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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1982 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1982 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 1982, 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 1982, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

(Search on '1982' returned 804 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 recordlabel: WMOT 546
chartposition: UK #2, RandB #89
writtenby: Len Barry & Bobby Eli
album: Breakin' Out
Fat Larry's Band Zoom 1982 WMOT
2 recordlabel: MCA 2
chartposition: UK #13
writtenby: Dennis Seaton, Kelvin Grant, Michael Grant, Patrick Waite and Freddie Waite
album: The Youth of Today
comments: [reggae]
Musical Youth Youth of Today 1982 MCA
3 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 29893
chartposition: RandB #16, US #102
writtenby: Nicholas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Various Casino Lights, Recorded Live At Montreux, Switzerland
Randy Crawford, Al Jarreau & Yellowjackets Your Precious Love 1982 Warner Bros.
4 recordlabel: T.Main 200
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Tony Troutman
album: Your Man Is Home Tonight
comments: [southern soul]
Tony Troutman Your Man Is Home Tonight 1982 T.Main
5 recordlabel: RCA 13252
chartposition: RandB #45, US #33
writtenby: Daryl Hall
album: Private Eyes
Hall & Oates Your Imagination 1982 RCA
6 recordlabel: KR 4 (UK)
chartposition: UK #19
writtenby: Pluto Shervington
album: Again
comments: [reggae]
Pluto Shervington Your Honour 1982 KR(UK)
7 recordlabel: Manhattan 002
chartposition: US Dance #53
writtenby: Darryl Payne, Eric Matthew and Philip Thomas
album: Now!
comments: [disco funk]
France Joli Your Good Lovin' 1982 Manhattan
8 recordlabel: P.I.R. 03009
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Bunny Sigler, Cary Gilbert and James Sigler
album: My Favorite Person
The O'Jays Your Body's Here With Me 1982 P.I.R.
9 recordlabel: AandM 2440
chartposition: RandB #6, US #64
writtenby: René Moore and Angela Winbush
album: Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson Young Love 1982 A&M
10 recordlabel: Prelude 8043
chartposition: RandB #13, UK #30, US dance 31
writtenby: James
album: You're the One for Me
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
D Train You're the One for Me 1982 Prelude
--- recordlabel: Capitol 86612
writtenby: K. Jenkins, M. Morgan
album: Feelin' Lucky
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
High Fashion You're The Winner 1982 Capitol
--- recordlabel: Juana 1300
writtenby: Michael Ward
album: Knight Time
Frederick Knight You're The Best Thing In My Life 1982 Juana
--- recordlabel: Erect 111
writtenby: Keith Stevens, Oliver Miller
album: Cut 'n' Polished
Jewel You're So Jealous 1982 Erect
--- recordlabel: Philly World 2002
writtenby: Buddy Turner, Les Paul Roque, Norwood B. Young, T.G. Conway
album: An Evening With Norwood B
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
mpcode: RlqYR03rC_I
Norwood You're On The One (You're On The Money) 1982 Philly World
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 4037
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Frank Martin, Bob Castell Blanch, Randy Jackson and Allee Willis
album: Confidence
Narada Michael Walden You're Number 1 1982 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Next Plateau 50010
writtenby: Brad Shapiro and Marvin Morrow
album: I Got Your Body
comments: [disco dance]
Carol Douglas You're Not So Hot 1982 Next Plateau
1 recordlabel: P.I.R. 02619
chartposition: RandB #4, US #43
writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: It's Time for Love
comments: [love ballad]
Teddy Pendergrass You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration 1982 P.I.R.
--- recordlabel: Profile 7007
writtenby: J.M. DeScarano, L. Gomez
comments: [beat ballad]
Miles Watson You're My Everything 1982 Profile
1 recordlabel: Prelude 8051
chartposition: US Dance #13
writtenby: Chris Palmer and Linda Taylor
Linda Taylor You and Me Just Started 1982 Prelude
--- recordlabel: Rio 36
writtenby: Jurgen S. Korduletsch, Schultze, Jones
comments: [disco funk]
Ronnie Jones You and I 1982 Rio
1 recordlabel: Columbia 02704
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: Robert Irving III and L. Bates
album: Live At the Savoy
Ramsey Lewis You Never Know 1982 Columbia
--- recordlabel: Hodisk 006
writtenby: M.Griffin, M.Moore
album: Rollin'
Numonics You Lied 1982 Hodisk
--- recordlabel: My Disc 3225
writtenby: R. Rock
album: Intensive Heat
comments: [disco funk]
Intensive Heat You Know I Want You Back 1982 My Disc
1 recordlabel: Gold Coast 7403
chartposition: US Dance #70
writtenby: Amir Bayyan, Royal Bayyan, Vilya Jackson and Wahid Bayyan
comments: [disco, boogie]
Majik You Gotta Get Up 1982 Gold Coast
--- recordlabel: Tooti Frooti 12 2 (UK)
writtenby: Reid, Taylor
comments: [disco, boogie]
Congress You Gotta Get It 1982 Tooti Frooti (UK)
1 recordlabel: RCA 3061
chartposition: US dance #6, RandB #18, UK #58, US #66
writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb & Howard Scott
album: Outlaw
War You Got the Power 1982 RCA
--- recordlabel: Malaco 1205
writtenby: Freddie Young
album: Stand Up For Love
comments: [disco funk]
Sho Nuff You Got Me Workin' 1982 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Total Experience 114 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #2, US #31, US dance #39
writtenby: Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor & Charlie Wilson
album: Gap Band IV
comments: [disco funk boogie]
The Gap Band You Dropped a Bomb on Me 1982 Total Experience(U
--- recordlabel: Sam 12349
writtenby: Andre P. Booth
comments: [disco funk]
David McPherson You Can't Stop 1982 Sam
1 recordlabel: West End 22149
chartposition: US Dance #11
writtenby: Richard James Cobb, Clifton Dyson and Sterling Lacy Sanford
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
Brenda Taylor You Can't Have You Cake and Eat It Too 1982 West End
2 recordlabel: Salsoul 7042
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Erique Dial, Jerome Bell and Russell Deyo
album: Feel My Love
comments: [disco, boogie]
Vaughan Mason & Butch Dayo You Can Do It 1982 Salsoul
3 recordlabel: Columbia 02745
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Willie Lester and Rodney Brown
album: Love Don't Grow on Trees
comments: [funk]
Waldo You Bring Out the Freak in Me 1982 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Dakar 103
chartposition: RandB #36, US Dance #52
writtenby: Cleveland Battle, Gerrard Butler and Michael Hughes
comments: [disco funk]
AM-FM You Are the One 1982 Dakar
--- recordlabel: Arista 3001
writtenby: Don Blackman, Desire White
album: Don Blackman
comments: [funk jazz]
Don Blackman You Ain't Hip 1982 Arista
1 recordlabel: Tamla 1630
chartposition: US #107
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: Yes It's You Lady
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson Yes It's You Lady 1982 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Prelude 644
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: James Mason, Mustafa Ahmed, Earl McField and Karin Wolf
comments: [hip hop, funk]
Wuf Ticket Ya Mama 1982 Prelude
--- recordlabel: Elite 12
writtenby: L. Batchelor, A. Sojka, B. Skeet
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
Atmosfear Xtra Special 1982 Elite
1 recordlabel: Emergency 6529
chartposition: US Dance #50
writtenby: Bernadette Alston, Claudette Washington, Cynthia Harvin, Dennis Bell and Kapri McGloster
comments: [disco funk]
Touché Wrap It Up 1982 Emergency
2 recordlabel: Liberty 1445
chartposition: RandB #6
album: Point Of Pleasure
comments: [funk] (ft. George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Rahni Harris)
Xavier Work That Sucker to Death 1982 Liberty
3 recordlabel: RCA 13201
chartposition: RandB #34, UK #7, US #44, US dance #14
writtenby: Diana Ross & Ray Chew
album: Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Diana Ross Work That Body 1982 RCA
4 recordlabel: TSR 827
chartposition: US dance #5
writtenby: Korduletsch, Orlando and Barry
comments: [disco dance]
Claudja Barry Work Me Over 1982 TSR
5 recordlabel: Brunswick 222
chartposition: RandB #71, US Dance #53
writtenby: Ben McCray Jr.
comments: [disco funk]
Legacy Word Up 1982 Brunswick
6 recordlabel: GRP 2520
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Bernard Wright and Master Wel
album: Funky Beat
comments: [ballad]
Bernard Wright Won't You Let Me Love You 1982 GRP
7 recordlabel: Cotillion 99980
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Keith Stegall and Patrick Henderson
album: The Woman in My Life
comments: [ballad]
Stevie Woods Woman in My Life 1982 Cotillion
8 recordlabel: Capitol 5089
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Anthony Taylor and Michael Winston
album: Ebonee Webb
comments: [slow jam]
Ebonee Webb Woman 1982 Capitol
--- recordlabel: South Bay 1004
writtenby: Gary Taylor
album: Let Me In Your Life
comments: [album cut]
Marlena Shaw Without You In My Life 1982 South Bay
--- recordlabel: Dispo 0100
writtenby: B. Despenza, G. Washington
comments: [disco dance]
Bobby Jonz Win Your Love 1982 Dispo
1 recordlabel: Epic 02999
chartposition: RandB #54
album: Now Is The Time
Lou Rawls Will You Kiss Me One More Time 1982 Epic
2 recordlabel: MCA 52133
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Al Hudson, Jack Hall, Lynn White and Willis Hall
album: Wild Night
comments: [disco funk]
One Way Wild Night 1982 MCA
3 recordlabel: Solar 969955 7
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: Girls Will Be Girls
comments: [disco funk]
Klymaxx Wild Girls 1982 Solar
4 recordlabel: Chycago Int. 02907
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Donald Burnside
album: The Key to Your Heart
comments: [funk]
Superior Movement Wide Shot 1982 Chycago Int.
5 recordlabel: Motown 1604
chartposition: RandB #42, US #66
writtenby: Lionel Richie and David Cochrane
album: In the Pocket / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12
comments: [disco funk]
The Commodores Why You Wanna Try Me 1982 Motown
--- recordlabel: Elektra 69957
writtenby: Leon Ware And Janis Siegel
album: Leon Ware
Leon Ware And Janis Siegel Why I Came To California 1982 Elektra
1 recordlabel: Salsoul 7021
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Diane Jones and Kim Miller
album: Looks So Fine
Instant Funk Why Don't You Think About Me 1982 Salsoul
2 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 785
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Timmy Thomas
comments: [disco funk]
Illusion Why Can't We Live Together 1982 Sugar Hill
3 recordlabel: Boardwalk 151
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Everett Collins and Bernard Isley
Sunrize Who's Stickin' It? 1982 Boardwalk
4 recordlabel: MCA 52004
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Al Hudson and Glenda Hudson
album: Who's Foolin' Who
One Way Who's Foolin' Who 1982 MCA
5 recordlabel: Profile 7010
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: N. Chancler, R. Andrews
comments: [hip hop]
Disco Four Whip Rap 1982 Profile
6 recordlabel: MCA 51232
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Augie Johnson, Kenny Styles and Mosley
album: Make Mine Bop
comments: [disco jazz]
L.A. Boppers Where Do the Bop Go? 1982 MCA
7 recordlabel: Beverly 2001
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Bobby Womack and Jim Ford
album: The Poet...
comments: [beat ballad]
Bobby Womack Where Do We Go from Here 1982 Beverly
--- recordlabel: Highrise 2009
writtenby: L. Graham, P. Richmond
album: Tyrone Davis
comments: [beat ballad]
Tyrone Davis Where Did We Lose? 1982 Highrise
1 recordlabel: Salsoul 7029
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: S. Roberts, Jr.
album: Skyy Line
comments: [ballad]
Skyy When You Touch Me 1982 Salsoul
--- recordlabel: Ensign 231 (UK)
writtenby: Jay W. McGee, C. Cranier
album: Over and Over
comments: [disco funk]
Jay W. McGee When We Party (Uptown, Downtown) 1982 Ensign(UK)
--- recordlabel: Echo 204
writtenby: Traditional
comments: [gospel soul]
Otis Clay & South Wind When The Gate Swing Open 1982 Echo
--- recordlabel: Columbia 18-02950
writtenby: R. Brown, W. Lester
album: Love Don't Grow on Trees
comments: [disco funk]
Waldo When It Comes To You 1982 Columbia
--- recordlabel: Columbia 1539
writtenby: T. Lester
album: Khemistry
mpcode: ZcksZD58hjo
Khemistry Whatever It Takes 1982 Columbia
--- recordlabel: TSOB 2013
writtenby: A. McDowell, Z. Cusseaux
album: Whatcha Gonna Do
Zalmac featuring Zulema What's In It For Me 1982 TSOB
--- recordlabel: Polydor 512 (UK)
writtenby: P Wingfield, W Foster
album: Second Image
Second Image What's Happening 1982 Polydor(UK)
1 recordlabel: Handshake 02879
chartposition: RandB #90
writtenby: Rafe VanHoy
comments: [ballad]
Dorothy Moore What's Forever For 1982 Handshake
--- recordlabel: T.Main 300
writtenby: King Floyd
album: Your Man Is Home Tonight
comments: [southern soul]
Tony Troutman What Our Love Needs 1982 T.Main
1 recordlabel: Beverly Glen Music 2003
chartposition: RandB #24
writtenby: Patrick Moten
album: Just Ain't Good Enough
Johnnie Taylor What About My Love 1982 Beverly Glen Music
2 recordlabel: AandM 2506
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Louis Johnson and Valerie Johnson
album: Blast! (The Latest and the Greatest)
The Brothers Johnson Welcome to the Club 1982 A&M
3 recordlabel: T Neck 02705
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper
album: Inside You
The Isley Brothers Welcome Into My Heart 1982 T Neck
4 recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 001
chartposition: UK #49, US Dance #9
writtenby: Leroy Burgess and James Calloway
comments: [disco funk boogie]
Class Action Weekend 1982 Sleeping Bag
5 recordlabel: Capitol 5132
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: A. McKay, J. Johnson
album: Ladies of the Eighties
comments: [disco funk]
A Taste of Honey We've Got the Groove 1982 Capitol
6 recordlabel: Capitol 5072
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Frankie Beverly
album: Live in New Orleans
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly We Need Love to Live 1982 Capitol
7 recordlabel: T Neck 02825
chartposition: RandB #5
writtenby: Charles Love
album: We Go a Long Way Back
Bloodstone We Go a Long Way Back 1982 T Neck
8 recordlabel: Capitol 5188
chartposition: RandB #16
writtenby: Peabo Bryson
album: Don't Play with Fire
comments: [ballad]
Peabo Bryson We Don't Have to Talk (About Love) 1982 Capitol
9 recordlabel: Konglather 7491
chartposition: RandB #68, US Dance #49
writtenby: Steve Arrington and Sam Carter
album: Steve Arrington's Hall of Fame, Vol. 1
Steve Arrington Way Out 1982 Konglather
--- recordlabel: PLR Records 1 (UK)
writtenby: E. Danison Jr., P. Folie
comments: [disco funk]
mpcode: ieCc_up_fck
Powerline Watching You 1982 PLR Records(UK)
1 recordlabel: WMOT 02654
chartposition: RandB #27, US Dance #16
writtenby: Brandi Wells and Nick Martinelli
album: Watch Out
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
Brandi Wells Watch Out 1982 WMOT
2 recordlabel: Columbia 02688
chartposition: RandB #15, US #51
writtenby: Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White
album: Raise!
Earth, Wind & Fire Wanna Be with You 1982 Columbia
3 recordlabel: London 11
chartposition: UK #4, US dance #1, RandB #63
album: Eddy Grant
comments: (featuring Donnie Calvin)
Rockers Revenge Walking on Sunshine 1982 London
4 recordlabel: Prelude 8057
chartposition: RandB #42, UK #44, US Dance #45
writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
album: You're the One for Me
comments: charted as Walk On By / D Train (Theme) is US dance charts
D Train Walk On By 1982 Prelude
5 recordlabel: ARC 03015
chartposition: RandB #29, US #103
writtenby: Thom Bell and Deniece Williams
album: Niecy
Deniece Williams Waiting by the Hotline 1982 ARC
6 recordlabel: ARC 03261
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Deniece Williams and Thom Bell
album: Niecy
comments: [ballad]
Deniece Williams Waiting 1982 ARC
7 recordlabel: Cotillion 46028
chartposition: RandB #20, US #103, US Dance #21
writtenby: Mark Adams, Steve Arrington, Charles Carter and Danny Webster
comments: charted as Snap Shot / Party Lites / Wait for Me in US dance charts
Slave Wait for Me 1982 Cotillion
8 recordlabel: Handshake 02852
chartposition: US Dance #68
writtenby: Schultze, Korduletsch, Jones
comments: [disco dance]
Ronnie Jones Video Games 1982 Handshake
9 recordlabel: Solar 69932
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Bo Watson, Melvin Gentry and Reggie Calloway
album: Victory
comments: [disco funk]
Midnight Star Victory 1982 Solar
10 recordlabel: Motown 1649
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Benny Medina, Cliff Liles, Kerry Gordy and William E. Bickelhaupt
album: Let Me Tickle Your Fancy
comments: [disco dance]
Jermaine Jackson Very Special Part 1982 Motown
11 recordlabel: Motown 1650
chartposition: RandB #35, US #46, US AC #31
writtenby: Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller) and Ken Hirsch
comments: [Motown Sound]
Charlene & Stevie Wonder Used to Be 1982 Motown
12 recordlabel: Atlantic 4010
chartposition: RandB #48, US Dance #10
writtenby: Greg Radford, Wesley Thomas and Tomorrow's Edition
album: A Song For Everyone
comments: [disco funk boogie]
Tomorrow's Edition U Turn Me On 1982 Atlantic
13 recordlabel: Highrise 2004
chartposition: RandB #17
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Jimmy Ruffin
comments: [ballad]
Maxine Nightingale featuring Jimmy Ruffin Turn to Me 1982 Highrise
--- recordlabel: CBS 08 (UK)
writtenby: M. Gaye
album: Midnight Love
Marvin Gaye Turn On Some Music 1982 CBS(UK)
--- recordlabel: Star Birth 004
writtenby: C. McCrary, D. Rookard, E. Caldwell
comments: [funk]
mpcode: gLZl1lhzOlk
Stargasm Turn Me Up (And We Will Turn You Out) 1982 Star Birth
1 recordlabel: Chalet 1227
chartposition: RandB #82
writtenby: Bonnie Thompson and Jack Daniels
Alan Anthony Turn Back the Hands of Time 1982 Chalet
2 recordlabel: Columbia 18 02744
chartposition: RandB #23, US #101, UK #47, US Dance #17
Third World Try Jah Love 1982 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Motown 1284 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #6, US #1, US AC #1
writtenby: Cochrane & Lionel Richie
album: Lionel Richie
comments: [Motown Sound] [love ballad]  
Lionel Richie Truly 1982 Motown(UK)
4 recordlabel: Becket 10
chartposition: RandB #76, US Dance #64
writtenby: Arnold
comments: [disco, boogie]
Terri Gonzales Treat Yourself to My Love 1982 Becket
5 recordlabel: Capitol 5140
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Raymond Johnson and Ron Banks
album: New Dimension
comments: [beat ballad]
The Dramatics Treat Me Right 1982 Capitol

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