Top 100 Best Selling R&B Soul Songs of 1982

Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1982, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Click "year" to sort by year. 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 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 1982.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)

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1 record label: Columbia 02860
chart position: RandB #8, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1, US rock #34
written by: Paul McCartney
album: Tug of War
 		Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder Ebony and Ivory
1982 Columbia
2 record label: RCA 13274
chart position: RandB #1, US dance #1, UK #7, US #17
written by: Kashif (as Kashif Saleem)
album: Get Loose
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
 		Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King) Love Come Down
1982 RCA
3 record label: Motown 1284 (UK)
chart position: RandB #2, UK #6, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Cochrane & Lionel Richie
album: Lionel Richie
comments: [Motown Sound] [love ballad]  
 		Lionel Richie Truly
1982 Motown
4 record label: RCA 13354
chart position: US #1, RandB #78, UK #6, US dance #18, US AC #14, US rock #18
written by: Sara Allen, Daryl Hall & John Oates
album: H2O
 		Hall & Oates Maneater
1982 RCA
5 record label: Qwest 15005 (UK)
chart position: RandB #9, US #1, UK #11, US AC #1
written by: Rod Temperton
album: Every Home Should Have One
comments: [love ballad]
 		Patti Austin & James Ingram Baby, Come to Me
1982 Qwest
6 record label: Columbia 03302
chart position: RandB #1, UK #4, US #3, US dance #12, US AC #34
written by: Marvin Gaye
album: Midnight Love
 		Marvin Gaye Sexual Healing
1982 Columbia
7 record label: Epic 03288
chart position: RandB #1, UK #8, US #2, US AC #1
written by: Michael Jackson
album: Thriller
 		Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney The Girl Is Mine
1982 Epic
8 record label: MCA 52149
chart position: RandB #8, UK #1, US #10, US dance #11
written by: Lloyd Ferguson, Jackie Mittoo & Fitzroy Simpson
album: The Youth of Today
comments: [Reggae]
 		Musical Youth Pass the Dutchie
1982 MCA
9 record label: Arista 8883 (UK)
chart position: RandB #14, UK #2, US #10, US AC #1
written by: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
album: Heartbreaker
 		Dionne Warwick Heartbreaker
1982 Arista
10 record label: Tamla 1602
chart position: RandB #1, UK #39, US #4, US dance #27, US AC #10
written by: Stevie Wonder
album: Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Stevie Wonder That Girl
1982 Tamla
11 record label: Motown 1609
chart position: RandB #1, US #5, US dance #2
written by: Reggie Andrews & Leon
album: Keep It Live
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Dazz Band Let It Whip
1982 Motown
12 record label: Warner 29933
chart position: RandB #7, UK #43, US #4, US AC #8
written by: Michael McDonald, Ed Sanford, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
album: If That's What It Takes
 		Michael McDonald I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)
1982 Warner
13 record label: Arista 0669
chart position: RandB #2, US #4, US dance #24, US AC #33
written by: Ray Parker Jr
album: The Other Woman
 		Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio) The Other Woman
1982 Arista
14 record label: Warner Bros. 79302
chart position: RandB #4, US #10, UK #18, US dance #3
written by: Quincy Jones, Merria Ross & Rod Temperton
album: Donna Summer
 		Donna Summer Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)
1982 Warner Bros.
15 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
16 record label: RCA 13021
chart position: RandB #2, UK #36, US #8, US dance #14
written by: Dennis Matkosky & Michael Sembello
album: Why Do Fools Fall in Love
 		Diana Ross Mirror, Mirror
1982 RCA
17 record label: Motown 1269 (UK)
chart position: RandB #2, UK #10, US #13, US dance #1, US AC #25
written by: Stevie Wonder
album: Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Stevie Wonder Do I Do
1982 Motown
18 record label: Columbia 02812
chart position: RandB #1, US #10, US AC #6
written by: Teddy Randazzo, Bob Weinstein & Lou Stallman
album: Niecy
comments: [love ballad]
 		Deniece Williams It's Gonna Take a Miracle
1982 Columbia
19 record label: Elektra 47427
chart position: RandB #4, UK #8, US #23, US dance #2
written by: Patrice Rushen, Teri McFadden & Freddie Washington
album: Straight from the Heart...
 		Patrice Rushen Forget Me Nots
1982 Elektra
20 record label: Mercury 76132
chart position: RandB #2, UK #7, US #30, US dance #4
written by: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) & Bob Carter
album: JI
 		Junior Giscombe Mama Used to Say
1982 Mercury
21 record label: ICE 56 (UK)
chart position: UK #1, US #53
written by: Eddy Grant
album: Killer on the Rampage
comments: [reggae]
 		Eddy Grant I Don't Wanna Dance
1982 ICE
22 record label: De lite 231
chart position: RandB #7, UK #6, US #30
written by: Amir Bayyan, James
album: As One
 		Kool & the Gang Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La)
1982 De lite
23 record label: MCA 52067
chart position: UK #2, RandB #27, US #102, US dance #15
written by: Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John & Ashley Ingram
album: In the Heat of the Night
 		Imagination Just an Illusion
1982 MCA
24 record label: AandM 2434
chart position: RandB #13, UK #11, US #29, US AC #7
written by: Jeffrey Osborne & Peter Schless
album: Jeffrey Osborne
comments: [love ballad]
 		Jeffrey Osborne On the Wings of Love
1982 A&M
25 record label: Solar 48005
chart position: RandB #8, UK #5, US #44, US dance #15
written by: Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers & Leon Sylvers III
album: Friends
 		Shalamar A Night to Remember
1982 Solar
26 record label: Venture 149
chart position: RandB #5, UK #13, US #39, US dance #1
written by: Geraldine Hunt & Daniel Joseph
album: Cheri
comments: [disco funk boogie]
 		Cheri Murphy's Law
1982 Venture
27 record label: London 11
chart position: UK #4, US dance #1, RandB #63
album: Eddy Grant
comments: (featuring Donnie Calvin)
 		Rockers Revenge Walking on Sunshine
1982 London
28 record label: RCA 226
chart position: RandB #12, UK #3, US #104, US dance #25
written by: Jesse Rae
album: Happy Together
 		Odyssey Inside Out
1982 RCA
29 record label: De lite 822
chart position: RandB #6, UK #14, US #21
written by: Robert Bell, James
album: As One
 		Kool & the Gang Big Fun
1982 De lite
30 record label: Island / Ze 104 716
chart position: UK #2, US Dance #18
written by: Kid Creole (as August Darnell)
album: Tropical Gangsters
 		Kid Creole & the Coconuts Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy
1982 Island / Ze
31 record label: WMOT 546
chart position: UK #2, RandB #89
written by: Len Barry & Bobby Eli
album: Breakin' Out
 		Fat Larry's Band Zoom
1982 WMOT
32 record label: Arista 0699
chart position: RandB #1, UK #42, US #24, US dance #4
written by: Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller
album: Jump to It
 		Aretha Franklin Jump to It
1982 Arista
33 record label: Atlantic 4005
chart position: RandB #29, US #13, US AC #7
written by: Burt Bacharach, Bruce Roberts & Carole Bayer Sager
album: I'm the One
comments: [love ballad]
 		Roberta Flack Making Love
1982 Atlantic
34 record label: Geffen 2644 (UK)
chart position: RandB #1, UK #32, US #22
written by: Henry Krieger & Tom Eyen
album: Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album
comments: [ballad]
 		Jennifer Holliday And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going
1982 Geffen
35 record label: Sugar Hill 584
chart position: RandB #4, UK #8, US #62, US dance #12
written by: Ed Fletcher
album: The Message
comments: [hip hop]
 		Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five The Message
1982 Sugar Hill
36 record label: Total Experience 8201
chart position: RandB #1, UK #55, US #24, US dance #13
written by: Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor & Charlie Wilson
album: Gap Band IV
comments: [disco funk boogie]
 		The Gap Band Early in the Morning
1982 Total Experience
37 record label: RCA 13201
chart position: RandB #34, UK #7, US #44, US dance #14
written by: Diana Ross & Ray Chew
album: Why Do Fools Fall in Love
 		Diana Ross Work That Body
1982 RCA
38 record label: Sire 50069
chart position: UK #4, US dance #18, RandB #44
written by: Kid Creole (as August Darnell) & Peter Schott
album: Tropical Gangsters
 		Kid Creole & the Coconuts I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby
1982 Sire
39 record label: Warner Bros. 29896
chart position: US dance #1, RandB #4, UK #25, US #44
written by: Prince
album: 1999
comments: [disco]
 		Prince 1999
1982 Warner Bros.
40 record label: Solar 69958
chart position: UK #5
written by: Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers and Leon Sylvers III
album: Friends
 		Shalamar There It Is
1982 Solar
41 record label: Salsoul 2152
chart position: RandB #1, US #26, US dance #3
written by: Randy Muller
album: Skyy Line
comments: [disco funk]
 		Skyy Call Me
1982 Salsoul
42 record label: Motown 1628
chart position: RandB #5, US #18, US dance #24
written by: Jermaine Jackson, Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer & Paul M. Jackson Jr.
album: Let Me Tickle Your Fancy
comments: [Motown Sound]
 		Jermaine Jackson Let Me Tickle Your Fancy
1982 Motown
43 record label: Planet 13254
chart position: RandB #23, US #16, US AC #9
written by: Parker McGee
album: So Excited!
 		The Pointer Sisters American Music
1982 Planet
44 record label: Cotillion 47000
chart position: RandB #14, US #23, US AC #2
written by: Smokey Robinson
album: The Sisters
 		Sister Sledge My Guy
1982 Cotillion
45 record label: EMI America 8126
chart position: RandB #5, US dance #2, UK #15, US #104
written by: Paul Laurence (as Paul Lawrence Jones)
album: The Other Side of the Rainbow
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
 		Melba Moore Love's Comin' at Ya
1982 EMI America
46 record label: RandB Records 210
chart position: RandB #52, UK #5
written by: Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John & Ashley Ingram
album: In the Heat of the Night
comments: [disco funk boogie]
 		Imagination Music and Lights
1982 RandB Records
47 record label: Solar 48013
chart position: UK #7, RandB #33, US #102
written by: Howard Hewett, Renwick Jackson & William Shelby
album: Friends
 		Shalamar I Can Make You Feel Good
1982 Solar
48 record label: Polydor 407
chart position: UK #9
written by: Bill Sharpe (as William Sharpe) and Roger Odell
album: Night Birds
comments: [jazz funk]
 		Shakatak Night Birds
1982 Polydor
49 record label: Warner 50005
chart position: RandB #16, UK #14, US #52, US AC #29
written by: Michael Garvin & Tom Shapiro
album: The George Benson Collection
 		George Benson Never Give Up on a Good Thing
1982 Warner
50 record label: Tamla 1601
chart position: RandB #3, UK #51, US #33, US dance #53, US AC #31
written by: Gary Goetzman & Mike Piccirillo
album: Yes It's You Lady / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12
 		Smokey Robinson Tell Me Tomorrow
1982 Tamla
51 record label: Geffen 29895
chart position: RandB #31, UK #14, US #41
written by: Jon Anderson & Vangelis
album: Donna Summer
 		Donna Summer State of Independence
1982 Geffen
52 record label: Tommy Boy 823
chart position: RandB #4, US #48, UK #53, US dance #3
written by: Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa, the Soulsonic Force
comments: [hip hop] (with the Soul Sonic Force)
 		Afrika Bambaataa Planet Rock
1982 Tommy Boy
53 record label: Total Experience 114 (UK)
chart position: RandB #2, US #31, US dance #39
written by: Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor & Charlie Wilson
album: Gap Band IV
comments: [disco funk boogie]
 		The Gap Band You Dropped a Bomb on Me
1982 Total Experience
54 record label: AandM 2392
chart position: RandB #2, US #38, US dance #9
written by: David Lewis & Wayne Lewis
album: Brilliance
 		Atlantic Starr Circles
1982 A&M
55 record label: RCA 13292
chart position: RandB #16, US #33, US AC #15
written by: Kenny Nolan
album: New Directions
comments: [ballad]
 		Tavares A Penny for Your Thoughts
1982 RCA
56 record label: Geffen 29805
chart position: RandB #30, UK #62, US #33, US AC #17
written by: John Bettis & Michael Clark
album: Donna Summer
 		Donna Summer The Woman in Me
1982 Geffen
57 record label: AandM 2410
chart position: RandB #3, US #39, US dance #42
written by: Jeffrey Osborne & David Wolinski
album: Jeffrey Osborne
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
 		Jeffrey Osborne I Really Don't Need No Light
1982 A&M
58 record label: High Rise 2001
chart position: RandB #2, US #40
written by: Sonny Charles & Bobby Paris
album: The Sun Still Shines
 		Sonny Charles Put It in a Magazine
1982 High Rise
59 record label: Planet 13327
chart position: RandB #46, US #30, US dance #28
written by: Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer & Trevor Lawrence
album: So Excited!
comments: [disco]
 		The Pointer Sisters I'm So Excited
1982 Planet
60 record label: AandM 12048 (UK)
chart position: US dance #1, RandB #6, UK #45, US #105
written by: Kashif
album: Keepin' Love New
comments: [disco funk boogie]
 		Howard Johnson So Fine
1982 A&M
61 record label: Prelude 8043
chart position: RandB #13, UK #30, US dance 31
written by: James
album: You're the One for Me
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
 		D Train You're the One for Me
1982 Prelude
62 record label: West End 1248
chart position: UK #18, US dance #5, RandB #65
written by: Ronald Miller (as Ron Miller) & Bert Reid (as Bertram Reid)
comments: [disco funk boogie]
 		Raw Silk Do It to the Music
1982 West End
63 record label: Arista 1030
chart position: RandB #6, US #35
written by: Ray Parker Jr
album: Greatest Hits
 		Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio) Bad Boy
1982 Arista
64 record label: Motown 1266 (UK)
chart position: RandB #3, US dance #7, US #64
written by: Rick James
album: Throwin' Down
comments: [disco funk] [Motown Sound]
 		Rick James Dance Wit' Me
1982 Motown
65 record label: Boardwalk 7 11 139
chart position: RandB #1, US #47
written by: Richard Dimples Fields & Belinda Wilson
album: Mr. Look So Good!
 		Richard Dimples Fields If It Ain't One Thing...It's Another
1982 Boardwalk
66 record label: Arista 0695
chart position: RandB #3, US #38
written by: Ray Parker Jr
album: The Other Woman
comments: [ballad]  
 		Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio) Let Me Go
1982 Arista
67 record label: Mercury 76150
chart position: RandB #8, UK #20, US dance #67
written by: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) & Bob Carter
album: Ji
 		Junior Giscombe Too Late
1982 Mercury
68 record label: Warner 9908 7
chart position: US dance #1, RandB #7, US #101
written by: Prince
album: Vanity 6
 		Vanity 6 Nasty Girl
1982 Warner
69 record label: Sire 29953
chart position: US dance #1, RandB #31, US #73
written by: Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet
album: Upstairs at Eric's
 		Yazoo Situation
1982 Sire
70 record label: Tamla 1639
chart position: RandB #10, UK #45, US #54, US AC #21
written by: Stevie Wonder
album: Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium
comments: [Motown Sound] [love ballad]
 		Stevie Wonder Ribbon in the Sky
1982 Tamla
71 record label: RCA 3061
chart position: US dance #6, RandB #18, UK #58, US #66
written by: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar, Luther Rabb & Howard Scott
album: Outlaw
 		War You Got the Power
1982 RCA
72 record label: P.I.R. 02619
chart position: RandB #4, US #43
written by: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: It's Time for Love
comments: [love ballad]
 		Teddy Pendergrass You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration
1982 P.I.R.
73 record label: MCA 52049
chart position: RandB #4, US #61, US dance #29
written by: Al Hudson, Jonathan Meadows, Dave Roberson, Glenda Hudson, Gregg Green, Terry Morgan
album: Who's Foolin' Who
comments: [funk]
 		One Way Cutie Pie
1982 MCA
74 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
75 record label: Gordy 1616
chart position: RandB #6, US dance #11, US #66
written by: Rick James
album: Reunion
comments: [Motown Sound] [funk]
 		The Temptations ft. Rick James Standing on the Top
1982 Gordy
76 record label: Epic 2776 (UK)
chart position: RandB #3, US #55
written by: Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller & Sam Cooke
album: Forever, for Always, for Love
 		Luther Vandross Bad Boy, Having a Party
1982 Epic
77 record label: Atlantic 4068
chart position: RandB #24, US #42, US AC #10
written by: William Eaton, Ralph MacDonald & William Salter
album: I'm the One
 		Roberta Flack I'm the One
1982 Atlantic
78 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
79 record label: Profile 5006
chart position: US dance #2, RandB #51, UK #38
written by: Lotti Golden & Richard Scher
 		Sharon Brown I Specialize in Love
1982 Profile
80 record label: Solar 1(UK)
chart position: UK #12
written by: Glen Barbee, Nidra Beard and William Shelby
album: Friends
comments: [disco dance]
 		Shalamar Friends
1982 Solar
81 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
82 record label: Highrise 2005
chart position: RandB #3, US #57
written by: L.V. Johnson & R. Miner
album: Tyrone Davis
 		Tyrone Davis Are You Serious
1982 Highrise
83 record label: Columbia 02796
chart position: UK #20, RandB #75, US dance #66
written by: Alton Edwards & Chris Cameron
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
 		Alton Edwards I Just Wanna (Spend Some Time with You)
1982 Columbia
84 record label: Epic 02701
chart position: RandB #15, US #41, US dance #36
written by: George Duke
album: Dream On
 		George Duke Shine On
1982 Epic
85 record label: EMI America 8111
chart position: RandB #56, US #36
album: Missin' Twenty Grand
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
 		David Lasley If I Had My Wish Tonight
1982 EMI America
86 record label: Island 8901
chart position: US dance #2, RandB #17, US #103
written by: Grace Jones & Sly Dunbar
album: Living My Life
 		Grace Jones Nipple to the Bottle
1982 Island
87 record label: Warner 7 29952
chart position: RandB #2, US #88, US dance #42
written by: Prince (as Jamie Starr)
album: What Time Is It?
 		The Time 777-9311
1982 Warner
88 record label: Warner 29961
chart position: RandB #1, US #101, US dance #62
written by: Roger (as Roger Troutman) & Larry Troutman
album: Zapp II
 		Zapp Dance Floor
1982 Warner
89 record label: Believe In A Dream 02836
chart position: RandB #21, US #55, US AC #15
written by: Otis Redding & Steve Cropper
album: Steamin' Hot
 		The Reddings (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
1982 Believe In A Dream
90 record label: Warner Bros. 49864
chart position: RandB #7, US dance #16, US #90
written by: Prince & Dez Dickerson
album: The Time
 		The Time Cool
1982 Warner Bros.
91 record label: Sugar Hill 567
chart position: RandB #13, US #53, US dance #51
written by: Jerry Lordan
album: 8th Wonder
comments: [rap]
 		The Sugarhill Gang Apache
1982 Sugar Hill
92 record label: Virgin/Epic 03368
chart position: RandB #39, UK #1, US #2, US dance #34, US AC #8, US rock #21
written by: Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss
album: Kissing to Be Clever
comments: [Reggae]
 		Culture Club Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?
1982 Virgin/Epic
93 record label: Columbia 03204
chart position: RandB #4, US #101
written by: Marvin Gaye
album: Instant Love
comments: [love ballad]
 		Cheryl Lynn & Luther Vandross If This World Were Mine
1982 Columbia
94 record label: Y Records 10
chart position: RandB #3, US dance #56
written by: Andrew Carpenter, Roger Freeman, Chris Hamlin, James Johnstone, Chris Lee, Timothy Moore
album: Pigbag
comments: [disco jazz funk instrumental]
 		Pigbag Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag
1982 Y Records
95 record label: Beverly Glen 2000
chart position: RandB #3, US #101
written by: Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten & Richard Griffin
album: The Poet...
comments: [Soul Ballad]
 		Bobby Womack If You Think You're Lonely Now
1982 Beverly Glen
96 record label: Rams Horn 1090
chart position: UK #4
written by: Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
album: Disc Charge
comments: [disco, dance]
 		The Boys Town Gang Can't Take My Eyes Off You
1982 Rams Horn
97 record label: Arista 9032
chart position: UK #10, US #101, US AC #16
written by: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
album: Heartbreaker
 		Dionne Warwick All the Love in the World
1982 Arista
98 record label: Becket 3
chart position: RandB #44, US Dance #1
written by: Eric Matthew, Darryl Payne and Keith Diamond
 		Sinnamon Thanks to You
1982 Becket
99 record label: Solar 12597
chart position: RandB #8, US dance #8, US #103
written by: Charmaine Sylvers, Dana Meyers and Glen Barbee
album: Love Is Where You Find It
 		The Whispers In the Raw
1982 Solar
100 record label: AandM 2440
chart position: RandB #6, US #64
written by: René Moore and Angela Winbush
album: Janet Jackson
 		Janet Jackson Young Love
1982 A&M


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