Soul R&B Music Charts of 1981 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1981 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 1981, 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 1981, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1981 . . .

The following songs were released in 1981 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 1981 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
801	recordlabel: Sutra 004 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: R.J. Rice comments: [disco funk]	R.J.s Latest Arrival	Body Snatcher	1981	Sutra
---	recordlabel: Epic 02143 writtenby: M.N. Wright, B. Wright album: Betty Wright	Betty Wright	Body Slang	1981	Epic
---	recordlabel: Groove Production 112 (UK) writtenby: William Alexander Smith	T.C. Curtis	Body Shake	1981	Groove Production(
1	recordlabel: Prelude 8025 chartposition: RandB #23, US Dance #4 writtenby: Willie Phillips and Carlton Maestro album: The Strikers comments: [disco funk]	The Strikers	Body Music	1981	Prelude
2	recordlabel: Bonus 5551 chartposition: US Dance #75 writtenby: Reginald Brown comments: [disco dance]	One on One	Body Music	1981	Bonus
---	recordlabel: Elektra 12569 writtenby: Harmon, Lloyd, Napoleon album: Pieces of a Dream comments: [instrumental]	Pieces of a Dream	Body Magic	1981	Elektra
1	recordlabel: Mercury 76097 chartposition: RandB #7, US dance #73 writtenby: Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Larry Dodson album: As One comments: [funk]	The Bar-Kays	Body Fever	1981	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Polydor 2187 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Keni St. Lewis, Freddie Perren album: Sayin' Something! comments: [beat ballad]	Peaches & Herb	Bluer Than Blue	1981	Polydor
3	recordlabel: RCA 12336 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Floyd Bonner, Darryl Williams, George Mitchell, Henry Prejean, Howard Redmon Jr., Isaac Powell album: Blue Jeans comments: [funk]	Chocolate Milk	Blue Jeans	1981	RCA
4	recordlabel: Venture 5017 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Reggie Griffin and Kevin Ferrell album: Redd Hott #1	Redd Hott	Big Fat Bottom	1981	Venture
5	recordlabel: Unlimited Gold 37176 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Jo Ann Belvin album: Beware! comments: [slow jam]	Barry White	Beware	1981	Unlimited Gold
6	recordlabel: MCA 52002 chartposition: RandB #66, US dance #56 writtenby: Tony Maiden and Lalomie Washburn album: Camouflage comments: [disco funk]	Rufus (and Chaka Khan)	Better Together	1981	MCA
7	recordlabel: AandM 12040 chartposition: UK #52, US Dance #3 writtenby: Stevie Wonder and Stephanie Andrews album: The Dude comments: [disco jazz funk]	Quincy Jones featuring Patti Austin	Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me	1981	A&M
---	recordlabel: TSOP 36775 writtenby: Phyllis St. James album: Sweet And Wonderful comments: [philly sound]	Jean Carn	Bet Your Lucky Star	1981	TSOP
---	recordlabel: Gordy 1002 writtenby: Rick James album: Street Songs comments: [funk album cut] mpcode: QxNLviG3c8E	Rick James	Below The Funk (Pass The J)	1981	Gordy
1	recordlabel: Tamla 54321 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #1, US #2, US AC #4 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: Being with You / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12 comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson	Being with You	1981	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Sam 12341 writtenby: D. Alexander comments: [disco funk]	Underground	Behind My Back	1981	Sam
1	recordlabel: Capitol 4978 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Gene Dunlap , Lenny Hemphill and Gary Praeg album: It's Just the Way I Feel comments: [smooth jazz funk]	Gene Dunlap featuring The Ridgeways	Before You Break My Heart	1981	Capitol
2	recordlabel: Capitol 5031 chartposition: RandB #13 writtenby: Frankie Beverly album: Live in New Orleans	Maze featuring Frankie Beverly	Before I Let Go	1981	Capitol
3	recordlabel: Elektra 47084 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Debra Laws and Nathan East album: Very Special	Debra Laws	Be Yourself	1981	Elektra
4	recordlabel: Warner 49623 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Roger Troutman album: Zapp comments: [beat ballad]	Zapp	Be Alright (Part I)	1981	Warner
5	recordlabel: Beggars Banquet 60 (UK) chartposition: UK #43 writtenby: Mullen, Wonder album: Badness comments: [jazz funk]	Morrissey Mullen	Badness -- Do Like You	1981	Beggars Banquet(UK
6	recordlabel: Mercury 76128 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Danny A. Thomas, Felton Pilate and Linda Lou McCall album: Con Funk Shun 7 comments: [disco funk]	Con Funk Shun	Bad Lady	1981	Mercury
7	recordlabel: Atlantic 3804 chartposition: RandB #36, US Dance #18 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: Ullanda McCullough comments: [disco dance]	Ullanda McCullough	Bad Company	1981	Atlantic
8	recordlabel: Chrysalis 2526 chartposition: US dance #29, RandB #71, UK #32, US #43 writtenby: Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers album: Koo Koo	Debbie Harry	Backfire	1981	Chrysalis
9	recordlabel: Planet 47928 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Allee Willis, Greg Phillinganes, John McClain and Richard Perry	Greg Phillinganes	Baby, I Do Love You	1981	Planet
---	recordlabel: Expansion 7006 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson album: Touch comments: [album cut released in 2015 in the UK on Expansion]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Baby, Baby Don't Waste My Time	1981	Expansion
1	recordlabel: Arista 0625 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: John Barnes album: Spirit of the Street comments: [disco funk]	Madagascar	Baby Not Tonight	1981	Arista
2	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 551 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Moe Moore, Tommy Keith comments: [sweet soul] (12 inch version)	The Moments	Baby Let's Rap Now	1981	Sugar Hill
3	recordlabel: Elektra 47093 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Leon Ware, Marcos Valle, Peter Cetera and Laudir de Oliveira album: Rockin' You Eternally	Leon Ware	Baby Don't Stop Me	1981	Elektra
4	recordlabel: Arista 116 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Gil Scott Heron album: Reflections comments: [jazz funk]	Gil Scott-Heron	B Movie	1981	Arista
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54328 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Hotter Than July comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	As If You Read My Mind	1981	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Salsoul 2139 chartposition: RandB #16, US dance #36 writtenby: S. Washington, C. Jones, S. Young, P. Fields, J. Ivory album: Send Your Love comments: [disco funk]	Aurra	Are You Single	1981	Salsoul
2	recordlabel: Marlin 3348 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: Timmy Thomas and Inez J. Kitts comments: [disco funk]	Timmy Thomas	Are You Crazy??? (Pt. 1)	1981	Marlin
3	recordlabel: Posse 5010 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Marcus Mitchell and Anthony Wells album: Glad You Came My Way comments: [beat ballad]	Joe Simon	Are We Breaking Up	1981	Posse
4	recordlabel: Network 47950 chartposition: US #42 writtenby: Irene Cara and Bruce Roberts album: Anyone Can See comments: [ballad]	Irene Cara	Anyone Can See	1981	Network
5	recordlabel: Capitol 5008 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Anthony Taylor and Michael Winston album: Ebonee Webb comments: [funk]	Ebonee Webb	Anybody Wanna Dance	1981	Capitol
6	recordlabel: Becket 1 chartposition: RandB #49, US dance #53 writtenby: T. Price, D. Morris Jr. album: I Never Had It So Good comments: [disco dance]	Archie Bell	Any Time Is Right	1981	Becket
7	recordlabel: Warner 49804 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Andy Fraser, Danny Ironstone, Alfred McCrary and Linda McCrary album: What Cha' Gonna Do for Me	Chaka Khan	Any Old Sunday	1981	Warner
8	recordlabel: Beggars Banquet 66 chartposition: UK #76 writtenby: Peter Maas, John Rocca and Freeez album: Anti-Freeez comments: [disco funk]	Freeez	Anti-Freeez (Set Me Free)	1981	Beggars Banquet
---	recordlabel: Polydor writtenby: Skip Scarborough album: Gonna Tell The World comments: [album cut]	Alton McClain & Destiny	Answer To My Prayer	1981	Polydor
1	recordlabel: BC 4007 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Deacon Kevin D. Woodley comments: [rap]	Sugar Daddy	Another One Bites The Dust	1981	BC
2	recordlabel: Epic 1280 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Billy Ocean and Ken Gold album: Night (Feel Like Getting Down) comments: [disco, boogie]	Billy Ocean	Another Day Won't Matter	1981	Epic
3	recordlabel: Spring 3016 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Gerry Thomas album: 14 Karat comments: [ballad]	Fatback Band	Angel	1981	Spring
4	recordlabel: ARC 11434 chartposition: RandB #15, US dance #57, US #59 writtenby: Larry Dunn, David Foster, Brenda Russell, Maurice White & Verdine White album: Faces	Earth, Wind & Fire	And Love Goes On	1981	ARC
5	recordlabel: TSOP 4798 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: Raymond Johnson and Russell Thompkins Jr. album: Hurry Up This Way Again comments: [sweet soul ballad]	The Stylistics	And I'll See You No More	1981	TSOP
6	recordlabel: Liberty 1403 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Phil Perry and Artis Philips Jr. album: All My Reasons comments: [beat ballad]	Noel Pointer	All the Reasons Why	1981	Liberty
7	recordlabel: Cotillion 46009 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Alvin Fields and Michael Zager album: All Toys Break comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Elusion	All Toys Break	1981	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Sky Hero 133 writtenby: W. Johnson, M. Moore comments: [disco dance]	Melvin Moore	All Of A Sudden	1981	Sky Hero
1	recordlabel: Casablanca chartposition: US dance #1 writtenby: S. Greenberg album: Mouth to Mouth comments: [disco dance]	Lipps, Inc.	All Night Dancing	1981	Casablanca
2	recordlabel: Elektra 11539 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Carla Vaughn album: Just Like Dreamin' comments: [beat ballad]	Twennynine featuring Lenny White	All I Want	1981	Elektra
3	recordlabel: Cotillion 46007 chartposition: RandB #3, US dance #6, UK #41, US #79 writtenby: Narada Michael Walden (as Narada Walden), Lisa Walden, Allee Willis & Joni Sledge album: All American Girls comments: [disco dance]	Sister Sledge	All American Girls	1981	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: Sabrina 106 writtenby: J. Simmons, R. Ballou, D. Nathan	John Simmons	Ain't Nothing Like The Love	1981	Sabrina
1	recordlabel: Capitol 4998 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Ronnie McNeir album: L.J. Reynolds comments: [ballad]	L.J. Reynolds	Ain't No Woman Like My Baby	1981	Capitol
2	recordlabel: Creole 9 (UK) chartposition: UK #11 album: Ain't No Stoppin' comments: [disco]	Enigma	Ain't No Stopping	1981	Creole(UK)
3	recordlabel: Salsoul 2145 chartposition: US Dance #20 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: Inner Life comments: [disco dance]	Inner Life	Ain't No Mountain High Enough	1981	Salsoul
---	recordlabel: EMI America 8070 writtenby: J. Lane, W. Pickett, M. Waleck album: Right Track	Wilson Pickett	Ain't Gonna Give You No More	1981	EMI America
1	recordlabel: Gordy 7208 chartposition: RandB #36, US #67 writtenby: Charles Simmons, Joe Jefferson and Richard Roebuck album: The Temptations comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	Aiming at Your Heart	1981	Gordy
2	recordlabel: AandM 2309 chartposition: RandB #10, UK #14, US #28, US dance #3 writtenby: Chas Jankel & Kenny Young album: The Dude comments: [disco jazz]	Quincy Jones featuring Dune	Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-ree-da)	1981	A&M
3	recordlabel: Arista 0592 chartposition: RandB #1, US #4, AC #11 writtenby: Ray Parker Jr album: A Woman Needs Love	Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio)	A Woman Needs Love	1981	Arista
4	recordlabel: Prelude 8034 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #35 writtenby: Andy Gierus & Nicholas Bailey album: The Nick Straker Band	The Nick Straker Band	A Little Bit of Jazz	1981	Prelude
---	recordlabel: Epic 37451 writtenby: Burt Bacharach And Hal David album: Never Too Much comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: CGib6okEeZ4	Luther Vandross	A House Is Not A Home	1981	Epic
1	recordlabel: RCA 12285 chartposition: RandB #76, US dance #22 writtenby: Rudy Martinez album: Never Gonna Be Another One comments: [disco dance]	Thelma Houston	96 Tears	1981	RCA
2	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 553 chartposition: RandB #15, US dance #38, US #82 writtenby: Cheryl Cook & Ronald LaPread album: 8th Wonder comments: [hip hop]	The Sugarhill Gang	8th Wonder	1981	Sugar Hill
---	recordlabel: Groove 109 (UK) writtenby: R. Ahwai album: Taylor Made	Linda Taylor	(You're) In The Pocket	1981	Groove(UK)
1	recordlabel: Buddah 629 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Curtiss Boone, Everett Boone, Herschel Boone and Timothy McGhee album: Slingshot comments: [disco funk]	Michael Henderson	(We Are Here to) Geek You Up	1981	Buddah
2	recordlabel: Ensign 201(UK) chartposition: UK #15 writtenby: Breeze McKrieth, David Baptiste and Kenny Wellington comments: [disco funk]	Beggar & Co	(Somebody) Help Me Out	1981	Ensign (UK)
---	recordlabel: Salsoul 354 writtenby: B. Matthes, S. Lucas album: Inner Life	Inner Life feat. Jocelyn Brown	(Knock Out) Let's Go Another Round	1981	Salsoul
1	recordlabel: P.I.R. 502618 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: Get as Much Love as You Can comments: [disco dance]	The Jones Girls	(I Found) That Man of Mine	1981	P.I.R.
2	recordlabel: Pavillion 975 chartposition: R&B #51 writtenby: Tony Valor album: Fantasy comments: [disco funk]	Fantasy	(Hey Who's Gotta) Funky Song	1981	Pavillion
---	recordlabel: Polydor 263 (UK) writtenby: Second Image comments: [disco funk]	Second Image	(Get Your Finger Out) Pinpoint The Feeling	1981	Polydor(UK)
1	recordlabel: T Neck 2293 chartposition: US dance #71 writtenby: E. Isley, M. Isley, C. Jasper, R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley album: Winner Takes All comments: [disco funk]	The Isley Brothers	(Can't You See) What You Do To Me?	1981	T Neck
2	recordlabel: Capitol 4991 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: David Lasley and Luther Vandross album: Going for the Glow	Donna Washington	'Scuse Me, While I Fall in Love	1981	Capitol

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