Soul R&B Music Charts of 1985 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1985 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 1985, 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 1985, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1985 . . .

The following songs were released in 1985 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 1985 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: Record Shack 41 (UK) chartposition: UK #100 writtenby: Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench album: Standing at the Crossroads comments: [northern soul]	Evelyn Thomas	Sorry Wrong Number	1985	Record Shack(UK)
102	recordlabel: Megatone 135 chartposition: US dance #22 writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert comments: [disco, dance]	Jeanie Tracy	Don't Leave Me This Way	1985	Megatone
103	recordlabel: Capitol 5440 chartposition: RandB #60, UK #66, US Dance #47 writtenby: Timmy Allen and Paul Laurence (as Paul Jones) album: All of You	Lillo Thomas	Settle Down	1985	Capitol
104	recordlabel: Ariola 107 698 chartposition: UK #99 writtenby: Miles Waters and Peter Vale album: Trilogy	Imagination	Last Days of Summer	1985	Ariola
105	recordlabel: Sutra 139 chartposition: RandB #38, US #101 writtenby: Kurtis Blow, Prince Markie Dee, Buff Love , Kool Rock Ski and D. Ogrin album: Fat Boys	The Fat Boys	Can You Feel It	1985	Sutra
106	recordlabel: Record Shack 39 (UK) chartposition: UK #97 writtenby: Jacques Morali, Frederick Zarr and Bruce Vilanch album: Sex Over the Phone	Village People	New York City	1985	Record Shack(UK)
107	recordlabel: Columbia 05395 chartposition: RandB #79, US Dance #32 writtenby: B Fine, Shy Shy, Paul Anthony, Bow Legged, Curt T T and Baby Gee album: Full Force	Full Force	Girl If You Take Me Home	1985	Columbia
108	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 28955 chartposition: RandB #36, US #102 writtenby: Prince album: Romance 1600	Sheila E.	Sister Fate	1985	Warner Bros.
109	recordlabel: Warner 28893 chartposition: US Dance #21 writtenby: Narada Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen album: The Nature of Things	Narada Michael Walden	High Above the Clouds	1985	Warner
110	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 9103 chartposition: UK #97 writtenby: Donna Summer and Michael Omartian album: Cats without Claws	Donna Summer	Eyes	1985	Warner Bros.
111	recordlabel: Cooltempo 106(UK) chartposition: UK #100 writtenby: Ken Kessie and Morey Goldstein album: M 1015 comments: [disco, dance]	Sylvester	Take Me to Heaven	1985	Cooltempo (UK)
112	recordlabel: Motown 1826 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Joey Gallo and Lushus Daim album: More Than You Can Handle comments: [Motown Sound]	Lushus Daim & the Pretty Vain	The One You Love	1985	Motown
113	recordlabel: Cotillion Fback 1 chartposition: RandB #79, UK #69 writtenby: Bill Curtis, Gerry Thomas and Robert Damper album: So Delicious	Fatback Band	Girls on My Mind	1985	Cotillion Fback
114	recordlabel: Philly World 99662 chartposition: RandB #75, US #103 writtenby: Donald R. Robinson, Eddie D and Lawrence Goodman comments: [hip hop]	Eddie-D	Backstabbin'	1985	Philly World
115	recordlabel: Warner 28729 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Morris Day album: The Color of Success	Morris Day	The Character	1985	Warner
116	recordlabel: RCA 14154 chartposition: US #104 writtenby: Alejandro Monroy, Carlos Villa and Mary Lynne PagÃƒÂ¡n album: Menudo comments: [beat ballad]	Menudo	Please Be Good to Me	1985	RCA
117	recordlabel: EMI 5514 (UK) chartposition: UK #68 writtenby: Jimmy Ruffin	Jimmy Ruffin	There Will Never Be Another You	1985	EMI(UK)
118	recordlabel: Private I 04736 chartposition: RandB #34, US Dance #39 writtenby: Michael Bolton and Doug James album: Heavenly Bodies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack comments: [ballad]	Cheryl Lynn	At Last You're Mine	1985	Private I
119	recordlabel: Cooltempo 114 (UK) chartposition: UK #99 writtenby: Sonique, Ernie McKone, Everton McCalla comments: [disco funk]	Sonique	Let Me Hold You	1985	Cooltempo(UK)
120	recordlabel: Streetwave 43 (UK) chartposition: UK #99 writtenby: Leon Bryant album: Who Do You Love?	The Intruders	Warm and Tender Love	1985	Streetwave(UK)
121	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 140 chartposition: UK #99 writtenby: Tony Fisher, Robert Reed and James Avery album: Say What?	Trouble Funk	Drop the Bomb	1985	Sugar Hill
122	recordlabel: Arista 9415 chartposition: RandB #34 writtenby: Kashif album: Condition of the Heart	Kashif	Condition of the Heart	1985	Arista
123	recordlabel: Warner 29087 chartposition: RandB #66, US #103 writtenby: Al Green and Mabon Hodges album: Straight to the Heart	David Sanborn	Love and Happiness	1985	Warner
124	recordlabel: Sugar Hill 143 (UK) chartposition: UK #97 writtenby: Melvin Glover, Furious Five album: Grandmaster Melle Mel and The Furious Five comments: [hip hop]	Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five	World War Three	1985	Sugar Hill(UK)
125	recordlabel: AandM 2742 chartposition: RandB #33, US #110 writtenby: Joey Gallo, Pamela Phillips Oland and Wardell Potts Jr. album: As the Band Turns	Atlantic Starr	Cool, Calm, Collected	1985	A&M
126	recordlabel: London 67 (UK) writtenby: Barrington Levy album: Money Move comments: [reggae]	Barrington Levy	Money Moves	1985	London(UK)
127	recordlabel: AandM 279 chartposition: US Dance #20 writtenby: Chas Jankel , Ian Dury and Norman Watt Roy	Chas Jankel	No. 1	1985	A&M
128	recordlabel: Solar 69638 chartposition: UK #92 writtenby: Bo Watson, Bobby Lovelace and Melvin Gentry album: Planetary Invasion	Midnight Star	Curious	1985	Solar
129	recordlabel: AVCO 69001 chartposition: UK #91 writtenby: Maurice Starr and Michael Jonzun album: Some Things Never Change	The Stylistics	Love Is Not the Answer	1985	AVCO
130	recordlabel: Jive 9331 chartposition: RandB #64, US Dance #30 writtenby: Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith album: Escape comments: [hip hop]	Whodini	Big Mouth	1985	Jive
131	recordlabel: Polydor 883 017 chartposition: RandB #77, UK #91 writtenby: McKinley Horton and Ronald Broomfield album: Joanna Gardner	Joanna Gardner	Watching You	1985	Polydor
132	recordlabel: RCA 14203 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Belinda Wilson and Richard Dimples Fields album: 9.9	9.9	I Like the Way You Dance	1985	RCA
133	recordlabel: Simba 101 (UK) chartposition: UK #91 writtenby: Aswad album: To The Top comments: [reggae]	Aswad	Bubbling	1985	Simba(UK)
134	recordlabel: Select Records 62259 chartposition: RandB #32, US Dance #43 writtenby: Educated Rapper, Kangol Kid, Doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Full Force album: UTFO comments: [hip hop]	UTFO	Leader of the Pack	1985	Select Records
135	recordlabel: Private I 04819 chartposition: RandB #87, US dance #31 writtenby: Eric Kaz and Marvin Morrow	Bonnie Pointer	The Beast in Me	1985	Private I
136	recordlabel: RCA 474 (UK) chartposition: UK #93 writtenby: Clif Magness and Glen Ballard album: So Romantic	Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King)	Give Me One Reason	1985	RCA(UK)
137	recordlabel: Virgin 718 (UK) chartposition: UK #93 writtenby: I Level album: Shake comments: [funk jazz]	I Level	In The Sand	1985	Virgin(UK)
138	recordlabel: Solar 69638 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Bill Simmons, Bo Watson, Melvin Gentry, Reggie Calloway and Vincent Calloway album: Planetary Invasion	Midnight Star	Body Snatchers	1985	Solar
139	recordlabel: UK Bubblers 2 (UK) chartposition: UK #97 writtenby: Tippa Irie (as Anthony Henry) album: Is It Really Happening to Me comments: [reggae]	Tippa Irie	Complain Neighbour	1985	UK Bubblers(UK)
140	recordlabel: Motown 40099 chartposition: US Dance #21 writtenby: Rockwell, Janet Cole, Antoine Green, Curtis Anthony Nolen, John Duarte and Frank Busey album: Captured comments: [Motown Sound]	Rockwell	Peeping Tom	1985	Motown
141	recordlabel: Ten Records 70 chartposition: UK #93 writtenby: China Burton	P.P. Arnold	A Little Pain	1985	Ten Records
142	recordlabel: Motown 1794 chartposition: RandB #82, UK #94 writtenby: Michael Lovesmith album: Rhymes of Passion comments: [Motown Sound]	Michael Lovesmith	Break the Ice	1985	Motown
143	recordlabel: Capitol 5421 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Ronnie Laws comments: [jazz funk]	Ronnie Laws	City Girl	1985	Capitol
144	recordlabel: Columbia 04873 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Kevin Walker, Pamela Phillips Oland and Wilmer Raglin album: Life comments: [ballad]	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Keep Givin' Me Love	1985	Columbia
145	recordlabel: WEA 32 (UK) chartposition: UK #94 writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis album: Change of Heart comments: [love ballad]	Change	Say You Love Me Again	1985	WEA(UK)
146	recordlabel: Virgin 745 (UK) chartposition: UK #93 writtenby: Marvin Gaye, James Nyx album: Working Nights	Working Week	Inner City Blues	1985	Virgin(UK)
147	recordlabel: Mirage 99651 chartposition: RandB #48, US #105 writtenby: George Jackson album: Yo Little Brother	Nolan Thomas	One Bad Apple	1985	Mirage
148	recordlabel: Entertain. Co. 05428 chartposition: RandB #76, US #107 writtenby: Jesse Winchester album: Big Girls Don't Cry	The Weather Girls	Well-A-Wiggy	1985	Entertain. Co.
149	recordlabel: Total Experience 2427 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Jonah Ellis album: Gap Band VII	The Gap Band	Desire	1985	Total Experience
150	recordlabel: Columbia 05424 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Bill Withers album: Watching You Watching Me	Bill Withers	Something That Turns You On	1985	Columbia
151	recordlabel: Constellation 52714 chartposition: RandB #47 album: Meeting in the Ladies Room	Klymaxx	Lock and Key	1985	Constellation
152	recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 16 chartposition: US Dance #31 writtenby: Kurtis Mantronik and Tricky Tee comments: [hip hop]	Tricky Tee	Johnny the Fox	1985	Sleeping Bag
153	recordlabel: Mercury 884 189 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: C. Martin, V. Ross Redding and M. Madden	Con Funk Shun	Tell Me What (I'm Gonna Do)	1985	Mercury
154	recordlabel: Pop Art 1413 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: C. James, S. Denton comments: [hip hop]	Super Nature (Salt-N-Pepa)	The Show Stoppa (Is Stupid Fresh)	1985	Pop Art
155	recordlabel: MCA 52516 chartposition: RandB #45 album: Rockie Robbins	Rockie Robbins	We Belong Together	1985	MCA
156	recordlabel: Private I 04794 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Shaundre Dream and Marquis Dair	Legacy	Don't Waste the Night	1985	Private I
157	recordlabel: Elekra 5058 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Cecil Womack, Linda Womack and Bobby Womack album: Radio M.U.S.C. Man	Womack & Womack	Strange and Funny	1985	Elekra
158	recordlabel: Columbia 04733 chartposition: RandB #51, US Dance #45 writtenby: Michael Cooper, Richie Daley, Steven album: Sense of Purpose	Third World	Sense of Purpose	1985	Columbia
159	recordlabel: Reality 239 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Charles Pettiford, Gregory Wigfall and Richard Fowler comments: [hip hop]	Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three	The Roof Is on Fire (Scratchin')	1985	Reality
160	recordlabel: Jive 9371 chartposition: US Dance #31 album: Escape comments: [hip hop]	Whodini	Escape (I Need a Break)	1985	Jive
161	recordlabel: Atlantic 89581 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Sam Bostic album: Circuitry starring Sam Bostic	Sam Bostic & Circuitry	Cold Tears	1985	Atlantic
162	recordlabel: Pop Art 1408 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Roxanne Shante and Marley Marl comments: [hip hop]	Roxanne Shante	Queen of Rox (Shante Rox On)	1985	Pop Art
163	recordlabel: MCA 52709 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Bobby Womack album: So Many Rivers	Bobby Womack	Let Me Kiss It Where It Hurts	1985	MCA
164	recordlabel: Capitol 5507 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Paul Laurence, Soony Moore and Freddie Jackson album: Haven't You Heard	Paul Laurence with Lillo Thomas & Freddie Jackson	She's Not a Sleaze	1985	Capitol
165	recordlabel: Elektra 69585 chartposition: RandB #63, US AC #26 writtenby: Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow album: Take No Prisoners comments: [love ballad]	Peabo Bryson	Love Always Finds a Way	1985	Elektra
166	recordlabel: Columbia 05613 chartposition: RandB #49 album: You Might Be Surprised	Roy Ayers	Slip n' Slide	1985	Columbia
167	recordlabel: Cotillion 99646 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Barry Alfanzo, Dennis Matkosky and Bill Neale album: Chemistry	Johnny Gill	Can't Wait 'Til Tomorrow	1985	Cotillion
168	recordlabel: Jive 9421 chartposition: US AC #24 writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney album: Suddenly comments: [ballad]	Billy Ocean	The Long and Winding Road	1985	Jive
169	recordlabel: Paula 1244 chartposition: RandB #72, US Dance #48 writtenby: Rory Sizemore and Rick Sizemore	Magnum Force	Cool Out	1985	Paula
170	recordlabel: Pandisc 012 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: John St. John comments: [instrumental]	Opus Ten	Love's Calling	1985	Pandisc
171	recordlabel: Casablanca 314 512 969 chartposition: US Dance #32 album: Funkyworld: The Best Of Lipps, Inc.	Lipps, Inc.	Hit the Deck	1985	Casablanca
172	recordlabel: AandM 2724 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Geoffrey Leib and Jeffrey Osborne album: Don't Stop comments: [beat ballad]	Jeffrey Osborne	Let Me Know	1985	A&M
173	recordlabel: Select 62256 chartposition: RandB #44 comments: [hip hop]	Roxanne with UTFO	The Real Roxanne	1985	Select
174	recordlabel: Motown 40369 (UK) chartposition: UK #75 writtenby: Michael Lovesmith album: Rhymes of Passion comments: [Motown Sound]	Michael Lovesmith	Ain't Nothin' Like It	1985	Motown(UK)
175	recordlabel: MDM 12 chartposition: US Dance #25 writtenby: Andy Lerner, Craig Peyton and Nelson Cruz	Patris	Love Oasis	1985	MDM
176	recordlabel: P.I.R. 50021 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Walter Sigler, James Sigler album: Love Fever comments: [ballad]	The O'Jays	What a Woman	1985	P.I.R.
177	recordlabel: Private I 05565 chartposition: RandB #39 writtenby: Charles Allen and John Hill album: The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	Are You Ready?	1985	Private I
178	recordlabel: Prelude 103 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Mick Jones [Foreigner] and Lou Gramm (uncredited)	New Jersey Mass Choir	I Want to Know What Love Is	1985	Prelude
179	recordlabel: Polydor 881 767 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Charlie Singleton album: If Looks Could Kill comments: [ballad]	The Reddings	Where Did Our Love Go	1985	Polydor
180	recordlabel: Sutra 802 chartposition: US Dance #23 writtenby: Andy Tripoli album: Nayobe	Nayobe	Please Don't Go	1985	Sutra
181	recordlabel: Elektra 5082 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: David Wolinski album: Take No Prisoners	Peabo Bryson	There's Nothin' Out There	1985	Elektra
182	recordlabel: Heat 2022 chartposition: RandB #48, US #108 writtenby: Gerald Mims comments: [ballad]	Frederick	Gentle (Calling Your Name)	1985	Heat
183	recordlabel: The New York Music 1202 chartposition: RandB #84, US Dance #37 writtenby: Trevor Lawrence and Frank Musker album: In the Evening	Sheryl Lee Ralph	You're so Romantic	1985	The New York Music
184	recordlabel: Carrere 353 (UK) chartposition: US dance #26 writtenby: J. Vincent Edwards, Steve O'Donnell and Colin Jennings album: You Make Me Feel Brand New comments: [disco, dance]	Lorraine McKane	Let the Night Take the Blame	1985	Carrere(UK)
185	recordlabel: Columbia 05288 chartposition: US Dance #26 writtenby: Billy Livsey and Terry Britten	The Weather Girls	No One Can Love You More Than Me	1985	Columbia
186	recordlabel: Sunnyview 3028 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Amos Larkins II and Inez J. Stone album: Connie	Connie	Funky Little Beat	1985	Sunnyview
187	recordlabel: Qwest 28874 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Barry Hankerson, Carvin Winans and Marvin Winans album: Let My People Go	The Winans	Let My People Go (Part I)	1985	Qwest
188	recordlabel: WEA 259 145 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Robbie Buchanan album: High Crime	Al Jarreau	Raging Waters	1985	WEA
189	recordlabel: Spring 3043 chartposition: US dance #28 writtenby: Peter Foldy and Joel Wertman comments: [disco funk] mpcode: NEq6pkXdofI	Mona Lisa Young	Rock Me Down	1985	Spring
190	recordlabel: Private I 05422 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Jerry Barnes and Katreese Barnes album: It Takes Two	Juicy	Bad Boy	1985	Private I
191	recordlabel: CBS 05427 chartposition: RandB #89, US Dance #41 writtenby: Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel album: Tenita	Tenita Jordan	I Don't Wanna Think About It	1985	CBS
192	recordlabel: Epic 05377 chartposition: US AC #20 writtenby: D. Kuramoto album: Another Place comments: [instrumental]	Hiroshima	One Wish	1985	Epic
193	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 850 chartposition: RandB #40 writtenby: Michael Jonzun album: Down to Earth	The Jonzun Crew featuring Michael Jonzun	Lovin'	1985	Tommy Boy
194	recordlabel: Capitol 5460 chartposition: RandB #85, US Dance #40 album: Mirror	Twin Image	My Baby Loves Me (Do Do)	1985	Capitol
195	recordlabel: Gordy 1806 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Rick James album: Glow comments: [Motown Sound]	Rick James	Spend the Night with Me	1985	Gordy
196	recordlabel: MCA 52622 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Kevin McLin, Carl Dennis and Anatole Domino album: Windjammer III	Windjammer	So Hard	1985	MCA
197	recordlabel: Select Records 62263 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Educated Rapper, Kangol Kid, Doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Full Force album: UTFO comments: [hip hop]	UTFO	Bite It	1985	Select Records
---	recordlabel: Jersey Connection 32040 writtenby: C. Jasper and the Isleys	Lisa Danielle & Ronald Isley	Let Me Down Easy	1985	Jersey Connection
---	recordlabel: Personal 19816 writtenby: Leroy Burgess, Sonny Davenport	Inner Life	Let's Change It Up	1985	Personal
---	recordlabel: Motown 1811 writtenby: Willie Hutch album: Magic comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	Don't Tell Me That It's Over	1985	Motown

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