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

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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.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1982 . . .

The following songs were released in 1982 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 1982 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
---	recordlabel: Concord Jazz 175 album: Taurus	Tania Maria	Tranquility	1982	Concord Jazz
1	recordlabel: Mercury 76170 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Robert Ford Jr., J.B. Moore, Russell Simmons and Larry Smith album: Tough comments: [hip hop, funk]	Kurtis Blow	Tough	1982	Mercury
---	recordlabel: Kelli Arts 1006 writtenby: Joseph S. Posito, Bruce Sudano album: A Portrait of Walter Jackson	Walter Jackson	Touching In The Dark	1982	Kelli Arts
1	recordlabel: Boardwalk 7 11 132 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Love Is The Place	Curtis Mayfield	Toot An' Toot An' Toot	1982	Boardwalk
2	recordlabel: Mercury 76150 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #20, US dance #67 writtenby: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) & Bob Carter album: Ji	Junior Giscombe	Too Late	1982	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Larc 81012 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Phil Balsano comments: [ballad]	Shawn Christopher	Too Late	1982	Larc
4	recordlabel: Prism 445 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Curtis Hudson album: Party On	Pure Energy	Too Hot	1982	Prism
5	recordlabel: Casablanca 2345 chartposition: RandB #32, UK #43 writtenby: Michael Williams and Rick Ferguson album: Tonight!	Four Tops	Tonight I'm Gonna Love You All Over	1982	Casablanca
---	recordlabel: Oval 2112 writtenby: Green, Hammond, Hardcastle comments: [disco jazz funk]	Direct Drive	Time's Running Out	1982	Oval
---	recordlabel: Hodisk 000 writtenby: Milton Moore, Melvin Griffin album: Rollin'	Numonics	Time Bring's About Changes	1982	Hodisk
1	recordlabel: Virgin/Epic 1642 chartposition: RandB #34, UK #3, US # 2, US AC #6, US dance #46 writtenby: Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss album: Kissing to Be Clever comments: [disco pop]	Culture Club	Time (Clock of the Heart)	1982	Virgin/Epic
---	recordlabel: Bridge 101936 writtenby: John/Wm. Valentine album: First Take comments: [love ballad album cut] mpcode: k1MqTFuYKas	The Valentine Brothers	This Kind Of Love (Is So Special)	1982	Bridge
---	recordlabel: AandM 12048 writtenby: M. Brown album: Keepin' Love New comments: [disco dance]	Howard Johnson	This Is Heaven	1982	A&M
---	recordlabel: Ultimate 5382 writtenby: Bud Ellison comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	James 'Bootie' Tuten	This Is A Love Affair	1982	Ultimate
1	recordlabel: Destiny 2006 chartposition: RandB #54 album: Skool Boyz [1981 album] comments: [beat ballad]	Skool Boyz	This Feeling Must Be Real	1982	Destiny
2	recordlabel: Capitol 5098 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Peabo Bryson album: I Am Love comments: [ballad]	Peabo Bryson	There's No Guarantee	1982	Capitol
3	recordlabel: Solar 69958 chartposition: UK #5 writtenby: Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers and Leon Sylvers III album: Friends	Shalamar	There It Is	1982	Solar
4	recordlabel: RCA 13387 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Brian Potter and John Lewis Parker album: Alfie comments: [ballad]	Alfie Silas	There I Go	1982	RCA
5	recordlabel: Geffen 29805 chartposition: RandB #30, UK #62, US #33, US AC #17 writtenby: John Bettis & Michael Clark album: Donna Summer	Donna Summer	The Woman in Me	1982	Geffen
6	recordlabel: Warner 29856 chartposition: RandB #24, US #104, US dance #42 writtenby: Prince (as Jamie Starr) album: What Time Is It?	The Time	The Walk	1982	Warner
7	recordlabel: RFC/Atlantic 4027 chartposition: RandB #16, US #84, US Dance #30 writtenby: Herb Smith and Mauro Malavasi album: Sharing Your Love	Change	The Very Best in You	1982	RFC/Atlantic
8	recordlabel: Handshake 2553 chartposition: US Dance #39 writtenby: Schultze, Korduletsch, Barry comments: [disco]	Ronnie Jones & Claudja Barry	The Two of Us	1982	Handshake
9	recordlabel: Warner 50039 chartposition: RandB #49 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: Morris Day, Jamie Starr album: The Time comments: [disco funk]	The Time	The Stick	1982	Warner
10	recordlabel: Believe in A D. 03163 chartposition: RandB #14, US Dance #35 writtenby: Otis Redding album: Sticky Situation comments: [instrumental]	Tyrone Brunson	The Smurf	1982	Believe in A D.
11	recordlabel: T Neck 02985 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper album: The Real Deal	The Isley Brothers	The Real Deal	1982	T Neck
12	recordlabel: AandM 2383 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Michael Zager and Jolyon Skinner album: That's What Time It Is comments: [funk]	Johnny Guitar Watson	The Planet Funk	1982	A&M
13	recordlabel: Phase II 1497 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon album: Fever comments: [disco funk instrumental]	Hamilton Bohannon	The Party Train	1982	Phase II
14	recordlabel: Arista 0669 chartposition: RandB #2, US #4, US dance #24, US AC #33 writtenby: Ray Parker Jr album: The Other Woman	Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio)	The Other Woman	1982	Arista
15	recordlabel: Columbia 02710 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Larry Blackmon album: Earland's Jam comments: [jazz funk]	Charles Earland	The Only One	1982	Columbia
16	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 584 chartposition: RandB #4, UK #8, US #62, US dance #12 writtenby: Ed Fletcher album: The Message comments: [hip hop]	Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five	The Message	1982	Sugar Hill
17	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 581 chartposition: RandB #55, UK #54 writtenby: Pete Wingfield and Sylvia Robinson	The Sugarhill Gang	The Lover in You	1982	Sugar Hill
18	recordlabel: Rams Horn 1095 chartposition: US dance #47 writtenby: Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren album: Hot and Nasty comments: [disco dance]	Saint Tropez	The Love Stealers	1982	Rams Horn
19	recordlabel: Highrise 2000 chartposition: RandB #16 writtenby: Alphonse Mouzon album: Distant Lover comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Alphonse Mouzon	The Lady in Red	1982	Highrise
---	recordlabel: Chycago Int. 3183 writtenby: D. Burnside album: The Key To Your Heart comments: [sweet soul ballad] mpcode: pESzix5Wpnc	Superior Movement	The Key To Your Heart	1982	Chycago Int.
---	recordlabel: Brown Bag 5651 writtenby: Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo	Curtis Anderson	The Hardest Part	1982	Brown Bag
1	recordlabel: Epic 03288 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #8, US #2, US AC #1 writtenby: Michael Jackson album: Thriller	Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney	The Girl Is Mine	1982	Epic
2	recordlabel: Capitol 5067 chartposition: RandB #5, US #57, US dance #62 writtenby: O'Bryan (as O'Bryan Burnette II) & Don Cornelius album: Doin' Alright	O'Bryan	The Gigolo	1982	Capitol
3	recordlabel: Elektra 69889 chartposition: RandB #88, US #36 writtenby: Lincoln Chase album: Adorable	Pia Zadora	The Clapping Song	1982	Elektra
4	recordlabel: Elektra 69887 chartposition: RandB #14, US #104 writtenby: Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel album: The Best Is Yet to Come comments: [jazz funk]	Grover Washington, Jr. with Patti LaBelle	The Best Is Yet to Come	1982	Elektra
5	recordlabel: Prelude 14101 chartposition: US dance #31 writtenby: Andy Gierus, Nick Straker and Phil Towner album: The Nick Straker Band comments: [disco funk album cut]	The Nick Straker Band	The Beat Inside	1982	Prelude
6	recordlabel: Tamla 1602 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #39, US #4, US dance #27, US AC #10 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	That Girl	1982	Tamla
7	recordlabel: Becket 3 chartposition: RandB #44, US Dance #1 writtenby: Eric Matthew, Darryl Payne and Keith Diamond	Sinnamon	Thanks to You	1982	Becket
8	recordlabel: WEA 19136 (UK) chartposition: UK #53 writtenby: Bugatti, Musker album: The Dukes Bugatti and Musker	The Dukes	Thank You For The Party	1982	WEA(UK)
9	recordlabel: H.C.R.C. 02923 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Tom Jones III and David Weatherspoon comments: [funk]	Videeo	Thang (Gimme Some of That Thang)	1982	H.C.R.C.
10	recordlabel: Motown 1248 (UK) chartposition: UK #73 writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers album: Diana [1980] / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12 comments: [disco dance]	Diana Ross	Tenderness	1982	Motown(UK)
11	recordlabel: Tamla 1601 chartposition: RandB #3, UK #51, US #33, US dance #53, US AC #31 writtenby: Gary Goetzman & Mike Piccirillo album: Yes It's You Lady / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12	Smokey Robinson	Tell Me Tomorrow	1982	Tamla
12	recordlabel: Island 50011 chartposition: RandB #68, US Dance #3 writtenby: David Was and Don Was album: Was (Not Was)	Was (Not Was)	Tell Me That I'm Dreaming	1982	Island
13	recordlabel: Megatone 108 chartposition: US dance #49 writtenby: James Wirrick album: All I Need comments: [disco dance]	Sylvester	Tell Me	1982	Megatone
---	recordlabel: Street Sounds 001 (UK) writtenby: Produced by Arthur Baker, Tony Carbone, Russell Presto album: Street Sounds Edition 1 (UK) comments: [funk-jazz boogie instrumental] mpcode: Br3IhJRQx48	North End	Tee's Happy (remix)	1982	Street Sounds(UK)
1	recordlabel: Warner 29745 chartposition: RandB #48, US dance #26 writtenby: Bunny Sigler and Jane Lumibao album: Chaka Khan	Chaka Khan	Tearin' It Up	1982	Warner
2	recordlabel: Warner 50032 chartposition: RandB #51, US #70, US AC #19 writtenby: Gene De Paul and Sammy Cahn album: Breakin' Away comments: [beat ballad]	Al Jarreau	Teach Me Tonight	1982	Warner
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 4024 chartposition: RandB #55, US Dance #31 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: Norman Durham & Woody Cunningham album: Taste The Music comments: [disco, boogie]	Kleeer	Taste The Music	1982	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Boardwalk 11 143 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Richard Dimples Fields and Belinda Wilson album: Mr. Look So Good!	Richard Dimples Fields	Taking Applications	1982	Boardwalk
5	recordlabel: Warner 50044 chartposition: RandB #29, US #103 writtenby: William Collins album: The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away comments: [funk]	William Bootsy Collins	Take a Lickin' and Keep on Kickin'	1982	Warner
---	recordlabel: Excaliber 522 writtenby: Shell, Small comments: [disco funk] mpcode: 7xp4odPi848	Roy C. Hamilton	Take Your Time	1982	Excaliber
1	recordlabel: Salsoul 7026 chartposition: RandB #52, US Dance #46 writtenby: Stan Lucas album: Heat It Up	The Salsoul Orchestra featuring Jocelyn Brown	Take Some Time Out (For Love)	1982	Salsoul
2	recordlabel: Capitol 9753 chartposition: US Dance #48 writtenby: Gene Dunlap, Donna Davis, Pam Vincent and Pamela Lawson album: Party in Me comments: [disco funk]	Gene Dunlap	Take My Love	1982	Capitol
3	recordlabel: Elektra 47403 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Alex Brown and Kevin Moore album: Azz Izz comments: [beat ballad]	Ren Woods	Take Me to Heaven	1982	Elektra
---	recordlabel: AandM 4895 writtenby: Paul Lawrence Jones album: Keepin' Love New comments: [album cut]	Howard Johnson	Take Me Through The Night	1982	A&M
1	recordlabel: DeLite 817 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Alice Sanderson, Keith Echols and Tony Valor album: Second Cup comments: [disco dance]	Coffee	Take Me Back	1982	DeLite
2	recordlabel: RCA 13050 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Debbie Alexander and Marlon Mathis album: Merge comments: [disco funk]	Merge	Take It to the Top	1982	RCA
3	recordlabel: RCA 13364 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Michael Toles and Allen Jones album: F r i c t i o n comments: [disco funk]	Chocolate Milk	Take It Off	1982	RCA
4	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 789 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Harry Ray and Tommy Keith	Harry Ray	Sweet Baby	1982	Sugar Hill
5	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 776 chartposition: UK #31 writtenby: F. Zambon album: Nightlites / The Best of All Platinum comments: [disco dance]	Candi Staton	Suspicious Minds	1982	Sugar Hill
6	recordlabel: Fantasy 930 chartposition: RandB #73 writtenby: Greg Watson and Pam Sawyer comments: [electronic disco funk]	Steptoe	Sureyoureright	1982	Fantasy
---	recordlabel: Indigo 1001 writtenby: L. Covington, L.C. Drummer Jr., C. Davis, R. Jackson Jr., B. Slade comments: [disco funk]	Krisp	Sunlight	1982	Indigo
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 89996 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Corrado Rustici and Lisa Walden album: Confidence comments: [disco funk]	Narada Michael Walden	Summer Lady	1982	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Boardwalk 11155 7 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Honesty	Curtis Mayfield	Summer Hot	1982	Boardwalk
1	recordlabel: Salsoul 7043 chartposition: RandB #40, US dance #78 writtenby: Steve Washington (as Stephen C. Washington), Curt Jones and Jennifer Ivory album: Live and Let Live	Aurra	Such a Feeling	1982	Salsoul
2	recordlabel: Solar 69927 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Glen Barbee, Vincent Brantley, Richard Randolph and Ricky Smith album: Right Back at Cha! comments: [disco funk]	Dynasty	Strokin'	1982	Solar
3	recordlabel: Polydor 2213 chartposition: UK #38 writtenby: Bill Sharpe (as William Sharpe) and Roger Odell album: Night Birds comments: [jazz funk]	Shakatak	Streetwalkin'	1982	Polydor
4	recordlabel: Capitol 5109 chartposition: RandB #9, US #56, US dance #11 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson album: Street Opera	Ashford & Simpson	Street Corner	1982	Capitol
5	recordlabel: Polydor 530(UK) chartposition: UK #43 writtenby: Bill Sharpe (as William Sharpe) and Roger Odell album: Invitations comments: [jazz funk]	Shakatak	Stranger	1982	Polydor (UK)
6	recordlabel: Epic 03038 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Stanley Clarke album: Straight to the Top	Stanley Clarke	Straight to the Top	1982	Epic
7	recordlabel: Mercury 76159 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Felton Pilate and Nita Wells Pilate album: Con Funk Shun 7 comments: [love ballad]	Con Funk Shun	Straight from the Heart	1982	Mercury
8	recordlabel: Prelude 8059 chartposition: US dance #12 writtenby: Andy Gierus and Nicholas Bailey	The Nick Straker Band	Straight Ahead	1982	Prelude
9	recordlabel: Sunergy 0001 chartposition: US Dance #4 writtenby: Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler comments: [disco dance]	Viola Wills	Stormy Weather	1982	Sunergy
10	recordlabel: Gordy 1635 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: El DeBarge album: All This Love comments: [disco funk]	DeBarge	Stop! Don't Tease Me	1982	Gordy
11	recordlabel: ZE Records 6793 chartposition: UK #7, US Dance #25 writtenby: Kid Creole (as August Darnell) album: Tropical Gangsters comments: [disco funk hip-hop]	Kid Creole & the Coconuts	Stool Pigeon	1982	ZE Records
12	recordlabel: Capitol 5117 chartposition: RandB #23 writtenby: Frank Wilson and Smokey Robinson album: Doin' Alright	O'Bryan	Still Water (Love)	1982	Capitol
---	recordlabel: Epic 14 02996 writtenby: Keith Copeland, Michael Nash album: Stronger Than Ever comments: [disco funk]	Rose Royce	Still In Love	1982	Epic
1	recordlabel: RCA Victor 13056 chartposition: RandB #64, US dance #37 writtenby: Denzil Miller, Monica Pege and Arnold Ramsey album: Love Conquers All	Michael Wycoff	Still Got the Magic (Sweet Delight)	1982	RCA Victor
2	recordlabel: Columbia 03008 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: Chuck Mangione album: Love Notes comments: [instrumental]	Chuck Mangione	Steppin' Out	1982	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Warner 9642 (UK) writtenby: Brian Jackson album: Sunfire comments: [disco funk] (full length version)	Sunfire	Step In The Light	1982	Warner(UK)
1	recordlabel: Jive 101 chartposition: RandB #54, US Dance #54 writtenby: Michael Denne and Richard Jon Smith album: Richard Jon Smith	Richard Jon Smith	Stay with Me Tonight	1982	Jive
2	recordlabel: Zoo York 03383 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: R.J. Rice album: R.J.'s Latest Arrival [1982 album]	R.J.s Latest Arrival	Stay With Me	1982	Zoo York
3	recordlabel: Geffen 29895 chartposition: RandB #31, UK #14, US #41 writtenby: Jon Anderson & Vangelis album: Donna Summer	Donna Summer	State of Independence	1982	Geffen
4	recordlabel: Polydor 457 chartposition: UK #60 comments: [disco dance]	Second Image	Star	1982	Polydor
5	recordlabel: Gordy 1616 chartposition: RandB #6, US dance #11, US #66 writtenby: Rick James album: Reunion comments: [Motown Sound] [funk]	The Temptations ft. Rick James	Standing on the Top	1982	Gordy
6	recordlabel: RCA 13018 chartposition: RandB #51, US dance #54 writtenby: Kashif (as Kashif Saleem) and Morrie Brown	Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King)	Spirit of the Dancer	1982	RCA
7	recordlabel: Spring 3028 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Sam Dees album: Hard Times comments: [ballad]	Millie Jackson	Special Occasion	1982	Spring
8	recordlabel: Capitol 260 (UK) chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: M. Calhoun, W. Stegall album: Travelin' comments: [disco, boogie]	L.J. Reynolds	Special Effects	1982	Capitol(UK)
9	recordlabel: Columbia 03216 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Jimmy Cliff album: Special comments: [reggae]	Jimmy Cliff	Special	1982	Columbia
10	recordlabel: Mirage 4032 chartposition: RandB #14, US #80 writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers album: Soup for One: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack comments: [disco funk]	Chic	Soup for One	1982	Mirage
11	recordlabel: Warner 29956 chartposition: RandB #27, US #110, UK #54, US dance #17 writtenby: Larry Graham album: Sooner or Later comments: [disco funk]	Larry Graham	Sooner or Later	1982	Warner
12	recordlabel: Solar 48009 chartposition: RandB #25, US #110 writtenby: Lakeside album: Your Wish Is My Command comments: [funk]	Lakeside	Something About That Woman	1982	Solar
13	recordlabel: De lite 821 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: William Anderson album: Think Positive!	Crown Heights Affair	Somebody Tell Me What to Do	1982	De lite
---	recordlabel: MCA 52140 writtenby: Jay Beckenstein album: Incognito comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]	Spyro Gyra	Soho Mojo	1982	MCA
---	recordlabel: Cotillion 47009 writtenby: Artwell Matthews, Jr. and Audrey Matthews album: Roll With The Punches comments: [disco funk]	ADC Band	So Good	1982	Cotillion
---	recordlabel: AandM 4895 writtenby: Kashif, Paul Lawrence Jones album: Keepin' Love New comments: [album cut] [disco, funk, boogie]	Howard Johnson	So Glad You're My Lady	1982	A&M

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