doris	Affinity	Pick Me Up (Rock Me Non-Stop)	1986	Pow Wow
1	recordlabel: Pow Wow 415 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Kenny Beck	Octavia	2 the Limit	1986	Pow Wow
---	recordlabel: Pow Wow 410 writtenby: A. Malloy, P. Simpson	Serious Intention	Serious	1986	Pow Wow
1	recordlabel: Posse 1223 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: B. Fats (as Will Bowden) comments: [rap]	B. Fats	Woppit	1986	Posse
2	recordlabel: Portrait 7254 (UK) chartposition: UK #49 writtenby: Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead & Victor Carstarphen album: Artists Showcase comments: from 1976 'Where Will You Go When The Party's Over' album	Archie Bell & the Drells	Don't Let Love Get You Down	1986	Portrait(UK)
3	recordlabel: Portrait 2346 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Lou Pace, Nicole J. McCloud and Reggie Buie album: What About Me?	Nicole McCloud	What About Me?	1986	Portrait
4	recordlabel: Portrait 05846 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #89, US #20, US AC #6 writtenby: Sade Adu & Stuart Matthewman album: Promise	Sade	Never As Good As the First Time	1986	Portrait
5	recordlabel: Portrait 05761 chartposition: RandB #66, US Dance #10, UK #99 writtenby: Aldo Nova album: What About Me?	Nicole McCloud	Don't You Want My Love?	1986	Portrait
6	recordlabel: Polydor 885 362 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: David Conley, David Townsend, Bernard Jackson and Josh Thompson album: Good to Go Lover	Gwen Guthrie	Outside in the Rain	1986	Polydor
7	recordlabel: Polydor 885 358 chartposition: RandB #2, UK #43, US #65 writtenby: Dennis Lambert, Andy Goldmark & Franne Golde album: United	The Commodores	Goin' to the Bank	1986	Polydor
8	recordlabel: Polydor 885 106 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #5, US #42, US dance #1 writtenby: Gwen Guthrie album: Good to Go Lover comments: [disco funk]	Gwen Guthrie	Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent	1986	Polydor
9	recordlabel: Philly World 99573 chartposition: RandB #10 writtenby: Ronald Broomfield and McKinley Horton album: Serenade	Eugene Wilde	Diana	1986	Philly World

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