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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1988 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1988 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 1988, 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 1988, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

(Search on '1988' returned 692 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
--- recordlabel: Unyque 2 (UK)
writtenby: T. Agbetu
album: Just A Little More
Deluxe featuring Thomas Esterine Your Loving Drives Me Crazy 1988 Unyque(UK)
1 recordlabel: Columbia 07920
chartposition: RandB #24
writtenby: Full Force
album: Guess Who's Comin' to the Crib?
Full Force Your Love Is So Def 1988 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Epic 4
chartposition: RandB #88, US #94, US Dance #17
writtenby: David Sanchez and R. Campos
album: Forever Yours
Tony Terry Young Love 1988 Epic
3 recordlabel: Alpha Int. 100
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Randy Cantor, Joe Jefferson and Jeff Hartman
comments: [dance, boogie]
CUCA Young Love 1988 Alpha Int.
4 recordlabel: MCA 53405
chartposition: RandB #3, US #95
writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Samuel Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: N.E. Heartbreak
New Edition You're Not My Kind Of Girl 1988 MCA
5 recordlabel: RCA 88690
chartposition: RandB #66, US #103, UK #90
writtenby: Full Force
album: LaToya
LaToya Jackson You're Gonna Get Rocked! 1988 RCA
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 81811 1
writtenby: Carolyn Mitchell
album: You're A Part Of Me
comments: [ballad] [album cut]
Jean Carne You're A Part Of Me 1988 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Motown 41723
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #77, US #77, US AC #16
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Characters
comments: [ballad]
Stevie Wonder You Will Know 1988 Motown
2 recordlabel: Epic 653109
chartposition: RandB #96
writtenby: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines You Need Somebody 1988 Epic
3 recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 870 587
chartposition: RandB #4, US #85, UK #74, US dance #45
writtenby: Larry Blackmon
album: Machismo
comments: [funk]
Cameo You Make Me Work 1988 Atlanta Artists
--- recordlabel: Waylo 3014
album: Night And Day
comments: [ballad]
David Hudson You Make Me Feel (So Good Inside) 1988 Waylo
--- recordlabel: Jive 1194 1
writtenby: Fritz Cadet, Timmy Allen
album: The Tide Is Turning
Millie Jackson You Knocked The Love (Right Outta My Heart) 1988 Jive
--- recordlabel: Malaco 2149
writtenby: Larry Addison
album: In Control
Johnnie Taylor You Knocked My Heart Out Of Line 1988 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 80118
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: Erick Sermon, PMD (as Parrish Smith) and Roger (as Roger Troutman)
album: Strictly Business
EPMD You Gots to Chill 1988 Sleeping Bag
2 recordlabel: Columbia 08092
chartposition: RandB #28, UK #1, US #3, US dance #20
writtenby: Maurice Starr
album: Hangin' Tough
New Kids on the Block You Got It 1988 Columbia
--- recordlabel: Supreme 121
writtenby: Charlie Francis, Neil Stainton
Cousin Rachel You Give Me So Much 1988 Supreme
1 recordlabel: Manhattan 50108
chartposition: RandB #10
writtenby: Gavin Christopher
album: Gavin
comments: [ballad]
Gavin Christopher You Are Who You Love 1988 Manhattan
2 recordlabel: London 149
chartposition: RandB #24
writtenby: Arthur Stead and Stephen Lunt (as Stephen Broughton Lunt)
album: Sophisticated Street
Junior Giscombe Yes (If You Want Me) 1988 London
3 recordlabel: RCA 49563
chartposition: RandB #79, US #45, US AC #49
writtenby: Neal Cavanagh, Terry Fryer and Tom Graf
album: Dirty Dancing! Original Soundtrack
Merry Clayton Yes 1988 RCA
4 recordlabel: London 171
chartposition: UK #29, US Dance #19
writtenby: Mory Kanté
album: Akwaba Beach
Mory Kante Yeke Yeke 1988 London
5 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 913
chartposition: US Dance #26
writtenby: Moon Martin, Pete Singield and Terry Taylor
album: Scars of Love
TKA X-Ray Vision 1988 Tommy Boy
6 recordlabel: RCA 65553
chartposition: RandB #85
weeksinr&bchart: 5
Funkmaster Flex Presents Wu Tang Cream Team Wu-Tang Cream Team Line-Up 1988 RCA
--- recordlabel: Future 104
writtenby: Leo Graham
album: Flashin\\' Back
Tyrone Davis Wrong Doers 1988 Future
1 recordlabel: Paisley Park 8127
chartposition: RandB #61, UK #59
writtenby: Prince
album: Taja Sevelle
Taja Sevelle Wouldn't You Love to Love Me? 1988 Paisley Park
2 recordlabel: Epic 07902
chartposition: RandB #10
writtenby: Teena Marie and P.J.
album: Naked to the World
Teena Marie Work It 1988 Epic
3 recordlabel: Reprise 27828
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Rick James
album: Wonderful
Rick James Wonderful 1988 Reprise
4 recordlabel: Columbia 41117
chartposition: RandB #36, UK #15
writtenby: Jermaine Dupri, Beyoncé, LeToya Luckett, Master P, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland and Manuel Seal
album: Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child With Me 1988 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 07786
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Antonina Armato and Beppe Cantarelli
album: The Naked Truth
Leata Galloway With Every Beat of My Heart 1988 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Jive 1086
chartposition: RandB #4, US #62
writtenby: Kool Moe Dee (as Moe DeWese)
album: How Ya Like Me Now
Kool Moe Dee Wild, Wild West 1988 Jive
7 recordlabel: Ten Records 221
chartposition: UK #5, US #25, US AC #10
writtenby: Cat Stevens
album: Maxi Priest
comments: [Reggae]
Maxi Priest Wild World 1988 Ten Records
8 recordlabel: Reprise 3246
chartposition: RandB #97
album: Divine Emotion
Narada Michael Walden Wild Thing 1988 Reprise
9 recordlabel: Delicious Vinyl 102
chartposition: RandB #3, US #2, UK #21, US dance #1
weeksinr&bchart: 19
writtenby: Young MC
album: Loc'ed After Dark
Tone Loc Wild Thing 1988 Delicious Vinyl
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 1287
writtenby: Peter Lord, V. Jeffrey Smith
album: Chapters: A Novel
Evon Geffries & The Stand Why Does It Hurt When We Kiss 1988 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 086590
chartposition: US Dance #26
writtenby: Abby Straus and Arthur Stead
Rochelle Who Do You Love 1988 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Big Wave 3
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Peter Brown and Rodney Saulsberry
Rodney Saulsberry Who Do You Love 1988 Big Wave
3 recordlabel: MCA 53283
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Ralph MacDonald and William Salter
album: Let It Be Me
comments: [love ballad]
Robert Brookins featuring Stephanie Mills Where Is the Love 1988 MCA
4 recordlabel: Arista 9674
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #14, US #1, US AC #1
writtenby: Chuck Jackson & Frank Wildhorn
album: Whitney
comments: [love ballad]
Whitney Houston Where Do Broken Hearts Go 1988 Arista
5 recordlabel: Manhattan 50155
chartposition: RandB #61
album: Mood for Lovin'
Ray, Goodman & Brown Where Did You Get That Body (Baby)? 1988 Manhattan
6 recordlabel: Dep 30 (UK)
chartposition: UK #26
writtenby: UB40
album: UB40
comments: [reggae]
UB40 Where Did I Go Wrong 1988 Dep(UK)
7 recordlabel: Manhattan 50138
chartposition: RandB #31, US #95, US AC #14
writtenby: Victor Young and Edward Heyman
album: Everlasting
comments: [love ballad]
Natalie Cole When I Fall in Love 1988 Manhattan
8 recordlabel: Reproduction 42075
chartposition: UK #33
writtenby: Anna Jolley and Mark Jolley
album: What You See Is What You Get
Glen Goldsmith What You See Is What You Get 1988 Reproduction
9 recordlabel: MCA 53367
chartposition: US #24, US Dance #6
writtenby: Stephen Lunt (as Stephen Broughton Lunt) and Arthur Stead
album: Brenda K. Starr
Brenda K. Starr What You See Is What You Get 1988 MCA
10 recordlabel: RCA 8328
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Theresa King and Victor Porter
album: Broken Puzzle
Theresa What Cha Gonna Do 1988 RCA
11 recordlabel: Jive 2048 (UK)
chartposition: UK #87
writtenby: P. Riser, J. Dean, W. Witherspoon
album: The Motown Song Book
Ruby Turner & Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes of the Broken Hearted 1988 Jive(UK)
12 recordlabel: EMI Manhattan 50169
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: R.J. Rice
album: Truly Yours
R.J.s Latest Arrival What Becomes of a Broken Heart 1988 EMI Manhattan
13 recordlabel: Fresh 80125
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: James Calloway and Leroy Burgess
album: The Todd Terry Project
Todd Terry Project Weekend 1988 Fresh
14 recordlabel: Houston Int. 111
chartposition: RandB #71
writtenby: John Jefferson and Willie Jefferson
Future We're Going To Party 1988 Houston Int.
15 recordlabel: Priority 07267
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Ice Cube and MC Ren
album: Eazy Duz It
Eazy-E We Want Eazy 1988 Priority
16 recordlabel: Tuff Audio 2
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: Derek B (as Derek Boland) and Cockfield
album: Bullet from a Gun
Derek B We Got the Juice 1988 Tuff Audio
17 recordlabel: Ruthless 1237
chartposition: RandB #51, US #61
writtenby: MC J.B. (as Juana Burns)
album: Supersonic
J.J. Fad Way Out 1988 Ruthless
18 recordlabel: Virgin 1101
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #83
writtenby: Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol
album: The Real Chuckeeboo
Loose Ends Watching You 1988 Virgin
19 recordlabel: Capitol 44107
chartposition: RandB #5
writtenby: Jesse Johnson and Bryan Tate
album: Da'Krash
Da'Krash Wasn't I Good to Ya? 1988 Capitol
20 recordlabel: WEA 188
chartposition: UK #11
writtenby: Fisher, Reilly
album: Indigo
Matt Bianco Wap Bam Boogie 1988 WEA
21 recordlabel: Warner 27843
chartposition: RandB #92
writtenby: Bobby Sandstrom and Michael Price
album: Rich and Famous
Royalty Wanna Make It Up to You 1988 Warner
22 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 27736
chartposition: RandB #64, US #9, US dance #5, US AC #15
writtenby: Paul Robb
album: Information Society
Information Society Walking Away 1988 Tommy Boy
23 recordlabel: Chrysalis 4
chartposition: UK #54
writtenby: Johnny Bristol and Marilyn McLeod
comments: [instrumental]
Paul Hardcastle Walk in the Night 1988 Chrysalis
24 recordlabel: Three Stripe 1114
chartposition: UK #80
writtenby: Bacharach, David
Smith & Mighty Walk On 1988 Three Stripe
--- recordlabel: Jam Today 4
writtenby: R. Morrison
album: Moonlight
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: Tbruhmqgy_w
Marcia Johnson Walk In The Moonlight 1988 Jam Today
1 recordlabel: London 176 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #56, UK #24, US dance #11
writtenby: Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Joyce Sims and Bill Ward
album: Come into My Life
Joyce Sims Walk Away 1988 London(UK)
2 recordlabel: Criminal 14 (UK)
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: Bob Marley
Total Contrast Waiting in Vain 1988 Criminal(UK)
3 recordlabel: Columbia 07804
chartposition: RandB #25, US Dance #46
writtenby: Herbie Hancock , Bill Laswell and Nicky Skopelitis
album: Perfect Machine
Herbie Hancock Vibe Alive 1988 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Cold Chillin' 3088
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Biz Markie, Marley Marl and Big Daddy Kane
album: Goin' Off
comments: [hip hop]
Biz Markie Vapors 1988 Cold Chillin'
5 recordlabel: Syncopate 36
chartposition: UK #53, US Dance #13
writtenby: Marshall Jefferson
album: Brilliant!
Kym Mazelle Useless (I Don't Need You Now) 1988 Syncopate
6 recordlabel: Solar 70015
chartposition: RandB #4, US #10, US AC #21
writtenby: Babyface (as Kenneth Edmonds), Darnell Bristol (as Darnell
album: Eyes of a Stranger
comments: [slow jam]
The Deele Two Occasions 1988 Solar
7 recordlabel: Next Plateau 50083
chartposition: RandB #45, UK #4
writtenby: Phil Medley & Bert Russell
album: A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
comments: [hip hop]
Salt-N-Pepa Twist and Shout 1988 Next Plateau
8 recordlabel: Warner 7665
chartposition: RandB #33, UK #91, US dance #32
writtenby: Preston Glass, Alan Glass and Curtis Nolen
album: Twice the Love
George Benson Twice the Love 1988 Warner
9 recordlabel: Columbia 08107
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Maurice White, Rhett Lawrence and Martin Page
album: The Best of Earth, Wind and Fire, Vol. 2
Earth, Wind & Fire Turn on (The Beat Box) 1988 Columbia
10 recordlabel: Kru Cut 006
chartposition: RandB #30, US #84
comments: co produced by Dr. Dre
The World Class Wreckin Cru Turn Off the Lites 1988 Kru Cut
11 recordlabel: Epic 08503
chartposition: RandB #12
writtenby: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman
album: Stronger Than Pride
Sade Turn My Back on You 1988 Epic
12 recordlabel: Virgin 99299
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #84, US dance #28, US AC #5, US rock #43
writtenby: Tyrone Downie & Ziggy Marley
album: Conscious Party
comments: [Reggae]
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers Tumblin' Down 1988 Virgin
--- recordlabel: Ichiban 135
writtenby: Clarence Carter, Pat Cooley
album: Hooked on Love
Clarence Carter Trying To Sleep Tonight 1988 Ichiban
--- recordlabel: Ichiban 88 142
Barbara Lynn Trying To Love Two 1988 Ichiban
1 recordlabel: Mercury 870 154
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #71, US #35
writtenby: Steve Harvey
album: Nothin' but Trouble
comments: [dance, boogie]
Nia Peeples Trouble 1988 Mercury
2 recordlabel: Columbia 68575
chartposition: RandB #8, UK #5, US #52, US dance #27
writtenby: The Pasadenas & Pete Wingfield
album: To Whom It May Concern
The Pasadenas Tribute (Right On) 1988 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Capitol 44147
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Jesse Johnson and Bryan Tate
album: Da'Krash
Da'Krash Trapped in Phases 1988 Capitol
4 recordlabel: Next Plateau 50063
chartposition: UK #2, RandB #21, US dance #18
writtenby: Lowell Fulson (as Lowell Fulsom) & Jimmy McCracklin
album: Hot, Cool & Vicious
comments: [hip hop]
Salt-N-Pepa Tramp 1988 Next Plateau
5 recordlabel: Warner 28138
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: Brown Marc
album: Let's Get Busy
Teen Dream Toy 1988 Warner
--- recordlabel: Warner 27817
album: Suspense
Anthony & the Camp Touch and Go Girl 1988 Warner
1 recordlabel: Bentley 7500
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Dennis Johnson and Terrence Hatter
album: Life in the City
Split Image Toss It Up 1988 Bentley
2 recordlabel: Virgin 1049
chartposition: US #39, UK #22, US rock #16
writtenby: Ziggy Marley
album: Conscious Party
comments: [reggae]
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers Tomorrow People 1988 Virgin
--- recordlabel: 4th and B'way
writtenby: A. Cascone, B. Nazarian, K. Williams
album: I Can Make It Good For You
comments: [disco funk]
mpcode: FF-ZrBxxW50
Millie Scott To The Letter 1988 th and B'way
1 recordlabel: Motown 1931
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Al Green
album: The Right Choice
The Right Choice Tired of Being Alone 1988 Motown
2 recordlabel: Reprise 27982
chartposition: RandB #27
album: Unlimited!
Roger (Troutman) Thrill Seekers 1988 Reprise
--- recordlabel: Veteran 9308
writtenby: Andre Miller, Cornell Ward, Harold Currington, Otis Leavil
album: The Second Time
comments: [slow jam]
The Dells Thought Of You Just A Little Too Much 1988 Veteran
1 recordlabel: Columbia 07695
chartposition: RandB #3, US dance #1, US #67, UK #94
writtenby: Wayne Vaughn & Maurice White
album: Touch the World
Earth, Wind & Fire Thinking of You 1988 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Blue Note 4
chartposition: UK #46
writtenby: Bobby McFerrin
album: Spontaneous Inventions
Bobby McFerrin Thinking About Your Body 1988 Blue Note
3 recordlabel: Tent 42235 (UK)
chartposition: UK #61
writtenby: Deniece Pearson
album: Rock the World
Five Star There's a Brand New World 1988 Tent(UK)
4 recordlabel: Anxious 004
chartposition: UK #88
writtenby: Jimmy Helms, Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler and William Henshall
album: Speak
Londonbeat There's a Beat Going On 1988 Anxious
5 recordlabel: Jive 1143
chartposition: RandB #9
writtenby: Jonathan Butler and Jolyon Skinner
album: More Than Friends
Jonathan Butler There's One Born Every Minute (I'm a Sucker for You) 1988 Jive
--- recordlabel: Malaco 2128
writtenby: Frank Johnson, Wolf Stephenson
album: Wall to Wall
Johnnie Taylor There's Nothing I Wouldn't Do 1988 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Urban 24 (UK)
chartposition: UK #91
album: Wait A Minute
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
JTQ (James Taylor Quartet) Theme from Starsky and Hutch 1988 Urban(UK)
2 recordlabel: Rhythm King
chartposition: UK #1, US Dance #1, US #91
writtenby: Mark Moore and Pascal Gabriel
album: Original Soundtrack
comments: [disco dance]
S'Express Theme from S'Express 1988 Rhythm King
3 recordlabel: Warner 27773
chartposition: RandB #1, US #7, UK #42, US dance #5, US AC #38
writtenby: Babyface, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons
album: Karyn White
comments: [dance, boogie]
Karyn White The Way You Love Me 1988 Warner
4 recordlabel: Breakout 634
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Basil Lordsby
album: Discovery
Shanice Wilson The Way You Love Me 1988 Breakout
5 recordlabel: Polydor 887 571
chartposition: RandB #40, UK #2, US #16
writtenby: Hank Ballard
album: Coming Back Hard Again
comments: [hip hop]
The Fat Boys with Chubby Checker The Twist 1988 Polydor
--- recordlabel: Jive 1108
writtenby: T. Allen, M. Jackson, L. Holland
album: The Tide is Turning
comments: [ballad]
Millie Jackson The Tide is Turning 1988 Jive
1 recordlabel: Polydor 56
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Eliot Lewis
album: Aftershock
Average White Band The Spirit of Love 1988 Polydor
2 recordlabel: WEA 16
chartposition: UK #61
The Funky Worm The Spell 1988 WEA
3 recordlabel: Wing 3
chartposition: RandB #4, US dance #1, US #44, UK #71
writtenby: Kipper Jones & Rex Salas
album: The Right Stuff
Vanessa Williams The Right Stuff 1988 Wing
--- recordlabel: Breakout 626 (UK)
writtenby: B. White
album: The Right Night and Barry White
Barry White The Right Night 1988 Breakout(UK)

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