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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1988 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1988 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 1988, 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 1988, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1988 . . .

The following songs were released in 1988 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 1988 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: Jive 9740
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Robert John
album: Tear Down These Walls
 		Billy Ocean Tear Down These Walls 1988 Jive
402 recordlabel: Reprise 27982
chartposition: RandB #27
album: Unlimited!
 		Roger (Troutman) Thrill Seekers 1988 Reprise
403 recordlabel: Manhattan 50138
chartposition: RandB #31, US #95, US AC #14
writtenby: Victor Young and Edward Heyman
album: Everlasting
comments: [love ballad]
 		Natalie Cole When I Fall in Love 1988 Manhattan
404 recordlabel: CBS 653198 (UK)
chartposition: UK #82
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Bill Withers Greatest Hits
comments: Remix Ben Liebrand
 		Bill Withers Ain't No Sunshine (The Total Eclipse Mix) 1988 CBS(UK)
405 recordlabel: Big Wave 3
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Peter Brown and Rodney Saulsberry
 		Rodney Saulsberry Who Do You Love 1988 Big Wave
406 recordlabel: China 9
chartposition: UK #81
writtenby: Phil Pickett and Labi Siffre
album: So Strong
 		Labi Siffre Listen to the Voices 1988 China
407 recordlabel: Tuff City 128023
chartposition: UK #82
writtenby: G. Jackson
album: The Godfather of Rap
comments: [hip hop]
 		Spoonie Gee I'm All Shook Up 1988 Tuff City
408 recordlabel: Warner 7665
chartposition: RandB #33, UK #91, US dance #32
writtenby: Preston Glass, Alan Glass and Curtis Nolen
album: Twice the Love
 		George Benson Twice the Love 1988 Warner
409 recordlabel: AandM 12264
chartposition: RandB #27, UK #94
writtenby: Barry White and Bryan Loren
album: The Right Night and Barry White
 		Barry White For Your Love (I'll Do Most Anything) 1988 A&M
410 recordlabel: Enigma 75018
chartposition: US #81
writtenby: Jon St. James and Stacy
album: Bold as Love
 		Bardeux Magic Carpet Ride 1988 Enigma
411 recordlabel: Debut 3056
chartposition: UK #86
writtenby: Paul A. Lowe and Peter Columbus
album: The Best Belong Together
 		BVSMP Anytime 1988 Debut
412 recordlabel: AandM 17629
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Edward Grenga, Jeffrey Osborne and Ross Vannelli
album: One Love: One Dream
 		Jeffrey Osborne Can't Go Back On a Promise 1988 A&M
413 recordlabel: Jive 2048 (UK)
chartposition: UK #87
writtenby: P. Riser, J. Dean, W. Witherspoon
album: The Motown Song Book
 		Ruby Turner & Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes of the Broken Hearted 1988 Jive(UK)
414 recordlabel: MCA 23871
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Sam Dees
album: All Our Love
 		Gladys Knight & the Pips It's Gonna Take All Our Love 1988 MCA
415 recordlabel: Unyque 3 (UK)
chartposition: UK #87
album: Just A Little More
 		Deluxe (I've Got A) Feeling 1988 Unyque(UK)
416 recordlabel: Anxious 004
chartposition: UK #88
writtenby: Jimmy Helms, Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler and William Henshall
album: Speak
 		Londonbeat There's a Beat Going On 1988 Anxious
417 recordlabel: Blue Wave 6180
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: Eddy Grant
album: File Under Rock
 		Eddy Grant Harmless Piece of Fun 1988 Blue Wave
418 recordlabel: Ruthless 99257
chartposition: US #92
writtenby: MC J.B. (as Juana Burns) and Sassy C (as Michelle Franklin)
album: Supersonic
 		J.J. Fad Is It Love 1988 Ruthless
419 recordlabel: Urban 24 (UK)
chartposition: UK #91
album: Wait A Minute
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
JTQ (James Taylor Quartet) Theme from Starsky and Hutch 1988 Urban(UK)
420 recordlabel: RCA 88690
chartposition: RandB #66, US #103, UK #90
writtenby: Full Force
album: LaToya
 		LaToya Jackson You're Gonna Get Rocked! 1988 RCA
421 recordlabel: Polydor 905
chartposition: UK #91
writtenby: Marvin 'Ciyo' Brown & Freddie McGregor
album: Freddie McGregor
 		Freddie McGregor Come to Me 1988 Polydor
422 recordlabel: Criminal 14 (UK)
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: Bob Marley
 		Total Contrast Waiting in Vain 1988 Criminal(UK)
423 recordlabel: EMI 12 (UK)
chartposition: UK #60
writtenby: Derek Bramble and Jimmy Scott
 		Jaki Graham No More Tears 1988 EMI(UK)
424 recordlabel: Start Records 2
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: Gerry Thomas, Henry Ellerbee, Robert Damper and Vernon Lloyd
 		Fatback Band All Nite Party 1988 Start Records
425 recordlabel: Black Scorpio 22
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: Barrington Levy
album: Love The Life You Live
comments: [reggae]
 		Barrington Levy She's Mine 1988 Black Scorpio
426 recordlabel: Virgin 1037 (UK)
chartposition: UK #91
album: Beach Music from The Tams
 		The Tams My Baby Sure Can Shag 1988 Virgin(UK)
427 recordlabel: Arista 9766
chartposition: RandB #31, US AC #26
writtenby: Todd Cerney and Pamela Oland
album: Indestructible
 		Four Tops with Aretha Franklin If Ever a Love There Was 1988 Arista
428 recordlabel: J & W 59
chartposition: UK #95
writtenby: Dennis Brown
album: Inseparable
comments: [reggae]
 		Dennis Brown Senorita 1988 J & W
429 recordlabel: Ten Records 232
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Gary Taylor
album: Compassion
 		Gary Taylor Compassion 1988 Ten Records
430 recordlabel: EMI 1
chartposition: UK #95
writtenby: Gurvitz
 		Jean Carn Let Me Be The One 1988 EMI
431 recordlabel: Reprise 7767 (UK)
chartposition: UK #93
album: Divine Emotion
 		Narada Michael Walden Can't Get You Outta My Head 1988 Reprise(UK)
432 recordlabel: Jive 4 (UK)
chartposition: UK #97
writtenby: Wayne Anton Braithwaite, Barry Eastmond, Billy Ocean and Jolyon Skinner
album: Tear Down These Walls
 		Billy Ocean Stand and Deliver 1988 Jive(UK)
433 recordlabel: Future 104
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: Leo Graham
album: Flashin' Back
 		Tyrone Davis It's a Miracle 1988 Future
434 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 87
chartposition: UK #98
writtenby: D. Williams, R. Broomfield
album: No Way Out
 		Dee Dee Wilde I Found You 1988 th and Bway
435 recordlabel: Tri World 2002
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: Jocelyn Brown
album: One from the Heart
 		Jocelyn Brown R U Lonely 1988 Tri World
436 recordlabel: Three Stripe 111 (UK)
chartposition: UK #96
writtenby: Bacharach, Mighty, Smith
 		Smith & Mighty ft. Krissy Kriss Anyone 1988 Three Stripe(UK)
437 recordlabel: Cooltempo ‎157 (UK)
chartposition: UK #96
writtenby: Julian Jonah
comments: [dance, house]
 		Julian Jonah Jealousy and Lies 1988 Cooltempo ‎ (UK)
438 recordlabel: CBS 653116
chartposition: UK #97
writtenby: Hubert Eaves III and Peter Diorio
album: In Your Eyes
 		James (D Train) Williams Runner 1988 CBS
439 recordlabel: Ten Records 215 (UK)
chartposition: UK #98
writtenby: Tony Henry, Diane Charlemagne and Tony Bowry
 		52nd Street Say You Will 1988 Ten Records(UK)
440 recordlabel: Capitol 44198
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: Lynn Davis
album: Tracie Spencer
comments: [ballad]
Tracie Spencer Hide and Seek 1988 Capitol
441 recordlabel: RCA 41775 (UK)
chartposition: UK #96
writtenby: Jerry Jeff Walker
 		Nina Simone Mr Bojangles 1988 RCA(UK)
442 recordlabel: Chrysalis 43238
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Tyka Nelson (as Tyka)
album: Royal Blue
 		Tyka Nelson Marc Anthony's Tune 1988 Chrysalis
443 recordlabel: EMI 50103
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Wayne Brathwaite
album: Najee's Theme
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Najee Mysterious 1988 EMI
444 recordlabel: Mercury 870 115
chartposition: RandB #33
album: Start It Up
The Skwares Don't Mess with My Heart 1988 Mercury
445 recordlabel: EMI 57 (UK)
chartposition: UK #99
 		Afrika Bambaataa & Family ft. Slug-Go Sho Nuff Funky 1988 EMI(UK)
446 recordlabel: Track 58812
chartposition: RandB #33
album: Back
 		Ohio Players Let's Play (From Now On) 1988 Track
447 recordlabel: Hot Melt 12
chartposition: UK #99
 		T.C. Curtis Pack Up Your Things And Get Out Of My Life 1988 Hot Melt
448 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 920
chartposition: US Dance #22
writtenby: Albert Cabrera and Kayel
album: Scars of Love
 		TKA Don't Be Afraid 1988 Tommy Boy
449 recordlabel: Jive 1090
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Timmy Allen and Glenn Jones
album: Glenn Jones
 		Glenn Jones Living in the Limelight 1988 Jive
450 recordlabel: Epic 651515
chartposition: RandB #93, US Dance #34
writtenby: The Blitz, Lou Pace and Nicole J. McCloud (as Nicole)
album: Rock the House
 		Nicole McCloud Jam Packed (At the Wall) 1988 Epic
451 recordlabel: Columbia 08027
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Gregory Abbott
album: I'll Prove It to You
 		Gregory Abbott Let Me Be Your Hero 1988 Columbia
452 recordlabel: Epic 07740
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Don Bryant, Bernard Miller and Ann Peebles
album: Remember
 		Tease I Can't Stand the Rain 1988 Epic
453 recordlabel: Warner 28101
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Alex Hill and Jay King
album: Listen to the Message
 		Club Nouveau It's a Cold, Cold World! 1988 Warner
454 recordlabel: Mango 369
chartposition: US dance #23
writtenby: Alphonsus Cassell
album: Knock Dem Dead
 		Arrow Groove Master 1988 Mango
455 recordlabel: Columbia 41117
chartposition: RandB #36, UK #15
writtenby: Jermaine Dupri, Beyoncé, LeToya Luckett, Master P, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland and Manuel Seal
album: Destiny's Child
 		Destiny's Child With Me 1988 Columbia
456 recordlabel: RCA 8711
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Doris Pearson and Delroy Pearson
album: Rock the World
 		Five Star Someone's in Love 1988 RCA
457 recordlabel: MCA 53139
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Attala Zane Giles and Randy Hall
album: Love You Like a Stranger
Randy Hall Slow Starter 1988 MCA
458 recordlabel: Trax 159
chartposition: US Dance #24
writtenby: Marshall Jefferson
 		Curtis McClaine & on the House Let's Get Busy 1988 Trax
459 recordlabel: Total Experience 101
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Greg C. Jackson
album: Straight from the Heart
The Gap Band Straight from the Heart 1988 Total Experience
460 recordlabel: RCA 6865
chartposition: RandB #39, US dance #37
writtenby: LeMel Humes and Mary Lee Kortes
album: Serious Slammin'
 		The Pointer Sisters He Turned Me Out 1988 RCA
461 recordlabel: Arista 9644
chartposition: RandB #65, US Dance #37
writtenby: Lynn Davis and Patrice Rushen
album: Watch Out
 		Patrice Rushen Come Back to Me 1988 Arista
462 recordlabel: Wing 887 248
chartposition: RandB #37
album: Shades of Lace
 		Lace Since You Came Over Me 1988 Wing
463 recordlabel: Jive 5364
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Eugene Record
album: Glenn Jones
comments: [ballad]
 		Glenn Jones Oh Girl 1988 Jive
464 recordlabel: Virgin 99279
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy and Sharon Ferrol
album: Lia
 		Lia Tell Me It's Not Too Late 1988 Virgin
465 recordlabel: RCA 7614
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Dan Hartman
album: Rock the Room
 		Dazz Band Anticipation 1988 RCA
466 recordlabel: Epic 40622
chartposition: US Dance #25
writtenby: Claudja Barry, Jörg Evers and Jürgen Korduletsch
album: I, Claudja
 		Claudja Barry Hot to the Touch 1988 Epic
467 recordlabel: AandM 1208
chartposition: RandB #42, UK #77
writtenby: Brenda Russell and Gardner Cole
album: Get Here
 		Brenda Russell Gravity 1988 A&M
468 recordlabel: Mercury 870 513
chartposition: RandB #38
album: Greatest Hits and More
 		Kool & the Gang Rags to Riches 1988 Mercury
469 recordlabel: Atlantic 89068
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon and Gerald Mims
album: Love Confessions
 		Miki Howard Crazy 1988 Atlantic
470 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 913
chartposition: US Dance #26
writtenby: Moon Martin, Pete Singield and Terry Taylor
album: Scars of Love
 		TKA X-Ray Vision 1988 Tommy Boy
471 recordlabel: Atlantic 086590
chartposition: US Dance #26
writtenby: Abby Straus and Arthur Stead
 		Rochelle Who Do You Love 1988 Atlantic
472 recordlabel: Profile 5224
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: DJ Run, DMC and Davy D
album: Tougher Than Leather
comments: [hip hop]
 		Run-D.M.C. I'm Not Going Out Like That 1988 Profile
473 recordlabel: Columbia 07978
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: Love Attack
 		Isaac Hayes Showdown 1988 Columbia
474 recordlabel: Select 62302
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Adrian
album: Transformation
 		Whistle Falling in Love 1988 Select
475 recordlabel: Solar 70019
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Bill Wolfer and Brenda Mekeel
album: Out of Control
 		Dynasty Don't Waste My Time 1988 Solar
476 recordlabel: Def Jam 68826
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Slick Rick
album: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
 		Slick Rick Hey Young World 1988 Def Jam
477 recordlabel: MCA 53296
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Giorge Pettus
album: Giorge Pettus
comments: [ballad]
 		Giorge Pettus Can You Wait 1988 MCA
478 recordlabel: Epic 07956
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Fred Sawyers and Keith Rawls
album: Jamm
 		Jamm So Fine 1988 Epic
479 recordlabel: Arista 9656
chartposition: RandB #42, US AC #24
writtenby: Albert Hammond and Sue Shifrin
album: Reservations for Two
 		Dionne Warwick & Howard Hewett Another Chance to Love 1988 Arista
480 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 903
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Denzil Foster, Jay King and Thomas McElroy
album: Life, Love and Pain
 		Club Nouveau Heavy on My Mind 1988 Tommy Boy
481 recordlabel: Crush Music 6103
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Bobby Caldwell and Dennis Matkosky
album: Layin' in Wait
 		Lenny Williams Givin' Up on Love 1988 Crush Music
482 recordlabel: Tri World 2001
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Glenn Barbee, Leon Sylvers III and Norman Wheatfield Jr.
 		Marva King Back Up 1988 Tri World
483 recordlabel: Blip Blop 002
chartposition: RandB #43
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: T. Byrd, P. Latchman and Byron Byrd
 		Blast Zone Mary Had a Little Jam 1988 Blip Blop
484 recordlabel: RCA 6925
chartposition: RandB #43
album: Ruffin and Kendrick
 		David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks One More for the Lonely Hearts Club 1988 RCA
485 recordlabel: Crush Music 706
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Marquis Dair (as Marquis Hami Dair)
album: Steppin' Out
 		10db I Burn for You 1988 Crush Music
486 recordlabel: Epic 653113
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Billy Always
album: Watch Out
 		Billy Always Back on Track 1988 Epic
487 recordlabel: Priority 07267
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Ice Cube and MC Ren
album: Eazy Duz It
 		Eazy-E We Want Eazy 1988 Priority
488 recordlabel: EMI 50153
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Dianne Reeves, Tony Lorrich
album: Better Days
comments: [ballad]
 		Dianne Reeves Better Days 1988 EMI
489 recordlabel: Tam Tam 007
chartposition: RandB #89, US Dance #44
writtenby: Randy Muller
 		Funk Deluxe I Surrender 1988 Tam Tam
490 recordlabel: Island 1201
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Brian Jackson, Craig Derry, Danny Madden and Will Downing
album: Will Downing
 		Will Downing Sending Out an S.O.S. 1988 Island
491 recordlabel: Jive 1111
chartposition: RandB #45
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Eddie Levert, Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon
album: The Tide Is Turning
 		Millie Jackson Something You Can Feel 1988 Jive
492 recordlabel: Polydor 56
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Eliot Lewis
album: Aftershock
 		Average White Band The Spirit of Love 1988 Polydor
493 recordlabel: Atlantic 88989
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Bobby Lyle
album: Bermuda Nights
comments: [smooth jazz instrumental]
 		Gerald Albright Feeling Inside 1988 Atlantic
494 recordlabel: Mercury 870 305
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Angela Winbush
album: Sharp
 		Angela Winbush C'est toi (It's You) 1988 Mercury
495 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 914
chartposition: RandB #66, US Dance #48
writtenby: Guy Vaughn and David Sanchez
 		The Force M.D.s Deep Check 1988 Tommy Boy
496 recordlabel: Profile 7169
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Sweet Tee (as Toi Jackson) and Finger Prints
 		Sweet Tee I Got da Feelin' 1988 Profile
497 recordlabel: Profile 7195
chartposition: US Dance #32
writtenby: David Shaw, Calvin Gaines and Chanelle (as Charlene Munford)
 		Chanelle By My Side 1988 Profile
498 recordlabel: Motown 41773
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Brown Mark (as Brownmark)
album: Just Like That
 		Brownmark Next Time 1988 Motown
499 recordlabel: Next Plateau 50081
chartposition: RandB #90, US dance #49
writtenby: James Bratton, Joe Maggio, Joel Washington and Sybil Lynch
album: Sybil
 		Sybil Can't Wait On Tomorrow 1988 Next Plateau
500 recordlabel: Next Plateau Records 50071
chartposition: RandB #55, US dance #49
album: Hot Cool Vicious
comments: [hip hop]
 		Salt-N-Pepa Chick On The Side 1988 Next Plateau Records

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