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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1986 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1986 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 1986, 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 1986, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

(Search on '1986' returned 687 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 recordlabel: Def Jam 06061
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: LL Cool J (as James Todd Smith)
album: Radio
comments: [hip hop]
LL Cool J You'll Rock 1986 Def Jam
2 recordlabel: Elektra 5191
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: George Duke
album: George Duke
comments: [ballad]
George Duke Good Friend 1986 Elektra
3 recordlabel: KMA 011
chartposition: US Dance #40
writtenby: Amondo F. Calhoun, Geraldine Berry, Lenore Bangs and Ronnie Vann
album: Purple Passion
Kopper Second to None 1986 KMA
4 recordlabel: Select 62274
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Whistle, Kangol (as The Kangol Kid) and Howie Tee
album: Whistle
comments: [hip hop]
Whistle Just for Fun 1986 Select
5 recordlabel: Wilbe 202
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Henderson Thigpen, James Banks, William Bell
William Bell & Janice Bulluck (I Don't Want To Wake Up) Feelin' Guilty 1986 Wilbe
6 recordlabel: Columbia 06203
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Eddie Schwartz
album: Rodney Franklin
Rodney Franklin Look What's Showing Through 1986 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Atlantic 89345
chartposition: US dance #39
writtenby: John Smith
album: Poolside
Nu Shooz Don't Let Me Be the One 1986 Atlantic
8 recordlabel: PJ 2544
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Jim Pass (as James Pass)
The Givens Family Someway, Somehow 1986 PJ
9 recordlabel: CBS 05383
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Jerry Barnes and Katreese Barnes
album: It Takes Two
Juicy Nobody But You 1986 CBS
10 recordlabel: Omni 1
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Terry Price, Len Barry and John Medora (as John Madara)
Booker Newberry III Take a Piece of Me 1986 Omni
11 recordlabel: Omni 99505
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Brian Williams and Terry Price
album: Keith Patrick
Keith Patrick Night to Remember 1986 Omni
12 recordlabel: After Five 1210
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Donald Burnside and Donnell Pitman
Donnell Pitman Chocolate Lover 1986 After Five
13 recordlabel: Gordy 1834
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Ali Ollie Woodson and Otis Williams
album: Touch Me
comments: [beat ballad]
The Temptations Touch Me 1986 Gordy
14 recordlabel: Columbia 05772
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Frank Hamilton, Rick James and Eddie Murphy
album: How Could It Be
comments: [ballad]
Eddie Murphy How Could It Be 1986 Columbia
15 recordlabel: Streetwise 2241
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Maurice Starr
album: A Special Style
The Stylistics Let's Go Rockin' (Tonight) 1986 Streetwise
16 recordlabel: Columbia 05874
chartposition: RandB #62
album: You Might Be Surprised
Roy Ayers Programmed for Love 1986 Columbia
17 recordlabel: Capitol 5594
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Joe Malloy, Rudy Sheriff and William D. Stroman
album: Survival of the Freshest
comments: [hip hop]
The Boogie Boys Girl Talk 1986 Capitol
18 recordlabel: Fantasy 967
chartposition: RandB #61
album: Somewhere in Time (A Dramatic Reunion)
comments: [ballad]
The Dramatics One Love Ago 1986 Fantasy
19 recordlabel: KMA 004
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Amondo F. Calhoun, David Wooley, Russell Smith, Thomas Berry and Willie Lemon
album: In The Mix
comments: [hip hop]
West Coast Crew Jail Bait 1986 KMA
20 recordlabel: Atlantic 89401
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Taharqa Aleem, Tunde Ra Aleem and Leroy Burgess
Aleem featuring Leroy Burgess Fine Young Tender 1986 Atlantic
21 recordlabel: Warner 28664
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Dean Gant and Mark Winkler
album: Abstract Emotions
Randy Crawford Can't Stand the Pain 1986 Warner
22 recordlabel: Jive 9537
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith
album: Back in Black
Whodini Growing Up 1986 Jive
23 recordlabel: Polydor 885 362
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: David Conley, David Townsend, Bernard Jackson and Josh Thompson
album: Good to Go Lover
Gwen Guthrie Outside in the Rain 1986 Polydor
24 recordlabel: Motown 1839
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Alan Gorrie and Michael Mugrage
album: Smoke Signals
Smokey Robinson Sleepless Nights 1986 Motown
25 recordlabel: Portrait 2346
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Lou Pace, Nicole J. McCloud and Reggie Buie
album: What About Me?
Nicole McCloud What About Me? 1986 Portrait
26 recordlabel: Rendezvous 102
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Peter Radcliffe, Tony Sepe and Barry White
album: What'cha Gonna Do
O.C. Smith You're the First, My Last, My Everything 1986 Rendezvous
27 recordlabel: Sutra 156
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Prince Markie Dee (as Mark Morales) and G. Pickett
album: Big and Beautiful
comments: [hip hop]
The Fat Boys In the House 1986 Sutra
28 recordlabel: Jive 9500
chartposition: US AC #25
comments: [instrumental]
Jonathan Butler Baby Please Don't Take It (I Need Your Love) 1986 Jive
29 recordlabel: Columbia 06563
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Gloria Sklerov, Lenny Macaluso and Preston Glass
album: Reaction
comments: [love ballad]
Rebbie Jackson with Robin Zander You Send the Rain Away 1986 Columbia
30 recordlabel: Egyptian Empire 00771
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: The Egyptian Lover
album: One Track Mind
The Egyptian Lover The Lover 1986 Egyptian Empire
31 recordlabel: Select 62276
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Educated Rapper, Kangol Kid, Doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Full Force
album: Skeezer Pleezer
comments: [hip hop]
UTFO Split Personality 1986 Select
32 recordlabel: Rendezvous 1019
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Lenny Welch and Doug Frank
album: What'cha Gonna Do
comments: [ballad]
O.C. Smith What'cha Gonna Do 1986 Rendezvous
33 recordlabel: Elektra 69552
chartposition: RandB #54
album: The Source
Grandmaster Flash Style (Peter Gunn Theme) 1986 Elektra
34 recordlabel: Elektra 5162
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: George Duke
album: George Duke
George Duke Broken Glass 1986 Elektra
35 recordlabel: Cotillion 99504
chartposition: US Dance #38
writtenby: J. M. Funk, V. Lawrence
Philly Cream Love Can't Turn Around 1986 Cotillion
36 recordlabel: MCA 52713
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Gerald Valentine, Gordon Strozier, Gregory Potts and Melvin Riley
album: Ready for the World
comments: [ballad]
Ready for the World Slide Over 1986 MCA
37 recordlabel: Spring 418
chartposition: US Dance #37
writtenby: Luigi Venegoni and Tony Valor
Fantasy He's Number One 1986 Spring
38 recordlabel: Motown 1837
chartposition: RandB #63, US AC #28
writtenby: Henry Mancini and Dennis Lambert
album: To Be Continued…
The Temptations A Fine Mess 1986 Motown
39 recordlabel: AandM 1204
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: David Cochrane and Jesse Johnson
album: Blueberry Gossip
Ta Mara & the Seen Blueberry Gossip 1986 A&M
40 recordlabel: Capitol 5545
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Paul Laurence
album: Haven't You Heard
Paul Laurence You Hooked Me 1986 Capitol
41 recordlabel: Def Jam 7055
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Ad Rock, Mike D, MCA and Rick Rubin
album: Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys Hold It, Now Hit It 1986 Def Jam
42 recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 888 005
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: Jasper B. Campbell
album: Ca$hflow
comments: [ballad]
Ca$hflow Reach Out 1986 Atlanta Artists
43 recordlabel: Elektra 69534
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: Keith Diamond
album: Restless
comments: [ballad]
Starpoint Till the End of Time 1986 Elektra
44 recordlabel: Qwest 28659
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Sue Shifrin and Terry Britten
album: Gettin' Away with Murder
Patti Austin Gettin' Away with Murder 1986 Qwest
45 recordlabel: Capitol 5555
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Desmond Molotana
album: Weekend Special
Brenda & the Big Dudes Weekend Special 1986 Capitol
46 recordlabel: Tuxedo 3005
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: James Arthur Johnson, M. Fried and G. Baker
James Arthur Johnson Too Much Is Never Enough 1986 Tuxedo
47 recordlabel: Ichiban 111
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Prince Phillip Mitchell
album: Devastation
comments: [ballad]
Prince Phillip Mitchell You're Gonna Come Back to Love 1986 Ichiban
48 recordlabel: In Your Face 1775
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Kae Williams (as Kae Williams Jr.)
album: Genie
B.B. & Q. Band (Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens) On the Shelf 1986 In Your Face
49 recordlabel: TLO 9101
chartposition: US dance #48
writtenby: Findon
album: Emotions In Motion
Billy Ocean Hold On Brother 1986 TLO
50 recordlabel: Motown 1827
chartposition: RandB #71
writtenby: Gary Taylor
album: That Look
Alfie Silas Just Gets Better with Time 1986 Motown
51 recordlabel: Reflections On Records 001
chartposition: RandB #71
writtenby: CC Neal and Ron Taber
Terri Dancer Learn from the Burn 1986 Reflections On Recor
52 recordlabel: Motown 1838
chartposition: RandB #71
writtenby: Romeo
album: Fizzy Qwick
Fizzy Qwick Hangin Out 1986 Motown
53 recordlabel: Profile 5091
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Charles E. McCormick
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
Arnie's Love Natural High 1986 Profile
54 recordlabel: Heat 2032
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Sam McCants
album: Ivy II
Ivy Tell Me 1986 Heat
55 recordlabel: KMA 005
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Amondo F. Calhoun and Thomas Berry
Julian Flenoy Turn Me Out 1986 KMA
56 recordlabel: Epic 06292
chartposition: RandB #76
writtenby: Teena Marie
album: Emerald City
comments: [ballad]
Teena Marie Love Me Down Easy 1986 Epic
57 recordlabel: Arsis 7212
chartposition: RandB #76
writtenby: George McGregor, Lois Isom and Pat Lewis
Sandra Feva You Can't Come Up Here No More 1986 Arsis
58 recordlabel: Columbia 06318
chartposition: RandB #76
album: Hot on the Trail
comments: [ballad]
Deniece Williams Healing 1986 Columbia
59 recordlabel: Columbia 05335
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: André Cymone
album: A.C.
André Cymone Satisfaction 1986 Columbia
60 recordlabel: Next Plateau 50045
chartposition: US Dance #50
writtenby: Gordon Worthy and Larry Wedgeworth
comments: (Duet with Larry Woo)
C Bank Nightmare of a Broken Heart 1986 Next Plateau
61 recordlabel: MCA 52821
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Daryl Burgee and Douglas Grigsby
album: Janice McClain
Janice McClain Passion and Pain 1986 MCA
62 recordlabel: Def Jam 7056
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Vincent F. Bell
album: Juice
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
Oran Juice Jones You Can't Hide from Love 1986 Def Jam
63 recordlabel: Zakia 015
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Kenny Beck and Larry Wedgeworth
The Main Ingredient Do Me Right 1986 Zakia
64 recordlabel: Fever 808
chartposition: RandB #70
writtenby: Kevin Heard and Mike Chapman
album: M.C. Chill
comments: [hip hop]
MC Chill ft DJ Kid Finesse & Beatmaster T Bust This Rhyme 1986 Fever
65 recordlabel: RCA 14321
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Wayne Douglas Jr. and Neil Jones
album: All the Way
The Main Attraction Reconsider 1986 RCA
66 recordlabel: Asylum 5144
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: Teddy Pendergrass, Bill Neale, Linda Creed and Dennis Matkosky
album: Workin' It Back
comments: [slow jam]
Teddy Pendergrass Let Me Be Closer 1986 Asylum
67 recordlabel: Knobhill 970 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: Lenny Williams and Preston Glass
album: New Episode
Lenny Williams Ten Ways of Loving You 1986 Knobhill(UK)
68 recordlabel: Pow Wow 415
chartposition: RandB #68
writtenby: Kenny Beck
Octavia 2 the Limit 1986 Pow Wow
69 recordlabel: Debut 3132
chartposition: US Dance #45
writtenby: Larry Wedgeworth and Gordon Worthy
Modernique featuring Larry Woo Love's Gonna Get You 1986 Debut
70 recordlabel: T.T.E.D. 6
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Robert Reed, Tony Fisher, James Avery and Taylor Reed
album: Good To Go Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [funk, hip hop]
Trouble Funk Good to Go 1986 T.T.E.D.
71 recordlabel: Atlantic 89374
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Billy Griffin and Derek Nakamoto
Billy Griffin Believe It or Not 1986 Atlantic
72 recordlabel: Manhattan 50049
chartposition: RandB #65
writtenby: James K. Lloyd, Cedric A. Napoleon and Lenny White
album: Joyride
Pieces of a Dream Joyride 1986 Manhattan
73 recordlabel: Profile 7103
chartposition: RandB #65
writtenby: John Smith
comments: [hip hop]
Spyder-D featuring DJ Doc I Can't Wait (To Rock the Mike) 1986 Profile
74 recordlabel: Motown 1831
chartposition: RandB #65
writtenby: Troy Johnson
album: Getting A Grip On Love
comments: [ballad]
Troy Johnson It's You 1986 Motown
75 recordlabel: Warner 28765
chartposition: RandB #68
Mavis Staples Show Me How It Works 1986 Warner
76 recordlabel: Atlantic 89343
chartposition: RandB #68
writtenby: Joe Johnson and Preston Glass
album: Souvenirs
Jenny Burton Do You Want It Bad Enuff 1986 Atlantic
77 recordlabel: Total Experience 2442
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Eddie Towns
album: Best Friends
Eddie Towns Magic in the Air (All Around You Everywhere) 1986 Total Experience
78 recordlabel: Jam Packed 014
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: B. Smith, Baker, Tony Butler
album: Trinere
Trinere How Can We Be Wrong 1986 Jam Packed
79 recordlabel: Jam Packed 701
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Tony Butler
album: Trinere
Trinere I Know You Love Me 1986 Jam Packed
80 recordlabel: Krystal 423
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: W. Lesler and R. Brown
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Gloria D. Brown What Ever It Takes 1986 Krystal
81 recordlabel: Posse 1223
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: B. Fats (as Will Bowden)
comments: [rap]
B. Fats Woppit 1986 Posse
82 recordlabel: RCA 14276
chartposition: RandB #68
writtenby: Nona Hendryx and Jean Beauvoir
album: The Heat
Nona Hendryx I Need Love 1986 RCA
83 recordlabel: Jive 1344
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Bobby Khozouri and Mark Stevens
album: Take It from Me
Glenn Jones Stay 1986 Jive
84 recordlabel: Krystal 423
chartposition: RandB #69
Gloria D. Brown I Can't Take It 1986 Krystal
85 recordlabel: MCA 52860
chartposition: RandB #50
album: Kings Of The West Coast
comments: [hip hop]
L.A. Dream Team Nursery Rhymes 1986 MCA
86 recordlabel: Critique 724
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Craig Clark
TMP Band Ring, Ring 1986 Critique
87 recordlabel: Mercury 1
chartposition: UK #95
writtenby: David Was and Don Was
album: What Up, Dog?
Was (Not Was) Robot Girl 1986 Mercury
88 recordlabel: Capitol 5581
chartposition: US #94
writtenby: Michael Camacho
album: Let's Go All the Way
Sly Fox Stay True 1986 Capitol
89 recordlabel: Total Control 8 (UK)
chartposition: UK #94
writtenby: Julian Jonah
Julian Jonah featuring Yasmin James Hot To Touch 1986 Total Control (UK)
90 recordlabel: Simba 102
chartposition: UK #93
album: To The Top
comments: [reggae]
Aswad Kool Noh 1986 Simba
91 recordlabel: Germain Records 20
chartposition: UK #93
album: Just You Just Me
comments: [reggae]
Audrey Hall The Best Thing for Me 1986 Germain Records
92 recordlabel: RCA Victor 104626
chartposition: UK #93
writtenby: Sara Allen, Daryl Hall and Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]
album: Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine
Daryl Hall I Wasn't Born Yesterday 1986 RCA Victor
93 recordlabel: Greensleeves 196 (UK)
chartposition: UK #92
writtenby: W. Lindo
album: Beres Hammond
comments: [reggae]
Beres Hammond She Loves Me Now 1986 Greensleeves(UK)
94 recordlabel: Mercury 884 442
chartposition: RandB #30
King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew King Holiday 1986 Mercury
95 recordlabel: Injection 234.755
chartposition: UK #94
album: Step By Step
T.C. Curtis Let's Make Love 1986 Injection .
96 recordlabel: Virgin 887 (UK)
chartposition: UK #94
writtenby: Don Van Vliet
album: Companeros
Working Week Too Much Time 1986 Virgin(UK)
97 recordlabel: Abstract Dance 10
chartposition: UK #94
writtenby: Steve McIntosh
The Cool Notes Momentary Vision 1986 Abstract Dance
98 recordlabel: Scotti Brothers 650062
chartposition: US AC #16
writtenby: Edward Hamilton and Brian Short
album: Cobra: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & Bill Medley Loving on Borrowed Time 1986 Scotti Brothers
99 recordlabel: Supertronics 015
chartposition: RandB #77, US Dance #33
writtenby: Greg Brown
The Cut Kindness for Weakness 1986 Supertronics
100 recordlabel: Edge 001
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Howard Redmon, Neal Jones, Terry Bartlett, Bertram Brown & L. Johnson
album: U Turn
J. Blackfoot U-Turn 1986 Edge

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