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: Chrysalis 3 chartposition: UK #15 writtenby: Paul Hardcastle	Paul Hardcastle	The Wizard	1986	Chrysalis
---	recordlabel: Edge Record 7 013 writtenby: Don Davis album: Sheer Pleasure comments: [southern soul]	David Dee	The Two Of Us (We Can Work It Out)	1986	Edge Record
1	recordlabel: Epic 05715 chartposition: RandB #90 writtenby: Tina Scott, Leon Sylvers III and Roberta Stiger album: Talk Of The Town	Krystol	The Things That Men Do	1986	Epic
2	recordlabel: Mercury 1 chartposition: RandB #75, US #41 writtenby: Bobby Daniels, Lloyd Barry, Richard Meyer and Melvin Owens	The Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew	The Super Bowl Shuffle	1986	Mercury
3	recordlabel: First String 968 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Betty Wright album: Sevens comments: [beat ballad]	Betty Wright	The Sun Don't Shine	1986	First String
4	recordlabel: London 886 032 chartposition: RandB #88, US Dance #7, UK #44 writtenby: Steve Harvey, Robin Achampong, Delroy Murray and Jean Paul Maunick album: Total Contrast	Total Contrast	The River	1986	London
5	recordlabel: Def Jam 7303 (UK) chartposition: RandB #1, UK #4, US #9, US dance #7 writtenby: Vincent F. Bell album: Juice	Oran Juice Jones	The Rain	1986	Def Jam(UK)
6	recordlabel: Atlantic 89449 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: B. A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford album: Destiny	Chaka Khan	The Other Side of the World	1986	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Motown LIO 2 (UK) writtenby: L. Richie, D. Foster album: Can\'t Slow Down comments: [ballad] mpcode: h-_HpvFdjvE	Lionel Richie	The Only One	1986	Motown LIO(UK)
---	recordlabel: MCA 52784 album: Out Of Africa (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack) comments: [ballad]	Melissa Manchester And Al Jarreau	The Music Of Goodbye	1986	MCA
1	recordlabel: Mega 2194 chartposition: UK #69 writtenby: Boris Gardiner comments: [christmas] [reggae]	Boris Gardiner	The Meaning of Christmas	1986	Mega
2	recordlabel: Egyptian Empire 00771 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: The Egyptian Lover album: One Track Mind	The Egyptian Lover	The Lover	1986	Egyptian Empire
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 89428 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Steve Arrington and India Arrington album: The Jammin' National Anthem	Steve Arrington	The Jammin' National Anthem	1986	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Motown 1797 album: Making A Game Out Of Love	Willie Hutch	The Glow	1986	Motown
1	recordlabel: Tabu 05848 chartposition: RandB #2, UK #17, US #44, US dance #8 writtenby: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis album: Sands of Time comments: [disco funk boogie]	The S.O.S. Band	The Finest	1986	Tabu
2	recordlabel: Dream Team 631 chartposition: US Dance #24 writtenby: Chris Wilson and Rudy Pardee comments: [hip hop]	L.A. Dream Team	The Dream Team Is in the House!	1986	Dream Team
3	recordlabel: Germain Records 20 chartposition: UK #93 album: Just You Just Me comments: [reggae]	Audrey Hall	The Best Thing for Me	1986	Germain Records
4	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 7 28818 chartposition: RandB #4, UK #23, US #10, US AC #2 writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis album: Chillin' comments: [sweet soul] [love ballad]	The Force M.D.s	Tender Love	1986	Warner Bros.
5	recordlabel: Knobhill 970 (UK) chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Lenny Williams and Preston Glass album: New Episode	Lenny Williams	Ten Ways of Loving You	1986	Knobhill(UK)
6	recordlabel: Columbia 06116 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: B Fine, Shy Shy, Paul Anthony, Bow Legged, Curt T T and Baby Gee album: Full Force	Full Force	Temporary Love Thing	1986	Columbia
7	recordlabel: Warner 28538 chartposition: RandB #37, UK #99 writtenby: Jay Graydon, Mike Himelstein & Tom Keane album: L Is for Lover	Al Jarreau	Tell Me What I Gotta Do	1986	Warner
8	recordlabel: Supreme 106 (UK) chartposition: UK #34 writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman album: Princess	Princess	Tell Me Tomorrow	1986	Supreme(UK)
---	recordlabel: MCA 1025 (UK) writtenby: Ian Foster album: Ian Foster	Ian Foster	Tell Me It's True	1986	MCA(UK)
---	recordlabel: TSOM 1110-26 writtenby: Michael Sterling comments: [electro disco funk] mpcode: 8rbGTwFZb64	Grace Rico	Tell Me	1986	TSOM
1	recordlabel: Heat 2032 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Sam McCants album: Ivy II	Ivy	Tell Me	1986	Heat
2	recordlabel: Amherst 306 chartposition: RandB #87 album: Traumatic	Takanaka	Teaser	1986	Amherst
3	recordlabel: MCA 53019 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis album: Under the Blue Moon	New Edition	Tears on My Pillow	1986	MCA
4	recordlabel: Capitol 5616 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #73, US #41 writtenby: Freddie Jackson & Paul Laurence album: Just Like the First Time	Freddie Jackson	Tasty Love	1986	Capitol
5	recordlabel: Motown 1858 chartposition: RandB #7, US #21, US dance #11 writtenby: Nick Mundy, Franne Golde & Paul Fox album: Chico DeBarge	Chico DeBarge	Talk to Me	1986	Motown
6	recordlabel: Omni 1 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: Terry Price, Len Barry and John Medora (as John Madara)	Booker Newberry III	Take a Piece of Me	1986	Omni
7	recordlabel: EMI America 8365 chartposition: RandB #8 album: Take It to the Limit comments: [ballad]	Ray, Goodman & Brown	Take It to the Limit	1986	EMI America
8	recordlabel: Tent 40515 (UK) chartposition: UK #3 writtenby: Billy Livsey and Gary Bell album: Luxury of Life comments: [pop soul]	Five Star	System Addict	1986	Tent(UK)
9	recordlabel: Supertronics 013 chartposition: RandB #24, US Dance #42 writtenby: Pete Warner and Rainy Davis album: Sweetheart	Rainy Davis	Sweetheart	1986	Supertronics
10	recordlabel: Gordy 1844 chartposition: RandB #6, US Dance #4 writtenby: Rick James album: The Flag	Rick James	Sweet and Sexy Thing	1986	Gordy
11	recordlabel: Elektra 44 chartposition: RandB #2, US #8, UK #13, US AC #3 writtenby: Anita Baker, Gary Bias & Louis Johnson album: Rapture...	Anita Baker	Sweet Love	1986	Elektra
12	recordlabel: MCA 52857 chartposition: RandB #17, US #7, UK #12, US dance #8, US AC #4 writtenby: Rod Temperton album: Running Scared: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack comments: [dance]	Michael McDonald	Sweet Freedom	1986	MCA
13	recordlabel: I.R.S. 52836 chartposition: UK #8, US dance #23 writtenby: Mark James album: Fine Young Cannibals	Fine Young Cannibals	Suspicious Minds	1986	I.R.S.
---	recordlabel: Move 11 writtenby: Sam L. Dees comments: [instrumental]	Sam Dees	Survive	1986	Move
1	recordlabel: Malaco 2130 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Homer Banks and Lester Snell album: Every Way But Wrong comments: [southern soul]	Latimore	Sunshine Lady	1986	Malaco
2	recordlabel: Powderworks 0348 chartposition: UK #87 writtenby: Ashley Ingram and Leee John album: Trilogy	Imagination	Sunshine	1986	Powderworks
3	recordlabel: Epic 6917 chartposition: RandB #13 weeksinr&bchart: 14 writtenby: Jerry Barnes and Katreese Barnes album: It Takes Two	Juicy	Sugar Free	1986	Epic
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 89365 chartposition: US Dance #14 writtenby: Kenneth Young, Billy Young, Mike Young, Buddy Hankerson and Renato Pierson	Young & Company	Such a Feeling	1986	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: P.I.R. 50041 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Victor Carstarphen, Kenny Whitehead, Johnny Whitehead, Anita Whitehead and Dawn Whitehead album: Kenny and Johnny The Whitehead Brothers	Kenny & Johnny The Whitehead Brothers	Stylin'	1986	P.I.R.
6	recordlabel: Elektra 69552 chartposition: RandB #54 album: The Source	Grandmaster Flash	Style (Peter Gunn Theme)	1986	Elektra
7	recordlabel: Capitol 5564 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Paul Laurence album: Haven't You Heard	Paul Laurence	Strung Out	1986	Capitol
8	recordlabel: Ten Records 84 chartposition: UK #32 writtenby: Maxi Priest and Paul Robinson album: Intentions comments: [reggae]	Maxi Priest	Strollin' On	1986	Ten Records
9	recordlabel: Jive 129 (UK) chartposition: UK #71 writtenby: Michael Denne (as Micky Denne) and Richard Smith	The Real Thing	Straight to the Heart	1986	Jive(UK)
10	recordlabel: Epic 06523 chartposition: RandB #1, US #15, UK #24, US dance #27, US AC #7 writtenby: Luther Vandross & Nat Adderley Jr. album: Give Me the Reason comments: [disco, boogie]	Luther Vandross	Stop to Love	1986	Epic
11	recordlabel: BDA 999 chartposition: RandB #91	Lee Fields	Stop Watch	1986	BDA
12	recordlabel: Epic 06145 chartposition: UK #80 album: Love All Your Blues Away	Lou Rawls	Stop Me from Starting This Feeling	1986	Epic
---	recordlabel: Lil Hugh 16952 album: No More Cold Nights comments: [ballad]	Bert Robinson	Still Waiting	1986	Lil Hugh
1	recordlabel: EMI 9 (UK) chartposition: UK #15 writtenby: Derek Bramble album: Breaking Away	Jaki Graham	Step Right Up	1986	EMI(UK)
---	recordlabel: Hot Melt 006 album: Step By Step	T.C. Curtis	Step By Step	1986	Hot Melt
1	recordlabel: MCA 52820 chartposition: RandB #18, UK #52, US Dance #49 writtenby: Carl Mcintosh, Steve Nichol and Peter Sendall album: Zagora	Loose Ends	Stay a Little While, Child	1986	MCA
2	recordlabel: Capitol 5581 chartposition: US #94 writtenby: Michael Camacho album: Let's Go All the Way	Sly Fox	Stay True	1986	Capitol
3	recordlabel: MCA 52704 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Barry Eastmond & Vernon Smith album: Stay	The Controllers	Stay	1986	MCA
4	recordlabel: Jive 1344 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Bobby Khozouri and Mark Stevens album: Take It from Me	Glenn Jones	Stay	1986	Jive
5	recordlabel: Columbia 5372 chartposition: RandB #20 writtenby: Mic Murphy and Paul Pesco album: Inside Out	Philip Bailey	State Of The Heart	1986	Columbia
6	recordlabel: Atlantic 89361 chartposition: UK #1, US #9, US AC #10 writtenby: Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller album: Stand By Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack comments: [re release]	Ben E. King	Stand by Me	1986	Atlantic
7	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
8	recordlabel: MCA 52927 chartposition: US dance #15 writtenby: Colonel Abrams and Marston Freeman album: Colonel Abrams	Colonel Abrams	Speculation	1986	MCA
9	recordlabel: Streetwise 1138 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Gordon Worthy and Maurice Starr album: A Special Style	The Stylistics	Special	1986	Streetwise
10	recordlabel: AandM 2863 chartposition: RandB #18, UK #44, US Dance #11 writtenby: Elizabeth Lamers, Frank Musker and Hamish Stuart album: Emotional	Jeffrey Osborne	Soweto	1986	A&M
---	recordlabel: Virgin 108 575 (EU) writtenby: Booth, Stabbins album: Companeros comments: [jazz funk]	Working Week	South Africa	1986	Virgin (EU)
---	recordlabel: Virgin (UK) writtenby: Stabbins, Booth album: Companeros comments: [album cut] [jazz funk]	Working Week	Soul Train	1986	Virgin (UK)
1	recordlabel: Manhattan 50055 chartposition: UK #58 writtenby: Cecil Womack and Linda Womack album: Starbright	Womack & Womack	Soul Love -- Soul Man	1986	Manhattan
2	recordlabel: PJ 2544 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Jim Pass (as James Pass)	The Givens Family	Someway, Somehow	1986	PJ
3	recordlabel: Gordy 1867 chartposition: RandB #32, US #70, US AC #20 writtenby: Jay Graydon, Mark Mueller and Robbie Nevil album: El DeBarge	El DeBarge	Someone	1986	Gordy
---	recordlabel: Turngold 386 writtenby: W. Bailey comments: [reggae] mpcode: VSZDFssYAz4	Winston Bailey featuring B.J. Nelson	So So Close	1986	Turngold
1	recordlabel: Fanfare 7 (UK) chartposition: UK #2 writtenby: James George Hargreaves album: Sinitta! comments: [disco dance]	Sinitta	So Macho	1986	Fanfare(UK)
2	recordlabel: Passion 786 chartposition: RandB #86 writtenby: Dr. York album: Teens	Petite	So Fine	1986	Passion
3	recordlabel: EMI 8332 chartposition: US #43, US dance #32, US AC #35 writtenby: Tom Snow and Cynthia Weil album: About Last Night: Music from the Motion Picture	Sheena Easton	So Far So Good	1986	EMI
4	recordlabel: Germain Records 15 chartposition: UK #14 writtenby: Audrey Hall album: Just You Just Me comments: [reggae]	Audrey Hall	Smile	1986	Germain Records
5	recordlabel: Virgin 99316 chartposition: UK #77 album: Days Like This	Hindsight	Small Change	1986	Virgin
6	recordlabel: MCA 52976 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #27, US dance #42 writtenby: Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene & Steve Nichol album: Zagora	Loose Ends	Slow Down	1986	MCA
---	recordlabel: P.I.R. 79139 writtenby: T. Bell, C. James, L. Bell album: Living All Alone	Phyllis Hyman	Slow Dancin'	1986	P.I.R.
1	recordlabel: Casablanca 884 274 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Allen Jones (as Allen A. Jones) album: Private Property	Carl Carlton	Slipped, Tripped (Fooled Around and Fell in Love)	1986	Casablanca
2	recordlabel: MCA 52713 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Gerald Valentine, Gordon Strozier, Gregory Potts and Melvin Riley album: Ready for the World comments: [ballad]	Ready for the World	Slide Over	1986	MCA
3	recordlabel: Motown 1839 chartposition: RandB #51 writtenby: Alan Gorrie and Michael Mugrage album: Smoke Signals	Smokey Robinson	Sleepless Nights	1986	Motown
4	recordlabel: Geffen 28718 chartposition: RandB #61, US #1, UK #4, US dance #1, US rock #1 writtenby: Peter Gabriel album: So	Peter Gabriel	Sledgehammer	1986	Geffen
5	recordlabel: Hot Melt 007 chartposition: UK #88 album: Step By Step	T.C. Curtis	Slave Of Love	1986	Hot Melt
6	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 28494 chartposition: RandB #4 writtenby: Denzil Foster, Jay King and Thomas McElroy album: Life, Love and Pain	Club Nouveau	Situation Number 9	1986	Warner Bros.
7	recordlabel: Motown 1870 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #81 writtenby: B. Preston, R. Palmer, S. Smith comments: [funk]	Billy Preston	Since I Held You Close	1986	Motown
8	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
9	recordlabel: Warner 28765 chartposition: RandB #68	Mavis Staples	Show Me How It Works	1986	Warner
10	recordlabel: Warner 28523 chartposition: RandB #16, UK #19 writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass & Suzanne Valentine album: While the City Sleeps comments: [disco, funk, boogie]	George Benson	Shiver	1986	Warner
11	recordlabel: Mercury 884 992 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: Attala Zane Giles and Derek Giles comments: [hip hop, funk]	Con Funk Shun	She's a Star	1986	Mercury
12	recordlabel: Greensleeves 196 (UK) chartposition: UK #92 writtenby: W. Lindo album: Beres Hammond comments: [reggae]	Beres Hammond	She Loves Me Now	1986	Greensleeves(UK)
13	recordlabel: AandM 2901 chartposition: RandB #28, US Dance #18 weeksinr&bchart: 13 writtenby: Jesse Johnson album: Shockadelica	Jesse Johnson	She (I Can't Resist)	1986	A&M
14	recordlabel: Columbia 06191 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #6, US #1, US AC #2 writtenby: Gregory Abbott album: Shake You Down	Gregory Abbott	Shake You Down	1986	Columbia
15	recordlabel: D.J. Int. 777 chartposition: US dance #3 writtenby: Danny Wilson, Keith Nunnally and Peter Black album: Hold on to Your Dream comments: [electro house] mpcode: Z-spTPMFvX4	J.M. Silk	Shadows of Your Love	1986	D.J. Int.
16	recordlabel: Constellation 52934 chartposition: RandB #18 writtenby: Bernadette Cooper album: Klymaxx	Klymaxx	Sexy	1986	Constellation
17	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
18	recordlabel: 4th and Bway 52 (UK) chartposition: UK #85 writtenby: Tami Lester Smith album: Padlock	Gwen Guthrie	Seventh Heaven	1986	th and Bway(UK)
19	recordlabel: EMI 7 chartposition: UK #7, US Dance #15 writtenby: Derek Bramble album: Breaking Away	Jaki Graham	Set Me Free	1986	EMI
---	recordlabel: MCA 5823 writtenby: Al Hudson, Dave Roberson album: One Way IX comments: [funk album cut] mpcode: UJR6lraBC8o	One Way	Set It Out	1986	MCA
1	recordlabel: AandM 2845 chartposition: US Dance #13 writtenby: Lenny Underwood and Ralph Rolle	Willie Colon	Set Fire to Me	1986	A&M
2	recordlabel: 21 Records 99497 chartposition: RandB #5, UK #8, US #21 writtenby: Donna Allen, Emridge Jones & Lou Pace (as Louis Pace) album: Perfect Timing	Donna Allen	Serious	1986	Records
---	recordlabel: Pow Wow 410 writtenby: A. Malloy, P. Simpson	Serious Intention	Serious	1986	Pow Wow
1	recordlabel: MCA 23713 chartposition: RandB #14 album: Miami Vice II: New Music	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Send It to Me	1986	MCA

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