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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1987 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1987 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 1987, 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 1987, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1987 . . .

The following songs were released in 1987 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 1987 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: CFM 4000
chartposition: UK #94
writtenby: Clevin Brailsford, Gerry Thomas and Henry Ellerbee
 		Fatback Band Rhythm of the Night 1987 CFM
402 recordlabel: Champion 45 (UK)
chartposition: US dance #55, UK #94
writtenby: Dario Raimondi, Larry Pignagnoli, Ivana Spagna, Linda Wesley and Van Earl Patterson
 		Advance Take Me To The Top 1987 Champion(UK)
403 recordlabel: Polydor 893 (UK)
chartposition: UK #92
writtenby: Everton McCalla and Steve DuBerry
album: All for Love
 		Princess I Cannot Carry On 1987 Polydor(UK)
404 recordlabel: Island 99406
chartposition: UK #95
writtenby: Bootsy Collins, Mico Wave and Robert Reed
album: Trouble Over Here Trouble Over There
 		Trouble Funk Trouble 1987 Island
405 recordlabel: MCA 1153
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Melvin D. Wells
album: King of Stage
 		Bobby Brown Girl Next Door 1987 MCA
406 recordlabel: MCA 53110
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: Oliver Leiber and St. Paul
album: St. Paul
 		St. Paul Rich Man 1987 MCA
407 recordlabel: CBS 1 (UK)
chartposition: UK #98
 		Haywoode I'm Your Puppet 1987 CBS(UK)
408 recordlabel: Urban 6 (UK)
chartposition: UK #96
writtenby: R. Ayers, E. Birdsong
album: You Send Me
comments: [jazz funk]
Roy Ayers Can't You See Me 1987 Urban(UK)
409 recordlabel: Fever 1913
chartposition: RandB #82, US #98
writtenby: Pete Warner and Rainy Davis
album: Show Me
 		The Cover Girls Spring Love 1987 Fever
410 recordlabel: Jive 3 (UK)
chartposition: UK #95
writtenby: Monte Moir
album: Women Hold Up Half the Sky
 		Ruby Turner In My Life (It's Better to Be in Love) 1987 Jive(UK)
411 recordlabel: Master Mix 8415 (UK)
chartposition: UK #96
writtenby: Johnny Flippin and Michael Walker
album: Is This The Future?
 		Fatback Band Sunshine Lady 1987 Master Mix(UK)
412 recordlabel: MCA 53060
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: McIntosh, Nichol, Eugene
album: So Where Are You?
 		Loose Ends You Can't Stop the Rain 1987 MCA
413 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 28278
chartposition: US Dance #21
writtenby: Chris Powell and LaMorris Payne
album: Let's Get Busy
 		Teen Dream Slip-Slide 1987 Warner Bros.
414 recordlabel: RCA 41498
chartposition: UK #96
 		Rick Clarke Looking Out For You 1987 RCA
415 recordlabel: 10 Records 199
chartposition: UK #98
writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman
 		Edwin Starr Whatever Makes Our Love Grow 1987 Records
416 recordlabel: RCA 49734
chartposition: US Dance #22
writtenby: Paul Simpson and Arthur Storey
 		Barbara Roy Gonna Put Up a Fight 1987 RCA
417 recordlabel: Columbia 07189
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Randy Bowland
album: Search
 		Mission Show a Little Love 1987 Columbia
418 recordlabel: Champion 12 54 (UK)
chartposition: UK #99
writtenby: Oliver Cheatham, Rob Davis William DeVaughn
album: Go For It
 		Oliver Cheatham Be Thankful for What You Got -- Show Me 1987 Champion (UK)
419 recordlabel: Solar 70010
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Kenny Nolan
album: Power
comments: [ballad]
 		Lakeside Bullseye 1987 Solar
420 recordlabel: Select 62308
chartposition: US Dance #22
writtenby: Larry Joseph
comments: [instrumental]
 		Castle Beat Today, Tonight, Forever 1987 Select
421 recordlabel: Motown 41433
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Mitch McDowell and Norman Whitfield Jr.
album: Wide Open
 		General Kane Girl Pulled the Dog 1987 Motown
422 recordlabel: Motown 1905
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Mitch McDowell and Nadine McKinnor
 		Ada Dyer I Bet Ya, I'll Let Ya 1987 Motown
423 recordlabel: Def Jam 06350
chartposition: UK #100
writtenby: Tashan (as Tashan Rashad)
album: Chasin' a Dream
 		Tashan Chasin' a Dream 1987 Def Jam
424 recordlabel: MCA 53100
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
 		Patti LaBelle Just the Facts 1987 MCA
425 recordlabel: RCA 41105 (UK)
chartposition: UK #99
writtenby: Norman Whitfield
album: Amii
 		Amii Stewart Love Ain't No Toy 1987 RCA(UK)
426 recordlabel: Manhattan 30
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Jam Packed
 		Steve Arrington Stone Love 1987 Manhattan
427 recordlabel: Atlantic 89232
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Miki Howard, Kevin Phillips and Kenny Harris
album: Come Share My Love
 		Miki Howard Come Back to Me Lover 1987 Atlantic
428 recordlabel: Manhattan 50056
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Bernadette Cooper and Roman Johnson
album: Start Over
 		Cheryl Lynn New Dress 1987 Manhattan
429 recordlabel: EMI America 8378
chartposition: RandB #34
album: Take It to the Limit
comments: [love ballad]
 		Ray, Goodman & Brown Celebrate Our Love 1987 EMI America
430 recordlabel: Total Experience 2707
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Vernon Fails (as Vernon D. Fails), Michael Powell (as Michael J. Powell) and Mini Curry
album: 100%
 		Mini Curry I Think I'm Over You 1987 Total Experience
431 recordlabel: Capitol 15250
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Aaron Zigman and Jerry Knight
album: Surrender
 		O'Bryan Tenderoni 1987 Capitol
432 recordlabel: Columbia 07240
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Grover Washington Jr.
album: Strawberry Moon
comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]
 		Grover Washington, Jr. Summer Nights 1987 Columbia
433 recordlabel: RCA 6821
chartposition: US dance #23
writtenby: Alexandra Forbes and Eric Beall
album: Nightwalkin'
 		Alisha Let Your Heart Make Up Your Mind 1987 RCA
434 recordlabel: Warner 28392
chartposition: RandB #35, US #AC 25
writtenby: Marcus Miller
album: A Change of Heart
comments: [instrumental]
 		David Sanborn Chicago Song 1987 Warner
435 recordlabel: Paisley Park 28348
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Prince
album: Sheila E.
 		Sheila E. Koo Koo 1987 Paisley Park
436 recordlabel: Motown 1904
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Garry Glenn
album: Feels Good to Feel Good
comments: [ballad]
 		Garry Glenn Do You Have to Go 1987 Motown
437 recordlabel: Motown 1918
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Dianne Quander and Garry Glenn
album: Feels Good to Feel Good
comments: [beat ballad]
 		Garry Glenn featuring Sheila Hutchinson Feels Good to Feel Good 1987 Motown
438 recordlabel: Polydor 885 538
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Dennis Lambert, Sheldon Reynolds and Franne Golde
album: United
 		The Commodores Take It from Me 1987 Polydor
439 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 7448
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Eric B. and Rakim
album: Paid in Full
 		Eric B. & Rakim I Ain't No Joke 1987 th and Bway
440 recordlabel: Capitol 5653
chartposition: R&B #38
writtenby: Beau Williams
album: No More Tears
comments: [ballad]
 		Beau Williams There's Just Something About You 1987 Capitol
441 recordlabel: Columbia 07204
chartposition: RandB #71, US Dance #38
writtenby: Rick James
album: Colorful Changes
 		Process & the Doo Rags Call Me Up 1987 Columbia
442 recordlabel: MCA 53216
chartposition: UK #77
album: Zagora
 		Loose Ends Ooh You Make Me Feel 1987 MCA
443 recordlabel: Reality 971
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Doug E. Fresh
album: Oh, My God!
comments: [hip hop]
 		Doug E. Fresh Loving Every Minute of It 1987 Reality
444 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 902
chartposition: US Dance #25
writtenby: Joey Gardner and Kayel (as Louis Ramon Sharpe)
album: Scars of Love
 		TKA Scars of Love 1987 Tommy Boy
445 recordlabel: MCA 52894
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: LaLa
album: Giorge Pettus
 		Giorge Pettus My Night for Love 1987 MCA
446 recordlabel: LMR 74000
chartposition: RandB #69, US dance #40
writtenby: S. Hill
album: Party Your Body
 		Stevie B Party Your Body 1987 LMR
447 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 4004
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Bruce Nazarian and Annette Cascone
album: Love Me Right
 		Millie Scott Love Me Right 1987 th and Bway
448 recordlabel: Tabu 650806
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Steve Henderson, Stephann Perry and Stewart Hanley
album: Katt Walk
 		Kathy Mathis Late Night Hour 1987 Tabu
449 recordlabel: RCA 5305
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Raymond Calhoun and Roman Johnson
album: Penitentiary III
 		The Gap Band Sweeter Than Candy 1987 RCA
450 recordlabel: RCA 6625
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Brenda Sutton and Mike Sutton
album: Love for What It Is
 		Anita Pointer Overnight Success 1987 RCA
451 recordlabel: Columbia 07354
chartposition: RandB #70, US Dance #41
writtenby: Bootsy Collins and Mico Wave (as Michael Lane)
album: Cookin' from the Inside Out
 		Mico Wave Misunderstood 1987 Columbia
452 recordlabel: Columbia 07072
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Prince
album: Sweetheart
 		Rainy Davis Still Waiting 1987 Columbia
453 recordlabel: Columbia 38 07010
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Gerald Alston and B. Marr
album: Back To Basics
 		The Manhattans All I Need 1987 Columbia
454 recordlabel: Def Jam 06960
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: F. Gordon, O.J. Jones, R. Simmons, V.F. Bell
album: GTO: Gangsters Takin' Over
 		Oran Juice Jones Cold Spending My Money 1987 Def Jam
455 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 28602
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Chris Powell and Dan Hargrove
album: Teen Dream
 		Teen Dream with Valentino Let's Get Busy 1987 Warner Bros.
456 recordlabel: RCA 5098
chartposition: RandB #42
comments: [love ballad]
 		Genobia Jeter & Glenn Jones Together 1987 RCA
457 recordlabel: Solar 70004
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Darnell Bristol, Babyface, L.A. Reid and Kevin
album: Lovers
comments: [ballad]
 		Babyface Lovers 1987 Solar
458 recordlabel: EMI America 8366
chartposition: RandB #42, US Dance #44
writtenby: Mark Bynum and Howard Redmon Jr.
 		Focus Zero in July 1987 EMI America
459 recordlabel: Motown 1909
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Brown Mark (as Brownmark)
album: Kiss Serious
 		Chico DeBarge I've Been Watching You 1987 Motown
460 recordlabel: Columbia 07599
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Richard Dimples Fields, Belinda Wilson and Tony Wells
album: Tellin' It Like It Is
comments: [ballad]
 		Richard Dimples Fields I Can't Live With or Without You 1987 Columbia
461 recordlabel: Egyptian Empire 774
chartposition: RandB #52, US Dance #43
writtenby: The Egyptian Lover
album: One Track Mind
comments: charted as Freak A Holic in US dance charts
 		The Egyptian Lover Freak-A-Holic 1987 Egyptian Empire
462 recordlabel: Select 62293
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Educated Rapper, Kangol Kid, Doctor Ice, Mix Master Ice and Full Force
album: Skeezer Pleezer
 		UTFO Ya Cold Wanna Be with Me 1987 Select
463 recordlabel: Columbia 06655
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: U Turn
comments: [beat ballad]
 		Isaac Hayes Thing for You 1987 Columbia
464 recordlabel: Capitol 44014
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Christopher Dixon and Chuck Jackson
album: Blu Blowin'
comments: [ballad]
 		Peggi Blu with Bert Robinson All the Way with You 1987 Capitol
465 recordlabel: Polydor 866
chartposition: US AC #22
writtenby: Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel
album: United
comments: [ballad]
 		The Commodores United in Love 1987 Polydor
466 recordlabel: Profile 5124
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Dana Dane and Hurby Azor
album: Dana Dane with Fame
comments: [hip hop]
 		Dana Dane Delancey Street 1987 Profile
467 recordlabel: Qwest 28163
chartposition: RandB #44, US AC #30
writtenby: Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Bill Conti
comments: [ballad from the movie Baby Boom]
 		Siedah Garrett Everchanging Times 1987 Qwest
468 recordlabel: EMI 19261
chartposition: RandB #60, US Dance #44
writtenby: Prince (as Joey Coco)
album: Female Trouble
 		Nona Hendryx Baby Go Go 1987 EMI
469 recordlabel: EMI 43019
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Rahni Song
album: Najee's Theme
comments: [smooth jazz instrumental]
 		Najee Betcha Don't Know 1987 EMI
470 recordlabel: London 142
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: Steve Harvey, Robin Achampong and Delroy Murray
album: Beat to Beat
 		Total Contrast Jody 1987 London
471 recordlabel: Warner 28322
chartposition: RandB #72, US dance #45
writtenby: Scott Cutler and Gerry Goffin
album: One from the Heart
comments: [ballad]
 		Jocelyn Brown Whatever Satisfies You 1987 Warner
472 recordlabel: Def Jam 650780
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Terry Johnson and Al Cleveland
album: Juice
comments: [ballad]
 		Oran Juice Jones Here I Go Again 1987 Def Jam
473 recordlabel: Gordy 1881
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Brian O'Doherty
album: To Be Continued…
comments: [beat ballad]
The Temptations Someone 1987 Gordy
474 recordlabel: Omni 99476
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Bryan Williams and Terry Price
album: Fresh Cut
comments: [ballad]
 		Rose Royce Lonely Road 1987 Omni
475 recordlabel: Fever 815
chartposition: US Dance #30
writtenby: Andy Tripoli
album: Nayobe
 		Nayobe Second Chance for Love 1987 Fever
476 recordlabel: Warner 28220
chartposition: RandB #94, US dance #45
writtenby: Toni C.
album: One from the Heart
 		Jocelyn Brown Caught in the Act 1987 Warner
477 recordlabel: Epic 07499
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: E. 'Tree' Moore
album: Welcome to My Dream
 		Tawatha Are You Serious? 1987 Epic
478 recordlabel: Atlantic 89162
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Valerie Stewart, Manzel Lamar, Larry Batiste, Twila Joy Richardson and Claytoven Richardson
album: Street Fare
 		Street Fare Come and Get This Love 1987 Atlantic
479 recordlabel: Profile 7157
chartposition: US Dance #31
writtenby: Terry Jeffries
 		Chanelle Is It Good Enough 1987 Profile
480 recordlabel: Solar 71154
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Carl Green, Dwain Mitchell and L.A. Reid
 		The Deele Can-U-Dance 1987 Solar
481 recordlabel: Geffen 28298
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Alan Glass and Preston Glass
album: Get Close to My Love
 		Jennifer Holliday Heart on the Line 1987 Geffen
482 recordlabel: Manhattan 50064
chartposition: US dance #32
writtenby: Grace Jones and Bruce Woolley
album: Inside Story
 		Grace Jones Crush 1987 Manhattan
483 recordlabel: Warner 28284
chartposition: US dance #32
writtenby: James Wirrick
 		Sylvester Sooner or Later 1987 Warner
484 recordlabel: 21 Records 96745
chartposition: RandB #55, US Dance #48
writtenby: Ann Godwin, Curtis Josephs and Rob Kilgore (as Robbie Kilgore)
album: Perfect Timing
 		Donna Allen Sweet Somebody 1987 Records
485 recordlabel: Arista 9620
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Full Force
 		La La My Love Is on the Money 1987 Arista
486 recordlabel: RCA 5230
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts
album: Hot Together
 		The Pointer Sisters Mercury Rising 1987 RCA
487 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 51
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Bruce Nazarian and Ronn Matlock
album: Love Me Right
 		Millie Scott Automatic 1987 th and Bway
488 recordlabel: EMI America 8384
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Glenn Everette and Randy Muller
album: Boys' Night Out
 		First Circle Workin' Up a Sweat 1987 EMI America
489 recordlabel: Epic 02794
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: James Mtume and Karen Manno
album: Welcome to My Dream
comments: [slow jam]
 		Tawatha Did I Dream You 1987 Epic
490 recordlabel: Motown 1878
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Corey Blake
album: Blake and Hines
 		Blake & Hines Sherry 1987 Motown
491 recordlabel: Atlantic 89206
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Taharqa Aleem and Tunde Ra Aleem
album: Love Shock
 		Aleem featuring Leroy Burgess Love Shock 1987 Atlantic
492 recordlabel: Arista 9605
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Alan Roy Scott, Lotti Golden and Michael Margules (as Michael Jay)
album: Watch Out
 		Patrice Rushen Anything Can Happen 1987 Arista
493 recordlabel: Warner 28215
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Sam Dees
album: All in the Name of Love
comments: [ballad]
Atlantic Starr All in the Name of Love 1987 Warner
494 recordlabel: RCA 5348
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy and Jay King
album: Broken Puzzle
 		Theresa Sweet Memories 1987 RCA
495 recordlabel: MCA 53071
chartposition: US Dance #35
writtenby: Allen George and Fred McFarlane
 		Soul Club I Want Your Guy 1987 MCA
496 recordlabel: Luke Skyywalker 112
chartposition: RandB #53
album: Move Somethin'
 		The 2 Live Crew Move Somethin' 1987 Luke Skyywalker
497 recordlabel: Amherst 312
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Rick James
album: Private Conversations
 		Val Young Private Conversations 1987 Amherst
498 recordlabel: Warner 28150
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Marvin Gaye and Anna Gordy Gaye
album: Sherrick
comments: [love ballad]
 		Sherrick Baby I'm for Real 1987 Warner
499 recordlabel: Elektra 5244
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Howard Hewett and Monty Seward
album: I Commit to Love
comments: [gospel ballad]
 		Howard Hewett Say Amen 1987 Elektra
500 recordlabel: MCA 53208
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Colonel Abrams and Marston Freeman
album: You and Me Equals Us
 		Colonel Abrams Nameless 1987 MCA

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