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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1989 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1989 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 1989, 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 1989, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1989 . . .

The following songs were released in 1989 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 1989 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
201 recordlabel: Ms.B 4508
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Betty Wright
album: 4U2Njoy
comments: [slow jam]
Betty Wright Quiet Storm 1989 Ms.B
202 recordlabel: Warlock 001
chartposition: RandB #79
weeksinr&bchart: 6
Kiara Quiet Guy (new version) 1989 Warlock
203 recordlabel: Columbia 68897
chartposition: RandB #2, US #27
writtenby: Eddie Murphy, Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen
album: So Happy
Eddie Murphy Put Your Mouth on Me 1989 Columbia
204 recordlabel: SBK 19701
chartposition: RandB #10, UK #2, US #2, US dance #1
writtenby: Ya Kid K (as Manuela Kamosi) & Jo Bogaert (as Thomas de Quincey)
album: Pump Up the Jam: The Album
comments: [disco dance]
Technotronic Pump Up the Jam 1989 SBK
205 recordlabel: Capitol 44266
chartposition: RandB #46, US dance #40
writtenby: MC Hammer (as M.C. Hammer)
MC Hammer Pump It Up 1989 Capitol
--- recordlabel: Cooltempo 195
album: Adeva!
Adeva Promises 1989 Cooltempo
--- recordlabel: Solar 74507
writtenby: W. Raglin, G. Thornton
album: Save The Children
Bobby Womack Priorities 1989 Solar
1 recordlabel: Delicious Vinyl 161
chartposition: RandB #51, US #33, UK #54
writtenby: Young MC, Matt Dike and Michael Ross
album: Stone Cold Rhymin'
Young MC Principal's Office 1989 Delicious Vinyl
2 recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 874 050
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Gregory Mangus and Larry Blackmon
album: Machismo
Cameo Pretty Girls 1989 Atlanta Artists
3 recordlabel: Mango 25 (UK)
chartposition: UK #86
writtenby: F. Hibbert
album: Slatyam Stoot
comments: [reggae] re release from 1970
Toots & The Maytals Pressure Drop 1989 Mango(UK)
4 recordlabel: RCA 49403
chartposition: RandB #78, US Dance #5
writtenby: KC Flightt (as Frank Toson), Brian Eno and David Byrne
album: In Flightt
comments: [hip hop]
KC Flightt Planet E 1989 RCA
5 recordlabel: Arista 9890
chartposition: RandB #6
writtenby: Gina Go Go
album: Kashif [1989 album]
comments: [new jack swing]
Kashif Personality 1989 Arista
6 recordlabel: AandM 17968
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Morris Rentie (as Morris Rentie Jr.)
album: Perpetrators
Randy & the Gypsys Perpetrators 1989 A&M
7 recordlabel: Profile 262
chartposition: RandB #51
Run-D.M.C. Pause 1989 Profile
8 recordlabel: Warner 2814
chartposition: RandB #5, UK #14, US #18, US dance #45
writtenby: Prince
album: Batman
Prince Partyman 1989 Warner
9 recordlabel: Motown 17909
chartposition: UK #61, US dance #11
writtenby: Nile Rodgers and Greg Smith
album: Workin' Overtime
Diana Ross Paradise 1989 Motown
10 recordlabel: Epic 655287
chartposition: US #48, UK #16, US AC #31
writtenby: Gloria Estefan, Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald
album: Cuts Both Ways
Gloria Estefan Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice) 1989 Epic
11 recordlabel: MCA 53736
chartposition: RandB #26, US #77
writtenby: Chunky A and Attala Zane Giles (as A. Z. Giles)
album: Large and in Charge
Chunky A Owwww! 1989 MCA
12 recordlabel: EMI 50212
chartposition: RandB #11
writtenby: Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon
album: Serious
The O'Jays Out Of My Mind 1989 EMI
13 recordlabel: Virgin 96528
chartposition: RandB #3, US #1, UK #2, US dance #24, US AC #45
writtenby: Oliver Leiber
album: Forever Your Girl
Paula Abdul Opposites Attract 1989 Virgin
--- recordlabel: Hot Soul 12112
writtenby: A. Felder, E. Curry, J. Freeman
mpcode: HOxWPI5JODg
Theryl Open Up Your Heart 1989 Hot Soul
1 recordlabel: Mercury 876 239
chartposition: RandB #70
writtenby: Stan Vincent
album: On A Mission
comments: [new jack swing]
Leotis Ooh Child 1989 Mercury
2 recordlabel: Reprise 22849
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore
album: Zapp Vibe
Zapp Ooh Baby Baby 1989 Reprise
3 recordlabel: Columbia 08510
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Brian Morgan and Shelly Morgan
album: Secrets of Flying
Johnny Kemp One Thing Led to Another 1989 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Def Jam 4
chartposition: RandB #68
writtenby: LL Cool J
album: Walking with a Panther
comments: [hip hop, ballad]
LL Cool J One Shot at Love 1989 Def Jam
5 recordlabel: Profile 7241
chartposition: US dance #2, RandB #70, UK #16
writtenby: Roland Clarke, Charlene Munford & David Shaw
comments: [disco, dance]
Chanelle One Man 1989 Profile
6 recordlabel: MCA 53451
chartposition: RandB #77
album: Reflections
George Howard feat. Johnny Gill One Love 1989 MCA
7 recordlabel: Epic 655238
chartposition: RandB #59, US Dance #11
writtenby: Gary Henry and Ted Currier
Flame with Tony Terry On the Strength 1989 Epic
8 recordlabel: Profile 1269
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Sweet Tee (as Toi Jackson) and Finger Prints
album: It's Tee Time
Sweet Tee On the Smooth Tip 1989 Profile
9 recordlabel: Mango 708 (UK)
chartposition: UK #25
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
Aswad On and On 1989 Mango(UK)
10 recordlabel: Mercury 872 922
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Alvin Moody and Vinnie Bell
album: On a Mission
Leotis On a Mission 1989 Mercury
11 recordlabel: MCA 23957
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #4, US #2, US dance #15
writtenby: Babyface, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons
album: Ghostbusters II
comments: [new jack swing]
Bobby Brown On Our Own 1989 MCA
12 recordlabel: Island 99228
chartposition: RandB #8
writtenby: Miles Jaye (as Miles J. Davis)
album: Irresistible
comments: [slow jam]
Miles Jaye Objective 1989 Island
13 recordlabel: Mango 7829
chartposition: US dance #38
writtenby: Alphonsus Cassell
album: O' La Soca
Arrow O' La Soca 1989 Mango
14 recordlabel: Fever 1919
chartposition: RandB #62, US dance #9
weeksinr&bchart: 7
album: Only Time Will Tell
Sandée Notice Me 1989 Fever
15 recordlabel: Parlophone 6207
chartposition: UK #16
writtenby: Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe
album: Reputation
Dusty Springfield Nothing Has Been Proved 1989 Parlophone
--- recordlabel: Malaco 2159
writtenby: Tommy Tate, James Palmer
album: Crazy Bout You
Johnnie Taylor Nothin' But The Blues 1989 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Epic 68688
chartposition: RandB #4, UK #33, US dance #8, US #77
writtenby: L.A. Reid & Babyface
album: 2300 Jackson Street
The Jacksons Nothin' (That Compares 2 U) 1989 Epic
2 recordlabel: Warner 22797
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: Michael Jeffries
comments: [new jack swing]
Michael Jeffries with Karyn White Not Thru Being with You 1989 Warner
3 recordlabel: Zebra 53619
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Ricky Lawson, Lori Perry and Dennis Matkosky
album: The Flight
Perri No Place to Go 1989 Zebra
4 recordlabel: CBS 7 (UK)
chartposition: UK #67
writtenby: Jolley, Swain, Rondor
album: Personal
Paul Johnson No More Tomorrows 1989 CBS(UK)
5 recordlabel: Atco 9149
chartposition: RandB #2, US #7, US dance #7, UK #78
writtenby: Michel'le, Laylaw & Dr. Dre (as Andre Young)
album: Michel'le
comments: [disco, boogie]
Michel'le No More Lies 1989 Atco
6 recordlabel: Warner 22769
chartposition: RandB #12
writtenby: Jay King and Christopher F. Dixon
album: Under a Nouveau Groove
Club Nouveau No Friend of Mine 1989 Warner
--- recordlabel: Blue Note 7 90261 2
writtenby: B. Lyle
album: La Place (Stanley Turrentine), Collaborations
comments: [smooth jazz funk] [album cut]
Jean Carne (with Stanley Turrentine) Night Breeze 1989 Blue Note
1 recordlabel: Motown 43577
chartposition: RandB #14, UK #82, US dance #48
writtenby: Aqil
album: Wreckx N Effect
comments: [hip hop]
Wreckx-N-Effect New Jack Swing 1989 Motown
2 recordlabel: Epic 3101
chartposition: UK #13
writtenby: Luther Vandross
album: The Best of Luther Vandross...The Best of Love
comments: re release [dance, boogie]
Luther Vandross Never Too Much 1989 Epic
3 recordlabel: Polydor 889 659
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Jon Bendich and Thor Baldursson
album: Never Too Late
Willie Clayton (as Will Clayton) Never Too Late 1989 Polydor
4 recordlabel: Polydor 871 618
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: René Moore
album: Destination Love
comments: [slow jam]
Rene Moore Never Say Goodbye to Love 1989 Polydor
5 recordlabel: Mercury 876 072
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Stacy Ann Habeeb and David Bellochio
album: Sweat
comments: [ballad]
Kool & the Gang Never Give Up 1989 Mercury
6 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 495
chartposition: RandB #69, US #61
writtenby: Dino
album: 24 7
Dino Never 2 Much of U 1989 th and Bway
7 recordlabel: WEA 328
chartposition: UK #59
writtenby: Mark Fisher and Mark Reilly
album: Indigo
Matt Bianco Nervous -- Wap-Bam-Boogie (re-mix) 1989 WEA
8 recordlabel: MCA 53391
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: N.E. Heartbreak
comments: [new jack swing]
New Edition N.E. Heartbreak 1989 MCA
9 recordlabel: Warner 22896
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Danny Howard and Jeffrey Prusan
album: We're Movin' Up
comments: [slow jam]
Atlantic Starr My Sugar 1989 Warner
10 recordlabel: Def Jam 654898
chartposition: RandB #12, UK #34, US dance #28
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Vincent F. Bell, Alvin Moody & Nikki D
album: Raw
Alyson Williams featuring Nikki D My Love Is So Raw 1989 Def Jam
11 recordlabel: Ten Records 257 (UK)
chartposition: UK #73
writtenby: Ronald Burrell
comments: [dance, house]
Bas Noir My Love Is Magic 1989 Ten Records(UK)
12 recordlabel: Capitol 79705
chartposition: RandB #38, US Dance #4
writtenby: David Cole
album: We Can't Go Wrong
The Cover Girls My Heart Skips a Beat 1989 Capitol
13 recordlabel: Warner 27525
chartposition: RandB #1
writtenby: David Lewis and Wayne Lewis
album: We're Movin' Up
comments: [love ballad]
Atlantic Starr My First Love 1989 Warner
14 recordlabel: Motown 1968
chartposition: RandB #1, US #62
writtenby: Teddy Riley & Gene Griffin
comments: [disco funk]
Teddy Riley featuring Guy My Fantasy 1989 Motown
15 recordlabel: RCA 9149
chartposition: RandB #91
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Bobby Avila Sr., Bobby Ross Avila and James Felix
album: Bobby Ross Avila
Bobby Ross Avila Music Man 1989 RCA
16 recordlabel: Motown 1961
chartposition: RandB #2, US Dance #23
writtenby: Dallas Austin, Joyce
album: Maximum Thrust
Joyce Fenderella Irby Mr. D.J. 1989 Motown
17 recordlabel: Rawsome 3333
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: D'LaVance
album: Move on You
comments: [new jack swing]
Lateasha Move on You 1989 Rawsome
--- recordlabel: London 876 224
album: The Real Deal
comments: [southern soul]
Marvin Sease Motel Lover 1989 London
1 recordlabel: EMI 50174
chartposition: RandB #24
writtenby: Christopher Max
album: More Than Physical
comments: [new jack swing]
Christopher Max More Than Physical 1989 EMI
2 recordlabel: Jive 1174
chartposition: RandB #4, US AC #48
writtenby: Jonathan Butler and Jolyon Skinner
album: More Than Friends
Jonathan Butler More Than Friends 1989 Jive
3 recordlabel: AandM 663
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #22, US dance #1
writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis
album: Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson Miss You Much 1989 A&M
4 recordlabel: EMI 63
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #2, US #7, US AC #1
writtenby: Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser & Preston Glass
album: Good to Be Back
comments: [ballad]
Natalie Cole Miss You Like Crazy 1989 EMI
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 1328
chartposition: RandB #5
writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy (as Michael Murphy)
album: Rhythm and Romance
The System Midnight Special 1989 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Columbia 08508
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Full Force
album: Me, Myself and I
comments: [beat ballad]
Cheryl Pepsii Riley Me, Myself and I 1989 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Luke Skyywalker 127
chartposition: US dance #5, RandB #34, US #26
writtenby: Luke, Mr. Mixx, Brother Marquis & Fresh Kid Ice
album: As Nasty as They Wanna Be
comments: [hip hop]
The 2 Live Crew Me So Horny 1989 Luke Skyywalker
8 recordlabel: Big Life 7
chartposition: RandB #1, US dance #1, UK #22, US #34
writtenby: Paul Huston, Posdnuos (as Kelvin Mercer), David Jolicoeur, Maseo (as Vincent Mason), Philippe Wynne
album: 3 Feet High and Rising
comments: [hip hop, funk]
De La Soul Me Myself and I 1989 Big Life
9 recordlabel: CBS 8 (UK)
chartposition: UK #97
writtenby: T. Swain, S. Jolley
album: Personal
Paul Johnson Masquerade 1989 CBS(UK)
10 recordlabel: MCA 53461
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Charles Washington, Mark A. Sylvia and Tony Baker
album: With Love
comments: [slow jam]
Howard Huntsberry Married Men Get Lonely Too 1989 MCA
11 recordlabel: Possum 5083
chartposition: UK #21
writtenby: Mark Moore
album: Intercourse
S'Express Mantra for a State of Mind 1989 Possum
--- recordlabel: Motorcity 21 (UK)
writtenby: Barrett Strong, Always
Johnny Bristol Man Up In The Sky 1989 Motorcity(UK)
1 recordlabel: Polydor 889 360
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: M. Alfred, Gordon Worthy, Larry Wedgeworth (as Larry Woo) and Leo Okeke
album: Make That Move
Finest Hour Make That Move 1989 Polydor
2 recordlabel: Big Beat 0004
chartposition: UK #44, US Dance #6
writtenby: Cheri Williams and Dwayne Richardson
album: Someone to Love Me
Jomanda Make My Body Rock 1989 Big Beat
3 recordlabel: Capitol 48304
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Paul Laurence
album: Underexposed
Paul Laurence Make My Baby Happy 1989 Capitol
4 recordlabel: Columbia 73022
chartposition: RandB #1, US #43, US AC #5
writtenby: Carvin Winans
album: Stay with Me
comments: [ballad]
Regina Belle Make It Like It Was 1989 Columbia
5 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 479
chartposition: UK #60
writtenby: Kim Miller and Raymond Earl
album: Harlem Nights
Skipworth & Turner Make It Last 1989 th and Bway
--- recordlabel: Motown 4646
writtenby: Leon F. Sylvers III, Kenny Aubrey, Gene Dozier
album: Leon Sylvers III
Leon F. Sylvers III Make It Count 1989 Motown
1 recordlabel: Capitol 44355
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: Billy Beck, Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman
album: Pinch Of Lynch
Lynch Magic Spell 1989 Capitol
2 recordlabel: Virgin 96564
chartposition: RandB #23
weeksinr&bchart: 13
album: Made to Be Together
comments: [new jack swing]
Déja Made to Be Together 1989 Virgin
3 recordlabel: Island 99268
chartposition: UK #92
writtenby: Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
album: Conscience
Womack & Womack MPB (Missin' Persons Bureau) 1989 Island
4 recordlabel: Motown 1952
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #94
writtenby: Babyface, Greg Scelsa and Daryl Simmons (as Darryl Simmons)
album: Messages from the Boys
The Boys Lucky Charm 1989 Motown
--- recordlabel: Sgt Peppers 1
album: You Had It All
First Light Featuring Kevin Henry Loving You 1989 Sgt Peppers
1 recordlabel: Orpheus 72650
chartposition: RandB #12
writtenby: Claytoven Richardson, Dooney Jones and John Bendich
album: Take U Back to My Place
Z'Looke Lovesick (The Cure) 1989 Orpheus
2 recordlabel: Epic 654810
chartposition: RandB #67
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Barbara Rothstein, Dorothy Sea Gazeley and Joe Ericksen
album: Lover's Intuition
comments: [ballad] from the movie Tap starring Gregory Hines
Amy Keys Lover's Intuition 1989 Epic
3 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 7494
chartposition: US #85, UK #20, US dance #3
writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman
album: Another Place and Time
Donna Summer Love's About to Change My Heart 1989 Warner Bros.
4 recordlabel: Fanfare 21
chartposition: UK #20
album: Wicked
Sinitta Love on a Mountain Top 1989 Fanfare
5 recordlabel: Capitol 557
chartposition: US dance #1
writtenby: David Cole and Grace Jones
album: Bulletproof Heart
Grace Jones Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss) 1989 Capitol
6 recordlabel: Syncopate 30
chartposition: UK #52
writtenby: Kym Mazelle and Morgan King
album: Brilliant!
Kym Mazelle Love Strain 1989 Syncopate
7 recordlabel: Warner 27538
chartposition: RandB #1
writtenby: Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
album: Karyn White
Karyn White Love Saw It 1989 Warner
--- recordlabel: Hi 12
writtenby: Al Green
album: Love Ritual (Rare & Previously Unreleased 1968 76)
Al Green Love Ritual (Bwana Mix) 1989 Hi
--- recordlabel: Vision 4507
writtenby: Robert May
album: An Ocean Apart
comments: [ballad]
David Sea Love Me Down 1989 Vision
1 recordlabel: Orpheus 72257
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Dwayne Goodman and Howard King
album: Caught in the Act
Eric Gable Love Has Got to Wait 1989 Orpheus
2 recordlabel: WEA 340
chartposition: UK #89
writtenby: Deborah Carter and Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey)
album: That's How Love Is
Errol Brown Love Goes Up and Down 1989 WEA
3 recordlabel: Cooltempo 3
chartposition: UK #91
writtenby: Monte Moir and Steven Dante
album: Find Out
comments: [new jack swing]
Steven Dante Love Follows 1989 Cooltempo
4 recordlabel: Valley Vue 75707
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: Craig T. Cooper and Denise Stewart
album: Craig T. Cooper Project
Craig T. Cooper Love Dues 1989 Valley Vue
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 1354
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Randy Muller
album: Start of a Romance
Skyy Love All the Way 1989 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Capitol 44300
chartposition: RandB #8
writtenby: Keith Thomas and BeBe Winans
album: Heaven
comments: [ballad]
BeBe & CeCe Winans Lost without You 1989 Capitol

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