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
401	recordlabel: Def Jam 655456 (UK) chartposition: UK #44 writtenby: Smokey Robinson & Al Cleveland album: Cooked The Remix Album comments: (J & M Emotional Club Mix)	Alyson Williams	I Second That Emotion	1989	Def Jam(UK)
402	recordlabel: EMI 78 chartposition: RandB #39 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Mikki Bleu album: I Promise	Mikki Bleu	I Promise	1989	EMI
403	recordlabel: Def Jam 69072 chartposition: RandB #5, UK #8 writtenby: Fred Gordon & Vincent F. Bell album: Raw	Alyson Williams	I Need Your Lovin	1989	Def Jam
---	recordlabel: Wilbe 90 515 writtenby: William Bell album: On The Roll comments: [southern soul ballad]	William Bell	I Need Your Love So Bad	1989	Wilbe
---	recordlabel: Curtom 102 (UK) writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Take It to the Streets	Curtis Mayfield	I Mo Git U Sucka	1989	Curtom(UK)
1	recordlabel: Enigma 75047 chartposition: US dance #3, RandB #32, US #68 writtenby: Jon St. James, Stacy album: Shangri La	Bardeux	I Love to Bass	1989	Enigma
2	recordlabel: 4th and Bway 483 chartposition: RandB #25, US #7, US dance #3 writtenby: Dino album: 24 7 comments: [disco dance boogie]	Dino	I Like It	1989	th and Bway
3	recordlabel: MCA 53490 chartposition: RandB #2, US dance #36, US #70 writtenby: Timmy Gatling, Gene Griffin, Hall & Teddy Riley album: Guy	Guy	I Like	1989	MCA
4	recordlabel: Mercury 872 066 chartposition: US dance #28 writtenby: Nia Peebles and J. Paris album: Nothin' but Trouble	Nia Peeples	I Know How (To Make You Love Me)	1989	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Polydor 889 910 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Ray Barnes and Tony Coleman album: I Just Wanna Love You	The Main Ingredient	I Just Wanna Love You	1989	Polydor
6	recordlabel: Profile 5245 chartposition: RandB #18 writtenby: Special Ed and Howie Tee album: Youngest in Charge	Special Ed	I Got It Made	1989	Profile
7	recordlabel: Delicious Vinyl 1006 chartposition: RandB #59 weeksinr&bchart: 7 album: Loc'ed After Dark comments: [hip hop]	Tone Loc	I Got It Goin' On	1989	Delicious Vinyl
8	recordlabel: Jive 1264 chartposition: RandB #13, US Dance #23 writtenby: Kool Moe Dee (as Moe DeWese) album: Knowledge Is King comments: [hip hop]	Kool Moe Dee	I Go to Work	1989	Jive
9	recordlabel: Orpheus 72686 chartposition: RandB #53 writtenby: Johnny Flippin and Michael Walker	B. Fats	I Found Love	1989	Orpheus
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2153 writtenby: W. Pickett, R. West, W. Schofield album: In Control comments: [southern soul ballad]	Johnnie Taylor	I Found A Love	1989	Malaco
---	recordlabel: Malaco 2156 writtenby: Denise LaSalle album: Hittin Where It Hurts comments: [southern soul ballad] mpcode: PmEvXRv7C_g	Denise LaSalle	I Forgot To Remember	1989	Malaco
1	recordlabel: Motown 1949 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Georgio album: Georgio comments: [slow jam]	Georgio	I Don't Want 2 Be Alone	1989	Motown
2	recordlabel: Capitol 637 (UK) chartposition: UK #8 writtenby: Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle album: Foreign Affair	Tina Turner	I Don't Wanna Lose You	1989	Capitol(UK)
3	recordlabel: Warner 7567 chartposition: UK #7 writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman album: Another Place and Time	Donna Summer	I Don't Wanna Get Hurt	1989	Warner
4	recordlabel: Kongo Dance 5 chartposition: UK #82 album: There's Nothing Like This	Omar	I Don't Mind The Waiting	1989	Kongo Dance
5	recordlabel: EMI 77 chartposition: RandB #7, US AC #15 album: Good to Be Back comments: [love ballad]	Natalie Cole with Freddie Jackson	I Do	1989	EMI
6	recordlabel: OBR 73020 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Newkirk album: Funk City	Newkirk	I Desire	1989	OBR
7	recordlabel: MCA 53747 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Eugene Wilde album: I Choose You (Tonight)	Eugene Wilde	I Choose You (Tonight)	1989	MCA
8	recordlabel: Motown 1969 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit album: Gerald Alston	Gerald Alston	I Can't Tell You Why	1989	Motown
9	recordlabel: MCA 53620 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Eugene Wilde album: I Choose You (Tonight)	Eugene Wilde	I Can't Stop (This Feeling)	1989	MCA
10	recordlabel: Cooltempo 177 (UK) chartposition: UK #37 writtenby: M. Love, Pogo, Leon Sylvers III, Stephen Shockley and William Shelby comments: [hip hop] (samples 'And The Beat Goes; On by The Whispers)	Monie Love	I Can Do This	1989	Cooltempo(UK)
11	recordlabel: EMI 50210 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: David Foster, Christopher Max and Holly Knight album: More Than Physical comments: [beat ballad]	Christopher Max	I Burn for You	1989	EMI
12	recordlabel: Capitol 15473 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Paul Laurence album: Underexposed comments: [new jack swing]	Paul Laurence	I Ain't wit It	1989	Capitol
13	recordlabel: AandM 1443 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: Attala Zane Giles and Vesta Williams (as Vesta) album: Vesta 4 U	Vesta Williams	How You Feel	1989	A&M
14	recordlabel: Debut 3062 (UK) chartposition: UK #84 comments: [dance, house]	Mirage	House Attack	1989	Debut(UK)
15	recordlabel: Cooltempo 186 chartposition: UK #99 writtenby: Jolley, Harris, Jolley	Candi Mckenzie	Honesty	1989	Cooltempo
16	recordlabel: MCA 53712 chartposition: RandB #1 writtenby: Charlie Smalls album: Home comments: [ballad]	Stephanie Mills	Home	1989	MCA
17	recordlabel: RCA 42629 (UK) chartposition: UK #10 writtenby: Rick Astley album: Hold Me in Your Arms comments: [ballad] mpcode: DqZS89jFCFg	Rick Astley	Hold Me in Your Arms	1989	RCA(UK)
18	recordlabel: Tabu 655504 (UK) chartposition: UK #19 album: All Mixed Up	Alexander O'Neal	Hitmix (Official Bootleg Mega-Mix)	1989	Tabu(UK)
19	recordlabel: Paisley Park 22907 chartposition: RandB #37, US Dance #17 writtenby: David Gamson and Tony LeMans album: Tony LeMans comments: [new jack swing funk]	Tony LeMans	Higher Than High	1989	Paisley Park
20	recordlabel: Sire 7574 chartposition: RandB #76, UK #63 writtenby: Ice T (as Tracy Marrow) and Afrika Islam album: Power	Ice-T	High Rollers	1989	Sire
21	recordlabel: Next Plateau 50086 chartposition: RandB #62, US Dance #37 writtenby: Claytoven Richardson and S. Alexander	Kirby Coleman	Hey Ton'i	1989	Next Plateau
22	recordlabel: Rhythm King chartposition: UK #6, US dance #6 writtenby: S. Stone album: Original Soundtrack comments: [dance, house] mpcode: NFpOTLW1TOU	S'Express	Hey Music Lover	1989	Rhythm King
23	recordlabel: Epic 13 chartposition: RandB #1, US #6, UK #43, US AC #3 writtenby: David L. Elliott & Terry Steele album: The Best of Luther Vandross...The Best of Love comments: [love ballad]	Luther Vandross	Here and Now	1989	Epic
24	recordlabel: Epic 655473 chartposition: US #6, UK #23, US AC #1 writtenby: Gloria Estefan album: Cuts Both Ways	Gloria Estefan	Here We Are	1989	Epic
25	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 22813 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Robert Brookins and Timmy Gatling album: Help comments: [new jack swing]	Timmy Gatling	Help	1989	Tommy Boy
26	recordlabel: Mika 2 chartposition: RandB #3, US #5, US AC #3 writtenby: Deon Estus & George Michael album: Spell	Deon Estus with George Michael	Heaven Help Me	1989	Mika
27	recordlabel: Capitol 44261 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Keith Thomas and BeBe Winans album: Heaven	BeBe & CeCe Winans	Heaven	1989	Capitol
28	recordlabel: Virgin 99204 chartposition: RandB #5, US #74, UK #87 writtenby: Babyface & L.A. Reid album: After 7	After 7	Heat of the Moment	1989	Virgin
29	recordlabel: Houston International 15 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Ernest Williamson Jr., John Jefferson and Mark Bynum comments: [funk]	Future	Heartbreaker	1989	Houston Internationa
30	recordlabel: Atlantic 88857 chartposition: RandB #62 writtenby: Anne G. and Eddie Irons album: On A Mission comments: [new jack swing]	Anne G.	Heart Donor	1989	Atlantic
31	recordlabel: Tabu 654667 (UK) chartposition: UK #56 writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris) & Terry Lewis comments: (remix)	Alexander O'Neal	Hearsay '89	1989	Tabu(UK)
---	recordlabel: Epic 68962 album: All Our Love comments: [new jack swing]	Alton Wokie Stewart	Headache	1989	Epic
---	recordlabel: Curtom 102 (UK) writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Take It to the Streets	Curtis Mayfield	He's A Fly Guy	1989	Curtom(UK)
---	recordlabel: Motown 4709 writtenby: Raymond Jones album: Do The Right Thing	Lori Perry & Gerald Alston	Hard To Say	1989	Motown
1	recordlabel: Motown 1993 chartposition: RandB #57 album: Messages from the Boys	The Boys	Happy	1989	Motown
2	recordlabel: Chrysalis 2280 chartposition: UK #16 writtenby: Richie Fermie and Monie Love album: Down to Earth comments: [hip hop]	Monie Love	Grandpa's Party	1989	Chrysalis
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 86422 chartposition: RandB #4 writtenby: Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon album: Just Coolin'	LeVert	Gotta Get the Money	1989	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 88879 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy and Glen Bolton	Foster & McElroy	Gotta Be a Better Way	1989	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: FFRR 25 chartposition: UK #17, US Dance #33 writtenby: Debbie Pryce, Susie Banfield (as Susan Banfield), Daddy O (as Glenn Bolton) and Martin Nemley album: Born This Way	The Cookie Crew	Got to Keep On	1989	FFRR
6	recordlabel: Syncopate 25 chartposition: UK #29 writtenby: Ce Ce Rogers album: Brilliant!	Kym Mazelle	Got to Get You Back	1989	Syncopate
7	recordlabel: Epic 68590 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Charlie Singleton and Modern Man album: Man on a Mission comments: [funk, new jack swing]	Charlie Singleton	Good, Bad and Ugly	1989	Epic
8	recordlabel: MCA 53639 chartposition: US #1, UK #7, US dance #20, US rock #39, US alt. #2, US AC #12 writtenby: Roland Gift, David Steele and Andy Cox album: The Raw and the Cooked	Fine Young Cannibals	Good Thing	1989	MCA
---	recordlabel: Island 96524 album: Conscience	Womack & Womack	Good Man Monologue	1989	Island
1	recordlabel: CBS 655230 (UK) chartposition: UK #73 writtenby: C. Bourelly, R. Davis album: Stay With Me comments: [new jack swing]	Regina Belle	Good Lovin'	1989	CBS(UK)
---	recordlabel: Surfside 890214 writtenby: General Johnson album: Alive And Kickin'	General Johnson & The Chairmen	Gone Fishin'	1989	Surfside
1	recordlabel: Copper Sun 1201 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Pete Moore, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers and Marv Tarplin comments: [new jack swing]	New Situation	Going to a Go Go	1989	Copper Sun
2	recordlabel: Orpheus 72684 chartposition: RandB #83 album: Love Season comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Alex Bugnon	Going Out	1989	Orpheus
3	recordlabel: Virgin 99197 chartposition: RandB #57 weeksinr&bchart: 6 writtenby: Gene Griffin and Big Bub (as Lee Drakeford) album: Made to Be Together	DÃ©ja	Going Crazy	1989	Virgin
---	recordlabel: Capitol album: I Promise You Love comments: [slow jam album cut]	Bert Robinson	Give Me That Old Time Love	1989	Capitol
1	recordlabel: Cutting Records 223 chartposition: US dance #26 writtenby: George Anthony Mauro and Gus Rodriguez comments: [dance, house, freestyle]	Corina	Give Me Back My Heart	1989	Cutting Records
2	recordlabel: Delicious Vinyl 103 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Def Jef (as Jeffrey Fortson) album: Just A Poet With Soul	Def Jef	Give It Here	1989	Delicious Vinyl
3	recordlabel: Orpheus 72678 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Arthur Zamora, Michael Carpenter and Wayne Carpenter album: Take U Back to My Place	Z'Looke	Gitchi U	1989	Orpheus
4	recordlabel: Arista 9870 chartposition: RandB #20, UK #2, US #1, US AC #21 writtenby: Frank Farian, Peter Bischof Fallenstein & Dietmar Kawohl album: All or Nothing	Milli Vanilli	Girl I'm Gonna Miss You	1989	Arista
5	recordlabel: Motown 4627 chartposition: RandB #1, US dance #29, UK #94 writtenby: Larry McCain, Larry Singletary, Big Bub and Wesley Adams album: Today	Today	Girl I Got My Eyes on You	1989	Motown
6	recordlabel: Arista 112 728 chartposition: RandB #48 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: Narada Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen album: Through the Storm	Aretha Franklin & James Brown	Gimme Your Love	1989	Arista
7	recordlabel: MCA 53680 chartposition: UK #65 writtenby: Ray Parker Jr album: Ghostbusters II	Run-D.M.C.	Ghostbusters	1989	MCA
---	recordlabel: Wilbe 89 508 writtenby: William Bell, Michael Stewart album: On The Roll comments: [southern soul ballad]	William Bell	Getting Out Of Your Bed	1989	Wilbe
1	recordlabel: Supreme 139 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #11, UK #14 writtenby: R. Ginyard album: It Takes Two comments: [hip hop]	Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock	Get on the Dance Floor	1989	Supreme
2	recordlabel: Epic 655450 chartposition: US #11, UK #23, US Dance #20, US AC #5 writtenby: John DeFaria, Clay Ostwald and Jorge Casas album: Cuts Both Ways comments: [disco dance]	Gloria Estefan	Get on Your Feet	1989	Epic
3	recordlabel: Ten Records 284 chartposition: RandB #5, UK #3, US #54, US dance #9 writtenby: Jazzie B (as Beresford Romeo) & Hayden Brown album: Vol. II: 1990: A New Decade	Soul II Soul	Get a Life	1989	Ten Records
4	recordlabel: AandM 647 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Brenda Russell album: Get Here comments: [ballad]	Brenda Russell	Get Here	1989	A&M
5	recordlabel: Champion 218 chartposition: UK #94 writtenby: Todd Terry album: Come Over Here, Baby comments: [dance, house]	Royal House	Get Funky	1989	Champion
6	recordlabel: MCA 23925 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Melvin Riley album: Ruff 'N' Ready comments: [slow jam]	Ready for the World	Gently	1989	MCA
7	recordlabel: Chrysalis 1676 chartposition: UK #36 writtenby: Marcus Vere, Richard Darbyshire and Anthony Critchlow album: Gatecrashing	Living in a Box	Gatecrashing	1989	Chrysalis
8	recordlabel: Ruthless 57107 chartposition: RandB #91, UK #70 weeksinr&bchart: 3 album: Straight Outta Compton comments: [rap]	NWA	Gangsta Gangsta	1989	Ruthless
9	recordlabel: Arista 9834 chartposition: RandB #22 album: Original Stylin' comments: [hip hop]	Three Times Dope	Funky Dividends	1989	Arista
10	recordlabel: Delicious Vinyl 104 chartposition: RandB #7, US #3, UK #13, US dance #8 weeksinr&bchart: 15 writtenby: Young MC, Michael L. Ross & Matt Dike album: Loc'ed After Dark comments: [hip hop]	Tone Loc	Funky Cold Medina	1989	Delicious Vinyl
11	recordlabel: Ms.B 4505 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Betty Wright album: 4U2NJOY comments: [southern soul ballad]	Betty Wright	From Pain to Joy	1989	Ms.B
12	recordlabel: Orpheus 72251 chartposition: RandB #88, UK #73 writtenby: David Gamson and Porter Carroll album: From Now On	Jaki Graham	From Now On	1989	Orpheus
13	recordlabel: Columbia 73110 chartposition: 121 writtenby: Full Force album: Smoove	Full Force	Friends B-4 Lovers	1989	Columbia
14	recordlabel: MCA 53660 chartposition: RandB #3, US #9, UK #21, US dance #7 writtenby: A. Cymone, Jody Watley, Eric B. (as Eric Barrier) & Rakim (as William Griffin) album: Larger Than Life	Jody Watley With Eric B. & Rakim	Friends	1989	MCA
15	recordlabel: Motown 42856 (UK) chartposition: UK #49 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: Characters	Stevie Wonder	Free	1989	Motown(UK)
16	recordlabel: Fresh 80134 chartposition: RandB #85 writtenby: Stezo (as Steve Williams) album: Crazy Noise comments: [hip hop]	Stezo	Freak the Funk	1989	Fresh
17	recordlabel: Epic 655021 chartposition: UK #97, US Dance #9 writtenby: J. Calvert and Everton McCalla (as Everton Deluke McCalla)	Tony Terry	Forget the Girl	1989	Epic
18	recordlabel: Siren 112 chartposition: RandB #54, US #1, UK #24, US dance #28, US AC #11 writtenby: Oliver Leiber album: Forever Your Girl comments: [new jack swing]	Paula Abdul	Forever Your Girl	1989	Siren
19	recordlabel: Fontana 812 (UK) chartposition: UK #80 writtenby: Andy Connell and Corinne Drewery album: Kaleidoscope World comments: [ballad]	Swing Out Sister	Forever Blue	1989	Fontana(UK)
20	recordlabel: Atlantic 1364 chartposition: UK #100 writtenby: Marshall Jefferson and Ce Ce Rogers album: Ce Ce Rogers comments: [dance, garage house]	Ce Ce Rogers	Forever	1989	Atlantic
21	recordlabel: Mercury 288 chartposition: RandB #17 writtenby: Richie Daley, R. Bent, Michael Cooper, G. Bolton, William Clark and Steven album: Serious Business comments: [reggae]	Third World	Forbidden Love	1989	Mercury
22	recordlabel: Wing 871 935 chartposition: RandB #6 album: Who?	Tony! Toni! Tone!	For the Love of You	1989	Wing
23	recordlabel: Epic 13 chartposition: RandB #3 writtenby: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller album: Any Love	Luther Vandross	For You to Love	1989	Epic
24	recordlabel: Wing 889 878 chartposition: RandB #7, US #90 writtenby: Steve Perry and Randy Goodrum album: Here I Am	Sharon Bryant	Foolish Heart	1989	Wing
25	recordlabel: AandM 649 writtenby: Arnold Ingram, James Mitchell and Marvin Willis album: In Full Gear	Stetsasonic	Float On	1989	A&M
26	recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 40143 chartposition: RandB #40 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: MC Marvelous (as Marvin Berryman)	Cash Money & Marvelous	Find an Ugly Woman	1989	Sleeping Bag
27	recordlabel: Motown 42877 chartposition: RandB #20, US #29 writtenby: Chuck D, Eric Sadler album: Fear of a Black Planet comments: [hip hop]	Public Enemy	Fight the Power	1989	Motown

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