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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1987 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1987 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 1987, 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 1987, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

(Search on '1987' returned 726 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 recordlabel: Total Experience 49743
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Charlie Wilson, Morris Rente and Rudy Taylor
album: Gap Band 8
comments: aka Get Loose, Get Funky
The Gap Band Zibble, Zibble (Get the Money) 1987 Total Experience
2 recordlabel: EMI America 8366
chartposition: RandB #42, US Dance #44
writtenby: Mark Bynum and Howard Redmon Jr.
Focus Zero in July 1987 EMI America
--- recordlabel: Kirstee 1009
writtenby: A. Miller, C. Ward
album: Forever
Willie Clayton Your Sweetness 1987 Kirstee
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 136
chartposition: US Dance #40
writtenby: Avy Gonzalez
Sandée You're the One 1987 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Def Jam 07222
chartposition: UK #88
writtenby: Chuck D and Hank Shocklee
album: Yo! Bum Rush the Show
comments: [hip hop]
Public Enemy You're Gonna Get Yours 1987 Def Jam
--- recordlabel: Timeless 116
album: Man Of Stone In Love Again
comments: [southern soul album cut]
Tyrone Davis You're Everything (I Want In A Woman) 1987 Timeless
1 recordlabel: Virgin 99422
chartposition: RandB #2, US #54, US dance #20
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Eban Kelly, Jimi Randolph & Kevin Moore
album: Serious
Déja You and Me Tonight 1987 Virgin
2 recordlabel: Columbia 07678
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Mark Mueller and Robbie Nevil
album: Touch the World
Earth, Wind & Fire You and I 1987 Columbia
3 recordlabel: AandM 2957
chartposition: RandB #90
album: Vesta
Vesta Williams You Make Me Want To (Love Again) 1987 A&M
--- recordlabel: AandM 2952
writtenby: Al Green, Paul Zaleski
album: Soul Survivor
Al Green You Know And I Know 1987 A&M
1 recordlabel: Orbitone 22 (UK)
chartposition: UK #18
writtenby: Felix Da Silva
album: Can't Be With You Tonight
comments: [reggae]
Judy Boucher You Caught My Eye 1987 Orbitone(UK)
2 recordlabel: MCA 53060
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: McIntosh, Nichol, Eugene
album: So Where Are You?
Loose Ends You Can't Stop the Rain 1987 MCA
--- recordlabel: Vinylmania 13
writtenby: Larry (Woo) Wedgeworth, Gordon (Megabucks) Worthy
Eleanore Mills You Can't Have My Dreams 1987 Vinylmania
1 recordlabel: Jive 1051
chartposition: RandB #80
album: Vanessa Bell Armstrong
comments: [ballad]
Vanessa Bell Armstrong You Bring Out the Best in Me 1987 Jive
2 recordlabel: MCA 1142
chartposition: RandB #6, UK #100, US Dance #29
writtenby: Al Hudson, Valdez Brantley, Irene Perkins, Cuba Gregory and Maurice Gregory
album: 9
One Way You Better Quit 1987 MCA
3 recordlabel: Select 62293
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Educated Rapper, Kangol Kid, Doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Full Force
album: Skeezer Pleezer
UTFO Ya Cold Wanna Be with Me 1987 Select
4 recordlabel: Manhattan 24
chartposition: US dance #10, RandB #69, UK #43, US #10
writtenby: Robbie Nevil & Brock Walsh
album: Robbie Nevil
Robbie Nevil Wot's It to Ya 1987 Manhattan
5 recordlabel: EMI America 8384
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Glenn Everette and Randy Muller
album: Boys' Night Out
First Circle Workin' Up a Sweat 1987 EMI America
6 recordlabel: Arista 9495
chartposition: RandB #90
writtenby: Mike Leeson (as Mick Leeson) and Peter Vale
album: Precious Moments
Jermaine Jackson Words into Action 1987 Arista
--- recordlabel: Capitol 44090
writtenby: C. Matthews, S. Sheppard, W. Sheppard, G. Evans
album: No More Cold Nights
Bert Robinson Won't You Be My Lady 1987 Capitol
1 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 70
chartposition: UK #65
writtenby: James Avery
album: Trouble Over Here Trouble Over There
comments: [funk]
Trouble Funk Woman of Principle 1987 th and Bway
2 recordlabel: Ten Records 175
chartposition: UK #83
album: Intentions
comments: [reggae]
Maxi Priest Woman in You 1987 Ten Records
3 recordlabel: Elektra 69426
chartposition: RandB #14, US #89, UK #85, US AC #8
writtenby: Lamont Dozier
album: Positive
comments: [ballad]
Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle Without You (Leonard VI Theme) 1987 Elektra
4 recordlabel: Supertronics 017
chartposition: RandB #48, US Dance #11
writtenby: Eric McCaine
album: Without You
Touch Without You 1987 Supertronics
5 recordlabel: Columbia 07675
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US dance #7, US AC #44
writtenby: Terence Trent D'Arby & Sean Oliver
album: Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby Wishing Well 1987 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Champion 40 (UK)
chartposition: UK #83
writtenby: Oliver Cheatham and Rob Davies
album: Go for It
comments: [slow jam]
Oliver Cheatham Wish On a Star 1987 Champion(UK)
7 recordlabel: Capitol 2339 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #10, UK #2, US #12, US dance #42
writtenby: Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller & Ron Wilson
album: Crushin'
comments: [hip hop]
The Fat Boys with The Beach Boys Wipe Out 1987 Capitol(UK)
8 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 28360
chartposition: RandB #2, US #39, US dance #22
writtenby: Denzil Foster, Jay King & Thomas McElroy
album: Life, Love & Pain
Club Nouveau Why You Treat Me So Bad 1987 Warner Bros.
9 recordlabel: EMI 8382
chartposition: RandB #5, US #58, US dance #6
writtenby: Garry Johnson
album: Female Trouble
Nona Hendryx Why Should I Cry? 1987 EMI
10 recordlabel: Sire 8341
chartposition: RandB #78, UK #1, US #1, US dance #44, US AC #5
writtenby: Madonna & Patrick Leonard
album: Who's That Girl: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Madonna Who's That Girl 1987 Sire
11 recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 25
chartposition: RandB #68, UK #40, US Dance #21
writtenby: Kurtis Mantronik and MC Tee
album: Music Madness
Mantronix Who Is It 1987 Sleeping Bag
12 recordlabel: Chrysalis 43120
chartposition: UK #10, US #16, US Dance #3
writtenby: Paul Gurvitz
album: Just Visiting This Planet
Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo Who Found Who 1987 Chrysalis
--- recordlabel: Who Dat?
writtenby: S. Monistere
Aaron Neville Who Dat? (The History Of The Saints) 1987 Who Dat?
--- recordlabel: Vision 3300
writtenby: Al Broomfield
album: Broomfield
comments: [album cut]
Broomfield Where Do I Go From Here 1987 Vision
1 recordlabel: Tent 41477
chartposition: RandB #39, UK #11
writtenby: Lionel Job, Cliff Dawson and Bill Hagans
album: Between the Lines
Five Star Whenever You're Ready 1987 Tent
2 recordlabel: Motown 1910
chartposition: AC #45
writtenby: Hal Davis and Willie Hutch
album: Carrie McDowell
comments: [ballad]
Carrie McDowell When a Woman Loves a Man 1987 Motown
--- recordlabel: Tabu
writtenby: J. Harris III, T. Lewis
album: Hearsay
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: GyZHGWXprUI
Alexander O'Neal When The Party's Over 1987 Tabu
1 recordlabel: CBS 1 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #56, UK #52
writtenby: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) and Robin Smith
album: Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson When Love Comes Calling 1987 CBS(UK)
--- recordlabel: Gibraltar 17117
writtenby: C.C. Ryder
comments: [disco funk]
mpcode: BD-C_upU3sc
C.C. & Co. When 1987 Gibraltar
1 recordlabel: Warner 28322
chartposition: RandB #72, US dance #45
writtenby: Scott Cutler and Gerry Goffin
album: One from the Heart
comments: [ballad]
Jocelyn Brown Whatever Satisfies You 1987 Warner
2 recordlabel: 10 Records 199
chartposition: UK #98
writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman
Edwin Starr Whatever Makes Our Love Grow 1987 Records
3 recordlabel: Motown 1911
chartposition: RandB #16, US #79, US AC #15
writtenby: Smokey Robinson, Lonnie Kirtz, Ivory Stone and Homer Talbert
album: One Heartbeat
Smokey Robinson What's Too Much 1987 Motown
--- recordlabel: Mercury 843
writtenby: Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson and Marvin Gaye
album: Love Is Where It's At
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Doc Powell What's Going On 1987 Mercury
--- recordlabel: P.I.R. 50059
writtenby: A. Kettner, B. Caldwell
album: Living All Alone
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: pNcU1NOSp1Y
Phyllis Hyman What You Won't Do For Love 1987 P.I.R.
1 recordlabel: Capitol 439
chartposition: US #13, UK #30
writtenby: Terry Britten and Graham Lyle
album: Break Every Rule
Tina Turner What You Get Is What You See 1987 Capitol
2 recordlabel: MCA 53005
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Cuba Gregory, Al Hudson and Curtis Dudley
album: 9
One Way Whammy 1987 MCA
3 recordlabel: Jive 1049
chartposition: RandB #2, US #66, UK #85, US AC #36
writtenby: Timmy Allen & Glenn Jones
album: Glenn Jones
Glenn Jones We've Only Just Begun (The Romance Is Not Over) 1987 Jive
4 recordlabel: Superstar International 54
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Candice Ghant and T. Kennedy
comments: (Featuring Ollie Woodson)
Flos We're Back 1987 Superstar Internatio
5 recordlabel: AandM 410
chartposition: RandB #39, US #7, UK #41, US dance #17, US rock #20
writtenby: Sting
album: Nothing Like the Sun
Sting We'll Be Together 1987 A&M
6 recordlabel: MCA 52998
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Vincent Brantley
album: Sugar Babes
Sugar Babes We Rock the Beat 1987 MCA
7 recordlabel: Arista 9562
chartposition: RandB #9, UK #78, US Dance #22
writtenby: Patrice Rushen and Sheree Brown
album: Watch Out
Patrice Rushen Watch Out 1987 Arista
8 recordlabel: Capitol 5690
chartposition: RandB #8, US #79
writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Chris Dixon
album: 4 by Four
4 by Four Want You for My Girlfriend 1987 Capitol
9 recordlabel: Capitol 44035
chartposition: RandB #7
writtenby: Paul Laurence
album: Lillo
comments: [ballad]
Lillo Thomas Wanna Make Love (All Night Long) 1987 Capitol
10 recordlabel: Chrysalis 43331
chartposition: US #7, US Dance #11, UK #10
writtenby: David Was, Don Was and Randy Jacobs
album: What Up, Dog?
Was (Not Was) Walk the Dinosaur 1987 Chrysalis
11 recordlabel: Polydor 866
chartposition: US AC #22
writtenby: Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel
album: United
comments: [ballad]
The Commodores United in Love 1987 Polydor
--- recordlabel: Sling Shot 80017
writtenby: Leon Ware
album: Undercover
comments: [album cut]
Leon Ware Undercover 1987 Sling Shot
1 recordlabel: Motown 41349
chartposition: RandB #72, UK #2, US #59, US AC #20
writtenby: Kenny Young & Arthur Resnick
album: The Return of Bruno
Bruce Willis Under the Boardwalk 1987 Motown
2 recordlabel: Motown 41501
chartposition: RandB #65, UK #68, US Dance #38
writtenby: Willie Hutch
album: Carrie McDowell
Carrie McDowell Uh, Uh, No No Casual Sex 1987 Motown
3 recordlabel: Elektra 69490
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Rahiem, Lavon Dukes and Grandmaster Flash
album: Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang
comments: [hip hop]
mpcode: 7UVRMzymR2s
Grandmaster Flash U Know What Time It Is 1987 Elektra
4 recordlabel: Paisley Park 28289
chartposition: RandB #11, UK #11, US #2
writtenby: Prince
album: Sign of the Times
Prince with Sheena Easton U Got the Look 1987 Paisley Park
--- recordlabel: MCA 42094
writtenby: Judy Wieder, Paul Jackson Jr.
album: Pebbles
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: 9jSzdhKk9g8
Pebbles Two Hearts 1987 MCA
--- recordlabel: Capitol 460
writtenby: Paul Gurwitz
album: Blu Blowin'
Peggi Blu Two Can Play At That Game 1987 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Mercury 888 484
chartposition: US #31, UK #32, US Dance #9, US AC #7
writtenby: Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery and Martin Jackson
album: It's Better to Travel
Swing Out Sister Twilight World 1987 Mercury
2 recordlabel: 2000 AD 4
chartposition: RandB #70
writtenby: Robe and Alvin A. Davies
Robe Turn on the Moon 1987 AD
3 recordlabel: London 126
chartposition: UK #60, US Dance #5
writtenby: Arthur Baker
album: Don't Push Your Luck
Wally Jump, Jr. & the Criminal Element Turn Me Loose 1987 London
--- recordlabel: Flaming Arrow 226
writtenby: Eugene Davis
mpcode: 6uPjg_71350
Debbie S. And The Sounds Of Thunder Try My Love 1987 Flaming Arrow
1 recordlabel: Warner 28446
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers
album: Private Passion
Jeff Lorber & Karyn White True Confessions 1987 Warner
2 recordlabel: Island 99406
chartposition: UK #95
writtenby: Bootsy Collins, Mico Wave and Robert Reed
album: Trouble Over Here Trouble Over There
Trouble Funk Trouble 1987 Island
3 recordlabel: Omni 99426
chartposition: UK #4, US Dance #19
writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman
album: Sinitta!
Sinitta Toy Boy 1987 Omni
4 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 28181
writtenby: Antoine Lundy, Charles
album: Touch and Go
The Force M.D.s Touch and Go 1987 Tommy Boy
5 recordlabel: EMI America 8387
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: James Mtume
album: Tonight
comments: [slow jam]
Nu Romance Crew Tonight 1987 EMI America
6 recordlabel: Chrysalis 43140
chartposition: RandB #85
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Leroy Burgess and Sonny T. Davenport (as Sonny Davenport)
Intrique Together Forever 1987 Chrysalis
7 recordlabel: RCA 5098
chartposition: RandB #42
comments: [love ballad]
Genobia Jeter & Glenn Jones Together 1987 RCA
8 recordlabel: Select 62308
chartposition: US Dance #22
writtenby: Larry Joseph
comments: [instrumental]
Castle Beat Today, Tonight, Forever 1987 Select
9 recordlabel: Warner 28200
chartposition: RandB #3
writtenby: Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster and Jay King
album: Love Is Such a Funny Game
Michael Cooper To Prove My Love 1987 Warner
10 recordlabel: Motown 1892
chartposition: RandB #5, US #96, US dance #1
writtenby: Georgio
album: Sexappeal
Georgio Tina Cherry 1987 Motown
11 recordlabel: MCA 53032
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Bernard Edwards, Eddie Martinez, Jeff Bova, Pamela Phillips Oland, R. Hart and Tony Thompson
album: Time Out for the Burglar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Jacksons Time Out for the Burglar 1987 MCA
12 recordlabel: Rejoice 2887
chartposition: US Dance #43
writtenby: Steve Wenger
The Clark Sisters Time Out 1987 Rejoice
13 recordlabel: AandM 621
chartposition: UK #24, US Dance #23
writtenby: Archie Bell, Billy Bullier, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Don't Push Your Luck
Wally Jump, Jr. & the Criminal Element Tighten Up (I Just Can't Stop Dancin') 1987 A&M
--- recordlabel: Warner 25576
writtenby: Sherrick, M. Stokes
album: Sherrick
Sherrick This Must Be Love 1987 Warner
1 recordlabel: Portrait 07642
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Clif Magness and Glen Ballard
album: This Is Love
Angela Clemmons This Is Love 1987 Portrait
2 recordlabel: Cooltempo 142 (UK)
chartposition: UK #47
writtenby: Aldo Marin and Young Scretching
comments: [instrumental]
Nitro Deluxe This Brutal House 1987 Cooltempo(UK)
3 recordlabel: Profile 7171
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Dana Dane (as Dana McCleese) and Hurby Azor
album: Dana Dane with Fame
Dana Dane This Be the Def Beat 1987 Profile
4 recordlabel: Danya 275
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Michael Marshall
album: Vicious Rumors
Timex Social Club Thinkin' About Ya 1987 Danya
5 recordlabel: Columbia 06655
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: U Turn
comments: [beat ballad]
Isaac Hayes Thing for You 1987 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Epic 650937
chartposition: RandB #7
writtenby: James Mtume and Tawatha
album: Welcome to My Dream
Tawatha Thigh Ride 1987 Epic
7 recordlabel: Jam Packed 702 45
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: Pretty Tony
album: Trinere
Trinere They're Playing Our Song 1987 Jam Packed
8 recordlabel: Epic 7
chartposition: RandB #1, US #50, UK #72, US AC #20
writtenby: Luther Vandross & Skip Anderson
album: Give Me The Reason
Luther Vandross & Gregory Hines There's Nothing Better Than Love 1987 Epic
9 recordlabel: Capitol 5653
chartposition: R&B #38
writtenby: Beau Williams
album: No More Tears
comments: [ballad]
Beau Williams There's Just Something About You 1987 Capitol
10 recordlabel: Virgin 1029 (UK)
chartposition: UK #21
writtenby: Archie Jordan
album: Beach Music from The Tams
The Tams There Ain't Nothing Like Shaggin' 1987 Virgin(UK)
11 recordlabel: Epic 07645
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #3, US #1, US dance #1, US AC #9
writtenby: Michael Jackson
album: Bad
Michael Jackson The Way You Make Me Feel 1987 Epic
12 recordlabel: Tent 41265 (UK)
chartposition: UK #4
writtenby: Michael Margules (as Michael Jay) and Marvin Morrow
album: Silk and Steel
Five Star The Slightest Touch 1987 Tent(UK)
13 recordlabel: AandM 2956
chartposition: RandB #56, US Dance #22
writtenby: Loris Holland and Robert Wright
Tramaine The Rock 1987 A&M
14 recordlabel: Chrysalis 3167
chartposition: RandB #49, UK #13, US #82, US dance #1
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: A. Roman & Toni C.
album: Just Visiting This Planet
Jellybean featuring Steven Dante The Real Thing 1987 Chrysalis
15 recordlabel: AandM 2927
chartposition: RandB #1, US #14, UK #24, US dance #1
writtenby: Monte Moir
album: Control
Janet Jackson The Pleasure Principle 1987 A&M
16 recordlabel: Atlantic 9280 (UK)
chartposition: UK #40
writtenby: Curtis Hairston , Kae Williams (as Kae Williams Jr.) and Nona Hendryx
album: Curtis Hairston
Curtis Hairston The Morning After 1987 Atlantic(UK)
17 recordlabel: Elektra 5241
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Ernesto Phillips
album: Sensational
comments: [ballad]
Starpoint The More We Love 1987 Elektra
18 recordlabel: Jive 1029
chartposition: RandB #61, UK #93
writtenby: Jeff Townes and Will Smith
album: Rock the House
comments: [hip hop]
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff 1987 Jive
19 recordlabel: RCA 5296
chartposition: RandB #88, UK #93
writtenby: Victor Burks
album: Closer
Imagination The Last Time 1987 RCA
20 recordlabel: Tuff City 128019
chartposition: UK #85
writtenby: Spoonie Gee (as Gabriel Jackson)
album: The Godfather of Rap
comments: [hip hop]
Spoonie Gee The Godfather 1987 Tuff City

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