Best Selling R&B Soul Songs on the Capitol label
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Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the Capitol record label listed in order of popularity with the best-selling songs first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click checkbox to add song to playlist. Click checkbox at top of column to add all songs below it to playlist. Click year to list all songs from that year.

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1 record label: Capitol 5459
chart position: RandB #1, UK #18, US #18
written by: Paul Laurence
album: Rock Me Tonight
comments: [slow jam]
 		Freddie Jackson Rock Me Tonight (for Old Time's Sake)
1985 Capitol
2 record label: Capitol 15988
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3, US dance #1
written by: Janice Johnson (as Janice Marie Johnson) & Perry Kibble (as Perry L. Kibble)
album: A Taste of Honey
comments: [disco]
 		A Taste of Honey Boogie Oogie Oogie
1978 Capitol
3 record label: Capitol 5354
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #3, US dance #21, US AC #8, US rock #51
written by: Britten & Graham Lyle
album: Private Dancer
 		Tina Turner What's Love Got to Do with It
1984 Capitol
4 record label: Capitol 3737
chart position: RandB #1, US #6
weeksinr&bchart: 17
written by: Ollie Jones
 		Nat King Cole Send For Me
1957 Capitol
5 record label: Capitol 4953
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, US AC #1
written by: Rokusuke Ei, Hachidai Nakamura, Abraham Quintanilla III (as Abraham Quintanilla Jr.) & Pete Astudill
album: Twice as Sweet
comments: [ballad]
 		A Taste of Honey Sukiyaki
1981 Capitol
6 record label: Capitol 4804
chart position: RandB #7, US #2, UK #5, US AC #1
written by: Joe Sherman & Noel Sherman
album: Ramblin' Rose
 		Nat King Cole Ramblin' Rose
1962 Capitol
7 record label: Capitol 364
chart position: RandB #3, UK #3, US #2, US dance #23, US AC #3, US rock #29
written by: Terry Britten & Graham Lyle
album: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
 		Tina Turner We Don't Need Another Hero
1985 Capitol
8 record label: Capitol 839 (UK)
chart position: RandB #4, UK #15, US #10, US AC #36
written by: Michael Jackson
album: Silk Electric
 		Diana Ross Muscles
1982 Capitol
9 record label: Capitol 84997
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #18
written by: Mims
album: Music Is My Savior
 		Mims This Is Why I'm Hot
2007 Capitol
10 record label: Capitol 599
chart position: RandB #4, US #2, UK #8, US dance #3
written by: MC Hammer & Prince
album: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
 		MC Hammer Pray
1990 Capitol
11 record label: Capitol 4179
chart position: RandB #1, US #1
written by: Kenneth St. Lewis & Freddie Perren
album: Showcase
comments: [disco dance]
 		The Sylvers Boogie Fever
1976 Capitol
12 record label: Capitol 15801
chart position: UK #4, RandB #15, US #7
written by: Vic Mizzy
album: Too Legit to Quit
comments: [hip hop]
 		MC Hammer Addams Groove
1991 Capitol
13 record label: Capitol 4360
chart position: RandB #1, US #5, US AC #45
written by: Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy
album: Unpredictable
comments: [love ballad]
Natalie Cole I've Got Love on My Mind
1977 Capitol
14 record label: Capitol 77995
chart position: RandB #2, US #2, UK #17
written by: Chingy
album: Jackpot
 		Chingy Right Thurr
2003 Capitol
15 record label: Capitol 5242
chart position: RandB #5, UK #2, US #16, US AC #4
written by: Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser
album: Born to Love
comments: [love ballad]
 		Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson Tonight, I Celebrate My Love
1983 Capitol
16 record label: Capitol 673
chart position: UK #1, RandB #59, US #13, US AC #15
written by: Mike Leeson and Peter Vale
album: Duophonic
 		Charles & Eddie Would I Lie to You?
1992 Capitol
17 record label: Capitol 5615
chart position: RandB #3, US #2, UK #33, US dance #11, US AC #23
written by: Terry Britten & Graham Lyle
album: Break Every Rule
comments: [disco funk]
 		Tina Turner Typical Male
1986 Capitol
18 record label: Capitol 610
chart position: RandB #1, US #8, UK #3, US dance #6
written by: MC Hammer, Rick James & Alonzo Miller
album: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
comments: [hip hop]
 		MC Hammer U Can't Touch This
1990 Capitol
19 record label: Capitol 4270
chart position: RandB #3, UK #4, US #15, US dance #1, US AC #18
written by: Freddie Perren & Keni St. Lewis
album: Sky High!
comments: [disco]
 		Tavares Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
1976 Capitol
20 record label: Capitol 2339 (UK)
chart position: RandB #10, UK #2, US #12, US dance #42
written by: Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller & Ron Wilson
album: Crushin'
comments: [hip hop]
 		The Fat Boys with The Beach Boys Wipe Out
1987 Capitol
21 record label: Capitol 4398
chart position: RandB #1, US #22, UK #5, US AC #31
written by: Freddie Perren & Keni St. Lewis
album: Love Storm
 		Tavares Whodunit
1977 Capitol
22 record label: Capitol 48595
chart position: RandB #3, US #2, UK #26
written by: Chingy
album: Jackpot
 		Chingy featuring Jason Weaver One Call Away
2004 Capitol
23 record label: Capitol 590
chart position: RandB #4, US #4, UK #8, US AC #42
written by: Barbara Acklin, Eugene Record & MC Hammer
album: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
comments: [hip hop]
 		MC Hammer Have You Seen Her
1990 Capitol
24 record label: Capitol 15834
chart position: RandB #1, US #6, UK #32, US AC #45
written by: Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy
album: Inseparable
comments: [disco dance]
 		Natalie Cole This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
1975 Capitol
25 record label: Capitol 52816
chart position: RandB #2, US #3, UK #35
written by: Alonzo Lee, Shamar Daugherty, Chingy and Ludacris
album: Jackpot
 		Chingy ft. Ludacris & Snoop Dogg Holidae In
2003 Capitol
26 record label: Capitol 077771649165
chart position: RandB #1, US #4
written by: Chris Jackson, E. Jay Turner and Tracy Carter
album: Gangsta Lean
comments: [slow jam]
 		DRS Gangsta Lean
1993 Capitol
27 record label: Capitol 4509
chart position: RandB #1, US #10, US AC #33
written by: Marvin Yancy (as Marvin Jerome Yancy) & Chuck Jackson (as Charles Henry Jackson Jr.)
album: Thankful
comments: [ballad]
 		Natalie Cole Our Love
1977 Capitol
28 record label: Capitol 15791
chart position: RandB #3, US #5, US dance #18, UK #60
written by: MC Hammer, James Earley, Michael Kelly, Louis K. Burrell and Felton Pilate
album: Too Legit to Quit
comments: [hip hop]
 		MC Hammer 2 Legit 2 Quit
1991 Capitol
29 record label: Capitol 5397
chart position: RandB #1, UK #3, US #12, US AC #34, US dance #15
written by: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
album: Solid
 		Ashford & Simpson Solid
1984 Capitol
30 record label: Capitol 5322
chart position: RandB #3, US dance #1, UK #6, US #26
written by: Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr.
album: Private Dancer
 		Tina Turner Let's Stay Together
1983 Capitol
31 record label: Capitol 11299
chart position: RandB #3, US #5
written by: Kenneth St. Lewis & Freddie Perren
album: Something Special
comments: [disco dance]
 		The Sylvers Hot Line
1976 Capitol
32 record label: Capitol 15892
chart position: RandB #21, US #9, UK #23, US alt. #29
written by: Rahsaan Kelly, Mel Simpson, Geoff Wilkinson and Herbie Hancock (sample)
album: Hand on the Torch
comments: [hip hop] (featuring Rashaan and Gerrard Prescencer)
 		US3 Cantaloop
1993 Capitol
33 record label: Capitol 5198
chart position: RandB #45, US #11, US AC #2
written by: Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams] & Larry Harrison
album: How Glad I Am
Nancy Wilson (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am
1964 Capitol
34 record label: Capitol
chart position: RandB #9, US #28
written by: Corey Fowler, Chanti Glee, Cahron Childs and Ebony West
album: The Kickback
 		Cali Swag District Teach Me How to Dougie
2010 Capitol
35 record label: Capitol 4500
chart position: RandB #36, US #32, UK #7
written by: Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
album: Future Bound
comments: [disco dance]
 		Tavares More Than a Woman
1977 Capitol
36 record label: Capitol 5709
chart position: RandB #1, US #13
written by: Ben Raleigh & Dave Linden
album: Soulin'
comments: [ballad]
 		Lou Rawls Love Is a Hurtin' Thing
1966 Capitol
37 record label: Capitol 5387
chart position: RandB #6, US #5, UK #45, US dance #16, US rock #32
written by: Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman & Holly Knight
album: Private Dancer
 		Tina Turner Better Be Good to Me
1984 Capitol
38 record label: Capitol 15832
chart position: RandB #1, US #10, US dance #2
written by: Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter
album: In the City
comments: [disco dance]
 		Tavares It Only Takes a Minute
1975 Capitol
39 record label: Capitol 612
chart position: RandB #7, US #3, US dance #7
written by: Matt Sherrod, Paul Sherrod & Sir Spence
album: Make the Difference
 		Tracie Spencer This House
1990 Capitol
40 record label: Capitol 15886
chart position: RandB #14, US #34, UK #4, US dance #3
written by: Freddie Perren, Keni St. Lewis & Christine Yarian
album: Sky High!
comments: [disco dance]
 		Tavares Don't Take Away the Music
1976 Capitol
41 record label: Capitol 4869
chart position: RandB #21, US #21, US AC #3
written by: Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser
album: Don't Look Back
comments: [ballad]
 		Natalie Cole Someone That I Used to Love
1980 Capitol
42 record label: Capitol 2550
chart position: RandB #3, US #18, US AC #35
written by: Isaac Hayes & David Porter
album: The Way It Was, The Way It Is
comments: [ballad]
 		Lou Rawls Your Good Thing (Is About to End)
1969 Capitol
43 record label: Capitol 683
chart position: RandB #3, US #11, UK #37, US dance #30
written by: Michaelangelo Saulsberry, Eric Kirkland, Irving Washington (as Irving Washington III)
album: Portrait
 		Portrait Here We Go Again!
1992 Capitol
44 record label: Capitol 5433
chart position: RandB #3, UK #26, US #7, US AC #30
written by: Mark Knopfler
album: Private Dancer
 		Tina Turner Private Dancer
1984 Capitol
45 record label: Capitol 5798
chart position: RandB #2, US #11
written by: Joe Zawinul
album: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!
comments: instrumental
 		Cannonball Adderley Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
1967 Capitol
46 record label: Capitol 386
chart position: UK #1, RandB #85, US #95
written by: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
album: Eaten Alive
comments: [disco dance]
 		Diana Ross Chain Reaction
1985 Capitol
47 record label: Capitol 379
chart position: RandB #1, UK #49, US #12, US AC #3
written by: Barry Eastmond
album: Rock Me Tonight
comments: [love ballad]
 		Freddie Jackson You Are My Lady
1985 Capitol
48 record label: Capitol 3939
chart position: RandB #2, US #5
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks and Clyde Otis
album: Looking Back
 		Nat King Cole Looking Back
1958 Capitol
49 record label: Capitol
chart position: UK #2, US AC #6, US #64
written by: Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck and Steve Chrisanthou
album: Corinne Bailey Rae
 		Corinne Bailey Rae Put Your Records On
2006 Capitol
50 record label: Capitol 4405
chart position: RandB #6, US #17
written by: Edmund Sylvers, James Sylvers, Leon Sylvers III & Ricky Sylvers
album: Something Special
comments: [disco dance]
 		The Sylvers High School Dance
1977 Capitol
51 record label: Capitol 49788
chart position: RandB #14, US #11, UK #11
written by: Chingy, Shamar Daugherty, Nate Dogg, Alonzo Lee, Mischke Butler, Steve Prudholme and I 20
album: It's Already Written
 		Houston ft. Chingy, Nate Dogg & I-20 I Like That
2004 Capitol
52 record label: Capitol 50757
chart position: RandB #2, US #31, UK #35
written by: Thom Bell, Linda Epstein, Teddy Bishop, LeToya Luckett and Dave Young
album: LeToya
comments: [slow jam]
 		LeToya Luckett Torn
2006 Capitol
53 record label: Capitol 5518
chart position: RandB #41, UK #55, US #15, US dance #6
written by: Holly Knight
album: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
 		Tina Turner One of the Living
1985 Capitol
54 record label: Capitol 58777
chart position: RandB #6, US #18, UK #65
written by: Heavynn, Kenneth Karlin and Soulshock (as Carsten Schack)
album: Tracie
 		Tracie Spencer It's All About You (Not About Me)
1999 Capitol
55 record label: Capitol 4674
chart position: RandB #46, US #26, UK #15, US Dance #7
written by: Gloria Jones
album: Shipwrecked
comments: [disco dance]
Gonzalez Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet
1979 Capitol
56 record label: Capitol 4993
chart position: RandB #8, UK #41, US dance #3
written by: Mauro Malavasi & Paul Slade
album: The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
 		B.B. & Q. Band (Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens) On the Beat
1981 Capitol
57 record label: Capitol 4259
chart position: RandB #1, US #25
written by: Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy & Natalie Cole
album: Natalie
comments: [funk]
 		Natalie Cole Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)
1976 Capitol
58 record label: Capitol 4870
chart position: RandB #15, UK #37, US #13, US AC #2 UK #37,
written by: Bob Halley & Emil Anton
album: Dear Lonely Hearts
Nat King Cole Dear Lonely Hearts
1962 Capitol
59 record label: Capitol 5065
chart position: RandB #6, US #42
written by: Peabo Bryson
album: I Am Love
comments: [ballad]
 		Peabo Bryson Let the Feeling Flow
1981 Capitol
60 record label: Capitol 559
chart position: RandB #26, UK #4, US dance #6, US #82
written by: Bryce Luvah, Kurtis Mantronik & Rodriguez
album: This Should Move Ya
comments: [disco funk] (featured vocalist: Wondress Hutchinson)
 		Mantronix Got to Have Your Love
1990 Capitol
61 record label: Capitol 610
chart position: RandB #15, UK #15, US #54, US dance #29
written by: MC Hammer (as Hammer)
album: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
comments: [hip hop]
 		MC Hammer Here Comes the Hammer
1991 Capitol
62 record label: Capitol 44037
chart position: RandB #1, UK #81, US #32
written by: Freddie Jackson & Paul Laurence
album: Just Like the First Time
 		Freddie Jackson Jam Tonight
1987 Capitol
63 record label: Capitol 353
chart position: RandB #1, UK #79, US #88, US Dance #34
written by: Frankie Beverly
album: Can't Stop The Love
comments: [disco funk]
 		Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Back in Stride
1985 Capitol
64 record label: Capitol 2453
chart position: RandB #60, US #14, US dance #10
written by: Mellow Man Ace and Clarence Henrey
album: Escape From Havana
comments: [hip hop]
 		Mellow Man Ace Mentirosa
1990 Capitol
65 record label: Capitol 5644
chart position: RandB #18, UK #43, US #30, US AC #12
written by: Terry Britten & Graham Lyle
album: Break Every Rule
 		Tina Turner Two People
1986 Capitol
66 record label: Capitol 67635
chart position: RandB #17, US #20, UK #34
written by: Chingy and Keith McMasters
album: Powerballin'
 		Chingy Balla Baby
2004 Capitol
67 record label: Capitol 5535
chart position: RandB #8, US dance #19, UK #81, US #25, US AC #28
written by: Keith Diamond & Barry Eastmond
album: Rock Me Tonight
 		Freddie Jackson He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)
1985 Capitol
68 record label: Capitol 69617
chart position: RandB #7, US #47, UK #12
written by: Faith Evans, Ivan Barias, Carvin Haggins, Venus Dodson and Jerry Harris
album: The First Lady
 		Faith Evans Again
2005 Capitol
69 record label: Capitol 4193
chart position: RandB #1, US #32, US AC #20
written by: Marvin Yancy (as Marvin Jerome Yancy) & Chuck Jackson (as Charles Henry Jackson Jr.)
album: Inseparable
comments: [ballad]
 		Natalie Cole Inseparable
1975 Capitol
70 record label: Capitol 437
chart position: RandB #1, UK #33, US #69
written by: Barry Eastmond & Jolyon Skinner
album: Just Like the First Time
 		Freddie Jackson Have You Ever Loved Somebody
1987 Capitol
71 record label: Capitol
chart position: RandB #24, US #31, UK #25
written by: Twista, Frederick Taylor and Thomas Calloway
album: Coach Carter: Music from the Motion Picture
 		Twista featuring Faith Evans Hope
2005 Capitol
72 record label: Capitol 5616
chart position: RandB #1, UK #73, US #41
written by: Freddie Jackson & Paul Laurence
album: Just Like the First Time
 		Freddie Jackson Tasty Love
1986 Capitol
73 record label: Capitol 3966
chart position: RandB #3, US #9
weeksinr&bchart: 13
written by: Johnny Otis
 		The Johnny Otis Show Willie And The Hand Jive
1958 Capitol
74 record label: Capitol 2136
chart position: RandB #15, US #29, US AC #28
written by: Frank Stanton & Andy Badale
album: Easy
comments: [jazz soul ballad]
 		Nancy Wilson Face It Girl, It's Over
1968 Capitol
75 record label: Capitol 5109
chart position: RandB #9, US #56, US dance #11
written by: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
album: Street Opera
 		Ashford & Simpson Street Corner
1982 Capitol
76 record label: Capitol 3957
chart position: RandB #1, US #50
written by: Daryl Hall & John Oates
album: Hard Core Poetry
comments: [ballad]
 		Tavares She's Gone
1974 Capitol
77 record label: Capitol 79236
chart position: RandB #15, US #62, UK #14
album: Too Legit to Quit
 		MC Hammer Don't Pass Me By
1992 Capitol
78 record label: Capitol 5869
chart position: RandB #3, US #29
written by: Lou Rawls, David Axelrod & Ben Raleigh
album: Too Much !
 		Lou Rawls Dead End Street
1967 Capitol
79 record label: Capitol 4010
chart position: RandB #4, US #25
written by: Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter
album: Hard Core Poetry
comments: [ballad]
 		Tavares Remember What I Told You to Forget
1975 Capitol
80 record label: Capitol 94433
chart position: RandB #54, US #32, UK #82
written by: Winston Thomas, Danny Schofield and Mims
album: Music Is My Savior
 		Mims Like This
2007 Capitol
81 record label: Capitol 5523
chart position: RandB #1, US #46
written by: Andre Cymone & Prince
album: Do Me Baby
comments: [slow jam]
 		Meli'sa Morgan Do Me Baby
1986 Capitol
82 record label: Capitol 5099
chart position: RandB #9, US #41, US AC #29
written by: Smokey Robinson
album: Ladies of the Eighties
 		A Taste of Honey I'll Try Something New
1982 Capitol
83 record label: Capitol 44171
chart position: RandB #1, UK #56, US #61
written by: Barry Eastmond & Jolyon Skinner
album: Don't Let Love Slip Away
 		Freddie Jackson Nice 'N Slow
1988 Capitol
84 record label: Capitol 4393
chart position: RandB #12
weeksinr&bchart: 4
written by: Ollie Jones
 		Nat King Cole & Stan Kenton My Love
1960 Capitol
85 record label: Capitol 490
chart position: RandB #11, US #38, US dance #14
written by: Irmgard Klarmann & Felix Weber
album: Tracie Spencer
comments: [disco dance]
 		Tracie Spencer Symptoms of True Love
1988 Capitol
86 record label: Capitol 79869
chart position: RandB #1, US #42
written by: Matt Sherrod, Paul Sherrod, Sir Spence and Tracie Spencer
album: Make the Difference
comments: [beat ballad]
 		Tracie Spencer Tender Kisses
1991 Capitol
87 record label: Capitol 4325
chart position: RandB #15, US #92
weeksinr&bchart: 5
written by: Nat King Cole
comments: US B side to Time and The River
 		Nat King Cole What 'Cha Gonna Do
1960 Capitol
88 record label: Capitol 5067
chart position: RandB #5, US #57, US dance #62
written by: O'Bryan (as O'Bryan Burnette II) & Don Cornelius
album: Doin' Alright
 		O'Bryan The Gigolo
1982 Capitol
89 record label: Capitol 5027
chart position: RandB #19, US #12, US AC #3
written by: George David Weiss & Joe Sherman
album: Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer
 		Nat King Cole That Sunday, That Summer
1963 Capitol
90 record label: Capitol 5516
chart position: RandB #85, UK #9
written by: Derek Bramble
album: Heaven Knows
 		Jaki Graham Round and Round
1985 Capitol
91 record label: Capitol 8543
chart position: RandB #25, UK #22, US dance #17
written by: Lillo Thomas
album: The Other Side of the Rainbow
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
 		Melba Moore Mind Up Tonight
1983 Capitol
92 record label: Capitol 79172
chart position: RandB #2, US #48
written by: Fil Brown and Tony Robinson
album: Make the Difference
comments: [love ballad]
 		Tracie Spencer Love Me
1992 Capitol
93 record label: Capitol 2382
chart position: RandB #14, US #38
written by: Hank Cochran
album: The Soul View Now!
comments: [southern soul ballad]
 		Bettye Swann Don't Touch Me
1969 Capitol
94 record label: Capitol Digital
chart position: RandB #8, US #100
written by: Tank, Ludacris, K.Stephenson, J.Valentine, LeToya Luckett, R.Newt Sr. and J.Franklin
album: Lady Love
 		LeToya Luckett featuring Ludacris Regret
2009 Capitol Digital
95 record label: Capitol 3674
chart position: RandB #5, US #35
written by: Floyd Butler & Billy Osborne
album: Check It Out
comments: [ballad]
 		Tavares Check It Out
1973 Capitol
96 record label: Capitol 4811
chart position: RandB #10, US #47
written by: Gerard McMahon
album: Supercharged
 		Tavares Bad Times
1980 Capitol
97 record label: Capitol 44178
chart position: RandB #3, US #20
written by: Smokey Robinson & Ronald White
album: I'm Your Playmate
 		Suave My Girl
1988 Capitol
98 record label: Capitol 5632
chart position: RandB #1, UK #96
written by: Gene McFadden, James McKinley and Linda Vitali
album: A Lot of Love
comments: [love ballad]
 		Melba Moore with Freddie Jackson A Little Bit More
1986 Capitol
99 record label: Capitol 5474
chart position: RandB #5, UK #36, US #103
written by: Frankie Beverly
album: Can't Stop the Love
comments: [disco funk]
 		Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Too Many Games
1985 Capitol
100 record label: Capitol 44088
chart position: RandB #2, UK #86, US Dance #27
written by: Paul Laurence Jones
album: Good Love
 		Meli'sa Morgan If You Can Do It I Can Too
1987 Capitol


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